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{
"babble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to talk enthusiastically or excessively",
": to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds",
": to make sounds as though babbling",
": to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner",
": to reveal by talk that is too free",
": to make meaningless sounds",
": to talk foolishly",
": to make the sound of a brook",
": talk that is not clear",
": the sound of a brook"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bumble",
"chat",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"drool",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"sputter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling .",
"He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him.",
"Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But Fernandez was in the forest to prove something surprising: that these bat babies babble in many of the same ways humans do despite a wide evolutionary gap between us and them. \u2014 Mark Stratton, Scientific American , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 28 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English babelen , probably of imitative origin",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221722"
},
"babe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": infant , baby",
": girl , woman",
": a person and especially a young woman who is sexually attractive",
": a naive inexperienced person",
": baby entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101b",
"\u02c8b\u0101b"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"examples":[
"although I worked with film for years, I'm just a babe as far as digital photography is concerned",
"a babe in arms, too young even to crawl",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The birthday babe is about to discover their signature scent with this custom fragrance experience from Olfactory NYC. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
"Extremely smart and eager to please his two-legged best friends, this brilliant babe would also enjoy learning new tricks to help keep his mind active. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Luma\u2019s a working mother, allowed only a nuzzle or two with her baby before the babe is given a rubber udder attached to a pail and Mom is back to be milked or mated with, incongruously set to the tunes of lo-fi contemporary pop ballads. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Each snuggly soft babe comes with a removable outfit, so your toddlers can mix and match while practicing their fine motor skills when dressing and undressing their dolls. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Hey babe : As lawmakers sort through community requests in the pending capital budget, Laura Hancock provides a description of 14 social services requests from Cuyahoga County. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The charming actor was turned into a Berghain-ready babe . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Lenny Kravitz has long been the babe of the red carpet ball. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Described as a laidback meatball by those who have had the pleasure of getting to know Neron, this cute babe would do well in a home that is more on the calm side with pets that match his low-key energy. \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably of imitative origin",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194601"
},
"babel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the confusion of tongues",
": a confusion of sounds or voices",
": a scene of noise or confusion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedlam",
"circus",
"madhouse",
"scrum",
"three-ring circus"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Hebrew B\u0101bhel , from Akkadian b\u0101b-ilu gate of god",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193031"
},
"baby":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an extremely young child",
": infant",
": an extremely young animal",
": the youngest of a group",
": one that is like a baby (as in behavior)",
": something that is one's special responsibility, achievement, or interest",
": girl , woman",
": boy , man",
": person , thing",
": of, relating to, or being an extremely young child",
": much smaller than the usual",
": to tend to indulge with often excessive or inappropriate care and solicitude",
": to use or treat with care",
": a very young child",
": a very young animal",
": the youngest of a group",
": a childish person",
": young entry 1 sense 1",
": very small",
": to treat as a baby : to be too kind to",
": an extremely young child",
": infant",
": an extremely young animal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"bambino",
"child",
"infant",
"neonate",
"newborn"
],
"antonyms":[
"cocker",
"coddle",
"cosset",
"dandle",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"nurse",
"pamper",
"spoil",
"wet-nurse"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Was Tristan going to tell me if there wasn't a baby involved? \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"But this time, these shortages have been preceded by a two-year procession of rolling shortages \u2013 everything from toilet paper and sanitizer to computer chips and lumber to baby formula and now tampons \u2013 brought on by a once-in-a-century pandemic. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"There are beautiful high rises, there are pelicans, there is a cute baby that has no name. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Abbott Nutrition has again halted production at the Michigan plant that helped drive a nationwide baby formula shortage after storms pummeled the region and caused widespread flooding. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"As the largest formula factory in the country, the Sturgis closure helped trigger the now ongoing baby formula shortage nationwide. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"There's a massive effort to fight the baby formula shortage across the country. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Less than two weeks after restarting production at its Sturgis plant, Abbott said it has once again been forced to halt baby formula production after thunderstorms flooded part of the facility. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"But instead of baby formula or Sriracha, this time, the U.S. is running low on tampons. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These are major changes, and returning to pre- baby athletic performance will take time. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 20 May 2021",
"The rapper continued her surprise post- baby tour of Paris Fashion Week at the Balenciaga office in Paris Thursday. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier this week, the mom of two made her first post- baby appearance strutting down the red carpet in a jaw-dropping look from Thierry Mugler. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"During a recent meditation session, the memory of a friend who had struggled with losing her post- baby weight came to Ross. \u2014 Lola Ogunnaike, Marie Claire , 17 May 2021",
"Sevigny also shared how she's been adapting to parenthood, explaining how her pre- baby organization has gone out the window since bringing home her new addition. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Two more members of the group chimed in with tales of their own post- baby dental decline. \u2014 Rosie Colosi, The Atlantic , 28 July 2021",
"The duo recently opened up about learning how to embrace their post- baby bodies and experiencing postpartum symptoms together. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com , 13 July 2021",
"On Thursday, the Food Network star, 39, opened up about her post- baby body and getting back to feeling herself after welcoming her first child, Iris Marion, with husband Ryan Biegel last September. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In 2020, the duchess brought together 19 British brands and retailers to donate more than 10,000 new items to baby banks across the nation. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"My little boy gave me another four months to baby him and love him more than anything. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Delta\u2019s cargo unit can ship a variety of live animals, ranging from insects to baby chicks to primates moving between wildlife preserves or zoos. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Adjective",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221803"
},
"babyish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an extremely young child",
": infant",
": an extremely young animal",
": the youngest of a group",
": one that is like a baby (as in behavior)",
": something that is one's special responsibility, achievement, or interest",
": girl , woman",
": boy , man",
": person , thing",
": of, relating to, or being an extremely young child",
": much smaller than the usual",
": to tend to indulge with often excessive or inappropriate care and solicitude",
": to use or treat with care",
": a very young child",
": a very young animal",
": the youngest of a group",
": a childish person",
": young entry 1 sense 1",
": very small",
": to treat as a baby : to be too kind to",
": an extremely young child",
": infant",
": an extremely young animal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"bambino",
"child",
"infant",
"neonate",
"newborn"
],
"antonyms":[
"cocker",
"coddle",
"cosset",
"dandle",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"nurse",
"pamper",
"spoil",
"wet-nurse"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Was Tristan going to tell me if there wasn't a baby involved? \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"But this time, these shortages have been preceded by a two-year procession of rolling shortages \u2013 everything from toilet paper and sanitizer to computer chips and lumber to baby formula and now tampons \u2013 brought on by a once-in-a-century pandemic. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"There are beautiful high rises, there are pelicans, there is a cute baby that has no name. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Abbott Nutrition has again halted production at the Michigan plant that helped drive a nationwide baby formula shortage after storms pummeled the region and caused widespread flooding. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"As the largest formula factory in the country, the Sturgis closure helped trigger the now ongoing baby formula shortage nationwide. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"There's a massive effort to fight the baby formula shortage across the country. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Less than two weeks after restarting production at its Sturgis plant, Abbott said it has once again been forced to halt baby formula production after thunderstorms flooded part of the facility. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"But instead of baby formula or Sriracha, this time, the U.S. is running low on tampons. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These are major changes, and returning to pre- baby athletic performance will take time. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 20 May 2021",
"The rapper continued her surprise post- baby tour of Paris Fashion Week at the Balenciaga office in Paris Thursday. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier this week, the mom of two made her first post- baby appearance strutting down the red carpet in a jaw-dropping look from Thierry Mugler. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"During a recent meditation session, the memory of a friend who had struggled with losing her post- baby weight came to Ross. \u2014 Lola Ogunnaike, Marie Claire , 17 May 2021",
"Sevigny also shared how she's been adapting to parenthood, explaining how her pre- baby organization has gone out the window since bringing home her new addition. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Two more members of the group chimed in with tales of their own post- baby dental decline. \u2014 Rosie Colosi, The Atlantic , 28 July 2021",
"The duo recently opened up about learning how to embrace their post- baby bodies and experiencing postpartum symptoms together. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com , 13 July 2021",
"On Thursday, the Food Network star, 39, opened up about her post- baby body and getting back to feeling herself after welcoming her first child, Iris Marion, with husband Ryan Biegel last September. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In 2020, the duchess brought together 19 British brands and retailers to donate more than 10,000 new items to baby banks across the nation. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"My little boy gave me another four months to baby him and love him more than anything. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Delta\u2019s cargo unit can ship a variety of live animals, ranging from insects to baby chicks to primates moving between wildlife preserves or zoos. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His team is incredible\u2014 and baby them Gucci coats\u2026.?!?? \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Adjective",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194619"
},
"back":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine",
": the body considered as the wearer of clothes",
": capacity for labor, effort, or endurance",
": the back considered as the seat of one's awareness of duty or failings",
": the back considered as an area of vulnerability",
": the part of a lower animal (such as a quadruped ) corresponding to the human back",
": spinal column",
": spine sense 1c",
": the side or surface opposite the front or face",
": the rear part",
": the farther or reverse side",
": something at or on the back for support",
": a place away from the front",
": a position in some games (such as football or soccer) behind the front line of players",
": a player in this position",
": a swimming race in which swimmers use the backstroke",
": a show of contempt",
": the part of one's mind where thoughts and memories are stored to be drawn on",
": without one's knowledge",
": behind",
": to, toward, or at the rear",
": in or into the past : backward in time",
": ago",
": to or at an angle off the vertical",
": under restraint",
": in a delayed or retarded condition",
": in an inferior or secondary position",
": behind a competitor in points or ranking",
": to, toward, or in a place from which a person or thing came",
": to or toward a former state",
": in return or reply",
": being at or in the back",
": distant from a central or main area",
": articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth",
": having returned or been returned",
": being in arrears : overdue",
": moving or operating backward : reverse",
": not current",
": constituting the final 9 holes of an 18-hole course",
": to support by material or moral assistance",
": substantiate",
": to assume financial responsibility for",
": to provide musical accompaniment for",
": to cause to go back (see back entry 2 sense 1a ) or in reverse",
": to articulate (a speech sound) with the tongue farther back : to form deeper within the mouth",
": to furnish with a rear part : to furnish with a back (see back entry 1 sense 2 )",
": to be at the rear part of : to be at the back (see back entry 1 sense 2 ) of",
": to move backward",
": to shift counterclockwise \u2014 compare veer entry 1 sense 2",
": to have the rear part facing in the direction of something",
": to manage the sails of a ship so as to keep it clear of obstructions as it floats down with the current of a river or channel",
": to take opposite positions alternately : shilly-shally",
": to get into inadvertently",
": the rear part of the human body from the neck to the end of the spine : the upper part of the body of an animal",
": the part of something that is opposite or away from the front part",
": a player in a team game who plays behind the forward line of players",
": to, toward, or at the rear",
": in or to a former time, state, or place",
": under control",
": in return or reply",
": toward the back and then toward the front",
": between two places or people",
": located at the back",
": far from a central or main area",
": not yet paid : overdue",
": published at an earlier time",
": to give support or help to",
": to move backward",
": to stop arguing or fighting for something",
": to back down",
": to decide not to do something after agreeing to do it",
": to move backward",
": to block or become blocked",
": to give help or support to",
": to make a copy of (as a computer file) to protect from being lost",
": the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine",
": the corresponding part of a lower animal (as a quadruped)",
": spinal column",
": the part of the upper surface of the tongue behind the front and lying opposite the soft palate when the tongue is at rest",
": being overdue or in arrears",
": being retroactive especially as compensation",
"river 605 miles (974 kilometers) long in Nunavut, Canada, rising along the border with the Northwest Territories and flowing east-northeast into the Arctic Ocean"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak"
],
"synonyms":[
"rear",
"reverse",
"tail"
],
"antonyms":[
"ago",
"agone",
"since",
"syne"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Or talk about how strengthening your glutes can help with power, or how mobility moves can help loosen a tight back . \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Bring blankets, pillows or chairs with a low back and enjoy outdoor movies on select nights. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"From educating them to giving them a pat on the back or perhaps just a little nudge, every thoughtful and personalized touchpoint adds to the moment of magic in building that connection. \u2014 Sagar Babber, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Officers found Liddell lying in the middle of the street with gunshot wounds her neck, back and arm. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Say goodbye to odor and sweat with this fragrant, aluminum-free deodorant from Blu Atlas, backed with a 100% money- back guarantee. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The O\u2019Brein Reactor Combo Water Skis feature O\u2019Brien\u2019s dual-tunnel base design and have an aggressive taper from front to back . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a table where a party of four women were seated and placing his hand on a woman's back . \u2014 Zen Soo, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"Nick Nyein walked down Spring Street as the March for Our Lives L.A. drew to a close at City Hall Saturday, sweat dripping down his forehead, neck and back . \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Princess Cruises and Holland America Line both brought back the mandate for some sailings in the region. \u2014 Nathan Diller, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The Father\u2019s Day 100 presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza will be the fourth race of 11 on the ARCA Midwest Tour schedule and the third since the series was brought back to the famed Milwaukee Mile at State Fair Park in West Allis. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Chicago White Sox game in Detroit brought back some vivid memories of a similar incident in 1996. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"According to Pursell, motorcycle road trips have forged longstanding memories and relationships, some friendships of which go back over 15 years. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"He was brought back on board with the help of another boat, police said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"For Thursday and Friday, temps will begin to go back to low 80s. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"The pair go way back , and there was no way Hilton would ever miss such a big day for her pop star friend. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 12 June 2022",
"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone, go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Thomas almost followed suit, stroking a putt from the back corner of the green that veered just left of the cup. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Some Amazon shoppers have placed this area rug in their dining room, others rolled it out onto their back patios. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"Two white Sanford men were arrested Tuesday after they were accused of breaking a Black teenager\u2019s car window with a rock and hitting the vehicle with a traffic cone, denting the back driver\u2019s side door. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"McDonald\u2019s has agreed to pay roughly $1.3 billion in fines and back taxes to settle a tax dispute in France. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"However, Vestager and her team took a massive reputational hit in 2020, when the General Court slapped down their 2016 decision to order Apple to pay $15 billion in Irish back taxes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"By Wednesday, all of Yellowstone's visitors, at least 10,000 people, had been safely evacuated, except for a dozen back -country campers still making their way out on their own, Superintendent Cam Sholly said in an online news briefing. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Read on to find a good mattress for a good night's sleep\u2014zero joint pain or lower back pain included. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"After a harrowing back -alley surgery, Anderton (played by Tom Cruise) reemerges into society with a new set of eyes. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The move came one day after Susan Arnold, chairwoman at The Walt Disney Company, stepped up to back Chapek. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Military officials and many politicians dispute any notion that the military would back a coup. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Now there is speculation that Colombia\u2019s many conservative sectors will join forces to back Hern\u00e1ndez and prevent a leftist from being elected president. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The same poll, released about three hours before the former president announced his endorsement of Britt, found that the survey of 630 likely voters in the runoff didn\u2019t put much stock in who Trump might back . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Relations only normalized between Madrid and Rabat after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez took the unpopular decision at home to back Morocco's plan to keep Western Sahara under its control as an autonomous area. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Silicon Valley used to love to back entrepreneurs who had a previous failure. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that Hutchinson called several of the commissioners, who are appointed by the governor, to persuade them to back Ward, who was Bryant's recommendation for the promotion. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The experience of listening to an album as it was intended (front to back ) is inspiring for me. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": impudent, insolent, or argumentative replies"
],
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"backchat",
"cheek",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"mouth",
"sass",
"sauce"
],
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"examples":[
"Don't give me any back talk !",
"his mother sent him to his room because of his constant back talk",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Watching Felton brings back talk of Duke Johnson following Hue Jackson around to meetings in 2017. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 31 July 2021",
"The audience\u2019s engagement with the play itself, a recent hit Off Broadway, was likewise palpable, with hoots and gasps and back talk that enhanced the comedy as well as the dramatic turns. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Flo from Alice This sassy Texas waitress wouldn\u2019t take any back talk or nonsense from the customers at the diner. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 5 Apr. 2020",
"And the Roborock won\u2019t give you any sassy back talk like Rosie. \u2014 Ann Lien, House Beautiful , 24 June 2019",
"After a week off, Gov. Ned Lamont is back talking about tolls, this time convening a meeting at the state Capitol to continue discussions ahead of a potential tolls vote this summer. \u2014 Russell Blair, courant.com , 21 June 2019",
"His message is always the same: No fouls, no bad conduct, and whatever happens, no back talk to the referees. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 29 June 2018",
"It will be broken down into two back-to- back talks , one with drama writers, and another with comedy writers. \u2014 refinery29.com , 6 June 2018",
"In back-to- back talks , Lundin made the case for FODMAPs, and Alaedini for an immune reaction. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 23 May 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1832, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221337"
},
"back-and-forth":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": discussion sense 1 , give-and-take",
": exchange sense 1",
": backward and forward",
": between two places or persons"
],
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"\u02c8bak-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8f\u022frth"
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"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"The chair rocked back and forth .",
"The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"So, Bill would go back and forth between those rooms. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Most Great Lakes cruises go back and forth between the U.S. and Canada, necessitating frequent customs screenings. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Next, special machines called Pistenbullys go back and forth across the ice field, creating grooves. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, Cnn; Video By Max Burnell, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"Now, imagine a computer network where files are passed back and forth to and from a server or among different workstations. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Rather than preparing to go back and forth with a prospective employer, do your homework first. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"And this fight, this internal struggle and battle, this back and forth and tug-of-war, is the real fight. \u2014 Essence , 23 Dec. 2021",
"On the ground in the eastern Donetsk region, fighters battled back and forth for control of villages and cities. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"The two sisters drove back and forth between the school and the civic center while their cousin waited at the hospital. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 29 May 2022"
],
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"1941, in the meaning defined above",
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"1613, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183613"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the scenery or ground behind something",
": the part of a painting representing what lies behind objects in the foreground",
": an image that displays on a computer screen underneath the various available icons and windows",
": an inconspicuous position",
": the conditions that form the setting within which something is experienced",
": the circumstances or events antecedent to a phenomenon or development",
": information essential to understanding of a problem or situation",
": the total of a person's experience, knowledge, and education",
": intrusive sound or radiation (see radiation sense 2b ) that interferes with received or recorded electronic signals",
": a more or less steady level of noise above which the effect (such as radioactivity ) being measured by an apparatus (such as a Geiger counter ) is detected",
": a somewhat steady level of radiation in the natural environment (as from cosmic rays)",
": a level of computer processing at which the processor uses time not required for a primary task to work on an additional task \u2014 compare foreground entry 1",
": with the understanding that information offered for publication will not be attributed to a specific source",
": to provide with background",
": to give less attention or emphasis to (something) : to place (something) in the background",
": the scenery or ground that is behind a main figure or object",
": a position that attracts little attention",
": the total of a person's experience, knowledge, and education"
],
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"\u02c8bak-\u02cc(g)rau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"backdrop",
"ground"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Objects in the foreground are drawn larger than those in the background .",
"a photograph of a house with mountains in the background",
"red letters printed on a white background",
"An ethnic conflict that was simmering away in the background finally erupted into civil war.",
"Let me provide you with some background on this problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The framework also broadens the type of domestic abusers who\u2019d be prohibited from buying guns, require more firearms sellers to conduct background checks and impose tougher penalties on gun traffickers. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"McConnell was instrumental in blocking previous attempts at gun control \u2013weapons bans, background checks, red flags for mental health cases, ammunition magazine restrictions, gun sale loopholes \u2013 when calls arose after previous mass shootings. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"The agreement includes enhanced background checks to subject gun buyers 21 and younger to scrutiny of their criminal and mental health records as juveniles. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"Weinman said the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police is in favor of having permits and requiring background checks. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"None of those made it into the bill; nor did universal background checks. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Democrats would much rather ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, impose universal background checks, and take other stringent steps to limit access to guns. \u2014 Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"There are few things more popular in public opinion surveys than universal background checks for gun purchases. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Currently, background checks only look at a person after age 18. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Spooner-Gomez prepares in-house marketing with fliers about the student and their dish then shares background on the meals with faculty. \u2014 Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Would background checks beyond those that already exist help? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"As the name implies, the feature minimizes background noise that might otherwise be picked up through your device\u2019s microphone. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 23 May 2022",
"As an example, Jacobs notes that on traditional sets, there is a hierarchy of who gets to eat first \u2014 cast, crew and finally background performers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Bisschop was in charge of finalizing the film\u2019s look, and focused on making foreground elements detailed and background art hazier and unfocused, reflecting the ways memories function. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Spring smells the same every year, and that scent is sharpest when the season is new \u2014 before the smell grows familiar and is relegated to background noise. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The law mandates background checks for employees; requires adequate food, clothing and medical care for students; and says parents must be allowed access to their children at any time without prior notice. \u2014 Jim Salter, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"That includes director Jennifer Moeller, as well as assistant director Debbie Spafford, lead timer Esther Lee and background layout lead HeeJin Kim. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
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"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something forming a back",
": support , aid",
": the music that is played along with someone who is singing or playing the main tune : the music that accompanies the lead musician",
": endorsement especially of a warrant by a magistrate",
": the metal portion of a dental crown, bridge, or similar structure to which a porcelain or plastic tooth facing is attached"
],
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"\u02c8ba-ki\u014b",
"\u02c8bak-i\u014b"
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"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"boost",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"hindrance"
],
"examples":[
"The tape has an adhesive backing .",
"The project has received financial backing from several investors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enough Republicans were also in a position to take the political leap required, and negotiators in both parties had the backing of their leadership to try to make something happen. \u2014 Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In other Democratic primary news, Hochul won the backing of the New York Times editorial board in the primary. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"The company offers a professional side to what has traditionally been a mom-and-pop business, with marketing and branding resources and the backing of a national name. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Bass endorsed Kamlager, who also won the backing of other prominent House Democrats, including Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The company, which Loi and his brother Tuan Kin started in 2007 and which went on to get the backing of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, has five dairy farms in Malaysia and one in Australia. \u2014 Forbes Press Releases, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"To remain in office, Mr. Johnson needs to win the backing of a simple majority of the 359 Conservative lawmakers. \u2014 Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"To remain in office, Johnson needs to win the backing of a simple majority of the 359 Conservative lawmakers. \u2014 Boris Johnson, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"To remain in office, Johnson needs to win the backing of a simple majority of the 359 Conservative lawmakers. \u2014 Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1745, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224135"
},
"backslider":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to lapse morally or in the practice of religion",
"to revert to a worse condition retrogress"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bak-\u02ccsl\u012bd",
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the Cardinals look like a good bet to backslide . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
"Carlson, of course, has said next to nothing about the autocratic character of Orban\u2019s rule, which critics on both sides of the Atlantic cast as a cautionary tale of how democracies backslide . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Until proven otherwise, expect the Panthers\u2019 offense to backslide and struggle without McCaffrey as its workhorse. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
"But when that federal oversight ended, the plaintiffs said the department began to backslide . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 July 2021",
"Kreider worries wellness progress might backslide this summer. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2021",
"Barring a new, completely unforeseen development, experts do not anticipate California will backslide to any degree similar to the state\u2019s previous three pandemic surges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2021",
"Pressure by the Trump administration got the Merkel government to beef up its military spending, but Berlin may backslide absent heavy-duty Biden administration urgings. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021",
"There were fears that Texas could backslide , particularly as new variants of the virus emerge. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"backstab":{
"type":[
"adjective,",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": betrayal (as by a verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccsta-bi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
],
"examples":[
"She was hurt by her former friend's backstabbing .",
"a reality TV show that seems to have raised backstabbing to an art form",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jack Dorsey accused of \u2018 backstabbing \u2019 his own Twitter board by helping Elon Musk as shareholders meet by Christiaan Hetzner (Some of these stories require a subscription to access. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Nonetheless, life starts reshaping itself into something very much akin to where it was headed two decades earlier, proving that some behavioral currents (cattiness, backstabbing , etc.) run deeper than wokeness. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this look at backstabbing , fake friends and a party gone wrong. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"There is just ambition, backstabbing and a mean streak of bullying. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There are tongue lashings, loud outbursts of indignation, trash talking and all sorts of backstabbing commentary. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas that title is a podcast set in the 90s, and delves into corporate backstabbing and other excesses around the 1-900 boom of the era, this TV show coming to the streamer is set against the backdrop of a much more universal motif. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Her book is seamy, full of score-settling, gossip and backstabbing . \u2014 Daniel Rasmussen, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The qualitative shift in the series begins around the fourth episode, which steps up both the action and the military strategy while also stepping up the backstabbing and character reversals. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1855, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193543"
},
"backstop":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something at the back serving as a stop: such as",
": a screen or fence for keeping a ball from leaving the field of play",
": a stop (such as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel)",
": a player (such as the catcher) positioned behind the batter",
": something or someone that provides dependable support or protection against failure or loss",
": support , bolster",
": to serve as a backstop to",
": to play the position of goalkeeper for",
": a fence behind the catcher to keep a baseball from rolling away"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccst\u00e4p",
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccst\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"back",
"help",
"prop (up)",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"hinder"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop .",
"kept some gold as a backstop in case the value of the local currency collapsed",
"Verb",
"the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The ball caromed perfectly off the backstop , allowing Alfaro to recover it, spin and outrun Park on a dive at the plate. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"To stave off those concerns, Do Kwon, a South Korean developer who created TerraUSD, co-founded the Luna Foundation Guard, a nonprofit in part charged with building a mass of reserves to act as a confidence backstop . \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The Heat had built a season around Bam the backstop . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"Given there are no catchers on Baltimore\u2019s 40-man roster, Rutschman figures to be in consideration to be the Orioles\u2019 Opening Day backstop , though the service time implications might prevent that regardless. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"One base, if a ball, pitched to the batter, or thrown by the pitcher from his position on the pitcher\u2019s plate to a base to catch a runner, goes into a stand or a bench, or over or through a field fence or backstop . \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"The Guardians backstop picked up his first hit and RBI of the season, snapping an 0-for-21 skid in the losing effort. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The Padres were able to deal from depth with veterans Austin Nola and Jorge Alfaro already on the depth chart at backstop . \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Trading volumes in stocks and currency markets had slumped since the partial lockdown went into effect, and some small- and medium-sized banks in Shanghai almost halted business without an emergency backstop , people familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Now, some of the world\u2019s top investors are lining up to backstop his ambitions. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Following the example of cloud hosting platforms, SaaS platforms are beginning to benefit by adding secondary providers to backstop their primary services. \u2014 Venky Balasubramanian, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"New York State could put in the same model to encourage the formation of such funds to backstop franchise loans. \u2014 Peter Su, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"And with shadow bank money still outside traditional regulatory control, the Fed has been on alert to backstop its issuers. \u2014 Lev Menand, Time , 4 May 2022",
"In addition to all the protections of America\u2019s vast legal system that ensure privatizers don\u2019t get constantly robbed, in many privatization plans the government offers to backstop the private buyer against losses. \u2014 Robin Kaiser-schatzlein, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"McKay, whose father Ross played his lone NHL game for the Hartford Whalers in 1990-91 and helped backstop the Springfield Falcons to the Calder Cup that same season, was named after that Dryden, legendary Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In another positive sign, there has been no rush from banks to borrow via the Federal Reserve\u2019s standing repo facility, which the central bank established last year to backstop money markets. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The most important is that not all people own a smartphone at all, much less multiple devices that can backstop each other if one is lost or stolen. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210923"
},
"backup":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that serves as a substitute or support",
": musical accompaniment",
": additional personnel who provide assistance",
": an accumulation caused by a stoppage in the flow",
": a copy of computer data (such as a file or the contents of a hard drive)",
": the act or an instance of making a backup",
": to accumulate in a congested state",
": to move into a position behind (a teammate) in order to assist on a play",
": hold back sense 1",
": to make a copy of (a computer file or data) to protect against accidental loss or corruption",
": to make copies of all the files on (a device)",
": a person who takes the place of or supports another",
": a situation in which the flow of something becomes blocked",
": a copy of information stored on a computer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His role on the team is to be a backup to the regular quarterback.",
"We have an extra radio as a backup in case this one doesn't work.",
"We have an extra radio for backup .",
"He provides backup for the regular quarterback.",
"She sang backup on his CD.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The closed-loop, one-two punch of AI and automation requires humans to be deeply involved, first in training the intelligence and then serving as its backup , manually resolving complex or ambiguous issues. \u2014 Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And backing up an old iPhone or iPad device and then restoring that backup to a new phone or tablet should move the app over. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Your shower is likely to work just fine, but the Simple Shower Gravity Shower Kit ($15) is an inexpensive, compact backup if your home loses its supply of clean tap water. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 12 June 2022",
"The Browns could help the 49ers, too, by sending Mayfield to San Francisco to be Trey Lance\u2019s backup . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The incident caused Highway 101 traffic to backup during the morning rush hour with the closure of a northbound lane. \u2014 Brian J. Varela, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, Okey hit .237 with 13 total extra-base hits as the Bats\u2019 backup behind Beau Taylor. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"The team excused its former starter, Baker Mayfield, from its off-season program as the front office seeks to trade him, and the current backup , the journeyman Jacoby Brissett, is not seen as a multiyear starter. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Junior Lance Ware is set to return as Tshiebwe's primary backup . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the year after saw a decrease of 28%, this year's numbers appear to be on their way back up . \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Press back up so forcefully that your body leaves the ground, jumping slightly to the right. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Dan Lamothe And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Cate Cadell, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Previously contentious votes came back up for discussion. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"Mark Smucker, president and CEO, said on an earnings call that the company is working with the FDA to get the Lexington facility back up and running. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Just after noon, his head dropped to the table, then jerked back up . \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Let\u2019s back up here and get a running start at this bedrock of Latter-day Saint belief. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1801, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230015"
},
"backwards":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": toward the back or rear",
": with the back foremost",
": in a reverse or contrary direction or way",
": toward the past",
": toward a worse state",
": to make extreme efforts (as at concession)",
": directed or turned toward the back",
": done or executed backward",
": diffident , shy",
": retarded in development",
": the part behind or past",
": toward the back",
": with the back first",
": opposite to the usual way",
": turned toward the back",
": done backward",
": not as advanced in learning and development as others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-w\u0259rd",
"\u02c8bak-w\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"back",
"rearward",
"rearwards"
],
"antonyms":[
"rearward",
"retrograde"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"No organization today can afford to base its business or future on telling AIOps to look backward \u2014there are too many unexpected, unplanned for, and unknown issues. \u2014 Lisa Wolfe, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Formerly a key piece of the Nuggets before injuries and offensive game took a step backward . \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But the second Leaders Debate last week, where the two men shouted over each other and ignored the younger female moderator, felt like a step backward to the 1950s. \u2014 Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"News of Elderserve's indefinite closing came as a shock to some community members who see the loss as a step backward for the Russell neighborhood, which has recently experienced a dizzying amount of investments. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Central Florida has one of the tightest housing markets in the country and any reduction in funds to support our most vulnerable neighbors is a step backward for our community. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Rather than moving forward beyond the Cold War, the alliance seems poised to take a step backward into a deep NATO-Russia freeze. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Lyman\u2019s bill would be a giant step backward for them. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"On that score, this year represented something of a step backward after last year\u2019s watershed nominations, even as some noteworthy milestones were achieved. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Pat\u2019s in the Flats was a safe haven for the backward washouts to make their mark creatively. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Materials with strong certification requirements at the source need fiber-forward traceability, while materials currently considered low risk are more suitable to product- backward systems. \u2014 Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"In June, Xbox Live Gold members will get Aven Colony and Project Highrise: Architect\u2019s Edition, as well as Super Meat Boy and Raskulls via backward compatibility. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"Much of the service\u2019s value is held up by Microsoft\u2019s strong support for backward compatibility, even for its third-party titles. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Biles took three steps backward on her dismount after an otherwise solid routine. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 25 July 2021",
"The pelvis can rotate forward (anteriorly) or backward (posteriorly). \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"The reality is that there were multitudes of rough patches, stumbling blocks, backward steps and repositionings required to reach that success. \u2014 Vlad Rusz, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"One thing that never changed during the three performances was AleXa\u2019s spectacular backward fall from the top of a staircase. \u2014 Fred Bronson, Billboard , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When a claim is more general (e.g., a claim such as suppliers involved in making the garment treat their workers well), it can be ascertained through traceability data after it\u2019s been produced (product- backward ). \u2014 Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Lead actor winner Adrien Brody bounded onstage, grabbed Berry \u2014 who was presenting the award \u2014 and bent her backward , delivering a deep smooch to the stunned actress. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday\u2019s date is twice as nice. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Start with some light jogging, then perform some dynamic flexibility exercises, such as giant walking lunges and standing forward- backward and side-to-side leg swings. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Climate change isn\u2019t illusory, but certainly my drifting backward was. \u2014 John Crowley, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Bo Nix spiked a snap backward , and it was ruled intentional grounding rather than a fumble. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Wave patterns are unpredictable, seawater corrodes metal generating machinery, and waves\u2019 energy is simultaneously dispersed across three dimensions (up-down, forward- backward and left-right). \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Each feint elicits a response, maybe a defensive parry or a hop backward . \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2021"
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"Cleaning regularly is important because there will inevitably be some backwash in your rinsing apparatus after use, which can contain virus particles, bacteria, allergens or other irritants that were flushed from the nose, Lane said. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Rarick said backwash from the waves hitting this stretch of coastline hardened with sandbags, tarps and boulders is also disrupting the famous surf breaks. \u2014 Sophie Cocke, ProPublica , 20 Oct. 2012",
"Watery with pebble- and fleck-size bits of squash and carrots that reminded me of sipping a toddler\u2019s backwash . \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Yet the bill carves out interest from muni debt from MAGI so that states and cities don\u2019t get caught in the backwash . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2021",
"It\u2019s not as if the Americans, who won 33 medals (and 16 golds) in Rio needed much rookie assistance to leave the world in their backwash again. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021",
"Bidon is cycling lingo and the French word for water bottle, and the fans pleaded for one as a race souvenir, Covid-19 and backwash be damned. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel, who left everyone in their backwash at the Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, each could have a chance at six gold medals in Tokyo. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2021",
"Retain their own then let the initial wave of big money spending wash over them before searching the backwash for good deals. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"The West has rallied to Ukraine\u2019s support, pumping billions of dollars in aid and weaponry into what had previously been something of a backwater on Europe\u2019s eastern fringe. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"The Encore casino \u2014 DeMaria\u2019s legacy \u2014 has transformed its longstanding reputation as a perpetually declining industrial backwater . \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"Thousands of evacuations will be necessary, and backwater flooding along the Little Miami, Great Miami and Licking Rivers will results in major damage. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
"If the virtuous cycle of technological development and population density is the underlying cause of economic growth, Europe should have remained a backwater . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After some searching, Berent landed an entry-level position at Sun Microsystems, in a backwater division reviewing contracts. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Taylor had first complained to the city as early as November 2020 regarding a backwater issue at the property, according to a letter from the City Attorney's Office. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The program will target 11 neighborhoods that have faced backups during severe storms, beginning with Aviation Sub and Victoria Park where 530 households are expected to be serviced with new backwater valves and sump pumps. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Once a sleepy industrial backwater (the adjacency to the railroad was an asset), the place has changed with the times. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
"Maggie Rogers blew minds with her 2019 debut, showcasing a blend of backwoods Maryland folk and French club thump. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"When Chicago went up in flames in the Great Fire of 1871, the city\u2019s upper crust grabbed the family silver and boarded railroad trains to Lake Geneva, Wis., a backwoods town on a sparkling lake about 80 miles to the north. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Vuori\u2019s performance apparel products span bright long-sleeve crews and durable ripstop pants that transition easily from trail to backwoods bar. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"The cooler will serve as your backwoods ceviche chilling station. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"These days, recipes often include some chemical leavening, butter and milk, turning the hearty backwoods fare into a more refined treat similar to Irish soda bread. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"Jewel had endured a tumultuous childhood in the backwoods of Alaska and had immersed herself in the subject of mental health over the ensuing years. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty run afoul of the locals while on a canoe trip in the backwoods of Georgia in this still-shocking 1972 survival thriller directed by John Boorman. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Nestled in the verdant backwoods of the Chattahoochee National Forest, this drive really comes alive in October, when fall colors are at their peak. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Frances Quinlan Quinlan had planned to celebrate her 34th birthday in a backwoods cabin this week, before a Friday show in Ohio. \u2014 Megan Spurrell, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 May 2020",
"The potholes are worth it, however, for the great weekend of backwoods hiking and exploring . \u2014 Stef Schrader, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2020",
"With a freestanding design, premium lightweight aluminum poles, and two entry doors, this backwoods house packs in serious features for the money. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Clustered among pine forests and sunny prairies along scenic backwoods roads 20 miles south of town, Perkins Tank and JD Dam Lake comprise a water-centric tour of the Kaibab National Forest\u2019s southern sector. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 5 July 2019",
"The Curse of Buckout Road Witches burning at the stake, backwoods albino killers and a modern day stalker prove to be more than urban legends on this New York state byway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Sep. 2019",
"The weekend gets going on Friday with music from Gator Nate, the lovable backwoods yahoo and role model for many a UF pledge. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The customizable routes offer dozens of options ranging from easy strolls just steps from town to long-distance backwoods excursions. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 21 June 2019",
"Forty years later, a backwoods hunter from Kentucky who grew up in a log cabin won the presidency, in part by mythologizing his own origins on the frontier in terms of the natural aristocracy of the common man. \u2014 Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books , 7 Feb. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Speaking of Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital, Rhode Island is lucky to have several world-class hospitals with terrific doctors and nurses right in our own backyard -- often overshadowed by the medical centers in Boston and New York. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"The biggest concern in Beijing, and what could ignite a new round of Chinese preparedness, is its perpetual paranoia combined with overweening ambition to be considered a major power, especially in its own backyard . \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"The Post's extensive reporting, published in a sophisticated interactive series, found numerous problems and failures in political systems and security before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the newspaper's own backyard . \u2014 CBS News , 10 May 2022",
"But there is also a dash of political calculation an almost symbiotic relationship, with each finding a useful foil in their own backyard , someone on whom to focus their fire and to use to polish their own brand. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Getty Images Throw a great bonfire bash with family at the beach, park, or even in your own backyard . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"Since drive-in movie theaters are hard to come by, set up an outdoor screening in your own backyard . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The answer to high prices and economic vulnerability is in our own backyard . \u2014 Bill Hagerty, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The city of Fort Lauderdale is offering dive and snorkeling classes in which students can learn to dive and explore the pristine blue coral reefs in their own backyard . \u2014 Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"He was attracted to the backyard view of the buttress, which looks more like a lush hillside than a strategy to keep landslides at bay. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"Adirondack chairs are a backyard classic thanks to their sturdy, comfortable structure and pleasing design. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The building includes a backyard flagstone patio and is minutes from the Smithsonian National Zoo. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Fulton County investigators say Lanz\u2019s Acworth home shares a backyard fence with the Hicks home. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Lanz\u2019s home on Delphinium Boulevard shares a backyard fence with the couple\u2019s home. \u2014 Jennifer Peebles, ajc , 20 Nov. 2021",
"In a warming world, demand for refrigeration systems may rise as owners of small ice rinks \u2014 especially backyard versions that have traditionally relied on naturally freezing temperatures \u2014 struggle to keep the ice intact. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There was a glance behind a backyard fence, one darted across the road at night and the back seat commentary to top them all, a father and son who went fishing and spotted the zebras on their trip back. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Variety 600079592 Living in Colorado Springs with a backyard view of Pikes Peak, Julia and Bobby Gillis aren't easily wowed by spectacular scenery. \u2014 Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Committee hearings on the bill featured testimony from expert witnesses who said rats, mold, cockroaches, bad plumbing and other squalid conditions all contribute to the onset of asthma and other illnesses, especially in children. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"In Dominion, which opened last weekend to No.1, a Therizinosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus rex team up to kill the ultimate bad dino, a Giganotosaurus. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 June 2022",
"Leaving the theater when the credits start rolling would be a bad idea. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"Exercising to maximal activity is not comfortable and can even be nauseating; doing so on a full stomach is a bad idea. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
"But for people at home to necessarily say that Dustin Johnson is now a bad person, that\u2019s not fair. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"There are some who argue in bad faith that any criticism or boycott of Israel or the settlements is antisemitic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Preparing my diet to say all right, maybe the one meal's bad , but the rest of the day is really good. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"And also, if these are suicides, how does that affect the idea that a good person with a gun can stop a bad person with a gun? \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
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"Up until this point, the show had led viewers to believe that the big bad was Doomsday, the beast who famously killed Superman in the comics. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"And yet, no, Savathun is not the big bad of the entire Destiny franchise. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Wanda and Captain Marvel, the only other female Avenger to helm her own property so far, are the two members of the team who could have defeated the big bad of the last two Avengers films, Thanos. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The accidental bumps and sorrys and quiet my bads create a low hum as the group finds its rhythm behind Jaydon. \u2014 Adam Harris, The Atlantic , 29 Aug. 2019",
"And the true halfway point of Mr. Robot would\u2019ve come sometime during S3, which ends by finally putting Elliot in direct odds with big bads White Rose and the Dark Army. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2017",
"Some good news to buffer the bad Andreas Athanasiou will practice with the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday, and could be in the lineup this trip. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Our big bads in the Hawkins federal lab seem to be ramping up to factor heavily into this modern theme. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2017",
"Domestic Goods \u2014 and Bads Robin Thicke and model girlfriend April Love Geary are expecting a baby. \u2026 \u2014 Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com , 19 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"The parents of the Oxford school shooting suspect have reached their limit with the prosecutor and are asking a judge to sanction her for allegedly ignoring their requests to stop bad -mouthing them and calling them liars. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s bad -tasting medicine may slow it down eventually, but the medicine takes some time to work. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Drake got this man down bad after responding to a troll\u2019s comment about his son Adonis\u2026. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"According to the Times, in 2018 Barbara Ledeen, a Republican Senate aide who had reportedly developed Groundswell\u2019s enemies list with Ginni Thomas, participated in a plot to oust McMaster by secretly taping him bad -mouthing Trump. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Although these scenarios correlate with a better global GDP for roughly the next 20 years, things go bad afterward, with the GDP reduced by up to 3 percent for the ensuing 60 years (with no predictions for what happens after that). \u2014 K.e.d Coan, Ars Technica , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Then, the chief of staff began ignoring the aide\u2019s phone calls, lying about meetings being canceled, and bad -mouthing her to Sims, according to the complaint. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"People might also experience fever, chills, peeing a lot or feeling the urge to pee a lot, burning while peeing, nausea, vomiting, pus in the urine, and cloudy, bad -smelling urine. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Avoid disclosing information about current workplace conflicts, a family situation leading to seeking new employment, or bad -mouthing a current supervisor. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His efforts pay off, nominally Michael Morbius doesn\u2019t want to be a baddie , though his ungodly urges keep pulling him in that direction. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Hillary is still a baddie with an eye for fashion, but unlike Fresh Prince's spoiled princess, this gal's got ambitions that involve more than just shopping. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The girls\u2019 defenses aren\u2019t much slicker; in one episode, a humble oboe plays a key role in defeating a baddie . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Wraith, whose real name could probably double for that of a DC baddie , has an intriguing, hulking woodenness that makes sense in context. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Maguire\u2019s Spidey, who goes back quite some time with Dafoe\u2019s insane baddie , is a wise sort who talks the teenager out of killing in cold blood, though the Goblin sticks a very sharp object into the helping hero for his efforts. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Only Gadot briefly gets to cut loose as a vamping baddie . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But Bond discovers that the main baddie this time is a mysterious figure named Safin (Rami Malek), who has a connection to Swann, a sweet island lair and a vengeful agenda. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Later, fulfilling the standard brief of a Bond baddie , Safin will occupy an island lair and hatch plans to dominate the planet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"1872, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"badinage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": playful repartee : banter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccba-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4zh"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"banter",
"chaff",
"give-and-take",
"jesting",
"joshing",
"persiflage",
"raillery",
"repartee"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the sophisticated badinage of the characters in plays by Oscar Wilde",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The banality of Ruben Santiago-Hudson\u2019s adapted script suggests satire, yet the film is fairly humorless, despite the musicians\u2019 profane badinage . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Jan. 2021",
"The result is a system that favors cable-ready wisecracks and viral badinage over substantive policy discussions. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 31 July 2020",
"Ironic hyperbole was a form of badinage that came easily to Smith. \u2014 Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
"And the fact that this is where supporters have ended up after mere hours of social media badinage tells you just how weak the defense is. \u2014 Megan Mcardle, Alaska Dispatch News , 11 July 2017",
"Too often there\u2019s an emotional monotony to this production, which flattens the narrative into a rather stale bedroom farce with barbed marital badinage and cliche clinches. \u2014 Karen D'souza, The Mercury News , 3 Feb. 2017",
"Scientists have begun decoding the complex badinage between cactuses and pollinating bats. \u2014 Natalie Angier, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2017",
"The hosts of Morning Joe, which debuted in 2007 and more or less dominated the cable-news chatter machine ever since, have long been known for their highly flirtatious office-spouse badinage , squabbling and then making up. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 4 May 2017",
"The hosts of Morning Joe, which debuted in 2007 and more or less dominated the cable-news chatter machine ever since, have long been known for their highly flirtatious office-spouse badinage , squabbling and then making up. \u2014 Emily Jane Fox, The Hive , 4 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, \"foolishness, stupidity,\" from badiner \"to banter, jest, play the fool\" (verbal derivative of badin \"silly, foolish,\" as noun, \"fool, simpleton,\" borrowed from Occitan, from badar \"to have the mouth wide open, gape\"\u2014going back to Vulgar Latin *bat\u0101re , perhaps of imitative origin\u2014+ -in , adjective suffix) + -age -age ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1658, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190809"
},
"badly":{
"type":"adverb",
"definitions":[
"in a bad manner",
"to a great or intense degree",
"strongly in need of (something or someone)",
"fairly or acceptably well",
"to have an unfavorable or low opinion of (someone or something)",
"in a bad manner",
"very much"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bad-l\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly"
],
"antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well"
],
"examples":[
"He played badly but I played even worse .",
"The failure reflects badly on the administration.",
"She wanted the job badly .",
"I'm badly in need of a vacation.",
"His fingers were badly frozen.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tweet included a crime scene photo of the aftermath of the crash, with two badly damaged vehicles visible in the foreground. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"If the affected nerve isn\u2019t badly damaged, a person can typically recover within weeks, per the NLM. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 13 June 2022",
"Responding to a burglary alarm 4 25 a.m. June 2, police arrived to find the back door to Kay Jewelers badly damaged, but not breached. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"By the time the fire was fully contained six days later, 20 homes, many with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, had burned to the ground, and 11 others were badly damaged. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"However, his reputation is badly damaged in many far-right circles. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"All three items were badly damaged, the officials said. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Ten-year-old Ashraful's home in Sylhet was badly damaged by the flooding. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In the town square, residents filled water bottles at a tank, since pipes remained badly damaged. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"badness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": failing to reach an acceptable standard : poor",
": unfavorable",
": not fresh : spoiled",
": not sound : dilapidated",
": morally objectionable : evil",
": mischievous , disobedient",
": inadequate or unsuited to a purpose",
": disagreeable , unpleasant",
": injurious , harmful",
": serious , severe",
": incorrect , faulty",
": suffering pain or distress",
": unhealthy , diseased",
": sorrowful , sorry",
": invalid , void",
": not able to be collected",
": good , great",
": tough , mean",
": fairly or acceptably good",
": quite good or impressive",
": something that is bad",
": an evil or unhappy state",
": fault sense 2",
": badly",
": not good : poor",
": not favorable",
": not fresh or sound",
": not good or right : evil",
": not behaving properly",
": not enough",
": unpleasant",
": harmful",
": serious sense 2 , severe",
": not correct",
": not cheerful or calm",
": not healthy",
": sorry sense 1",
": not skillful",
": not valid : void",
": not covered by sufficient funds"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bad",
"\u02c8bad"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"bush",
"bush-league",
"crummy",
"crumby",
"deficient",
"dissatisfactory",
"ill",
"inferior",
"lame",
"lousy",
"off",
"paltry",
"poor",
"punk",
"sour",
"suboptimal",
"subpar",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wack",
"wanting",
"wretched",
"wrong"
],
"antonyms":[
"evil",
"evildoing",
"ill",
"immorality",
"iniquity",
"sin",
"villainy",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Committee hearings on the bill featured testimony from expert witnesses who said rats, mold, cockroaches, bad plumbing and other squalid conditions all contribute to the onset of asthma and other illnesses, especially in children. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"In Dominion, which opened last weekend to No.1, a Therizinosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus rex team up to kill the ultimate bad dino, a Giganotosaurus. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 June 2022",
"Leaving the theater when the credits start rolling would be a bad idea. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"Exercising to maximal activity is not comfortable and can even be nauseating; doing so on a full stomach is a bad idea. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
"But for people at home to necessarily say that Dustin Johnson is now a bad person, that\u2019s not fair. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"There are some who argue in bad faith that any criticism or boycott of Israel or the settlements is antisemitic. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Preparing my diet to say all right, maybe the one meal's bad , but the rest of the day is really good. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"And also, if these are suicides, how does that affect the idea that a good person with a gun can stop a bad person with a gun? \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Up until this point, the show had led viewers to believe that the big bad was Doomsday, the beast who famously killed Superman in the comics. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"And yet, no, Savathun is not the big bad of the entire Destiny franchise. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Wanda and Captain Marvel, the only other female Avenger to helm her own property so far, are the two members of the team who could have defeated the big bad of the last two Avengers films, Thanos. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The accidental bumps and sorrys and quiet my bads create a low hum as the group finds its rhythm behind Jaydon. \u2014 Adam Harris, The Atlantic , 29 Aug. 2019",
"And the true halfway point of Mr. Robot would\u2019ve come sometime during S3, which ends by finally putting Elliot in direct odds with big bads White Rose and the Dark Army. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2017",
"Some good news to buffer the bad : Andreas Athanasiou will practice with the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday, and could be in the lineup this trip. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Our big bads in the Hawkins federal lab seem to be ramping up to factor heavily into this modern theme. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2017",
"Domestic Goods \u2014 and Bads : Robin Thicke and model girlfriend April Love Geary are expecting a baby. \u2026 \u2014 Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com , 19 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The parents of the Oxford school shooting suspect have reached their limit with the prosecutor and are asking a judge to sanction her for allegedly ignoring their requests to stop bad -mouthing them and calling them liars. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s bad -tasting medicine may slow it down eventually, but the medicine takes some time to work. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Drake got this man down bad after responding to a troll\u2019s comment about his son Adonis\u2026. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"According to the Times, in 2018 Barbara Ledeen, a Republican Senate aide who had reportedly developed Groundswell\u2019s enemies list with Ginni Thomas, participated in a plot to oust McMaster by secretly taping him bad -mouthing Trump. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Although these scenarios correlate with a better global GDP for roughly the next 20 years, things go bad afterward, with the GDP reduced by up to 3 percent for the ensuing 60 years (with no predictions for what happens after that). \u2014 K.e.d Coan, Ars Technica , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Then, the chief of staff began ignoring the aide\u2019s phone calls, lying about meetings being canceled, and bad -mouthing her to Sims, according to the complaint. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"People might also experience fever, chills, peeing a lot or feeling the urge to pee a lot, burning while peeing, nausea, vomiting, pus in the urine, and cloudy, bad -smelling urine. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Avoid disclosing information about current workplace conflicts, a family situation leading to seeking new employment, or bad -mouthing a current supervisor. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Adverb",
"1575, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221145"
},
"bag":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a usually flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something such as",
"purse",
"handbag",
"a bag for game",
"suitcase",
"something resembling a bag such as",
"a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ",
"udder",
"a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin",
"a puffed-out sag or bulge in cloth",
"a square white stuffed canvas bag used to mark a base in baseball",
"the amount contained in a bag",
"a quantity of game taken",
"the maximum legal quantity of game",
"an assortment or collection especially of nonmaterial things",
"an unattractive woman",
"something one likes or does regularly or well",
"one's characteristic way of doing things",
"sure , certain",
"assured of a successful conclusion sewn up",
"drunk sense 1a",
"to swell out bulge",
"to hang loosely",
"to cause to swell",
"to put into a bag",
"to take (animals) as game",
"to get possession of especially by strategy or stealth",
"capture , seize",
"to shoot down destroy",
"to achieve in or as if in competition win",
"to give up, forgo, or abandon especially for something more desirable or attainable",
"to dismiss (someone) from a job or position fire , sack",
"to ventilate the lungs of (a patient) using a hand-squeezed bag attached to a face mask",
"bachelor of agriculture",
"a container made of flexible material (as paper or plastic)",
"purse entry 1 sense 1 , handbag",
"suitcase",
"to swell out",
"to put into a bag",
"to kill or capture in hunting",
"a pouched or pendulous bodily part or organ",
"udder",
"a puffy or sagging protuberance of flabby skin",
"to ventilate the lungs of (a patient) using a hand-squeezed bag attached to a face mask"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bag",
"synonyms":[
"poke",
"pouch",
"sack"
],
"antonyms":[
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"One of the members decided to open the bag and discovered the newborn\u2019s body wrapped in pieces of clothing. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"The sixth inning got off to a sluggish start for the Sox when Gavin Lux hit a grounder to first but beat Sousa to the bag for an infield hit. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Alleyne, who beat the throw to the bag , collided with Huber and both fell to the dirt. \u2014 Tim Schwartz, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"He was replaced by a pinch-runner after taking a hard turn around first base on a single before stopping and returning gingerly to the bag . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
"This is a quick and easy, convenient solution to post-shave irritation; they can be stored in a pocket or a bag , thrown in the glove-box, kept on your vanity, or even in your desk at work. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Easily packed into a purse, a pocket or a gym bag , Le Mirage is chic yet discreet and is perfect for eating in public as Le Mirage is only 5mg, packing in the low-dosage benefits into one delicious piece of candy! \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Sox had a chance to turn a double play but Story had an unusual angle to the bag . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Freeman still managed to get back to the bag before Walker made it down the line. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Dagne Dover\u2019s Indi bag easily clips onto strollers and even has a mini changing mat. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Inside the stadium, a fan with a choice seat behind home plate waited until the ninth inning to bag his head. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Inside the stadium, a fan with a choice seat behind home plate waited until the ninth inning to bag his head. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Last week Kylie Jenner made the glass bag the focal point of her look for a press day for the new Kardashian reality show. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"While the show\u2019s critical success has helped bag big name guest stars, the creative team isn\u2019t concerning themselves with living up to any hype. \u2014 Katcy Stephan, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The candy giant has released a Late Night Taco Truck jelly beans bag as part of its 2022 Easter collection, with a taste meant to meant to capture the experience of snacking on the favorite Mexican delight. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"For those looking to bag peaks, Texas has those, too. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 June 2021",
"Jovelji\u0107 came off the bench to bag the only goal in the team\u2019s last win and also found the back of the net as a substitute Saturday, only to have the goal denied on an offside call. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bail":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a container used to remove water from a boat",
": to clear (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side",
": to clear water from by dipping and throwing",
": bail out sense 2",
": the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security (see security sense 2a ) given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing",
": security given for the release of a prisoner on bail",
": one who provides bail",
": to temporarily release (a prisoner) in exchange for security (see security sense 2a ) given for appearance at a later hearing : to release under bail (see bail entry 3 sense 1 )",
": to procure the release of by giving bail (see bail entry 3 sense 2 )",
": to help from a predicament",
": a U-shaped strip used to support something (such as the cover of a wagon or the canopy of a small boat)",
": a hinged bar for holding paper against the platen of a typewriter",
": a usually arched handle (as of a kettle or pail)",
": to deliver (personal property) in trust to another for a special purpose and for a limited period",
": a device for confining or separating animals",
": to dip and throw out water (as from a boat)",
": to jump out of an airplane",
": money given to free a prisoner until his or her trial",
": to get the release of (a prisoner) by giving money as a guarantee of the prisoner's return for trial",
": the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing",
": the security given for a prisoner's release",
": the amount or terms of the security",
": one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance",
": to flee the jurisdiction while released on bail",
": to be released on bail",
": to release on bail",
": to obtain the release of by giving bail",
": to place (personal property) under a bailment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101l",
"\u02c8b\u0101l",
"\u02c8b\u0101l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (1)",
"1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (3)",
"1768, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195439"
},
"bairn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": child"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bern"
],
"synonyms":[
"bambino",
"bud",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"whelp",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[
"adult",
"grown-up"
],
"examples":[
"at the Scottish festival there were traditional contests of strength and endurance, Celtic fiddlers, and groups of bairns performing Highland flings"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bern, barn , from Old English bearn & Old Norse barn ; akin to Old High German barn child",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200704"
},
"bait":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks",
": to try to make angry with criticism or insults",
": tease",
": to harass (a chained animal, such as a bear) with dogs usually for sport",
": to attack by biting and tearing",
": to furnish with bait (see bait entry 2 )",
": entice , lure",
": to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road",
": to stop for food and rest when traveling",
": something (such as food) used in luring especially to a hook or trap",
": a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by harmful or objectionable animals",
": lure , temptation",
": something that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught",
": to put something (as food) on or in to attract and catch fish or animals",
": to torment by mean or unjust attacks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101t",
"\u02c8b\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"hassle",
"haze",
"heckle",
"needle",
"ride",
"taunt",
"tease"
],
"antonyms":[
"decoy",
"lure"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"baiting hooks with live worms",
"The interviewer kept baiting the politician by asking him whether he was lying.",
"Noun",
"cheese used for bait in mousetraps",
"Wait until the fish takes the bait .",
"a wide selection of lures and baits",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thanks to social media, everyday people are thrust into the role of performers, putting themselves forward at all times, hoping to bait the algorithms and, in turn, your eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"China\u2019s intelligence services have also used the pilgrimage to bait Uighurs in safe European jurisdictions. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Following footprints to better bait Phishing attacks have doubled from early 2020. \u2014 Ravi Sen, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As Curry ignored Porter\u2019s efforts to bait him, Curry\u2019s teammates had a sense of what was to come. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In the past, various governments have tried to use the allure of fast cash to bait pilots to switch sides during a conflict\u2014a tempting offer for pilots who don\u2019t make much money, and may not agree with their government\u2019s policies. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Euphoria has always been refreshing in its depiction of teenage life; even the more outrageous story lines don\u2019t feel specifically designed to bait us. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022",
"On Tuesday afternoon, an emo festival designed to bait millennials around the world materialized of thin air. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Cybercriminals are always waiting for the next big lure to bait their traps. \u2014 Lee Mathews, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The goal: Flies will smell the bait and fly into the bottle to get to it. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The bait to buy the bundle is the exclusive content offered on the respective platforms. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Gordon could be trade bait again at the deadline and the team can afford to take its time on Nix. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"While an earlier draft of the bill banned the use of drones for aerial surveillance, the latest version allows it and only bans using drones to transport fishing gear like lines and bait . \u2014 Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Down at the end of the spit, tourists cast bait near the ferry terminal while sipping beers. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"An additional felony poaching charge has been filed against the prominent Utah hunting guide who was prosecuted earlier this month for illegally using bait to help Donald Trump Jr. kill a black bear in Carbon County in 2018. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The hyper-seasonal nature of marina work\u2014kayak rentals, a bait and tackle shop, moving boats to and from neighboring Watch Hill\u2014left an open window in wintertime. \u2014 Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"The flies will be attracted by the bait , but won't be able to escape because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water, trapping the flies. \u2014 Becky Krystal, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200048"
},
"baiter":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks",
": to try to make angry with criticism or insults",
": tease",
": to harass (a chained animal, such as a bear) with dogs usually for sport",
": to attack by biting and tearing",
": to furnish with bait (see bait entry 2 )",
": entice , lure",
": to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road",
": to stop for food and rest when traveling",
": something (such as food) used in luring especially to a hook or trap",
": a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by harmful or objectionable animals",
": lure , temptation",
": something that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught",
": to put something (as food) on or in to attract and catch fish or animals",
": to torment by mean or unjust attacks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101t",
"\u02c8b\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"hassle",
"haze",
"heckle",
"needle",
"ride",
"taunt",
"tease"
],
"antonyms":[
"decoy",
"lure"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"baiting hooks with live worms",
"The interviewer kept baiting the politician by asking him whether he was lying.",
"Noun",
"cheese used for bait in mousetraps",
"Wait until the fish takes the bait .",
"a wide selection of lures and baits",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thanks to social media, everyday people are thrust into the role of performers, putting themselves forward at all times, hoping to bait the algorithms and, in turn, your eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"China\u2019s intelligence services have also used the pilgrimage to bait Uighurs in safe European jurisdictions. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Following footprints to better bait Phishing attacks have doubled from early 2020. \u2014 Ravi Sen, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As Curry ignored Porter\u2019s efforts to bait him, Curry\u2019s teammates had a sense of what was to come. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In the past, various governments have tried to use the allure of fast cash to bait pilots to switch sides during a conflict\u2014a tempting offer for pilots who don\u2019t make much money, and may not agree with their government\u2019s policies. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Euphoria has always been refreshing in its depiction of teenage life; even the more outrageous story lines don\u2019t feel specifically designed to bait us. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 26 Jan. 2022",
"On Tuesday afternoon, an emo festival designed to bait millennials around the world materialized of thin air. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Cybercriminals are always waiting for the next big lure to bait their traps. \u2014 Lee Mathews, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The goal: Flies will smell the bait and fly into the bottle to get to it. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The bait to buy the bundle is the exclusive content offered on the respective platforms. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Gordon could be trade bait again at the deadline and the team can afford to take its time on Nix. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"While an earlier draft of the bill banned the use of drones for aerial surveillance, the latest version allows it and only bans using drones to transport fishing gear like lines and bait . \u2014 Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Down at the end of the spit, tourists cast bait near the ferry terminal while sipping beers. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"An additional felony poaching charge has been filed against the prominent Utah hunting guide who was prosecuted earlier this month for illegally using bait to help Donald Trump Jr. kill a black bear in Carbon County in 2018. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The hyper-seasonal nature of marina work\u2014kayak rentals, a bait and tackle shop, moving boats to and from neighboring Watch Hill\u2014left an open window in wintertime. \u2014 Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"The flies will be attracted by the bait , but won't be able to escape because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water, trapping the flies. \u2014 Becky Krystal, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200303"
},
"balance":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": physical equilibrium",
": the ability to retain one's balance",
": stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis",
": equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements",
": equality between the totals of the two sides of an account",
": an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements",
": the juxtaposition in writing of syntactically parallel (see parallel entry 1 sense 3c ) constructions containing similar or contrasting ideas (such as \"to err is human; to forgive, divine\")",
": an amount in excess especially on the credit side of an account",
": weight or force of one side in excess of another",
": something left over : remainder",
": mental and emotional steadiness",
": an instrument for weighing: such as",
": a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends",
": a device that uses the elasticity of a spiral spring for measuring weight or force",
": a means of judging or deciding",
": a counterbalancing weight, force, or influence",
": an oscillating wheel operating with a hairspring to regulate the movement of a timepiece",
": with the fate or outcome about to be determined",
": with all things considered",
": to poise or arrange in or as if in balance",
": to bring into harmony or proportion",
": to bring to a state or position of balance (see balance entry 1 sense 2 )",
": to compute the difference between the debits and credits of (an account)",
": to pay the amount due on : settle",
": to arrange so that one set of elements exactly equals another",
": to complete (a chemical equation) so that the same number of atoms and electric charges of each kind appears on each side",
": counterbalance , offset",
": to equal or equalize in weight, number, or proportion",
": to weigh in or as if in a balance (see balance entry 1 sense 6 )",
": to become balanced or established in balance",
": to be an equal counterbalance",
": waver sense 1",
": a steady position or condition",
": something left over : remainder",
": an instrument for weighing",
": a state in which things occur in equal or proper amounts",
": the amount of money in a bank account",
": an amount of money still owed",
": to make or keep steady : keep from falling",
": to make the two sides of (an account) add up to the same total",
": to be or make equal in weight, number, or amount",
": an instrument for weighing",
": mental and emotional steadiness",
": the relation in physiology between the intake of a particular substance and its excretion",
"\u2014 see nitrogen balance , water balance",
": the maintenance (as in laboratory cultures) of a population at about the same condition and level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ba-l\u0259ns",
"\u02c8bal-\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterpoise",
"equilibration",
"equilibrium",
"equipoise",
"poise",
"stasis"
],
"antonyms":[
"equalize",
"equate",
"even",
"level"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Four straight points from Jaylen Brown \u2014 slashing layup, steal, and an off- balance layup on the break \u2014 put the Celtics up 90-86. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"In a scramble, the puck dribbled harmlessly toward the side of the Wings\u2019 goal, Yzerman hooked an off- balance Lindros to the ice, Vernon tapped the puck lightly behind the goal and Konstantinov touched it against the boards as the horn sounded. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Missouri's Supreme Court put them on probation, with suspension of their law licenses hanging in the balance . \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"With one out, Shaw hit an infield single, but Smith\u2019s off- balance throw to first allowed Alleyne to score from second, giving the Terps a 5-4 lead. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022",
"Fried used a mix of pitches that kept the Rockies off balance . \u2014 Mike Cranston, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"Your goal is to support the natural cycle to keep your garden in balance . \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Now, amid a 40-year-high inflation rate that is pushing up gas and food prices, the economy is increasingly hanging in the balance . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Our pitcher, Noffsinger, did a very good job to keep them off balance . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lauren Ho masterfully captures the internal struggle many women go through when trying to balance work life, familial and societal expectations, and their own happiness. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The administration had taken a cautious approach, trying to balance Biden\u2019s ambitious climate agenda with his pledge to restore the integrity of federal agencies and his promises to stand up for American manufacturing. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"His struggle is to balance his desire to create new music against the rigors of traveling and performing. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Clinicians debate each case, trying to balance between advocating for their sickest patients and those who might be most likely to benefit. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
"Alvarez will star as Evan, a gay high school English teacher in Austin, TX, and his fellow teachers trying to balance the competing demands of the students and their parents in a world where the rules seem to change every day. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna have spent months trying to balance COVID protection against potential side effects by testing their vaccines in different dosages and varying the number of doses. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"Israel is bracing for one of the biggest waves of non-Jewish refugees in its history, as incoming Ukrainians force the country to balance its historic desire to help people fleeing war with its responsibility as a haven for Jews. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Counselors often wrestle with how to balance students\u2019 desire for confidentiality with the need to keep families informed about their children\u2019s well-being. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
"Verb",
"1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211039"
},
"balanced":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"being in a state of balance having different parts or elements properly or effectively arranged, proportioned, regulated, considered, etc.",
"having the physiologically active elements mutually counteracting",
"furnishing all needed nutrients in the amount, form, and proportions needed to support healthy growth and productivity"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ba-l\u0259n(t)st",
"synonyms":[
"clearheaded",
"compos mentis",
"lucid",
"normal",
"right",
"sane",
"stable"
],
"antonyms":[
"brainsick",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"unbalanced",
"unsound"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Liechtenstein is known for its excellent business environment with a tradition of a balanced state budget. \u2014 Lgt Bank Contributor, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The bad news is the balanced budget is partially driven by a staff shortage, which is delaying work at a time when the city is grappling with an aging fire truck. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Are there long term downsides to running a balanced budget? \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"On 28 occasions by his count, Mr. Hatch introduced a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In his early years in the Senate, Hatch was seen as a right-wing brawler, fighting for a balanced -budget amendment and laws undermining labor unions. \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In 2013, the comptroller's office required the town to submit weekly spending requests to him for approval and worked with them to develop a balanced budget. \u2014 Maya Brown, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The failure of the Assembly and the mayor to pass a balanced budget and the continuation of the bond program shows out of control and reckless policies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"City Council has until March 31 to turn into the state a balanced budget. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bald":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap )",
": having little or no tread",
": marked with white",
": lacking adornment or amplification",
": undisguised , palpable",
": to make bald",
": to become bald",
": lacking a natural covering (as of hair)",
": lacking extra details or exaggeration",
": lacking all or a significant part of the hair on the head or sometimes on other parts of the body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fld",
"\u02c8b\u022fld",
"\u02c8b\u022fld"
],
"synonyms":[
"bare",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"naked",
"open",
"peeled",
"stripped",
"uncovered"
],
"antonyms":[
"covered"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Which is why Brown will be on the beach at Sand Hollow Reservoir on Saturday, swim cap covering his bald head, ready to literally test his limits. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"However, his joke about her bald head (no matter what Bill Maher\u2019s vapid takes on the matter are) has had media analysts and consumers restating the first amendment as a pledge of allegiance to the protection of free speech. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"During the Oscars, Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock after the comedian joked about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's bald head. \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some are worried that people could see Smith as having every right to get physical, given that Rock made a joke about the particularly sensitive topic of Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The standup sets wound up being where Rock broke his silence about the 94th annual Academy Awards, where he was slapped by Will Smith after cracking a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's bald head (Jada, 50, has alopecia). \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In his joke more than two decades earlier, Smith targeted Williams, likely also without knowing the story behind the musician\u2019s bald head. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
"During the 2022 Oscars ceremony on Sunday night, held at L.A.\u2019s Dolby Theatre, Smith walked onstage and slapped Rock after the presenter joked about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Academy Awards ceremony for making a crack about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s bald head (a result of her suffering from alopecia) . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Young and old greeted him like a rock star\u2014a short, balding rock star. \u2014 Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2020",
"There was chubby Roger Ebert, often the meaner of the two, with his barbed complaints about his partner\u2019s latest opinions, and there was the tall, balding Gene Siskel, the gentler and kinder one, more likely to throw up his hands in exasperation. \u2014 Dipti S. Barot, Longreads , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Posters of Tsai, a smiling, bespectacled woman, and Han, a slim, balding , rather bland-looking man, were everywhere. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Rings of smoke from his Cuban cigar circled Luis Tiant\u2019s balding head like a halo. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 29 Mar. 2020",
"Dantzman is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, with short, gray hair, balding on the top of his head and a gray beard. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Young and old greeted him like a rock star\u2014a short, balding rock star. \u2014 Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Irwin is 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, with balding gray hair and blue eyes. \u2014 Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
"With her tires balding and her transmission on the fritz, Katrina Whitaker needed a new car. \u2014 Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal , 14 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183043"
},
"balderdash":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fl-d\u0259r-\u02ccdash"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a combat veteran himself, he could not believe the balderdash he was hearing from whippersnappers with no war experience at all",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sorry to say, that is unmitigated balderdash and completely misleading. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The popular myth of important artists being neglected in their lifetimes is for the most part balderdash . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"The Hill, however, was a happy home for this balderdash , thanks to the famously lax editorial standards that suffuse the paper\u2019s operations. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Johnson\u2019s contention that Britain could continue to breeze along with its current free-trade arrangement with Europe after a no-deal departure was balderdash . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2019",
"Then there\u2019s Donald Glover, king of all media, who takes on the role of Lando, Han\u2019s old frenemy, and offers a take on the character that suggests so much of his effortless cool is bluster and balderdash . \u2014 Todd Vanderwerff, Vox , 15 May 2018",
"The question is not whether these claims are balderdash . \u2014 David A. Graham, The Atlantic , 22 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1674, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192703"
},
"baleful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deadly or pernicious in influence",
": foreboding or threatening evil"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101l-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"inauspicious",
"menacing",
"minatory",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"sinister",
"threatening"
],
"antonyms":[
"unthreatening"
],
"examples":[
"the baleful effects of water pollution",
"a dark, baleful sky portending a tornado",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most people know Muna for their hook-laden, vibe-inducing electro-pop singles \u2014 so when the trio dropped a baleful country song earlier this week, fans were certainly shocked. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"With his invasion of Ukraine floundering and his economy teetering, Putin doubled down Wednesday \u2014 turning his baleful glare on Russians who are against the invasion or who sympathize with the West. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Saint Russia would stand against this baleful homogenization. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"This baleful development has led to a flourishing cybersecurity industry. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Durham\u2019s probe is a righteous effort to get to the bottom of a matter that deranged American politics for two solid years, though it has been derided or ignored by the corporate press, with baleful consequences. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, even wrote to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei complaining of the show\u2019s baleful influence. \u2014 Omid Khazani And Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"This year\u2019s climate summit in Glasgow has been an embarrassing flop for the green brigades, with one baleful exception. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Quinones cuts the baleful trafficking news with stories about innovative rehab programs, drug courts and addicts who get clean. \u2014 Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English balefull \"(of humans or animals) bent upon mischief or destruction, malevolent, (of things) pernicious,\" also \"wretched, miserable,\" going back to Old English bealluful \"full of evil, sinful,\" from bealu bale entry 1 + -ful -ful entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190744"
},
"balk":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to refuse abruptly",
": to stop short and refuse to proceed",
": to commit a balk (see balk entry 2 sense 1 )",
": to check or stop by or as if by an obstacle : block",
": to pass over or by",
": an occurrence in which a pitcher stops suddenly or makes an illegal movement after starting to throw a pitch",
": failure of a competitor to complete a motion (such as a jump, vault, or dive)",
": the space behind the balkline on a billiard table",
": any of the outside divisions made by the balklines",
": hindrance , check",
": beam , rafter",
": a ridge of land left unplowed as a dividing line or through carelessness",
": to stop short and refuse to go",
": to refuse to do something often suddenly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fk",
"sometimes",
"\u02c8b\u022fk"
],
"synonyms":[
"baffle",
"beat",
"checkmate",
"discomfit",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"thwart"
],
"antonyms":[
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The horse balked and would not jump the fence.",
"The runner on third base tried to make the pitcher balk .",
"Noun",
"the extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many people still balk at keeping sensitive data and files in the cloud. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Others simply balk at the higher monthly mortgage payments. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"How much can resorts charge before people balk at paying for uphill access? \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Though hold-outs still balk at the thought of a man in rosy hues, pink doesn\u2019t care. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The ethereum price and other major cryptocurrencies have also fallen sharply as bullish investors balk at the prospect of rising interest rates and a slow down in pandemic-era stimulus measures. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"However, the provision of a qualifying offer may narrow the market for Rodriguez, as some teams balk at sacrificing a draft pick in order to sign a free agent. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
"The fight over the spending bill is just one underway on Capitol Hill as Republicans balk at Democratic efforts to raise the country\u2019s debt ceiling ahead of an Oct. 18 deadline. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2021",
"One question many people are asking is what will happen if the Delta variant from India builds itself up while millions of Americans balk at getting vaccinated. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Later in the inning, Brett Boen hit a two-RBI single and Beyer scored on a balk to make it 11-1. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Payton led off the inning with a single, then advanced to second on a balk by SEMO pitcher Jason Rackers. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"Cameron LaLiberte pinch-ran for him and advanced to second on a balk . \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
"The left-hander got off to a shaky start with a leadoff walk and a balk in the first that helped the Rangers take a 1-0 lead. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"Tanner Smith scored on a balk and Josh Kasevich hit a two-run home run to make it 3-0. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"The teams square off again at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Big East Tournament in Mason, Ohio. Erik Stock hit an RBI double in the first inning for UConn, and T.C. Simmons scored on a balk in the third to make it 2-0. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
"Wainwright committed just the fourth balk of his career in 333 starts. \u2014 Steve Overbey, Star Tribune , 9 May 2021",
"Sanmartin allowed six hits and two walks with a wild pitch and a balk . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 1 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194051"
},
"balky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": refusing or likely to refuse to proceed, act, or function as directed or expected",
": likely to stop or refuse to go"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f-k\u0113",
"sometimes",
"\u02c8b\u022f-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
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"refractory",
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"willful",
"wilful"
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"amenable",
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"ruly",
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"tractable"
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"examples":[
"a balky toddler who only seemed to know the word \u201cno\u201d when told to do something",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart has had a balky ankle, Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5, though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart\u2019s ankle has been balky , Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5 though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart\u2019s ankle has been balky , Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5 though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
"The process at City Hall to select a developer has been balky out of the gate and has a tight timeline that, realistically, must be completed by the fall. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The bench dumbbell fly has never been one of my favorite exercises for my clients, especially for those with balky shoulders. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Matsuyama, the first Japanese man to win a major championship, is hoping a balky neck that has been bothering him for a few weeks is good enough on Thursday to give him a legitimate chance of winning the Masters again. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the existing programs are balky and anything but customer-friendly. \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"There is no magical moment, just a gradual, balky transition to a more relaxed state of vigilance that, depending on new variants and possible surges, could be temporary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183845"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": a round or roundish body or mass: such as",
": a spherical or ovoid body used in a game or sport",
": earth , globe",
": a spherical or conical projectile",
": projectiles used in firearms",
": a roundish protuberant anatomical structure (as near the tip of a human finger or toe or at the base of a thumb)",
": the part of the sole of the human foot between the toes and arch on which the main weight of the body rests in normal walking",
": testis",
": nonsense",
": nerve sense 3",
": a game in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or struck",
": quality of play in such a game",
": a pitch not swung at by the batter that fails to pass through the strike zone",
": a hit or thrown ball in various games",
": competent , knowledgeable , alert",
": of ability or competence",
": to form or gather into a ball",
": to have sexual intercourse with",
": to form or gather into a ball",
": to engage in sexual intercourse",
": to play basketball",
": a large formal gathering for social dancing",
": a very pleasant experience : a good time",
": something round or roundish",
": a round or roundish object used in a game or sport",
": a game or sport (as baseball) played with a ball",
": a solid usually round shot for a gun",
": the rounded bulge at the base of the thumb or big toe",
": a pitched baseball that is not hit and is not a strike",
": to make or come together into a ball",
": a large formal party for dancing",
": a good time",
": a round or roundish body or mass: as",
": a roundish protuberant part of the body: as",
": the rounded eminence by which the base of the thumb is continuous with the palm of the hand",
": the rounded broad part of the sole of the human foot between toes and arch and on which the main weight of the body first rests in normal walking",
": the padded rounded underside of a human finger or toe near the tip",
": eyeball",
": testis",
": a large pill (as one used in veterinary medicine) : bolus",
": to give a medicinal ball to (as a horse)",
"John died 1381 English priest and social agitator",
"Lucille (D\u00e9sir\u00e9e) 1911\u20131989 American actress and comedienne"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u022fl"
],
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"globe",
"orb",
"sphere"
],
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"agglomerate",
"roll",
"round",
"wad"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I stood up quickly and balled my hands into fists.",
"He balled the letter in his hands and threw it in the trash."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203717"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing",
": an art song accompanying a traditional ballad",
": a simple song : air",
": a popular song",
": a slow romantic or sentimental song",
": a short poem suitable for singing that tells a story in simple language",
": a simple song",
": a slow usually romantic song"
],
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"\u02c8ba-l\u0259d",
"\u02c8ba-l\u0259d"
],
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"ditty",
"jingle",
"lay",
"lyric",
"song",
"vocal"
],
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"examples":[
"a ballad about King Arthur",
"a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nelly and Kelly Rowland could turn infidelity into a chart-topping ballad . \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"And the closing title track, a lovely ballad about blocking out the noise and surrendering to love, ends the record on a hopeful and uplifting note. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Rather than belting out a ballad for Mother Nature, though, the 52-year-old singer and songwriter tended to the Earth \u2014 quite literally. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing like a good Gloria Trevi pop ballad that allows her powerful vocals to shine. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample? \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"There was a video of the boys rolling the tractor across a dusty concrete backyard as Bumaryam ran in and out of the shot, all of it soundtracked by a sentimental ballad . \u2014 John Beck, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The first track, a ballad , was originally recorded when Selena was 13, Quintanilla said. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The trio \u2014 Solo Tres \u2014 sings a heartsick Mexican ballad of love and loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballare ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213150"
},
"ballistic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild",
": of or relating to the science of the motion of projectiles in flight",
": being or characterized by repeated bouncing",
": behaving like a projectile",
": capable of resisting or stopping bullets or other projectiles"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
],
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"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"horn-mad",
"hot",
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"indignant",
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"enflamed",
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"infuriated",
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"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
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"riled",
"riley",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steamed up",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth"
],
"antonyms":[
"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased"
],
"examples":[
"she went ballistic when she discovered her sister using her nail polish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The whump-whump-whump of artillery is punctuated by the scream of tactical ballistic missiles, and the salvos of rocket artillery make a distinctive pattering of successive concussions. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"The research is relevant to a wide range of applications involving supersonic flow, including ballistic missiles, wind turbines, underwater vehicles\u2014and of course, a rocket launcher. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"North Korea has conducted a flurry of missile launches this year, from hypersonic weapons to tests of its largest intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for the first time in nearly five years. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Even without any big ships, however, the Ukrainian navy has fought a successful campaign with its Neptunes and missile-armed TB-2 drones\u2014and with big assists from army anti-tank missile teams, army ballistic -missile batteries and air force fighters. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The activity includes a full-range intercontinental ballistic -missile launch in March that showed again that Pyongyang possesses a weapon that can reach the U.S. mainland. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Iran also refused to abide by limits on its ballistic -missile activities. \u2014 John Yoo, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In 2000, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright went to Pyongyang to offer a deal\u2014some sanctions relief and humanitarian aid in exchange for limits on its ambitious ballistic -missile program. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The attack started with cruise- and ballistic -missile strikes against targets across the 784-mile-long country, from the border with Romania all the way to the country\u2019s long border with Russia. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin ballisticus \"relating to the motion of projectiles in flight,\" from Latin ballista ballista + New Latin -icus -ic entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180030"
},
"balloon":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas: such as",
": a bag that is filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere and that usually carries a suspended load (such as a gondola with passengers)",
": an inflatable bag (as of rubber or plastic) usually used as a toy or for decoration",
": a small bag that can be inflated (as in a bodily cavity) with air or gas",
": the outline enclosing words spoken or thought by a figure especially in a cartoon",
": to fail completely to impress or amuse other people",
": relating to, resembling, or suggesting a balloon",
": having or being a final installment that is much larger than preceding ones in a term or installment note",
": to swell or puff out : expand",
": to ascend or travel in or as if in a balloon",
": to increase rapidly",
": inflate , increase",
": a bag that rises and floats above the ground when filled with heated air or with a gas that is lighter than air",
": a toy or decoration consisting of a rubber bag that can be blown up with air or gas",
": an outline containing words spoken or thought by a character (as in a cartoon)",
": to swell or puff out",
": a nonporous bag of tough light material that can be inflated (as in a bodily cavity) with air or gas",
": to inflate or distend like a balloon",
": to swell or puff out",
": being or having a final installment that is much larger than preceding ones in an installment or term loan"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcn",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcn",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcn"
],
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"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I blew up a balloon but then it burst.",
"brightly colored balloons and other party decorations",
"Verb",
"Their credit card debt ballooned to more than $5,000.",
"the ballooning costs of education",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each becomes something unrecognizable through her process: a dress within a dress, suited perhaps for a cartoon villain, or separates digitally fused into a balloon -like jumpsuit. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Senior Vice-President of `Knowledge' at Google Alan Eustace begins a secret project to be carried 41 kilometers into the stratosphere by a giant stadium-sized balloon , in an effort to promote science and space exploration. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
"In angioplasty, a blockage in one of the heart arteries is opened by a balloon . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021",
"At one point in the ad, Hall is seen sitting on a bench with her 2-year-old son Moses, who stays fascinated by a yellow balloon while smiling next to Mom. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 2 Aug. 2021",
"While his peers among the ultrarich enjoy crocodile breeding, dating pop stars, or traveling by hot-air balloon , the cofounder of Microsoft has devoted his spare time to book collecting and games of bridge. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Now, even as case rates start to balloon again, the window of opportunity to adopt COVID vaccine mandates may have closed, said Hemi Tewarson, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Historians disagreed exactly how long the payments had lasted, how much had been paid each year or how the loans had caused Haiti\u2019s debt burden to balloon . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"While in Canada, Princess Charlotte has fun with the balloon display at a children's party for military families. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Such releases have been banned in a handful of states and cities, according to the anti- balloon release organization called Balloons Blow. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Broncos were initially expected to fetch at least $3 billion, but that price tag could balloon close to $5 billion. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"His pitch count would balloon with walks and long at-bats. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"Aduhelm has faced widespread criticism since its approval in June, in part because concerns that its price would balloon Medicare drug spending if millions of patients start taking it. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Its official death toll as of Thursday was 62 deaths, but experts say the real figure could be far higher and is likely to balloon . \u2014 Eric Cheung And Will Ripley, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"An estimated 3 million to 6 million Americans have it, and studies show that the number will balloon to 12.1 million by 2030 as the population gets older. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Top Shot market has cooled down since, even as the total NFT market has continued to balloon , but the total value of Top Shot NFTs still sits at an estimated $740 million. \u2014 Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The reduced staff size has led caseloads to balloon . \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"So what begins as a few hundreds of dollars of past-due rent can quickly balloon to thousands of dollars in debt, advocates with the Utah Housing Coalition say. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1784, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214027"
},
"ballpark":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a park or stadium in which ball games (such as baseball) are played",
": a range (as of prices or views) within which comparison or compromise is possible",
": approximately correct",
": approximately correct : roughly estimated",
": to estimate (something) roughly or casually : to give a ballpark estimate of (something, such as a number or price)",
": a park in which baseball games are played"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fl-\u02ccp\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8b\u022fl-\u02ccp\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"approximate",
"approximative",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"loose",
"squishy"
],
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"accurate",
"dead",
"dead-on",
"exact",
"precise",
"ultraprecise",
"veracious"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"hit a home run out of the ballpark",
"Adjective",
"We don't know exactly how many people live in this city, but a ballpark figure would be about two million.",
"I suspect that the ballpark costs we were quoted for the kitchen renovation will turn out to be too low.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Louisville baseball team has called Jim Patterson Stadium home since 2005 and boasts a record of 466-132 in the ballpark . \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
"Together, that\u2019s about 35 fewer runs; there have been 48 fewer runs scored at Camden Yards in the ballpark \u2019s first 24 games of 2022 than its first 24 of 2021. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022",
"That, according to the developers, resulted in cost overruns, delays in the ballpark \u2019s construction and, ultimately, the termination of the developers. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"And yet another trend also continued, one that stands in contrast to the Diamondbacks\u2019 struggles in this ballpark . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"His celebrity status among fellow Angels fans skyrocketed in the wake of the no-hitter, with many of them citing his presence in the ballpark as a good luck charm. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"Their ages are actually in the ballpark , but this is the opposite of typecasting. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Mostly in the ballpark with Neal going No. 7 to the New York Giants. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday, Poway\u2019s Ryan Kroepel kept the Knights in the ballpark in a 4-2 San Marcos win. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An easy way to do this is create an Excel spreadsheet to track your spending or go back though your bank and credit card statements from the past year to get a ballpark idea of your monthly spending. \u2014 Ashira Prossack, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The Astros share their spring training complex and ballpark with the Washington Nationals. \u2014 Chron , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Of course, the idea is to keep growing your art over time, but having a ballpark figure for those initial pieces keeps your search more focused. \u2014 Shivani Vora, refinery29.com , 30 Dec. 2020",
"And after two starts in this strange, empty- ballpark , virtual-fan season, Berrios still has much to prove. \u2014 Star Tribune , 31 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1960, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1973, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214838"
},
"balm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a balsamic (see balsamic sense 1 ) resin",
": one from small tropical evergreen trees (genus Commiphora of the family Burseraceae)",
": an aromatic preparation (such as a healing ointment)",
": any of several aromatic plants of the mint family",
": lemon balm",
": a spicy aromatic odor",
": a soothing restorative agency",
": a greasy substance used for healing or protecting the skin",
": a balsamic resin",
": one from small tropical evergreen trees (genus Commiphora of the family Burseraceae)",
": an aromatic preparation (as a healing ointment)",
": a soothing restorative agency"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4(l)m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4lm",
"\u02c8b\u00e4(l)m,"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"antonyms":[
"fetor",
"malodor",
"reek",
"stench",
"stink"
],
"examples":[
"Art can be a balm to the soul.",
"She shows that laughter is a balm for difficult times.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Skin Protection Sunscreen and lip balm should be at the top of your packing list. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"WearSPF offers six products \u2013 sunscreen spray, sunscreen sport stick, mineral sunscreen, essential sunscreen, lip balm and after-sun cleanser \u2013 that are designed with golfers in mind. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"Psychologist Drake points out that the pandemic sent droves of us to the arts as a kind of soothing balm \u2014owing in large part to the ability to view, share, and participate in it for free via the glorious and terrible internet. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
"Somehow - for me - this works like some kind of balm . \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
"This inventive gel-like formula delivers the pigment of a lipstick with the softness and easy application of a balm , thanks to a core made with skincare ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Weleda Skin Food Lip Butter Give those lips a butter-soft balm to soothe, hydrate, and nourish from the inside out. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Stuart, like the actor who portrays him, opened himself to Christ, and both men\u2019s sincerity, humility, and devotion radiate from Father Stu, a stirring depiction of faith\u2019s journey that will be spiritual balm for many of those who see it. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Next, prep the skin with an emollient like a face oil or a balm that\u2019s silky and doesn\u2019t absorb right away to avoid tugging your skin. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English basme, baume , from Anglo-French, from Latin balsamum balsam",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215641"
},
"balminess":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"having the qualities of balm soothing",
"mild , temperate",
"crazy , foolish",
"warm, calm, and pleasant"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0113",
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"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"a completely balmy but harmless old man who talked intently to plants and believed they answered back",
"a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the simple gesture of moving dinner outdoors on a balmy evening can feel picnicky, which is to say, nice. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The comparably balmy temperatures, which reached around 10 degrees Fahrenheit, arrived courtesy of a history-making atmospheric river \u2014 a plume of concentrated moisture that flows through the sky. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The outrage from lawmakers subsided when balmy temperatures returned. \u2014 Dallas News , 22 Feb. 2021",
"With its natural beauty, seclusion and year-round balmy climate, the luxury community has attracted the likes of the late pop superstar Prince, who once owned a nearby mansion, as well as vacationers and investors worldwide. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Sunny skies and balmy breezes provided the perfect backdrop for opening weekend at Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center in Carpentersville. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"As always, the event began each night at dusk and went all night until down, with nightly temperatures dipping as low as a balmy 70 degrees over the weekend. \u2014 Graham Berry, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
"These styles will cover your toes in canvas, crochet, or leather, while their straps, cutouts, and open weaves while allowing the rest of your foot to be exposed to the balmy summer air. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see balm ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"balmy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having the qualities of balm : soothing",
": mild , temperate",
": crazy , foolish",
": warm, calm, and pleasant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4l-m\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-m\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4l-m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"a completely balmy but harmless old man who talked intently to plants and believed they answered back",
"a pleasant, balmy breeze was all that stirred the wildflowers growing near the shore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the simple gesture of moving dinner outdoors on a balmy evening can feel picnicky, which is to say, nice. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The comparably balmy temperatures, which reached around 10 degrees Fahrenheit, arrived courtesy of a history-making atmospheric river \u2014 a plume of concentrated moisture that flows through the sky. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The outrage from lawmakers subsided when balmy temperatures returned. \u2014 Dallas News , 22 Feb. 2021",
"With its natural beauty, seclusion and year-round balmy climate, the luxury community has attracted the likes of the late pop superstar Prince, who once owned a nearby mansion, as well as vacationers and investors worldwide. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Sunny skies and balmy breezes provided the perfect backdrop for opening weekend at Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center in Carpentersville. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"As always, the event began each night at dusk and went all night until down, with nightly temperatures dipping as low as a balmy 70 degrees over the weekend. \u2014 Graham Berry, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
"These styles will cover your toes in canvas, crochet, or leather, while their straps, cutouts, and open weaves while allowing the rest of your foot to be exposed to the balmy summer air. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see balm ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212850"
},
"baloney":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork",
": a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna",
": pretentious nonsense : bunkum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (2)",
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191442"
},
"bamboozlement":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe , hoodwink",
": to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bam-\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"examples":[
"bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert",
"she's completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Watch as The Colonel attempts to bamboozle audiences and the media by replacing his golden goose with an impersonator. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"And school districts have the right to formally challenge property owners who might be trying to bamboozle the boards of revision. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Variant mutations that would totally bamboozle antibodies can\u2019t always fool T cells, which means a lot more of them will be fairly Omicron-proof, Gralinski told me. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Even if my body retained a perfect memory of my vaccines\u2019 contents, these changes might still bamboozle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The virus, too, will keep changing, and could one day bamboozle even bodies whose immune safeguards remain intact. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The point is not to confuse or bamboozle people, but to eventually find a way to think that makes more sense and is a little less murky. \u2014 Stephon Alexander, Wired , 31 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223823"
},
"banal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite",
": of a common or ordinary kind"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8nal",
"ba-",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4l",
"b\u0101-\u02c8nal",
"\u02c8b\u0101-n\u1d4al",
"b\u0259-\u02c8nal",
"ba-",
"-\u02c8n\u0227l; b\u0101-\u02c8nal; \u02c8b\u0101n-\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"flat",
"insipid",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"watery",
"wishy-washy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The more banal , the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better. \u2014 Don DeLillo , Mao II , 1991",
"The instructor's script is banal , relying heavily on images of waves on a beach or clouds in the sky. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , \"Wintering Over,\" 1979 , in In Deep , 1987",
"\u2026 it seemed to me that computers have been used in ways that are salutary, in ways that are dangerous, banal and cruel, and in ways that seem harmless if a little silly. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , The Soul of a New Machine , 1981",
"He made some banal remarks about the weather.",
"The writing was banal but the story was good.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Part of the film\u2019s charm is in how seemingly banal moments take on a more tender feel. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 26 Oct. 2020",
"One effect of the book's tongue-in-cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal . \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"The film\u2019s peculiar emphasis on that clip asserts a distinction between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the banal and the sublime that emerges in the dramatization of the explorers\u2019 adventure. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Without exception, the works showcased in the Decentral Art Pavilion were banal , tasteless and pointlessly surreal. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"People are going into performance reviews, brainstorming sessions and the office with all kinds of grief, swinging between the banal and the crushing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The rest of Joanna\u2019s coworkers are tormentors, banal ones, with several actors making the strange choice to somewhat underplay their roles, allowing scenes to sag while Bayer vamps. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Even when the subject is banal , his line is unexpected, diverted from clich\u00e9 by incident\u2014the peculiar crumpling of a sail, or the irregular break of a ripple. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The interrogation outside Winner\u2019s house, led by Simpson\u2019s Agent Garrick, comes across as both banal and calculated; no doubt the technique would seem less effective with a less garrulous target. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, \"pertaining to a feudal lord's right to extract usage fees for mills, ovens, etc., within his jurisdiction, available for general use, ordinary, commonplace, trite,\" going back to Old French bannel \"subject to a feudal lord's jurisdiction, of seigneurial authority,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin bann\u0101lis, ban\u0101lis \"ordered by a ban, invested with public authority,\" from bannus, bannum \"order given by a public authority, authority, jurisdiction\" (borrowed from Old Low Franconian *banna- \"call to arms by a lord\") + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at ban entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201806"
},
"band":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement",
": something that binds or restrains legally, morally, or spiritually",
": a strip serving to join or hold things together: such as",
": belt sense 2",
": a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn",
": a thin flat encircling strip: such as",
": a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothing",
": a strip of cloth used to protect a newborn baby's navel",
": a ring of elastic",
": a strip (as of living tissue or rock) or a stripe (as on an animal) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or area",
": a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies",
": range sense 7a",
": a narrow strip serving chiefly as decoration: such as",
": a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress",
": a pair of strips hanging at the front of the neck as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress",
": a ring without raised portions",
": track sense 2e(3)",
": to affix a band to or tie up with a band",
": to finish or decorate with a band",
": to gather together : unite",
": to unite for a common purpose",
": a group of persons, animals, or things",
": a group of musicians organized for ensemble playing",
": a strip of material that holds together or goes around something else",
": a strip of something that is different from what it goes around or across",
": a range of frequencies (as of radio waves)",
": to put a strip of material on or around : tie together with a band",
": to unite in a group",
": a group of persons or animals",
": a group of musicians performing together",
": a thin flat encircling strip especially for binding: as",
": a strip of cloth used to protect a newborn baby's navel",
": a thin flat strip of metal that encircles a tooth",
": a strip separated by some characteristic color or texture or considered apart from what is adjacent: as",
": a stripe, streak, or other elongated mark on an animal",
": one transverse to the long axis of the body",
": a line or streak of differentiated cells",
": one of the alternating dark and light segments of skeletal muscle fibers",
": band cell",
": a strip of abnormal tissue either congenital or acquired",
": a strip of connective tissue that causes obstruction of the bowel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8band",
"\u02c8band",
"\u02c8band"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"eye",
"hoop",
"loop",
"ring",
"round"
],
"antonyms":[
"begird",
"belt",
"engird",
"engirdle",
"enwind",
"gird",
"girdle",
"girt",
"girth",
"wrap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"banded the waist of the dress with a speckled belt",
"banded the newspapers together for delivery"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171922"
},
"band (together)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to form a group in order to do or achieve something"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222011"
},
"bandbox":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood for holding light articles of attire",
": a structure (such as a baseball park) having relatively small interior dimensions",
": exquisitely neat, clean, or ordered as if just taken from a bandbox"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a small bandbox bed-and-breakfast decorated with taste and charm",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The game was held in Benet\u2019s Alumni Gym, a bandbox that dates to the 1950s. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The changes certainly won\u2019t turn PK Park into a bandbox but the extreme edge for pitchers, particularly in the early spring, will be lessened. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This state\u2019s first-ever regular season Major League Baseball game is set for Thursday, but with just a week to go workers were still assembling the ballpark, an 8,000-seat bandbox carved out of the world\u2019s most famous cornfield. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Oregon and Central Connecticut State turned pitcher-friendly PK Park into a bandbox to start NCAA regional play. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 June 2021",
"The new park is far from the bandbox Rosenblatt was. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 June 2020",
"The Lake Placid arena was an 8,000-seat bandbox shaped like a cockfighting amphitheater. \u2014 Gerald Eskenazi, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
"The bad news for any team hankering to take swings in that bandbox is, well, [gestures at the section about Verlander and Cole and Greinke]. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
"When Radford played at Charleston Southern during Green\u2019s junior year, the bandbox of a gym was packed with students, including a group of football players in the front row who were talented hecklers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1708, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200227"
},
"banderole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long narrow forked flag or streamer",
": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"banner",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"jack",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennant",
"pennon",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223026"
},
"bang":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to strike sharply : bump",
": to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise",
": to have sexual intercourse with",
": to strike with a sharp noise or thump",
": to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive noise or series of such noises",
": to play a sport (such as basketball) in a very aggressive and forceful manner",
": a resounding blow",
": a sudden loud noise",
": a sudden striking effect",
": a quick burst of energy",
": thrill",
": an act of copulation",
": a sexual partner",
": exclamation point",
": value received from outlay or effort",
": right , directly",
": the front section of a person's hair when it is cut short and worn over the forehead",
": to cut (hair) short and squarely across",
": to beat, strike, or shut with a loud noise",
": a sudden loud noise",
": a hard hit or blow",
": thrill entry 2 sense 1",
": hair cut short across the forehead"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014b",
"\u02c8ba\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"bump",
"collide",
"crash",
"hit",
"impact",
"impinge",
"knock",
"ram",
"slam",
"smash",
"strike",
"swipe",
"thud"
],
"antonyms":[
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"The show began bang on time.",
"the reform movement was just beginning when it bang ran into opposition"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1828, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1874, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1874, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032512"
},
"bang-bang":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"having a sudden, forceful, or attention-grabbing effect punchy",
"executed or happening so quickly as to make judgment (as by an umpire or referee) difficult",
"characterized by violent or fast-paced action"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02ccba\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bang-up":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": first-rate",
": to cause extensive damage to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1810, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1886, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185127"
},
"banish":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to require by authority to leave a country",
"to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance",
"to clear away dispel",
"to force to leave a country",
"to cause to go away"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ba-nish",
"synonyms":[
"deport",
"displace",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"relegate",
"transport"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He was banished for life.",
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Humanity has long sought to literally and metaphorically banish darkness. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"banishment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to require by authority to leave a country",
": to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance",
": to clear away : dispel",
": to force to leave a country",
": to cause to go away"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-nish",
"\u02c8ba-nish"
],
"synonyms":[
"deport",
"displace",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"relegate",
"transport"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He was banished for life.",
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Humanity has long sought to literally and metaphorically banish darkness. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203949"
},
"bank":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as",
": a piled-up mass of cloud or fog",
": an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf",
": the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow",
": a steep slope (as of a hill)",
": the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve",
": the lateral inward tilt of a vehicle (such as an airplane) when turning",
": a protective or cushioning rim or piece",
": to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 2 ) about",
": to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers",
": to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge",
": to heap or pile in a bank",
": to drive (a ball) into a cushion",
": to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (such as a backboard) into or toward a goal",
": to form or group in a tier",
": to rise in or form a bank",
": to incline an airplane laterally",
": to incline laterally",
": to follow a curve or incline",
": an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds",
": the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer",
": a person conducting a gambling house or game",
": dealer",
": a supply of something held in reserve: such as",
": the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker (see banker entry 1 sense 2 ) or dealer",
": a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players draw",
": a place where something is held available",
": a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product",
": to manage a bank",
": to deposit money or have an account in a bank (see bank entry 3 sense 1a )",
": to deposit or store in a bank",
": to depend or rely on",
": a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier",
": such as",
": a set of elevators",
": a row or tier of telephones",
": one of the horizontal and usually secondary or lower divisions of a headline",
": a mound or ridge especially of earth",
": the side of a hill",
": the higher ground at the edge of a river, lake, or sea",
": something shaped like a mound",
": an undersea elevation : shoal",
": to build (a curve) in a road or track with a slope upward from the inside edge",
": to heap up in a mound or pile",
": to raise a pile or mound around",
": to tilt to one side when turning",
": a business where people deposit and withdraw their money and borrow money",
": a small closed container in which money may be saved",
": a storage place for a reserve supply",
": to have an account in a bank",
": to deposit in a bank",
": a group or series of objects arranged together in a row",
": a place where something is held available",
": a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product of human origin for medical use",
"\u2014 see blood bank",
": an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds",
": a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank",
": a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office",
": a national bank that is chartered for a limited time to operate an insolvent bank until it is sold",
": a national bank that establishes monetary and fiscal policy and controls the money supply and interest rate",
": a bank other than the payor bank that is handling for collection a negotiable instrument or a promise or order to pay money",
": a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through deposit accounts and commercial loans)",
": an association (as a credit union) owned by and offering banking services for its members",
": savings and loan association",
": the first bank to take a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money unless the instrument, promise, or order is presented for immediate payment over the counter",
": a land bank that is under federal charter and regulated by the Farm Credit Administration",
": one of 12 central banks set up under the Federal Reserve Act to hold reserves for and extend credit to affiliated banks in their respective districts",
": a bank other than the depositary or payor bank to which a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay is transferred in the course of collection",
": a bank that provides financing for land development and farm mortgages especially by issuing stock \u2014 see also federal land bank in this entry",
": a trust that holds land for purposes of preservation or conservation",
": a bank operating under federal charter and supervision",
": a financial organization (as a branch of an out-of-state bank) that either accepts demand deposits or makes commercial loans",
": a bank that is the drawee of a draft",
": a bank other than a payor bank that presents a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money",
": a bank organized to hold depositors' funds in interest-bearing accounts and to make long-term investments (as in home mortgage loans)",
": a bank operating under state charter and law"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014bk",
"\u02c8ba\u014bk",
"\u02c8ba\u014bk",
"\u02c8ba\u014bk"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"drift",
"mound"
],
"antonyms":[
"hill",
"mound"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184101"
},
"banner":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1 )",
": flag entry 2 sense 1",
": an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend (see legend sense 2a )",
": one presented as an award of honor or distinction",
": a headline in large type running across a newspaper page",
": a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted",
": a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology",
": an advertisement graphic (see graphic entry 2 sense 2b ) that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page",
": the upper, large, often lobed petal of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) : standard sense 8a , vexillum sense 3",
"\u2014 compare keel sense 2b , wing sense 2e(2)",
": to furnish with a banner",
": to print (a news story) under a headline in large type usually on the front page",
": prominent in support of a political party",
": distinguished from all others especially in excellence",
": flag entry 1",
": a piece of cloth with a design, a picture, or some writing on it"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259r",
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"banderole",
"banderol",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"jack",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennant",
"pennon",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A banner was hung over the street advertising the local theater production.",
"Banners were carried by members of each group marching in the parade.",
"Adjective",
"It was a banner year for the sales department.",
"The team had a banner season last year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sherman Barrois executive produces under her Folding Chair Productions banner , which has an overall deal at WBTV. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Glazer is producing through her Starrpix banner alongside Rabinowitz, Range Media Partners co-founder Susie Fox, and FilmNation\u2019s president of production Ashley Fox. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"The 24-year-old phenom, who came over from the Williams team this season, is no stranger to Mercedes, having been a junior driver under its banner a few years back. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
"Feig, 59, will also produce the film under his Feigco Entertainment banner alongside Laura Fischer, while Jessica Sharzer \u2014 who also wrote the first movie \u2014 will pen the script, according to Deadline. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Veith wrote the pilot and executive produced alongside Antosca under his banner Eat the Cat along with Alex Hedlund. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Bossy had his number 22 retired on March 3, 1992, and his banner now hangs in UBS Arena. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Biden, of course, still has one big card to play: The thing that unified his party between 2017 and 2021, and drew independents to his banner , was opposition to Donald Trump. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to Jordan, Elizabeth Raposo is producing via their Outlier Society banner , meanwhile Smith and Westbrook Studios Co-President, Head of Motion Pictures, Jon Mone will produce the project alongside Ryan Shimazaki for Westbrook Studios. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thue noted that a licensing subcommittee had already voted in favor of granting The Pearl its license \u2014 and the commission decided that walk-in traffic and social media were an acceptable substitute for a sign or banner out front. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Lawrence will executive produce under his Doozer Productions banner along with Jeff Ingold. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Back at Harry\u2019s, half a dozen Proud Boys marched with a white Black Lives Matter banner down 11th Street toward the churning crowd. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Yes, there will be ads in the apps, and banner ads as well, but in a briefing, Google declined to state what type of companies will be advertising on the platform or to even cite product categories. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Suspects surface: Why not the nearest neighbor, Trump sign bannering his yard, who once groped Jacy and hopes to buy Lincoln\u2019s property? \u2014 Mameve Medwed, BostonGlobe.com , 25 July 2019",
"Before a cheering crowd of Cuban-Americans in Miami last June, Trump bannered his harder line on Cuba. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Washington Post , 11 May 2018",
"Class 6A state champion Pope banners the top 10 after defeating No. \u2014 Craig Sager Jr., ajc , 6 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Investment banking still holds appeal, especially after a banner fourth quarter. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2020",
"The \u201970s weren\u2019t exactly banner days for newsroom diversity. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184220"
},
"banning":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in southern California east-southeast of Riverside population 29,603"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-ni\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202853"
},
"banquet":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a sumptuous feast",
": an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person",
": a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement",
": to partake of a banquet",
": to treat with a banquet : feast",
": a formal dinner for many people usually to celebrate a special event"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t",
"\u02c8ban-",
"also",
"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"dinner",
"feast",
"feed",
"regale",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[
"dine",
"feast",
"junket",
"regale"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They held a banquet in his honor.",
"prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class",
"Verb",
"banqueted the returning troops at the military base",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Taylor talked to more than 200 people about her first year in office and answered numerous questions during the 37th annual Lunch With The Mayor Monday at the new CAP Catering banquet hall in downtown Waukegan. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Several players missing because of track and lacrosse banquet . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Several restaurants, shops, a golf course, and banquet rooms are on-site, and all of it is filled with the charms of old Palm Beach. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"More than 700 Republicans packed a Howell banquet hall for the Livingston County Republican Party debate, which lasted about two hours. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
"Friday's banquet was held in the wooden-floored Shell Lake Arts Center, which also typically houses the local prom. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"The inaugural Avon High Athletic Hall of Fame banquet is slated for Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Golf Club of Avon, 160 Country Club Road. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
"The 2022 Biennale, or at least its central exhibition, is a feast of the eyes: a giant, high-spirited banquet of looking and scrutinizing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The stage is bare but for a few pieces of furniture: a couple of armchairs that appear to be the only seating in Macbeth\u2019s castle, and a long table for the banquet scene. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won\u2019t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213942"
},
"bantam":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds",
": a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition",
": small , diminutive",
": pertly combative",
": a miniature breed of domestic chicken often raised for exhibiting in shows",
"former town of Indonesia in the northwestern corner of Java; once capital of the Sultanate of Bantam"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter\u2019s strutting exhibitionism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 1 July 2019",
"Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2019",
"These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets \u2014 worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Oct. 2019",
"And for decades, one bantam -sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt. \u2014 Salim Valji, New York Times , 10 June 2019",
"Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level. \u2014 Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2019",
"Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice. \u2014 Mike Wall, Space.com , 26 Sep. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211024"
},
"banter":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner",
": delude",
": challenge",
": to speak or act playfully or wittily",
": good-natured and usually witty and animated joking",
": good-natured teasing and joking",
": to tease or joke with in a friendly way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"fool",
"fun",
"gag",
"jape",
"jest",
"jive",
"joke",
"jolly",
"josh",
"kid",
"quip",
"wisecrack",
"yuk",
"yuck"
],
"antonyms":[
"backchat",
"badinage",
"chaff",
"give-and-take",
"jesting",
"joshing",
"persiflage",
"raillery",
"repartee"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance",
"Noun",
"I enjoyed hearing their good-natured banter .",
"members of the Algonquin Round Table were known for their brilliant and witty banter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Anyone who has worked in professional spaces knows that casual spaces/times (e.g. banter at the beginning of a call, break room talk, training class/conference downtime, etc.) are anything but inconsequential. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Allyson Kaye Daniel is an elegant and welcome presence as Abigail Adams, who periodically materializes to banter with, and sometimes instruct, her husband. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"The decision came just after Jackson Reffitt's political disagreements and banter over text with his father escalated after the election in 2020. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Team building can happen anywhere your team can interact with one another and banter about anything other than work. \u2014 James Mayo, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The four cutters \u2014 three men and one woman \u2014 banter with one another and their clients, talking on topics ranging from the advisability of keeping a land line telephone to why some people remain unvaccinated. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022",
"During the stage banter between sets, BTS mostly stuck to English. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
"As the episode ends, Clint and Kate banter about Kate's codename. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The episode also provides another nice showcase for fun back-and-forth between Clint and Kate, who banter their way through the escape and subsequent chase then struggle to communicate when Clint loses his hearing aid. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What subjects does Ortiz cover with his in-game banter ? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"When Vanya is alone with Astrov (Brandon Mendez Homer), their banter has a locker-room vibe. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Antonoff applies this sort of discernment to everything Bleachers-related: the group\u2019s album-cover typeface, its Instagram color palette, its between-songs banter . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"His between-song banter included bits about leaner, smaller Huntsville gigs. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"She's also had flirty banter with another 1D member, Niall Horan, which led fans to actually ship the pair as a couple. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 9 June 2022",
"This is equal parts romance, adventure and mystery, sprinkled with fun banter and that delicious second-chance romance angst. \u2014 Ali Hazelwood, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For more than a week now, Live With Kelly and Ryan fans have been missing Kelly Ripa\u2019s banter with Ryan Seacrest. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"In a video uploaded to YouTube by a concert attendee, Arroyo is seen having some banter with frontman Eddie Vedder before the whole band helps him get started on the drumbeat. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1660, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191216"
},
"baptism":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community",
": a non-Christian rite using water for ritual purification",
": purification by or submergence in Spirit",
": an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is purified, sanctified, initiated, or named",
": the act or ceremony of baptizing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bap-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8bap-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"inaugural",
"inauguration",
"induction",
"initiation",
"installation",
"installment",
"instalment",
"investiture",
"investment"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"There were over 100 baptisms at our church last year.",
"He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trailer sees the detective examining the crime scene, juxtaposed with scenes of a baptism and life in small-town Utah. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Her tenure has been something of a baptism by fire, as TIAA participants worry about their retirement savings amid ballooning inflation and a sputtering stock market. \u2014 Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"The diocese has created a website for anyone who believes their baptism was invalid. \u2014 Natacha Larnaud, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"On Sunday, as people milled about between services, a family group gathered in the church\u2019s nave for a baptism . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
"Earlier this month, The Post caught up with three of them during a lull in the fighting, and spoke to them about their baptism by fire. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"During Lent, believers remember and honor the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert after his baptism , during which he was tempted by Satan. \u2014 Deirdre Reilly, Fox News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But when Eve doesn't show up to her baptism , Villanelle can't stand it anymore. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"One word caught the ear of a young priest a few years ago when his father shared a video of his 1990 baptism at a suburban Detroit church. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English baptisme ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224350"
},
"baptize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to administer baptism (see baptism sense 1 ) to",
": to purify or cleanse spiritually especially by a purging (see purge entry 1 sense 1 ) experience or ordeal",
": initiate",
": to give a name to (as at baptism) : christen",
": to administer baptism",
": to dip in water or sprinkle water on as a part of the ceremony of receiving into the Christian church",
": to give a name to as in the ceremony of baptism : christen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bap-\u02c8t\u012bz",
"\u02c8bap-\u02cct\u012bz",
"especially Southern",
"or",
"bap-\u02c8t\u012bz",
"\u02c8bap-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
"nominate",
"style",
"term",
"title"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The priest baptized the baby.",
"She was baptized at the age of 20.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Janak reassured him that God recognized the family\u2019s intention to baptize the boy. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 29 May 2022",
"Karen and Michael Hidde watched the flight nurse baptize their baby, sprinkling water on him from a small shell. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Only priests could baptize , ordain, perform the sacrament of the Eucharist and give last rites. \u2014 Lisa Bitel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Fans are dissecting the hallucination\u2014which saw Nate impregnate Cassie and then watch as a pool-side Cal Jacobs, his father, proceeded to erotically baptize her. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
"James reacted by putting his fingers in Max\u2019s water and splashing him as if to baptize him into James\u2019s unique religion of belligerent assholery. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French baptiser , from Late Latin baptizare , from Greek baptizein to dip, baptize, from baptein to dip, dye; akin to Old Norse kvefja to quench",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203321"
},
"bar":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation ()",
"adjective",
"combining form",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"preposition",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)",
": a solid piece or block of material that is longer than it is wide",
": a usually rigid piece (as of wood or metal) longer than it is wide that is used as a handle or support",
": a handrail used by ballet dancers to maintain balance while exercising",
": something that obstructs or prevents passage, progress, or action: such as",
": the destruction of an action (see action sense 5 ) or claim",
": a plea or objection that effects such destruction",
": an intangible or nonphysical impediment",
": a submerged or partly submerged bank (as of sand) along a shore or in a river often obstructing navigation",
": the railing in a courtroom that encloses the place about the judge where prisoners are stationed or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases",
": court , tribunal",
": a particular system of courts",
": an authority or tribunal that hands down judgment",
": the barrier in the English Inns of Court that formerly separated the seats of the benchers or readers (see reader sense 2 ) from the body of the hall occupied by the students",
": the whole body of barristers or lawyers qualified to practice in the courts of any jurisdiction",
": the profession of barrister or lawyer",
": the test that a person must pass in order to become eligible to work as a lawyer",
": a straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide: such as",
": one of two or more horizontal stripes on a heraldic shield",
": a metal or embroidered strip worn on a usually military uniform especially to indicate rank (as of a company officer) or service (see service entry 1 sense 6b )",
": a counter at which food or especially alcoholic beverages are served",
": a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks and sometimes food are served : barroom",
": shop sense 2b",
": a vertical line across the musical staff before the initial measure accent (see accent entry 1 sense 5 )",
": measure",
": a lace and embroidery joining covered with buttonhole stitch for connecting various parts of the pattern in needlepoint lace and cutwork",
": standard",
": a strip along the edge of a computer window that contains commonly used options or icons",
": in jail",
": to fasten with a long, narrow piece of wood, metal, or other material : to fasten with a bar (see bar entry 1 sense 1a )",
": to place bars across to prevent ingress or egress",
": to mark with straight stripes, bands, or lines that are much longer than they are wide : to mark with bars (see bar entry 1 sense 4 ) : stripe",
": to confine or shut in by or as if by bars (see bar entry 1 sense 1a )",
": to set aside : to not take into consideration : rule out",
": to keep out : exclude",
": to put forth legal objection to (something, such as a claim or action)",
": to prevent (a party) from bringing a claim or action",
": prevent , forbid",
": except",
": a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals",
"barometer; barometric",
"barrel",
"Baruch",
"bachelor of architecture",
"Browning automatic rifle",
": weight : pressure",
": a usually slender rigid piece (as of wood or metal) that has a specific use (as for a lever or barrier)",
": a rectangular solid piece or block of something",
": a counter on which alcoholic drinks are served",
": a place of business for the sale of alcoholic drinks",
": a part of a place of business where a particular food or drink is served",
": something that blocks the way",
": a submerged or partly submerged bank along a shore or in a river",
": a court of law",
": the profession of law",
": a straight stripe, band, or line longer than it is wide",
": a vertical line across a musical staff marking equal measures of time",
": measure entry 1 sense 6",
": to fasten with a bar",
": to block off",
": to shut out",
": with the exception of",
": a piece of metal that connects parts of a removable partial denture",
": the part of the wall of a horse's hoof that is bent inward toward the frog at the heel on each side and that extends toward the center of the sole",
": a straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide: as",
": a transverse ridge on the roof of a horse's mouth",
": the space in front of the molar teeth of a horse in which the bit is placed",
": to cut free and ligate (a vein in a horse's leg) above and below the site of a projected operative procedure",
": a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals or to one million dynes per square centimeter or to 0.9869 atmosphere",
"barometer; barometric",
": the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases \u2014 compare bench sense 1 , dock , jury box , stand",
": court , tribunal",
": the whole body of lawyers",
": those qualified to practice in the courts of a particular jurisdiction",
"\u2014 compare bench sense 3b",
": the profession or occupation of lawyer",
": bar examination",
": something that prevents admission, progress, or action: as",
": an intangible impediment, obstacle, or barrier",
": the permanent preclusion of a claim or action especially due to the loss of a previous suit based on the same cause of action and between the same parties",
"\u2014 compare collateral estoppel at estoppel sense 2a , merger sense 4 , res judicata sense 2",
": before the court",
": in the legal profession",
": to keep out : exclude",
": to prevent from doing or accomplishing (something)",
": preclude : as",
": to act as a bar to (as a claim or action)",
": to prevent (a party) from bringing a claim or action",
"\u2014 see also estop \u2014 compare merge sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r"
],
"synonyms":[
"billet",
"rod"
],
"antonyms":[
"band",
"streak",
"stripe"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Preposition",
"1723, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1910, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173726"
},
"barb":{
"type":"noun (1)",
"definitions":[
"a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck",
"a sharp projection extending backward (as from the point of an arrow or fishhook) and preventing easy extraction",
"a sharp projection with its point similarly oblique to something else",
"a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment",
"barbel entry 2",
"any of the side branches of the shaft of a feather \u2014 see feather illustration",
"a plant hair or bristle ending in a hook",
"to furnish with a barb",
"any of a northern African breed of horses that are noted for speed and endurance",
"barbiturate",
"a sharp point that sticks out and backward (as from the tip of an arrow or fishhook)",
"barbiturate"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00e4rb",
"synonyms":[
"affront",
"brickbat",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1759, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1610, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1955, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162635"
},
"barbarous":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"uncivilized",
"lacking culture or refinement philistine",
"characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms",
"mercilessly harsh or cruel",
"not civilized",
"cruel sense 2 , harsh",
"very offensive"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"brutal",
"brute",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
],
"examples":[
"the barbarous treatment of the native peoples of the New World by those bent on conquest at any cost",
"an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resonance and immediacy of these barbarous 19th-century events are testament to Zhang\u2019s storytelling powers, and should stand as a warning to all of us. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The pontiff reiterated his condemnation of war as barbarous and sacrilegious. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Nevertheless, this is where Democratic extremism has taken the party, and this foolhardy vote tonight will do Americans the favor of exposing exactly how committed national Democrats are to this barbarous position. \u2014 Alexandra Desanctis, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"From Santiago to Sydney and Sacramento, from Tokyo and Taipei to Tel Aviv, protesters have raged at Vladimir Putin for his barbarous campaign to conquer Ukraine. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Iconic images of the accused being burned alive were deployed in the propaganda wars that cast the Black struggle, depending on the teller, as either barbarous or suffused with its own fearsome justice. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"People dismiss gold as a barbarous relic and governments de-emphasize its importance as a relic. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The savagery of the Korean War, however, didn\u2019t stop the United States from fighting another barbarous ground war in Asia that had little connection to its vital interests. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, The New Republic , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Though scarcely remembered now, the 2014 massacre of thousands of members of the Yazidi religion by ISIS, on Mount Sinjar, in Iraq, remains one of the most barbarous acts of genocide of recent years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin barbarus , from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bare":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering",
"lacking clothing",
"bareheaded",
"lacking any tool or weapon",
"open to view exposed",
"unfurnished or scantily supplied",
"destitute",
"having nothing left over or added",
"mere",
"devoid of amplification or adornment",
"worthless",
"to make or lay (something) bare (see bare entry 1 ) uncover",
"having no covering naked",
"empty entry 1 sense 1",
"having nothing left over or added mere",
"bald sense 2",
"uncover sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ber",
"synonyms":[
"mere",
"very"
],
"antonyms":[
"disclose",
"discover",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"unveil"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Low-income communities, already using the bare minimum, have been hit the hardest. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Businesses are back to worrying about staying open with a bare minimum of manpower. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"State funding provides the bare minimum based on student enrollment. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"Cortes is 5-foot-11, playing a position at which 6 feet is typically considered the bare minimum by modern scouts. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"At the bare minimum, contribute to your 401(k) up to your employer match, and try to put a little bit into liquid savings each month. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
"But experts at Harvard University and elsewhere recommend three to four hourly air changes as the bare minimum. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"Finkenauer's campaign offered the bare minimum of signatures needed from different counties, leaving herself almost no margin for error. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"The inspection itself should take several hours at a bare minimum, or even a full day for larger properties and estates. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"For those willing to bare even more skin, crop tops are everywhere this year. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Kriegman and Steinberg had experience getting subjects to bare uncomfortably intimate details of their personal lives on camera. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"With the approach of summer and warmer weather, hordes of mosquitoes are just waiting for Hoosiers to bare a bit of skin. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"The first track of the album\u2019s second disc is thoughtfully framed as a therapy session in which Kendrick lays himself bare over gentle guitar chords and choir refrains. \u2014 Ej Panaligan, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
"The urge to get out there, to scream feral, to bare our souls and claw at the universe is totally understandable. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Chelsea Handler has never been afraid to bare it all \u2014 and her 47th birthday is no different! \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Vanity Fair Afterparty dares to bare in a plunging M\u00f4not gown with hip cutouts. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Now, new research lays bare the brutal impact on their counterparts in public health. \u2014 Azma Hasina Mulundika, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"barefaced":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having the face uncovered:",
": having no whiskers : beardless",
": wearing no mask",
": open , unconcealed",
": having or showing a lack of scruples"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u02c8f\u0101st"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
],
"examples":[
"a barefaced challenge for a fight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one clip from PBS NewsHour, a barefaced Pence could be seen elbow-bumping and chatting with multiple people inside the clinic. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2020",
"That act of barefaced deception drew Argentina level. \u2014 CNN , 4 Apr. 2018",
"However, the Heitkamps were not taking this barefaced truth sitting down. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 16 Mar. 2018",
"The production also favors a barefaced and bare-chested homoeroticism. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2017",
"How does a man whose first true introduction into the American consciousness was a barefaced lie about the crowd size at the president\u2019s inauguration become the surprise guest at this year\u2019s Emmy Awards, only to make a joke about said lie? \u2014 Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root , 18 Sep. 2017",
"For followers fluent in Portuguese that means confessional videos where a barefaced Trindade provides comic reviews of her favorite products, outlines her favorite outfits, and takes trips to the tattoo parlor to add more body ink. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 30 Aug. 2017",
"Teigen said, displaying her barefaced skin with blemishes on her nose, chin and forehead. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 1 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185025"
},
"bareness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering",
": lacking clothing",
": bareheaded",
": lacking any tool or weapon",
": open to view : exposed",
": unfurnished or scantily supplied",
": destitute",
": having nothing left over or added",
": mere",
": devoid of amplification or adornment",
": worthless",
": to make or lay (something) bare (see bare entry 1 ) : uncover",
": having no covering : naked",
": empty entry 1 sense 1",
": having nothing left over or added : mere",
": bald sense 2",
": uncover sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber",
"\u02c8ber",
"\u02c8ber"
],
"synonyms":[
"mere",
"very"
],
"antonyms":[
"disclose",
"discover",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"unveil"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Low-income communities, already using the bare minimum, have been hit the hardest. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Businesses are back to worrying about staying open with a bare minimum of manpower. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"State funding provides the bare minimum based on student enrollment. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"Cortes is 5-foot-11, playing a position at which 6 feet is typically considered the bare minimum by modern scouts. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"At the bare minimum, contribute to your 401(k) up to your employer match, and try to put a little bit into liquid savings each month. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
"But experts at Harvard University and elsewhere recommend three to four hourly air changes as the bare minimum. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"Finkenauer's campaign offered the bare minimum of signatures needed from different counties, leaving herself almost no margin for error. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"The inspection itself should take several hours at a bare minimum, or even a full day for larger properties and estates. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For those willing to bare even more skin, crop tops are everywhere this year. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Kriegman and Steinberg had experience getting subjects to bare uncomfortably intimate details of their personal lives on camera. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"With the approach of summer and warmer weather, hordes of mosquitoes are just waiting for Hoosiers to bare a bit of skin. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"The first track of the album\u2019s second disc is thoughtfully framed as a therapy session in which Kendrick lays himself bare over gentle guitar chords and choir refrains. \u2014 Ej Panaligan, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
"The urge to get out there, to scream feral, to bare our souls and claw at the universe is totally understandable. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Chelsea Handler has never been afraid to bare it all \u2014 and her 47th birthday is no different! \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Vanity Fair Afterparty: dares to bare in a plunging M\u00f4not gown with hip cutouts. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Now, new research lays bare the brutal impact on their counterparts in public health. \u2014 Azma Hasina Mulundika, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"The movie was so disgusting that it made me want to barf .",
"the movie's in-your-face violence made us want to barf",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In February, when asked to describe how college admissions was going so far this year, one affluent white parent in Los Angeles sent me a text with three emoji faces: one was sad, one was blue-faced and shivering, and one looked ready to barf . \u2014 Nicole Laporte, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Mike has to barf at the violent movie, and Jacob owns him for it. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 30 July 2021",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Your pulse speeds up, you get flushed, have a headache, feel weak and dizzy, then barf . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And there have been some willing purchasers -- especially at the bargain basement prices for Russian product. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"The retailer, which sold designer clothing at bargain basement prices, is reopening in spring 2023 at its former location near the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Several teams would quickly try to sign him as a bargain basement free agent. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"That would be kind of ironic, but the market doesn\u2019t care, the U.K. can be in the bargain basement but it can just as easily get lobbed into the dumpster by a U.S. crash. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The City of Albuquerque\u2019s entire operating budget for 2021 is $711,000,000, less than half of the amount needed to build bargain basement units years in the future. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The 4-4 Chiefs could also use some help, and Beckham can now be rented for the rest of the season for a bargain basement price. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021",
"In a regulatory filing to the Indian stock exchange on Thursday, the value of the sale was put at a bargain basement 28.5 million Indian rupees, or about $386,110. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Previously unwanted players such as Davis, McDowell, McKinley and LeCounte also come at bargain basement prices that enable a team to extend big-money players such as Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb and Denzel Ward. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Aug. 2021"
],
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"1914, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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],
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": any of various boats: such as",
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": a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagship",
": a roomy pleasure boat",
": a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated",
": to carry by barge",
": to move ponderously or clumsily",
": to thrust oneself heedlessly or unceremoniously",
": a broad boat with a flat bottom used chiefly in harbors and on rivers and canals",
": to move or push in a fast and often rude way"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4rj",
"\u02c8b\u00e4rj"
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"Verb",
"He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.",
"She barged through the door without even knocking.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Check out the numerous shops and restaurants around Middletown until the show begins sometime after 9 p.m. Fireworks are set off from a barge in the river, giving plenty of viewing angles to enjoy the display. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
"In Europe, customers might scramble to reverse the usual east-west movement of oil using rail, truck and river barge . \u2014 CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The boat and barge are at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale for inspection and repairs, the Coast Guard said in a statement Sunday. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Working from a barge topped with a crane, divers felt their way through murky water to determine the condition of the ship's wreckage, which was an unidentified hazard on navigation charts before being identified as Clotilda in 2019. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
"Crews will be inspecting the underside of the bridge from a barge on the Columbia River May 16-20. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
"Solaris \u2014 the name of this barge of barges \u2014 has been linked to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, whose name now appears on European Union and British sanctions lists. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The funds would cover the purchase of the fireworks, the rental of a barge to launch them from and the cost of securing the necessary permits, Dryden added. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a webinar on barge and maritime operations along Illinois waterways at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dorfman spends a lot of time setting up the story\u2019s underlying tensions at a dinner party that eventually erupts into violence, right before three masked men barge into the house and start tormenting the guests. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"After the door opens, a group of officers barge in, yelling commands. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The tugboat and barge that ran aground in Deerfield Beach and Boca Raton, respectively, Thursday night have been removed, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, and the beaches have fully reopened. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Two-Face's whole role is to barge into scenes with a machine gun. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"However, the music quickly shifts away from nostalgia and morphs into something new as the Martinez Brothers \u2014 the DJ duo from the Bronx \u2014 barge in with sudden flashes of sudden hi-def house. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The door seemed open for Djokovic to barge through and set a seemingly unassailable mark for major wins, right as his fiercest rivals seemed to be fading. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s another Alaska Logistics barge that\u2019s stuck near Georgetown, far up the Kuskokwim River. \u2014 Greg Kim, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Britney had a fear that her family would barge in and take everything. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"full of froth or ferment",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in forecasting weather and for determining altitude (see altitude sense 1a )",
": something that indicates fluctuations (as in public opinion)",
": standard , test",
": an instrument that measures air pressure and is used to forecast changes in the weather"
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"examples":[
"a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index\u2014which is the preferred inflation barometer for the Federal Reserve\u2014released Tuesday confirms that prices are growing at the fastest rate in four decades. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, the traditional ways of gauging success, such as ratings and box office, are fading in importance as Wall Street looks to subscriber growth as the ultimate barometer of a media giant\u2019s relevance. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"These days, the Seine\u2019s high-tech barometer often flashes in green \u2014 a sign that the river is allowing species to breathe again. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"These days, the Seine\u2019s high-tech barometer often flashes in green - a sign that the river is allowing species to breathe again. \u2014 Rick Noack, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"If there\u2019s any hesitance to declare the Red Sox BACK, all caps, it\u2019s that the three-game sweep over the weekend came against those inept Orioles, who aren\u2019t exactly the ideal barometer for measuring success. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
"As the developer explains, the app uses the barometer inside Android phones to measure changes to the pressure level. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 July 2021",
"If Meyer Shank Racing has taken the team-wide strides that Sunday\u2019s 7th and 8th-place finishes in the Indianapolis 500 might suggest, then this coming Sunday\u2019s Detroit Grand Prix may be the proper barometer to confirm it. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
"Using Spotify as a barometer , Sony\u2019s weekly share of the platform\u2019s worldwide top 100 tracks ticked up only slightly to 36.1%, but its part of Spotify\u2019s worldwide top ten jumped nearly 10% to 48.5%, up from 39% the previous fiscal year. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 25 May 2022"
],
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"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195144"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one of a class of tenants holding his rights and title by military or other honorable service directly from a feudal superior (such as a king)",
": a lord of the realm : noble , peer",
": a member of the lowest grade of the peerage in Great Britain",
": a nobleman on the continent of Europe of varying rank",
": a member of the lowest order of nobility in Japan",
": a joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone",
": a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity",
": a man who is a member of the lowest rank of British nobility"
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"examples":[
"a media baron who owns newspapers, television and radio stations, and even several cable networks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The infamous climax of that story recapitulated the depraved ambitions of a would-be rubber baron who conscripts Indigenous villagers to drag a ship through a steep jungle denuded for that purpose. \u2014 Kristen Millares Young, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The century-old Rae Room, holding the marble sarcophagi of a lumber baron and his scandalous second wife, is closed to the public 364 days of the year, opened only on Memorial Day. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Pugh is playing Princess Irulan, the daughter of the emperor, while Butler is Feyd-Rautha, the cunning nephew of the baron who heads House Harkonnen and who is being groomed to rule Arrakis. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The book\u2019s other plot has to do with a struggle between two Arizona frontier towns over which will be the county seat, and the machinations of a ruthless cattle baron who wants to crush the small landowners and run them off. \u2014 Ian Frazier, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
"In Europe, officials have managed to seize luxury yachts owned by several Russian billionaires with close ties to Putin\u2019s regime, including oil baron Igor Sechin and mining magnate Alisher Usmanov. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"My goal was to spend as much time as possible with the reigning baron of Russia\u2019s tech sector, and to try out Yandex\u2019s new products firsthand. \u2014 Paul Starobin, Wired , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The revised story focused on a mad press baron who attempts to start a war between China and Britain to improve his media ratings. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Nebraskans selected Pillen, a University of Nebraska regent and veterinarian, over Herbster, a political newcomer and bull-semen baron who faced several allegations of groping. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 11 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174445"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to a baron or the baronage",
": stately , ample",
": of, relating to, or suitable for a baron"
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"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l",
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],
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"humble",
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"unimposing",
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"examples":[
"a baronial mansion with dozens of spacious, luxurious rooms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The home, with about 160 feet of lake frontage, sits directly across the water from the Wrigley estate, a string of grand homes and baronial boathouses. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The family that had once owned land on a baronial scale now needed charity to eat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"And the optional 23-inch alloy wheels only add to the SUV\u2019s baronial presence. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The high-ceiling bedrooms feature baronial fireplaces, inlaid wood floors and ornate wall panels. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Hyman appears grubbing and silly in these lines, and reduced to just another child-sized charge in Jackson\u2019s baronial manor\u2014another mouth to feed. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 23 July 2021",
"The main house, anchored by a baronial great room, leads guests to the Lookout Room and adjoining family room and dining room, all with stunning views of crashing waves and sea. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 16 May 2021",
"While the job comes with a spacious Westminster apartment, a baronial weekend home, Chequers, and an annual decorating budget of 30,000 pounds ($41,600), the government does not pay for food or household staff. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2021",
"An elderly person of means passes, and the will is read in the study of his baronial home. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 May 2021"
],
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"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175737"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension",
": characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance",
": irregularly shaped",
": the baroque style or the period in which it flourished"
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"stiff",
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"undue",
"unmerciful"
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"moderate",
"modest",
"reasonable",
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a somewhat baroque writing style",
"a book filled with baroque descriptions",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"His grim rhythm is disrupted by the Riddler (Paul Dano), conceived here as a serial killer in the style of Kevin Spacey\u2019s character from Se7en, who starts knocking off the city\u2019s leaders, inflicting increasingly baroque torments along the way. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Succession has become an exercise in increasingly baroque ways to make nothing happen, and the cruel, rotted misery of that status quo is just as key to Succession\u2019s satire as its bleak depiction of wealth and the idiocy of those in power. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 30 Nov. 2021",
"As the controversy continued, Zak\u2019s theories became increasingly baroque . \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Exploring what happened to Epstein does spiral quickly into these conspiracy theories that become very baroque and slightly ridiculous. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Padilla speaks in the highly baroque language of the academy \u2014 a style that can seem so deliberate as to function as a kind of protective armor. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2021",
"In 2021, the largest brood of cicadas in the United States, appropriately named Brood X, will awake from a 17-year sleep and burrow out of the cold earth, ushering in a new season of baroque bug horrors. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 30 Dec. 2020",
"This exclusive first look at the Giraffe costume from The Masked Singer's upcoming fourth season reveals a very baroque figure, complete with a wig and heels. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 3 Sep. 2020",
"The Trinchero tasting room has a baroque library vibe. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 17 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This baroque -style palace home to more than 1,400 rooms took more than 60 years to build, interrupted by the Great Northern War that brought the Swedish Empire to an end. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"His version, a baroque drama that reimagines not only the tragedy of the Peterson family but also the filming of de Lestrade\u2019s documentary, depicts the transfigurative process by which facts are stacked and elevated to narrative. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"Fanjul intentionally contrasted a mix of dance styles including breaking and krump with the traditional baroque orchestra to critique the way society views those art forms based on class. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Those very same lawns are now studies in baroque excess. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Hudgens's bag also hails from the Fendace collection, and mixes iconic elements\u2014Fendi's F print, Versace's gilded baroque signature\u2014from both Italian brands. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 13 May 2022",
"Frank\u2019s late father, Mathieu, favored music that fit the ancient tower: baroque . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Scott\u2019s plan was to balance the baroque opulence of his fall runway with a nod to DeBose\u2019s love for a glamorous Old Hollywood gown. \u2014 Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Mizuki\u2019s Prive Collection one-of-a-kind double finger pearl and diamond ring with golden baroque South Sea pearl and pave white diamonds is a thoroughly modern take on a pearl ring and is completely comfortable to wear. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"circa 1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter",
": the amount contained in a barrel",
": the amount (such as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure",
": a great quantity",
": a drum or cylindrical part: such as",
": the discharging tube of a gun",
": the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead",
": a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm",
": the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine",
": the flat, cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece",
": the trunk of a quadruped",
": asking for or granting no credit",
": at a disadvantage : in an awkward position",
": to put or pack in a barrel",
": to move at a high speed or without hesitation",
": a round container often with curved sides that is longer than it is wide and has flat ends",
": the amount contained in a full barrel",
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": to move at a high speed"
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8ber-\u0259l"
],
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"abundance",
"basketful",
"boatload",
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"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
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"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
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"belt",
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"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, edged down 6.4% to $112.11 a barrel . \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Christensen explained that barrel -aging requires the natural shifts in temperature that occur with the changing of the seasons, without heating and air conditioning interrupting the process. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Brent crude, the international standard, gained 62 cents to $122.89 a barrel . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"India has also been trying to negotiate deeper price cuts on Russian oil, aiming for deals as low as $70 a barrel . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"During the trial, prosecutors posited that Crampton Brophy had replaced the gun\u2019s barrel and then discarded it to throw off investigators. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The benchmark for global oil prices, Brent crude, averaged at $102.23 a barrel during the first quarter \u2013 67% higher than during the same period last year, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The barrel angled skyward before firing only two shots, sending dirt and leaves into the air. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"These estimates are derived on the basis of the assumption that India\u2019s crude oil basket remains at $105 a barrel . \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billions of dollars\u2019 worth of televisions, furniture and other goods from the port are shipped onto trucks that barrel along the 710 and are then loaded onto trains headed to the rest of the country. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Trump would have entered a second term as US-China relations barrel toward greater confrontation. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz , 7 Nov. 2020",
"The craft beer revolution turned the tall cousin of cannabis into a breakout ingredient, infusing your brew with flavors and aromas that range from stone fruit to barrel oak. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Rays simply couldn\u2019t barrel up Detmers, who mixed a fastball averaging 92 mph with a looping curveball, a changeup and a slider. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"At its current pace, the world would barrel past that limit in the coming decades and set off increasingly deadly and irreversible calamities, scientists say. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Six years later, Pepsi would barrel ahead with another wacky soda-in-games collaboration, though this too was a Japan-only push. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"There, relying largely on ambush tactics, Ukrainian forces have slowed the Russian campaign to encircle and capture the capital, even as Russian troops barrel across the south. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Membership also provides discounts on drinks, early access to barrel picks, and invitations to member-only events, among other perks. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174044"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not reproducing: such as",
": incapable of producing offspring",
": not yet or not recently pregnant",
": habitually failing to fruit",
": not productive: such as",
": producing little or no vegetation : desolate",
": producing inferior crops",
": unproductive of results or gain : fruitless",
": devoid , lacking",
": lacking interest or charm",
": lacking inspiration or ideas",
": an extent of usually level land having an inferior growth of trees or little vegetation",
": a tract of barren land",
": unable to produce seed, fruit, or young",
": growing only poor or few plants",
": incapable of producing offspring"
],
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259n",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259n",
"\u02c8ber-\u0259n",
"\u02c8bar-\u0259n"
],
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"bony",
"boney",
"dead",
"desolate",
"hardscrabble",
"impoverished",
"infertile",
"poor",
"stark",
"unfertile",
"unproductive",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[
"desert",
"desolation",
"heath",
"no-man's-land",
"waste",
"wasteland"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.",
"The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing.",
"Noun",
"lived out in the barrens where it was impossible to grow anything",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In the future, Ferl would like to continue studying how life might take hold in otherwise barren extraterrestrial soils. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"The drier climate created a more barren habitat, which may have created environmental pressures on Discokeryx xiezhi's ability to survive -- hence the intense fighting over females. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Buubble, also known as The Five Million Star Hotel, is situated amongst the pines, a rarity in typically barren Iceland. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
"Our mission was to hammer the RS 3 both on the track and on a road course through the barren -but-beautiful desert highways on either edge of California and Nevada. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"The slow-revealing and vividly sorrowful two-hander boasts superb acting against the backdrop of the alluringly barren American heartland. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Less than an hour after new pandemic restrictions were announced, panic buying ensued and grocery shelves became barren , just like everywhere else in the world. \u2014 Leslie Nguyen-okwu, Quartz , 11 June 2021",
"Just 16 days after that, the New York Times ran a photo of him, his wife and his 2-year-old son sitting on a barren mattress in their garage. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"The story follows a journalist who travels to the barren archipelago of Stockholm, where food is scarce, military powers are at the doorsteps, and locals believe in an evil legend. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 16 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173619"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something material that blocks or is intended to block passage",
": a natural formation or structure that prevents or hinders movement or action",
": a medieval war game in which combatants fight on foot with a fence or railing between them",
": something immaterial that impedes or separates : obstacle",
": something (as a fence) that blocks the way",
": something that keeps apart or makes progress difficult",
": a material object or set of objects that separates, demarcates, or serves as a barricade \u2014 see blood-brain barrier , placental barrier",
": a contraceptive device (such as a condom or cervical cap ) that prevents sperm from entering the uterus",
": a factor that tends to restrict the free movement, mingling, or interbreeding of individuals or populations"
],
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"\u02c8ber-\u0113-\u0259r",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0113-",
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"\u02c8bar-\u0113-\u0259r"
],
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"barricade",
"fence",
"hedge",
"wall"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regulations are hardly a barrier to rolling out autonomous trucks. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"And the resource officer can be another barrier if the threat is coming from outside the school. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Organizers say that detail was included in the charter so there is no barrier for participation. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"That will be a barrier to selling the business later if the experience clause cannot be satisfied. \u2014 Robin Gagnon, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
"The complexity inherent in the scholarship and financial aid process is actually a huge barrier to students applying to college and their families, said Stephanie Owen, an assistant professor at Colby College who studies the economics of education. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212232"
},
"barring":{
"type":[
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": excluding by exception : excepting",
": aside from the possibility of"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4r-i\u014b"
],
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"apart from",
"aside from",
"bar",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"save",
"saving"
],
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"examples":[
"No one, barring the magician himself, knows how the trick is done.",
"we'll be there, barring rain or some other unexpected problem"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203534"
},
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"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation",
": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature",
": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)",
": a side or face (see face entry 1 sense 5a(5) ) of a geometrical figure from which an altitude (see altitude sense 1c(1) ) can be constructed",
": a side or face on which the figure stands",
": the length of a base",
": a main ingredient",
": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)",
": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added",
": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis",
": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)",
": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed",
": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking",
": a baseline in surveying",
": a center or area of operations",
": such as",
": a permanent military installation",
": the place from which a military force draws supplies",
": a place where military operations begin",
": root sense 6",
": a number (such as 5 in 5 6.44 or 5 7 ) that is raised to a power (see power entry 1 sense 5a )",
": the number that when raised to a power equal to the logarithm of a number yields the number itself",
": a number equal to the number of units in a given digit's place (see place entry 1 sense 8 ) that for a given system of writing numbers is required to give the numeral 1 in the next higher place",
": such a system of writing numbers using an indicated base",
": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated",
": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield",
": the starting place or goal",
": a point to be considered",
": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid",
": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline",
": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )",
": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language",
": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode",
"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b",
": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
": wrong , mistaken",
": unawares",
": to mention every subject that needs to be considered",
": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for",
": to make, form, or serve as a base for",
": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble",
": lacking higher values : degrading",
": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)",
"\u2014 compare noble entry 1",
": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals",
": resembling a villein : servile",
": held by villenage",
": of little height",
": baseborn",
": low in place or position",
": bass",
": constituting or serving as a base",
": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization",
": a thing or a part on which something rests : bottom , foundation",
": a starting place or goal in various games",
": any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score",
": the main place or starting place of an action or operation",
": a place where a military force keeps its supplies or from which it starts its operations",
": a line or surface of a geometric figure upon which an altitude is or is thought to be constructed",
": the main substance in a mixture",
": a number with reference to which a system of numbers is constructed",
": a chemical substance (as lime or ammonia) that reacts with an acid to form a salt and turns red litmus paper blue",
": to use as a main place of operation or action",
": to make or form from a starting point",
": of low value and not very good in some ways",
": not honorable",
": that portion of a bodily organ or part by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
": the usually inactive ingredient of a preparation serving as the vehicle for the active medicinal preparation",
": the chief active ingredient of a preparation",
": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or are substances able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid \u2014 compare alkali",
": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
": freebase"
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"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0101s"
],
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"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
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"ground",
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"predicate",
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its objection concerned the APA\u2019s acceptance of an arbitrarily narrow equity base for the Luxembourg treasury center. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"After going 0-for-3 in Saturday\u2019s 8-0 loss, Morel\u2019s streak of reaching base safely ended at 22 games to begin his MLB career, which set a franchise record. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"About 30% of Spotify\u2019s user base , or more than 125 million monthly users, listened to podcasts in the first quarter of 2022, representing 7% of total listening hours on the platform in the period. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Any time a game uses microtransactions, a segment of the player base immediately accuses the game of being pay-to-win. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Elvis Andrus had also shifted but set up on the shortstop\u2019s side of the base . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
"The majority of the fan base was disappointed in last summer\u2019s signing of Kyle Lowry\u2013 and the worst-case scenario has come to fruition due to his history, age and weight . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Instead of a marble base , which the original had, this lamp\u2019s will be made of a lead-free crystal used for optical prisms. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Those premium leisure travelers have become a bigger share of Delta\u2019s customer base , and Bastian said now, premium travelers account for nearly one-third of its demand. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"The climber had completed setting ropes on the peak and was descending to base camp when he was buried by the slide just below 20,000 feet. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"Team members are all in it together\u2014so much so that agile organizations often base rewards not only on individual performance, but team performance as well. \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Some people base their vacations around art museums and natural wonders. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined the Fire this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures the Major League Soccer Players Association released Tuesday. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined Chicago this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the Major League Soccer Players Association. \u2014 Ronald Blum, ajc , 17 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)",
"Verb",
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Adjective (2)",
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184838"
},
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"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation",
": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature",
": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)",
": a side or face (see face entry 1 sense 5a(5) ) of a geometrical figure from which an altitude (see altitude sense 1c(1) ) can be constructed",
": a side or face on which the figure stands",
": the length of a base",
": a main ingredient",
": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)",
": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added",
": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis",
": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)",
": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed",
": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking",
": a baseline in surveying",
": a center or area of operations",
": such as",
": a permanent military installation",
": the place from which a military force draws supplies",
": a place where military operations begin",
": root sense 6",
": a number (such as 5 in 5 6.44 or 5 7 ) that is raised to a power (see power entry 1 sense 5a )",
": the number that when raised to a power equal to the logarithm of a number yields the number itself",
": a number equal to the number of units in a given digit's place (see place entry 1 sense 8 ) that for a given system of writing numbers is required to give the numeral 1 in the next higher place",
": such a system of writing numbers using an indicated base",
": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated",
": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield",
": the starting place or goal",
": a point to be considered",
": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid",
": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline",
": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )",
": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language",
": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode",
"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b",
": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
": wrong , mistaken",
": unawares",
": to mention every subject that needs to be considered",
": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for",
": to make, form, or serve as a base for",
": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble",
": lacking higher values : degrading",
": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)",
"\u2014 compare noble entry 1",
": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals",
": resembling a villein : servile",
": held by villenage",
": of little height",
": baseborn",
": low in place or position",
": bass",
": constituting or serving as a base",
": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization",
": a thing or a part on which something rests : bottom , foundation",
": a starting place or goal in various games",
": any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score",
": the main place or starting place of an action or operation",
": a place where a military force keeps its supplies or from which it starts its operations",
": a line or surface of a geometric figure upon which an altitude is or is thought to be constructed",
": the main substance in a mixture",
": a number with reference to which a system of numbers is constructed",
": a chemical substance (as lime or ammonia) that reacts with an acid to form a salt and turns red litmus paper blue",
": to use as a main place of operation or action",
": to make or form from a starting point",
": of low value and not very good in some ways",
": not honorable",
": that portion of a bodily organ or part by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
": the usually inactive ingredient of a preparation serving as the vehicle for the active medicinal preparation",
": the chief active ingredient of a preparation",
": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or are substances able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid \u2014 compare alkali",
": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
": freebase"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0101s"
],
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"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
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"ground",
"hang",
"predicate",
"rest"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its objection concerned the APA\u2019s acceptance of an arbitrarily narrow equity base for the Luxembourg treasury center. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"After going 0-for-3 in Saturday\u2019s 8-0 loss, Morel\u2019s streak of reaching base safely ended at 22 games to begin his MLB career, which set a franchise record. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"About 30% of Spotify\u2019s user base , or more than 125 million monthly users, listened to podcasts in the first quarter of 2022, representing 7% of total listening hours on the platform in the period. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Any time a game uses microtransactions, a segment of the player base immediately accuses the game of being pay-to-win. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Elvis Andrus had also shifted but set up on the shortstop\u2019s side of the base . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
"The majority of the fan base was disappointed in last summer\u2019s signing of Kyle Lowry\u2013 and the worst-case scenario has come to fruition due to his history, age and weight . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Instead of a marble base , which the original had, this lamp\u2019s will be made of a lead-free crystal used for optical prisms. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Those premium leisure travelers have become a bigger share of Delta\u2019s customer base , and Bastian said now, premium travelers account for nearly one-third of its demand. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"The climber had completed setting ropes on the peak and was descending to base camp when he was buried by the slide just below 20,000 feet. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"Team members are all in it together\u2014so much so that agile organizations often base rewards not only on individual performance, but team performance as well. \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Some people base their vacations around art museums and natural wonders. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined the Fire this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures the Major League Soccer Players Association released Tuesday. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined Chicago this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the Major League Soccer Players Association. \u2014 Ronald Blum, ajc , 17 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)",
"Verb",
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Adjective (2)",
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220453"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a line serving as a basis",
": one of known measure or position used (as in surveying or navigation) to calculate or locate something",
": either of the lines on a baseball field that lead from home plate to first base and third base and are extended into the outfield as foul lines",
": basepath",
": a boundary line at either end of a court (as in tennis or basketball)",
": a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control",
": a starting point",
": a set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"\u02c8b\u0101-\u02ccsl\u012bn"
],
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"alpha",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"day one",
"genesis",
"get-go",
"git-go",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"kickoff",
"launch",
"morning",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold"
],
"antonyms":[
"close",
"conclusion",
"end",
"ending",
"omega"
],
"examples":[
"The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies.",
"any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her road trips have been very successful of late as Swiatek, tight to the baseline , imposes her rhythm and shrinks the open space: walking briskly between points and setting a torrid pace once points begin. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Statewide cumulative water savings from July 1, 2021 to March amounted to just 3.7% relative to a 2020 baseline . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Asian American females saw a peak HSI of 197.3, nearly two times the rate of home buying as compared to the baseline in March 2019, and almost two times the rate in June 2020. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Finally, changes in crime rate compared to the pre-experiment baseline were calculated. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Experts say the coronavirus might land in a steady state once the Bay Area can get to a baseline of 1 or 2 cases per 100,000 residents. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The two sides also regularly notify each other of significant changes to this baseline through what are now called Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers. \u2014 Miles A. Pomper, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"There's also been a higher increase in unmarried men living alone (10 points) than women (7 points) compared to the 1990 baseline . \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Cathy Freeman, who draped both flags around her to celebrate her gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2000 Sydney Olympics \u2014 one of the defining images of those Games \u2014 was sitting adjacent to the baseline in Rod Laver Arena in full support. \u2014 John Pye, chicagotribune.com , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203419"
},
"basely":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the bottom of something considered as its support foundation",
"that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
"the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature",
"the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)",
"a side or face (see face entry 1 sense 5a(5) ) of a geometrical figure from which an altitude (see altitude sense 1c(1) ) can be constructed",
"a side or face on which the figure stands",
"the length of a base",
"a main ingredient",
"a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)",
"a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added",
"the fundamental part of something groundwork , basis",
"something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)",
"the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed",
"the starting point or line for an action or undertaking",
"a baseline in surveying",
"a center or area of operations",
"such as",
"a permanent military installation",
"the place from which a military force draws supplies",
"a place where military operations begin",
"root sense 6",
"a number (such as 5 in 5 6.44 or 5 7 ) that is raised to a power (see power entry 1 sense 5a )",
"the number that when raised to a power equal to the logarithm of a number yields the number itself",
"a number equal to the number of units in a given digit's place (see place entry 1 sense 8 ) that for a given system of writing numbers is required to give the numeral 1 in the next higher place",
"such a system of writing numbers using an indicated base",
"a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated",
"any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield",
"the starting place or goal",
"a point to be considered",
"any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid",
"any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
"a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline",
"the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )",
"the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language",
"an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode",
"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b",
"to do or include everything that needs to be done or included to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
"wrong , mistaken",
"unawares",
"to mention every subject that needs to be considered",
"to do or include everything that needs to be done or included to fulfill all requirements or necessities",
"to find a foundation or basis for to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for",
"to make, form, or serve as a base for",
"lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit ignoble",
"lacking higher values degrading",
"being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)",
"\u2014 compare noble entry 1",
"containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals",
"resembling a villein servile",
"held by villenage",
"of little height",
"baseborn",
"low in place or position",
"bass",
"constituting or serving as a base",
"of the simplest or most basic design or form having the form of something before upgrades or customization",
"a thing or a part on which something rests bottom , foundation",
"a starting place or goal in various games",
"any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score",
"the main place or starting place of an action or operation",
"a place where a military force keeps its supplies or from which it starts its operations",
"a line or surface of a geometric figure upon which an altitude is or is thought to be constructed",
"the main substance in a mixture",
"a number with reference to which a system of numbers is constructed",
"a chemical substance (as lime or ammonia) that reacts with an acid to form a salt and turns red litmus paper blue",
"to use as a main place of operation or action",
"to make or form from a starting point",
"of low value and not very good in some ways",
"not honorable",
"that portion of a bodily organ or part by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism",
"the usually inactive ingredient of a preparation serving as the vehicle for the active medicinal preparation",
"the chief active ingredient of a preparation",
"any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or are substances able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid \u2014 compare alkali",
"any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil",
"freebase"
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"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
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"ground",
"hang",
"predicate",
"rest"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Its objection concerned the APA\u2019s acceptance of an arbitrarily narrow equity base for the Luxembourg treasury center. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"After going 0-for-3 in Saturday\u2019s 8-0 loss, Morel\u2019s streak of reaching base safely ended at 22 games to begin his MLB career, which set a franchise record. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"About 30% of Spotify\u2019s user base , or more than 125 million monthly users, listened to podcasts in the first quarter of 2022, representing 7% of total listening hours on the platform in the period. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Any time a game uses microtransactions, a segment of the player base immediately accuses the game of being pay-to-win. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Elvis Andrus had also shifted but set up on the shortstop\u2019s side of the base . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
"The majority of the fan base was disappointed in last summer\u2019s signing of Kyle Lowry\u2013 and the worst-case scenario has come to fruition due to his history, age and weight . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Instead of a marble base , which the original had, this lamp\u2019s will be made of a lead-free crystal used for optical prisms. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Those premium leisure travelers have become a bigger share of Delta\u2019s customer base , and Bastian said now, premium travelers account for nearly one-third of its demand. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"The climber had completed setting ropes on the peak and was descending to base camp when he was buried by the slide just below 20,000 feet. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
"Team members are all in it together\u2014so much so that agile organizations often base rewards not only on individual performance, but team performance as well. \u2014 Deborah Lovich, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Some people base their vacations around art museums and natural wonders. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined the Fire this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures the Major League Soccer Players Association released Tuesday. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The 30-year-old Swiss international, who joined Chicago this season from Lyon, has a base salary of $7.35 million and total compensation of $8,153,000, according to figures released Tuesday by the Major League Soccer Players Association. \u2014 Ronald Blum, ajc , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)",
"Verb",
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Adjective (2)",
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bash":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to strike violently : hit",
": to injure or damage by striking : smash",
": to attack physically or verbally",
": crash",
": to work hard at something",
": to continue to work at something : carry on",
": to produce (something) quickly : bang out",
": to attack (someone) physically : to hit (someone) repeatedly",
": a forceful blow",
": a festive social gathering : party",
": try , attempt",
": to hit hard"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bash",
"\u02c8bash"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bump",
"collide",
"crash",
"hit",
"impact",
"impinge",
"knock",
"ram",
"slam",
"smash",
"strike",
"swipe",
"thud"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I bashed my arm against the door.",
"Someone bashed him over the head with a chair.",
"They tried to bash the door open.",
"Noun",
"We threw her a birthday bash .",
"She gave me a bash on the head.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In 2019, comedian John Oliver used his HBO talk show to bash his corporate overlords at AT&T for their plan to launch HBO Max. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Dan loses control, trying to bash the tax collector with a pipe. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Records in the divorce and custody case show Bottorff allegedly threatened to shoot her former spouse, Joseph Waterman, with a 9 mm handgun, bash him over the head with a baseball bat and run him over with a truck. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
"Recent polling shows why Republicans are so eager to bash Democrats on Title 42. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Still, the Budd ad promotes his endorsement from Trump while using Trump-era footage to bash Biden. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"For instance: Trolls bash CNN's ratings, but the network is in the top 10 on cable. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"But the size differential worked in the opposite direction, allowing center Jakob Poeltl to bash smaller guards in the paint for 21 points. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"This is far from the first time that Neil Young has used his platform to bash a major corporation. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Tonys past, the Carlyle late-night bash is the place to cap off the night. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Another popular bash is that AI Ethics is an academic exercise that has nothing to do with the real world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Britain is most decidedly in the mood for a bash , not only to honor the queen\u2019s record-breaking reign, but as a release after two grim pandemic winters, three full national lockdowns and about covid 180,000 deaths, many of them lonely. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Gigi Hadid's birthday bash was full of friends, family and \u2014 of course \u2014 fashion! \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
"What\u2019s more, the packages were programmed to exfiltrate sensitive user information, including bash history and the contents of /etc/shadow, the directory where Linux user password data is stored. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"Corks were popping at Michael and Kathleen Peterson's Durham, N.C., mansion on the night of Dec. 8, and not for the usual society bash or arts council fundraiser. \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Families came out in big numbers Thursday night as the city held its Aurora Youth and Family Resource Fair, a two-hour bash that kicked off at 6 p.m. \u2014 David Sharos, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"And while the bro-country beach bash will never be confused with Coachella, this edition of Tortuga Music Festival also represents a distinctive platform for diversity. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195341"
},
"basic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : fundamental",
": concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied",
": constituting or serving as the basis or starting point",
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a chemical base",
": having an alkaline reaction",
": containing relatively little silica",
": relating to, made by, used in, or being a process of making steel done in a furnace lined with basic material and under basic slag",
": something that is basic : fundamental",
": basic training",
": a simplified high-level language for programming a computer",
": relating to or forming the basis or most important part of something",
": relating to or characteristic of a chemical base",
": something that is one of the simplest and most important parts of something",
": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence",
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a base",
": having an alkaline reaction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"basal",
"beginning",
"elemental",
"elementary",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"introductory",
"meat-and-potatoes",
"rudimental",
"rudimentary",
"underlying"
],
"antonyms":[
"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
"elements",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One of the most basic things is the Mirror Exercise. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
"On a very basic level, NASA now has to take UFO claims seriously\u2014and anyone with a new sighting to report will know that. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"An adult learn-to-sail course at the basic membership level is $515. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Balenciaga\u2019s strength of late is capturing the most basic cultural markers and turning them into cult classics. \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"The Engine Even in its most basic form, the X4 M\u2019s engine is capable of 473 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all-wheel drive. \u2014 Bryan Campbell, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"To help inattentive drivers, even the most basic HR-V comes with forward-collision warning, collision-mitigation braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assistance. \u2014 Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"In fact, there might just be an innate understanding of math at its most basic level that was passed down the evolutionary chain from our most distant common ancestors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"In the training's basic level course for law enforcement, first responders are taught to isolate, distract and neutralize an active shooter. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Easy to style and extremely durable, these tees are anything but an average basic . \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"That\u2019s this basic of function as there is, and to not let the, the prosecutor, the public defender and the judges have legal research is like telling the garbage truck. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a basic of life and the county should be able to do that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Numi also recently launched a second radical take on another basic with a stain-repellant, sweat-repellant, machine-washable silk line. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Dec. 2021",
"That's a great basic to start with, thanks to its versatility and relaxed fit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
"The Row knows that a signature, high-quality basic can elevate an entire outfit\u2014an attitude that Jenner and Michelle have clearly taken to heart. \u2014 Liana Satenstei, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
"The selection of modern basics is made for a variety of bodies, bringing the relaxed yet polished aesthetic to so many more women. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 22 May 2020",
"There are almost infinite approaches to keeping a sketchbook journal, but here are some basics . \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 29 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1964, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220132"
},
"basis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the bottom of something considered as its foundation",
": the principal component of something",
": something on which something else is established or based",
": an underlying condition or state of affairs",
": a fixed pattern or system",
": the basic principle",
": a set of linearly independent vectors (see vector entry 1 sense 1a ) in a vector space such that any vector in the vector space can be expressed as a linear combination of them with appropriately chosen coefficients (see coefficient sense 1 )",
": something on which another thing is based or established : foundation",
": any of various anatomical parts that function as a foundation",
": base sense 2b",
": something (as a principle or reason) on which something else is established",
"\u2014 see also rational basis",
": a basic principle or method",
": the principle or method by which taxable income is calculated",
": a method of accounting in which income and expenses are recorded in the period when they are earned or incurred regardless of when the payment is received or made",
": a method of accounting in which income and expenses are recorded in the period when payment is received or made",
": the value (as cost or fair market value) of an asset used in calculating capital gains or losses for income tax purposes",
": the basis of an asset increased or decreased to reflect changes in value (as through improvement or depreciation)",
": the basis of a donated or transferred asset that is equal to the basis of the asset when it was in the hands of the donor or transferor",
": the basis of an asset equal to the amount paid for the asset plus other acquisition costs",
": the basis of inherited property equal to its market value at the decedent's date of death or to an alternate valuation",
": the basis of property received in exchange for property of a like kind that is equal to the basis of the property given with adjustments for additional consideration received or gains and losses realized"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259s"
],
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"base",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
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"examples":[
"The company does not hire employees on the basis of their race, sex, age, or religion.",
"the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Making good on its promise to raise rates in order to stem inflation, the Federal Reserve raised the interest rate target by 75 basis points, the largest increase in nearly three decades. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points, its highest single increase since the 1990s. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"In Europe, the Bank of England lifted its key rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, while delivering more sour news. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Gross margins on its own brands are about 600 basis points higher than national brands. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Check the car's fluids on a regular basis : engine oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid and fuel. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
"Other stock-watchers and Wall Street titans have mused about the possibility of a 100 basis points increase, although have so far given it low odds. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"Powell said the Fed is now targeting a federal funds rate of 3% to 3.5% by the end of this year and 3.8% to 4% next year \u2014 with an increase of 50 to 75 basis points on the table at its next meeting. \u2014 Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Once the extreme, 50 basis points has now become the expectation. \u2014 Emily Graffeo, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin \u2014 more at base entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211247"
},
"basketful":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": as much or as many as a basket will hold",
": a considerable quantity"
],
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"\u02c8ba-skit-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
],
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"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
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"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"examples":[
"the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lauber can expect a bushel basketful of cases from rounders, defiers, protesters, wits, wags, and wiseacres, all playing the Boechler gambit, with variations. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215140"
},
"bastardize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition : debase",
": to declare or prove to be a bastard",
": to modify especially by introducing discordant or disparate elements"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259r-\u02ccd\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"abase",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
],
"examples":[
"It's a shame to see how Hollywood has bastardized the novel.",
"The restaurant serves a bastardized version of the classic French dish.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To bastardize the bands Pablo Cruise or Yes, love will always find a way. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2021",
"As a carcass decomposes, the bacteria in the body itself runs rampant, producing its signature stink and bastardizing the soil\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
"The initial fear that the band was going to make a killing on wading-pool-deep music and basically bastardize country music was way off-base. \u2014 Chuck Yarborough, cleveland , 8 Jan. 2020",
"The story of Christmas, which has been so deeply bastardized by commercialism and consumerism, and which is actually about good will to all persons, is written so deeply into me. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
"From a culinary standpoint, however, that influence was bastardized by the French and English, as colonizers scrambled to re-create familiar recipes with ingredients that weren\u2019t readily available or easy to produce on Dominica. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2019",
"Chefs have been creative but don\u2019t want to bastardize it completely. \u2014 Lucas Shaw, The Seattle Times , 25 Mar. 2019",
"In a particularly impassioned rant, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) shredded Democrats for, in his mind, permanently bastardizing the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees. \u2014 Dylan Scott, Vox , 27 Sep. 2018",
"That means its geisha varietal, which grows so well in this less-than-tropical climate, won't get bastardized by accidental cross-pollination. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 27 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bastard entry 1 + -ize ",
"first_known_use":[
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191640"
},
"bat":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a stout solid stick : club",
": a sharp blow : stroke",
": a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games",
": a paddle used in various games (such as table tennis)",
": the short whip used by a jockey",
": batsman , batter",
": a turn at batting",
": hitting ability",
": batt",
": rate of speed : gait",
": binge",
": through one's own efforts",
": without delay : immediately",
": to strike or hit with or as if with a bat",
": to advance (a base runner) by batting",
": to have a batting average of",
": to discuss at length : consider in detail",
": to strike or hit a ball with a bat",
": to take one's turn at bat",
": to wander aimlessly",
": any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation",
": to wink especially in surprise or emotion",
": flutter",
"bachelor of arts in teaching",
": a sharp blow or slap",
": an implement used for hitting the ball in various games",
": a turn at batting",
": to strike with or as if with a bat",
": to take a turn at bat",
": any of a group of mammals that fly by means of long front limbs modified into wings",
": any of an order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal placental flying mammals with forelimbs modified to form wings"
],
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"\u02c8bat",
"\u02c8bat",
"\u02c8bat"
],
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"bang",
"bash",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
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"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1580, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193352"
},
"batch":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the quantity baked at one time : baking",
": the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation",
": a mixture of raw materials ready for fusion into glass",
": the quantity produced at one operation",
": a group of jobs (such as programs) that are submitted for processing on a computer and whose results are obtained at a later time",
"\u2014 compare time-sharing",
": a quantity (as of persons or things) considered as a group",
": to bring together or process as a batch",
": to live as a bachelor",
": an amount used or made at one time",
": a group of persons or things"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bach",
"\u02c8bach"
],
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"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"battery",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We baked two batches of cookies.",
"a fresh batch of salsa",
"mixing another batch of cement",
"They're hiring another batch of workers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Whip up a big batch of these energy balls that your kids can eat on the way home from school or before sports practice. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"The one-of-a-kind, three-way collaboration began when Phillips\u2019 Aurel Bacs and Alexandre Ghotbi invited the watchmaker Kari Voutilainen to restore and hand-decorate a batch of Zenith Calibre 135-O movements. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Workers could carry a batch of needles and boil them over a fire to sterilize them after a days\u2019 vaccinations for reuse again the next day. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Now, Kaminski has sent a batch to a volunteer at Johns Hopkins University for testing. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"The average cost of producing a batch of Lamplighter Brewing\u2019s flagship beers has gone up 20 percent since 2020, but cofounder Cayla Marvil said the Cambridge brewery has only raised its prices between 3 percent and 5 percent during that period. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Within a month\u2019s period, the Alaska State Troopers and police departments in Wasilla and Palmer reported six deaths and at least 17 other overdose cases in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough from a lethal batch of heroin, according to a trooper dispatch. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"The regulator had given the green light to a smaller batch of games in April, and before that hadn\u2019t granted any approvals since last July. \u2014 Raffaele Huang, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"And what could be more American than a big batch of cookies? \u2014 Rebekah Lowin, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In state after state, newborn screening websites explicitly warn hospitals not to batch . \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In fact, the state is reluctant to name hospitals that batch . \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This off-hand comment led her to actually work with a formulator and then can her first batch in 2020. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"To batch , multiply each ingredient by your number of guests and serve in a large vessel. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Make one batch at a time; do not halve or double the recipe. \u2014 Sydney Novak, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Dec. 2021",
"One batch that caught Nagao's eye were her oatmeal cookies. \u2014 Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Oct. 2021",
"For the first batch 10,000, six pack cases of 750ml bottles were produced. \u2014 Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"In the meantime, batch plants had operated as before, with no objection from the TCEQ. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1863, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190423"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body",
": water used for bathing",
": a contained liquid for a special purpose",
": a receptacle holding the liquid",
": a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it",
": a vessel containing this medium",
": bathroom",
": a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing",
": spa sense 1",
": swimming pool",
": the quality or state of being covered with a liquid",
": flood sense 3",
": bathtub",
": to give a bath to",
": to take a bath",
": an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure",
": an act of washing the body usually in a bathtub",
": water for bathing",
": a place, room, or building where people may bathe",
": bathroom",
": bathtub",
": a washing or soaking (as in water) of all or part of the body \u2014 see mud bath , sitz bath",
": water used for bathing",
": a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it",
": a vessel containing this medium",
": a place resorted to especially for medical treatment by bathing : spa",
": to give a bath to",
": to take a bath",
"city in Somerset, southwestern England population 79,900"
],
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"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th",
"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th",
"\u02c8bath, \u02c8b\u0227th",
"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th"
],
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"alluvion",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"flood",
"flood tide",
"inundation",
"Niagara",
"overflow",
"spate",
"torrent"
],
"antonyms":[
"drought",
"drouth"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214511"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"batty sense 2"
],
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"balmy",
"barmy",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1919, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft",
": an extended contest, struggle, or controversy",
": a struggle to succeed or survive",
": a combat between two persons",
": battalion",
": to engage in a fight or struggle",
": an important and necessary part of doing or achieving something",
": while fighting a battle",
": during the stress of a struggle, argument, or confrontation",
": to engage in combat between individuals or armed forces : to engage in battle : fight",
": to contend with full strength, vigor, skill, or resources : struggle",
": to fight or struggle against",
": to force, thrust, or drive by battling",
": to engage in a prolonged fight, argument, or struggle",
": to fortify with battlements",
": a fight between armies, warships, or airplanes",
": a fight between two persons or animals",
": a long or hard struggle or contest",
": warfare sense 1 , combat",
": to engage in fighting",
": to try to stop or defeat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8ba-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"fight",
"fray",
"scrabble",
"struggle",
"throes"
],
"antonyms":[
"compete",
"contend",
"face off",
"fight",
"race",
"rival",
"vie"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In honor of Father's Day, Paltrow brought up her late father, TV director Bruce Paltrow, who died in 2002 after a battle with cancer. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The process started last year when Kwanza, a male African lion the zoo, died after a battle with lymphoma. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"He had been briefly terminated \u2014 and then reinstated after a six-week battle \u2014 for stealing two minutes of the company\u2019s time. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"After the battle , Walker wrote to Samuel Colt, the inventor of the revolver, to inquire about buying more guns. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
"Jeff Bridges is back in action after a life-threatening battle with Non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma and COVID-19. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"The actress died in April 2021 at age 52 after a battle with cancer. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"In December 2021, Cannon's 5-month-old son Zen, shared with Alyssa Scott, died after a battle with brain cancer caused by the condition Hydrocephalus. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"The roughly 300-person list was made public last month after a lengthy court battle by Baltimore Action Legal Team, a nonprofit seeking to make the legal system more accessible. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The images of the dead also remain with Christian, who was off-duty that day but drove to the Vendome to watch the firefighters battle the flames. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"All of it adds up to a collective effort to battle systemic problems associated with homelessness, incarceration, and food insecurity. \u2014 Riddhima Dave, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"One Southern California restaurant is helping families and veterans in the local community by offering free food as Americans battle rampant inflation. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"These reports likely put further pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively in order to battle inflationary pressures. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"But the tables turned in the later years of the show as Sheen began to battle a series of personal struggles. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The need to battle high inflation would suggest a higher probability than usual that an economic downturn will result from this tightening cycle. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Montgomery Steppe will face off against fellow Democrat Gloria Evangelista in November, while Moreno will battle against fellow Democrat Antonio Martinez. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Bheem is introduced with a training montage in the forest that sees him battle a tiger and a wolf. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173603"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fight participated in by more than two combatants",
": one in which the last fighter in the ring or the last fighter standing is declared the winner",
": a violent struggle",
": a heated dispute"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u022fi-\u02c8al"
],
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"altercation",
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"the dysfunctional couple next door had another one of their battles royal last night",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a battle royal raging over Florida\u2019s congressional districts, with most most of the focus on whether a map should or shouldn\u2019t be drawn to maximize the chances for electing a Black member of Congress along the state\u2019s northern border. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But even more measured assessments portray Ukraine as not the battle royal between good and evil being witnessed by the West, but a Machiavellian tug of war between Washington and Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Either way, there's nothing to be gained by Republicans with this battle royal among Greene, Boebert, Mace and Kinzinger. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
"WWE Raw advertised a tag team battle royal to crown a new No. 1 Contender for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships, Shayna Baszler on Alexa\u2019s Playground and a contract signing for the WWE Championship match between Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
"In 1948, Ellison published an excerpt from his novel in progress, the episode of the blindfolded battle royal , in a journal called \u201948: The Magazine of the Year. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
"Arriving in the aftermath of more than a year of weak box-office returns, the $160 million sci-fi battle royal embodied a similar return from seeming oblivion for Hollywood. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 5 Apr. 2021",
"This sets up a battle royal that also turns out to be, approximately, a battle of the sexes. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 19 Feb. 2021",
"One of the most ardent supporters of last month\u2019s surprise Air Force decision to award the future permanent headquarters of the U.S. Space Command to Alabama admits there\u2019s going to be a political battle royal to keep it there. \u2014 Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner , 18 Feb. 2021"
],
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": of, relating to, or resembling a bat",
": mentally unstable : crazy",
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"\u02c8ba-t\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-t\u0113"
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"balmy",
"barmy",
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"bedlam",
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"brainsick",
"bughouse",
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"cracked",
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"whacky",
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The murders are almost incidental, sandwiched between accounts of her extreme study habits at Yale, her complicated relationship with her brilliant platonic friend Roman, her job, her spicy love life and her batty mother-in-law, Gertrude. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty -brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Still others are batty , squirrelly, bug-eyed, cockeyed cuckoos, who are mad as March hares, who are crazy as coots, loons, or bedbugs, who come at us like bats out of hell with their monkeyshines and drive us buggy with their horsing around. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"We are inundated with data on sleep, recovery, blood sugar, etc., all of which is eventually going to drive us batty through too many data points that may not even prove useful. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 26 Dec. 2021",
"His batty brogue is a facsimile of Williams\u2019 \u2014 the musical scrupulously avoids fixing anything that isn\u2019t broken (or breaking any sort of ground at all) \u2014 but McClure otherwise owns this resurrection, seizing the part for his own. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Like any coach, Kerr is driven batty by rookies, but Moody might not be a typical rookie. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Reeves made an impression with this brooding performance early in his career, acting opposite a batty Crispin Glover performance. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 Sep. 2021",
"It\u2019s so batty and odd and so Succession, that moment. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173356"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"boisterously or humorously indecent",
"obscene , lewd",
"bawdry sense 2"
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"blue",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
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"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"wholesome"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children",
"a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Alexia\u2019s plan to book her ideal wedding venue hits a snag; Lisa hosts a bawdy slumber party. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"But at what cost? Horn\u2019s funny and bawdy book, Yazbek\u2019s hilarious lyrics and Denis Jones\u2019 choreography are the highlights of the show, presented by Broadway San Diego. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Their personalities certainly differ\u2014Musk can be brash and bawdy , while Agrawal keeps a low profile\u2014but they\u2019re bonded by a love for the technical and theoretical possibilities of their products. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Aiming to bring back tourists, Moche\u2019s mayor tapped the region\u2019s past with a bawdy idea Put up a giant replica of an erotic ceramic from the pre-Incan Moche civilization that once flourished in the area. \u2014 Ryan Dube, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Many are bawdy , hilarious, the sort of stuff Lego would never touch. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Art, language, race and gender, folklore and politics are covered here, and Hurston is, by turn, provocative, funny, bawdy , informative and outrageous. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Everett was too rock and roll for Broadway, too bawdy for concert halls, and too musical for standup comedy. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
"And this bold, strange, bawdy performance has given new life to the most indefatigable of TV comedies. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"But all the actors are adept at the musical\u2019s combination of dry, dark wit and bawdy humor. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Come for the bawdy humor, and stay for the roll call of icons who make cameos throughout RuPaul, Quentin Crisp, Robin Williams, and of course, the titular Julie Newmar. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"Better known for her work with the likes of Robert Redford (Quiz Show) and Whit Stillman (Barcelona), Schiff's bawdy script didn't generate much enthusiasm within Sorvino's camp. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"On this date in 1887 a reporter for The San Diego Union wrote an expose on San Diego\u2019s vice that catalogued some 50 licensed saloons, 35 bawdy houses, three opium joints and a mysterious fortuneteller called Madam Coara. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"More than 3,000 visitors attended the first weekend of the bawdy gathering, indulging in two wild nights at one of Detroit\u2019s signature winter events. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Among Reitman's producing tasks on the project was trying to find a college prepared to host the bawdy film, which would eventually be shot at the University of Oregon. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"White remained youthful in part through her skill at playing bawdy or naughty while radiating niceness. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Despite its bawdy -satiric tone\u2014and an outrageous scene in which Tommy has a conversation with his love appendage\u2014the show is firmly on the lovers' side. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
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"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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"1656, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly",
": to cry loudly : wail",
": to cry out at the top of one's voice",
": a loud prolonged cry : outcry",
": to shout or cry loudly",
": to weep noisily",
": to scold severely",
": a loud cry"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022fl",
"\u02c8b\u022fl"
],
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"blub",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"\u201cGet in the car!\u201d he bawled .",
"he bawled for days after his dog died",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Deslyn remembers the day with perfect clarity, her teenage son, a senior in high school, bawling in the front seat of the family car, her not understanding what was wrong. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 1 Nov. 2019",
"My dad pulled over on the side of the road bawling in Edmonton. \u2014 Karen Bliss, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2019",
"Kanarowski-Peterson said another woman gave her a check for $500 and started bawling . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2020",
"In those opening exchanges, Virgil van Dijk was left bawling at his fellow defenders as Salzburg threatened to take the lead on several occasions. \u2014 John Sinnott, CNN , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Yet a version of them, bawling and pleading, will remain on the Internet, frozen in time. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Ahmad goes to his mom\u2019s room and finds her on the edge of her bed, hunched over, bawling into hands that are balled into fists. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Whilst the bawling politicians send Britain hurtling towards a no-deal crash-out from Europe at the end of March, the U.K. government is surreptitiously hiring crisis-emergency personnel to handle the unplanned-for chaos. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the weekend\u2019s big game approached, David Singleton could have staged his own super bawl . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"That night, Faris saw a woman near her bawl and wide-eyed grown-ups run. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021",
"Distillers bury their faces in their hands and bawl after learning MLB\u2019s winter meetings will go virtual. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Wilkins communicates differently \u2014 at a higher rate of notes per minute \u2014 peppering you with action before letting his tone disintegrate into a dry bawl . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The new study is just one in a series of recent reports that reveal the centrality of crying to infant survival, and how a baby\u2019s bawl punches through a cluttered acoustic landscape to demand immediate adult attention. \u2014 Natalie Angier, New York Times , 4 Sep. 2017"
],
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": reddish brown",
": an animal that is a reddish-brown color : a bay (see bay entry 1 ) animal",
": a horse with a bay-colored body and black mane, tail, and points (see point entry 1 sense 6b(3) ) \u2014 compare chestnut entry 1 sense 4 , sorrel entry 1 sense 1",
": a reddish brown",
": a principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building",
": a main division of a structure",
": any of various compartments or sections used for a special purpose (as in an airplane, spacecraft, or gas station)",
": bay window sense 1",
": a support or housing for electronic equipment",
": to bark with prolonged tones",
": to cry out : shout",
": to bark at",
": to bring to the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger : to bring to bay (see bay entry 5 sense 2 )",
": to pursue with barking",
": to utter in deep prolonged tones",
": an instance of a dog barking with prolonged tones : a baying (see bay entry 4 sense 1 ) of dogs",
": the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger",
": the position of one checked",
": an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf",
": a small body of water set off from the main body",
": any of various terrestrial formations resembling a bay of the sea",
": laurel sense 1",
": any of several shrubs or trees (such as the red bay or sweet bay ) resembling the laurel \u2014 compare bay rum",
": a garland or crown especially of laurel given as a prize for victory or excellence",
": honor , fame",
": a reddish-brown horse with black mane, tail, and lower legs",
": a reddish brown",
": to bark or bark at with long deep tones",
": a deep bark",
": the position of an animal or a person forced to face pursuers when it is impossible to escape",
": the position of someone or something held off or kept back",
": a part of a large body of water extending into the land",
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"\u02c8b\u0101"
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"cube",
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"Verb",
"the mob was baying for revenge",
"the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by"
],
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"Noun (2)",
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"Verb",
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"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (4)",
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],
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": reddish brown",
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": a horse with a bay-colored body and black mane, tail, and points (see point entry 1 sense 6b(3) ) \u2014 compare chestnut entry 1 sense 4 , sorrel entry 1 sense 1",
": a reddish brown",
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": a main division of a structure",
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": a support or housing for electronic equipment",
": to bark with prolonged tones",
": to cry out : shout",
": to bark at",
": to bring to the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger : to bring to bay (see bay entry 5 sense 2 )",
": to pursue with barking",
": to utter in deep prolonged tones",
": an instance of a dog barking with prolonged tones : a baying (see bay entry 4 sense 1 ) of dogs",
": the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger",
": the position of one checked",
": an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf",
": a small body of water set off from the main body",
": any of various terrestrial formations resembling a bay of the sea",
": laurel sense 1",
": any of several shrubs or trees (such as the red bay or sweet bay ) resembling the laurel \u2014 compare bay rum",
": a garland or crown especially of laurel given as a prize for victory or excellence",
": honor , fame",
": a reddish-brown horse with black mane, tail, and lower legs",
": a reddish brown",
": to bark or bark at with long deep tones",
": a deep bark",
": the position of an animal or a person forced to face pursuers when it is impossible to escape",
": the position of someone or something held off or kept back",
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"cube",
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"call",
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"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
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"yell"
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"the mob was baying for revenge",
"the lonesome beagle bayed whenever someone walked by"
],
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"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (4)",
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"Noun (5)",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods",
": a place for the sale of goods",
": department store",
": a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes",
": a marketplace (as in southwestern Asia and northern Africa) that has rows of small shops",
": a place where many kinds of goods are sold",
": a fair for the sale of goods especially for charity"
],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8z\u00e4r",
"b\u0259-\u02c8z\u00e4r"
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"store"
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"examples":[
"we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And while big tech and consumer brands are already jockeying for market share, the metaverse won\u2019t be owned or serviced by any one company, creating a vast digital bazaar of disparate tools, platforms and products. \u2014 Venkat Viswanathan, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Ghousaddin is a farmer in western Afghanistan, in the same stretch of desert as the Bakwa bazaar . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"In addition to the annual book sale the library will also feature an accessories bazaar , open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. \u2014 courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In collaboration with the atelier\u2019s owner, Moex Ben Fradj, and Master Artisan, Mansour Hosni, Fourati and Carrica refocused Osay from a pop up bazaar into a shoe brand, launching with the classic Middle Eastern/North African slipper, La Babouche. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Osay launched in 2018, originally as a traveling pop up bazaar , selling a variety of luxury, socially minded Tunisian products to US consumers who had an eye for high end global products. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In an ordinary year, this might have been a raucous arena, a sprawling bazaar of outposts from every university press and every publisher that sells to universities. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Along with the bazaar , an ostrich egg pysanka will be raffled, with proceeds benefiting the Ukrainian Relief Fund. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Picture a national assembly hall, a buzzy NFT bazaar , office towers\u2014all done in Hadid\u2019s trademark swooping, swoon-worthy architectural style. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214011"
},
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": to have identity with : to constitute the same idea or object as",
": to constitute the same class as",
": to have a specified qualification or characterization",
": to belong to the class of",
": to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live",
": to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position",
": to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted",
": to take place : occur",
": to come or go",
": belong , befall",
"beryllium",
"Baum\u00e9",
"bachelor of education",
"bachelor of engineering",
"bill of exchange",
"Black English",
"British English",
": on : around : over",
": to a great or greater degree : thoroughly",
": excessively : ostentatiously",
": about : to : at : upon : against : across",
": make : cause to be : treat as",
": call or dub especially excessively",
": affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover with especially excessively",
": to equal in meaning or identity",
": to have a specified character, quality, or condition",
": to belong to the group or class of",
": to exist or live",
": to occupy a place, situation, or position",
": to take place",
": cost entry 1 sense 1",
": on : around : over",
": provide with or cover with : dress up with",
": about : to : upon",
": make : cause to be",
"Baum\u00e9",
"beryllium",
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"below elbow",
"board-eligible"
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"\u02c8b\u0113",
"b\u0113"
],
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"breathe",
"exist",
"live",
"subsist"
],
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"depart",
"die",
"expire",
"pass away",
"perish",
"succumb"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"stories that begin with the familiar line \u201conce upon a time there was a beautiful maiden\u201d",
"we'll be there waiting for you",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Hajj pilgrimage is a symbolic journey tracing the footsteps of Prophet Abraham, Hagar, and their son Ismail, peace be upon all of them. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
"We\u2019re repeatedly being asked to move on like a lovesick teen from a months-old breakup while these misdemeanors continue to be freshly squeezed into our newsfeeds. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"The following day, the store\u2019s manager said that four employees had been fired and requested that they all be contacted and advised they are banned from the business. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Kentucky basketball:Will transfer Antonio Reeves be Kentucky basketball's go-to scorer or a bench option? \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
"Only then will the West truly be in a position to influence those behaving badly. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"Reservations can be made through OpenTable starting Monday, but they\u2019re not required. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"Even these documents, though, should be scanned and stored securely in case they\u2019re lost or destroyed. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
"The ability for everyone to communicate in the same medium no matter where they\u2019re located can actually be an equalizer. \u2014 Rashmi Gupta, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
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},
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
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": to relate to (something) : to be about (something)"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220916"
},
"beachfront":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a strip of land that fronts a beach"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113ch-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
],
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"beach",
"sand(s)",
"strand"
],
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"examples":[
"We went for a walk along the beachfront .",
"the town's beachfront extends for more than a mile",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With roughly 12 miles of uninterrupted beachfront to explore, Hilton Head doesn't want for sandy spaces to roll out your beach towel or go for a stroll. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"This two-story hotel has rooms on the water, each with its own share of Caribbean-facing beachfront . \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
"Grounds planted with lavender, freesia and olive trees run down to a private beachfront with cabanas on oceanfront decking and two pontoons are ready to moor arriving yachts. \u2014 Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"This intimate private island resort features 36 rooms and spacious beachfront bungalows with private bathrooms catering to couples and families. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The Hideaway at Hull Bay is a gorgeous \u2014 and exclusive \u2014 beachfront estate, located in the Caribbean on St. Thomas. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"This 1915 cottage sits amid the dunes of an oversize beachfront lot. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Mar. 2022",
"People pay anywhere from $250 for a ceremony in the East Texas woods to $8,500 for a more gilded beachfront setting in Tulum, Mexico, to consume the venom. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Almost 100 years ago, a California beachfront property was seized from a Black couple. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204250"
},
"beacon":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a lighthouse or other signal for guidance",
": a radio transmitter emitting signals to guide aircraft",
": a source of light or inspiration",
": a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole",
": to shine as a beacon",
": to furnish with a signal or a source of light or inspiration : to furnish with a beacon",
": a guiding or warning light or fire on a high place",
": a radio station that sends out signals to guide aircraft",
": someone or something that guides or gives hope to others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u0113-k\u0259n"
],
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"illuminant",
"lamp",
"light"
],
"antonyms":[
"bathe",
"emblaze",
"illume",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"irradiate",
"light",
"lighten"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"These countries are beacons of democracy.",
"Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.",
"Verb",
"a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In between directing traffic and cheerfully enforcing the no-phone policy, Eng serves as a beacon of encouragement in the high-stakes teenage chaos unfolding around her. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Denmark is a beacon of best practice in its approach to the early years, with a culture which prioritises the best start in life. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Blazers\u2019 playoff failures led to a parting of ways with coach Terry Stotts, who had guided the team to eight playoff berths in nine seasons, while becoming a beacon of stability in a league dominated by coaching turnover. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus \u2014 every young solo female performer in recent memory would have grown up with Britney Spears in the charts and therefore as a beacon of success for women in pop. \u2014 Eilish Gilligan, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"To be a lighthouse in the storm, to be a beacon in the night. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 11 Aug. 2021",
"While viewed as tawdry at times by some of its critics, the tabloid has served as a beacon of media freedom in the Chinese-speaking world, read by dissidents and a more liberal Chinese diaspora \u2013 repeatedly challenging Beijing\u2019s authoritarianism. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
"Connecticut\u2019s medical industry was really the beacon of medical marijuana programs in the entire United States. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 10 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The thumb drives would beacon back to her Black Hills colleagues and give them access to the prison's systems. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Find My Friends seemed to offer me no warning whatsoever that its settings had been changed to beacon my location to her in real-time. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, WIRED , 2 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1650, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212543"
},
"bead":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": prayer",
": a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary",
": a small piece of material pierced for threading on a string or wire (as in a rosary)",
": rosary",
": a necklace of beads or pearls",
": a small ball-shaped body: such as",
": a drop of sweat or blood",
": a bubble formed in or on a beverage",
": a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight",
": a blob or a line of weld metal",
": a projecting rim, band, or molding",
": a precise knowledge or understanding",
": to furnish, adorn, or cover with beads or beading",
": to string together like beads",
": to form into a bead",
": a small piece of solid material with a hole through it by which it can be strung on a thread",
": a small round drop of liquid",
": to decorate or cover with beads"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113d",
"\u02c8b\u0113d"
],
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"blob",
"driblet",
"drip",
"drop",
"droplet",
"glob",
"globule"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Beads of sweat began rolling down their faces.",
"squeeze a bead or two of glue onto the seam",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The two boys playing with the water bead gun then began shooting toward a group of four individuals playing on the basketball court. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
"Golden was finally able to get a bead on the Knights starter in her third attempt, singling and driving in junior first baseman Macy McCoy. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
"Akron police say that in the moments leading up to the incident, one or more occupants in the victim\u2019s vehicle were riding around the surrounding area shooting a water bead blaster. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Other accessories included layers of delicate gold chain necklaces, stacks of black bead bracelets, gold earrings, and a camel shawl. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Many are pre-loved, in good condition overall, but sporting the odd tear, or missing bead , or, in the case of one dress, a stubborn sticky patch that might have been gum in a past life. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The impact of Islam is clearly noted in this piece (above), which has Allah in Arabic inscribed on the gold drop bead of the pendant. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
"For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"Using a caulk gun, force a bead of silicone into the gap and smooth it over with your finger. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"My sister and my cousins have all learned how to sew or bead the Ojibwe way, thanks to the guidance of our talented aunties (intricate floral beadwork is an Ojibwe signature). \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The exterior fabric caused water to bead on the surface, so the shorts never got saturated and stayed lightweight. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 13 July 2015",
"Regardless of the material, wiper blades leave residue on the windshield; silicone is inherently hydrophobic, which should help water bead off your windshield. \u2014 Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Sweat began to bead on her forehead shortly into the selection as her body rocked and swayed to the beat. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
"Immediately upon seeing Deng\u2019s pieces, Alexandra commissioned her to bead a bag with a watermelon on it \u2014 something that Deng had never done before. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 7 June 2021",
"This adds an additional protective barrier, allowing bacterial fluids to bead up and reduce interaction time with the board. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
"The durable canvas polyester material allows water to bead on top of the surface instead of soaking in, helping to prevent mildew or musty odors. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The artist got the idea to bead shoes in Peep\u2019s honor last year, when she was commissioned to create a work for the Hood Museum in Hanover, New Hampshire. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211651"
},
"beam":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction",
": a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp (see warp entry 1 sense 1a ) is wound",
": the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached",
": the bar of a balance from which scales hang",
": one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship)",
": boom , spar",
": the extreme width of a ship at the widest part",
": an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other",
": a ray or shaft of light",
": a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)",
": a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots",
": the course indicated by a radio beam",
": the main stem of a deer's antler",
": the width of the buttocks",
": following a guiding beam",
": proceeding or operating correctly",
": to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )",
": to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to transmit especially by satellite : broadcast",
": to transmit (data) electronically",
": to transmit (data) wirelessly",
": to direct to a particular audience",
": to send out rays of light",
": to smile with joy",
": a long heavy piece of timber or metal used as a main horizontal support of a building or a ship",
": a ray of light",
": a radio wave sent out from an airport to guide pilots",
": to send out beams of light",
": to smile with joy",
": to aim a radio broadcast by use of a special antenna",
": a ray or shaft of light",
": a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X-rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0113m",
"\u02c8b\u0113m",
"\u02c8b\u0113m"
],
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"ray",
"shaft"
],
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"radiate",
"ray",
"shine"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rechargeable, outdoor LED camping lantern ($33.99/pack of 2) provides high/low brightness and a 360-degree beam to brighten up a tent. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"With a 27-foot beam , Lucy offers a generous volume of 276 GT. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Keating, then 33, was tossed 50 feet and sideswiped by a 10-foot beam \u2014a shock said to have turned her brown hair white. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The sculpture had a minimalist design and was made of red steel beams that formed a t-shape at the base and a 25 to 30-foot beam that extended upward where the base beams intersected. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The shocker of the day happened in the Raleigh regional where sixth-seeded LSU collapsed in its last two events, the uneven bars and beam , and failed to advance to the regional finals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Biles may still compete, and is scheduled for the event finals in vault, floor, bars and beam on Sunday. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 29 July 2021",
"State Police said one beam was split in two and another was bowed from the impact of the crash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
"Chiles was forced to take Biles\u2019 spot in the bars and beam . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
"The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Other rumors claimed that Apple will rely on Wi-Fi 6E to beam data between devices like the iPhone and the unreleased mixed reality glasses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Strange New Worlds' premiere is now streaming, and Paramount+ will beam up new episodes on Thursdays. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 5 May 2022",
"The majority of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 launches this year have carried the company\u2019s Starlink satellites, which are used to beam the Internet to stations on the ground. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Google parent Alphabet in January 2021 shut down Loon, a project to beam internet service from high-altitude balloons, after the unit failed to develop a viable business model. \u2014 Eric Ombok, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170747"
},
"beaming":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction",
"a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp (see warp entry 1 sense 1a ) is wound",
"the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached",
"the bar of a balance from which scales hang",
"one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship)",
"boom , spar",
"the extreme width of a ship at the widest part",
"an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other",
"a ray or shaft of light",
"a collection of nearly parallel rays (such as X-rays) or a stream of particles (such as electrons)",
"a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots",
"the course indicated by a radio beam",
"the main stem of a deer's antler",
"the width of the buttocks",
"following a guiding beam",
"proceeding or operating correctly",
"to emit in beams or as a beam (see beam entry 1 sense 2 )",
"to support with beams (see beam entry 1 sense 1 )",
"to transmit especially by satellite broadcast",
"to transmit (data) electronically",
"to transmit (data) wirelessly",
"to direct to a particular audience",
"to send out rays of light",
"to smile with joy",
"a long heavy piece of timber or metal used as a main horizontal support of a building or a ship",
"a ray of light",
"a radio wave sent out from an airport to guide pilots",
"to send out beams of light",
"to smile with joy",
"to aim a radio broadcast by use of a special antenna",
"a ray or shaft of light",
"a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X-rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons)"
],
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"ray",
"shaft"
],
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"radiate",
"ray",
"shine"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The rechargeable, outdoor LED camping lantern ($33.99/pack of 2) provides high/low brightness and a 360-degree beam to brighten up a tent. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"With a 27-foot beam , Lucy offers a generous volume of 276 GT. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Keating, then 33, was tossed 50 feet and sideswiped by a 10-foot beam \u2014a shock said to have turned her brown hair white. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The sculpture had a minimalist design and was made of red steel beams that formed a t-shape at the base and a 25 to 30-foot beam that extended upward where the base beams intersected. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The shocker of the day happened in the Raleigh regional where sixth-seeded LSU collapsed in its last two events, the uneven bars and beam , and failed to advance to the regional finals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Biles may still compete, and is scheduled for the event finals in vault, floor, bars and beam on Sunday. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 29 July 2021",
"State Police said one beam was split in two and another was bowed from the impact of the crash. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
"Chiles was forced to take Biles\u2019 spot in the bars and beam . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"And the kitchen boasts large windows that beam sunlight into the central gathering spot for meals and cooking. \u2014 Jennifer E. Mabry, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Silk Sonic will pop over from their Las Vegas residency to hit the BBMAs stage, while Ed Sheeran will beam in live from the Belfast stop of his world tour. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
"The telescope, with a 1,640-foot (500-meter) diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Experimental designs and prototypes of satellites that can wirelessly beam down solar energy from orbit. \u2014 Aylin Woodward And, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Other rumors claimed that Apple will rely on Wi-Fi 6E to beam data between devices like the iPhone and the unreleased mixed reality glasses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Strange New Worlds' premiere is now streaming, and Paramount+ will beam up new episodes on Thursdays. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 5 May 2022",
"The majority of SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 launches this year have carried the company\u2019s Starlink satellites, which are used to beam the Internet to stations on the ground. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Google parent Alphabet in January 2021 shut down Loon, a project to beam internet service from high-altitude balloons, after the unit failed to develop a viable business model. \u2014 Eric Ombok, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bean":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fava bean",
": the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean",
": a plant bearing beans",
": an immature bean pod used as a vegetable",
": a valueless item",
": the least amount",
": any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods",
": a plant producing these",
": exuberance",
": nonsense , bunkum",
": head , brain",
": a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl \u2014 see duck illustration",
": to strike (a person) on the head with an object",
": the edible seed or pod of a bushy or climbing garden plant related to the peas and clovers",
": a seed or fruit like a bean"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113n",
"\u02c8b\u0113n"
],
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"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
"nob",
"noddle",
"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
"We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Tabal is the only bean -to-bar chocolate maker in the Milwaukee area. \u2014 Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2022",
"J\u00f3nsson\u2019s salt is an ingredient in some of the bean -to-bar chocolate from Omnom. \u2014 Regan Stephens, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"With the features of a convenience store, grocery store and restaurant, Leo\u2019s sells fresh produce, bread, cheese and fresh-ground bean -to-cup coffee. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
"With the international explosion of interest in high-grade, single-origin chocolate, so too comes a boom in the number of cacao aficionados keen to explore Ecuador\u2019s bean -to-bar luxury chocolate makers. \u2014 Sarah Barrell, National Geographic , 9 Nov. 2020",
"The downtown store was also an incubator for Cloudforest (formerly Cocanu), the fine bean -to-bar chocolate company from Sebastian Cisneros, who worked at Cacao for five years. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2020",
"At bean -to-bar chocolate shop Rubato, pastry chef Gustavo Maragna combines cacao from Brazil\u2019s northeast with nuts and fruit from the Cerrado. \u2014 Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Officers deployed less-lethal rounds of bean bags and 40mm foam baton projectiles during the altercation. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
"Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
"The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
"Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
"On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"noun",
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"fava bean",
"the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna ) of the legume family other than the fava bean",
"a plant bearing beans",
"an immature bean pod used as a vegetable",
"a valueless item",
"the least amount",
"any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods",
"a plant producing these",
"exuberance",
"nonsense , bunkum",
"head , brain",
"a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl \u2014 see duck illustration",
"to strike (a person) on the head with an object",
"the edible seed or pod of a bushy or climbing garden plant related to the peas and clovers",
"a seed or fruit like a bean"
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"\u02c8b\u0113n",
"\u02c8b\u0113n"
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"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
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"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
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"Noun",
"We ate rice and beans for dinner.",
"We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Say hi to Art making Honest Biscuits and Erin crafting bean -to-bar treats at indi chocolate. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Tabal is the only bean -to-bar chocolate maker in the Milwaukee area. \u2014 Cathy Jakicic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2022",
"J\u00f3nsson\u2019s salt is an ingredient in some of the bean -to-bar chocolate from Omnom. \u2014 Regan Stephens, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
"With the features of a convenience store, grocery store and restaurant, Leo\u2019s sells fresh produce, bread, cheese and fresh-ground bean -to-cup coffee. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
"With the international explosion of interest in high-grade, single-origin chocolate, so too comes a boom in the number of cacao aficionados keen to explore Ecuador\u2019s bean -to-bar luxury chocolate makers. \u2014 Sarah Barrell, National Geographic , 9 Nov. 2020",
"The downtown store was also an incubator for Cloudforest (formerly Cocanu), the fine bean -to-bar chocolate company from Sebastian Cisneros, who worked at Cacao for five years. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2020",
"At bean -to-bar chocolate shop Rubato, pastry chef Gustavo Maragna combines cacao from Brazil\u2019s northeast with nuts and fruit from the Cerrado. \u2014 Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Officers deployed less-lethal rounds of bean bags and 40mm foam baton projectiles during the altercation. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn\u2019t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2019",
"Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center\u2019s Black Box Theatre. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2019",
"The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn\u2019t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"After Maddon\u2019s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2019",
"Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes \u2014 who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded \u2014 were too much for Maddon. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2019",
"On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164637"
},
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": any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh",
": a surly, uncouth , burly, or shambling person",
": one that sells securities or commodities in expectation of a price decline \u2014 compare bull",
": something difficult to do or deal with",
": to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way",
": to call for as suitable or essential",
": assume , accept",
": to support the weight of : sustain",
": to hold above, on top, or aloft",
": to admit of : allow",
": to move while holding up and supporting (something)",
": to have as a feature or characteristic",
": to be equipped or furnished with (something)",
": to have as an identification",
": to hold in the mind or emotions",
": behave , conduct",
": to give as testimony",
": disseminate",
": lead , escort",
": render , give",
": to give birth to",
": to produce as yield",
": to permit growth of",
": contain",
": thrust , press",
": to go or incline in an indicated direction",
": to extend in a direction indicated or implied",
": to be situated : lie",
": to become directed",
": to force one's way",
": apply , pertain",
": to exert influence or force",
": to produce fruit : yield",
": to support a weight or strain",
": to join in and help out",
": to carry or possess arms",
": to serve as a soldier",
": to come to satisfying fruition, production, or development : to produce a desired result or reward",
": to think of (something) especially as a warning : remember",
": to be indulgent, patient, or forbearing with (someone)",
": a large heavy mammal with long shaggy hair and a very short tail",
": a person resembling a bear in size or behavior",
": support entry 1 sense 1",
": to move while holding up and supporting : carry",
": to hold in the mind",
": to put up with",
": to assume or accept",
": to have as a feature or characteristic",
": give birth to",
": produce entry 1 sense 1",
": to move or lie in the indicated direction",
": to have a relation to the matter at hand",
": to push or lean down on",
": to think of especially as a warning",
": to have strength or courage",
": to be patient with",
": to give birth to",
": to physically carry (as an object or message)",
": yield",
": to admit of : allow",
": assume , accept",
": to relate or have relevance",
"river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in northern Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and southeastern Idaho flowing to Great Salt Lake"
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"\u02c8ber",
"\u02c8ber",
"\u02c8ber",
"\u02c8ba(\u0259)r, \u02c8be(\u0259)r",
"\u02c8bar",
"\u02c8ber"
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"beast",
"chore",
"headache",
"job",
"killer",
"labor"
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"birth",
"deliver",
"drop",
"have",
"mother",
"produce"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So the sighting of a bear in a close-in suburb of Washington was probably not so unusual. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"As to a bear -market rally, that already happened in March. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"As global temperatures continue to rise, the two species of bear are slowly congregating together more and more. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"The dance is meant to welcome spring and is based on the legend of a bear being awakened from hibernation with the first thunderstorm of the year. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20 percent drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"The stock index nearly fell into bear -market territory last week \u2014 defined as a 20% drop from its peak \u2014 but rallied Wednesday. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The Dow has fallen for seven straight weeks, and the S&P 500 fell close to bear -market territory, defined as 20 percent below its record high, but has risen 4 percent since Thursday. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But a closer look reveals the ways in which Ansan is serving as a memorial to the victims and still struggling to come to terms with the lessons the disaster brought to bear on the entire nation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"While experts underscore that there is broad agreement on certain gun reforms, there are still deep partisan divides in how people perceive guns \u2013 the right to bear them as well as their symbolism and utility. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Notably, the perspective of a Black playwright, Kirsten Greenidge, has now been brought to bear on that story. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no touch control for setting volume levels so if that\u2019s a deal-breaker, bear it in mind. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Even emotionally sound adults who can't bear even the sight of their daughters-in-law. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"But personal political legacies can be as strong a draw for senators, who like to think of themselves as one of the 100 distinct voices in the Senate, despite the pressure party officials and others bring to bear on a vote. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said his country did not bear responsibility for catastrophes and mistakes in Russia. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The invasion of Ukraine seems to have awakened Germany, which has considerable economic and military resources to bring to bear in the defense of Europe. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215539"
},
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"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": confirm , substantiate"
],
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"argue",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"certify",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"support",
"validate",
"verify",
"vindicate"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"examples":[
"the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214329"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": support , encourage",
": to summon up courage, resolution, or strength",
": to prove to be true, accurate, or valid : hold up",
": to prove to be effective or able to withstand something : hold up"
],
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"synonyms":[
"buck up",
"buoy (up)",
"cheer (up)",
"chirk (up)",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"inspirit",
"steel"
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"daunt",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"examples":[
"repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some argue the key difference from earlier refugee crises is that the Ukrainian refugees are mostly women and children, but that doesn\u2019t bear up to scrutiny. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Deprived of the richness of the text, the movie\u2019s concept and substance shift toward spectacle, which is exactly where Wright\u2019s artistry doesn\u2019t bear up . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
"If the universe can bear up under the weight of so many movie remakes of various Peter Parkers being bitten by slightly different radioactive spiders, there\u2019s space enough for a few more good biographies. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The California kitty joins the ranks of other unexpectedly brave pets, like Bella the Yorkie, who chased a bear up a tree, and Winston the dachshund, who saved his senior dog friend Mijo from a mountain lion attack. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Heidi Nielsen, director of information and outreach for Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, told the SunSentinel that female cats can bear up to three litters a year. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
"The annual bear hunt in the state typically involves packs of hounds with GPS collars that chase the bear up trees. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Here\u2019s the bear up in a tree in the backyard of a home in San Anselmo. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2021",
"To bear up against nature\u2019s indifference can be invigorating and also corrective. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170310"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to embrace in a bear hug",
": a rough tight embrace"
],
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"\u02c8ber-\u02cch\u0259g"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasp",
"crush",
"embrace",
"enclasp",
"enfold",
"grasp",
"hug",
"strain"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"He gave his brother a bear hug .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His former teammate, Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias, gave him a bear hug at first base as his teammates came streaming out of the dugout with the Chevrolet Fountain spewing high into the air. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The last round was basically a coronation parade, which ended with a bear hug with his father, Earl, who was six weeks removed from heart-bypass surgery. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In her first semester as a Drexel University freshman, Kait was on the steps of a Philly brownstone when a friend fell into her for an exaggerated bear hug . \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Candelario-Hinch bear hug was supposed to happen in mid-February, but the MLB lockout \u2014 which lasted 99 days, from Dec. 2 until March 10 \u2014 canceled more than three weeks of spring training. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Yet one economic powerhouse that famously suffered a power catastrophe last winter, and operates a notoriously wobbly grid, is welcoming miners with a rowdy bear hug and souvenir ten gallon hat. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Goff and McVay had a quick embrace and shared a few words, then Goff moved on to reconnect with various other old teammates, including a long bear hug with left tackle Andrew Whitworth. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps that explains his audacious behavior, grabbing Oscar presenter Halle Berry and enveloping her in a bear hug and planting on her a passionate kiss. \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The stranger then ran up, picked up the boy in a bear hug , turned and ran off with the child, Multnomah County deputy district attorney Alexander H. Garcia wrote in a probable cause affidavit. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1907, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214832"
},
"beard":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache",
": a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft",
": front sense 7a",
": to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy",
": to furnish with a beard",
": the hair that grows on a man's face often not including the mustache",
": a hairy growth or tuft (as on the chin of a goat)",
": the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache",
"Charles Austin 1874\u20131948 and his wife Mary 1876\u20131958 n\u00e9e Ritter American historians",
"Daniel Carter 1850\u20131941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S."
],
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"\u02c8bird",
"\u02c8bird",
"\u02c8bi(\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8bird"
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"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodge",
"duck",
"funk",
"shirk",
"sidestep"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He grew a beard and mustache.",
"the beard of a goat",
"Verb",
"a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During a press conference, police said that the suspect is described as a heavyset dark-skinned male with a beard , and was last seen with a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and white sneakers. \u2014 Ronn Blitzer, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"He was described as a heavyset man with a beard , wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, according to police. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"He was described as a dark-skinned man, heavyset with a beard , wearing a dark sweatshirt, an orange T-shirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"John Daly tried to revive some memories at age 56 and with a beard longer than any rough at Southern Hills. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"For a man with a beard , this grooming set is a godsend. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"An older man with a beard came to the door, ushered the others into the house, and explained to Nabhan that the house was not being rented. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Another concern that the Marine Corps has raised is the question of whether gas masks would fit properly with a beard . \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Andy, on the other hand, wore a beard sans mustache, and had about him the squat, condensed aspect of a fantasy race forced to live underground. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
"Everything from high-tech headphones to beard management kits are available at major discounts during this promotion. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021"
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181151"
},
"bearing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f ) oneself",
": the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit",
": a product of bearing : crop",
": an object, surface, or point that supports",
": a machine part in which another part (such as a journal or pin) turns or slides",
": a figure borne on a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )",
": pressure , thrust",
": the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass",
": a determination of position",
": comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation",
": relation , connection",
": purport",
": the part of a structural member that rests on its supports",
": the manner in which a person carries or conducts himself or herself",
": a part of a machine in which another part turns",
": the position or direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass",
": a determination of position",
": understanding of position or situation",
": a relation or connection",
": an object, surface, or point that supports"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-i\u014b",
"\u02c8ber-ing"
],
"synonyms":[
"applicability",
"connection",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy"
],
"antonyms":[
"extraneousness",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance",
"irrelevancy"
],
"examples":[
"a man of military bearing",
"these new facts have some bearing on the case",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andy reached her by satellite phone at four dollars a minute and quickly revealed that his bad news had no direct bearing on her. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"This was during the administration of President George W. Bush, which may or may not have had any bearing on the outcome. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Watson\u2019s situation will have any bearing on whether or not Clowney re-signs with the Browns. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"Leaders of the Preserve West Cobb cityhood campaign dispute that their members\u2019 personal and professional ties have any bearing on how the city of Lost Mountain would be governed. \u2014 Brian Eason, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The fight over Maricopa\u2019s future \u2014 and the fact that the outcome could have any bearing on a presidential vote \u2014 reflects just how critical local officials are to the functioning of American elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"What's less clear is whether his party's performance in the midterm election will have any bearing on Biden's decision. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Another offered to bring proprietary DNA samples to collaborators in a Chinese lab, a clear example of academic misconduct\u2014though not one that had any bearing on state secrets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Does this have any bearing on his relationship with his girlfriend, fellow actor and singer Zendaya, who is two inches taller than her beau? \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201623"
},
"beast":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate",
": a lower animal as distinguished from a human being",
": an animal as distinguished from a plant",
": an animal under human control",
": a contemptible person",
": something formidably difficult to control or deal with",
": a mammal with four feet (as a bear or deer) especially as distinguished from human beings",
": a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual",
": a farm animal especially when kept for work",
": a horrid person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113st",
"\u02c8b\u0113st"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"dogs and other four-footed beasts",
"the birds and beasts of the forest",
"They were attacked by a savage beast .",
"He's a cruel, hateful beast !",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zalatoris, who lost in a three-hole playoff at the PGA Championship last month, made only one bogey \u2014 a staggering feat on a beast of a Brookline course \u2014 for a 3-under 67. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Because of the youth injection and availability standing in the way, the Warriors had to navigate a completely different beast . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"In this treasured fairy tale, a beauty named Belle is imprisoned in a castle, far, far away by a frightening beast . \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Meeting Splat, they quickly get attacked by a Cthulhu-looking beast , only to be rescued by a bearded old hunter who takes off his hood. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Alex, fascinated and fearless, demands to know where her friend has gone; in response, the beast winks, unfurls her wings, and leaps into the clouds. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"There is something romantic about digging a hole in the ground and filling it with fire, or feeding logs into a massive metal beast , or soothing coals to a smolder. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"But one thing is for certain: This drone is kind of a beast . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Coleman was a beast at Rocky River\u2019s Bell Invitational. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beste , from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184903"
},
"beastie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a real or imaginary animal or creature : beast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-st\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"animal",
"beast",
"brute",
"creature",
"critter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another addition in the v17.10 Cosmic Summer update is a new beastie . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"The film is also the first installment in the latest reboot of that monster franchise, one that includes some of horror\u2019s most beloved beasties , like Frankenstein\u2019s monster and Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. \u2014 Robert Ito, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
"With Ice Castles LLC coming to New Brighton in January which can draw 75,000 visitors, the brothers are planning for large crowds by creating a snow wall to keep safe the pedestrians who choose to wait in line to get a picture with the beastie . \u2014 Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Director Alexandre Aja and screenwriters Michael and Shawn Rasmussen jump into the action almost immediately, then keep escalating the danger in a rickety old house gradually being torn apart by wind, water and snapping beasties . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2019",
"Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties : TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Strange nautical beasties \u2014 a mermaid, an octopus \u2014 keep washing up in the surf of Ephraim\u2019s mind, awakening in him a dark, primordial energy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019",
"Who needs daddy issues when there are killer beasties and walls of water closing in? \u2014 Noel Murray, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1714, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212906"
},
"beat":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to strike repeatedly:",
": to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain",
": to walk on : tread",
": to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against",
": to flap or thrash at vigorously",
": to strike at in order to rouse game",
": to range over in or as if in quest of game",
": to mix by stirring : whip",
": to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal",
": to drive or force by blows",
": to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp",
": to make by repeated treading or driving over",
": to dislodge by repeated hitting",
": to lodge securely by repeated striking",
": to shape by beating",
": to flatten thin by blows",
": to sound or express especially by drumbeat",
": to cause to strike or flap repeatedly",
": overcome , defeat",
": surpass",
": to prevail despite",
": bewilder , baffle",
": fatigue , exhaust",
": to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless",
": cheat , swindle",
": to act ahead of usually so as to forestall",
": to report a news item in advance of",
": to come or arrive before",
": circumvent",
": to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free",
": to score against (a goalkeeper)",
": to produce (music or a signal) by striking something repeatedly : to indicate by beating",
": to become forcefully propelled forward : dash",
": to glare or strike with oppressive intensity",
": to sustain distracting activity",
": to strike a drum repeatedly : to beat a drum",
": pulsate , throb",
": tick",
": to sound upon being struck",
": to strike repeated blows",
": to strike the air : flap",
": to strike bushes or other cover in order to rouse game",
": to range or scour for or as if for game",
": to progress with much difficulty",
": to sail to windward by a series of zigzag movements",
": to fail or refuse to come to the point in discourse",
": to leave in haste",
": to hurry away : scram",
": hurry , rush",
": to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking",
": to search thoroughly through all possible areas",
": to proclaim as meritorious or significant : publicize vigorously",
": to defeat or surpass overwhelmingly",
": to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge",
": to attack physically or verbally",
": in a very energetic or forceful manner",
": a single stroke or blow especially in a series",
": pulsation , tick",
": a sound produced by or as if by beating (see beat entry 1 )",
": a driving impact or force",
": one swing of the pendulum or balance (see balance entry 1 sense 9 ) of a timepiece",
": a regularly traversed round (see round entry 3 sense 6a )",
": a group of news sources that a reporter covers regularly",
": a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses",
": the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performer",
": the pronounced rhythm (see rhythm sense 2b ) that is the characteristic driving force in some types of music (such as jazz or rock)",
": rock entry 2 sense 2",
": one that excels",
": the reporting of a news story ahead of competitors",
": deadbeat",
": an act of sailing toward the side or direction from which the wind is blowing by a series of zigzag movements : an act of beating (see beat entry 1 sense intransitive 5 ) to windward",
": one of the reaches (see reach entry 2 sense 1 ) in the zigzag course so traversed : tack",
": each of the pulsations of amplitude (see amplitude sense 1a ) produced by the union of sound or radio waves or electric currents having different frequencies",
": an accented stroke (as of one leg or foot against the other)",
": moment",
": to have difficulty in continuing : to stop or hesitate briefly",
": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted",
": sapped of resolution or morale",
": of, relating to, or being beatniks",
": beatnik",
": to hit or strike again and again",
": to hit repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury",
": to mix by stirring rapidly",
": to win against : defeat",
": to come, arrive, or act before",
": throb entry 1 sense 3 , pulsate",
": to flap against",
": to move with an up and down motion : flap",
": to do or be better than",
": to be beyond the understanding of",
": to make by walking or riding over",
": to go away quickly",
": a blow or a stroke made again and again",
": a single pulse (as of the heart)",
": a sound produced by or as if by beating",
": a measurement of time in music : an accent or regular pattern of accents in music or poetry",
": an area or place regularly visited or traveled through as part of a job",
": very tired",
": pulsate , throb",
": a single stroke or pulsation (as of the heart)",
"\u2014 see extrasystole"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113t",
"\u02c8b\u0113t",
"\u02c8b\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most recently, reporter Volodymyr Volovodyuk, who had investigated black-market trading in the central Vinnytsia region, was beaten to death June 12. \u2014 Dmytro Vlasov, The Seattle Times , 20 July 2017",
"The Sun are one of the league's best teams, with one of its most exciting young cores, and beating the Stars was something most everyone expected them to do. \u2014 John Altavilla, courant.com , 16 July 2017",
"Saturday's attendance beat out Louisville City's previous season-high of 9,074 fans reached against Tampa Bay in April. \u2014 Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal , 15 July 2017",
"Freed was able to spring to her feet and just beat the runner to third for the final out of the game. \u2014 Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader , 13 July 2017",
"Mr Putin was defiant over the outcome of the Magnitsky case, in which a lawyer who was beaten to death in prison was posthumously charged with tax fraud. \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2017",
"There are special awards to male and female runners who beat the farmer. \u2014 Johnny Gorches, Post-Tribune , 12 July 2017",
"The C-17 is probably the largest military airplane to have gone through the loop: the Airbus A400M Atlas transport beat it by six months, but the C-17 is nearly thirty feet longer. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2017",
"NPR reported that at least 10 people participated in beating Bakari in a brawl outside the Greece bar, and now eight of them have been arrested and two charged with murder. \u2014 Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue , 11 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lounge mode offers an LCD-like screen on the ceiling that can show images while music plays on a multispeaker audio system and LED lights on the floor pulsate and flash to the beat . \u2014 Chester Dawson, WSJ , 19 June 2017",
"Hawks beat Huskies North Harford (4-13) beat visiting Patterson Mill, 16-6, Thursday in non-division play. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis , 8 May 2017",
"Beat eggs with a fork, then stir all ingredients to combine (the mixture will be thick, like a wet ball of sand\u2014don't worry). \u2014 Redbook , 6 Apr. 2017",
"Much like music created by human drummers, the cockatoos\u2019 beats remain consistent over time and are individually recognizable. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Science | AAAS , 28 June 2017",
"Photo transitions happen on the beat , to give it a bit more pop. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 15 May 2017",
"Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats . \u2014 NBC News , 7 May 2017",
"Beat in \u00bd cup sugar gradually, beating until peaks become more stiff. \u2014 Michelle Stark, Tampa Bay Times , 21 Feb. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1957, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205433"
},
"beat-up":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": dilapidated , shabby",
": badly worn or damaged by use or neglect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p",
"-\u02c8\u0259p",
"\u02c8b\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1863, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174133"
},
"beaten":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": hammered into a desired shape",
": much trodden and worn smooth",
": familiar",
": being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted",
": in a remote place rarely visited by people",
": worn smooth by passing feet",
": having lost all hope or spirit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"examples":[
"felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Venturing off the beaten path inside a national park can do significant damage to plant life and ecosystems. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Millis is a bit further off the beaten track than Milford, but offers more open space and a school system with a 12-year Spanish immersion program. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The beaten man identified two suspects, who were trying to flee from the house when officers arrived, according to a spokesman for the Tijuana Police Department. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
"The film has been shooting in Rome and its suburbs, including the local beach resort Ostia, public housing estate Corviale and a variety of neighborhoods off the beaten track. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"So why not go off the beaten track and opt for couples jewelry? \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The result is somewhere between an Ariel Nomad and what Singer developed as the ACS: a road-legal roadster that can explore far beyond the beaten track. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Joshua Jung is a writer based in Montreal who loves to travel off the beaten track and write about all things travel, health, and sustainability. \u2014 Joshua Jung, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Travel writer Aaron Miller provides documentary-style tales of adventure that venture far from the beaten track. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beten , from past participle of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215349"
},
"beating":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage",
": the injury or damage thus inflicted",
": pulsation",
": defeat , setback"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"palpitation",
"pulsation",
"pulse",
"throb"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart",
"took a beating and ended up in second place",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the early 2000s, corporations were taking a public beating . \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"In fact, the Fed isn\u2019t entirely unhappy that stocks are taking a beating . \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Its advertising business is taking a beating after Apple Inc. limited its ability to collect data and the stock price has fallen sharply this year. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Russia\u2019s military is also taking a beating in Ukraine, and its conventional forces will take years to rebuild. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
"James Bond has already shown the world that the Aston Martin DB5 is capable of taking a beating . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Germany\u2019s industrial base, just emerging from pandemic and unprecedented supply-chain challenges, is taking another beating with Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine hitting its powerhouse car, chemical and precision-machinery manufacturers. \u2014 William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"One of the work relationships that has been taking quite a beating these last two years is mentor/mentee interactions. \u2014 Janine Schindler, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, in the international press, Orb\u00e1n is taking a beating for being too pro-Putin and coming onside to sanctions on Russia only belatedly. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English betynge , from gerund of beten \"to beat entry 1 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223622"
},
"beatitude":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a state of utmost bliss",
": any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3\u201311) beginning in the King James Version \"Blessed are\""
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0113-\u02c8a-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"blessedness",
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"happiness",
"joy",
"warm fuzzies"
],
"antonyms":[
"calamity",
"ill-being",
"misery",
"sadness",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"examples":[
"not from earthly riches but from the milk of human kindness comes true beatitude"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin be\u0101tit\u016bd\u014d , from be\u0101tus \"happy, fortunate\" + -t\u016bd\u014d , suffix of abstract nouns \u2014 more at beatific ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195653"
},
"beau":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dandy sense 1",
": boyfriend sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boyfriend",
"fellow",
"man",
"old man",
"swain"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her beaux between marriage generally fell into two categories: ineffectual pretty boys or handsome brutes. \u2014 Joanne Kaufman , People , 21 Mar. 1988",
"This was essentially the vehicle that had been perfected, through more than a century or two, for\u2014and by\u2014a continuing line of fops, beaux , macaronis, dudes, bucks, blades, swells, bloods and mashers. \u2014 Osbert Sitwell , The Scarlet Tree , 1975",
"She introduced us to her latest beau .",
"her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In October 2021, Lizzo and her beau were spotted at Crustacean Beverly Hills together. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Nancy's long-distance beau is another character with a style all his own. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
"Half of the page is dedicated to the numerous shots Ye has taken at Pete Davidson, the current beau of West\u2019s estranged wife Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Her model beau wore a suit with a green pocket square and green shoes to compliment the colors of her dress. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"The model\u2019s outing this week in LA with her basketball player beau Devin Booker provided a great example. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Central Park Heights, the neighborhood where Bartlett and her beau now reside, has seen the most purchase activity, followed by nearby neighborhoods of Arlington and Park Circle. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Kim donning Fulani braids and referring to them as 'Bo Derek braids' \u2013 or delivering visually appealing tabloid fodder, like Kourtney and drummer beau Travis Barker\u2019s recent pseudo-wedding at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. \u2014 Mj Corey, refinery29.com , 9 May 2022",
"There were plenty of A-list names in attendance, but the spotlight fixated on Kim Kardashian and her current beau Pete Davidson, who made their red carpet debut as a couple at the event. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, from beau, bel (masculine), belle (feminine) \"beautiful, good-looking,\" going back to Old French bel , going back to Latin bellus , probably going back (via *duellos , assimilated from *duenlos ) to *dwenelos , diminutive of *dwe-nos \"good\" (whence Old Latin duenos , Latin bonus ) \u2014 more at bounty ",
"first_known_use":[
"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204253"
},
"beau ideal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the perfect type or model"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u014d-\u012b-\u02c8d\u0113(-\u0259)l",
"\u02ccb\u014d-\u02cc\u0113-d\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4l"
],
"synonyms":[
"classic",
"eidolon",
"exemplar",
"idea",
"ideal",
"model",
"nonesuch",
"nonpareil",
"paragon",
"patron saint"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she is the beau ideal of the beautiful but unassuming film actress",
"Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting."
],
"history_and_etymology":"French beau id\u00e9al ideal beauty",
"first_known_use":[
"1786, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190500"
},
"beaucoup":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": great in quantity or amount : many , much"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-(\u02cc)k\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"legion",
"many",
"multifold",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"multitudinous",
"numerous"
],
"antonyms":[
"few"
],
"examples":[
"we were able to make beaucoup bucks working overtime at the power plant"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French",
"first_known_use":[
"1862, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202107"
},
"beaut":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": beauty sense 4",
": excellent sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"knockout",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"that new bike of yours is a real beaut",
"Adjective",
"That new car of yours is beaut !",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His freakout is paired with one by Alice, a beaut of a meltdown aimed at a kind and helpful pharmacist (Salif Ciss\u00e9), recalling a similar outburst from Julianne Moore in Magnolia. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Listing or no, one thing is certain: Whoever lands this beaut is one lucky driver. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Hitters refuse to beat the shift: Alex Dickerson hit a beaut Friday night. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 May 2021",
"Tabla operates in the space formerly known as Paris Bistro and it\u2019s a beaut . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
"That honor goes to the beaut of a bear known as 747, USA Today reports. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 9 Oct. 2020",
"This little beaut , which falls from $89.99 to $80.85 on the site today, is a great budget option among our best-of-the-best countertop microwave picks. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Between hulking beasts, killer robots, and a beautiful, ultra-bright city, this game is Xbox One's top beaut . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 Nov. 2018",
"Available in 10 holographic hues with names like Space Bubble and Electric Rainbow, these futuristic-themed beauts couldn't be more fun. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 6 Aug. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1866, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1894, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195935"
},
"beauteous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": beautiful",
": beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
],
"examples":[
"a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
"Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
"She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
"Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
"Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from beaute beauty ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221844"
},
"beautifulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure",
": generally pleasing : excellent",
": having qualities of beauty : giving pleasure to the mind or senses",
": very good : excellent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This three-day party each June transforms downtown Providence into the best block party of the summer, complete with live music and beautiful art installments. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Guests gathered at the Frost Science Museum for a two-level runway display featuring Naeem Khan's beautiful evening wear designs. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Available in a handful of beautiful colors, Le Creuset's cookware has both oven and table appeal. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The current state of Black creativity is still beautiful and thriving. \u2014 Scarlett Newman, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
"This shampoo has the perfect cocktail of hair-saving ingredients to promote a beautiful , luscious head of hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"James Udom plays the role with a beautiful command of Shakespearean language and a gentility and sincerity not usually seen in this character. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"The finals have been a microcosm of Golden State\u2019s long road back \u2014 a beautiful struggle. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"There are two stills released by Amazon at the moment, one in which Styles and Corrin as Tom and Marion enjoy a beautiful pool, another of the couple at a gallery with David Dawson as Patrick. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute beauty + -ful, -full -ful entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215532"
},
"beautify":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make beautiful or add beauty to",
": to grow beautiful",
": to make beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
"beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"City leaders have been discussing in recent months the project, which seeks to beautify the boulevard\u2019s grassy median with plants and trees. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
"But don\u2019t let that stop you from picking up a quirky new hobby that can beautify your corner curio cabinet and make a statement, all while piquing your interest in science. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Cheery, colorful flower planters will adorn downtown Waukesha this spring thanks to the Spring City Garden Club, a group of volunteers that has been helping beautify the city for nearly 80 years. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"The organization also started a street ambassador program that tasked formerly homeless veterans to clean up and beautify streets. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute beauty + -fien -fy ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212551"
},
"beautifying":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": serving or intended to make someone or something more attractive or beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorning",
"cosmetic",
"decorative",
"embellishing",
"ornamental"
],
"antonyms":[
"functional",
"utilitarian"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194715"
},
"beaver (away)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to work in a very active and energetic way"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213047"
},
"because":{
"type":[
"conjunction",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": for the reason that : since",
": the fact that : that",
": by reason of : because of",
": for the reason that",
": for the reason of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8k\u022fz",
"-\u02c8k\u0259z",
"-\u02c8k\u022fs",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8k\u022fz",
"-\u02c8k\u0259z"
],
"synonyms":[
"'cause",
"as",
"as long as",
"being (as ",
"considering",
"for",
"inasmuch as",
"now",
"seeing",
"since",
"whereas"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Conjunction",
"I ran because I was afraid.",
"\u201cWhy did you do it?\u201d \u201c Because she told me to.\u201d"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Conjunction",
"first_known_use":[
"Conjunction",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"2012, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220018"
},
"beckon":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod",
": to appear inviting : attract",
": to beckon to",
": to call or signal by a motion (as a wave or nod)",
": to appear inviting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-k\u1d4an",
"\u02c8be-k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"flag",
"gesture",
"motion",
"signal",
"wave"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She was beckoning them in to shore.",
"She beckoned the waiter to come over.",
"She beckoned to the waiter to come over.",
"From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him.",
"The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People might beckon you to come and join up for some group fun, but your own agenda could get in the way. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Even without candies to beckon them, some of the riders will still guide their mounts to the rail, especially for kiddos (but also for adults as excited as children). \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The chain cemented a place in American culture with its Blue Light Specials, a flashing blue orb affixed to a pole that would beckon shoppers to a flash sale in progress. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bekenen, bikenen, becknien, becknyn, going back to Old English b\u0113cnan, b\u012bcnan, b\u012bcnian, b\u0113acnian \"to make a mute gesture to, summon, symbolize, portend, reveal,\" going back to West Germanic *bauhnjan- or *bauhn\u014djan- (whence also Old Saxon b\u014dknian \"to portend, give as a token,\" Old High German bouhhanen, bouhnen \"to give a sign or token, signify\"), weak verb derivatives of *baukn- \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at beacon entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173834"
},
"becloud":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to obscure with or as if with a cloud",
": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"befog",
"blur",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"muddy",
"obfuscate"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"examples":[
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200140"
},
"beclouded":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to obscure with or as if with a cloud",
": to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8klau\u0307d",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"befog",
"blur",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"muddy",
"obfuscate"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"examples":[
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues",
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222600"
},
"becoming":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": suitable , fitting",
": attractively suitable",
": having a flattering effect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"befitting",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitted",
"fitting",
"good",
"happy",
"meet",
"pretty",
"proper",
"right",
"suitable"
],
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"indecent",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"misbecoming",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unbeseeming",
"unfit",
"unfitting",
"unhappy",
"unmeet",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"That jacket is very becoming on you.",
"She's had her hair cut in a becoming new style.",
"She accepted the award with a becoming humility."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184059"
},
"bed":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep",
": a place of sex relations",
": marital relationship",
": close association : cahoots",
": a place for sleeping",
": sleep",
": a time for sleeping",
": a mattress filled with soft material",
": bedstead",
": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest",
": a flat or level surface: such as",
": a plot of ground prepared for plants",
": the plants grown in such a plot",
": the bottom of a body of water",
": an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism",
": a supporting surface or structure : foundation",
": layer , stratum",
": the place or material in which a block or brick is laid",
": the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile",
": a mass or heap resembling a bed",
": an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck",
": an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition",
": a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show)",
": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)",
": in the act of sexual intercourse",
": in/into an improperly close relationship with",
": to find or make sleeping accommodations",
": to go to bed",
": to form a layer",
": to lie flat or flush",
": to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters",
": to put, take, or send to bed",
": embed",
": to plant or arrange in beds",
": base , establish",
": to lay flat or in a layer",
": to make a bed in or of",
": to have sexual intercourse with",
"bachelor of education",
": a piece of furniture on which a person sleeps or rests",
": a place for sleeping or resting",
": sleep or a time for sleeping",
": a piece of ground prepared for growing plants",
": the bottom of something",
": layer entry 1 sense 1",
": to put or go to bed",
": a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep \u2014 see hospital bed",
": the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient",
": a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures \u2014 see nail bed , vascular bed",
"binge eating disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed",
"\u02c8bed",
"\u02c8bed"
],
"synonyms":[
"bunk",
"doss",
"hay",
"kip",
"lair",
"pad",
"rack",
"sack"
],
"antonyms":[
"crash",
"doss (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Laura, Mariano Escare\u00f1o and Rafa Campos were no fans of drama, so Laura's sister, Sandra Escare\u00f1o, 34, told everyone to go to bed . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"And in the Atlanta area, a 31-year-old teacher went to bed worried. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Instead, Cunnea went to bed Monday night dreaming of sweet swings. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Australian friends made their way to bed , and night-owl West Coasters stayed up late with us. \u2014 Emily Angell, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"When dinner's over, enjoy a late night campfire before heading to bed for a peaceful night's sleep. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"There is only enough time to wolf down dinner, chat a little with the family, plop on the couch, mindlessly watch a Netflix series or your favorite sports team, then go to bed , only to get back on the hamster wheel the next day. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Let your armpits dry for about five minutes before heading to bed and letting the ingredients work their magic. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Patti Stephen went to bed Tuesday night with her mind racing. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 19 May 2022",
"Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Aug. 2021",
"At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. \u2014 Juliet Izon, CNN , 19 July 2021",
"The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
"Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Chacon\u2014and many other gunsmiths\u2014will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal. \u2014 Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Big bucks are more solitary, and often bed away from other deer in dense cover. \u2014 Jason Tome, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210519"
},
"bedaub":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to daub over : besmear",
": to ornament with vulgar excess"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8d\u022fb",
"-\u02c8d\u00e4b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"anoint",
"besmear",
"daub",
"smear"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215328"
},
"bedazzling":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive : dazzling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8da-z(\u0259-)li\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1852, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170210"
},
"bedeck":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to clothe with finery : deck",
": decorate sense 2",
": to dress up or decorate with showy things"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8dek",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8dek"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
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"bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party",
"the ladies arrived bedecked in furs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the left, handmade wooden ornaments and strings of pearls bedeck a live Christmas tree. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Humans bedeck their most permanent structures to inscribe them with their articles of faith, their relationship with nature, the nuances of social structure. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The state of Florida has relented and given the city of Sarasota permission to bedeck the John Ringling Causeway Bridge in rainbow lights to mark Pride Month. \u2014 NBC News , 17 June 2021",
"Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson and Fats Domino bedeck its shiny braces. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The tables for panelists onstage, however, were bedecked in banners displaying the SRA\u2019s winkingly Soviet-style logo: three rifle cartridges under a red star, encircled by stalks of wheat. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"He was bedecked in a custom outfit by British designer Giles Deacon with a bodice made of 24-karat gold feathers. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Every winter, it was bedecked with large flowers, each having rose-brushed, white petals that arched back like wings from its floral tube, inside of which ran a pencil-thin line of magenta. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Photos of Leonard briefly bedecked in a Pacers cap while shaking then-commissioner David Stern\u2019s hand on draft night continue to haunt fans in Indiana. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 2 May 2020"
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"verb"
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"the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze"
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to dress or adorn gaudily"
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"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
"-\u02c8di-",
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"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to dress or adorn gaudily"
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"bi-\u02c8d\u012b-z\u1d4an",
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"an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry"
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"noun"
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": a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion",
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"\u02c8bed-l\u0259m",
"\u02c8bed-l\u0259m"
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"babel",
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"scrum",
"three-ring circus"
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"examples":[
"The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam .",
"French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This theorem cannot be evaluated until a single noise (and body) can be isolated from the bedlam . \u2014 Naomi B. Ware, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Somehow, even after the latest bedlam at Yale Law School, the raging students continue to claim the moral high ground, complaining about the mere presence of police at a recent Federalist Society event. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Several Yale players remained on their sideline to watch the bedlam . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
"At times, Karl blames this bedlam on the people around Trump rather than the president himself. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Oklahoma State's bedlam victory over Oklahoma not only earned them a rare victory over their state rivals, but sent a ripple effect in the coaching carousel that's still being felt this week. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"The court swelled with fans, including Todd Frazier, the former Yankees and Mets third baseman and a Rutgers alumnus, who in the bedlam had to turn back to retrieve his young son. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The concert organizers canceled this show because of the bedlam , Rolling Stone said. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The way Popovich sees it, the game was not lost in the bedlam of that make-or-break late possession. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud",
": left wet and limp by or as if by rain",
": dilapidated",
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"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259ld",
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"arid",
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"She was bedraggled and exhausted.",
"the cat looked rather funny, all bedraggled and fit to be tied after her bath",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bedraggled one-story brick building at 408 South Harwood Street, built in 1930, will be remodeled and reconfigured to serve as the park services building, which will include offices, restrooms and a community room. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The bedraggled , beaten, inexperienced bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh to blow a big lead in a 5-4 loss. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2021",
"For a bedraggled parent short on time and energy, these services can seem like a Fairy Toymother. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
"In one apartment, an alarm-clock radio rouses a bedraggled man who looks the way bad breath smells. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2021",
"Another sure way to make your garden beds look less bedraggled is to edge them, Stanchfield said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
"His four-touchdown performance Sunday, even if against a bedraggled Jaguars defense, inspired a demanding critic to go public with praise for the 22-year-old rookie. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2020",
"NOw is a great time to clean up the old leaves that may be a bit bedraggled . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
"His bedraggled appearance, unshaven in a blue prison jacket, elicited little sympathy. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020"
],
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)",
": lowest point",
": basis",
": solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable",
": the solid rock found under surface materials (as soil)"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02c8r\u00e4k",
"-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k",
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccr\u00e4k"
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"base",
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"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
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"warp",
"warp and woof"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock .",
"His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nearly three decades after The Flintstones hit theaters, Halle Berry's love for her iconic character from the live-action adaptation of the Hanna Barbera cartoon is still stronger than bedrock . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"In Uvalde, a largely Mexican American city, Catholicism has remained part of the community\u2019s cultural bedrock , providing charitable support and advocating for impoverished families and undocumented immigrants. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"In Uvalde, a largely Mexican American city, Catholicism has remained part of the community\u2019s cultural bedrock , providing charitable support and advocating for impoverished families and immigrants living in the country illegally. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"That reliance on precedent to decide future cases is the bedrock of the common-law legal system that the U.S. inherited from its former English overlords. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"Each fresh challenge layers upon the cumulative bedrock of two traumatic years. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"Sinkholes are created when water erodes the bedrock beneath the surface. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"In the essays, these details are merely the raw material for inquiries that reach deeper down into American bedrock . \u2014 Joe Stanek, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The chamber, carved into limestone bedrock , stretches for 98 feet (30 meters) beneath the house. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 24 June 2021",
"Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers \u2014 not just Libyans \u2014 seeking to control the country\u2019s fate. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2021",
"People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 19 May 2020",
"The American Prairie Reserve\u2019s partial retreat from conservation\u2019s traditional separation of humans and nature\u2014a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century\u2014is not just an accommodation. \u2014 Christopher Preston, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
"One of our nation\u2019s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public\u2019s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don\u2019t pick sides. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Few leagues are rushing to copy those bedrock elements of M.L.S., and that raises the question of whether such an unusually structured league can really hope to join the best in the world, particularly financially. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
"But the use of religious freedom as a tool to enable discrimination has become a bedrock principle of the modern conservative movement\u2014and of the Trump Administration. \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2019"
],
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"Noun",
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],
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},
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"noun"
],
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": a usually ornamental cloth cover for a bed",
": a decorative top covering for a bed"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred",
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccspred"
],
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"bedcover",
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"hap",
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"a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and wife Catherine Martin, a costume and set designer, created a calm corner with wallpaper, a bedspread , and cushions all designed by Martin herself for the textile company Mokum. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 13 May 2022",
"Cover the tub with a bedspread or other thick cloth, put on safety goggles and protective clothing to shield yourself against flying shards, and go at it with a sledgehammer. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"There were no signs of blood on the bedsheets or bedspread , according to the report. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Candles were sometimes perched dangerously on his bedspread , and Mr. Hsieh kept a small fire ring in his bedroom that shot flames into the air without any barrier. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Lulu had bounced on the peach candlewick bedspread while Charlotte went through the drawers. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"There were no signs of blood on the hotel bed's sheets or bedspread , according to the report released Tuesday. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The iconic Versace dress almost became a bedspread . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The final touch is a blanket, bedspread , or quilt for the foot of the bed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow"
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"beaut",
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"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
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"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
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"1921, in the meaning defined above"
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"any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest",
"any of various insects resembling a beetle",
"to scurry like a beetle",
"a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument",
"a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks",
"being prominent and overhanging",
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to happen especially as if by fate",
": to happen to",
": to happen to"
],
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"bi-\u02c8f\u022fl",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fl"
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"be",
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"come down",
"come off",
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"go down",
"go on",
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"happen",
"occur",
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],
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"examples":[
"It's sad to think of the unhappy fate that befell him.",
"The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At least one individual\u2019s implant has already failed with no way to repair it \u2014 a situation that could befall many others. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Many Taiwanese are looking at Ukraine\u2019s current reality as something that could befall their homeland. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"In the film, Shrimpton is the latest in a long line of Spinal Tap drummers who had all met with grisly or bizarre deaths and accidents, a fate which would befall Shrimpton who spontaneously combusts onstage while performing in Japan. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Four years ago, a group of employees at the Oregon State Treasury sat down and compiled a list of every conceivable disaster that could befall a government building. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Some experts fear this is a dark omen of a fate that could befall Kyiv. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"As the episode\u2019s championship game approaches, Burns tempts the wrath of the softball gods by declaring there\u2019s no way misfortune could simultaneously befall all his ringers. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Narrative tension is virtually nonexistent in a story animated by stakes that couldn\u2019t be lower, or more formulaic; the plot hums along smoothly, much like V\u00e9ra \u2019s battered VW that runs right on cue, no matter what misadventures befall it. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Fans were afraid the same fate might befall their Orioles, especially since the franchise was owned by Washington, D.C., attorney Edward Bennett Williams, who had few ties to Baltimore. \u2014 Joe Mock, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
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},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": to be proper or becoming to",
": to be suitable to or proper for"
],
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"bi-\u02c8fit",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8fit"
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"beseem",
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"fit",
"go",
"serve",
"suit"
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"She has a mind for serious inquiry, as befits a scientist.",
"spoke politely of the deceased, as befitted the occasion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But even by the festival\u2019s own standards, Cruise received the sort of rapturous reception that could only befit one of Hollywood\u2019s most successful and globally renowned stars. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"An Army veteran and lawyer before reaching Congress in 1969, Mr. Koch pushed progressive social policies that befit his job representing one of New York\u2019s bluest enclaves. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"Instead, it was elevated to befit the glamour of Tinseltown\u2019s biggest night out. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Mar. 2022",
"All things being equal, the common good allows mediating institutions to cooperate toward the advancement of a just society by experiencing the excellencies that befit their existence. \u2014 Andrew T. Walker, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"As far as Halo lore is concerned, this trailer makes a few massive changes that befit a new, parallel timeline. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The flow of energy, the establishment of tension and its subsequent release, through the seven movements of this nearly hour-long musical suite would equally befit a jazz club or a church-revival tent. \u2014 Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"But although American enthusiasts have been importing games from Japan for decades, the process is a quest multi-tiered enough to befit a Final Fantasy NPC. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Knighthoods and other honors can be withdrawn if a recipient\u2019s subsequent behavior doesn\u2019t befit the title. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205035"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": suitable , appropriate",
": proper , decent"
],
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"bi-\u02c8fi-ti\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"correct",
"de rigueur",
"decent",
"decorous",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly"
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"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
],
"examples":[
"many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive",
"a befitting reply to a civil question",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The scene captured by traffic cameras in Boynton Beach, Fla., is befitting of a Marvel flick. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Covered in sequins and gold chains, the look is befitting of a finale. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
"Stringing together 12 singles amid 14 hits, the Dodgers connected plate appearances befitting of a team that a day earlier had received a lesson in unselfishness. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Moreno's reaction to seeing her younger self was befitting of her status. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Naomi Campbell gave the public a first look at her daughter in a way befitting of a supermodel \u2014 on the cover of Vogue. \u2014 Essence , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Leveling up In late 2007, Blizzard moved into a new headquarters more befitting its status as a gaming juggernaut. \u2014 Courtney Rubin, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Vatican\u2019s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates, with a new spy story taking center stage that is more befitting of a 007 thriller than the inner workings of a papacy. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"the painters ought to be done before long",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reemergence of inflation may be the economic story of the last year, but stagflation may well take over its relative\u2019s starring role before long . \u2014 Jonathan Bydlak, National Review , 13 June 2022",
"And like those players, the potential will likely shine through before long . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
"But before long Floyd became a part of the family that was accepted by all, even the stubborn tortie! \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
"However, Americans spending on experiences may also tighten their pursestrings before long . \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
"Faced with harsh economic and diplomatic wounds, Russia will start to creak and crumble, and before long its citizens will grow weary of his sclerotic, autocratic governance. \u2014 Jack Devine, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s a symmetry to them \u2014 one top prospect making his major league debut while another begins a path back from injury, hoping to be featured in Baltimore before long . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 30 Apr. 2022",
"For good reason, their greatest fear is that the world loses interest in them before long . \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But cost pressures and a slowing Chinese economy could let some air out its tires before long . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"pollutants that befoul the air and water",
"unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
"But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
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"most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
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"These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
"The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
"The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
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"He died without begetting an heir.",
"one change in the natural environment will beget others",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
"Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Extrinsic motivators can be the rewards meeting your goals might beget , such as pleasing people, prize money or a trophy. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 July 2021"
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"He died without begetting an heir.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No, violent images don\u2019t automatically beget real-world violence. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
"Alpha did not beget Delta, which did not birth Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Extreme selloffs beget extreme rallies, and exactly that has happened in stocks in the past two weeks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But by playing the odds correctly, good process should beget good results over the long run. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Darryl Stingley had always told him not to fear injury, despite what had happened to him, because fear can beget injury. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Academics have argued that the rise in longform television content has led to a greater search for psychologically rich characters, and arguably society now has a better understanding of the ways in which trauma can beget trauma. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Extrinsic motivators can be the rewards meeting your goals might beget , such as pleasing people, prize money or a trophy. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 July 2021"
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"I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
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"Verb",
"Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
"By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
"But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
"The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
"In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
"In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
"This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
"His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
"Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
"To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
"And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
"The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
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"although our son is only a beginner at swimming, he is making excellent progress",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Abhinav was learning to play tennis, and wanted a partner who was also a beginner . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Stick to the T101 Treadmill for establishing a beginner 's routine with simple controls and a sleek, compact build. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But McCoy Park, Beaver Creek's newest expansion, isn't your typical beginner 's terrain. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 24 Jan. 2022",
"As at Mission Pacific, the hotel provides surfboard storage, the better to take advantage of Oceanside\u2019s reliable, beginner -friendly swells. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"In reality though, this beginner -friendly movement has a lot to offer\u2014and there are tons of compelling reasons to add it to your workout routine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"The 62-mile, unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock Road passes beginner -friendly Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons before reaching a viewpoint over Lake Powell\u2019s western shore. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"But a more advanced exerciser might be able to handle more volume on this exercise and incorporate it more frequently into their workouts than a beginner who is still working on their technique. \u2014 SELF , 6 May 2022",
"And that wraps up our beginner \u2019s guide to monthly giving programs. \u2014 Abhishek Humbad, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Objections are inevitable but should never be seen as the end of the relationship, but rather as a new beginning on the path to a more meaningful relationship. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Its most iconic set is right at the beginning , as the contestants play Red Light, Green Light. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Their pitching, which seemed acceptable at the beginning , has started to revert to the same old Angels problem of past years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"We were given these call signs at the beginning , but we were offered the opportunity to change them. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"At the beginning , the investigators seemed intent on gathering information about the Banditos. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The leather jacket plays a big role in the punk world, but not at the beginning . \u2014 Kyle Rice, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"However, even at the beginning , Diana had her doubts. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"The researchers found that 34 of 35 individuals who were EBV-negative at the beginning and developed MS during the study had contracted EBV about 5 to ten years before the onset of MS. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There from day one From the very beginning , common marmoset dads are there to help. \u2014 Bridget E. Hamilton, National Geographic , 16 June 2020",
"This year, the same core four returns, however, Glendale coach Anthony Mohr has seven beginning golfers added to the team that will help build the future of the program. \u2014 Glendale News-Press , 4 Sep. 2019",
"At the very beginning stages of our company, nobody had a lot of experience doing this. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
"View the tour magazine online beginning June 2, contact the HCBA office at 817-573-4007 or email to request a free copy of the official tour magazine or to obtain a list of locations where a magazine may be picked up. \u2014 star-telegram , 2 June 2017",
"Involving your makeup artist and hair stylist from the very beginning stages of the wedding planning process is a good way to ensure cohesiveness. \u2014 Meg Storm, Town & Country , 4 Oct. 2016"
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"bi-\u02c8g\u022fn",
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"pike (out ",
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"in his frustration the beleaguered actor cried out to the autograph seekers, \u201c Begone and let me finish my meal in peace!\u201d"
],
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"clean",
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"1865, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": agreeably or charmingly attractive or pleasing"
],
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"bi-\u02c8g\u012b-li\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
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"artful",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"cute",
"designing",
"devious",
"dodgy",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"scheming",
"shrewd",
"slick",
"sly",
"subtle",
"tricky",
"wily"
],
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"artless",
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"undesigning"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The director's novel approach, enlisting two-time Oscar winner McDormand to act as a friend and confidant to real life nomads playing themselves, has become one of the film's most beguiling features, if not its defining one. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2021",
"The idea of herd immunity, a term imported from livestock veterinarians, has become more beguiling as huge swaths of populations in parts of the world recover from SARS-CoV-2 infections, leaving them with some degree of immunity. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 16 Feb. 2021",
"The notion that Republicans should calm troubled waters by standing down is a little more beguiling . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Sep. 2020",
"Pinball is a beguiling game that requires skill and an occasional assist from Lady Luck. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 3 May 2018",
"The styling and production design are impeccable, and Rachel Morrison\u2019s radiant cinematography is as beguiling as Stewart\u2019s performance. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2020",
"Which is a shame, because the intro and outro, in which the titular phrase is exalted over a gentle mix of strumming and finger-picking, is pretty beguiling on its own. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Mar. 2019",
"But he\u2019s never made a follow-up as strange and beguiling as Babe: Pig in the City. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Japan is one of the most beguiling countries on earth, with a mile-long list of acclaimed books parsing its history and culture. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2020"
],
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"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
": to conduct oneself properly",
": to act in a particular manner",
": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
": to act or function in a particular way",
": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
],
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"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
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"acquit",
"bear",
"carry",
"comport",
"conduct",
"demean",
"deport",
"quit"
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"examples":[
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
"He behaves like a child!",
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
"That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200719"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": the way in which someone conducts oneself or behaves (see behave sense 1 )",
": an instance of such behavior",
": the manner of conducting (see conduct entry 1 sense 2 ) oneself",
": anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation",
": the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment",
": the way in which something functions or operates",
": the manner in which a person acts",
": the whole activity of something and especially a living being",
": the manner of conducting oneself",
": anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation",
": the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment"
],
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"bi-\u02c8h\u0101-vy\u0259r",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v-y\u0259r"
],
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"actions",
"address",
"bearing",
"comportment",
"conduct",
"demeanor",
"deportment",
"geste",
"gest"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If a parent is struggling and there is a question of primary custody, it\u2019s the parent\u2019s behavior that determines with whom the child will live, not the diagnosis. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
"The most apparent route runs through parental behavior , but influences during gestation and even changes in eggs and sperm may also play a role. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Others also condemned the men\u2019s behavior and accused them of racially profiling the teen. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Musk\u2019s behavior on Twitter, according to the letter. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"These stories are eye-catching and bound to induce hoarding, panic buying, and beggar-thy-neighbor behavior . \u2014 Thin Lei Win, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"And that's not to mention Musk's history of inflammatory and sometimes erratic behavior online and offline. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"But harassing behavior exhibited verbally, through movement or body language is in a legal gray area. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Some employees at the company recently wrote a letter that called Mr. Musk\u2019s public statements and behavior , particularly during the past several weeks, embarrassing and distracting. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225941"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a mighty animal described in Job 40 15\u201324 as an example of the power of God",
"something of monstrous size, power, or appearance"
],
"pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259th",
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"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"mastodon",
"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper"
],
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"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp"
],
"examples":[
"the newest SUV is a gas-guzzling behemoth that doesn't even fit in a standard parking space",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All that said, there\u2019s still the behemoth of Pride to reckon with. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Introduced by Steve Jobs, the iPod was credited with helping to turn Apple from a nearly bankrupt company to an eventual $3 trillion behemoth . \u2014 Mark Gurman, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Searches spiked 2,950 percent in a day, according to the search-engine behemoth . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The six-engine behemoth , long the world\u2019s largest aircraft, is known in Ukrainian as Mriya, or Dream, and was a source of intense national pride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"After being absent for more than a decade, the Hummer has been resurrected as a future-forward, all-electric behemoth forthcoming in both pickup truck and SUV forms. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Talent behemoth , Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents the production company Early Risers Media Group and is handling licensing of the series\u2019 distribution rights. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Each of these bets gives the conglomerate a chance to grow from a monopoly in a single industry to a sector-spanning behemoth that exerts influence over a larger and larger share of the economy. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Their voices were heard, in big ways and small, through hundreds of reminders that their mental and physical health were not for sale, not even to the $15.5 billion behemoth that underwrites many of their grandest dreams. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"adverb",
"adverb or adjective",
"noun",
"preposition"
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": in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from",
": in, to, or toward the back",
": later in time",
": in a secondary or inferior position",
": in arrears",
": slow",
": still to come",
": in or to a place or situation in back of or to the rear of",
": following in order",
": in the background of",
": out of the mind or consideration of",
": beyond in depth or time",
": in support of : on the side of",
": with the support of",
": buttocks",
": in a place that is being or has been left",
": in, to, or toward the back",
": not up to the general level",
": not keeping up to a schedule",
": at or to the back of",
": not up to the level of",
": out of the thoughts of",
": responsible for",
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"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd",
"b\u0113-",
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cch\u012bnd",
"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd",
"b\u0113-",
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"behindhand",
"belated",
"delinquent",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
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"abaft",
"back of"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
"There's no pesky white cast left behind from application, and the addition of Niacinamide will help reduce redness and irritation for sensitive skin users. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"As foreign companies write down billions of their once promising Russian investments, domestic firms and banks are rushing to take over businesses left behind . \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
"Tests were run in 2021 on hair samples found in the victim\u2019s hand and DNA samples left behind by the culprit. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Four big cats left behind at a now-defunct drive-thru roadside attraction in northeast Oklahoma are getting a second chance thanks to two sanctuaries and a California zoo. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"The people expelled from Diego Garcia were not permitted to take their animals; about 1,000 pet dogs had to be left behind . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Tents were left behind , as the women preferred to sleep under the stars. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"When the actors and director head overseas to fight in World War Ii, the women left behind begin mounting their own productions of Shakespeare plays. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Natalie Ammons of Gary set a small bouquet of flowers outside the entrance to Playo\u2019s Night Club Monday, next to the sandals and shoes left behind by the victims of a mass shooting Saturday at the Grant Street club. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Over the past half-century, Stevens has become a key figure in navigating those hothouses, sometimes behind the scenes, but always with a shrewd eye and bracing lack of cynicism. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"At NCAAs, Sates won the 500-yard freestyle and was third, behind Kibler, in the 200 free. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"But although China's two initial aircraft carriers increased its naval power, their capability was still far behind the US, which has a total of 11 of the vessels in service. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Just behind the peak is the area known as the Ballfield or Ballpark. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Season two of The Boys \u2014 whose source material is Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson\u2019s comic book \u2014 racked up 4.8 billion minutes over six weeks, coming in just behind The Wheel of Time. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"On Wednesday afternoon, police officers started gathering at a farm just behind the neighborhood where the child disappeared. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"He was ranked fifth before Tuesday\u2019s transfer, just behind his friend and philanthropic partner, Bill Gates. \u2014 Warren Buffett, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The show is located just behind an Herm\u00e8s store, the area\u2019s first, which opened last June. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Watch a young sprinter claim a fantastic come-from- behind win despite losing a shoe. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The IronBirds beat the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, 11-10, for the come-from- behind win at the ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakeside, New Jersey. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Rojas, who had nine points after halftime, was a big reason alongside Quinerly for the come-from- behind win, which came three days after Ellis won the hard hat award in the loss to Kentucky. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Rallying for a come-from- behind win in the final minutes, Matthew Stafford and the Rams stormed back to knock off the Cincinnati Bengals and their electric offense, 23-20 in Super Bowl 56. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Cade Cunningham exited during the third quarter with a right hip pointer, and the New Orleans Pelicans dominated the second half for a come-from- behind , 111-101 victory. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Gators hope the come-from- behind win was the first of several steps forward during a demanding five-game, 10-day stretch sure to test their mettle and set the course of the rest of the season. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The Crusaders remain second in the rankings following a come-from- behind win over Clewiston on Friday and a 40-14 win over Fort Pierce Central on Monday night. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Freshman Caleb Williams might have saved Oklahoma\u2019s season, throwing for 212 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 88 yards and a score in relief of an ineffective Spencer Rattler in last weekend\u2019s come-from- behind win over Texas. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 14 Oct. 2021"
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": being in arrears",
": being in an inferior position",
": being behind schedule"
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"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u02cchand",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"behind",
"belated",
"delinquent",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
],
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"early",
"inopportune",
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"premature",
"unseasonable",
"untimely"
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"the response was behindhand , just like everything else the company did"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to perceive through sight or apprehension : see",
": to gaze upon : observe",
": to look upon : see"
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"bi-\u02c8h\u014dld",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8h\u014dld"
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"appreciate",
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"cotton (to ",
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"miss"
],
"examples":[
"Those who have beheld the beauty of the desert never forget it.",
"to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ideal way to behold the Tolkienesque terrain of the Ha Giang highlands in north Vietnam is from the seat of a motorbike. \u2014 Patrick Scott, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Across the water, Asher Molyneaux, a skipper aboard the Finlander II, a 47-foot-vessel out of Maine, was also able to behold the creature up close. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Now, these days, Baby and Johnny\u2019s slow dance-turned-slow love making would hardly garner a PG-13 rating, but for a girl in her formative years, watching that scene in the late \u201880s was something to behold . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
"Since the leak of Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health, the desperation on display from many on the left has been something to behold . \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"The state of ad wars in this race is something to behold \u2014 partially because Caruso has spent so much more than anyone else. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Every year in late May to early June, thousands of visitors gather near the popular Elkmont Campground to behold the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"And the furniture is certainly something to behold , too. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Not every reader will recognize the careful detail, but those who do will feel rewarded to finally behold a book that centers their experience. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212024"
},
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"adjective",
"conjunction",
"noun"
],
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": the quality or state of having existence",
": something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing",
": something that actually exists",
": the totality of existing things",
": conscious existence : life",
": the qualities that constitute an existent thing : essence",
": personality",
": a living thing",
": person",
": present",
": since , because",
": the state of having life or existence",
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": an entity believed to be divine"
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"\u02c8b\u0113-i\u014b"
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"examples":[
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"a social movement that was brought into being in the 1960s",
"I knew it was true in the core of my being .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The central twist of the episode sees the crew discover that the alien is actually an intelligent being , protecting the eggs of its children \u2014 a twist that blew Roddenberry\u2019s mind as a child. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"And Xan, a being at least as observant as my dad, had made an intense study of Robert auf der Horst: his personality, his habits, his sense of humor. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Eleven and Hopper go down by the gate to the Upside Down in Hawkins, and using Eleven's telekinetic powers, close the gate\u2014for the time being \u2014cutting the Mind Flayer off. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Wanda is supposedly the most powerful being in the multiverse, yet has no agency. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Even so, the ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., forced the Biden administration to acknowledge that \u2014 for the time being , at least \u2014 the federal government couldn\u2019t require Americans to mask up while traveling. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As a being and falling in line, orientation isn\u2019t disciplinary conformity to a norm, but a directionality or course or tendency to have capacities that will contribute positively to the reproduction of hegemonic society. \u2014 Longreads , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Falligar was a friend to Thor, a being who could wrestle black holes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Because Massaro was a higher-density being , the logic went, any issue anyone may have with any of his teachings was their problem and a result of their own dysfunction, not his. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214905"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to attack verbally",
": to beat soundly",
": to explain or insist on excessively",
": to keep explaining or insisting on to excess"
],
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"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-b\u0259r",
"b\u0113-",
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"disregard",
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"ignore",
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"overpass",
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"slur (over)"
],
"examples":[
"Her habit of belaboring the obvious makes her a very boring speaker.",
"Please don't belabor the point.",
"He uses his newspaper column to belabor writers for even the most minor grammatical errors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Almod\u00f3var doesn\u2019t belabor the reference or its tragic significance; a viewer could easily miss it, which strikes me as part of his point. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s heavy material here, but \u2018Passing\u2019 doesn\u2019t belabor its points. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
"To belabor the point: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Cleveland on Monday promoting Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s economic agenda. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Not to belabor the movie-industry metaphor, but Korea had a Marvel Cinematic Universe problem long before Hollywood was overrun by superhero sequels. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"To belabor a recent theme of this space as well as the obvious, pragmatists have the stronger political argument in the national context. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 21 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s no easy way into this conversation, and Mira does admirably not to belabor it. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Not to belabor the point, but that\u2019s exactly the problem something like the California bill is trying to remedy. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Kicker Greg Zuerlein was disappointing \u2014 no need to belabor that point \u2014 but so was the kickoff coverage at times. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184441"
},
"belated":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": delayed beyond the usual time",
": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time",
": happening or coming very late or too late"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"behind",
"behindhand",
"delinquent",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
],
"antonyms":[
"early",
"inopportune",
"precocious",
"premature",
"unseasonable",
"untimely"
],
"examples":[
"She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
"There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
"The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"This recognition that a legend hums among us, however belated , is just. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"past participle of belate (to make late)",
"first_known_use":[
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221437"
},
"beleaguerment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": besiege",
": trouble , harass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"besiege",
"blockade",
"invest",
"leaguer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
"beleaguered the castle for months",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
"American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
"Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
"The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch belegeren , from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair ",
"first_known_use":[
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212145"
},
"believe":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to consider to be true or honest",
": to accept the word or evidence of",
": to hold as an opinion : suppose",
": to accept something as true, genuine , or real",
": to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion : to regard the existence of God as a fact",
": to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy , or ability of something",
": to hold an opinion : think",
": to be astounded at",
": to have faith or confidence in the existence or worth of",
": to accept as true",
": to accept the word of",
": to hold an opinion : think",
": to consider to be true or honest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
],
"synonyms":[
"accept",
"buy",
"credit",
"swallow",
"take",
"trust"
],
"antonyms":[
"disbelieve",
"discredit",
"reject"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nearly 90% of investors believe the Fed will hike rates by that same amount next month, following similar expectations from Goldman, Jefferies and Barclays. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Police believe that the assailant may have placed a tire in the road to lure Bridegan from his car at about 7:30 p.m., then shot him. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"About 73% of London workers believe there will never be a return to the previous way of working where most people come to the office five or more days a week. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Monarch officials believe there\u2019s been enough new experimentation since, including the ongoing trials at Wente and Crocker & Starr, to prove the tractor is safe. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Households believe inflation one year from now will be 6.6% higher, up from the 6.3% projection seen in the April data and the highest level seen in a survey that goes back to 2013. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"Other family members believe the boat may have left from La Romana in the southeast. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"According to HoopsHype\u2019s Michael Scotto, rival executives believe Houston will explore trades for Wood, who turns 27 in September, in search of someone who would potentially be a better fit with Banchero and Jalen Green. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"The Dodgers believe Buehler can return before the end of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beleven , from Old English bel\u0113fan , from be- + l\u0233fan, l\u0113fan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English l\u0113of dear \u2014 more at love ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234030"
},
"bellicose":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
"For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
"bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
"But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The tone struck me as less than bellicose , as if the Kremlin might be looking to lower the temperature. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211001"
},
"bellicosity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"Never in peacetime, perhaps, have the statements of our government officials been more relentlessly bellicose . Yet their actions have been comparatively cautious. \u2014 New Yorker , 24 June 1985",
"For three centuries Viking raiders haunted western Europe. The bellicose Charlemagne himself felt menaced. \u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin , The Discoverers , 1983",
"His evident calm, which always infuriated the opposition, must have irritated the bellicose colonel to a point at which he could control himself no longer. \u2014 Michael Pearson , Those Damned Rebels , 1972",
"bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Trump, beyond his bellicose and inchoate trade war against China, largely ignored the region, save for a couple of fancy dinners with Kim Jong Un. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to misidentify your vice president as the first lady, quite another to call for the ouster of an autocratic and bellicose leader of a nation with nuclear weapons. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The outcome of that vote surprised even Trump\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who argued that the U.S. commitment to the alliance has remained ironclad across administrations, despite bellicose rhetoric. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The detectives initially suspect Brenda\u2019s husband, Allen (Billy Howle), of the crime, but soon learn that his brothers Dan and Ron (Wyatt Russell and Sam Worthington), once exemplary mainstream Mormons, have descended into bellicose fundamentalism. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Soon after Russia\u2019s army pushed in to try to seize control of Ukraine, Maria Zakharova, the bellicose Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Moscow, insisted that her country still had plenty of friends in the world. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Since then, social media companies appear to be walking a thin line, trying to cool the most bellicose rhetoric without crossing any red lines, in particular with criticism of Russia. \u2014 Jennifer Conrad, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
"But many Kremlin-watchers see the Ukraine invasion as a departure even from his bellicose standards. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The tone struck me as less than bellicose , as if the Kremlin might be looking to lower the temperature. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin bellicosus , from bellicus of war, from bellum war",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230003"
},
"belligerency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the state of being at war or in conflict",
": the status of a legally recognized belligerent state or nation",
": belligerence",
": the state of being at war or in conflict",
": the status whereby a recognized military force is granted the protection of the international laws of war"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-",
"b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259n-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211146"
},
"belligerent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness",
": waging war",
": belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war",
": carrying on war",
": feeling or showing readiness to fight",
": a nation at war",
": a person taking part in a fight",
": waging war : carrying on war",
": belonging to or recognized as an organized military power protected by and subject to the laws of war",
": inclined to or exhibiting hostility or a combative temperament",
": a belligerent nation, state, or person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-",
"b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259nt",
"b\u0259-\u02c8li-j\u0259-r\u0259nt"
],
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"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
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"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That achievement came at a cost of some 27 million Soviet lives, the highest body count of any belligerent nation. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The Gates Mills man, 50, was also belligerent and was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and failure to disclose personal information. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"But a great many are belligerent , explaining away the failures of attacks on Kyiv by stressing the humanity of the Russian army. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Outsiders often see this as a strategic risk, making Berlin susceptible to the whims of a belligerent regime that has used gas supplies as a geopolitical weapon in the past. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"At times of internal instability in China, Beijing has sounded a more belligerent tone on relations between the two entities separated by the Taiwan Strait. \u2014 Meredith Oyen, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Ayers told the Daily Mail that Morgan became belligerent and violent after the Good Samaritan, who was fishing with his wife Debra Dotson, 70, spotted the pair struggling in the water and pulled the two onto their pontoon. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Transferring MiGs from Poland to Ukraine will not suddenly transform NATO into a co- belligerent . \u2014 John Yoo, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"At that point, the man became belligerent toward the officers, who had to call a tow truck because the vehicle was blocking the road. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans , present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum war + gerere to wage",
"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191417"
},
"bellow":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull",
"to shout in a deep voice",
"bawl",
"to shout in a deep voice",
"to make a deep and loud sound",
"a loud deep sound",
"Saul 1915\u20132005 American (Canadian-born) writer"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8be-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"synonyms":[
"boom",
"growl",
"roar",
"thunder"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He bellowed at her to come over at once.",
"He was bellowing into the phone, giving orders to one of his employees.",
"The sergeant was bellowing orders.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The track builds to a mammoth moment of vocal exultation, again orchestrated to bellow through arenas later this year. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
"The abrupt ending prompted the reporter to bellow with laughter. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The savvy business woman and brassy dame who had to bellow to be heard, however? \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
"On weekends, mobs of adults shriek and bellow at them, questioning their eyesight, intelligence and humanity. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Trump, still stewing over his 2020 loss and eying a run in 2024, has continued to bellow complaints about the results of the last presidential election and insert himself into Peach State politics. \u2014 Sara Murray And Jason Morris, CNN , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Regular politics is inevitably about differences rival parties bellow at each other from opposing benches and then vote in something called a division. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The New York Times will bellow and bleat, And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
"American alligators bellow deep roars at each other at the onset of mating season, which in Texas is usually late spring to early summer, Warner said. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 26 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English belwen , from Old English bylgian ; akin to Old English & Old High German bellan to roar",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163656"
},
"bellyache":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache",
": to complain whiningly or peevishly : find fault",
": pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach : stomachache"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
"\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
],
"synonyms":[
"collywobbles",
"stomachache"
],
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"beef",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
"Verb",
"He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
"tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
"Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
"But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
"With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
"The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
"All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
"The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
"With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
"But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
"Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1552, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173511"
},
"bellyacher":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach stomachache",
"to complain whiningly or peevishly find fault",
"pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach stomachache"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k",
"\u02c8bel-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101k"
],
"synonyms":[
"collywobbles",
"stomachache"
],
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"beef",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He ate too much chili and it gave him a bellyache .",
"Verb",
"He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.",
"tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 June 2021",
"Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches . If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 2 Apr. 2019",
"But rather than bellyache , why not follow the lead of McDonald\u2019s and de-invent them? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2018",
"With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. \u2014 John Canzano, OregonLive.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
"The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth\u2019s famous bellyache in 1925. \u2014 Ken Belson, New York Times , 15 July 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache . \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
"All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn\u2019t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 June 2021",
"The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. \u2014 Sarah Vowell, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"But on a losing team that couldn\u2019t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
"With all the bellyaching about prices and the fact neighbors may no longer share bins, how come no one ever talks about the glorious noise reduction? \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 21 July 2019",
"But as Trump's incessant bellyaching about leaks has made evident, covering Washington is a shadowy endeavor. \u2014 Julia Felsenthal, Vogue , 25 May 2018",
"Our ancestors, believe it or not, were fearful, bellyaching monkeys. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"adverb",
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"preposition"
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": in or to a lower place",
": on earth",
": in or to Hades or hell",
": on or to a lower floor or deck",
": in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number",
": below zero",
": lower on the same page or on a following page",
": under the surface of the water",
": lower in place, rank, or value than : under",
": down river from",
": south of",
": inferior to (as in rank)",
": not suitable to the rank of : beneath",
": something that is below",
": written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page",
": in or to a lower place",
": below zero",
": in or to a lower place than : beneath",
": at the bottom of : directly underneath",
": lower in number, size, or amount",
": in a lower court",
": lower on the same page or on a following page",
": lower in place, rank, or value than",
": in calculations that yield taxable income"
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"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d"
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"beneath",
"under",
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"beneath",
"neath",
"under"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"All of the zero gravity chairs featured below have an average user rating of four stars or more. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
"Check out Billboard\u2018s 60 top LGBTQ anthems of all time, and vote in the poll below ! \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Gathered below are images from the past month of warfare in Ukraine, showing scenes from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Lviv, the Donbas region, and more. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
"Early voting sites, by jurisdiction Type your address into the search box below to find the closest drop box. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Situated in the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Orientales in Collioure, the home has expansive views over the village and ocean below . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Excerpts from the conversation, edited for length and clarity are below . \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
"Click on the links below to read our Econ 101 explainers. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"There are three bedrooms on the main floor; below is a giant, 1,000-square-foot game room, an office and a guest bedroom. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Tuesday\u2019s turnout won\u2019t be clear for a few weeks but might be below the average. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Across most of the country, temperatures begin dropping in October and often sink below freezing during the harsh months that follow. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Per capita income in developing economies is also expected to fall 5 percent below where it was headed before the pandemic hit, the World Bank report said. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Tesla shares fell 9% Tuesday to below $704, pushing the stock down more than 40% from its all-time high in November and wiping $75 billion from Tesla\u2019s market capitalization, which now stands at $728 billion. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Although Twitter\u2019s share price never reached the initial deal price, its stock has plunged in recent days to around $36.50, below where shares were trading before Musk first disclosed his large stake in the company. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Nationally, hotel occupancy rates were 34% in mid-May, according to Bernstein Research, far below what would normally be expected. \u2014 Trefor Moss And Rachel Liang, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"From subscriptions that include designer brand exercise apparel at a fraction of the price to others that send over personalized workout supplement packages, below are some of the best fitness subscription boxes out there. \u2014 Brittany Natale, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Arizona needs as many as 270,000 additional homes with rents and prices below what apartments and houses are going for now to keep the state\u2019s growing affordable housing problem from becoming a crisis. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Riot Fest. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"All of the below is correct as of press time but subject to change by Lollapalooza. \u2014 Doug George, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2021",
"Each of the below is a deep dive look at an entrepreneur who reached the top of their field, albeit through different means and motivations. \u2014 Grant Powell, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"There is more on this upcoming storm - and its potential impacts on the Northeast later this weekend into next week - below . \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Up there, the faint noises of traffic below were not too loud, but not too quiet either. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"The two-minute clip below is enough to prove that the singer/actress is as talented as ever. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 Apr. 2020",
"People had so many thoughts, and the below are just a few. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Editor\u2019s Note: The below is a version of a piece that appears in the current issue of National Review. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"First of all, feel free to play around with the below tool. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The below list of variations, organized from easiest to most difficult, is far from exhaustive, but these will offer you plenty of options to challenge yourself with over the years. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"On a recent morning, Primus bassist supreme and vocalist Les Claypool checked in for the below phone interview. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But don't think there won't be more Chad-rific antics, as evidenced by the below image also featuring Chad's bff, Peter (Jake Ryan). \u2014 Gerrad Hall, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"The below conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"Along with the below titles for the 2022-23 season, there will be an additional production for winter/spring 2023. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Her jeans are giving us Y2K vibes, from the below hip cut down to the pastel wash. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The below titles are all series that originated in South Korea and premiered from January 1, 2021 through December 7, 2021. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"circa 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1828, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1870, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223959"
},
"bemired":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to soil with mud or dirt",
": to drag through or sink in mire"
],
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"bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"befoul",
"begrime",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
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"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
],
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"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213809"
},
"bemoan":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to express deep grief or distress over",
": to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret",
": to express sadness, distress, or displeasure over"
],
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"bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8m\u014dn"
],
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"bewail",
"deplore",
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"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)"
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"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
],
"examples":[
"He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
"an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
"Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Not least because \u2014 in Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas, the Turkish champion \u2014 Dortmund could hardly bemoan the cruel vicissitudes of a tough group-stage draw. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"verb"
],
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": to express deep grief or distress over",
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"bi-\u02c8m\u014dn",
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"bewail",
"deplore",
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"delight",
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"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
],
"examples":[
"He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.",
"an article bemoaning the decline in voter turnout",
"Some critics are always bemoaning the state of the language.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dolphins fans bemoan not winning a playoff game since 2000. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"People bemoan these cars' unreliability and finicky tune, but many of these problems were resolved by the incorporation of fuel injection in '87 (this one has it), and most others, in enduring cars, have been shaken out. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One speaker at the Amateur Athletic Union\u2019s annual meeting took the time to bemoan how much the hobby had bled into practice time. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Making a Neighborhood goes beyond freebies, throwing down a challenge to people who bemoan the loss of local news but won\u2019t shell out what amounts to a monthly latte: Pay up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a common parlor game to bemoan our perilous state of local media in the States. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Now forced to make regular stops in the G League, Moody prefers to think big picture rather than bemoan his circumstances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Not least because \u2014 in Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas, the Turkish champion \u2014 Dortmund could hardly bemoan the cruel vicissitudes of a tough group-stage draw. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170947"
},
"bemuse":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder",
": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb",
": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement",
": to cause to be confused and often also somewhat amused"
],
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"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
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"absorb",
"busy",
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"engage",
"engross",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"enwrap",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"immerse",
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"intrigue",
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"occupy"
],
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"a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
"the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
"According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200808"
},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged",
": a point of reference from which measurements may be made",
": a standardized problem or test that serves as a basis for evaluation or comparison (as of computer system performance)",
": a mark on a permanent object (such as a concrete post set into the ground) indicating elevation and serving as a reference in topographic surveys and tidal observations",
": to study (something, such as a competitor's product or business practices) in order to improve the performance of one's own company"
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"\u02c8bench-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
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"Noun",
"a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured",
"this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The purchase of the Denver Broncos by Rob Walton sets a new benchmark for the sale of a sports team: $4.65 billion. \u2014 Mike Ozanian, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"John Augustine, chief investment officer at Huntington Private Bank, said his firm\u2019s equity strategies have all been adding dividend-paying stocks in recent months, to the point where each has a higher dividend yield than its benchmark . \u2014 Karen Langley And Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"News of the ban sent Malaysian crude palm oil futures prices \u2014 the global benchmark \u2014 soaring. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Two of the most sturdy tokens in the cryptocurrency world fell below their benchmark this week and that fueled a digital currency selloff Thursday, leading to price drops in bitcoin, ether and solana. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, hit $125 a barrel on Tuesday, its highest level since early March. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Crude prices rallied following news of the EU\u2019s agreement, with futures for Brent crude, the global benchmark , up 1.6% to $119.52 a barrel. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Brent crude, the global benchmark , was down 1.7 percent to $106 per barrel. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The effects of last month\u2019s epic short squeeze on the LME have eased and the global benchmark has tumbled nearly 40% from a record. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Employ Google Analytics to benchmark your brand among your competitors and to reveal how readers are engaging with their websites. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Russia's main Urals crude is priced in relation to benchmark Brent. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Russian government bonds were considered investment grade as recently as a few weeks ago, and were included in indexes used to benchmark other funds. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Volume in trading has yet to recover, raising questions about the LME's ability to accurately benchmark the price of the metal. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"This time, the company is accused of throttling 10,000 Android apps\u2014but not benchmark apps. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In order for its ESG strategy to evolve in tandem with the organization\u2019s purpose, a company should annually evaluate stakeholder needs, benchmark its progress and review its targets. \u2014 Stella Bernstein, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"On the website Papers with Code, there are hundreds of datasets that AI, machine learning and data science practitioners benchmark against. \u2014 Corey Jaskolski, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Companies rarely adjust base salaries directly in response to economic data and instead benchmark their employees\u2019 salaries and benefits against competitors. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1952, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183530"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": one that bends",
": spree",
": curveball",
": a simple shelter consisting of a framework of branches covered with a tarpaulin"
],
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"\u02c8ben-d\u0259r"
],
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"binge",
"bust",
"carousal",
"carouse",
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"wassail"
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"examples":[
"He went on a bender and was drunk all weekend.",
"didn't remember a thing after the all-night bender",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her new novel is a genre bender : a murder story whose prose sings and snickers and soars as engagingly as Chang\u2019s literary fiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The wedding in the Pittsburgh area sent Caminiti on a three-day bender that ultimately ended with him calling former Rockets star John Lucas for help. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 May 2022",
"In 2009, an oil trader on a bender placed around $520 million of trades for crude oil, saddling his company with $10 million in losses. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Natural bender who plays with encouraging leverage and uncoils upon contact. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"One issue in, Love Everlasting is already a brain- bender : Its protagonist appears to be waking up again and again, each time in a slightly different variation of a classic romance plot. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Or will the day\u2019s headlines prompt us to go all out and splurge on an end-of-the-world bender ? \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Directed by Mia Barnes, a sneak peek at the music video captures a bender with buddies. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Joi Gilliam, a genre- bender who also loves the stage, has been a fan of Davis since the early 90s. \u2014 Essence , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212916"
},
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"type":"noun",
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"the invocation (see invocation sense 1a ) of a blessing",
"the short blessing with which public worship is concluded",
"something that promotes goodness or well-being",
"a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion (see devotion sense 1c ) including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it",
"an expression of good wishes",
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"an expression of good wishes"
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"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction"
],
"examples":[
"He dismissed the congregation with a benediction .",
"the priest offered a benediction for the missing children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After the final benediction , congregants streamed past him, eager to offer hugs or handshakes and fulsome congratulations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"After an exceptional hour, Mozart leaves us with a benediction but without the peace offering. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Worshipers began writhing as if in pain, others waved their hands in the air in benediction . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The ceremony closed, as always, with a special benediction from an industry veteran. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Coach Demarco Bradley raised his hands to the sky and just after noon, the basketball benediction ended the mid-morning celebration. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Directly after Brinton\u2019s remarks, however, the benediction at the branch\u2019s services centered on Ukraine. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Even the interior scenes are brushed with a golden light, and sometimes that light feels like a benediction . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Then my grandfather exploded, in a way that did not end with a change-of-heart benediction . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English benediccioun , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio , from benedicere to bless, from Latin, to speak well of, from bene well (akin to Latin bonus good) + dicere to say \u2014 more at bounty , diction ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": doing or producing good",
": performing acts of kindness and charity",
": beneficial"
],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259nt"
],
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"benevolent",
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"cruel",
"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
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"inhumane",
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"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
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"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unsympathetic",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"examples":[
"a humane and beneficent policy",
"a beneficent couple who are regular volunteers at a homeless shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To avoid scrutiny and having the face the court of public opinion, many organizations and institutions took pre-emptive measures that on the surface seemed beneficent . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"This inevitably results in conflict with his cohorts, who don\u2019t appreciate such beneficent actions as Wolf gently coaxing a frightened kitty down from a tree. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There was a question about it every now and again, but Frank will be remembered as a beneficent champion of his native state, one who worked hard for the greater good. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Carmakers have noted their moves toward electrification, their commitments to sustainability during the manufacturing process, and their general insistence on beneficent environmental stewardship. \u2014 Brett Berk, Outside Online , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Today\u2019s Tiny Tims can\u2019t rely on beneficent poltergeists to scare plutocrats straight. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Moral perversion exists side by side in Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy with beneficent strength. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Whether donating seed money to an aspiring entrepreneur or inspiring women in Ghana to launch their own businesses, Gordon remains motivated by her grandmother\u2019s beneficent legacy. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
"This beneficent district is traversed by Sun Tran buses, sprinkled with Tugo bikeshare stations, and bisected by the Sun Link streetcar. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"back-formation from beneficence ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210245"
},
"beneficial":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 1 )",
": receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit",
": producing good results or effects : helpful",
": providing benefits or advantages",
": receiving or entitling one to receive an advantage, benefit, or use"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l",
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l",
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259l"
],
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"advantageous",
"benefic",
"beneficent",
"benignant",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable",
"salutary"
],
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"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable"
],
"examples":[
"He hopes the new drug will prove beneficial to many people.",
"Regular exercise has many beneficial health effects.",
"They have a relationship that is beneficial to both of them.",
"Some insects are harmful but others are beneficial .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The goal is to create stability during periods of oil price fluctuation that is beneficial to both the client and the supplier. \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Turmeric is beneficial to the skin because its natural properties aid in removing blemishes and dark spots. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The author advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion being treated in workplaces as another strength that can be beneficial to both employers and employees. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"Total passengers boarded: 6,537,197 Alaska Airlines may have a higher number of overbooking incidents, but its bump policy is still beneficial to the traveler. \u2014 cleveland , 5 June 2022",
"In other cases, however, releasing information can be beneficial to investigations. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"The hypoallergenic and stainless-steel blades and foil covers are also beneficial to those with easily irritated skin, as per the brand. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Serebrennikov noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. President Joe Biden not to sanction Abramovich, because the oligarch would be beneficial to Russia-Ukraine peace talks. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Yes, bone ashes contain calcium and are beneficial to plants. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficium favor, benefit \u2014 see benefice ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193939"
},
"benefit":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage",
": useful aid : help",
": financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment",
": a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy",
": a service (such as health insurance) or right (as to take vacation time) provided by an employer in addition to wages or salary",
": an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause",
": an act of kindness : benefaction",
": to be useful or profitable to",
": to receive help or an advantage : to receive benefit",
": a good or helpful result or effect",
": useful assistance : help",
": money paid in time of death, sickness, or unemployment or in old age (as by an insurance company)",
": to be useful or profitable to",
": to be helped",
": something that provides an advantage or gain",
": an enhancement of property value, enjoyment of facilities, or increase in general prosperity arising from a public improvement",
": a benefit to the community at large resulting from a public improvement",
": a benefit from a public improvement that directly enhances the value of particular property and is not shared by the community at large",
": a right especially that serves to limit a person's liability",
": the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first",
": the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to also sue the cosureties",
": the right of the surety to be liable only for his or her proportionate share of the debt",
": the right of an heir to be held liable for the debts of the estate only to the extent of the assets in the estate",
": financial help in time of disability, sickness, old age, or unemployment",
": payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy \u2014 see also death benefit",
": fringe benefit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfit",
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"advantage",
"aid",
"asset",
"boon",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[
"advantage",
"avail",
"help",
"profit",
"serve"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although scientists need more concrete evidence to confirm the extent of this benefit , this link might push you to consider adding watermelon juice to your post-workout routine. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"The 11 runs were their most in a game this season, and without the benefit of a home run. \u2014 Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Though obviously without the benefit of decades of industrial experience as their operating vendors. \u2014 Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"But really, the trick rear differential that the RS3 shares with the tamer S3 and Volkswagen Golf R is of most benefit on the track, as the stocky sedan's N\u00fcrburgring time of 7:40.8 convincingly suggests. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Stanford\u2019s first-inning run came without the benefit of a hit. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
"As more consumers resume traveling, apparel sellers that rely more heavily on tourist traffic also might see more of a benefit in the quarters ahead. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that roughly 70% of the benefit will go to those in the top half of the income spectrum. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In this industry, those who benefit from the transformation should be the patients and those involved in the process, such as providers, nurses, lab techs, etc. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Many people who would benefit from this don\u2019t know about it. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Additionally, children who benefit from melatonin should not consume more than 3 to 6 mg. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"Politicians, those who benefit from gun organizations and the money that flows from them, will stall. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Shaikh and others also highlighted the businesses and workers who would benefit from the convention, particularly after the coronavirus pandemic caused major disruptions in the hospitality industry in recent years. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Moth is a sensitive dog who will benefit from positive reinforcement training in her new home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"While some people have abused the laws designed to protect people with disabilities, most emotional support animals serve a genuine therapeutic purpose for people who benefit from the support. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Among others who won\u2019t benefit are those who\u2019ve already paid off their student loans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212603"
},
"benevolence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": disposition to do good",
": an act of kindness",
": a generous gift",
": a compulsory contribution or tax levied by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative (see prerogative sense 1b )",
": kindness sense 1 , generosity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259n(t)s",
"-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259ns"
],
"synonyms":[
"boon",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"grace",
"indulgence",
"kindness",
"mercy",
"service",
"turn"
],
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"examples":[
"self-effacing as well as selfless, he refused all public acknowledgement of his many benevolences to the community",
"her benevolence towards her employees was such that she actually let one live in her home temporarily",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On a bright afternoon 40 days since the equinox, our sun showed spring strength, especially with few clouds to interfere with its beaming benevolence . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The long arc of history points to our benevolence and cooperation as a species, and the real science is only now catching up and changing researchers\u2019 views on subjects from economics to psychology. \u2014 Ryan Krogh, Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
"And benevolence is certainly top of mind as the world responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Hopefully, the uptick in benevolence -- in all its forms - carries into 2022 and beyond. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Western benevolence can\u2019t straighten out the Islamic Republic\u2019s internal contradictions. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The soundtrack makes apt use of tracks by George Jones and Waylon Jennings, and Linda Perry contributes a new tune, sung over the closing credits by Patty Griffin, that sums up the uncommon benevolence Leslie experiences. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The research suggests that forgiveness is a transformative process that involves releasing negativity toward the transgressor and possibly increasing positivity and feelings of benevolence towards them. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Despite its apparent lack of benevolence , Friday offered the occasional rewards provided by even the least promising sort of winter\u2019s day. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see benevolent ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173437"
},
"benevolent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by or disposed to doing good",
": organized for the purpose of doing good",
": marked by or suggestive of goodwill",
": having a desire to do good : kindly",
": marked by or suggestive of a kindly feeling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8nev-l\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-",
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-v\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beneficent",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"warmhearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
"unfeeling",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unsympathetic",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This particular set was so fueled by benevolent energy. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The Catholic Archdiocese of Cotonou donated the land on which the Tokan facility is built and benevolent members of the community, both local and international, also donate money, food and other supplies. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Since benevolent Venus enters your 8th House of Big Money starting today, even the most intimidating bureaucracies can function more smoothly than usual for you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"Private interests and free markets accomplished what no benevolent king\u2019s redistribution, no loving bishop\u2019s charity, no mercantilistic protectionism, and no powerful guild ever did\u2014deliver broad, unending prosperity. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"After his deathbed repentance, he will, apparently, be absolved of all his sins and return as sort of a benevolent angel. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Popular discourse alternates between a vision of benevolent machines\u2014ones that could, say, carry out dangerous or gruelling tasks\u2014and one of job-stealing robots. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"Business-boss Shay acknowledged that even those most benevolent dollar signs are ultimately produced by victories. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The former empire and heir to the Soviet Union, Russia has been publicly preaching a gospel of cooperation with the West for the last two decades, yet no one watching truly believes Putin\u2019s Russia to be a benevolent giant that spans 11 time zones. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin benevolent-, benevolens , from bene + volent-, volens , present participle of velle to wish \u2014 more at will ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222623"
},
"benign":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
"not becoming cancerous",
"having no significant effect harmless",
"of a gentle disposition gracious",
"showing kindness and gentleness",
"favorable , wholesome",
"marked by gentleness and kindness",
"not causing death or serious harm",
"of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
"not becoming cancerous",
"\u2014 compare malignant sense 1",
"having a good prognosis responding favorably to treatment"
],
"pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
"synonyms":[
"anodyne",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe",
"white"
],
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"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The idea, in my mind, was to not keep increasing my opioid dose and use a more benign , natural method. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The rover team on Earth has found ways to drive on more benign terrain on Mars to preserve the rover's wheels and lengthen its lifespan, avoiding anything that might damage them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The overall inflationary picture in China remains far more benign than in the U.S. and other major economies, though, giving the government and central bank ample room to support the slowing economy with stimulus. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Nearly two decades ago, during a much more benign political time, the possibility of using European-launched Soyuz spacecraft for missions was considered and ultimately rejected. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The Dormition Cathedral in Kherson remains loyal to Moscow, and some of its parishioners view Russia as a more benign force than many of their compatriots. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But the tumor was benign , and Quinn had surgery to enable him to live with the tumor. \u2014 Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"benignant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": serenely mild and kindly : benign",
": favorable , beneficial"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8nig-n\u0259nt"
],
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"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"warmhearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
"unfeeling",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unsympathetic",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"examples":[
"a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged",
"firmly believes that religion is a benignant force in society"
],
"history_and_etymology":" benign + -ant (as in malignant )",
"first_known_use":[
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184456"
},
"bent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": unenclosed grassland",
": a reedy grass (see grass entry 1 sense 2 )",
": a stalk of stiff coarse grass",
": bent grass",
": changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition",
": strongly inclined : determined",
": different from the normal or usual",
": dishonest , corrupt",
": intoxicated , drunk",
": extremely upset or angry",
": a strong inclination or interest : bias",
": a special inclination or capacity : talent",
": capacity of endurance",
": a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads",
": changed by bending : crooked",
": strongly favorable to : quite determined",
": a natural talent or interest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bent",
"\u02c8bent"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"antonyms":[
"crooked",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
"rogue",
"shady",
"sharp",
"shifty",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"With your knees slightly bent , bend forward and touch your toes.",
"the drug dealer knew which of the cops were bent"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195820"
},
"bent (on":{
"type":[
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"Thomas Hart 1782\u20131858 Old Bullion American politician",
"Thomas Hart 1889\u20131975 grand-nephew of Thomas Hart Benton American painter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ben-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205011"
},
"benumb":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make inactive : deaden",
": to make numb especially by cold"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunt",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpen",
"whet"
],
"examples":[
"a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193517"
},
"bepaint":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": tinge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8p\u0101nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tint"
],
"antonyms":[
"decolorize"
],
"examples":[
"when one gazes upon the bepainted sky of dawn"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092024"
},
"berate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to scold or condemn vehemently and at length",
": to scold in a loud and angry way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8r\u0101t",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8r\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On cue, his supporters followed suit and began to berate me. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Post-verdict, the hostility toward Heard raged on, with people using the hashtag #MeToo to berate her and feeling emboldened by the verdict to do so. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"During his time at the United Nations, Kyslytsya has been known for brandishing unusually colorful, Twitter-ready language to berate Russia over its actions in Ukraine. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Winkler\u2019s father, Harry, a cultured, commanding little Napoleon, was fluent in maybe six languages, and used more than one of them to berate his son. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"According to Heard, Depp proceeded to slam her against a wall, squeeze her neck, berate her and throw her across the room onto a table. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Ye has also rapped about Kardashian\u2019s new beau, Pete Davidson, and also encouraged fans via his Instagram account to berate the comedian. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Other prisoners shouted and banged on the bars of their cells, and the prison warden rushed to berate them. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Eventually, his guilt drives him to call his father to berate him for forever looming over Jack and Marilyn, keeping them from being close because their relationship was tainted with the memory of Stanley's brutality. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204159"
},
"berk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fool"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby",
"charlie",
"charley",
"cuckoo",
"ding-a-ling",
"ding-dong",
"dingbat",
"dipstick",
"doofus",
"featherhead",
"fool",
"git",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"jackass",
"lunatic",
"mooncalf",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"turkey",
"yo-yo"
],
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"examples":[
"He was acting like a complete berk .",
"I wouldn't like some silly berk from Fleet Street following me about."
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably short for Berkeley (or Berkshire ) hunt , rhyming slang for cunt ",
"first_known_use":[
"1929, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212650"
},
"berserk":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable",
": one whose actions are recklessly defiant",
": frenzied , crazed",
": out of control especially due to extreme anger or excitement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
"b\u0259-",
"\u02ccb\u0259r-",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
"-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
"When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
"Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
"In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
"That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
"In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
"In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1896, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213817"
},
"berserkly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable",
": one whose actions are recklessly defiant",
": frenzied , crazed",
": out of control especially due to extreme anger or excitement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
"b\u0259-",
"\u02ccb\u0259r-",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rk",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259rk",
"-\u02ccz\u0259rk",
"b\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259rk",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jazz make some inexplicable mistakes, can\u2019t get enough stops late, as the Mavs go berserk from the 3-point line to tie the series at one game apiece. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"After inflicting 40 minutes of stressful backstage drama on audiences, No\u00e9 lets the whole film-within-a-film go berserk . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"Last week, everyone went berserk over a three-cylinder Toyota. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II take the wheel in the director's berserk but frequently entertaining L.A. heist thriller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Cold digits may be explained because our blood is in our legs, poor circulation or, possibly, Raynaud\u2019s Syndrome, where the body goes berserk when exposed to the cold due to constrained blood flow to the extremities. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2019",
"When the first trailer for No Way Home hit, the internet went berserk , naturally, but one of the main fan theories that spurred from the teaser was that, well, Matt Murdock would appear as Peter Parker\u2019s lawyer. \u2014 Savannah Salazar, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Good liars, after all, can cover up tics, while nervous truth-tellers might set the machine berserk . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In this line of thinking, the freedom that everyone feels is attributed to something far more elevated than people going berserk after months spent indoors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But even that doesn\u2019t seem to explain why some insist on the infallibility of AI, particularly since there are plenty of sci-fi films and TV shows that highlight AI that has gone berserk . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Mitch McConnell has gone predictably berserk over the prospect of increasing the inheritance tax by taxing capital gains at death. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 June 2021",
"Besides equipment, the hunt for drugs has been equally berserk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 4 May 2021",
"In the past few years, the disease had spread with a kind of berserk enthusiasm from Bradshaw\u2019s prostate to his lungs and into his bone marrow. \u2014 Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Researchers have widely hypothesized that infectious agents\u2014like viruses\u2014trigger berserk immune responses in certain children with genetic predispositions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 14 May 2020",
"That is, these candidate vaccines seemed to prompt berserk immune responses that caused lung damage in monkeys and liver damage in ferrets. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
"In some critically ill patients with COVID-19, berserk immune responses are thought to cause devastating damage to lungs and other organs. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
"In this regular season, the 49ers won in Seattle, but lost to the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s, which was packed with berserk fans. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1896, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211900"
},
"berth":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship",
": an amount of distance maintained for safety",
": the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf",
": a space for an automotive vehicle at rest",
": a place to sit or sleep especially on a ship or vehicle : accommodation",
": a billet (see billet entry 1 sense 2a ) on a ship",
": job , position , place",
": to bring (something, such as a ship or automotive vehicle) into a berth",
": to allot quarters or accommodations to : to allot a berth to",
": to come into a berth",
": a place in the water where a ship stops and stays when anchored or at a wharf",
": a bed on a ship or train",
": an amount of distance kept for the sake of safety"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rth",
"\u02c8b\u0259rth"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointment",
"billet",
"capacity",
"connection",
"function",
"job",
"place",
"position",
"post",
"situation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a comfortable cabin with a deep berth",
"He has a starting berth on the all-star team.",
"Verb",
"The ship was berthed at this pier.",
"The ship berthed at this pier.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fellow Sooner Chris Gotterup, who won the Haskins Award given to the top collegiate golfer, clinched a U.S. Open berth as well. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"He was credited with leading Brooklyn from 20 wins in his first season to 42-40 record in 2018-19 \u2014 the Nets\u2019 first playoff berth since 2015. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"But La Jolla\u2019s season was good enough to get the team a berth in the Southern California Regional playoffs. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Visitors to berth eight of the port\u2019s Meishan container terminal will not find workers operating the trucks or the RTG cranes used to load and unload the shipping containers that deliver goods across the globe. \u2014 Andy Purdy, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The 26-year-old, who joined the Colts as a waiver claim in 2017, earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2021 after making 4 interceptions, breaking up 13 passes and registering 102 tackles. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"The senior won the sectional title at Wanaki with a 1-over 73, sinking a birdie putt on the final hole to give the school its first team berth in school history. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
"With the Dodgers, Giants, and Padres in their division, a playoff berth is unrealistic. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Sweden and the Czech Republic, the other teams in the group, also refused, choosing to forfeit their chances at a World Cup berth rather than share a field with the Russians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So, visibility to a container on land moving by rail or truck matters more than visibility to when a ship will berth . \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Smaller tankers could berth alongside it to access its oil. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Another tanker could berth next to the ship and\u2014while pumping inert gas into the Safer\u2019s oil tanks\u2014suck out its Marib crude. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Despite intervention from the United Nations to approve the clearance of 14 vessels, the tankers were not able to berth . \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Marina has the capacity to berth around 19 vessels, with a maximum length of 328 feet, providing state-of-the-art pontoons. \u2014 Jim Dobson, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
"The firm is not facing problems berthing vessels, and the force majeure was due to fall in demand because of virus outbreak. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"Many countries have become increasingly reluctant to grant entry to cruise ships after the infection of more than 700 people on a vessel berthed off Japan showed how quickly the virus could spread. \u2014 Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Sources at the Port of San Francisco say other cruise lines that have suspended operations during the coronavirus pandemic are in talks with the port about berthing their luxury liners here. \u2014 Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com , 18 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194852"
},
"beset":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set or stud with or as if with ornaments",
": trouble , harass",
": to set upon : assail",
": to hem in : surround",
": to attack violently",
": surround sense 1",
": to cause problems or difficulties for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8set",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8set"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"A lack of money is the greatest problem besetting the city today.",
"he's been beset by a lack of self-confidence virtually his entire life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alas, the company was beset by legal problems and the brand was eventually mothballed by Uber. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Their uniforms, their weapons, their supplies of food\u2014all are beset by a frightening deterioration, as if the jungle\u2019s very breath were toxic. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Her dark hair was cut bluntly, and her blue-green eyes\u2014smart, pretty, beset by a swoop of black eyeliner\u2014flashed. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The country\u2019s largest gun-rights group was beset by money and legal woes in recent years. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Today\u2019s Valley is also beset by the same sorts of problems afflicting residents in the city\u2019s urban core. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"In the weeks after August, the hottest month in the hottest summer on record in a place already famous for its blistering heat, the Desert Botanical Garden was beset by calls from worried residents. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"The 2020 sale of a troubled Portland marijuana company was beset by disputes over the price, which fell by roughly $600 million amid fighting among investors and the buyer, according to new litigation. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"Injuries beset Armour-Davis\u2019 four years at Alabama, including his first one, when a knee injury kept him off the field for the entire 2018 campaign. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English besetten , from Old English besettan , from be- + settan to set",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203153"
},
"beshrew":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": curse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8shr\u00fc",
"b\u0113-",
"especially Southern"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematize",
"curse",
"imprecate",
"maledict"
],
"antonyms":[
"bless"
],
"examples":[
"I would beshrew anyone who is untrue to his word."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191445"
},
"besiege":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to surround with armed forces",
": to press with requests : importune",
": to cause worry or distress to : beset",
": to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing",
": to crowd around",
": to overwhelm with questions or requests"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113j",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113j"
],
"synonyms":[
"beleaguer",
"blockade",
"invest",
"leaguer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Customers have besieged the company with questions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Russian forces continued to besiege the steel plant into Sunday with airstrikes; artillery bombardment; tank, drone and sniper fire, as well as infantry assaults, the fighters said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"The British Defense Ministry says Russia\u2019s decision to besiege rather than attack the plant means many Russian units cannot be redeployed elsewhere in the country. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Experts say Russia may try to besiege Ukrainian forces by linking its troops in the north and the south. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Now in its second month, the war has turned into a grinding ordeal as Russian forces continue to besiege the north and south of Ukraine while counteroffensives have pushed Russian soldiers back from advancing on the capital, Kyiv. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, an airlift would counter Russia\u2019s strategy to besiege the Ukrainian people, boost Ukrainian morale, and increase international efforts to aid Ukraine. \u2014 Douglas J. Feith And John Hannah, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"However, British defense officials reported Saturday that the Russian military continues to besiege a number of other major Ukrainian cities, including Chernihiv, which is located 91 miles from Kyiv. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Russia's forces have been heavily bombing Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv for days, with dozens of civilian deaths\u2014now, their terror is coming to besiege Kyiv. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But 73% of that immense fortune has now evaporated, and the tycoon will almost certainly lose even more as anxious creditors, suppliers and homebuyers besiege Evergrande\u2019s offices. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192523"
},
"besmear":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": smear"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8smir",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"anoint",
"bedaub",
"daub",
"smear"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"besmeared the mirror with jelly"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200527"
},
"besmirched":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) sully , soil"
],
"pronounciation":"bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"bemire",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
"The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
"This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
"In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1604, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"besotted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blindly or utterly infatuated",
": intoxicated or stupefied especially with drink"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8s\u00e4-t\u0259d",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As one of Hollywood\u2019s most legendary heartthrobs, Depp enjoys a large and besotted fan base. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Opening April 28 at Los Angeles\u2019 Geffen Playhouse, the new production, directed by Gordon Greenberg, also stars Aimee Carrero as Honey, Graham Phillips as her husband, Nick, and Calista Flockhart as George\u2019s besotted wife, Martha. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The bright-sounding Gabriella Reyes had a vibrant Indi Robinson at her side who helped push away the besotted Jaquino, portrayed by the equally lively tenor Jos\u00e9 Simerilla-Romero and actor Gregor Lopes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Andreas lives in a deeply religious Bavarian hamlet with Claudia, his besotted , church-frequenting, apron dress wearing wife. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In 2019, the latest incarnation of Crimso, still fronted by Fripp, embarked on a 50th-anniversary tour, playing dense, precise, and impeccably arranged versions of its pulverizing repertoire before besotted audiences. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"One tells the story of Frank Pike, an ex-I.R.A. fighter recruited by the Nazis to fan anti-British sentiment in Ireland, through the fastidious diary of his besotted German handler, Adrian de Groot. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Only Marian Paroo, the local librarian and music teacher, can save the besotted town from its infatuation with Harold. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Her father was a besotted but amiable cook in the merchant marine who had served in the Royal Navy during World War II. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193328"
},
"bespoken":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand",
": to speak to especially with formality : address",
": request",
": indicate , signify",
": to show beforehand : foretell"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"book",
"reserve"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
"bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
"To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
"The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
"For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
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": of or relating to beasts",
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": lacking intelligence or reason",
": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal"
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"\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
"Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
"Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184443"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc.",
": revelation of something hidden or secret"
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"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101(-\u0259)l",
"b\u0113-"
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"backstabbing",
"business",
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"double cross",
"faithlessness",
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"infidelity",
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"unfaithfulness"
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"fealty",
"fidelity",
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"staunchness",
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to lead astray",
": seduce",
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": to fail or desert especially in time of need",
": to reveal unintentionally",
": show , indicate",
": to disclose in violation of confidence",
": to prove false",
": to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery",
": to be unfaithful to",
": to reveal or show without meaning to",
": to tell in violation of a trust"
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"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101"
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"backstab",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
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"stand by"
],
"examples":[
"They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
"She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
"She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
"She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Collectively, the dozen candidates would thus betray the presence of a population of thousands upon thousands of unseen, quieter kin. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
"And by God, did my search history betray my sense of deprivation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Salvos of expletives betray his excitement about fighting the Russians. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor ",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221107"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage",
": an engagement to be married"
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"bi-\u02c8tr\u014d-t\u035fh\u0259l",
"-\u02c8tr\u022f-",
"-th\u0259l",
"b\u0113-",
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"-\u02c8tr\u022f-"
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"engagement",
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"disengagement"
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"examples":[
"They were both young at the time of their betrothal .",
"the couple's betrothal lasted four years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The betrothal is framed as a triumph of her and Tony\u2019s commitment, which survived the fights that Caldwell engineered while suffering from PMDD. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To further stabilize the new Union\u2019s position in Europe, Margrete has negotiated the betrothal of Erik to Philippa, the 13-year-old daughter of the King of England. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Thus, last month, the SEC and Texas and Oklahoma Universities stunned the college-sports world by announcing a betrothal that leaves the Big 12 on life support. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Queued up in a nearby stairwell, waiting to emerge, were several of the couple's close friends and Hoover's family members, many of whom had traveled to Nashville just to celebrate the couple's betrothal . \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 25 May 2021",
"And there is a logic to them: Women are not the only people who get engaged, so why should the be the only ones who get to wear diamond rings as tokens of their betrothal ? \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 3 May 2021",
"Rumors started swirling about a possible betrothal after Addison shared a picture rocking what is undeniably an engagement ring on that finger. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 15 Jan. 2021",
"Diana and her mother bought the ensemble, by a line called Cojana, off the rack at Harrods department store, but it would be depicted on countless souvenirs, from tea towels to piggy banks, commemorating the betrothal . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2020",
"At Wolsey\u2019s behest, Henry breaks her betrothal to Holy Roman Emperor Charles and instead pairs her off with King Louis of France. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2020"
],
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"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185611"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": engaged to be married",
": the person to whom someone is engaged to be married"
],
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"bi-\u02c8tr\u014dt\u035fhd",
"-\u02c8tr\u022ftht"
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"affianced",
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"engaged",
"promised"
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"fianc\u00e9",
"fianc\u00e9e",
"intended"
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"Noun",
"he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Would one be expected to provide a gift to the betrothed couple? \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code. \u2014 Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure , 11 Aug. 2021",
"El Moussa's fianc\u00e9e, Selling Sunset realtor Heather Rae Young, has a surprising connection to Joshua and the betrothed pair have even met him a number of times! \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021",
"The betrothed pair celebrated with a brunch David had organized with both sets of parents, and later on, a party at a local bar with more family and friends. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Dec. 2020",
"But with so many wedding celebrations put on pause indefinitely, countless betrothed pairs have been filled with sadness and disappointment, never mind financial burdens to add to the stress. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 21 May 2020",
"Set on the island of Brittany in the late 18th century, the French film brings together a young woman who\u2019s unhappily betrothed and the female painter who\u2019s been (secretly) hired to paint her portrait. \u2014 Sage Young, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Sebastian starred on Game Of Thrones for several seasons as Trystane Martell, the Prince who was betrothed to Princess Myrcella Baratheon and killed by the Sand Snakes shortly after her death. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 18 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful\u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"Where in the past, couples may have used a welcome event as a chance to catch up with out-of-town guests, Auguste says the betrothed are now looking to spend quality time with every attendee. \u2014 Allie Volpe, Vogue , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Hugh, who plays one of the gay magicians, experiences his wifely tragedy very early on, when his betrothed is killed during a magic trick gone wrong. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Meanwhile, a troop of ever-so-proper Dragoon Guards returns to town, and the soldiers are bemused to find all their betrotheds besotted with this fancified fop. \u2014 Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News , 10 Feb. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1557, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1594, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185827"
},
"better":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"auxiliary verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": greater than half",
": improved in health or mental attitude",
": more attractive, favorable, or commendable",
": more advantageous or effective",
": improved in accuracy or performance",
": to make better (see better entry 1 ): such as",
": to make more tolerable or acceptable",
": to make more complete or perfect",
": to surpass in excellence : excel",
": to become better",
": in a more excellent manner",
": to greater advantage : preferably",
": to a higher or greater degree",
": more",
": something better (see better entry 1 )",
": a superior especially in merit or rank",
": advantage , victory",
": had better (see better entry 3 sense 1b )",
": more satisfactory or skillful than another",
": improved in health",
": more than half",
": to make or become more satisfactory",
": in a superior or more excellent way",
": to a higher or greater degree",
": something that is more satisfactory",
": advantage sense 2 , victory"
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"\u02c8be-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8be-t\u0259r"
],
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"beat",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
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"more"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Baker's prospects in Ann Arbor should be better , though, even among a populous group of wings next season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"What's better for a Cincinnati kid than to play for his hometown team? \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
"With a platform comes responsibility, and Daffue has never been in a better place to handle them both. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"There isn't a better place to find something equally thoughtful and unique. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Does your nonprofit want to make Wisconsin a better place? \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"What is certain, though, is that a stronger Eastern Europe is better for the EU and the entire free world. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Clowney is confident this team is better this year, especially if Watson plays. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"And after last week's episode saw KellyAnne successfully take out a member of The Treehouse, the timing couldn't be better for a challenge full of sabotage. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Instead, do your best to better yourself a little bit every day for big results. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Hanna said Jordan wanted to better his life but didn\u2019t have the tools to do it. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Nor would OneWeb likely want to enrich the company trying to better its own satellite network. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
"There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"There are also concerns about the global economy after the U.S. GDP unexpectedly contracted over Q1 2022 and healthcare stocks, which are typically insulated from the broader economy, could hold up better than other sectors. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Some industries fared better than others in terms of gender diversity. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Margaret Thatcher did better than that in a 1989 leadership challenge, winning more than 80 percent of the votes \u2014 and ... \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 7 June 2022",
"The system works far better than simple white noise to disguise conversations. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"But he's been playing the trilogy-spanning Jedi master since 1999\u201423 years at this point\u2014and is someone who knows the character better than anyone. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Some map onto the contours of the serious drama better than others: Leila\u2019s anguished, perilous journey to Syria to retrieve her child is tense and believable. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"When pur\u00e9ed together \u2014 and these recipes are going to require a lot of pur\u00e9eing \u2014 the ingredients become better than their individual parts. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Yet for short-term investors, energy is looking better than ever. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That\u2019s about double the pace of pre-coronavirus times, a surge in part explained by the transition of sports betters into day trading in the absence of live sports. \u2014 David Z. Morris, Fortune , 20 May 2020",
"Setting aside the Escape, each of the other rivals that trailed it to the finish line has a trait or two\u2014be it sportiness, roominess, cargo volume, or feature count\u2014that matches or betters what the CX-5 brings to the fight. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Seasoned sports betters looking for an easy onboarding into digital gaming are slowly finding their way onto sites that allow betting on sports sims. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 4 Apr. 2020",
"But every Wednesday in the city, the races are still running and the betters are still betting. \u2014 Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Or perhaps at America itself for failing the expectations of our moral betters ? \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 24 Sep. 2019",
"In many ways the Model 3 also betters established luxury sedans such as the BMW 3 Series. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Beamon\u2019s leap of 29 feet and 2 1-2 inches betters the mark by one foot, 9 3-4 inches. \u2014 Paul Montella, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
"As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life\u2014the knotty grot-work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
"Fees are based upon endless days and nights of working, many failures with a few successes and a continued need to better our craft. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"This guide will give mom access to hundreds of gardening secrets to better her planting, harvesting, and storing. \u2014 Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Hanna said Jordan wanted to better his life but didn\u2019t have the tools to do it. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022",
"There's a lot of opportunities to better our communication, our transparency, communication of the school with the community. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
"With the new transfer rule, players can now opt to better their situations. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday's tight votes came after Kentucky lawmakers moved the legislation into a different committee and changed who sat on that committee to better its odds of passing. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Enquirer , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adverb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Auxiliary verb",
"1817, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193625"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": spouse"
],
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"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"spouse"
],
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"examples":[
"Please come to our party\u2014and your better half is invited, too!",
"\u201cAllow me to introduce you to my better half , Joan\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the better half of the '00s, Big Brother had a firm grip on the Australian public. \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The brand crafted distinct timepieces for both the anonymous owner and his better half . \u2014 Sean Evans, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Faith Hill \u2014 McGraw\u2019s real-life better half \u2014 co-stars as John\u2019s wife Margaret, whose primary focus is their children, moppet John Jr. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 19 Dec. 2021",
"If only Maturn were around when my better half was navigating the return-to-work waters after her maternity leaves. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"My better half said the gluten-free pizza is the best in the area. \u2014 Brenda Cain And Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The property is reigned over by the haughty Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna (Nicoletta Braschi, Robert Benigni\u2019s better half ), who has about 50 people working for her on her tobacco plantation as sharecroppers. \u2014 Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2018",
"His nubby knit tie was right on trend, while slick oxford loafers lent his look a bossy finish in keeping with his better half \u2019s power accessories. \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 10 May 2018"
],
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191202"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wail over",
": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation"
],
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"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
],
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"bemoan",
"deplore",
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"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)"
],
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"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
],
"examples":[
"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )",
": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations",
": confuse sense 1"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r"
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"addle",
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"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
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"fox",
"fuddle",
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"maze",
"muddle",
"muddy",
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"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
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"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
],
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191608"
},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to cause to lose one's bearings (see bearing sense 6c )",
": to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations",
": confuse sense 1"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r"
],
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"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"maze",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
],
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"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The confluence of Marine units and commanders involved in the accident can bewilder even the most savvy of observers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Ahead, more celebrity Halloween costumes to shock and bewilder you below, including Megan Thee Stallion, Halle Bailey, and Steve Buscemi. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Nowadays, a lady who offered the back of her hand to a gentleman would only bewilder him. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Some may bewilder you, like the bag of fluffy bonito flakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
"Joll is introduced onscreen stepping out of his carriage with remarkably odd sunglasses, which immediately bewilder the Magistrate. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 7 Aug. 2020",
"High fashion, for most people, is a passing blur of bewildering , ever-shifting, sometimes ridiculous seasonal image statements. \u2014 Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The message bewildered one of the bill\u2019s sponsors, Asian Americans Advancing Justice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Tourists and residents watched the confrontations, bewildered , as police urged them to clear the streets. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
],
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213733"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"bafflement",
"bamboozlement",
"befuddlement",
"bemusement",
"bewilderedness",
"confusedness",
"confusion",
"discombobulation",
"distraction",
"fog",
"head-scratching",
"maze",
"muddle",
"mystification",
"perplexity",
"puzzlement",
"tangle",
"whirl"
],
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"examples":[
"the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prosecutors and a string of police and FBI witnesses \u2014 several like Webster with U.S. military backgrounds \u2014 expressed bewilderment at that through-the-looking-glass argument. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But many share a commonality: bewilderment over suspensions. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"But late into Sunday night\u2019s live broadcast, something happened that sparked a whole new level of bewilderment , shock and awkwardness. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Glimpses of both are embedded inside her bracing work, along with a healthy dose of stupefaction and bewilderment . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"To talk with a dozen teachers and librarians is to hear annoyance and frustration and bewilderment , as much with the sheer ambiguity of the new law and the list of books as with the practical effect. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Kurzel, who made the intensely expressive 2015 Macbeth, goes beyond outrage to explore tragedy at the core of bewilderment . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Several people also express bewilderment at this fact during the movie. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
"These soliloquies of doubt, grief, rage or sheer bewilderment appear without gloss or commentary, as minimalist micro-dramas. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204051"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the act or power of bewitching",
": a spell that bewitches",
": the state of being bewitched"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wich-m\u0259nt",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"abracadabra",
"charm",
"conjuration",
"enchantment",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"hex",
"incantation",
"invocation",
"spell",
"whammy"
],
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"examples":[
"the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince",
"while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers"
],
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204411"
},
"bias":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": an inclination of temperament or outlook",
": a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice",
": an instance of such prejudice",
": bent , tendency",
": deviation of the expected value of a statistical estimate from the quantity it estimates",
": systematic error introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others",
": a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric",
": a line at a 45 degree angle to the selvage often utilized in the cutting of garments for smoother fit",
": a peculiarity in the shape of a bowl that causes it to swerve when rolled on the green in lawn bowling",
": the tendency of a bowl to swerve",
": the impulse causing this tendency",
": the swerve of the bowl",
": a voltage applied to a device (such as a transistor control electrode) to establish a reference level for operation",
": a high-frequency voltage combined with an audio signal to reduce distortion in tape recording",
": diagonally to the grain of a fabric",
": at an angle : diagonally to the fibers of something",
": to give a settled and often prejudiced outlook to",
": to apply a slight negative or positive voltage to (something, such as a transistor)",
": diagonal , slanting",
": diagonally",
": awry",
": a seam, cut, or stitching running in a slant across cloth",
": a favoring of some ideas or people over others : prejudice",
": to give a prejudiced outlook to",
": a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute : prejudice"
],
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259s"
],
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"favor",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"parti pris",
"partisanship",
"ply",
"prejudice",
"tendentiousness"
],
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"poison",
"prejudice",
"turn"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Women face pervasive bias , discrimination, and unrealistic expectations, even regarding their emotional well-being. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"These issues include bias , perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and more. \u2014 Geri Stengel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The singular form of the title tells us that the series, premiering Tuesday on FX on Hulu, is not the story of the band so much as of a particular member \u2014 a bias , or angle, quickly apparent from what\u2019s onscreen. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"On a personal level, implicit (or unconscious) bias from health care providers can also play a role. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 25 May 2022",
"According to Handley, this bias against glasses -- which was often just thinly veiled antisemitism -- was so pervasive, that people who needed glasses just wouldn't wear them. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Implicit bias , professional standards and accountability training needs to continue in our public safety agencies to serve our increasing diverse communities. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"This most recent bill addresses something much more basic, much more intrinsically human \u2014 the right of Americans to enjoy, without bias , prejudice, or discrimination, their right to display their hair in a manner of their choosing. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"And the wider web is, sadly, a representative picture of our collective mental state as a species right now, which continues to be plagued by bias , misinformation and other toxins. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But this can bias your decision-making from one that has a successful end in mind to a hypothetical catastrophe, which might be based on unfounded proof. \u2014 Amiee Ball, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Absent those, a premature pivot to Omicron might bias immune systems toward the wrong track. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Ohio immigrant-rights lawyers and advocates say Republicans are wrongly framing a public health emergency as a national security problem and contributing to bias against Latinos and immigrants regardless of their citizenship. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Expectations for her were high, and, as Brown-Nagin reveals, assumptions about how her race, gender and past work as a civil rights lawyer would bias her rulings were rampant. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Paule argued Hansen could possibly bias the jury by testifying in uniform. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The way the sponsors present their ideas can bias and influence decision making. \u2014 Tendayi Viki, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"This puts the bulk of the work on the front leg and should bias the glutes more than the quads. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Let your staff know your personal relationships will not bias your decisions or actions at work. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Opponents charge that Loudoun, by holding things like anti- bias trainings for employees, will teach children of different races to hate one another and White children to hate themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Some of the changes include anti- bias training and maintenance of an early intervention program for employees, with a focus on officers who have recent internal affairs investigations or use of force. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The district formed a Cultural Competency Council, ran anti- bias training for staff, and hired a diversity consultant. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The report also called for more funding to help UC thoroughly assess applications, provide anti- bias training for application readers and strengthen supports to help students complete their degrees. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The report also called for more funding to help UC thoroughly assess applications, provide anti- bias training for application readers and strengthen supports to help students complete their degrees. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The committee also planned to enroll Mountain Brook teachers in an anti- bias training -- but the district backtracked this summer after some parents criticized the training provider. \u2014 al , 17 Nov. 2021",
"However, many conservative leaders and community groups nationwide are labeling all kinds of diversity and equity efforts, such as ethnic studies and anti- bias training, as critical race theory. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The group also recommends more frequent teacher evaluations to help improve anti- bias practices. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1551, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181810"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": exhibiting or characterized by bias",
": tending to yield one outcome more frequently than others in a statistical experiment",
": having an expected value different from the quantity or parameter estimated"
],
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259st"
],
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"one-sided",
"parti pris",
"partial",
"partisan",
"prejudiced"
],
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"disinterested",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"neutral",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One is an instance of an AI algorithm collecting unnecessary customer data, while the other is a case involving biased AI decision-making. \u2014 Lewis Liu, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The standard, rear- biased xDrive all-wheel drive adds an infusion of poise, balance and true agility to the handling. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Historically biased systems also mean measurements of suffering among certain racial and ethnic minority groups can be inaccurate. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"If the person or people made threats or said biased comments (such as anti-gay slurs), add them to the report. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"There is no excuse for biased behavior, at all, in any profession. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"In any case, Celi said doctors should be reluctant to use AI diagnostic tools that might automatically generate biased results. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"The Biden Administration is tight with the teachers unions, but sticking to its biased charter rules is a mistake that will hurt children and do political damage to President Biden. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Rhodes states, too, that there was nothing biased about the way the judge handled jury instruction, and that at least one of her objections was because Ciani violated two Court orders requiring her to produce Chyna\u2019s personal income records. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022"
],
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175706"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small household ornament or decorative object : trinket"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0113-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
],
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"bauble",
"curio",
"curiosity",
"doodad",
"gaud",
"gewgaw",
"geegaw",
"gimcrack",
"kickshaw",
"knickknack",
"nicknack",
"novelty",
"ornamental",
"tchotchke",
"trinket"
],
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"examples":[
"practically every horizontal surface in the Victorian parlor was blanketed with fussy little bibelots"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French",
"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193235"
},
"bicker":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": petulant quarreling : altercation",
": a sound of or as if of bickering",
": to engage in a petulant or petty quarrel",
": to move with a rapidly repeated noise",
": quiver , flicker",
": to quarrel in an irritating way especially over unimportant things"
],
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"\u02c8bi-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8bi-k\u0259r"
],
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"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"battle royal",
"brawl",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
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"dispute",
"donnybrook",
"falling-out",
"fight",
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"imbroglio",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"rhubarb",
"row",
"scrap",
"set-to",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
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"altercate",
"argue",
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"brabble",
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"dispute",
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"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"after a prolonged bicker , they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing",
"Verb",
"She is always bickering with her mother.",
"They bickered about how to decorate the room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update host and the Black Widow actress adorably bicker in an ad that Michael Che will certainly roast in the next SNL episode. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"In the house the creators play pranks on each other, bicker like siblings and argue over who's cleaning the dishes. \u2014 Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Over the course of the 12 episodes, the two constantly bicker and fight, but ultimately always have each other\u2019s back. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Republicans would then pay a price for opposition, says the Vermont socialist, rather than just getting to watch Democrats bicker among themselves. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The ride to Zion is tense as Jen and Lisa bicker over choosing sides between Jen and Meredith. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Proponents bicker over definitions, and physicists and philosophers fond of objectivity reject QBism entirely. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The characters mustn\u2019t just live and breathe but bicker and brood, create and procreate. \u2014 Thelma Adams, Variety , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As the pair continued to bicker back and forth, Teresa continued to throw accusations at her castmate. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Trainer eventually exits the frame, and The Lost City shifts its focus to Loretta and Alan, who bicker and flirt their way through the jungle in search of help, and Fairfax\u2019s mysterious treasure. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Nearly all of her interviewees\u2014who love to bicker \u2014have similarly contradictory views, and Zambra gives Pru the good sense never to try to resolve them. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The mood for Major League Baseball fans like Bajema is a little glum these days as the players\u2019 union and owners continue to bicker over finances. \u2014 David Brandt, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Professional commentators were quick to bicker over Meatloaf\u2019s best performances. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Another hero of Greek antiquities preservation was Nikolaos Platon, the director of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum on Crete, who, at some personal risk, was known to bicker with the Germans to prevent their plundering. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Diana, Lady Templeton, and Jeremy, Marquess of Willingham love to bicker with each other more than anything. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Today, historians bicker over when and where the first Thanksgiving took place in America and pundits opine upon its meaning. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 21 Nov. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173930"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelled",
": a stationary exercise machine that resembles such a vehicle",
": to ride a bicycle",
": to move (one's legs) as if pedaling a bicycle",
": a light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other, handlebars, a seat, and pedals by which it is made to move",
": to ride a bicycle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-si-k\u0259l",
"-\u02ccsi-",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccsi-k\u0259l"
],
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"bike",
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"push bicycle",
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],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The girl was riding her bicycle to mail a birthday card to her aunt in Tucson when Atwood allegedly snatched her, KPHO-TV reported. \u2014 CBS News , 6 June 2022",
"Suddenly, one rider dismounts his bicycle , walks into the forest, and reemerges astride a 1962 Ducati Scrambler motorcycle. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"In 2019, Mario Valenzuela, a fourteen-year-old, was killed in Long Island City when a truck driver overtook his bicycle and veered in front of him. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"The bakers also sell to small food stalls and local restaurants, with Niamatullah making the deliveries on his bicycle . \u2014 Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"When not exhausting himself on his bicycle , Sabin Howard likes to walk in the woods. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The Phoenix Police Department said 60-year-old Ernest Keister was riding his bicycle on 51st Avenue near Camelback Road at about 7:45 p.m. when he was struck by a sedan traveling southbound on the same street. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"Growing up in South Chicago Heights, Carl Hoecker spent a lot of his time pedaling around on his Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle , playing sandlot baseball and wondering what the future would bring. \u2014 C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"An apartment resident contacted the police department at 10:32 a.m. on April 17 to report his unlocked gray bicycle was stolen. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Virginia is now revising down those plans, after county officials agreed with the residents that the original plan would create a hazard to people who walk or bicycle to get around \u2014 upending the idea of building a walkable community. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"After the elder Hazel bought a farm in McLean with hopes of raising crops to feed the family during the Depression, Til would often bicycle or hitchhike the eight miles from Arlington after school to plow the fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"That title belongs to the Trekker GT e- bicycle the company released in the summer of 2020. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Within the yellow paint that now covers the once dilapidated piano is a smattering of eclectic items, from tape decks to trophies to bicycle handlebars, all brought together to form a piece of unique beauty. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"When Bay Area residents sheltered in place last year to escape the ravages of COVID-19, city streets that could offer room for people to walk or bicycle in safety close to home became essential public resources. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Dec. 2021",
"People without a parking pass who want to come, should plan to walk, bicycle or be dropped off at the park. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 28 June 2021",
"And the Capitol, where my son and I would bicycle along the marble terraces overlooking the Mall, remained a prime target. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Ejiogu also practices yoga or does bicycle movements with her legs in the morning and says starting her day with light activity helps her move more throughout the day. \u2014 Kristi Eaton, SELF , 12 Aug. 2021"
],
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"1868, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195841"
},
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"abbreviation ()",
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"verb"
],
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": to make a bid (see bid entry 2 sense 4 ) of or in (a suit at cards)",
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": to request to come : invite",
": beseech , entreat",
": to give expression to",
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": an offer of a price",
": something offered as a bid",
": the act of one who bids (see bid entry 1 )",
": an opportunity to bid",
": an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract",
": an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake",
": the amount of such a bid",
": a bridge hand on which one may reasonably bid",
": invitation",
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": to express to",
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": an attempt to win, achieve, or attract",
"twice a day",
": to offer (a price) for payment or acceptance",
": to make a bid : state what one will pay or take in payment",
": the act of one who bids",
": a statement of what one will pay for something",
": a statement of what one (as a contractor) will charge for something (as supplies or labor)",
": an opportunity to bid"
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"\u02c8bid",
"\u02c8bid",
"\u02c8bid"
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"adjure",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lorenzo, who had bid for National, ran Continental from 1981 to 1990, after its merger with his Texas International Airlines. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The city\u2019s regulations governed a different aspect of the art market, namely the protections afforded to consumers who bid at auction for paintings and other works of art. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"After years of being on the market, on Thursday the California mega-mansion found an owner who bid $126 million plus closing costs and buyer's premium, PEOPLE confirms. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So long and thanks for all the tunes: Apple has bid a fond farewell to the last model in its iconic line of iPod music players \u2014 ending the music player\u2019s two-decade run. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"In March 2021, the Bengals bid farewell to Erickson via free agency, who didn't miss a game through his first five National Football League seasons for the team. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
"The Detroit Red Wings bid farewell to their season as a potential new teammate made his debut and two reached a milestone. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Fond farewell: The City of Medina bid farewell to Lt. Dave Birckbichler, who officially retired last week after spending the last 27 years with the police department. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Josh McDaniels bid farewell to New England after a season with Mac Jones. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For years, the innocent but incarcerated Dufresne scrapes away at a wall in his prison cell with quiet determination before making an intrepid bid for freedom. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"After going 12-30 over their final 42 regular-season games, the Aggies caught fire in the conference tournament, outscoring opponents 27-5 to sweep four games and earn an automatic postseason bid . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Xavier University's baseball season started with a nine-game losing streak and ended Sunday in the Big East Conference Tournament championship, two wins away from the title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
"Aboul Fotouh quit the Muslim Brotherhood in 2011 after disagreements over the role of religion in politics and founded the more centrist Strong Egypt party, launching an independent bid for the presidency in 2012. \u2014 Hadas Gold And Abeer Salman, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Southeastern Louisiana is in the tournament via an automatic bid for winning the Southland Conference. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
"The winner of the conference tournament gets an automatic bid . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
"Murray State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for winning the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. \u2014 Tommy Deas, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"The deals also make an extraordinary bid to erase a disparity that is beyond the control of U.S. Soccer: the gulf in prize money between what soccer\u2019s global governing body, FIFA, awards for the men\u2019s and women\u2019s World Cups. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185039"
},
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
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": whack , blow"
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"\u02c8bif"
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"he got a biff in the noggin as his reward for trying to intervene in the fight"
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"circa 1887, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"nearly ready to give birth",
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"much",
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"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The Magic also could use another big /center, depending on what happens with Mo Bamba\u2019s restricted free agency. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Jordan Hall made another big recruiting weekend for Michigan State football even better. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Saturday\u2019s defeat stalled the chance to continue gaining momentum after Friday\u2019s big eighth inning. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The pair go way back, and there was no way Hilton would ever miss such a big day for her pop star friend. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 12 June 2022",
"Not all heroes wear capes \u2013 some have little arms, big teeth and an unsurmountable will to survive. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"While in Chattanooga, fans would wave their arms in the motion of bird wings whenever Tenerowicz made a big play. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Yet a major selling point of the series is that Kamala is (rightfully) a big fan of Captain Marvel, portrayed by Brie Larson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
"Produced by Fondation Louis Vuitton to coincide with the influx of big spenders streaming into Venice for the Biennale, the Grosse commission is not its only game in town. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"The Cambridge family smiled big on the balcony; see Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis at Trooping the Colour through the years here. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
"The freshman came up big in a wild 9-8 win over Edinburgh in the Sectional 59 tournament, logging nine strikeouts, the last of which came with two on and two out in the eighth. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
"While Carolina's goalie struggled, Shesterkin came up big . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"These are stars who came up big in the biggest game, or who accumulated major playoff stats and contributions over multiple playoffs. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"Oregon high school basketball fans were treated to another playoff preview of sorts last week, with Beaverton earning a major win over Jesuit and Clackamas coming up big against Barlow. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That led to McPherson coming up big again with a 52-yard kick that delivered Cincinnati its 24-21 lead that once looked improbable. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Senior guard Savion Little was anything but little, coming up big off the bench to keep the Blackhawks within striking distance in a Southwest Prairie Conference crossover that Romeoville threatened to break open through three quarters. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
"With luxury designer goods up to 70% off, prepare to score big at The Outnet\u2019s after-Christmas sale. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Jalen Duren, a freshman big who played at Memphis, and Griffin, a forward, could also be in the mix at No. 5. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Not every customer who has a taste for crawfish might want to order that big of a number. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"But after the cocaine and orgies allegation, the race started to shift, in large part because Republicans called in the code red attacking\u2014and spending big \u2014to defeat him. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"With Dario Saric missing all season rehabbing from a torn ACL sustained in Game 1 of last year's finals, Biyombo has given the Suns a third big who is usually ready even after not playing several games in a row. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
"So the Suns 6-11 big didn't see Jones coming towards him from the side. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The 6-10 big was a four-time All-Star selection with three of those coming with the Suns (1989, 1990, 1991). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 19 Feb. 2022",
"No one was willing to take on that big of a project. \u2014 Paul R. Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Half a degree doesn\u2019t sound like that big of a deal. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b",
"Adverb",
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": big gun"
],
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"big",
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"big gun",
"big leaguer",
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"biggie",
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"heavy",
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"nawab",
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"shrimp",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
],
"examples":[
"when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Move is a big boy , though, weighing in at a hefty 6.6 pounds and measuring nearly 10 inches tall. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"The Man now, the guy in big boy pants, in the captain\u2019s chair, calling the shots. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Better pack an extra-long extension cord for that big boy for Indianapolis, eh, Coach Ferentz? \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Faron II is a big boy \u2014 80 pounds at 18 months \u2014 his coat smooth and shiny and black, his eyes brown and soulful. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021",
"For the first time since the City Section had a single division in 1974, Lincoln (9-0, 4-0) is on the verge of making the big boy playoffs following a 52-34 victory over Franklin on Friday night. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Beat the winless Eagles on the road \u2014 the 0-9 Eagles \u2014 and 5-6 New Mexico State the following week and South finishes 6-6, bowl eligible and with its best season in D1 since its big boy transition in 2013-14. \u2014 Charles Hollis, al , 13 Oct. 2021",
"This was big boy football at its very best, and the player left standing tallest was sophomore quarterback Elijah Brown of Mater Dei. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170741"
},
"big cheese":{
"type":"noun",
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"boss , big gun"
],
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],
"examples":[
"thinks he's a big cheese just because he's got a business card",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lin-Manuel Miranda is the big cheese of the pandemic movie musical. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Star Tribune , 10 June 2021",
"Something that requires light planning, like a pizza night or a big cheese plate for lunch, or elaborate toast. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 May 2021",
"The latest batch of earnings calls in October suggest the corporate big cheese are still in good cheer (or at least pretending to be when analysts and shareholders are on the line). \u2014 John Detrixhe, Quartz , 23 Oct. 2020",
"What wrought the change was her relationship with the Joker, a big cheese in the stink of Gotham City. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2020",
"During a preview that touts the under-construction ride called Remy\u2019s Ratatouille Adventure, the lighting makes little Spaceship Earth look like big cheese . \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
"That is hurting farmers that supply big cheese makers, too. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2018",
"New Year's Eve begins with music, s'mores, pudgie pies and cheese around a bonfire at 8 30 p.m., then a big cheese drop at 10 p.m. and a champagne toast at midnight at the Plymouth Arts Center. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Dec. 2017",
"All the large dairies in Ireland are investigating alternative varieties, including Edam and Gouda, says one big cheese in the industry. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": one having preeminent status or power in a field"
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"examples":[
"for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The case, District of Columbia v. Heller, has been cited as one of the reasons why big gun reform may not be possible. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"The Pirates are led by senior guards Hacking and Elle Infalvi, while Poland\u2019s big gun is Jackie Grisdale. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Miller noted that the last big gun case the Supreme Court handled was the landmark Heller decision. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The 3\u00bd-inch 12-gauge load made the 10-gauge shotgun obsolete, but the big gun made a comeback in the 1990s when steel shot was required to hunt waterfowl. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The result was a big gun weighing nine pounds with 32-inch barrels. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Three members of the court dissented, however, expressing concern that lower federal courts are not properly applying the court\u2019s two big gun rights decisions from 2008 and 2010. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Three members of the court dissented, however, expressing concern that lower federal courts are not properly applying the court's two big gun rights decisions from 2008 and 2010. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Star Tribune , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Waterfowl require a big gun like a 3- or 3\u00bd-inch 12-gauge with a 28- or 30-inch barrel. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 6 July 2020"
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"first_known_use":[
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211532"
},
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"prison",
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"stir",
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"examples":[
"told harrowing stories of his years spent in the big house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The center was really a big house , with a pool and its own cook. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"The center was really a big house , with a pool and its own cook. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"It repertory programming was scheduled both in the big house and at its sister location, the TCL Chinese 6. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"One of the characters in it had this big house out in East Greenwich. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"With a trial scheduled for next May, Peterson \u2014 who faces life in prison and is out on $850,000 bond \u2014 is living back in the big house that Kathleen Peterson had once made such a hub of activity. \u2014 Patrick Rogers, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"That October, Hunter and a dozen other college students rented a big house outside Zion National Park in Utah. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
"Lemmon had lived on the street for more than 30 years, in a 1936 house whose 6,000 square feet and cozy rooms and covered patios resembled a 1936 rich man\u2019s idea of a big house , not a 1993 version. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"There was an enormous dog guarding the gate of the big house , an English mastiff of more than two hundred pounds that opened its mouth as if to bark but gave only a series of dry coughs. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"1913, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225339"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": major league",
": big time sense 2"
],
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"big time",
"big(s)",
"major league"
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"examples":[
"Broadway is the big leagues , and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Trout was a budding 22-year-old star then, in his third full big league season, only five years removed from playing in the Cape Atlantic League and still living in his parents\u2019 basement in the offseason. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The 30-year-old right-hander had not gotten an out in the eighth inning since Aug. 7, 2018, for Pittsburgh at Colorado, in his second big league complete game. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"All 30 big league teams have expanded netting this season to protect fans sitting close to the field, extending to the end of the dugouts. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Since his first big league outing of last season, on May 30, 2021, Cortes has an AL-low 2.44 ERA over 133 innings. \u2014 Jay Cohen, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"The 42-year-old Pujols and his close friend, Yadier Molina, already have said this will be their final big league season. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Now pitching in his sixth big league season, Urias is helping to lead the Dodgers pitching staff in his 10th postseason series, the National League Divisional Series. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"With only one big league season under his belt as New York\u2019s quality control coach, Rojas became the team\u2019s fourth manager in 2 1/2 years \u2014 and third in four months. \u2014 Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"With only one big league season under his belt as New York\u2019s quality control coach, Rojas became the team\u2019s fourth manager in 2 1/2 years \u2014 and third in four months. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": relating to movies or to the movie industry",
": having a large screen",
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"\u02c8big-\u02ccskr\u0113n"
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"pictures",
"screen",
"silver screen"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"many a television star has failed to make it on the big screen",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fans of the show have felt similarly about seeing a hero that looks like them on the big screen . \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Fans would probably be excited enough just to see that on the big screen , but Swift herself arrived in style to offer a talk back following the projection. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"Whether there are Spidey fans who haven\u2019t yet gotten their fill of catching the hit film on the big screen remains to be seen. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Produced by Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s production company Sputnik, the film will premiere on the big screen in 2023 and will be distributed in Finland by B-Plan Distribution. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Dominion isn\u2019t technically streaming at the same time as its theatrical release, so moviegoers will only be able to watch it on the big screen for now. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"If wonder is to be consistently found on the big screen , then Hollywood has plenty of new lessons to learn from its best competitor. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"Competition from streaming has created a stark division between movies that must be seen on the big screen and those that can be enjoyed while folding laundry. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"At an advance screening in Taipei, the audience broke out in cheers and applause at the sight of the Taiwanese flag on the big screen , local news outlet SETN reported. \u2014 Rhoda Kwan, NBC News , 3 June 2022"
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"Adult downhill big wheel racing checked all the boxes. \u2014 Sarah Michels, The Enquirer , 29 July 2021",
"Park purists were against it but the extension won approval after a campaign highlighting the big wheel as economic recovery engine that could draw tourists and help Richmond District merchants survive the pandemic\u2019s financial hit. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 May 2021",
"Most pies are $15.99 for the 14\u2033 version, $19.99 for the 18\u2033 and $45.99 for the 28\u2033 big wheel . \u2014 al , 11 May 2021",
"Now the big wheel is seen as everything from a morale booster to a city draw. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The deal also obliges the operator to provide 500 free tickets a month to at-risk families, an arrangement that will continue as long as the big wheel keeps on turning. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The event, at Thiensville Park, 299 Elm St., will include more than 40 vendors and activities including face painting, hay rides, big wheel racing, a petting zoo and a pie baking contest, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Unusually busy grocery store workers might prefer simple packages with a barcode instead of big wheels or other presentations that require more work, Parker said. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 14 Apr. 2020"
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"Rate hikes will cool down borrowing By boosting interest rates, the Fed is blocking many consumers from borrowing big time . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
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"Take this as an opportunity to really tap into your mind-muscle connection big time . \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Radio and recordings had begun to spread the word (and sound) big time . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Guard Victor Oladipo also stepped up big time , taking Butler\u2019s place in the lineup after not playing a second in the first half. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"For its 10th year anniversary, the Channel 10 dating franchise is mixing things up \u2014 big time . \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"As the Federal Reserve responded to rising inflation by raising interest rates, fiat currency rallied big time . \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
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"New York Times bigfoot William Safire, who thought Bush missed the revolutionary moment. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Like bigfoot , unicorns, and green herons, rare warblers probably don\u2019t exist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2021",
"For much of his inaugural professional campaign, however, Walker was like bigfoot to those in the AT&T Center \u2014 except with a higher vertical leap and cooler hair. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 7 Oct. 2019",
"The legendary bigfoot is at the heart of Devolution, Brooks' first full-length adult novel following the 2006 release of World War Z, which served as the basis for the Brad Pitt-starring thriller of the same name. \u2014 Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Until Rahm Emanuel\u2019s departure in May, Johnson had worked in the shadow of a bigfoot mayor who sought to control every aspect of city government. \u2014 Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2019",
"Rachel, whose father (Robert, played by Wendell Pierce) is a bigfoot lawyer who drives a menacing Range Rover, bears the stigma of failing to get admitted to Harvard Law School, a source of much Sturm und Drang and testy overcompensation. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 27 Apr. 2018",
"James' fellow bigfoot in the movie, Migo, is voiced by Channing Tatum. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland.com , 23 Mar. 2018",
"Firms run by women have generally been shut out of the juggernaut projects \u2014 the super-tall office towers, megaprojects, and airports that involve billions of dollars, bigfoot developers and powerful politicians. \u2014 Justin Davidson, The Cut , 20 Mar. 2018"
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"This is not a biggie for most people, but does make the Forerunner 255 more appealing to the hardcore crowd. \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Top Gun: Maverick, which has $116.5 million worldwide thus far, is playing like a mid-1990s Cruise biggie on steroids. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"First off, the biggie : Will both (or either) Mitchell and Rudy Gobert be back? \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Other than that biggie , which required a new $2500 rear-motor assembly that was replaced under warranty, our car had no major mechanical issues. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers also know that certain events can trigger an M.S. hug: Hyperventilation is a biggie . \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
"By default, their remaining biggie is the meta-comic Nicolas Cage romp which opens April 22. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Double bag it by pairing a mini with a biggie , and maximalists can get in on the trend too. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Maybe now is a good time to recall just how dismissive many on the left \u2014 from the Biden White House to Congress to think tanks \u2014 have been, arguing that higher inflation was no biggie . \u2014 James Pethokoukis, The Week , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"Today\u2019s biggish buildings are mountainous; even run-of-the-mill towers compete with the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
"James Harden and the Houston Rockets, who will test their insanely small lineup and 2-0 bubble record against the biggish Blazers. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Only now, though, has the Roundabout Theatre Company deigned to give Mr. Fuller\u2019s play a biggish -budget Broadway production starring David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood and staged by Kenny Leon, Broadway\u2019s top black director. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Dr Ding reckons that recycling waste heat in this way will increase the efficiency of biggish cryogenic-energy-storage plants to at least 69%. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
"The raciest bets that foreigners have made are on the bonds of policy banks, such as the China Development Bank, and on short-term paper issued by biggish provincial banks. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018",
"Midsized and biggish bio-pharma firms, for instance, have done far better than the very largest ones. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Mar. 2018",
"That is about as much as two biggish nuclear power stations would manage. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Feb. 2018",
"Yet in most biggish economies, underlying inflation is below target (see chart) and monetary policy is being relaxed. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017"
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"Adams\u2019 book shines with a bighearted cast finding rejuvenation in books and the community. \u2014 Stefanie Milligan, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Both are messy, bighearted books that prioritize emotional searching. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The bighearted leader volunteered as a Sunday school teacher at the state prison. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2021",
"Swift \u2014 or at least the version of Swift on her albums \u2014 has remained largely the same person since her debut: a thin-skinned, bighearted obsessive, with a penchant for huge romantic moments. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
"In Omar\u2019s version, America wasn\u2019t the bighearted country that saved her from a brutal war and a bleak refugee camp. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 10 July 2019",
"Sometimes the beautiful, bighearted sides of humanity need a gentle nudge from the ugly, small-minded sides. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 6 June 2017"
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"For my community, names are potent symbols that can encompass the dynamics on display that day in South Florida: bigotry , shame, fear, but also pride. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Another gap that some singles have trouble bridging is finding an LGBTQ connection, without the bigotry , bias or outright ignorance. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Neither the Buffalo murderer nor the Brooklyn subway shooter needed to augment their bigotry with institutional power to achieve their heinous acts, suggesting limits to the explanatory power of fashionable liberal theories about race. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"But her mother, 73, an immigrant from China, doesn\u2019t get offended, preferring to view such remarks as coming from a place of ignorance, not bigotry , Forrest said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Sj\u00f3n shows us that bigotry is, in addition to all its other faults, a crime against storytelling. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Omar also tweeted that anti-Muslim bigotry isn't funny and should not be normalized. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
"His wife, Martha-Ann, left the hearing room in tears when Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, defended Justice Alito from the charge that his membership in an alumni group was evidence of bigotry . \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 4 May 2022"
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"Then again, the production was shot mainly in Bulgaria, and there\u2019s a vaguely intercontinental, pan-European vibe to the cast, from small supporting roles to Monica Bellucci\u2019s spiritless rendering of a villainous bigwig . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Commonwealth bigwig began Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead determined to get to the bottom of who slaughtered both his soldiers and his super-creepy post-apocalyptic BFF Toby Carlson. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The surprise use of Detroit as an important setting for the first season is pegged by some to the fact that DC bigwig Geoff Johns, a co-creator of the show, grew up in metro Detroit. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"That Perozeni balked at going after Cheffou \u2014 even though the DoD claimed that nabbing the ISIS bigwig was the team\u2019s rogue intention in the first place \u2014 is a blatant inconsistency without a proper explanation. \u2014 Nick Schager, Rolling Stone , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Staley is the second bigwig in the world of finance to lose his position this year over his Epstein associations, the first having been Apollo Global Management\u2019s Leon Black. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The bigwig informs Agent 355 that Harvard remains under protection because someone in Washington views it as valuable (for its research, priceless art, and history) and that Mann isn't on their list of scientists. \u2014 Nick Schager, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Johnson is Frank, the wily captain of a rickety Amazon River tourist trap, trying to eke out a semi-honest living amid stiff competition from a local bigwig (Paul Giamatti). \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021"
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"noun ()",
"verb"
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": bicycle",
": motorcycle",
": motorbike",
": stationary bicycle",
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"\u02c8b\u012bk",
"\u02c8b\u012bk"
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"We biked to the park.",
"He bikes in the mountains."
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
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": the bulging part of a cask or barrel",
": the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides",
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"garbage",
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"hogwash",
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"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
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"punk",
"rot",
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"slush",
"stupidity",
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"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"That magazine prints a lot of bilge about celebrities.",
"tried to justify his unhinged tirade with a lot of stale and insincere bilge",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a building across a gully was a wooden rowboat, its blue paint peeling and prickly pear cactus growing in the bilge . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The researchers found pieces of the ships, including bronze nails, lead pipes from a bilge pump and parts of a large iron anchor, likely broken in a storm. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
"For example, the vehicles must now have four operational bilge pumps and functioning emergency escape lights before going into the water. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
"When the AAVs did enter the ocean, one began taking on water from multiple spots, as the transmission failed and bilge pumps were overwhelmed, causing the vehicle to sink. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 7 Oct. 2021",
"When the AAVs did enter the ocean, one began taking on water from multiple spots, as the transmission failed and bilge pumps were overwhelmed, causing the vehicle to sink. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Army Corps officials countered that the Asian carp DNA likely was coming from some other source - bird feces, contaminated bilge water, even the toilet flush of someone who had consumed the fish. \u2014 jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The bilge pumps were not operational, and the AAV began taking on water. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Drain all water from the boat, including the motors, bilge , live wells, and bait buckets. \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 6 Aug. 2021"
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"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
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"type":"verb",
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"to block the free development of frustrate",
"to cheat out of something valuable defraud",
"to evade payment of or to",
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"to slip away from",
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"fraudster",
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"scamster",
"shark",
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"skinner",
"swindler",
"tricker",
"trickster"
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"Verb",
"an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made",
"Noun",
"people who lost money in the scheme discovered that the investment company was a fake and the \u201cowner\u201d just a bilk",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"How did an international scheme based in London to bilk old people out of cash through booze get brought down because of someone in Highland Heights? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"The committee, which has in its possession hundreds of thousands of documents, revealed that Trump monetized the false claim that he was cheated out of a win during the last presidential election, using it in turn to bilk his supporters. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Her boss, Jason Sugarman, is facing SEC charges for his alleged role in a scheme to bilk $43 million in client funds intended for Native American tribal bonds. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Along with paying kickbacks to other physicians, including for an expensive Naloxone auto-injector, Abdalla and the other pharmacists took out fake prescriptions in various names to bilk insurance companies, according to court documents. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2021",
"State prosecutors alleged Timmons and O'Malley used direct and indirect costs, inflated expense reports and false bills to bilk the state's low-income health care system out of at least $10.9 million over five years, from 2013 to 2018. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2021",
"The answer appears to be that, just as Wirecard simulated a global presence to bilk German investors, zu Guttenberg simulated worldliness to pull the wool over the eyes of German politicians, voters, and journalists. \u2014 Adrian Daub, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021",
"But the call had come from Canada, with the money directed to a vacant home in Baltimore and intercepted by people working as part of a sophisticated network throughout North America to bilk seniors. \u2014 Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"And, despite its super hinky backstory, a bronze behemoth of bilk is taking shape in Everett. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2018"
],
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": to block the free development of : frustrate",
": to cheat out of something valuable : defraud",
": to evade payment of or to",
": to obtain (something) by defrauding someone",
": to slip away from",
": an untrustworthy tricky individual : cheat"
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"Verb",
"an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made",
"Noun",
"people who lost money in the scheme discovered that the investment company was a fake and the \u201cowner\u201d just a bilk",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How did an international scheme based in London to bilk old people out of cash through booze get brought down because of someone in Highland Heights? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"The committee, which has in its possession hundreds of thousands of documents, revealed that Trump monetized the false claim that he was cheated out of a win during the last presidential election, using it in turn to bilk his supporters. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Her boss, Jason Sugarman, is facing SEC charges for his alleged role in a scheme to bilk $43 million in client funds intended for Native American tribal bonds. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Along with paying kickbacks to other physicians, including for an expensive Naloxone auto-injector, Abdalla and the other pharmacists took out fake prescriptions in various names to bilk insurance companies, according to court documents. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2021",
"State prosecutors alleged Timmons and O'Malley used direct and indirect costs, inflated expense reports and false bills to bilk the state's low-income health care system out of at least $10.9 million over five years, from 2013 to 2018. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2021",
"The answer appears to be that, just as Wirecard simulated a global presence to bilk German investors, zu Guttenberg simulated worldliness to pull the wool over the eyes of German politicians, voters, and journalists. \u2014 Adrian Daub, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021",
"But the call had come from Canada, with the money directed to a vacant home in Baltimore and intercepted by people working as part of a sophisticated network throughout North America to bilk seniors. \u2014 Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And, despite its super hinky backstory, a bronze behemoth of bilk is taking shape in Everett. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2018"
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": position , job",
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": to serve with a billet",
": a chunky piece of wood (as for firewood)",
": cudgel",
": a bar of metal",
": a piece of semifinished iron or steel nearly square in section made by rolling an ingot or bloom",
": a section of nonferrous metal ingot hot-worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion",
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"Verb",
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],
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"Verb",
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": coarsely abusive language"
],
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"British usually"
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"the intemperate billingsgate to which the staff in customer service were sometimes subjected"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": wave",
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": a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave",
": to rise or roll in waves or surges",
": to bulge or swell out (as through action of the wind)",
": to cause to billow",
": a large wave",
": a moving cloud or mass (as of smoke or flame)",
": to rise or roll in large waves",
": to move as a large cloud or mass",
": to bulge or swell out"
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"\u02c8bi-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8bi-l\u014d"
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"wave"
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"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Billows of smoke poured out of the burning building.",
"the rolling billows of the sea",
"Verb",
"the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The helicopters kicked up huge plumes of powder that had fallen Monday night, and the aircraft quickly disappeared in a billow of snow. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The first to ride on the new Mercedes-Benz EV platform, the EQS is a flagship at full billow . \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Smoke and ash billow from the cone of Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world\u2019s most active volcanoes, instead of the molten lava that streamed from its flanks on May 22, killing dozens of people and destroying 5,000 homes in nearby Goma. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
"Don\u2019t go quiet while emotions like loneliness and anxiety billow inside you. \u2014 Malia Wollan, New York Times , 29 Dec. 2020",
"Speaking of curls, Adut Akech rocked cornrows that cascaded into a billow of her spirals. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2020",
"Thrown canisters and grenades of tear gas produce clouds of powder with an appearance akin to smoke that billow in the air like a mist. \u2014 Kelsey D. Atherton, Scientific American , 23 June 2020",
"When the stones are red-hot, water is thrown onto them, raising billows of light steam. \u2014 Rachel Polonsky, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"And so the wretched wander the business district, pitching camp on the sidewalks, warming their suppers and sandwiches on the sewer caps that billow with steam. \u2014 Charlie Leduff, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The two open doors allowed smoke to billow through the stairwell, Nigro said. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Officials said two truck drivers were stranded on the burning vessel awaiting a helicopter rescue that required assistance from Fire Department special forces due to the thick smoke that continued to billow out of the vessel. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Lewis, who was living in Southern Utah during the 2002 Games, said the excitement around them felt closer to the epicenter didn\u2019t exactly billow in down south. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"All the bubbling fruit and sugar produces a lot of foam that threatens to billow over the side of the pot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"At the oil wells, thick plumes of steam billow overhead from the millions of gallons of water heated by natural-gas facilities. \u2014 Vipal Monga, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Scores of players continue to be caught in the league's virus protocol as the omicron variant continues to billow across the nation. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 3 Jan. 2022",
"On Good Friday in Bermuda, people gather on the country\u2019s beaches to watch enormous, multicolored pinwheel-like kites billow through the clouds in homage to Christ\u2019s ascension. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"On the other side of the ice-cream serving counter, a white vapor begins to billow like smoke. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Aug. 2021"
],
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],
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},
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"noun ()"
],
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": a metal or enamelware pail or pot with a lid and wire bail",
": billy club",
": billy goat"
],
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"\u02c8bi-l\u0113"
],
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"bastinade",
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"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
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"Noun (2)",
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204117"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": something made of two things or parts",
": binary star",
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": a division into two groups or classes that are considered diametrically opposite",
": compounded or consisting of or marked by two things or parts",
": duple",
": having two musical subjects or two complementary sections",
": relating to, being, or belonging to a system of numbers having 2 as its base",
": involving a choice or condition of two alternatives (such as on-off or yes-no)",
": composed of two elements (see element sense 2e ), an element and a radical (see radical entry 2 sense 4 ) that acts as an element, or two such radicals",
": utilizing two harmless ingredients that upon combining form a lethal substance (such as a gas)",
": relating two logical or mathematical elements",
": of or relating to the use of stable oppositions (such as good and evil) to analyze a subject or create a structural model",
": of, relating to, or being a number system with a base of 2",
": compounded or consisting of or marked by two things or parts",
": composed of two chemical elements, an element and a radical that acts as an element, or two such radicals",
": utilizing two harmless ingredients that upon combining form a lethal substance (as a gas)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u012b-n\u0259-r\u0113",
"-\u02ccner-\u0113",
"-\u02ccne-r\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u012b-n\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u012b-n\u0259-r\u0113",
"-\u02ccner-\u0113"
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"double",
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"double-edged",
"dual",
"duplex",
"twin",
"twofold"
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"single"
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"Adjective",
"a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Kierkegaard book posits the arbitrary binary of choosing to live either an ethical or an aesthetic life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Many Black artists from other genres have expressed their gripes with the limitations of the awards: Tyler the Creator has spoken about the binary of rap or R&B that Black artists are limited to. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Keeping things open, safely: For much of 2020, the debate about Covid revolved around the binary of locking down versus keeping businesses open. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 17 Dec. 2021",
"One area this binary has affected quite negatively is data collection. \u2014 Partners For Rural Transformation, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Well, the same ABC poll \u2014 which offered respondents a binary , yes-or-no choice \u2014 found that 57 of Americans oppose a 15-week ban, while 58 percent oppose a six-week ban. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022",
"All of the eight new black hole binary systems emitting echoes ranged from five to 15 solar masses, and all of the companion stars were about the size of our Sun. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"If the process kthreaddk does not exist, the cryptocurrency miner downloads a binary , sys.exe, from 194[.]145[.]227[.]21 to C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\Roaming\\.exe. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Now, the star is ready to dismiss the boundaries of the gender binary . \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cal, who identified as non- binary , said reproductive care should be paid through the health system. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
"Mon\u00e1e, whose musical and visual work often references Afrofuturism, has for years eschewed binary thinking. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The set also marked a first for J-pop royalty Hikaru Utada, who has never played at any festival in their career (Utada identifies as non- binary and uses she/they pronouns). \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Yet Yatromanolakis said binary thinking can be unhelpful. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Optimism and pessimism present binary thinking but hope is flexible. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Consider the United States, a key Olympic player that has trended toward binary thinking for most of its history. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Another trend in academia \u2014 reduction to binary moral thinking that understands the universe and each individual as easily classifiable into simple categories of good or evil \u2014 also overshadows the events of the past year. \u2014 Jeff Stanard, National Review , 27 July 2021",
"The samples from Chromat\u2019s Spring 2022 collection of inclusive swimsuits \u2014 for trans femmes, non- binary people, and intersex bodies, and developed with activist and filmmaker Tourmaline \u2014 is ready and waiting in the factory. \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 19 May 2022"
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"Adjective",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214525"
},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to make secure by tying",
"to confine, restrain, or restrict as if with bonds",
"to put under an obligation",
"to constrain with legal authority",
"to wrap around with something so as to enclose or cover",
"bandage",
"to fasten round about",
"to tie together",
"to cause to stick together",
"to take up and hold (as by chemical forces) combine with",
"constipate",
"to make a firm commitment for",
"to protect, strengthen, or decorate by a band or binding",
"to apply the parts of the cover to (a book)",
"to set at work as an apprentice indenture",
"to cause to have an emotional attachment",
"to fasten together",
"to form a cohesive mass",
"to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action",
"to hamper free movement or natural action",
"to become hindered from free operation",
"to exert a restraining or compelling effect",
"something that binds",
"the act of binding the state of being bound",
"a place where binding occurs",
"tie sense 3",
"a position or situation in which one is hampered, constrained, or prevented from free movement or action",
"in trouble",
"to tie or wrap securely (as with string or rope)",
"to hold or restrict by force or obligation",
"to wrap or cover with a bandage",
"to cause to be joined together closely",
"to fasten together and enclose in a cover",
"a difficult situation",
"to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth bandage",
"to take up and hold usually by chemical forces combine with",
"to make costive constipate",
"to form a cohesive mass",
"to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action",
"to hamper free movement",
"something that binds",
"the act of binding the state of being bound \u2014 see double bind",
"to make responsible for an obligation (as under a contract)",
"to burden with an obligation",
"to exert control over constrain by legal authority",
"to bring (an insurance policy) into effect by an oral communication or a binder"
],
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"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"pinion",
"shackle",
"trammel"
],
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"box",
"catch-22",
"corner",
"dilemma",
"fix",
"hole",
"impasse",
"jackpot",
"jam",
"mire",
"pickle",
"predicament",
"quagmire",
"rabbit hole",
"rattrap",
"spot",
"sticky wicket",
"swamp"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She bound her hair in a ponytail.",
"The machine binds the hay into bales.",
"He doesn't like to wear clothes that bind .",
"Noun",
"It's a real bind having to meet all these deadlines.",
"with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"So a cover-up commences that the local seems to hope will bind him to his new best friend. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Artisans bind fabrics using a thread by hand and make tiny bits one by one. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"As far as scientists know, all forms of THC bind to cannabinoid receptors in the body\u2019s endocannabinoid system, which is what produces a high. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 28 June 2021",
"In some cases, their active sites \u2014 the pockets to which antiviral therapies bind \u2014 are 100% identical. \u2014 Andy Plump, STAT , 19 May 2021",
"When blasted with high heat, charcoal becomes highly porous and develops a sponge-like ability to bind certain substances. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Altering the charge or polarity of a binding site further inhibits the ability of an antibody to bind , acting as a shield of sorts. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The next phase of the experiment was testing whether the acids that showed an ability to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein could actually inhibit the virus's ability to penetrate the surface of human cells\u2014and in effect, neutralize the virus. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 Jan. 2022",
"According to India's health ministry, Delta Plus has the ability to bind more easily to lung cells and might be resistant to therapies that are used to treat COVID-19. \u2014 Erin Corbett, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The Russia-Ukraine crisis has taken out a big chunk of wheat suppliers from the world market, leaving countries that rely on them heavily, like Lebanon, in a bind . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"This creates a strange bind for public-health officials who depend on the data that testing programs yield. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2021",
"Every decision has its consequences, however, and a series of decisions made with the goal of getting through the day or the week can put you in a bind for the months and years to come. \u2014 Mary Juetten, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
"This puts doctors and genetic counselors in a bind . \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"The Vance endorsement put the Club for Growth in a bind , according to people familiar with its operations. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"The possibility of a return to Twitter puts Trump in a bind , however. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"The company gets into a bind and needs to consider selling itself. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Mason doesn\u2019t think the church has to be in such a theological bind . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"binding":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of one that binds",
": a material or device used to bind: such as",
": the cover and materials that hold a book together",
": a narrow fabric used to finish raw edges",
": a device that holds a boot firmly to a ski or snowboard",
": that binds",
": imposing an obligation",
": the cover and the fastenings of a book",
": a narrow strip of fabric used along the edge of an article of clothing",
": a device that attaches a boot to a ski",
": imposing a legal obligation",
": requiring submission to a specified authority"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012bn-di\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u012bn-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a carpet edged with canvas binding",
"The bindings have started to come loose.",
"Adjective",
"The contract is legally binding .",
"The parties agreed to settle the dispute through binding arbitration .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On solo trick skis, the rear binding is canted at an angle, much like on a snowboard, to allow for better positioning during tricks. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Yet the way mifepristone works to end a pregnancy is well understood medically, as is the basic principle of reversible competitive binding of drugs to receptor sites. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Part of the project is to compare Jikji and Gutenberg, to see how the Korean and European printers of the 14th and 15th centuries differed in binding , ink, and other aspects of printing. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Wads of it are incorporated as the binding that holds everything together. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Jared also supplied ebony from his father\u2019s studio for the fingerboard, bridge and binding , and Richard\u2019s chisels for the tuner buttons. \u2014 Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Furthermore, the negative effects of the virus can be in part attributed to the non-neutralizing binding of antibodies to the postfusion form. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"While the ligand- binding connections were rather weak, interactions between the transmembrane domains seemed to provide most of the structure\u2019s stability. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This offers an easy and convenient way to gauge how much glucose-to-protein binding is occurring throughout the body. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"On May 15, Kourtney and Travis made their union legally binding . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 20 May 2022",
"In March, shareholders of Disney\u2014increasingly pushing into tech via digital streaming\u2014approved a non- binding proposal calling for more transparency on employee compensation, including data that might show disparities across gender and race. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Teigen\u2019s decisions over these small claims cases are final and binding . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"The discussion heated up again last year when the Hartford City Council passed a non- binding resolution supporting redevelopment. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"The most recent push surfaced last year with the Hartford City Council passing a non- binding resolution supporting redevelopment. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Ohio Senate last month voted 31-1 to adopt a non- binding resolution urging Congress to make Daylight Savings time permanent nationwide. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, Congress approved a non- binding resolution condemning Putin. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, the lower house of the Republika Srpska passed a non- binding resolution that would decouple the semi-autonomous republic from Bosnia and Herzegovina's tax system, military, and judicial system. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205724"
},
"binge":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a drunken revel : spree",
": an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence",
": an act of excessive or compulsive consumption (as of food)",
": a social gathering : party",
": to go on a binge",
": an act of doing something (as eating) to excess in a short time",
": to do something (as eat) to excess in a short time",
": an act of excessive or compulsive consumption especially of food or alcoholic beverages",
": to go on a binge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8binj",
"\u02c8binj",
"\u02c8binj"
],
"synonyms":[
"bender",
"bust",
"carousal",
"carouse",
"drunk",
"jamboree",
"spree",
"toot",
"wassail"
],
"antonyms":[
"birl",
"carouse",
"revel",
"roister",
"wassail"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"weekend binges are a serious problem at many colleges and universities",
"a shopping binge at the mall",
"Verb",
"a program designed to educate college students about the dangers of bingeing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Economic concerns have become kitchen-table issues, creating a world where choices are being made between filling up the gas tank or binge -watching on the multitude of streaming platforms. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Netflix is considering ads, even though commercial-free binge -watching has been a key attribute of the brand, as a way to mitigate its current challenges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"But Speciale says ViX will offer many of the formats with which streaming advertisers have become familiar, including ads that show up during specific kinds of behavior, like binge -watching and pausing. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Those small discs also introduced us to the bottomless rabbit-hole that is binge -watching. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"All episodes of the second season will drop at once, making for optimal binge -watching. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Research has shown that listening to your favorite music or binge -watching does elicit a dopamine reaction. \u2014 Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone , 22 Oct. 2021",
"But in recent decades, the advent (and domination) of streaming has shaken up the traditional mold, helped along by a pandemic that delayed production schedules and exacerbated viewers\u2019 binge -watching habits. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Pair this tray table with the binge -watching survival package for a perfect dual gift! \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Four seasons of Yellowstone have aired and longtime fans and new viewers alike can now binge every season of Yellowstone online. \u2014 Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Looking for a new show to binge -watch this weekend? \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 13 May 2022",
"As an example, Lacombe said that young adults who binge watch animation online will rarely be familiar with a director\u2019s name. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Why binge Netflix when just outside the window is real-life drama, pathos, tragedy and comedy, all captured by the five video cameras Statter has trained on the traffic below? \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Looking for something new to binge -watch this week? \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"Like Lost, Severance confidently introduces bizarre images and seemingly nonsensical plot points and allows viewers to delightedly hypothesize about their meaning between episodes (the entire season is out now, so binge away). \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
"Some of you love to sample the streaming buffet, and then there are those of us who just want to binge on our favorites. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Developers will create shorter experiences that players can binge in five or six hours, like a television show on Netflix. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"Noun",
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183053"
},
"bio":{
"type":[
"noun",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": a biography or biographical sketch",
"\u2014 see bi- entry 2",
": life : living organisms"
],
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"\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
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"biography",
"life",
"memoir"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"you can read a bio of the author on her home page",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each of the brand\u2019s bags is made by artisans in Cape Town whose signatures appear on interior name badges (and their bio on the company website). \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Wilson graduated from Dartmouth in 2019 and skied for the college team, according to her athletic bio on the team\u2019s website. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"According to Templin's bio on the Bengals' official website, the Xavier University graduate is in her fifth year of cheerleading for Cincinnati's NFL team. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
"Dylan Rizk still has pictures of himself in Cardinal Gibbons gear on his Twitter profile, but the quarterback\u2019s bio on the social media platform now lists a different program. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"According to a bio on the competition's website, twin sisters Maria Isabel and Maria Teresa moved to Nogales when their parents were deported to Mexico and began playing regional music, from mariachi to norte\u00f1as, as Las Marias. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In a bio on the university's website, Meyer talked about the challenge of balancing classes with her responsibilities on the field. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Jordan, who updated his bio on Instagram to include the hashtag #Living Donor, shared a photo of the moment following the successful surgeries at the Texas Medical Center Wednesday. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Per a bio on the group\u2019s website, the Hot 8 Brass Band drew on contemporary brass band traditions, although expanded their sound with elements of funk, R&B, rap, and the New Orleans hip-hop style bounce. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 7 Sep. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"1947, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215338"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually written history of a person's life",
": biographical writings as a whole",
": an account of the life of something (such as an animal, a coin, or a building)",
": a usually written account of a real person's life"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113",
"also",
"b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bio",
"life",
"memoir"
],
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"examples":[
"a new biography of Abraham Lincoln",
"an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If your mom can't stop raving about The Crown, gift her Craig Brown's Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a somewhat unorthodox biography of the Queen's rebellious sister. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
"Susanne Schattenberg\u2019s new biography of Brezhnev is almost as bland as its subject. \u2014 Yuri Slezkine, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The pic is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kai Bird\u2019s biography of Ames. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"New York magazine\u2019s biography of Ocasio-Cortez, published in February, explores the bond between her and Roberts in greater depth. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Amy Odell\u2019s biography of Anna Wintour, the renowned editor in chief of Vogue, approaches 500 pages, nearly 100 of them composed of endnotes. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a passage in writer Robert Caro\u2019s biography of the New York urban planner Robert Moses that stands out in Khan\u2019s mind. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Benjamin Kunkel, a novelist and co-founder of n+1, joins Violet Lucca to discuss his review of Richard Zenith\u2019s biography of Fernando Pessoa. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The Man From the Future, a lucid and rewarding new biography of von Neumann that otherwise visibly quivers from the noble effort to not use too many von Neumann anecdotes. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Late Greek biographia , from Greek bi- + -graphia -graphy",
"first_known_use":[
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223943"
},
"bipartite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being in two parts",
": having a correspondent part for each of two parties",
": shared by two",
": divided into two parts almost to the base",
": divided into two parts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02cct\u012bt",
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02cct\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"binary",
"double",
"double-barreled",
"double-edged",
"dual",
"duplex",
"twin",
"twofold"
],
"antonyms":[
"single"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin bipartitus , past participle of bipartire to divide in two, from bi- + partire to divide, from part-, pars part",
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214532"
},
"birch":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Betula of the family Betulaceae, the birch family) of monoecious deciduous trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily",
": the hard pale close-grained wood of a birch",
": a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging",
": to beat with or as if with a birch : whip",
": a tree with hard wood and a smooth bark that can be peeled off in thin layers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rch",
"\u02c8b\u0259rch"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"flail",
"flog",
"hide",
"horsewhip",
"lash",
"leather",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"slash",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"whale",
"whip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a cabinet made of birch",
"In those days, schoolchildren got the birch when they misbehaved.",
"Verb",
"students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules",
"always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some 300 species of trees are on the menu, including oak, maple, apple, crabapple, hickory, birch , pine, spruce and willow. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Kwiatkowski said luna moth caterpillars are also known to feed on the leaves of hickory, birch , red maple, white oak, and sassafras. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"But this is also where this mister and the missus once stood and danced together\u2014walk, walk, walk, and step hold\u2014and there are the starry, late blooming flowers, and the shadblow and a birch , and a shrubbery garden border. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"For instance, in Michigan -- where Steiner lives -- birch trees typically pollinate first, then oak or pine, followed by other species over the course of a few months. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The bay window that Hadley moved to frame the patio and birch trees, no longer faces the outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The nearby store Bonnefire appears like a walk into the Canadian bush, with birch trees, canoes and log piles. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For soils with above-average moisture: river birch , black tupelo, American hornbeam, sweetbay magnolia, serviceberry and smooth alder should grow well. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Moments later, a blast hit nearby, reverberating across the tall birch forests on the side of the highway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Find yellow aspen and birch along the shoreline and red maples inland. \u2014 Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1808, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201712"
},
"bird":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the young of a feathered vertebrate",
": any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings",
": a game bird",
": clay pigeon",
": fellow",
": a peculiar person",
": girl",
": shuttlecock",
": a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval",
": dismissal from employment",
": a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked",
": a man-made object (such as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft",
": an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down",
": birdie sense 2",
": worthless , ridiculous",
": to observe or identify wild birds in their habitats",
": an animal that lays eggs and has wings and a body covered with feathers",
"Larry (Joe) 1956\u2013 American basketball player"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rd",
"\u02c8b\u0259rd",
"\u02c8b\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"baby",
"being",
"bod",
"body",
"character",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"creature",
"customer",
"devil",
"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"fish",
"guy",
"head",
"human",
"human being",
"individual",
"life",
"man",
"mortal",
"party",
"person",
"personage",
"scout",
"slob",
"sort",
"soul",
"specimen",
"stiff",
"thing",
"wight"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A large bird flew overhead.",
"The birds were singing outside our window.",
"He's a tough old bird .",
"We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For safety, the wildlife division suggests that residents regularly clean their bird feeders and baths and avoid physical contact with wild birds. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Children will learn how to attract birds to their yards by creating take-home bird feeders. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 31 May 2022",
"In the late 19th century, Americans were wiping out entire bird populations to satisfy the human desire to adorn hats, scarves and coats with feathers. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Its tundra and saltwater lagoons are home to bears, caribou and globally significant bird populations. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Though animal health experts can\u2019t predict the long-term effects of the virus, many are concerned about the potential impact to the supply chain, food costs and wild bird populations, which are already declining. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Since then, the flu has spread in bird populations in at least 14 states. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, plume hunters, supplying unquenchable millinery markets in New York and London, ravaged the area\u2019s bird populations, nearly wiping some species out altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And in the Mojave Desert, scientists have attributed major declines in bird populations to hotter, drier conditions brought on by climate change. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Birders can bird all weekend or just a few hours, Andersen said. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 8 May 2021",
"On Monday, a white woman named Amy Cooper went viral for threatening the life of a Black man, Christian Cooper (no relation), who was just trying to bird watch in Central Park in peace. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 June 2020",
"Outdoor activities like trail running, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, birding , fishing, kayaking, traditional golf and disc golf are perfect for social distancing. \u2014 Josh Woods, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
"For a taste of nature, Creamer\u2019s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, located on the north side of town, offers birding and wildlife viewing as well as miles of walking trails. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2015",
"Outdoor activities are still permitted, including bicycling, birding , boating, fishing, geocaching, hiking and hunting. \u2014 Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
"With many birding hotspots closed and organized outings canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, birders have been forced to hang up their binoculars. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The Piney Woods Wildlife Society coordinates birding field trips for its members, and meets the third Wednesday of most months at the Dennis Johnston Park Big Stone Lodge in Spring. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The basic tools for birding are not that expensive. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Mar. 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1917, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194910"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a stupid person",
"scatterbrain"
],
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"cuckoo",
"ditz",
"featherbrain",
"featherhead",
"flibbertigibbet",
"nitwit",
"rattlebrain",
"scatterbrain",
"softhead"
],
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"examples":[
"Her brother's a real birdbrain .",
"those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a stupid person",
"scatterbrain"
],
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"cuckoo",
"ditz",
"featherbrain",
"featherhead",
"flibbertigibbet",
"nitwit",
"rattlebrain",
"scatterbrain",
"softhead"
],
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"Her brother's a real birdbrain .",
"those birdbrains who eagerly adopt every fad diet that comes along"
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a person who deals with birds",
": a person who flies (as in an aircraft)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259rd-m\u0259n",
"also (especially for sense 1)"
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"airman",
"aviator",
"flier",
"flyer",
"pilot"
],
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"examples":[
"in the early days of aviation, birdmen would travel around the country in their biplanes, putting on flying shows",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ingmar Bergman\u2019s 1975 take with a young H\u00e5kan Hageg\u00e5rd as birdman Papageno. \u2014 Peter Dobrin, Philly.com , 16 Sep. 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2017",
"Read more: Mogul Talk: Birdman on Schooling the New Generation, Starring in BET's 'Music Moguls' & Forthcoming Albums What were those early negotiations with the majors like? \u2014 Dan Rys, Billboard , 8 May 2017",
"Wingsuit flying, which relies on the use of a specialized jumpsuit often referred to as a wingsuit, squirrel suit or birdman suit, is one of the most extreme forms of BASE jumping, an acronym for leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2017"
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"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185937"
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"noun"
],
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": a bristle or tuft of bristles",
": anger"
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"\u02c8birs",
"\u02c8b\u0259rs"
],
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"anger",
"angriness",
"choler",
"furor",
"fury",
"indignation",
"irateness",
"ire",
"lividity",
"lividness",
"mad",
"madness",
"mood",
"outrage",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"wrathfulness"
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"delight",
"pleasure"
],
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"as the lad's birse is fair up, it'd be best to leave him alone"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":"noun",
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"the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent",
"the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb",
"a state resulting from being born especially at a particular time or place",
"lineage , extraction",
"high or noble birth",
"one that is born",
"beginning , start",
"to bring forth",
"to give rise to originate",
"to give birth to",
"to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young",
"biological sense 3",
"the coming of a new individual from the body of its parent",
"the act of bringing into life",
"lineage sense 1",
"origin sense 3",
"the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent",
"the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb",
"to give birth to",
"to bring forth or be brought forth as a child or young",
"biological sense 3"
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"geniture",
"nativity"
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"bear",
"deliver",
"drop",
"have",
"mother",
"produce"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Our plaque has his date of birth and date of death. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"In an address to Russian entrepreneurs Thursday \u2014 the 350th anniversary of Peter\u2019s birth \u2014 Putin appeared to link his bloody invasion of Ukraine and Russia\u2019s imperial past. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Our plaque has his date of birth and date of death. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Ellie Backer said that the best days of her life came in the 14 months between Mabel\u2019s birth and Henry\u2019s death. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"On a cool spring night in 1850, the young black stable hand attends the birth of the foal that will make history. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Jensen later revealed that Zeppelin's name was inspired by the baby's birth . \u2014 Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Speaking after visiting an exhibition to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Peter's birth on Thursday, Putin drew a parallel to his invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"The exclusion of women from clinical research was partly a safety measure as a result of the use of thalidomide to treat morning sickness in pregnant women in the 1950s, unknowingly causing thousands of birth defects. \u2014 Laine Bruzek, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"So, too, my struggle to birth my daughter \u2014 who was dangerously stuck inside of me with her elbow raised above her head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"All that alone time, for some, can birth a bought of creativity. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"An innovative approach to textile At the Craft in America Center, Ferne Jacobs merges traditional, handmade textile and basketry technologies to birth an innovative genus entirely her own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"In the Greek pantheon, light derives from darkness Nyx, the night, couples with Erebus, the dark, to birth Hemera, the day, and Aether, the bright sky. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Dilla\u2019s move to Los Angeles helped birth a vibrant Los Angeles beat scene. \u2014 Randall Roberts Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The couple left their Costa Mesa home on Feb. 13 to travel to Kyiv for the baby\u2019s birth the following day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Children birth to age 12 in the U.S. have made up more than 5.5 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, according to the CDC. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Schools of sharks meander south to birth their pups in Florida's warm waters every winter. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Luckily, Martine was coming the next morning for the final pre- birth checkup. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The babies' early arrival meant the Myers did not complete Michigan's requisite pre- birth order process in time, forcing them, because of the state's restrictive laws around surrogacy, to fight in court to legally be the twins' parents. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"And those post- birth emotions can impact spouses and partners as well Around 26% of spouses experience some sort of depression after the baby\u2019s arrival. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"The idea that women cannot have any arena of choice \u2014 [from pregnancy to labor and delivery to post- birth ] \u2014 is exclusively and almost always detrimental to women. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Over 75 couples in Michigan who are in our exact same situation [received] pre- birth orders, which basically gives them legal rights to the baby before they're even born. \u2014 Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"As Wishnowsky, 29, recounted his life-changing weekend Thursday, he was asked if Shanahan exaggerated his pre- birth nerves for effect. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Another program, Ramp Back, gives new parents the flexibility to work partial work hours for eight consecutive weeks post- birth or adoption. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"If passed, a doctor would need to provide post- birth care for the infant, call for assistance from an emergency medical services provider and arrange for a transfer to a hospital. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 27 Oct. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1831, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1958, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unclothed skin : nakedness"
],
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"altogether",
"bareness",
"bottomlessness",
"buff",
"nakedness",
"nude",
"nudity",
"raw"
],
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"examples":[
"with all of the resort guests in their birthday suits , socioeconomic differences became invisible and irrelevant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shimmy into your birthday suit and start slathering your cleaner of choice from your shoulders to your feet. \u2014 Sophie Wirt, Allure , 13 May 2022",
"In those that are separated, however, birthday suit attire is acceptable. \u2014 Latifah Al-hazza, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"In the first season, Rogien conceived a literal birthday suit that would stand up to the rigorous demands of a time-loop narrative; many multiples of each garment were required. \u2014 Emma Fraser, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Jenna Dewan celebrated her birthday in her birthday suit - and has the photos to prove it. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"What an ego boost, to have one\u2019s birthday suit evaluated by another person as cute. \u2014 Kathleen Rooney, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2021",
"What better way to spend your birthday than in your birthday suit ? \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Posting a photograph of herself on Instagram, resplendent in her original birthday suit (a tradition at this point), Paltrow\u2014who turned 49 on September 27th\u2014relaxed in an outdoor tub. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021",
"An arriving officer located the Parma Heights resident sitting in his birthday suit , swatting away objects that weren\u2019t there. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1734, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220642"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": place of birth or origin",
": the place where a person was born or where something began"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccpl\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
],
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"cradle",
"home",
"mother country",
"motherland"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He visited his grandmother's birthplace .",
"New Orleans is regarded as the birthplace of jazz.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s the birthplace of southern rock and hosts the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival every Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, takes its caffeine seriously, and a traditional coffee ceremony will be featured. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
"Which of the following towns has been declared the birthplace of Memorial Day? \u2014 J. Mark Powell, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"Thousands of dance-ready fans are expected to descend onto the plaza for the colorful, high-energy celebration in techno\u2019s birthplace , resuming a tradition that began in May 2000 with the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF). \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"Hindus believe the site of the mosque was the exact birthplace of their god Ram. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
"The Elvis birthplace and museum sit about a mile outside of town on land that Elvis bought to create a town park. \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The history and birthplace of french fries has been contested between Belgium and France, but the method of making pommes de terre frites has gone from haute cuisine to a fast-food icon beloved around the world. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"This July, the track and field world championships\u2014most recently held in Qatar, London and Beijing\u2014will be held at the lavishly rebuilt Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, the birthplace of Nike Inc. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1610, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183212"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth",
": a right belonging to a person because of his or her birth"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
"\u02c8b\u0259rth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
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"bequest",
"heritage",
"inheritance",
"legacy",
"patrimony"
],
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"examples":[
"the freedom that is our birthright",
"believed that the house was her birthright",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her other, less appealing birthright was a hole in the heart. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"This seemed to me to be the most dignified form of fandom, a birthright uncorrupted by capital, or by the fact of winning or losing at all. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This is fairly remarkable in Kenyan fiction, where adventure is often written as the birthright of boys and girls exist mostly as harridans, cautioning restraint or doing all of the clean-up. \u2014 Nanjala Nyabola, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In the legal sense of belonging, my birthright citizenship will always belong to Nigeria, and my naturalized citizenship is with America. \u2014 Rita Omokha, ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
"International arts exchanges are not just forms of entertainment or edification but a birthright of global citizenship. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Israel occupied the territory in 1967, and it has since been settled \u2014 illegally, according to most interpretations of international law \u2014 by hundreds of thousands of Israelis, many of whom consider the land their biblical birthright . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Fast forward to current day, my guilty pleasure as an adult is to reacquire all those Prince records on vinyl to help fulfill my birthright . \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"So many of us came of age considering a thriving democracy to be our birthright . \u2014 Carrie Mckean, The Week , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232316"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small or unpretentious restaurant",
": a small bar or tavern",
": nightclub"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)str\u014d",
"\u02c8bi-"
],
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"bo\u00eete",
"cabaret",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"club",
"nightclub",
"nightspot",
"nitery",
"niterie",
"roadhouse",
"supper club"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a bistro in Paris that serves veal chops and hearty stews",
"a section of the city populated with casual bistros offering entertainment to suit nearly every taste",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leave it to Chanel and Tribeca to turn a downtown bistro into an elegant soir\u00e9e on a school night. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"Guillaume Guedj, a Parisian who this spring relocated to Los Angeles to launch his second location of Mr. T, a buzzy Le Marais bistro , put it another way. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Sara Fulton is originally from Anchorage and manages a cafe- bistro called Stowaway in Brooklyn\u2019s Greenpoint neighborhood. \u2014 Casey Grove, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"The expat\u2019s design projects include country homes, a renovation of Ruinart\u2019s Champagne cellars, and a new Parisian bistro (see A-List Agenda). \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"Breakfast is included and served in the bistro , while the beer garden is a great spot for evening drinks. \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"These Ukrainian refugees are getting a new start in a Paris bistro . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"This bistro is inspired by the late and great Tony Vallone, the culinary star who brought Houston its famed Italian fine dining restaurant, Tony\u2019s. \u2014 Brooke Viggiano, Chron , 4 May 2022",
"Sonsie manager Gabriela Choate said Taveras\u2019s five outdoor barriers perfectly mesh with existing works in the Newbury Street bistro . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French",
"first_known_use":[
"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174639"
},
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"type":"noun (1)",
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"the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool",
"a replaceable part of a compound tool that actually performs the function (such as drilling or boring) for which the whole tool is designed",
"the jaws (see jaw entry 1 sense 2a ) of tongs or pincers",
"something bitten or held with the teeth",
"the usually steel part of a bridle inserted in the mouth of a horse",
"the rimmed mouth end on the stem of a pipe or cigar holder",
"something that curbs or restrains",
"the part of a key that enters the lock and acts on the bolt and tumblers (see tumbler sense 3a )",
"to put part of a bridle in the mouth of (a horse) to put a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 2a ) in the mouth of (a horse)",
"to control as if with a bit",
"to form a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 4 ) on (a key)",
"a small quantity of food",
"a small delicacy",
"a small piece or quantity of some material thing",
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"a unit of value equal to \u00b9/\u2088 of a U.S. dollar (12 \u00b9/\u2082 cents)",
"\u2014 see also two bits sense 1",
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"a brief period while",
"an indefinite usually small degree, extent, or amount",
"a small part usually with spoken lines in a theatrical performance",
"a usually short theatrical routine",
"the aggregate of items, situations, or activities appropriate to a given style, genre, or role",
"somewhat , rather",
"a little more than one wants to endure",
"by degrees little by little",
"totally , thoroughly",
"a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives (such as yes or no, on or off )",
"the physical representation of a bit by an electrical pulse, a magnetized spot, or a hole whose presence or absence indicates data",
"a small piece or quantity",
"a short time",
"somewhat entry 1",
"by small steps or amounts gradually",
"a part of a bridle that is put in the horse's mouth",
"the cutting or boring edge or part of a tool",
"a unit of computer information that represents the selection of one of two possible choices (as on or off )"
],
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"atom",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"nugget",
"particle",
"patch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"tittle"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals",
"\u2014 compare dog entry 1 sense 1b",
"a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman",
"something that is extremely difficult, objectionable, or unpleasant",
"complaint",
"complain",
"spoil , botch",
"cheat , double-cross",
"to complain of or about",
"a female dog",
"the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals"
],
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"beef",
"bleat",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
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"beef",
"bellyache",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"That word is a bitch to spell.",
"tiresome members of the tour group who had one bitch after another",
"Verb",
"He bitched constantly about his old car, but he doesn't like his new one either.",
"those guys are always bitching about something"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": remarkably bad : detestable",
": remarkably good or cool"
],
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"\u02c8bi-ch\u0259n"
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"history_and_etymology":"probably short for sonofabitching, from son of a bitch + -ing entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200635"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by malicious, spiteful, or arrogant behavior"
],
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"\u02c8bi-ch\u0113"
],
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"bad",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
],
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"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"examples":[
"a bitchy and vindictive boss who has punished workers who have had the gall to question the company's policies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are bitchy sisters and ice queen mothers, overbearing fathers and wisecracking best friends. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"What explains the gruff-meets- bitchy tone of Putting the Rabbit in the Hat? \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Both were immaculately dressed and could be relied upon for bitchy quips, but were rarely afforded much depth beyond embarrassing hookup stories. \u2014 Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Jan. 2022",
"But this album was his big Garfunkel Purge, embracing his bitchy wit. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Luckily, in the episode\u2019s most touching moment, bitchy hot girl Yasmine takes pity on him and finally decides to sign his cast. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
"And all of the supporting roles for gay, male-presenting people are bitchy customer service representatives. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Luckily, in the episode\u2019s most touching moment, bitchy hot girl Yasmine takes pity on him and finally decides to sign his cast. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
"After eight seasons of Below Deck, six seasons of Med, and two seasons of Sailing Yacht, the producers have finally hired a bitchy gay steward. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 25 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bitch entry 1 + -y entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205346"
},
"bitsy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": tiny"
],
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"\u02c8bit-s\u0113"
],
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"atomic",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
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"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
],
"examples":[
"it's just a bitsy blister, but it's right on my heel so that I feel it every time I take a step",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Itsy- bitsy bikinis that have become synonymous with the Kardashian aesthetic take centre stage in the collection\u2014modeled by Kim herself\u2014and more demure options include tan tops, unitards, cover-ups and shorts. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Our front-of-book opener section, made up of stories that are often bitsy and news-driven. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Itsy- bitsy metallic sunglasses, worn in lieu of a bold eye, lending a cool edge to otherwise feminine look. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 4 Oct. 2021",
"An itsy- bitsy bikini covered in a classic baroque print is perfect for all of those photo opts. \u2014 Christian Allair, Vogue , 22 July 2021",
"In the photos, Kim is wearing an itsy bitsy purple string bikini, looking gorgeous, as always. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 12 July 2021",
"After Emily shared a pic of her sporting an itsy- bitsy pink bikini, Cam commented with the eye emojis (to be fair, several of her castmates commented on the pic, below, as well). \u2014 The Editors, Marie Claire , 2 July 2021",
"For a relatively itsy- bitsy place on the map, the metro area of Halifax, Nova Scotia (approximate population: 400,000) delivers some gigantic NHL stars, including Brad Marchand, Sidney Crosby, and Nathan MacKinnnon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2021",
"Independent designers are coming up with online solutions for bitsy projects, too\u2014especially in the era of COVID. \u2014 Kathryn O'shea-evans, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" itsy-bitsy ",
"first_known_use":[
"1884, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204204"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid , astringent , and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale",
"\u2014 compare salty entry 1 sense 1b , sour entry 1 sense 1 , sweet entry 1 , umami entry 2 sense 1",
"distasteful or distressing to the mind galling",
"marked by intensity or severity",
"accompanied by severe pain or suffering",
"being relentlessly determined vehement",
"exhibiting intense animosity",
"harshly reproachful",
"marked by cynicism and rancor",
"intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness",
"caused by or expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret",
"bitter quality",
"the taste sensation that is peculiarly acrid , astringent , and often disagreeable and is characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale \u2014 compare salty entry 2 , sour entry 2 sense 1b , sweet entry 3 sense 2 , umami entry 1",
"a usually alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic (see tonic entry 1 sense 1b )",
"a very dry (see dry entry 1 sense 7b ) heavily hopped ale",
"to make bitter (see bitter entry 1 )",
"to an intense or severe degree to a bitter (see bitter entry 1 ) degree",
"sharp, biting, and unpleasant to the taste",
"unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment",
"hard to put up with",
"caused by anger, distress, or sorrow",
"very harsh or sharp biting",
"being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops \u2014 compare salt entry 2 sense 2 , sour entry 1 , sweet entry 1"
],
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"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"embittered",
"hard",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"sore"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbitter"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Certain people may be sensitive to some of the bitter compounds in almonds. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"In justifying its possible split, EY cites the success of Accenture PLC, which was split off from auditor Arthur Andersen after a bitter feud more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Henderson witnessed a bitter follow-up to his 1887 success, by the way. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Brenneman is extraordinary as a bitter divorcee dragged on the run with Chase. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"As bitter fighting raged in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine's president hailed his country's fighters for defying Russian forces in his country's eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"His remarks and Menendez's retort made for an unusually bitter exchange between a foreign leader and a U.S. senator, at a time when U.S.-Mexico relations are under strain. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"And while others were sweet and fruity, this ranch water was salty, with notes of bitter lime. \u2014 Brittany Martin, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"In contrast, landing on cards with odd numbers resulted in a bitter -tasting quinine. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"The tonic became a popular bitter in the Caribbean and Europe soon after Linnaeus named the plant, and the bark of the plant became a major Suriname export. \u2014 Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As far back as the 18th century, apothecaries were known to sweeten their bitter -tasting herbal remedies with sugar and prescribe sugar candy to treat ailments. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It is typically sold as a bitter -tasting powder, which can be made into a tea or swallowed in capsules. \u2014 Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Other favorite ingredients that bring out the brashness include angelica, wormwood, cinchona bark, licorice, green cardamom, mint, and everyone\u2019s favorite Christmas bitter , myrrh. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 28 May 2021",
"Wexford Irish Style Cream Ale has a profile similar to an English bitter , but with less bitterness and a greater malt presence. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Monarchs have evolved to withstand a certain level of that toxin, storing it away in their bodies as a bitter -tasting deterrent to potential predators, including parasites. \u2014 Farah Eltohamy, Animals , 15 Dec. 2020",
"While producing similar effects to that of bitter -tasting apple cider vinegar or saccharine kombucha, Pedre notes the equal parts unique and flavorful combinations\u2014including apple cinnamon and turmeric ginger\u2014as well as the low sugar content. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Most Beach Club beers, like Mango Colada with coconut and lime, have minimal amounts of bittering hops. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 23 Apr. 2020",
"This grape is extremely approachable, with lots of fruit flavor and balanced dryness, due to the low tannins, which are the drying or bittering agent in many wines. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"With all the ABVs and bittering units, barrel sizes and batch numbers, a beer bottle\u2019s label can often read like the back of a baseball card. \u2014 William Bostwick, WSJ , 8 Aug. 2018",
"The liqueur puts Indiana persimmons front and center while adding traditional bittering agents like rhubarb root and bitter orange peel, with cardamom and spearmint offering added complexity. \u2014 Kenney Marlatt, chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2018",
"Another hop, typically grown in the Southern Hemisphere and used largely as a bittering agent, presented big, fruit flavors more like traditional West Coast hops. \u2014 Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian , 21 May 2018",
"Those are made employing the still somewhat suspicious American practice of adding bittering hops to the mix, but there's nothing aggressive or even untoward about them. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Night Shift built Nite Lite similarly, adding real corn (as opposed to corn syrup or rice syrup) and brewing with a touch of Saaz hops, the classic bittering agent in a Czech pilsner. \u2014 Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Two grants for a total of $135,154 went to Pennsylvania State University for projects involving hops, which are the bittering agent in beer. \u2014 Harold Brubaker, Philly.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"Shake out every last drop from your previous pot to keep the next round from turning bitter . \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"Two-thirds of 137 participants in the Phase 2 trial received AMX0035, a bitter -tasting powder mixed with water to be drunk or ingested through a feeding tube twice daily. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The ingredients for \u2014 and method of making \u2014 the crisp, bright and bitter -leaning drink lie directly in its name. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wormwood is a European plant that yields a bitter -tasting oil but contains neither worm nor wood. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2021",
"The benefit to squeezers is more control over the juicing process, so your end result should be pure, delicious juice with no bitter -tasting peel oil. \u2014 Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Tonic is in another category altogether and best left for your G&Ts; the bitter -tasting quinine is usually balanced by a fair amount of sugar, and the more pronounced flavor can alter your cocktail\u2019s taste. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2020",
"Once the weather starts getting hot, your celery will start producing seeds and turn bitter , much the way that lettuce bolts in the heat. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Adverb",
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},
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"verb"
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": being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid , astringent , and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale",
"\u2014 compare salty entry 1 sense 1b , sour entry 1 sense 1 , sweet entry 1 , umami entry 2 sense 1",
": distasteful or distressing to the mind : galling",
": marked by intensity or severity:",
": accompanied by severe pain or suffering",
": being relentlessly determined : vehement",
": exhibiting intense animosity",
": harshly reproachful",
": marked by cynicism and rancor",
": intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness",
": caused by or expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret",
": bitter quality",
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": a usually alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic (see tonic entry 1 sense 1b )",
": a very dry (see dry entry 1 sense 7b ) heavily hopped ale",
": to make bitter (see bitter entry 1 )",
": to an intense or severe degree : to a bitter (see bitter entry 1 ) degree",
": sharp, biting, and unpleasant to the taste",
": unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment",
": hard to put up with",
": caused by anger, distress, or sorrow",
": very harsh or sharp : biting",
": being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops \u2014 compare salt entry 2 sense 2 , sour entry 1 , sweet entry 1"
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"\u02c8bi-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8bi-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8bit-\u0259r"
],
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"acrimonious",
"embittered",
"hard",
"rancorous",
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"sore"
],
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Certain people may be sensitive to some of the bitter compounds in almonds. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"In justifying its possible split, EY cites the success of Accenture PLC, which was split off from auditor Arthur Andersen after a bitter feud more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Henderson witnessed a bitter follow-up to his 1887 success, by the way. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Brenneman is extraordinary as a bitter divorcee dragged on the run with Chase. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"As bitter fighting raged in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine's president hailed his country's fighters for defying Russian forces in his country's eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"His remarks and Menendez's retort made for an unusually bitter exchange between a foreign leader and a U.S. senator, at a time when U.S.-Mexico relations are under strain. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"And while others were sweet and fruity, this ranch water was salty, with notes of bitter lime. \u2014 Brittany Martin, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In contrast, landing on cards with odd numbers resulted in a bitter -tasting quinine. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"The tonic became a popular bitter in the Caribbean and Europe soon after Linnaeus named the plant, and the bark of the plant became a major Suriname export. \u2014 Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As far back as the 18th century, apothecaries were known to sweeten their bitter -tasting herbal remedies with sugar and prescribe sugar candy to treat ailments. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It is typically sold as a bitter -tasting powder, which can be made into a tea or swallowed in capsules. \u2014 Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Other favorite ingredients that bring out the brashness include angelica, wormwood, cinchona bark, licorice, green cardamom, mint, and everyone\u2019s favorite Christmas bitter , myrrh. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 28 May 2021",
"Wexford Irish Style Cream Ale has a profile similar to an English bitter , but with less bitterness and a greater malt presence. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Monarchs have evolved to withstand a certain level of that toxin, storing it away in their bodies as a bitter -tasting deterrent to potential predators, including parasites. \u2014 Farah Eltohamy, Animals , 15 Dec. 2020",
"While producing similar effects to that of bitter -tasting apple cider vinegar or saccharine kombucha, Pedre notes the equal parts unique and flavorful combinations\u2014including apple cinnamon and turmeric ginger\u2014as well as the low sugar content. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most Beach Club beers, like Mango Colada with coconut and lime, have minimal amounts of bittering hops. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 23 Apr. 2020",
"This grape is extremely approachable, with lots of fruit flavor and balanced dryness, due to the low tannins, which are the drying or bittering agent in many wines. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"With all the ABVs and bittering units, barrel sizes and batch numbers, a beer bottle\u2019s label can often read like the back of a baseball card. \u2014 William Bostwick, WSJ , 8 Aug. 2018",
"The liqueur puts Indiana persimmons front and center while adding traditional bittering agents like rhubarb root and bitter orange peel, with cardamom and spearmint offering added complexity. \u2014 Kenney Marlatt, chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2018",
"Another hop, typically grown in the Southern Hemisphere and used largely as a bittering agent, presented big, fruit flavors more like traditional West Coast hops. \u2014 Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian , 21 May 2018",
"Those are made employing the still somewhat suspicious American practice of adding bittering hops to the mix, but there's nothing aggressive or even untoward about them. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Night Shift built Nite Lite similarly, adding real corn (as opposed to corn syrup or rice syrup) and brewing with a touch of Saaz hops, the classic bittering agent in a Czech pilsner. \u2014 Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Two grants for a total of $135,154 went to Pennsylvania State University for projects involving hops, which are the bittering agent in beer. \u2014 Harold Brubaker, Philly.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Shake out every last drop from your previous pot to keep the next round from turning bitter . \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"Two-thirds of 137 participants in the Phase 2 trial received AMX0035, a bitter -tasting powder mixed with water to be drunk or ingested through a feeding tube twice daily. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The ingredients for \u2014 and method of making \u2014 the crisp, bright and bitter -leaning drink lie directly in its name. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wormwood is a European plant that yields a bitter -tasting oil but contains neither worm nor wood. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2021",
"The benefit to squeezers is more control over the juicing process, so your end result should be pure, delicious juice with no bitter -tasting peel oil. \u2014 Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Tonic is in another category altogether and best left for your G&Ts; the bitter -tasting quinine is usually balanced by a fair amount of sugar, and the more pronounced flavor can alter your cocktail\u2019s taste. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2020",
"Once the weather starts getting hot, your celery will start producing seeds and turn bitter , much the way that lettuce bolts in the heat. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2020"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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},
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": being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid , astringent , and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale",
"\u2014 compare salty entry 1 sense 1b , sour entry 1 sense 1 , sweet entry 1 , umami entry 2 sense 1",
": distasteful or distressing to the mind : galling",
": marked by intensity or severity:",
": accompanied by severe pain or suffering",
": being relentlessly determined : vehement",
": exhibiting intense animosity",
": harshly reproachful",
": marked by cynicism and rancor",
": intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness",
": caused by or expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret",
": bitter quality",
": the taste sensation that is peculiarly acrid , astringent , and often disagreeable and is characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale \u2014 compare salty entry 2 , sour entry 2 sense 1b , sweet entry 3 sense 2 , umami entry 1",
": a usually alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic (see tonic entry 1 sense 1b )",
": a very dry (see dry entry 1 sense 7b ) heavily hopped ale",
": to make bitter (see bitter entry 1 )",
": to an intense or severe degree : to a bitter (see bitter entry 1 ) degree",
": sharp, biting, and unpleasant to the taste",
": unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment",
": hard to put up with",
": caused by anger, distress, or sorrow",
": very harsh or sharp : biting",
": being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops \u2014 compare salt entry 2 sense 2 , sour entry 1 , sweet entry 1"
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"\u02c8bi-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8bi-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8bit-\u0259r"
],
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"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"embittered",
"hard",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"sore"
],
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"unbitter"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Certain people may be sensitive to some of the bitter compounds in almonds. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"In justifying its possible split, EY cites the success of Accenture PLC, which was split off from auditor Arthur Andersen after a bitter feud more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Henderson witnessed a bitter follow-up to his 1887 success, by the way. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Brenneman is extraordinary as a bitter divorcee dragged on the run with Chase. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"As bitter fighting raged in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine's president hailed his country's fighters for defying Russian forces in his country's eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"His remarks and Menendez's retort made for an unusually bitter exchange between a foreign leader and a U.S. senator, at a time when U.S.-Mexico relations are under strain. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"And while others were sweet and fruity, this ranch water was salty, with notes of bitter lime. \u2014 Brittany Martin, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In contrast, landing on cards with odd numbers resulted in a bitter -tasting quinine. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"The tonic became a popular bitter in the Caribbean and Europe soon after Linnaeus named the plant, and the bark of the plant became a major Suriname export. \u2014 Uwagbale Edward-ekpu, Quartz , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As far back as the 18th century, apothecaries were known to sweeten their bitter -tasting herbal remedies with sugar and prescribe sugar candy to treat ailments. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It is typically sold as a bitter -tasting powder, which can be made into a tea or swallowed in capsules. \u2014 Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Other favorite ingredients that bring out the brashness include angelica, wormwood, cinchona bark, licorice, green cardamom, mint, and everyone\u2019s favorite Christmas bitter , myrrh. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 28 May 2021",
"Wexford Irish Style Cream Ale has a profile similar to an English bitter , but with less bitterness and a greater malt presence. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Monarchs have evolved to withstand a certain level of that toxin, storing it away in their bodies as a bitter -tasting deterrent to potential predators, including parasites. \u2014 Farah Eltohamy, Animals , 15 Dec. 2020",
"While producing similar effects to that of bitter -tasting apple cider vinegar or saccharine kombucha, Pedre notes the equal parts unique and flavorful combinations\u2014including apple cinnamon and turmeric ginger\u2014as well as the low sugar content. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most Beach Club beers, like Mango Colada with coconut and lime, have minimal amounts of bittering hops. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 23 Apr. 2020",
"This grape is extremely approachable, with lots of fruit flavor and balanced dryness, due to the low tannins, which are the drying or bittering agent in many wines. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"With all the ABVs and bittering units, barrel sizes and batch numbers, a beer bottle\u2019s label can often read like the back of a baseball card. \u2014 William Bostwick, WSJ , 8 Aug. 2018",
"The liqueur puts Indiana persimmons front and center while adding traditional bittering agents like rhubarb root and bitter orange peel, with cardamom and spearmint offering added complexity. \u2014 Kenney Marlatt, chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2018",
"Another hop, typically grown in the Southern Hemisphere and used largely as a bittering agent, presented big, fruit flavors more like traditional West Coast hops. \u2014 Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian , 21 May 2018",
"Those are made employing the still somewhat suspicious American practice of adding bittering hops to the mix, but there's nothing aggressive or even untoward about them. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Night Shift built Nite Lite similarly, adding real corn (as opposed to corn syrup or rice syrup) and brewing with a touch of Saaz hops, the classic bittering agent in a Czech pilsner. \u2014 Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
"Two grants for a total of $135,154 went to Pennsylvania State University for projects involving hops, which are the bittering agent in beer. \u2014 Harold Brubaker, Philly.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Shake out every last drop from your previous pot to keep the next round from turning bitter . \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"Two-thirds of 137 participants in the Phase 2 trial received AMX0035, a bitter -tasting powder mixed with water to be drunk or ingested through a feeding tube twice daily. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The ingredients for \u2014 and method of making \u2014 the crisp, bright and bitter -leaning drink lie directly in its name. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wormwood is a European plant that yields a bitter -tasting oil but contains neither worm nor wood. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2021",
"The benefit to squeezers is more control over the juicing process, so your end result should be pure, delicious juice with no bitter -tasting peel oil. \u2014 Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Tonic is in another category altogether and best left for your G&Ts; the bitter -tasting quinine is usually balanced by a fair amount of sugar, and the more pronounced flavor can alter your cocktail\u2019s taste. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2020",
"Once the weather starts getting hot, your celery will start producing seeds and turn bitter , much the way that lettuce bolts in the heat. \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2020"
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"heroical",
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"immense",
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": strikingly out of the ordinary: such as",
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": a flower with atypical striped marking",
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"I just heard the most bizarre story.",
"She wore a bizarre outfit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Well, well [00:03:00] like more than a year after all of these restrictions had ended, which seems bizarre to me. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"But the media, particularly on the right, have presented a steady drip of news about the more bizarre ideas. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The turn of the 20th century saw a dizzying array of wellness gurus and gospels, some far more bizarre and groundless than a ban on kissing. \u2014 John Last, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"The bizarre incident highlights an aspect of air travel and commerce that many passengers are likely unaware of \u2014 that commercial airliners carry a lot more than just humans and the mail from point A to point B. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"If the path of the tapes at this juncture was already odd, their journey from that point forward was nothing short of bizarre . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"As bizarre as Johnson\u2019s case is, it\u2019s not a unique or unusual failure of the system. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His speech to justify invading Ukraine, laced with conspiracy theories, struck many -- especially in the West -- as bizarre since Putin has long been regarded as calculating and deliberate. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the latest twist to the bizarre situation surrounding the California Horse Racing Board\u2019s equine medical director, Dr. Jeff Blea has been placed on administrative leave by UC Davis pending further review of his veterinary license. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Meatball short film aside, this is a great distillation of Sherman's bizarre , off-putting body humor. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"China\u2019s Bored Wukong collection, which launched in November last year, is an anthology of 390 cartoon monkey portraits in which each ape sports a bizarre and, to some degree, unique array of accessories. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In 2018, the podcast famously (or notoriously) made headlines when Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared, sipping whiskey and smoking weed with Rogan for a bizarre , 2.5-hour live interview. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The 212 bronze, iron and granite sculptures examine the human form, ranging from the beautiful to the bizarre . \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"For mainstream media outlets, which endlessly covered Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign as a bizarre and (for them, at least) lucrative spectacle, Trump\u2019s fitful public re-emergence is something of a test. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s a mix of the old-fashioned bizarre with rampant, of-the-moment social anxiety. \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Theorists are in a frenzy over these bizarre , but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only move in combination with one another. Save this story for later. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Wired , 1 Aug. 2021"
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": characterized by a bizarre , fantastic, or unconventional approach"
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"the cat was acting pretty bizarro this morning, and I'm worried about him",
"a bizarro comedy that earned a cult following",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Arctic has gone so bizarro that lightning\u2014a warm-weather phenomenon most common in the tropics\u2014is now striking near the North Pole. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021"
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": something that is black: such as",
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": a person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors",
": african american",
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": the condition of making a profit",
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": to make black",
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": of the color of coal : colored black",
": very dark",
": of or relating to any of various groups of people having dark pigmentation of the skin",
": of or relating to African-American people or culture",
": very sad or gloomy",
": unfriendly sense 1",
": wicked sense 1",
": the color of coal : the opposite of white",
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": a person belonging to a group of people having dark skin",
": an American having black African ancestors : african-american",
": total or near total darkness",
": the condition of making a profit",
": blacken sense 1",
": to lose consciousness or the ability to see for a short time",
"Hugo LaFayette 1886\u20131971 American jurist and politician",
"Sir James Whyte 1924\u20132010 British pharmacologist",
"river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in east central Louisiana flowing south into the Red River",
"river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam"
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"\u02c8blak",
"\u02c8blak"
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"raven",
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"gloom",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Drake also shared a photo of what appears to be the cover art: the album\u2019s title set in a shiny silver font, juxtaposed against a plain black background. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Choose from 7 different patch colors: dark brown, tan, black , blue, gray, red, and pink. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"Last year, after dressing actress Tiffany Haddish in a black number with taffeta sleeves on the red carpet, the look went viral, the dress sold out, and search interest for the brand jumped by 74%. \u2014 Rachel Marlowe, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Gerber complemented his look in a navy top, black miniskirt, and matching leather blazer. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"The vehicle is an older black Chevy Trailblazer with extensive front end damage, according to investigators. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"Notably, the only no-cost color options on most models are white and grey, while blue is $1000, black is $1500, and red is $2000. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"Steps away, an outdoor dining room also features furniture from CB2, while a neutral-on- black color palette keeps things cohesive. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Scientists predict there to be thousands of black holes floating in space. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This one comes in four popsicle-bright colors (plus black and a striped option) like the electric lavender seen here. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Here are some tips from the Department of Energy to help save during the hot days of summer: User window coverings like black -out drapes to prevent heat gain through your windows during the day. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"In the sweet pictures, Campbell, dressed in all black , walks along a grassy field near a pond while holding her daughter's hands. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
"Two ensuites\u2014one pink blossom, the other black and gold\u2014contain elaborate gold baths, showers and walk-in dressing rooms. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"There are 18 colors that range from staples like black and brown to standouts like a very buildable chartreuse green and matte mauve. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 9 June 2022",
"That means getting into the black won\u2019t come cheap. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Celebrities also leaned into black this week, with interesting silhouettes and textures making up for the lack of color. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
"Stause\u2019s partner, 27-year-old Australian singer G Flip, also wore head-to-toe black for the event. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But as the show fades to black , the Byrdes are in surprisingly good shape. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Elegantly edited in segments that fade to black as the ice thaws between the siblings, there\u2019s an air of timelessness. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The charcoal-gray dial, which fades to black at the rim, has a grainy texture deliberately reminiscent of antique camera cases. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The video fades to black and the title Harry\u2019s House is revealed. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The giant white ball of light at the top of the dome slowly faded to black . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, each Nopalera bath soap is shaped like a nopal paddle, ranging in scents from the pink Flor de Mayo to black Noche Clara. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Why would black , two-man lynch mobs be prowling late-night Chicago in January? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The downside projections to yellow are: jealousy, childishness, anxiety; and to black : grief or unhappiness, mysteriousness, emptiness or loneliness. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022"
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": something resembling a black hole: such as",
": something that consumes a resource continually",
": an empty space : void",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But sending millions or even billions of Luna into a virtual black hole would be little more than a drop in the bucket for a coin that ballooned to a supply of over 6.5 trillion in the immediate aftermath of TerraUSD losing its peg. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"The committee, led by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, has a reputation as a legislative black hole . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Netflix dropped the official trailer Thursday, giving fans a look at the insanity to come, including countless fight sequences, mysterious powers and a kugelblitz \u2014 a black hole formed from radiation that threatens to swallow the entire universe. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Earlier this month, astronomers shared an image of our galaxy\u2019s black hole . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 May 2022",
"The image of Sagittarius A* is the second image of a black hole taken by EHT. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The same telescope group released the first black hole image in 2019. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
"Daniel Evans is a black hole hunter and astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. \u2014 Brendan Byrne, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022",
"Of the 26 total black hole binaries the algorithm identified, ten are close enough to Earth to send audible echoes. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 6 May 2022"
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": a skit that ends with a blackout",
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": a wiping out : obliteration",
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": to cause to black out"
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"Noun",
"the blackouts of World War II",
"She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout .",
"He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts .",
"Verb",
"had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood",
"with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out , and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With backup batteries, the systems can operate even in a blackout , keeping businesses open and turning the organization\u2019s headquarters into a refuge for people who use medical devices that need to be powered. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"If those were not able to be operated and the site was in a total blackout , mobile fire trucks could be used to inject water into the core \u2014 something that was tried at Fukushima, Lyman said. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Major Ukrainian internet service provider Triolan had been temporarily knocked out, in a blackout that mostly affected the northeastern Kharkiv region\u2014a target of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And as Robb Report previously noted, the truck\u2019s battery will be able to charge other electric vehicles and even power a house for up to three days during a blackout . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"During the blackout , each additional megawatt-hour of production should have been worth $87,000, according to that math. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"During the 2021 blackout , Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to sneak down to Cancun to escape the cold, only to get caught and slink back home with his tail between his legs. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In 2011, during the county-wide blackout that left 1.4 million residents without power, the community flocked to the bar. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Shocked because Cuoco\u2019s performance as Cassie Bowden, an alcoholic party girl who may have killed a guy during a blackout , is amazing. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They were supposed to be a game-changer that could be used to black out GPS, disrupt communications, and take over drones or deliberately crash them into the ground. \u2014 Yulia Latynina, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Fans in the comments section have already begun trying their hand at the word game and shared their results \u2014 making sure to black out the answer \u2014 many of whom got the inaugural Weezle right on the first try. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There may be revisionist histories; and the darkness yet to come may black out the brightness visible now. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The use of quick black in, then black out stop-action moments to show Penny and Fuzzy becoming friends feels forced, however, even if intended to speed things along. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"On October 30, less than a week after the coup, the first of many Millions Marches were held, with reports of between two to four million people taking to the streets (accurate numbers are difficult to come by since the internet black out ). \u2014 Yassmin Abdel-magied, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
"As for images and videos, make sure to black out parts that could be identifiable to you, such as street names and/or house numbers. \u2014 Essence , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Dish said Sinclair threatened to black out 144 channels in 86 markets. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185707"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become dark or black",
": to make black",
": defame , sully",
": to make or become dark or black",
": spoil entry 1 sense 2"
],
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"\u02c8bla-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259n"
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"begrime",
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"besmirch",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
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"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"Fire had blackened the field.",
"The sky blackened as the storm approached.",
"Their false accusations failed to blacken my reputation.",
"a presidency blackened by scandal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mark Werksman, his defense lawyer, argued Wednesday that the witnesses would confuse the jury and serve merely to blacken his reputation. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"At the same time, in a somewhat obvious parallel, Nang\u2019s father\u2019s toe begins to blacken with gangrene that threatens to creep up his leg. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021",
"For years, Williams has worn sunglasses at all hours, as if to blacken her vision. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Because of the high sugar content, the blends will blacken and burn into the meat if left too long in the grill or in the oven. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Even though the Forest Service had a crew on-scene on the first day, the East Fork Fire would wind up burning for 3\u00bd months and blacken about 90,000 acres of the Ashley National Forest and neighboring tribal lands. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 July 2021",
"The Class of \u201851 lived through World War II as grade schoolers; some remember having to blacken the windows of their houses for air raid drills. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 June 2021",
"Moreover, the milk solids in butter can burn and blacken in excessive heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2021",
"This is a land unsuited for human life, where temperatures dip below minus 50\u00baC in winter and where mosquitoes blacken the skies in summer. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192140"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21",
": an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a player in the game of blackjack",
": a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle",
": a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather",
": sphalerite",
": an often scrubby oak ( Quercus marilandica ) chiefly of the southeastern U.S.",
": to strike with a blackjack",
": to coerce with threats or pressure"
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"constrain",
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"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
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"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"you cannot blackjack me into going along with this",
"an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2015, Whetstone was also a top advisor to House Speaker Brian Bosma when lawmakers passed a measure allowing live dealers for table games such as blackjack at the horse track-casinos. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Super 4 Progressive Blackjack involves making a base blackjack wager and an optional Super 4 Progressive Blackjack side bet. \u2014 Staff Report, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But if Johnny has a bit of a gambling mentality \u2013 he's got some kind of friendly blackjack games with teammate Brad Davison \u2013 Jordan recoils at the thought of losing any money. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Semyon Dukach, a Soviet refugee-turned MIT blackjack player-turned venture capitalist, is no stranger to wild swings of fate. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That means no more cloth muffling a cheer at a lucky blackjack hand or stifling conversation among the crowds strolling the halls of the resorts. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Gamblers, eager to get back to slot machines and blackjack tables, have shrugged off inflation increases and fueled a record-breaking March for the casino industry. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Lora Johnson and her sister bypassed the slot machines and blackjack tables and didn't even stop to gawk at the cake vending machine on their way through The Cromwell Hotel & Casino. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Tropical Breeze Casino visitors can gamble with a variety of offerings including blackjack , craps, poker, roulette and more. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Apr. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191333"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being black : such as",
": black color",
": darkness",
": a gloomy or somber feeling, tone, or character",
": the fact or state of belonging to a population group that has dark pigmentation of the skin : the fact or state of being Black (see black entry 1 sense 2a )",
": the social and cultural identity and experience of Black people",
": representations or expressions of this (as in art or literature)"
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"\u02c8blak-\u02ccn\u0259s"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182102"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense",
": a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction",
": lacking interest : dull , boring"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4"
],
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"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
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"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182333"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense",
"a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction",
"lacking interest dull , boring"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bl\u00e4",
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"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": deserving blame : reprehensible"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u0101-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
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"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
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"an honest mistake is hardly a blamable offense"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205650"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to find fault with : censure",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": at fault : responsible",
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure",
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability",
": fault , sin",
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure",
": to find fault with",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": responsibility for something that fails or is wrong",
": criticism sense 1"
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"\u02c8bl\u0101m",
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
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"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
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"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The economic whipsaw unleashed by the pandemic gets most of the blame , said John Auers, executive vice president at Turner, Mason & Co., an oil-industry research firm in Dallas. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Schweizer said part of the blame for the lack of a special prosecutor lies with the White House, but surmised Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell might not favor such an appointment because of his own family's overseas business ties. \u2014 Fox News , 1 May 2022",
"DeWitte, a former mayor of St. Charles, said former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen should shoulder some of the blame for the toll because the county did not find enough funding sources for the $115 parkway project. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is placing some of the blame for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on past European leaders: specifically, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and longtime German Chancellor Angela Merkel. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173729"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being at fault : deserving blame",
": deserving blame"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
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"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
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"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
"examples":[
"Their failure to adequately inform participants of the risks was morally blameworthy .",
"we were all equally blameworthy , whether we had openly approved the free-speech restrictions or simply kept quiet about them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where that entry is not successful, once again, fingers will be pointed at those perceived as blameworthy . \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Those who intentionally seek to inflict injury are considered most blameworthy , while those who cause harm through negligence, or failure to exercise ordinary care, are least culpable. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 10 June 2021",
"The idea of violent crimes as a separate universe, categorically more dangerous and blameworthy than other offenses, dates back little more than half a century. \u2014 David Alan Sklansky, Time , 7 Apr. 2021",
"These stories run a big-haired gamut in terms of individual culpability, but in every case, popular culture found a way to blame the woman, often to excuse a more blameworthy man. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
"David\u2019s work provided a potent critique of the dominant financial morality, which sees debtors as blameworthy or even criminal. \u2014 Isabelle Fr\u00e9meaux, The New York Review of Books , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Whether blameworthy or not, the use of the cloak of social responsibility, and the nonsense spoken in its name by influential and prestigious businessmen, does clearly harm the foundations of a free society. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The persistent fantasy that Trump can somehow be leveraged from office is behind the push to criminalize any blameworthy conduct on his part or that of his associates. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Isaacson sees Jobs as being hardly more blameworthy , even in his worst moments, than other powerful people. \u2014 Ben Austen, WIRED , 23 July 2012"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230021"
},
"blanched":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take the color out of",
": such as",
": to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (such as food for freezing)",
": to bleach by excluding light",
": to make ashen or pale",
": to become white or pale (as from shock or fear)",
": bleach entry 1 , whiten",
": to scald so as to remove the skin from",
": to turn pale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blanch",
"\u02c8blanch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"examples":[
"Blanch the potatoes before slicing them.",
"a cup of blanched almonds",
"She blanched and remained silent when the store owner accused her of taking the money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make the fresh dill vinaigrette: Bring the water back to a boil and blanch the fresh dill in the water to set the bright, green color, about 10 seconds. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Here's how: Wash the ramps, then blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds and place them in an ice bath to stop the cooking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Just blanch the skin, boil it in sugar water and dry it in a bed of sugar. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But some advertisers and agencies may blanch at the idea of the network that makes money off the sale of advertising acting as the verification of the measurement system behind it. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Hornets may blanch at having to also throw in a first-round pick after giving up a couple young players, but that\u2019s what the Rockets will demand. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The easiest way to do that is to trim the root ends and blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Note: To blanch whole almonds, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English blaunchen , from Anglo-French blanchir , from blanc , adjective, white \u2014 more at blank ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202007"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to coax with flattery : cajole",
": to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner"
],
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"\u02c8blan-dish"
],
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"blarney",
"cajole",
"coax",
"palaver",
"soft-soap",
"sweet-talk",
"wheedle"
],
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"examples":[
"blandished her into doing their work for them by complimenting her shamelessly"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French blandiss- , stem of blandir , from Latin blandiri , from blandus mild, flattering",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182721"
},
"blanket":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering",
": a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal)",
": something that resembles a blanket",
": a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printed",
": to cover with or as if with a blanket",
": to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish",
": to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)",
": to apply or cause to apply to uniformly despite wide separation or diversity among the elements included",
": to cause to be included",
": effective or applicable in all instances or contingencies",
": covering all members of a group or class without individual apportionment",
": a heavy woven covering used especially for beds",
": a covering layer",
": to cover with or as if with a blanket",
": covering or affecting all members of a group or class",
": covering or affecting all situations"
],
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"\u02c8bla\u014b-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8bla\u014b-k\u0259t"
],
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"cloak",
"cope",
"cover",
"cover-up",
"covering",
"coverture",
"curtain",
"hood",
"mantle",
"mask",
"pall",
"penumbra",
"robe",
"shroud",
"veil",
"wraps"
],
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"carpet",
"coat",
"cover",
"overlay",
"overlie",
"overspread",
"sheet"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rover originally landed about 1.2 miles away from where the shiny piece of thermal blanket was spotted this week. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Drink loads of water and bring an extra blanket for the plane. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"The baby\u2019s blanket was hanging over the the moving steps of the escalator, inches away from being snatched up in its teeth and pulling them all over. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"Sixteen-year-old Wgasa spends much of the day asleep underneath a blanket in the dayroom, and his companion, 17-year-old Rayma, sits in the corner of the dayroom holding a palm frond up in front of her. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Blanket makers participating in the Homeless Memorial Blanket Project will come together from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 10, at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Naperville to assemble a single complete blanket to be given to a homeless child. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Some people find that a weighted blanket puts them right to sleep. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Leder does not advise repairing all breaks or blanket reconciliations. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The flavors, which will be available this month at all their scoop shops and online, are meant to evoke a sunny afternoon on a blanket among some wildflowers perhaps, and at least one of them is a year in the making. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Go for The Works ($329): a mud bath with facial mask, mineral whirlpool bath, geo-steam room, blanket wrap and 30-minute massage. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Military Appreciation Day, Sensory Friendly Day and blanket giveaway. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The new proposal does not give transportation projects blanket exemptions from the state\u2019s environmental review process. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Feb. 2022",
"On the other, like many police departments, HPD\u2019s relationship with the community is marred by a lack of transparency, habitual abuse of power, excessive use of force, and blanket impunity for negligence and misconduct. \u2014 Frances Nguyen, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The joint Instagram post from Savannah and Lee features a baby blanket along with a piece of paper inked with the newborn's footprints. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"But blanket policies like Mr. Bragg\u2019s are the opposite of smart. \u2014 Charles Fain Lehman, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Tropical rain forests and swamplands blanket Central Africa's Congo Basin, which spans nine countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 14 Dec. 2021",
"There also will be an open mic for poetry and performances along with a winter clothing and blanket giveaway. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 25 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182533"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to sound loud and strident",
": to sound or utter raucously",
": to proclaim flamboyantly",
": a loud strident noise",
": dazzling often garish brilliance",
": flamboyance",
": to sound loud and harsh",
": to present in a harsh noisy manner",
": a harsh loud noise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bler",
"\u02c8bler"
],
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"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
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"babel",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.",
"Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.",
"Noun",
"the blare of electric guitars",
"the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Headlines that blare out the latest in AI are bound to toss around the Machine Learning or Deep Learning phrasing and catch your attention. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Longtime Andretti mechanic Mike Miller hid a train horn under James Hinchcliffe\u2019s golf cart that would blare uncontrollably. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"The speakers blare funky Cambodian pop music and the walls are decked out with vintage movie posters. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"And the sirens here still blare daily, even if the last shell fell more than two weeks ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Rock music continued to blare , eerily, from the restaurant\u2019s sound system. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"For Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), the olden-times, wartime sound of bagpipes \u2014 which announce the arrival of House Atreides on the planet Arrakis, and later blare when the Duke\u2019s house comes under attack. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa's police chief said the city needs assistance as drivers continue to blare horns and idle trucks on downtown streets. \u2014 Paula Newton And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa residents have shared accounts on social media of being afraid to leave their homes and facing sleepless nights as truckers blare their horns through the night. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Kyiv, once-teeming squares are almost empty at midday as air raid sirens blare and Russian troops work to encircle the capital. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Guests who need a bigger break from the blare can unplug in quiet rooms. \u2014 Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Explosions continue to rock Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, where air raid sirens blare into the night. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the Chapman departure was alarming, but also predictable, like that next blare sounding from your clock. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Tim Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"In the basement beneath one apartment block in Kyiv, 19 newborns lie in plastic cots, their cries mingling with the blare of air-raid sirens warning of incoming Russian strikes. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Sirens blare in Kyiv at least five times per night. \u2014 Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171952"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to sound loud and strident",
": to sound or utter raucously",
": to proclaim flamboyantly",
": a loud strident noise",
": dazzling often garish brilliance",
": flamboyance",
": to sound loud and harsh",
": to present in a harsh noisy manner",
": a harsh loud noise"
],
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"\u02c8bler",
"\u02c8bler"
],
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"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
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"babel",
"bluster",
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"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers.",
"Loudspeakers blared rock music through the store.",
"Noun",
"the blare of electric guitars",
"the blare of horns arising from the long line of cars behind him did nothing to help the motorist get his car started again",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Headlines that blare out the latest in AI are bound to toss around the Machine Learning or Deep Learning phrasing and catch your attention. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Longtime Andretti mechanic Mike Miller hid a train horn under James Hinchcliffe\u2019s golf cart that would blare uncontrollably. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"The speakers blare funky Cambodian pop music and the walls are decked out with vintage movie posters. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"And the sirens here still blare daily, even if the last shell fell more than two weeks ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Rock music continued to blare , eerily, from the restaurant\u2019s sound system. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"For Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), the olden-times, wartime sound of bagpipes \u2014 which announce the arrival of House Atreides on the planet Arrakis, and later blare when the Duke\u2019s house comes under attack. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa's police chief said the city needs assistance as drivers continue to blare horns and idle trucks on downtown streets. \u2014 Paula Newton And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa residents have shared accounts on social media of being afraid to leave their homes and facing sleepless nights as truckers blare their horns through the night. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Kyiv, once-teeming squares are almost empty at midday as air raid sirens blare and Russian troops work to encircle the capital. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Guests who need a bigger break from the blare can unplug in quiet rooms. \u2014 Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Explosions continue to rock Ukraine\u2019s capital, Kyiv, where air raid sirens blare into the night. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the Chapman departure was alarming, but also predictable, like that next blare sounding from your clock. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Tim Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"In the basement beneath one apartment block in Kyiv, 19 newborns lie in plastic cots, their cries mingling with the blare of air-raid sirens warning of incoming Russian strikes. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Sirens blare in Kyiv at least five times per night. \u2014 Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The relentless blare of truckers\u2019 horns has gone silent. \u2014 Rob Gillies, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214841"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"skillful flattery blandishment",
"nonsense , humbug",
"town in County Cork, southwestern Ireland population 1952"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bl\u00e4r-n\u0113",
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"adulation",
"butter",
"flannel",
"flattery",
"incense",
"overpraise",
"soft soap",
"sweet talk",
"taffy"
],
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"examples":[
"She was charmed by his blarney .",
"a tale with more than a hint of blarney",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This might come as a surprise given the outsized and blarney -filled headlines on social media to the contrary. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Menu soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The blarney is still strong here (lapsing into Irish dialect is an occupational hazard of reading him), but these characters also act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Around the Cedars campus and among the Ross neighbors, Mulligan was known for his blarney , with a joke and a laugh for everyone. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The result feels like a film filtered less through real life than the rosy lens of sentiment and memory a soft-focus Irish fairy tale bathed in love and blarney and a whole lot of warbling Van Morrison. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
"The 36-year Senate veteran with a touch of the Irish blarney and the on-message, one-term senator took time to warm to each other. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 19 Mar. 2021",
"These reasons for opposing this vanguard of Warren/Sanders/Harris socialism, for objecting to this doddering culmination of a half-century of hackery and blarney , elicit varying degrees of disqualification and rage-inducement. \u2014 Jack Fowler, National Review , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Enjoy a wee bit o\u2019 blarney and Irish music at the Plymouth Arts Center March 13-14. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Blarney stone , a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those who kiss it",
"first_known_use":[
"1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"combining form",
"noun",
"noun combining form",
"verb"
],
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": a violent gust of wind",
": the effect or accompaniment (such as sleet) of such a gust",
": the sound produced by an impulsion of air through a wind instrument or whistle",
": something resembling a gust of wind: such as",
": a stream of air or gas forced through a hole",
": a vehement expression of feeling",
": the continuous blowing to which a charge of ore or metal is subjected in a blast furnace",
": a sudden pernicious influence or effect",
": a disease of plants marked by the formation of destructive lesions on leaves and inflorescences",
": an explosion or violent detonation",
": the shock wave of an explosion",
": a forceful hit (as in baseball) or shot (as in soccer or golf)",
": home run",
": speed , capacity , operation",
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": party",
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": shoot",
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": a very enjoyable experience",
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": to hit with great force",
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": to make a loud unpleasant sound",
": to strongly criticize",
": to take off",
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"\u02c8blast",
"\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8blast",
"\u02c8blast"
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"crash",
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"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
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"shatter",
"smash"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"No one was injured in the blast , according to Freeport LNG Development, the company that runs the facility. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"At least five firefighters were killed in that blast , and 14 others were wounded, officials said. \u2014 Saif Hasnat, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"At least five firefighters were killed in that blast , and 14 others were wounded, officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The county dispatch center also reported that the center was being inundated with calls about the situation and that there were likely people injured in the blast . \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"Nurse Emily Lyons, then 41, was severely injured in the blast , but survived. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
"But Knaziev proudly pointed out the area\u2019s relatively pristine condition under the circumstances, with municipal workers landscaping a public park, collecting detritus in a truck or fixing a light damaged in the blast . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, who had been huddled behind a cement wall, was sprayed with gravel in the blast , wondering at first if she\u2019d been hit by shrapnel. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Zia Zendani, the spokesman for the provincial health authority, said 11 people had been killed and 32 wounded in the blast . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free-form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Luna 25 was meant to include the ESA PILOT-D navigation camera, but an unnamed commercial service provider is expected to blast it into space instead. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jeff Bezos has amassed enough wealth from his e-commerce empire to blast himself into space, as the employees left behind on earth spent the first months of the outbreak laboring in Amazon warehouses without adequate protective gear. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To soften, stand a stick on its end in the microwave and blast it for about eight seconds on high. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The nose is rich with vanilla and tropical fruit, and surprisingly doesn\u2019t blast you in the olfactories with alcohol given its strength. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The surreal sense of a nation stuck in an odd late-term Covid limbo will be exacerbated on Tuesday by scenes of another billionaire -- Amazon's Jeff Bezos -- preparing to blast himself off the unhealthy planet in a personal rocket ship. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 20 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183741"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": damaged by or as if by an explosive, lightning, wind, or supernatural force",
": damned , detestable",
": intoxicated from drugs or alcohol"
],
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"\u02c8bla-st\u0259d"
],
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"accursed",
"accurst",
"confounded",
"cursed",
"curst",
"cussed",
"damnable",
"dang",
"danged",
"darn",
"durn",
"darned",
"durned",
"deuced",
"doggone",
"doggoned",
"freaking",
"infernal"
],
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"examples":[
"He got totally blasted at the party.",
"that blasted car salesman cheated us"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215732"
},
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"verb"
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": a violent gust of wind",
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": something resembling a gust of wind: such as",
": a stream of air or gas forced through a hole",
": a vehement expression of feeling",
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": a stream of air or gas forced through an opening",
": a very enjoyable experience",
": to break to pieces by an explosion : shatter",
": to hit with great force",
": shoot entry 1 sense 2",
": to hit (someone or something) with something (as air or water) that is moving forcefully",
": to make a loud unpleasant sound",
": to strongly criticize",
": to take off",
": an explosion or violent detonation",
": the violent effect produced in the vicinity of an explosion that consists of a wave of increased atmospheric pressure followed by a wave of decreased atmospheric pressure",
": blast cell"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast",
"\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8blast",
"\u02c8blast"
],
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"bang",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"demolish",
"explode",
"pop",
"shatter",
"smash"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"No one was injured in the blast , according to Freeport LNG Development, the company that runs the facility. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"At least five firefighters were killed in that blast , and 14 others were wounded, officials said. \u2014 Saif Hasnat, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"At least five firefighters were killed in that blast , and 14 others were wounded, officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The county dispatch center also reported that the center was being inundated with calls about the situation and that there were likely people injured in the blast . \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"Nurse Emily Lyons, then 41, was severely injured in the blast , but survived. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
"But Knaziev proudly pointed out the area\u2019s relatively pristine condition under the circumstances, with municipal workers landscaping a public park, collecting detritus in a truck or fixing a light damaged in the blast . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, who had been huddled behind a cement wall, was sprayed with gravel in the blast , wondering at first if she\u2019d been hit by shrapnel. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Zia Zendani, the spokesman for the provincial health authority, said 11 people had been killed and 32 wounded in the blast . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"But his challenges were put into stark relief Friday, as Trump continued to blast him for failing to go along with his scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free-form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Luna 25 was meant to include the ESA PILOT-D navigation camera, but an unnamed commercial service provider is expected to blast it into space instead. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jeff Bezos has amassed enough wealth from his e-commerce empire to blast himself into space, as the employees left behind on earth spent the first months of the outbreak laboring in Amazon warehouses without adequate protective gear. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"To soften, stand a stick on its end in the microwave and blast it for about eight seconds on high. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The nose is rich with vanilla and tropical fruit, and surprisingly doesn\u2019t blast you in the olfactories with alcohol given its strength. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The surreal sense of a nation stuck in an odd late-term Covid limbo will be exacerbated on Tuesday by scenes of another billionaire -- Amazon's Jeff Bezos -- preparing to blast himself off the unhealthy planet in a personal rocket ship. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 20 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185720"
},
"blatant":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner clamorous",
"completely obvious, conspicuous , or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner brazen",
"completely obvious in a disagreeable way"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bl\u0101-t\u1d4ant",
"synonyms":[
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Blatant racial and gender discrimination is just about over. \u2014 Gregg Esterbrook , New Republic , 20 Dec. 1999",
"The surcharges are particularly galling \u2026 because they seem to amount to blatant double dipping. \u2014 John Greenwald , Time , 29 Nov. 1999",
"He showed a blatant disregard for the safety of other drivers.",
"a blatant clamor for the impeachment of the scandal-plagued governor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film isn\u2019t subtle about the blatant sexism of the era. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 23 Aug. 2021",
"But these statements by Garc\u00eda Mart\u00ednez suggest blatant conscious bias. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"But rather than speak to the tell-all interview or Morgan's blatant sexism, McCain took the conversation in a different, unexpected direction. \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"However, even with the fines and the bans on blatant usage of verbiage that advertises skin lightening, the products are still being sold around the globe, peddled by celebrities like Blac Chyna and Dencia. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
"But the barbarity was too blatant , and witnessed by too many people. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Whether that fragile cloth holds together today, in the face of blatant defiance of election results and the rule of law, depends on our respect for every strand in the weave. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This blatant Democratic power play would inspire more partisan bitterness\u2014and further erode voter faith in elections. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Big banks never fail to show blatant disregard for the businesses that keep them functional. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter",
"first_known_use":[
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"blather":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to talk foolishly at length",
": voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing",
": stir , commotion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"go on",
"maunder",
"ramble",
"rattle",
"run on"
],
"antonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"listening to a lot of blather from politicians about who's to blame for the bad economy",
"wanted to retire quietly and without all the blather of an office send-off",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Isn\u2019t this the same group of folks who love to blather on about the wonders of the free market system? \u2014 Dave Lieber, Dallas News , 21 May 2021",
"Jerome blathered with joy as Tiny walked slowly into her house. \u2014 Rion Amilcar Scott, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2019",
"And when the deed was accomplished, it was considered bad form to blather indecorously about it to media. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 May 2019",
"The people who live in Carbon Hill, and places like it, need attention for so many other reasons than a chuckleheaded mayor blathering nonsense, privately or publicly, about who needs to die in a second Civil War. \u2014 al.com , 6 June 2019",
"In flashback, there was William the philanthropist, hosting fancy fundraisers and sighing as nasty rich people blathered on at him. \u2014 The Atlantic , 17 June 2018",
"So why would announcers blather and babble throughout the performance? \u2014 Norman Chad, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2018",
"And the phenomenon of people loudly blathering at concerts is endemic at venues large and small. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Metcalf asked Shepard why her character said so little when her husband would blather on and on. \u2014 Willa Paskin, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There was also a lot of blather about that season's philosophical earworms, from cancel culture to gender essentialism. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Given all the commercials, referee timeout checks and half-time blather , both genders really need a two-hour time limit for a 40-minute game. \u2014 Bob Hill, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Hear this week\u2019s episode, plus all 12 entertaining interviews from last year (including me in full blather ), at bit.ly/invite-podcast, or on most podcast platforms. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
"Item: Being hushed by a fellow library patron while Steve continues to blather on, ad nauseam. \u2014 Brooke Knisley, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2020",
"With Trump, that distance between talk-radio blather \u2014 which is designed to get people frothed up enough to keep listening \u2014 and presidential messaging \u2014 which was always designed to minimize drama \u2014 closed completely. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 31 Oct. 2020",
"All of this blather about uncertainty might make for good actuarial policy. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2020",
"This season could appeal to anyone yearning for heavy metal Fargo, with sly off-kilter characterization sacrificed to self-important blather and undifferentiated bulletstorms. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Kunzru takes us to 2016, of course: The only possible conclusion to this fable about the emptiness of right-wing blather is the election of Donald Trump. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 9 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1524, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184258"
},
"blatherskite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who blathers a lot",
": nonsense , blather"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a Scottish uncle who regards any pronouncement from the government as ignorable blatherskite"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Scots, alteration of blather skate , from blather, blether blather + skate a contemptible person",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182137"
},
"blaze":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": an intensely burning fire",
": intense direct light often accompanied by heat",
": an active burning",
": a sudden bursting forth of flame",
": something that resembles the blaze of a fire: such as",
": a dazzling display",
": a sudden outburst",
": hell",
": to burn brightly",
": to flare up : flame",
": to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent",
": to shoot rapidly and repeatedly",
": to proceed extremely rapidly : blast",
": to make public or conspicuous",
": a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal",
": a white or gray streak in the hair of the head",
": a trail marker",
": a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark",
": to mark (a trail) with blazes (see blaze entry 4 sense 2 )",
": to lead in some direction or activity",
": an intense and dangerous fire",
": great brightness and heat",
": a bright display",
": outburst sense 1",
": to burn brightly",
": to shine as if on fire",
": a white stripe down the center of an animal's face",
": a mark made on a tree to show a trail",
": to show a path by making marks on trees",
": a white or gray streak in the hair of the head"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101z",
"\u02c8bl\u0101z",
"\u02c8bl\u0101z"
],
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"burst",
"ebullition",
"eruption",
"explosion",
"fit",
"flare",
"flare-up",
"flash",
"flush",
"gale",
"gush",
"gust",
"outburst",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"storm"
],
"antonyms":[
"burn",
"combust",
"flame",
"glow"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1541, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (3)",
"1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212356"
},
"blazing":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"burning very brightly and intensely",
"of outstanding power, speed, heat, or intensity"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bl\u0101-zi\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"afire",
"aflame",
"alight",
"burning",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She runs with blazing speed.",
"the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162324"
},
"blazon":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": armorial bearings : coat of arms",
": the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings",
": ostentatious display",
": to publish widely : proclaim",
": to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms",
": to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving",
": display",
": deck , adorn"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101-z\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair",
"the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Android-only app with the blazon of the French republic will be the only way for residents to create a legal digital ID and facial recognition will be its sole enabler. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There were lines at The Washington Post\u2019s downtown office Thursday as fans sought to buy a copy of the day\u2019s paper celebrating the win and a 12-page commemorative edition with a single-word headline blazoned across the top of the front page: CHAMPS! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2019",
"There were Disney characters blazoned on the curtains, the soap, the armoire. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2019",
"The far-right white nationalist Identitarian movement\u2019s symbol, blazoned in gold against a black background, is the circle of an aspis, the round shield that was a Spartan warrior\u2019s principal piece of equipment. \u2014 Myke Cole, The New Republic , 1 Aug. 2019",
"The packaging\u2014 blazoned in #millennialpink with a fashion illo of lashes or lips\u2014admittedly speaks to a slightly younger demo (as do the $10.50 glitter pots). \u2014 Lindsay Schallon, Glamour , 5 Sep. 2017",
"Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. \u2014 Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian , 31 May 2017",
"The company even sells monorail blazoned socks and others items paying homage to the ride that has existed since 1971 when the Magic Kingdom first opened. \u2014 Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com , 25 June 2017",
"The Leave campaign bus was blazoned with a promise that quitting Europe could add 350 million pounds per week to the National Health Service. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 9 June 2017",
"Already in 1492, when Christopher Columbus embarked for the Indies, the German mariner and cosmographer Georg Martin Behaim had blazoned an animal that might be a polar bear near the North Pole of his 1492 Erdapfel (Earth Apple) globe. \u2014 Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian , 31 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224649"
},
"bleak":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": exposed and barren and often windswept",
": cold , raw",
": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim",
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing",
": severely simple or austere",
": open to wind or weather",
": being cold and raw or cheerless",
": not hopeful or encouraging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k",
"\u02c8bl\u0113k"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"examples":[
"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"In many of Cook County\u2019s Southland communities, a moribund tax base and a dearth of jobs has contributed to a bleak economic outlook for those south suburbs. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"When reminded of this bleak outlook, climate progressives point to corporate action and the stock market, which both seemed to be moving in their direction. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The bank also forecast that Russia\u2019s economy would shrink by 10 percent this year and stagnate next year, with a bleak outlook unless a peace agreement leads to the relaxing of Western sanctions. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Dimon reiterated his bleak long term outlook for the global economy in statements included in the earnings report. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But the budget details don\u2019t match his rhetoric, and Exhibit A is the bleak outlook for the Navy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Kubrick's film was exceedingly ahead of its time, its bleak outlook an unlikely subject for a comedy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Notably, the state\u2019s youngest voters have a particularly bleak outlook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c ",
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174247"
},
"blear":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make (the eyes) sore or watery",
": dim , blur",
": dim with water or tears",
": obscure to the view or imagination",
": to make (the eyes) sore or watery",
": dim with water or tears"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blir",
"\u02c8bli(\u0259)r"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"bedim",
"befog",
"blacken",
"blur",
"cloud",
"darken",
"dim",
"dislimn",
"fog",
"fuzz (up)",
"haze",
"mist",
"obscure",
"overcast",
"overcloud",
"overshadow",
"shadow",
"shroud"
],
"antonyms":[
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"her image was bleared , as if I were staring at it through a watery lens",
"Adjective",
"I can't describe him; all I saw was a blear figure for an instant."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203758"
},
"bleary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep",
": poorly outlined or defined : dim",
": very tired",
": dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blir-\u0113",
"\u02c8bli(\u0259)r-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"examples":[
"She looked at me with bleary eyes.",
"disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Uzi came onstage 30 minutes after his scheduled start time Sunday and saw his sound cut in the middle of one of his bleary emo-rap songs \u2014 a demonstration that not every troublemaker enjoys the industry leeway that Tyler does. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The song is spare, with a bleary electric-guitar line but not much else; in the open space, Nas is able to use his vocals to mark the contours of his emotions more delicately than on his other songs. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Sun or not, bleary -eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Silver hair tousled, dark eyes bleary , Tosh grabs her phone from the nightstand, taps off the soft music and starts scrolling through her texts and emails. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Notre Dame wasn\u2019t the only bleary -eyed arrival to San Diego early Thursday. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Americans may be bleary -eyed from Zoom fatigue, and many may be desperate to get back to live concerts and movie theaters. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"People emerged bleary eyed and unsure, lining up at bank machines and stores, rushing to collect valuables and making plans to wait out the storm. \u2014 Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The passengers stepped out bleary -eyed, clutching their luggage, pets and young children. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195202"
},
"bleat":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to make the natural cry of a sheep or goat",
"to utter a similar sound",
"whimper",
"to talk complainingly or with a whine",
"blather",
"to utter in a bleating manner",
"the cry of a sheep or goat",
"a similar sound",
"a feeble outcry, protest, or complaint",
"to make the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf",
"the sound made by a sheep, goat, or calf"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bl\u0113t",
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"antonyms":[
"beef",
"bitch",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The lamb bleated as I approached.",
"\u201cBut why can't I go?\u201d she bleated .",
"The labor union is always bleating about the management.",
"Noun",
"a very patient, understanding person who accepts life's inconveniences without a bleat",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"For decades, conservative Republicans have posed as the party of chest-thumping ultra-patriots who bleat constantly about how America is the best country on the planet. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Watching smug, satisfied 1 percenters bleat on about their unlimited financial options is about as welcome as a wet teddy bear. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
"She was booted from her GOP leadership spot for refusing to go along with her reprobate and deceitful Republican colleagues, who continue to lay prostrate before former President Donald Trump and bleat that the election was stolen from him. \u2014 Mika Brzezinski, NBC News , 17 May 2021",
"On the small farm that Alberto Barroso runs a few miles from his apartment, the sprightly stems of potatoes and onions peek through fresh soil; his hundreds of goats bleat into the clean air. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The New York Times will bellow and bleat , And the silence will echo down Mulberry Street. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Even those inside that didn\u2019t come out must have heard the truck horns moaning, the air brakes bleating , the hymn of an industrial funeral. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"The buck bleated several times but soon stopped struggling. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2020",
"The season opens with the faintest noise A single French horn bleats a plaintive melody while a platoon of hoary men from the Royal Mail service, all wearing dark suits, shuffles into a stateroom in Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Republic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The biographer gave out what could pass for a happy bleat . \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In the nine-episode first season\u2014filmed mostly in Troy, New York\u2014viewers hear sheep bleat in Central Park, watch workers sweep away ceaselessly accumulating street dust and listen to the crackling of interior fires. \u2014 Kimberly Hamlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The 93rd Academy Awards ended not with a bang but a bleat . \u2014 Glenn Whipp Entertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"On a recent weekday morning, the shrill bleat of a drill unscrewing a wooden crate echoed over music playing from a small speaker in the building\u2019s rotunda. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"As Bryant scrupulously took notes on dance moves, and Davis practiced his bleat , some moments seemed sure to land differently, even though they were crafted years ago. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The alarm continued its steady bleat , the volume seeming to increase. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"Hungry fawns often make a soft bleat that has a begging tone to it. \u2014 Jarrod Spilger, Field & Stream , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Solar Sister, so tell us\u2014how to, how to disassemble our fragile empire without ballooning the glottal- bleat system for another. \u2014 Aria Aber, The New Republic , 17 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bleed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to emit or lose blood",
": to sacrifice one's blood especially in battle",
": to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy",
": to escape by oozing or flowing (as from a wound)",
": to spread into or through something gradually : seep",
": to give up some constituent (such as sap or dye) by exuding or diffusing it",
": to pay out or give money",
": to have money extorted",
": to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming",
": to remove or draw blood from",
": to get or extort money from especially over a prolonged period",
": to draw sap from (a tree)",
": to extract or let out some or all of a contained substance from",
": to extract or cause to escape from a container",
": to diminish gradually",
": to lose rapidly and uncontrollably",
": sap",
": to cause (something, such as a printed illustration) to bleed",
": to drain of blood or resources",
": printed matter (such as an illustration) that bleeds",
": the part of a bleed trimmed off",
": the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage",
": to lose or shed blood",
": to feel pain or pity",
": to draw a liquid or gas from",
": to spread into something else",
": to emit or lose blood",
": to escape by oozing or flowing (as from a wound)",
": to remove or draw blood from",
": the escape of blood from vessels : hemorrhage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113d",
"\u02c8bl\u0113d",
"\u02c8bl\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonize",
"anguish",
"grieve",
"hurt",
"mourn",
"sorrow",
"suffer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was bleeding from the face and hands.",
"Doctors used to bleed their patients in an effort to cure them.",
"We bled air from the tank.",
"You'll need to bleed the car's brake lines.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Crump said the officers\u2019 actions after the shooting caused McClain to bleed more heavily and contributed to his death. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The retail sector\u2019s recent weight on the broader market could next bleed through to overall hiring as employers look to control costs, said Bill Adams, chief economist for Comerica Bank. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The ticks can gather on moose in the tens of thousands and can bleed the animals to the point of death. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"One other positive piece of news for the crypto market is the widespread belief that the LUNA/UST crash will not lead to contagion throughout the crypto ecosystem or bleed into the traditional financial world. \u2014 Michael Del Castillo, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Because the fabric is woven a bit loosely to create a softer feel, some yarns and fibers may shed in the washer, and bright colors may bleed , so be sure to keep them separate from other items for their first wash. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Opponents, however, fear that those interests will bleed into how the new city is governed. \u2014 Brian Eason, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
"This culture will likely bleed into the metaverse as well, Gmoney told Fortune. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Her exploration of the pathways by which a seemingly private family melodrama can bleed into public savagery illuminates not just a single household\u2019s, but an entire country\u2019s toxic dysfunction. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The effects would come through the legends strongly with some light bleed on the lower corners of some keycaps. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The child suffered a brain bleed that would likely have resulted in death had doctors not provided treatment. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Sarah Staudte was admitted to the ICU with a brain bleed and organ failure. \u2014 Joseph Diaz, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Symptoms can vary based on where in the brain the bleed occurs but can include numbness or weakness in part of the face or body, confusion, severe headache, and difficulty speaking, walking and/or seeing. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
"Despite the bleed of parishioners, white evangelicals have managed to maintain their power in electoral politics by solidifying their stake in the Republican Party. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The goal has transitioned from fixing the devaluation to merely slowing the bleed . \u2014 Prem Ramkumar, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Areas for employees' medical training such as stop the bleed practices, and awareness of what law enforcement response looks like. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204908"
},
"bleeder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that bleeds",
": hemophiliac",
": rotter",
": bloke",
": one that draws blood",
": a person who draws blood for medical reasons : bloodletter",
": hemophiliac",
": a large blood vessel (as one cut during surgery) that is losing blood",
": a horse that has experienced exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8bl\u0113d-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Don't let those bleeders grind you down.",
"\u201cI've won the lottery.\u201d \u201cYou lucky bleeder !\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Kelley\u2019s very first big-league pitch in 21 months, Travis d\u2019Arnaud hit a bleeder against the shift for a single that scored the runner who began the inning on second. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"Next, make sure the bleeder valves can be loosened. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 8 Oct. 2020",
"This big, cut-on-contact model with bleeder blades brought back fond memories of the old-school Bear Razorheads in my dad\u2019s archery tackle box. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 June 2020",
"Trailing behind the main blades is a pair of 1-1/8-inch-cut bleeder blades. \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2020",
"What continues below is a first-time free bleeder \u2019s review. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 30 Oct. 2018",
"Shane Greene returned from the disabled list Greene made his official return in the bottom of the eighth inning and allowed a pair of bleeder hits to Jose Altuve and Yulieski Gurriel to start the inning. \u2014 Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press , 13 July 2018",
"Bloopers, bleeders and infield singles did in starter Charlie Morton \u2014 not to mention a pair of three-run homers that barely cleared the fence. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 Oct. 2017",
"The offensive attack was opportunistic and relentless, swarming Giants starter Ty Blach with an array of bleeders , bloopers and broken bats. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com , 13 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224813"
},
"blemish":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to spoil by a flaw",
": a noticeable imperfection",
": one that seriously impairs appearance",
": a mark that makes something imperfect : an unwanted mark on a surface",
": to spoil by or as if by an ugly mark",
": a mark of physical deformity or injury: as",
": any small mark on the skin (as a pimple or birthmark)",
": a defect of an animal (as a horse) that detracts from its appearance but does not interfere with its usefulness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-mish",
"\u02c8blem-ish",
"\u02c8blem-ish"
],
"synonyms":[
"darken",
"mar",
"poison",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"touch",
"vitiate"
],
"antonyms":[
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While liquid is simmering, peel the pears, leaving the stem intact and being careful not to blemish the flesh of the pears. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"But Paul\u2019s latest shortcoming and his uncertain playoff future should not blemish an otherwise impeccable basketball r\u00e9sum\u00e9. \u2014 Mark Medina, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021",
"And while some have sought therapy or medications to cope, others fear that engaging in these support systems could blemish their records and dissuade future employers from hiring them. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
"For his part, Hinch defended his players' talents but acknowledged the clubhouse put itself in a position where its achievements may be blemished . \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Such a policy would ensure that individuals did not emerge from this crisis burdened with debts and blemished credit Renters need help, too. \u2014 Sendhil Mullainathan, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Skin lighteners generate a less painted look than skin whiteners by removing rather than concealing blemished or melanin-rich skin. \u2014 Lynn M. Thomas, Quartz Africa , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Fort Scott takes blemished bullets from their production line and turns them into Bullet Bait, a run of handmade fishing lures. \u2014 Matthew Every, Outdoor Life , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The incident served as the catalyst for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson\u2019s request that the then-Obama Justice Department examine the department\u2019s blemished history of unconstitutional policing practices. \u2014 Evan Macdonald, cleveland , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A year earlier, Alabama\u2019s record-setting 2020 offense outpaced Texas A&M in a 52-24 win that was the only blemish on the Aggies\u2019 9-1 record. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The lone blemish from Faedo came in the sixth inning, when Brett Phillips hit a home run off the catwalk. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
"The lone blemish on Michigan\u2019s record was its loss at Michigan State, but a win over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game secured Michigan\u2019s spot in the playoff for the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Sure, the mind-boggling number of weapons in the hands of civilians is a daunting problem with deadly consequences, and the failure to address it is a blemish on America's system of government. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The lone blemish on the team\u2019s record is a 7-4 loss to Palm Beach Gardens. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch collection features an array of hydrocolloid bandages in different shapes and sizes to treat any blemish that might form. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 17 May 2022",
"Halfway up is a huge scar that looks as if a giant took a bite out of it; Velasquez said there is no record of what caused that blemish . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Lemieux, 33, looks to put the first blemish on the 25-0 Benavidez's record. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185349"
},
"blench":{
"type":[
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch",
": bleach , whiten"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blench"
],
"synonyms":[
"cringe",
"flinch",
"quail",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"squinch",
"wince"
],
"antonyms":[
"blanch",
"bleach",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1797, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210252"
},
"bless":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word",
": to hallow with the sign of the cross",
": to invoke divine care for",
": praise , glorify",
": to speak well of : approve",
": to confer prosperity or happiness upon",
": protect , preserve",
": endow , favor",
": to make holy by a religious ceremony or words",
": to ask the favor or protection of God for",
": to praise or honor as holy",
": to give happiness or good fortune to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bles",
"\u02c8bles"
],
"synonyms":[
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
],
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"examples":[
"The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.",
"The water for the baptism has been blessed .",
"The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"God bless our wonderful costume designer Joanna Johnston. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Liam Payne, bless his heart, popped up on Logan Paul\u2019s podcast and earned a robust round of ire from One Direction fans with some rather wild comments about his former bandmates and his solo career. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"And god bless Jeff for always making people laugh even in the saddest times. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"God bless you sir for putting so much effort into this race. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
"Also, everyone else at that karaoke bar, except maybe the people who were blackout drunk ( bless them). \u2014 Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"God bless this room for handling that whole thing with such grace. \u2014 Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Awards directors and publicists for the studios, networks and streamers, bless them, just endured two days of clawing and pouncing on Emmy FYC dates. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English bl\u0113tsian , from bl\u014dd blood; from the use of blood in consecration",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220335"
},
"blessed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": held in reverence : venerated",
": honored in worship : hallowed",
": beatific",
": of or enjoying happiness",
": enjoying the bliss of heaven",
": bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune",
": holy sense 1",
": enjoying happiness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d",
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d",
"\u02c8blest"
],
"synonyms":[
"divine",
"godlike",
"godly",
"heavenly",
"holy",
"sacred",
"supernatural"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.",
"He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adults in our wildly blessed country can't figure out traffic circles . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"So its actual appearance at the Metropolitano Stadium opener was considered a blessed event indeed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"There are times when the show still manages to pull off that blessed trick, especially when taking satirical jabs at Black grifters who\u2019ve figured out how to siphon White money into their own bank accounts. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Butch navigates his broad shoulders through the maze that is his cramped garage, past his freshly blessed boat, a freezer filled with bluefin tuna steaks, a 1966 Volvo up on blocks and two more boats. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Copper, like dozens of other hard assets, was already shooting higher over the past few months thanks to that blessed combination of surging demand and supply shortages. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Definitely without a doubt, so blessed to have him. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The dumbest stroke of luck, but a blessed one nonetheless. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All of us are so blessed and honored to have been inspired by him. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bless ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220417"
},
"blessedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": held in reverence : venerated",
": honored in worship : hallowed",
": beatific",
": of or enjoying happiness",
": enjoying the bliss of heaven",
": bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune",
": holy sense 1",
": enjoying happiness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d",
"\u02c8ble-s\u0259d",
"\u02c8blest"
],
"synonyms":[
"divine",
"godlike",
"godly",
"heavenly",
"holy",
"sacred",
"supernatural"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The rain brought blessed relief from the heat.",
"He spent his weekend in blessed freedom.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adults in our wildly blessed country can't figure out traffic circles . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"So its actual appearance at the Metropolitano Stadium opener was considered a blessed event indeed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"There are times when the show still manages to pull off that blessed trick, especially when taking satirical jabs at Black grifters who\u2019ve figured out how to siphon White money into their own bank accounts. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Butch navigates his broad shoulders through the maze that is his cramped garage, past his freshly blessed boat, a freezer filled with bluefin tuna steaks, a 1966 Volvo up on blocks and two more boats. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Copper, like dozens of other hard assets, was already shooting higher over the past few months thanks to that blessed combination of surging demand and supply shortages. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Definitely without a doubt, so blessed to have him. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The dumbest stroke of luck, but a blessed one nonetheless. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All of us are so blessed and honored to have been inspired by him. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bless ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195609"
},
"blest":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word",
": to hallow with the sign of the cross",
": to invoke divine care for",
": praise , glorify",
": to speak well of : approve",
": to confer prosperity or happiness upon",
": protect , preserve",
": endow , favor",
": to make holy by a religious ceremony or words",
": to ask the favor or protection of God for",
": to praise or honor as holy",
": to give happiness or good fortune to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bles",
"\u02c8bles"
],
"synonyms":[
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
],
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"examples":[
"The priest blessed their marriage at the wedding.",
"The water for the baptism has been blessed .",
"The priest blessed the baby I held in my arms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"God bless our wonderful costume designer Joanna Johnston. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Liam Payne, bless his heart, popped up on Logan Paul\u2019s podcast and earned a robust round of ire from One Direction fans with some rather wild comments about his former bandmates and his solo career. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"And god bless Jeff for always making people laugh even in the saddest times. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"God bless you sir for putting so much effort into this race. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
"Also, everyone else at that karaoke bar, except maybe the people who were blackout drunk ( bless them). \u2014 Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"God bless this room for handling that whole thing with such grace. \u2014 Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Awards directors and publicists for the studios, networks and streamers, bless them, just endured two days of clawing and pouncing on Emmy FYC dates. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English bl\u0113tsian , from bl\u014dd blood; from the use of blood in consecration",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174610"
},
"blighter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that blights",
": a disliked or contemptible person",
": fellow , guy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012b-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Just tell the blighter to leave you alone.",
"I feel sorry for the little blighter ."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174913"
},
"blindsiding":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side",
": to surprise unpleasantly",
": the side away from which one is looking",
": the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see",
": the side on which one who is blind in one eye cannot see"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bn(d)-\u02ccs\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.",
"We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.",
"Noun",
"He was hit on his blind side .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That said, makeup artist Kazu Hiro managed to blindside Esmail with his makeover of Sean Penn into the graying, double-chinned John Mitchell. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"At Tribal Council, Maryanne was able to blindside Omar, who becomes the next member of the jury. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Vorhees originally started at left guard before bumping out to blindside duties during the last four games of the 2021 campaign. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Enter Ekwonu, who\u2019s a mauler with sweet feet on the blind side \u2013 the 6-4, 310-pounder ran a sub-5-second 40-yard dash at the combine \u2013 and has more than enough upside to reach his All-Pro potential. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Robinson is responsible for protecting quarterback Trevor Lawrence's blind side . \u2014 John Reid, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Petit-Frere, one year removed from his breakout season at right tackle, took Munford\u2019s spot on the blind side of whichever freshman quarterback wins the starting job. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In a game where big mistakes are likely the only way to get beat, Fisher has to be able to protect Wentz\u2019s blind side . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Williams, who protects Garoppolo\u2019s blind side , helps the 49ers not only in pass blocking but also in fueling their running game. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Early in the third quarter, Indiana linebacker Micah McFadden stormed through an opening on C.J. Stroud\u2019s blind side and sacked the OSU quarterback. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 24 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181852"
},
"bliss":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": complete happiness",
": paradise , heaven",
": great happiness : joy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis",
"\u02c8blis"
],
"synonyms":[
"above",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
"examples":[
"Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss .",
"the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film, about an ideal couple whose bliss is threatened by a best friend\u2019s determination to atone for something long ago forgotten, is the first acquisition by FilmInk Originals. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The pleasure and the sadness are inextricable, which seems fitting, given how closely aesthetic bliss and moral despair were entwined in Sassoon\u2019s own art. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Why this bliss , this abundance, this mind-boggling being called by her name? \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss . \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"While the lovebirds are undoubtedly reveling in engagement bliss , their celebrity friends wasted no time congratulating the couple on the momentous milestone in their relationship. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Alice Coltrane spent the mid-Sixties in personal and musical bliss , starting a family with John Coltrane and touring the world as the pianist in his band. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Gwen Stefani is still living in newlywed bliss with husband and country singer Blake Shelton. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 21 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English blisse , from Old English bliss ; akin to Old English bl\u012bthe blithe",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195136"
},
"blissfully":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness",
": happily benighted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Men and women love the lightweight feel and the delectable scent of coconuts and blissful paradise. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"To help facilitate a blissful vacation, there\u2019s an on-site spa with a dry sauna, experiential shower, and an outdoor treatment room. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The person in front of me, however, was calm, even blissful . \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"Bring that blissful feeling to you backyard patio with his stylish piece from Safavieh, which features a steel frame wrapped in all-weather black resin wicker. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been \u2014 in long-ago days \u2014 pure tragedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Those days of blissful fiscal ignorance will soon end. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bliss ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214312"
},
"blissfulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness",
": happily benighted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Men and women love the lightweight feel and the delectable scent of coconuts and blissful paradise. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"To help facilitate a blissful vacation, there\u2019s an on-site spa with a dry sauna, experiential shower, and an outdoor treatment room. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The person in front of me, however, was calm, even blissful . \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"Bring that blissful feeling to you backyard patio with his stylish piece from Safavieh, which features a steel frame wrapped in all-weather black resin wicker. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been \u2014 in long-ago days \u2014 pure tragedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Those days of blissful fiscal ignorance will soon end. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bliss ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195243"
},
"blistering":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely intense or severe",
": very rapid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli-st(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"a hockey player with a blistering slap shot",
"even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205550"
},
"blithe":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking due thought or consideration : casual , heedless",
": of a happy lighthearted character or disposition",
": free from worry : merry , cheerful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bth",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh",
"\u02c8bl\u012bth",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh"
],
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"blithesome",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"winsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"examples":[
"He showed blithe disregard for the rights of others.",
"He was blithe about the risks to his health.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost, and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Those who survived the plague are still scarred by their memories of it, while the blithe young adults around them can\u2019t relate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"What would, today, be dismissed as garish act of patriotism was somehow symbolic of the bold, blithe zeitgeist. \u2014 CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Sywak plans to purchase tickets this week for Tori Amos\u2019 L.A. concerts in June and is taking a blithe approach. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Lost in the blithe tale of surviving one's youthful idiocy are all the subtleties of that process (as well as the one unsubtlety of it, that not everyone survives). \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"HBO Max Savage and sweet, this family comedy parodies the inanity of celebrity culture with blithe brilliance. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"In a book so elegantly written and so generously packed with data and references, this is the only jarringly blithe (and jarringly non-Bayesian) note. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the Western tourists also make attempts to document the trip, snapping away at their fellow travelers with a blithe condescension never present in this good-humored but conscientious film. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English bl\u012bthe ; akin to Old High German bl\u012bdi joyous",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201820"
},
"blither":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to talk foolishly or nonsensically blather"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bli-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1867, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"blitzed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": intoxicated by drugs or alcohol"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blitst"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasted",
"bombed",
"high",
"hopped-up",
"loaded",
"ripped",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"stoned",
"strung out",
"wasted",
"wiped out",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"examples":[
"She was totally blitzed that night."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232310"
},
"blitzkrieg":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": war conducted with great speed and force",
": a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination",
": blitz sense 2a"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blits-\u02cckr\u0113g"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitz",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media",
"the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fifty years later, Roxy Music\u2019s art-rock blitzkrieg of a debut remains their finest show of collective power. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The failure of Russia\u2019s early blitzkrieg fueled Ukrainian confidence that is ebbing as Russia concentrates its firepower on a narrower, grinding advance. \u2014 Marcus Walker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Each mat goes for a blitzkrieg -like concentration\u2014my model has 7,992 spikes, each one-eighth inch long. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2020",
"Auburn utilized an 11-run blitzkrieg in the first inning on its way to defeating 19-7 Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round of the NCAA regional Friday at Plainsman Park. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has played down the impact of the war, saying that the West\u2019s economic blitzkrieg has failed. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Yam laid the groundwork for his coverage of the Taliban\u2019s blitzkrieg takeover of Afghanistan with diligent previous work in the country. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"The initial blitzkrieg , an attempt to take Kyiv and areas of the North with a lightning assault along main highways, has failed and Russian forces have withdrawn from that area. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Netflix, of course, has also been at this game far longer than Apple, and routinely subjects Hollywood to a marketing blitzkrieg for its Oscar contenders. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"German, from Blitz lightning + Krieg war",
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213050"
},
"blob":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick",
": a daub or spot of color",
": something shapeless",
": to mark with blobs : splotch",
": a small lump or drop of something thick"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4b",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4b"
],
"synonyms":[
"chunk",
"clod",
"clot",
"clump",
"dollop",
"glob",
"gob",
"gobbet",
"hunk",
"knob",
"lump",
"nub",
"nubble",
"nugget",
"wad"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.",
"flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The vast volcanic caldera at Yellowstone National Park is just the latest in a long string of volcanic sites, all of which seem to be linked to a hot blob of material that may go all the way down to the Earth's mantle. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Looked at directly by a powerful telescope, those waves are one massive, glaring blob of starlight. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That was all there was: a six-year-old image of splintering glass, the blob of milk spreading over the dingy tiles like a diabolical hand. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"As the teaser dramatically spells out the show\u2019s title, clips from the season show Nadia literally walking out of a grave, falling down a set of stairs, and approaching a door with a strange, glowy blue blob on it. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Great \u2014 but what are those of us who don\u2019t know how to read aura colors supposed to do with that blob of color? \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
"To end the video, the camera zooms out to show the CGI humanoids forming a large blob . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Because of these changes, the researchers say, the magnetic blob lurking beneath Canada slowly elongated in the early aughts, weakening the corresponding magnetic intensity on Earth\u2019s surface. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2022",
"From one of her ovaries, surgeons pulled a cancerous blob stretching nearly eight inches and weighing roughly 4\u00bd pounds. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Pacific Ocean off South America\u2014that big blue blob on the map\u2014resists extreme heat because of the upwelling of cold, deep waters. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In his paper, Ehrlich drew a toxin as an amoeboid blob with small nubs jutting out of it, each differently shaped; the antibodies were like little tadpoles whose mouths sometimes fit exactly onto the nubs. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Dark matter can and does turn into black holes, but the scientists posit that Sagittarius A* is instead a blob -like mass that will require a lot more material in order to turn into a black hole. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2021",
"The population blob that\u2019s forming around us has tremendous potential to create wealth. \u2014 Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2021"
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"Noun",
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"noun"
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": a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly",
": a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party lines",
": a combination of persons, groups, or nations forming a unit with a common interest or purpose",
": a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint action",
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4k"
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"examples":[
"a voting bloc in the senate",
"a whole bloc of students got together to complain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ukrainian bloc of protesters at the Baltic Pride march Sunday in Vilnius, Lithuania. \u2014 Enrique Anarte Lazo, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"But Kattula knew there was another bloc of voters crucial to Trump\u2019s success. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"So candidates can\u2019t count on the state\u2019s huge bloc of nominating or electoral votes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"In terms of McCarthy\u2019s own ambitions, Greene is another member of the House Freedom Caucus, that small bloc of unruly ultraconservative insurgents who are more than happy to buck Republican leadership anywhere and everywhere. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"The unionists, who have splintered into three parties, could still end up with the largest bloc of votes, according to political analysts. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Azovstal plant is believed to be where the last resistance bloc of Ukrainian forces remain in the city. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In 2018, she was elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, a powerful voting bloc in the Democratic caucus. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has undermined the ability of the Group of 20 nations \u2014 a bloc in which the United States, major European economies and Russia all belong \u2014 to be an effective platform for global cooperation at a time of looming economic crisis. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
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"\u2014 compare writer's block",
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": to shut off from view",
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": to prevent normal functioning or action of",
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": to secure, support, or provide with a block (see block entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to work out (the principal positions and movements) for the performers (as of a play)",
": to work out the players' positions and movements for (a scene or a play)",
": to make (two or more lines of writing or type) flush at the left or at both left and right",
": to hit (a ball or shot) inaccurately toward the right from a right-handed swing or toward the left from a left-handed swing : push",
": to interfere usually legitimately with an opponent : to block an opponent",
": a solid piece of some material usually with one or more flat sides",
": an area of land surrounded by four streets in a city",
": the length of one side of a city block",
": a number of things thought of as forming a group or unit",
": a large building divided into separate houses or shops",
": an action that stops or slows down an opponent (as in football)",
": something that prevents a person from thinking about certain things",
": something that stops or makes passage or progress difficult : obstruction",
": a case enclosing one or more pulleys",
": to stop or make passage through or through to difficult : obstruct",
": to stop or make the passage of difficult",
": to make an opponent's movement (as in football) difficult",
": interruption of normal physiological function of a tissue or organ",
": heart block",
": block anesthesia",
": nerve block sense 1",
": interruption of a train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression",
": to prevent normal functioning of (a bodily element)",
": to obstruct the effect of",
": to experience or exhibit psychological blocking or blockage",
"Herbert Lawrence 1909\u20132001",
"American editorial cartoonist"
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4k",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4k",
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"array",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The shooting happened at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday in the 8600 block of S. Damen on the city's South Side, according to police. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
"In Detroit \u2014 where just hours earlier, there was a quadruple nonfatal shooting in the 13500 block of Cloverlawn \u2014 more than 500 people, including families with grandparents and young children, marched. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"According to Chicago police, Hamilton and a 29-year-old woman were in a vehicle in the 8100 block of South Marshfield Avenue when the shooting happened. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"In the first case, officers were sent to a location in the 300 block of Whitewood Drive on the Southwest Side around 8:40 p.m. Friday to investigate a report of a man who had been shot in the face. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 11 June 2022",
"Department officials released surveillance photos and videos of the break-in at the Holiday Bottle Shop in the 700 block of Morrow Road. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"The plane clipped a commercial building in the 3500 block of Camino Avenue near Trabajo Drive, said Oxnard Fire Battalion Chief Steve McNaughten. \u2014 Brian J. Varela, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"East Precinct officers were dispatched at 4:40 p.m. to a report of gunfire in the 7500 block of 66th Court Way South in Gate City. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Noriega was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. in the 500 block of North First Street in the city of Burbank, California, according to the coroner. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Just one or two swipes of this product will block odor-causing bacteria from forming. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"However, Senate Republicans will likely block or water down the measures. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"If signed into law, the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 would also block employers from refusing to hire those who use marijuana or test positive. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Not feeling legitimate can block you from taking on projects that are in your area of expertise. \u2014 Xavier Preterit, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"There are not a ton of guys who can block , run and catch\u2026David certainly is deserving of that contract. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Exposing leaves to moisture has costs: even a thin film of water can block the flow of carbon dioxide into leaf openings called stomata, hindering photosynthesis. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"Europe's sanctions also aim to block insurance companies that cover oil shipments, further weakening Russia's ability to transport oil to other buyers. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"The most loyal of subjects will block major thoroughfares with street parties, so nobody will be Ubering across London until at least Monday afternoon. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 1 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170842"
},
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": to subject to a blockade",
": block , obstruct",
": the isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (such as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies",
": a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation",
": something that blocks",
": interruption of normal physiological function (such as transmission of nerve impulses) of a cellular receptor, tissue, or organ",
": inhibition of a physiologically active substance (such as a hormone)",
": to close off a place to prevent the coming in or going out of people or supplies",
": the closing off of a place (as by warships) to prevent the coming in or going out of people or supplies",
": interruption of normal physiological function (as transmission of nerve impulses) of a cellular receptor, tissue, or organ",
": inhibition of a physiologically active substance (as a hormone)",
": the process of reducing the phagocytic capabilities of the mononuclear phagocyte system by loading it with harmless material (as India ink or lampblack) which engages its cells in phagocytosis and prevents them from reacting to new antigenic material \u2014 compare blocking antibody",
": to subject to blockade"
],
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"bl\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101d",
"bl\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101d",
"bl\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101d"
],
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"bar",
"barricade",
"block (off)",
"close (off)",
"guard",
"wall (off)"
],
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"beleaguerment",
"investment",
"leaguer",
"siege"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They blockaded the country's ports.",
"the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall",
"Noun",
"it was the blockade of all the enemy's major ports that finally won the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At talks in Turkey last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicated support for a UN proposal that would create shipping corridors to ease the ports blockade and allow Russia to export grain and fertilizer. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Moscow continues to blockade Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea ports, preventing the export of millions of tons of grain to countries around the world. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Ukrainian defenders continue to hold a last redoubt, a sprawling steelworks plant, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to blockade . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his defense minister that Russian forces should not storm the plant but blockade it instead. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Slouching and gripping the table with his right hand, Putin ordered Shoigu to blockade the city\u2019s Azovstal steel plant \u2014 a final Ukrainian holdout \u2014 rather than storm the facility. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
"Putin told troops on Thursday morning to blockade the plant, saying a breach wasn\u2019t necessary. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Russian naval forces continue to blockade the Ukrainian coast on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, preventing resupply by sea, British military intelligence said Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Two days earlier, Putin had given an order not to send troops in but instead to blockade the plant. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is a signal, a symptom of the sickness, the sick policy of blockade that the U.S. maintains against Cuba and that has been rejected the world over \u2014 and also rejected by a majority of U.S. citizens and Cubans living in the U.S. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Many countries across Africa and the Middle East have been facing alarming levels of hunger and starvation as a result of the blockade . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"The global Depression, which shrunk international trade by two-thirds from 1929 to 1932, threatened a new form of blockade . \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The preparations were made in case of a blockade as Russian forces remain outside of the city. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"He was honored in a final visit to Berlin in 2019 during the 70th-anniversary celebration of the end of the Soviet blockade . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Local activists arrived early and parked their cars around the cluster of tents, forming a kind of blockade so a front-loader or bulldozer couldn\u2019t reach them. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Pick-up trucks, which are easy to forcibly move, formed most of the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge but, in Ottawa, protesters have blocked roads with heavy rigs that are difficult to tow away. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, put the price tag of the week-long blockade at about a billion Canadian dollars ($790 million), plus the harm to Canada's reputation as a reliable trading partner. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
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],
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},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a very large high-explosive bomb",
"one that is notably expensive, effective, successful, large, or extravagant",
"one who engages in blockbusting"
],
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"hit",
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"success",
"supernova",
"winner"
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"examples":[
"a 900-page blockbuster of a novel",
"the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Less stressful than many of the movies on this list, The Martian is a wildly entertaining blockbuster about a man's solo struggle to survive on Mars. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Such is the life of those filming a blockbuster during the pandemic. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"That type of a drop for a blockbuster is pretty remarkable since most are front loaded \u2014 making a lot of their money in the opening weekend. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"But a studio cannot effectively promote a big-budget blockbuster without the film\u2019s star. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Seeing a woman like DeBose cast as a lead in something as big-budget and mainstream as a Spielberg blockbuster is still far from the norm. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Every way but critical, really, but this was a blockbuster that was happy to invert itself above the press corps and flip them the bird before cackling and soaring away. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
"But as a stand-alone blockbuster that\u2019s just trying to suck viewers\u2019 eyeballs out of their sockets with hellacious flight photography and thunderous sound, Maverick is just what every cineplex in the country has been crying out for. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"Aduhelm was hailed as a potential blockbuster that targeted a root cause of the disease by clearing a sticky protein known as amyloid from the brain. \u2014 Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ , 22 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": affected by a psychological block"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4kt"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She was never tested for blocked blood vessels, something that increases someone's odds of another heart attack. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"These cells continue to build up over time, resulting in blocked pores, blackheads, ingrown hairs, and faded looking skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"In this case, the hollow fibers will become blocked and the filter will stop flowing water. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Paschal had his most productive year as a senior, playing in 12 games and totaling 53 tackles, a team-high 15.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, a blocked kick and led the Wildcats with eight quarterback hurries. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Lost City follows Bullock's Loretta, a successful but blocked romance novelist who, during her latest book tour with her handsome cover model, Alan (Channing Tatum), gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a jungle chase. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to follicular occlusion, meaning the hair follicles become blocked and then ruptured, the development of hidradenitis suppurativa is also associated with having some kind of inflammation in the body, Dr. Sayed explains. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Despite missing some time and playing through injury, Overshown led the team with 74 total tackles and added 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Abbott is currently conducting a clinical trial involving new technology to treat blocked arteries below the knees, Earnhardt says. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1898, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222149"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stupid person"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4k-\u02cched"
],
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"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"bonehead",
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"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
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"clodpole",
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"clunk",
"cretin",
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"cuddie",
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"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
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"noddy",
"noodle",
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"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
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"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"Don't be such a blockhead !",
"only a real blockhead would think that she had literally said it a million times",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Breen\u2019s partner, the strongwoman Lynne, also came out in an apron and workout clothes, as did Hexli, the belly dancer, and Moore, the human blockhead . \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"With the help of Remy Bouchard, a pint-sized local blockhead and an aging and Mike Byrne, a low-level mobster, Ruth changes her fate\u2014and transforms the future of her community with the theft of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of maple syrup. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Newsom\u2019s attendance with his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, at a 50th birthday party for a longtime lobbyist friend at a fancy wine country restaurant was a blockhead move. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Her big blockhead is always looking for pets and kisses, but that pales in comparison to her big block heart. \u2014 Arizona Republic, azcentral , 1 May 2020",
"Charlie Brown is, was, and always will be a blockhead . \u2014 Bruce Handy, The Atlantic , 29 Aug. 2019",
"No man but a blockhead ever edited, except for money. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 12 May 2018",
"But those columns keep getting written for a reason: There are still far too many of you thoughtless blockheads out there. \u2014 Tony Long, WIRED , 19 Jan. 2006"
],
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"1549, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171241"
},
"bloke":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": man sense 1a(1) , fellow sense 4c"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u014dk"
],
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"bastard",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"hombre",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"male",
"man"
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"examples":[
"a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, her new boss (Adam Demos) is a mysterious, rugged bloke and sparks fly \u2013 as does liquefied sheep poo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"One of the few mortal characters introduced in Eternals is Harington's Dane Whitman, a seemingly ordinary British bloke working at a museum and dating Gemma Chan's Sersi. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"But Jamie Dornan was so cute and such a down-to-earth bloke . \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The origin of the painting was a Titian of a bloke playing an organ and a nude woman. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
"But more than four years after Britain voted to split \u2014 and after thousands of anxious, raging, nationalistic, infuriated headlines \u2014 what next for the ordinary bloke ? \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Whereas Mrs von der Leyen speaks like a technocrat, Mr Johnson speaks like a bloke telling jokes in a pub. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Plaintive, breathless, and more than a little disappointed by the shabbiness of the place, Fagan is a nonthreatening figure, the sort of bloke who might wheedle a free pint in a Clerkenwell pub. \u2014 Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
"For a lager-swilling bloke like Charlie, the proposition is as alien as going to the pub in a tutu. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Sep. 2020"
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"circa 1829, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body",
": a comparable fluid of an invertebrate",
": a fluid resembling blood",
": the shedding of blood",
": the taking of life",
": lifeblood",
": life",
": human stock or lineage",
": royal lineage",
": relationship by descent from a common ancestor : kinship",
": persons related through common descent : kindred",
": honorable or high birth or descent",
": descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree",
": blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : temper",
": lust",
": a showy foppish man : rake",
": members of a team, staff, or organization : personnel",
": an African American male",
": ingrained in one's nature : occurring as an innate or seemingly hereditary principle, inclination, or talent",
": to stain or wet with blood",
": bleed sense 1",
": to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey",
": to give experience to",
": the red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of persons and animals and that brings nourishment and oxygen to and carries away waste products from all parts of the body",
": relationship through a common ancestor : kinship",
": the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body",
": a fluid of an invertebrate comparable to blood",
": blood regarded in medieval physiology as one of the four humors and believed to be the seat of the emotions",
": descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree"
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"\u02c8bl\u0259d",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d"
],
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"clan",
"family",
"folks",
"house",
"kin",
"kindred",
"kinfolk",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"line",
"lineage",
"people",
"race",
"stock",
"tribe"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood .",
"the blood in your veins",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cantero sent the patient to the lab, where a half dozen tubes of blood were drawn and sent off. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Police had reported finding traces of blood in Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira's boat. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Last week, police also reported finding traces of blood in Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira\u2019s boat. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Kathleen went into the house and was later found dead in a sea of blood at the bottom of a staircase. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Police have also reported finding traces of blood in the boat of a fisherman who is under arrest as the only suspect in the disappearance. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"The left side then has to work harder to pump the same amount of blood . \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader who smeared herself with her murdered friend\u2019s blood to play dead and stay alive during last month's mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, should be two weeks into her summer vacation. \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed. \u2014 Time , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. \u2014 Jack Bantock, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. \u2014 Mark Johnson, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
"Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2020",
"Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold- blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 19 Feb. 2020",
"White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded , and can handle a wider range of temperatures. \u2014 Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2020",
"Connor made up for blooding Girard by scoring seven seconds into Nazem Kadri\u2019s ensuing penalty for interference. \u2014 Mike Chambers, The Denver Post , 31 Dec. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171115"
},
"bloodthirsty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eager for or marked by the shedding of blood , violence, or killing",
": eager to kill or hurt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccth\u0259r-st\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccth\u0259r-st\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloody",
"bloody-minded",
"homicidal",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the Goths were a wild and bloodthirsty people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Building on Picasso\u2019s 1937 anti-war masterpiece, 11-year-old Andres Valencia contemplates the horrors of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s bloodthirsty Invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Directors can emphasize its witchy aura, its bloodthirsty politics, its marital drama or critique of masculinity without endangering its essential stageworthiness. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong, the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel, is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Russians are represented as bloodthirsty bears, serpents, dead-eyed zombies and red-skinned goons. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"He was also considered to be a violent and bloodthirsty god, as well as a being thought to rule over evil spirits. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The whole bloody history of Russia, as imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet, is based on the bloodthirsty attitude towards its neighbors and its people, who have never been united ethnically or culturally. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Our Flag Means Death, a quirky, swashbuckling saga that's part bloodthirsty pirate tale, part awkward workplace comedy. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In Lileana Blain-Cruz\u2019s ungainly production, the Greek soldiers, in hokey costumes suitable for a school play, are a bloodthirsty lot. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1539, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173822"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": containing or made up of blood",
": of or contained in the blood",
": smeared or stained with blood",
": accompanied by or involving bloodshed",
": marked by great slaughter",
": marked by fierce conflict",
": murderous",
": merciless , cruel",
": bloodred",
": damned",
": to make bloody or bloodred",
": harm , damage",
": bleeding or covered with blood",
": causing or accompanied by bloodshed",
": containing or made up of blood",
": of or contained in the blood",
": smeared or stained with blood",
": dripping blood : bleeding"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0113"
],
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"bloodstained",
"gory"
],
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"blemish",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He hit me and gave me a bloody nose.",
"after the fight, her shirt was all bloody",
"Verb",
"He hit me and bloodied my nose.",
"the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody , unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt. \u2014 Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
"Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted. \u2014 Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com , 14 July 2017",
"A man found the baby bloody but still breathing and asked security at the building to call 911, prosecutors said at the time. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2017",
"His comments came after weeks of saber-rattling in New Delhi and Beijing, as officials from both sides talk up a potential clash even bloodier than their 1962 war that left thousands dead. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 6 July 2017",
"For example, at Chester\u2019s Roman Amphitheatre, centurion Marcus Aurelius Nepos tells about England\u2019s bloody combat history at the spot. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 30 June 2017",
"Collapsing the roof isn\u2019t a spur-of-the-moment thing, either\u2014our experience involved about three minutes, two swearing fits, and at least one bloody knuckle. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 30 June 2017",
"Instead, there\u2019s glee for Trump\u2019s base in watching Trump bring justice to the streets of media Gotham, flinging Batarangs of acerbic nastiness at Mika Brzezinski\u2019s bloody face. \u2014 Ben Shapiro, National Review , 5 July 2017",
"His next memory was waking up on the floor with a bloody nose and painful headache. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune , 3 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed. \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 24 July 2019",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Cordon\u2019s face was bloodied during a home invasion in the early hours of July 10. \u2014 John Wawrow, The Seattle Times , 13 Aug. 2018",
"The woman was bloodied , and her hair was cut by the blades of the arrow, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Meanwhile, Democrats bloodied each other in a debate battle ahead of today\u2019s Nevada caucuses that candidate Michael Bloomberg said Trump won. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 22 Feb. 2020",
"News photos showed rescue workers with lights bringing out people, some bloodied by the collapse. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Bruised, bloodied , and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1681, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211636"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": inclined towards violence or bloodshed",
": stubbornly contrary or obstructive : cantankerous"
],
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"\u02ccbl\u0259-d\u0113-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
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"bloodthirsty",
"bloody",
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"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
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"first_known_use":[
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190448"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a mass of wrought iron from the forge or puddling furnace",
": a bar of iron or steel hammered or rolled from an ingot",
": blossom sense 1a , flower",
": the flowering state",
": a period of flowering",
": a rapid and excessive growth of a plankton population (as of algae or dinoflagellates) \u2014 compare red tide",
": a large aggregation of free-swimming organisms : swarm",
": a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor",
": a state or time of high development or achievement",
": a surface coating or appearance: such as",
": a delicate powdery coating on some fruits and leaves",
": a rosy appearance of the cheeks",
": an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor",
": a cloudiness on a film of varnish or lacquer",
": a grayish discoloration on chocolate",
": glare caused by an object reflecting too much light into a television camera",
": to produce or yield flowers",
": to support abundant plant life",
": to mature into achievement of one's potential",
": to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellence",
": to shine out : glow",
": to become more apparent or fully expressed (as in flavor or aroma)",
": to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degree",
": to become densely populated with microorganisms and especially plankton",
": to cause to bloom",
": to give bloom to",
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": a condition or time of beauty, freshness, and strength",
": the rosy color of the cheek",
": to produce flowers",
": to change, grow, or develop fully",
"Harold 1930\u20132019 American literary critic"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00fcm",
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm",
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm"
],
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"blossom",
"florescence",
"floruit",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
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"blossom",
"blow",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"effloresce",
"flower",
"unfold"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"flowers blooming in the garden",
"Their love was just beginning to bloom ."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183438"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
],
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": having blooms unfolding : flowering",
": thriving in health, beauty, and vigor : exhibiting the freshness and beauties of youth or health"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00fc-m\u0259n",
"-mi\u014b"
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"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
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"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"probably euphemism for bloody ",
"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191806"
},
"blossom":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the flower of a seed plant",
": the mass of such flowers on a single plant",
": the state of bearing flowers",
": a peak period or stage of development",
": bloom",
": to come into one's own : develop",
": to become evident",
": to make an appearance",
": flower entry 1 sense 1",
": bloom entry 1 sense 2",
": bloom entry 2 sense 1",
": to appear, change, grow, or develop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4-s\u0259m"
],
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"bloom",
"florescence",
"floruit",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
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"bloom",
"blow",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"effloresce",
"flower",
"unfold"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her hair smelled of apple blossoms .",
"in the full blossom of her career as a writer",
"Verb",
"Their friendship blossomed into romance.",
"the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Two ensuites\u2014one pink blossom , the other black and gold\u2014contain elaborate gold baths, showers and walk-in dressing rooms. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan's cherry blossom -- a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Product placement in Korean media also helped the multi-balm trend blossom , both Hong and Cho note. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fans can also expect to watch the romance blossom between Kardashian and Davidson, who met on the SNL set. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 8 Apr. 2022",
"An elegant orange- blossom and neroli scent accompanies you following each use. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Around the booths, visitors and artists alike dressed up for the affair, cladding themselves in their best ribbon skirts or turquoise squash- blossom necklaces. \u2014 Christian Allair, Vogue , 25 Aug. 2021",
"In our climate and soils, blossom end rot is caused by uneven watering. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The Japan market has a new electric Nissan called the Sakura, which fits into the kei-car class and is named after the Japanese cherry blossom . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Shortly after, a breakfast meeting between the two solidified the friendship that would blossom into a relationship \u2014 though Griffin knew right away that Krusen was the one. \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"With the Los Angeles Olympics looming, Jake and Rupert are pitted against each other to land a spot on the national team while also fighting for the affection of the English roses who blossom around the show jumpers. \u2014 Courtney Maum, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Whoever lands the California corner will be getting one of the fastest-rising defensive players in America, one that could blossom into a future NFL draft pick. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2022",
"While larger agencies would overlook these smaller deals, Hochberg views them as an opportunity to grow a partnership that could eventually blossom into a long-term contract. \u2014 Nick Diunte, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The league offers a unique collegiality, Mathre said, where friendships born at track meets can blossom into lifelong bonds. \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 6 Feb. 2021",
"April, however, is when things begin to blossom once again. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
"There is no question to me that social commerce will continue to blossom into an indispensable avenue that leads straight into shoppers\u2019 hearts. \u2014 Sean Reiter, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Since then, the Black community on TikTok, especially Black women, continue to blossom as their most authentic selves, unapologetically reclaiming their culture and creativity that has been in their ancestry for generations. \u2014 Celeste Polanco, refinery29.com , 7 Sep. 2021"
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190905"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a soiling or disfiguring mark : spot",
": a mark of reproach : moral flaw",
": a usually nitrocellulose or nylon sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (such as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody) \u2014 compare southern blot , western blot",
": to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance",
": mar",
": to stain with infamy",
": to dry (something, such as writing) with an absorbing agent",
": to remove with absorbing material",
": to make a blot",
": to become marked with a blot",
": a lone backgammon man exposed to capture",
": a weak or exposed point",
": a spot or stain of dirt or ink",
": a mark of shame or dishonor",
": spot entry 2 sense 1",
": to dry by pressing with paper or cloth",
": to make (something) difficult to see",
": to destroy completely",
": a nitrocellulose sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and that is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a suitable molecular probe (as a complementary nucleic acid or a radiolabeled antibody) \u2014 see northern blot , southern blot , western blot"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00e4t",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4t",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[
"brand",
"onus",
"slur",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"spot",
"stain",
"stigma",
"taint"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't rub the wine stain. Blot it dry with a paper towel.",
"Blot your lipstick with a tissue."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200526"
},
"blotch":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to mark or mar with blotches",
": imperfection , blemish",
": a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular",
": a blemish on the skin",
": a large irregular spot of color or ink",
": a discolored patch on the skin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8bl\u00e4ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"dapple",
"dot",
"fleck",
"freckle",
"marble",
"mottle",
"pepper",
"shoot",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"stipple"
],
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"dapple",
"dot",
"eyespot",
"fleck",
"mottle",
"patch",
"pip",
"point",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"blotched the bedroom walls with various shades of blue to give them a textured effect",
"my pen leaked and blotched my shirt pocket",
"Noun",
"blotches on the tree's leaves",
"a dog with a single small blotch of black",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Still, in the contents of this collection, some blotched with stray fingerprints or grease splatters, O\u2019Keeffe left traces of her daily effort to maintain Abiquiu as a sanctuary. \u2014 Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The friend spotted a big male Chinook \u2014 its fins torn, its back blotched with the fungus of decay. \u2014 Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com , 5 May 2018",
"Inside the box there's a pile of mint-green paint chips, blotched with brown stains and cracked like a dehydrated lake bed. \u2014 Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader , 24 Oct. 2017",
"As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia\u2019s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. \u2014 Lauren Young, Smithsonian , 6 Feb. 2017",
"People emerged from the pools, their pale white skin blotched with red. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 9 June 2017",
"As Ghosh writes, back in 1635, in a village nearby Slovakia\u2019s Strazov Mountains, lawyer Jan Ladislaides marked his stamp of approval on municipal account documents with a small blotched drawing of two dots and a line inside a circle. \u2014 Lauren Young, Smithsonian , 6 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At-home stain removal comes with many risks: setting that wine blotch forever, rubbing a hole in your favorite shirt, making dye bleed. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Last night, the only blotch on his record was a leadoff bunt single in the 1st inning. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"To say the least, my skin looked radiant and bright from the exfoliating mask, and not a blotch of redness or irritation was in sight. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Vineyards at harvest time are a popular subject for photographers and romantics, but those beautiful red leaves betray a disease called red blotch virus. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"One sin was for attempting to hire Ben Johnson, the notorious drug cheater from Canada, who left a blotch on the Seoul Olympics in 1988 by winning the 100 meters and quickly testing positive for steroids. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"However, the real purpose of this conversation is for Heather to talk about her stress rash, which is really just a red blotch on her forehead. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Look for a nearby blotch of green space or set off in search of a sunset or a playground full of happy memories. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"The woman is definitely experiencing some kind of stress- blotch breakout. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2021"
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": a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot",
": an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well",
": an easy or one-sided victory",
": a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil",
": a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush",
": to extinguish by a gust",
": to dissipate (itself) by blowing",
": to defeat easily",
": to damage severely",
": to become extinguished by a gust",
": to erupt out of control"
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"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
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"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
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"party",
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"Noun",
"The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout .",
"We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.",
"The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout .",
"Verb",
"blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Less than a month after suffering a season-ending blowout loss to top-seeded Kansas on the second day of the Big 12 Tournament, Bob Huggins sat at his desk inside his office on the West Virginia University campus. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Hager came on in the ninth inning of a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday and threw 12 total pitches to six hitters. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Pence's ex-boss, the former president who once was seen as a kingmaker in GOP politics, gave his full-throated support to former US Sen. David Perdue, who was humiliated in a blowout loss to incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Pinder recently pitched in an A\u2019s blowout loss and has now played every position in the majors except catcher. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, surrendering home-court advantage in their blowout loss to the Celtics in their Eastern Conference finals matchup. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, surrendering home-court advantage in their blowout loss to the Celtics in their Eastern Conference finals matchup. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"Spoelstra appeared to be veering in that direction in the second half of a blowout loss to the Celtics in Game 2. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"However, following the blowout loss, Lamb's campaign found itself in the crosshairs of Democratic strategists. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More significant has been the infrequency of situations where the game hinges on a single pitch; the Red Sox\u2019 ability to blow out opponents resulted in just 79 high-leverage plate appearances since May 10, 17th in the big leagues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"It's been more than four decades since Vincent Simmons has had a birthday cake -- candles to blow out and make a wish. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Ballard dominated from start to finish as the Seventh Region champs used a nine-run second inning to blow out 15th Region representative Johnson Central 10-0 in five innings at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
"As Klarman began to blow out the candles on a day that gifted him his second Preakness winner on the five-year anniversary of Cloud Computing, the baseball connections flowed. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Other trends surrounding the film have also sprung up on TikTok, including the #candle trend, in which creators blow out the family candle as Mirabel does in the movie. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And do stay tuned for an event next week to blow out some inventory. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier on Sunday, Kansas\u2014the only No. 1 seed left standing after Arizona, Baylor and Gonzaga all fell\u2014overcame a six-point halftime deficit to blow out Miami, 76-50. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Pistons used a 27-6 third-quarter run to take control and blow out the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena, 122-101. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Verb",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect : frowsy",
": being coarse and ruddy of complexion"
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"\u02c8blau\u0307-z\u0113"
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"a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": explosion",
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": enlargement sense 2",
": a catastrophic financial failure or collapse",
": inflatable",
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": to fill up with a gas (such as air)",
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": explode",
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": to become violently angry",
": to become or come into being by or as if by blowing of wind",
": to become filled with a gas",
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"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p",
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"flare (up)",
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"Noun",
"The blowup of the photograph was easy to frame.",
"The two of them had a big blowup about something trivial.",
"The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late.",
"Verb",
"she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day",
"the building blew up because of a gas leak",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Lynn Elber, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"On April 26, three days after the blowup , Lin announced his departure on the Fast social media channels. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"But unlike the events leading to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, the financial community is divided on whether a crypto blowup could lead to systemic risk for financial markets. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"People reported that Jeff addressed his longtime collaborator\u2019s blowup at the Oscars at Dorian\u2019s Through The Record Shop in Chicago, during the Closed Sessions Legend Conversation: DJ Jazzy Jeff last Thursday. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To fully prove blowup , mathematicians need to show that, given the approximate singularity, a true one exists nearby. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Spoelstra suggested Wednesday's blowup could help the Heat in the long run. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"With its international reserves now totalling more than a third of its G.D.P., Putin\u2019s Russia is far less vulnerable to the kind of financial blowup that Boris Yeltsin\u2019s Russia experienced in 1998. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Did expenses unexpectedly blow up because of an unplanned event? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"These floaties are easy to blow up , too, thanks to the single-nozzle design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"But, of course, all of these options and plans could ultimately blow up in the Blazers\u2019 faces, as did the lottery. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Simply blow up the pad, attach it to a hose, and adjust the water pressure depending on how high your kids want the sprinkler to go. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Constrained by long-term contracts for core, veteran players, general manager Brian MacLellan can\u2019t blow up the roster with wholesale changes. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"The comments soon started to blow up at the sight of Ackles' stacked physique, due as much to his famous friends as to his thirsty fans. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of the Big Three (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Le Orme, Premiata Forneria Marconi), the latter were the obvious pick to blow up internationally, steadying even their most complex tunes with grabbable melodies and riffs. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner"
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": blubber"
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"noun",
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": to weep noisily",
": to swell, distort, or wet with weeping",
": to utter while weeping",
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": excessive fat on the body",
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": to weep noisily",
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"the poor child was blubbering because she had fallen and skinned her knee",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Their white American maleness is too mythic and valuable to go around blubbering all over valets. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2020",
"According to researchers on shore, the octopuses were likely chowing down on living crustaceans, not blubber remaining on the bones. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian , 16 Oct. 2019",
"As the humans blubbered and begged for their lives, the bots turned them into target practice, used their corpses to set up ambushes to create more corpses, and hanged them only after the slow torment of a monologue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2018",
"And over the last 24 hours, there\u2019s been loads of excitement: Team USA\u2019s nail-biting final curling match against Sweden left four-time Olympian John Shuster a blubbering mess after leading his team to gold. \u2014 Kathryn Lundstrom, SI.com , 24 Feb. 2018",
"Burning: Songs like Burning are the reason why casual listeners turn to Sam Smith\u2019s music, looking for three-minute exercises in emotional manipulation that renders you a blubbering mess. \u2014 Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 2 Nov. 2017",
"DeeDee Magno Hall\u2019s Diana also is capable of reducing audience members \u2014 first timers or not \u2014 to blubbering wrecks with her searching fragility and voice like warm honey. \u2014 Margaret Gray, latimes.com , 26 May 2017",
"This explains why most, so far, appear to be playing along with Trump\u2014espousing a patriotic duty to work with the administration while blubbering platitudes about cooperation and listening and being stewards of the economy. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 25 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Over the past few million years, walruses have adapted to their frigid environments, with long ivory tusks to protect them from polar bears and thick, bristled skin with up to six inches of insulating blubber underneath. \u2014 Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Their blubber edible as well as their meat, those cetaceans have sustained human life here to a large extent, with the Grind on record as dating back nearly 600 years. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Before that, northern elephant seals nearly disappeared entirely because of hunting during the 19th century for their blubber , which was used for lamp oil and soap. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The stove appeared to be a trywork, a type of cast iron furnace used in rendering whale blubber to oil, the researchers said. \u2014 al , 28 Feb. 2022",
"There is fluid inside both lungs, hemorrhaging in the blubber , edema on the kidneys. \u2014 Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Graduate students Theresa Keates and Arina Favilla carefully removed the satellite tag and time-depth recorder glued to her body, each about the size of a deck of cards, and used an ultrasound to measure her blubber , typically 2 inches thick. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
"During a lecture on the Sea Bird, naturalist Adam Marie had explained that, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, gray whales were hunted for blubber in these same lagoons. \u2014 Liz Vaccariello, Travel + Leisure , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Long before the evolution of blowholes or blubber , whales were at home in the seas. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Jan. 2022"
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": a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon",
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"Noun",
"guards armed with bludgeons roamed the compound",
"Verb",
"remodelers bludgeoned the wall with a sledgehammer to join the two rooms",
"the boxer bludgeons opponents with an assortment of punches",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its leading office holders have demonstrated that the party will take a stand on principle even when doing so harms one of its most prominent members (and not only when the gesture can be used as a bludgeon against the other guys). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Aug. 2021",
"And so this is when good old, New England Protestants who had been really nurturing the story of the pilgrims started using this story as the founders of America, as a sort of cultural bludgeon to claim their spot on the top of America's hierarchy. \u2014 Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY , 21 Nov. 2021",
"In the Middle East, the idea of hospitality is both sacrament and bludgeon . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Yet a small but important part of the progressive coalition\u2014criminal-defense lawyers\u2014can\u2019t afford to treat gun laws as one more culture-war bludgeon . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 July 2021",
"Because fascism, it\u2019s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Their large could also double as a bludgeon in the unlikely event of a mugging. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Hegar, by contrast, has used the issue as a bludgeon . \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Hobbes tells Marshall that people often use the subject as a bludgeon . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It\u2019s well- documented that these creatures will use rocks to bludgeon \u2014read: loosen\u2014food from its perch. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"According to authorities, Heredia-Rios used a hammer to bludgeon Oscar Garrido-Castro, who was 36 at the time of his death. \u2014 Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Trying to bludgeon the working class into jobs accomplished the exact opposite. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 26 July 2021",
"The writer-director Blerta Basholli doesn\u2019t bludgeon you with the character\u2019s miseries, or hold your emotions hostage. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Basilashvili, of the country of Georgia, saved seven break points along the way and used his powerful backhand to bludgeon young Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (5), 6-3. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Never mind that their Republican opponents will likelier bludgeon them over the budget deficit, which (unlike the debt ceiling) is something voters actually understand. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Prosecutors said Johnson used a claw hammer to fatally bludgeon a manager, Mary Bratcher, 46, and employees Mabel Scruggs, 57, and Fred Jones, 58, during a closing-time robbery at the Casey\u2019s General Store in Columbia on Feb. 12, 1994. \u2014 NBC News , 7 May 2021",
"Traditionally therapies for lupus and other autoimmune diseases have relied on decades-old blunt-force strategies that essentially bludgeon a badly behaving immune system into submission. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"\u2014 compare purple sense 3 , red sense 5",
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"Noun",
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"a mixture of blues and greens",
"They sailed off into the blue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Norse Atlantic plane scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale on Monday arrived in South Florida over the weekend and could be seen parked with its white and blue livery Sunday evening in the northwest corner of the airport. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"On Wednesday and Thursday, at least 14 social media users criticized Newport News officials for their post claiming that red, white and blue represent both July 4th and Juneteenth. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"But the traditional Juneteenth flag, designed by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation Founder Ben Haith in 1997, is red, white and blue to replicate the flags for the United States and the Lone Star State. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans. \u2014 Will Mullery, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The Savannah River Queen and the Georgia Queen, the two giant red-white-and- blue paddle-wheel riverboats that are a fixture on the historic Savannah riverfront, are a great way to see Georgia\u2019s famous old port city. \u2014 Avery Newmark, AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"The flag\u2019s red, white and blue colors signify that both the previously enslaved and their descendants are unquestionably American. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"They are also encouraged to wear red, white and blue . \u2014 Lexi Whitehead, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Among the relatives who packed the memorial auditorium wearing red, white and blue ribbons was Adams\u2019s son, Stanley Earley, who seemed a bit taken aback by the attention. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This announcement came out of the blue , said multiple scientists. \u2014 Pratik Pawar, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"Over the past eight months, hundreds of other families have been caught in similar whirlwinds, as their otherwise healthy children developed hepatitis, seemingly out of the blue . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Sometimes a torture idea will come to you out of the blue . \u2014 Jack Handey, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"While rare, other primary headache disorders include primary stabbing headache, which causes sudden, stabbing pain, and new daily persistent headache, which appears out of the blue , is daily and continuous, and lasts for more than three months. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
"With so much instability in the atmosphere, storms will develop almost out of the blue . \u2014 Judson Jones And Monica Garrett, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"Martina Gelf, a college classmate whom Sandy hadn\u2019t spoken with since college, calls out of the blue . \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"This is once again reliant upon your connections and relationships, especially in outlets with global coverage, which rarely accept opinion articles out of the blue . \u2014 Felipe Reisch, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republicans in Virginia\u2019s 10th, 7th and 2nd districts \u2014 all seats targeted by the national GOP \u2014 are seeking to unseat the three Democratic congresswomen who flipped their districts to blue in 2018 with major help from suburban voters. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The home uniforms, which FAU wore versus the 49ers, have blue as the dominant color once again. \u2014 Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2020",
"To ensure that John Cornyn, Chip Roy and the rest of the Texas Republicans stop putting us in danger, voter blue up and down the ballot in November. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, ExpressNews.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"There are signs that Texas, due to changing demographics, may be the next Electoral College giant to turn from red, if not to blue , then at least to purple. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
"So why won't blue shampoo cut it for keeping cool brunettes cool? \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Ruscillo has studied the production of the ancient purple dye, including experimenting with it to make colors from pink to blue to almost black, though she isn't involved in the excavations on Chrysi. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The pair were all smiles for the appearance at St. James\u2019s Palace, where Kate blue a royal blue Issa dress that matched her sapphire engagement ring, which once belonged to William\u2019s mother Princess Diana. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 25 July 2019",
"Give classic orange and blue a dose of edge with abstract prints and a hit of dark \u00e0 la Samantha Angelo. \u2014 Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor , 4 June 2019"
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"aeon",
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"once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Esposito\u2019s Genny Savastano wasn\u2019t born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in his eyes. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"And once in a blue moon , a fabulous one comes up for sale: such is the case with the Lanier House, a Beaux-Arts gem on East 35th Street. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The rarer, blue moon \u2019s light passes through larger dust particles. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Edinson Cavani, the current second-string centre forward who does pose a threat on the pitch, can only play once in a blue moon and spends the rest of the time on the sidelines or in the treatment room. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon . \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The next blue moon is forecasted for August 2023, much sooner than the 19 years one Facebook post claimed. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Sometimes a blue moon can fall on Halloween, as the post indicates. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The last blue moon to appear happened in October of 2020 \u2014 and on the night of Halloween. \u2014 Karly Williams, Chron , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"examples":[
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"This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cinderella takes a blue blood when Saint Peter\u2019s faces North Carolina on Sunday, March 27. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rival Auburn feels like a college hoops blue blood in the making. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The two college basketball blue blood schools meet in New Orleans tonight to decide this year\u2019s champion. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The pride of Jersey City is taking the City of Brotherly Love by storm, fresh off wins over blue blood Kentucky and red hot Murray State. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Hamilton, 73, has transformed FSU into a new blue blood basketball program in the ACC, competing with the North Carolinas and Dukes. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In the novel, Spragg, navigates the rigid rules of high society, learning that her family\u2019s newfound wealth doesn\u2019t quite stack up to an old, blue blood social pedigree. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"Noun",
"Our pumpkin won the blue ribbon at the county fair this year.",
"the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Leda Levine, president of New Agenda: Northeast, and Pam Gould, superintendent of Sandwich Public Schools and a member of the MIAA\u2019s blue ribbon committee, also spoke. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"And on it there was this little kind of tube with a blue ribbon around it. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Inspired by one of her most iconic looks, the Queen Elizabeth II Barbie wears an elegant ivory gown and blue ribbon adorned with decorations of order. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung wore the blue ribbon , as well. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Momoa wore a handkerchief with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and Yoon Yeo-jeong had a blue ribbon pinned to her outfit. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"More celebrities are bound to be wearing this blue ribbon . \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022"
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": a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans",
": something resembling a blueprint (as in serving as a model or providing guidance)",
": a detailed plan or program of action",
": a photographic print made with white lines on a blue background and showing how something will be made",
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"a blueprint for reforming the public school system",
"an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The measures could serve as a blueprint for other countries, including the U.S. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The struggle of a fresh start Senegal launched in 2018 what leaders hailed as a blueprint for tackling the crisis of vanishing coasts. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Kardashian has often been referenced as the blueprint for the influencing industry, but did that influence alone earn Skims, her shapewear company, a valuation of $3.2 billion? \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 1 June 2022",
"His archive would serve as a blueprint to help restore any damage to the city\u2019s centuries-old buildings. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"Deja looked up to Randall for that, not only as a dad, but as a blueprint of a man. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
"It was formally announced in Georgia on Friday as Biden began his Asia trip touring a Samsung semiconductor plant in PyeongtaekThe plant serves as a blueprint for a $17 billion facility the electronics company plans to open near Austin. \u2014 Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"The All-Hazards Mitigation Plan serves as the blueprint for reducing property damage and saving lives after hazard events, such as tornadoes or floods. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Winter Garden hopes to remake a struggling east side neighborhood using the city\u2019s revitalized downtown as a blueprint . \u2014 Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"verb"
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": having an edge or point that is not sharp",
": abrupt in speech or manner",
": being straight to the point : direct",
": slow or deficient in feeling : insensitive",
": obtuse (see obtuse sense 2a ) in understanding or discernment : dull",
": to make less sharp, definite, or forceful",
": to become blunt (see blunt entry 1 )",
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": having a thick edge or point : dull",
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"Adjective",
"To be perfectly blunt , I find her annoying.",
"He was blunt about needing more privacy.",
"Verb",
"a weapon blunted by use",
"the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An autopsy report said Johnson died from multiple blunt force injuries and listed the manner of death as an accident. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Haskins died from multiple blunt -force injuries, and his manner of death was an accident, the report says. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Investigators said the fire was started with gasoline and determined Rita Politte had also suffered blunt force head trauma. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Mazariegos was left brain dead and had blunt force injuries, fractured ribs and internal bleeding after the attack, according to investigators. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Besides the bangs, blown straight and blunt , this is identical to the style Gomez had last September, when she was spotted on the NYC late-night circuit with mermaid hair that almost brushed her hips. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Chinese army described organizing combat drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan to send a blunt message to the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries, the report says. \u2014 Laura James, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Castrejon, a Wheeling resident, was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy indicated death from blunt force injuries, the Lake County coroner\u2019s office said Tuesday. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, officials have expressed some optimism that the widespread administration of vaccines and availability of therapeutics might blunt and potential uptick in fatalities. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s major powers have been working in earnest on laser weapons since the 1990s, looking to overcome the inherent atmospheric problems that blunt targeted laser beams which favor clear air or, ideally, a vacuum to work. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Candidates who create trust barriers are candidates who begin the campaign season at a disadvantage \u2013 one that might just blunt the potential blow to Democrats in the midterm elections. \u2014 Gina Glantz, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Fighting in the days ahead, including in Severodonetsk, will show to what extent these and other Western weapons systems supplied by the U.S. and allies could blunt the Russian advantage in artillery and aviation. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, Gary Chambers drew attention for sparking up a marijuana blunt in a political campaign ad. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"An autopsy report said Johnson died from multiple blunt force injuries and listed the manner of death as an accident. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Haskins died from multiple blunt -force injuries, and his manner of death was an accident, the report says. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Investigators said the fire was started with gasoline and determined Rita Politte had also suffered blunt force head trauma. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Mazariegos was left brain dead and had blunt force injuries, fractured ribs and internal bleeding after the attack, according to investigators. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Besides the bangs, blown straight and blunt , this is identical to the style Gomez had last September, when she was spotted on the NYC late-night circuit with mermaid hair that almost brushed her hips. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Chinese army described organizing combat drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan to send a blunt message to the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries, the report says. \u2014 Laura James, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Castrejon, a Wheeling resident, was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy indicated death from blunt force injuries, the Lake County coroner\u2019s office said Tuesday. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, officials have expressed some optimism that the widespread administration of vaccines and availability of therapeutics might blunt and potential uptick in fatalities. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s major powers have been working in earnest on laser weapons since the 1990s, looking to overcome the inherent atmospheric problems that blunt targeted laser beams which favor clear air or, ideally, a vacuum to work. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Candidates who create trust barriers are candidates who begin the campaign season at a disadvantage \u2013 one that might just blunt the potential blow to Democrats in the midterm elections. \u2014 Gina Glantz, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Fighting in the days ahead, including in Severodonetsk, will show to what extent these and other Western weapons systems supplied by the U.S. and allies could blunt the Russian advantage in artillery and aviation. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, Gary Chambers drew attention for sparking up a marijuana blunt in a political campaign ad. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Adjective",
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"He was blunt about needing more privacy.",
"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An autopsy report said Johnson died from multiple blunt force injuries and listed the manner of death as an accident. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"Haskins died from multiple blunt -force injuries, and his manner of death was an accident, the report says. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Investigators said the fire was started with gasoline and determined Rita Politte had also suffered blunt force head trauma. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Mazariegos was left brain dead and had blunt force injuries, fractured ribs and internal bleeding after the attack, according to investigators. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Besides the bangs, blown straight and blunt , this is identical to the style Gomez had last September, when she was spotted on the NYC late-night circuit with mermaid hair that almost brushed her hips. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Chinese army described organizing combat drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan to send a blunt message to the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries, the report says. \u2014 Laura James, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Castrejon, a Wheeling resident, was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy indicated death from blunt force injuries, the Lake County coroner\u2019s office said Tuesday. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Their dominance in those arenas and toeholds in other businesses should blunt the pains of inflation, even as those challenges hammer big companies such as Walmart and Target and the stock market nears bear market territory. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And that could quickly blunt the league\u2019s aspirations. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But as noted, other than vaccination, the strategies being proposed will not materially blunt the coming predictable wave. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, officials have expressed some optimism that the widespread administration of vaccines and availability of therapeutics might blunt and potential uptick in fatalities. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s major powers have been working in earnest on laser weapons since the 1990s, looking to overcome the inherent atmospheric problems that blunt targeted laser beams which favor clear air or, ideally, a vacuum to work. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Candidates who create trust barriers are candidates who begin the campaign season at a disadvantage \u2013 one that might just blunt the potential blow to Democrats in the midterm elections. \u2014 Gina Glantz, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Fighting in the days ahead, including in Severodonetsk, will show to what extent these and other Western weapons systems supplied by the U.S. and allies could blunt the Russian advantage in artillery and aviation. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Chambers' viral campaign ad, the candidate smokes a blunt while pointing out that Black Americans are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana, despite their rate of usage being about the same as for other racial groups. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Amid a crowd of thousands Wednesday afternoon in Golden Gate Park, Aaron Lacy sat down, relaxed, and tried his best to roll a blunt . \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Serena\u2019s blunt -cut wig, swooped behind her ears, evened the symmetry of her entire look. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Officials executed a search warrant on Morgan's white GMC pickup truck and recovered empty cans of Michelob Ultra in the front cab, marijuana and drug paraphernalia \u2013 including a bong, pipes and a blunt . \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Madonna is also seen smoking what appears to be a large blunt in the new clip. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"While hosting a TikTok live stream to chat with fans about Hulu's Only Murders in the Building season finale, Gomez surprised her followers by debuting a sleek blunt bob after rocking long loose waves for the past few months. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Meaning, your favorite Super Bowl commercial this year will not involve a blunt or a bong despite the intersection of the big game and legal cannabis. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, Gary Chambers drew attention for sparking up a marijuana blunt in a political campaign ad. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reality and story telling blur as Tommy goes toe-to-toe with famous historical figures like Winston Churchill and Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin). \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Portrait mode that improves the bokeh effect by adding artificial blur to the foreground as well as the background. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But last year my kids were only a few weeks old and the whole day was one big blur . \u2014 Derek Blasberg, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Assayas is a former film critic who has long indulged in making movies about the way reality and fantasy blur on sets. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Oliver remembers the days after the MSD shooting as a blur of well-meaning people coming at him with advice. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"There's a lot of handshakes and a blur of faces as players get shuffled between interviews with teams and the media at Wintrust Arena. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"The knife in my character's hand has some blur and shows the system at its weakest, but the rest of the image resolves very cleanly. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
"In the spring, her garden was a Monet: a blur of bright pink phlox, deep purple lupine, blue hyacinth, and yellow and red tulips. \u2014 Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here, find the 14 best setting powders to blur , set, and mattify your skin\u2013without looking dusty or cakey. \u2014 ELLE , 13 May 2022",
"Though intellectually complex, the end goal was to blur the financial status of the company, rather than illuminate it. \u2014 Isaac Cheifetz, Star Tribune , 24 Apr. 2021",
"To what extent does the collection blur the boundaries between wearable art and fine art? \u2014 Kate Matthams, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Shoot against clean backgrounds or blur out the background. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"The camera lingers on them and gives us views of the scene from them at every opportunity, burying important but no longer novel ideas about truth, artifice, and how cameras blur the lines between them under several layers of showy reflexivity. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The urge to blur lines may best be exemplified by collaborations between streetwear and indie restaurants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"One key thing the pandemic and the resulting work-from-home model have done is blur \u2014and in many cases eliminate\u2014the separation between work and life. \u2014 Michael Held, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In Leifheit\u2019s images, go-go dancers under red stage lights blur into luminescent shadows. \u2014 Jack Parlett, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"He brags and blusters , but he never really does what he says he'll do.",
"\u201cI don't want to hear it!\u201d he blustered .",
"The wind blustered through the valley.",
"Noun",
"We were all tired of his macho bluster .",
"all the bluster in the campaign speech was intended to hide a lack of specifics",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The area is frequently hit with fierce storms; fog can roll in suddenly; and winds often bluster at more than 75 miles per hour. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 22 July 2021",
"But for all the fear and bluster around Satanism, the actual religion is not well-understood. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"But Johnson likes to bluster his way past the facts, and von der Leyen likes to muster them. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The Herald continued to thrive, Bennett continued to bluster , crimes and calamities continued to happen. \u2014 James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Iran will bluster and threaten, but waging an all-out war with the U.S. would be suicidal, and Iran knows it. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
"At times, the actor\u2019s florid portrayal of the quirky, blustering general evokes, of all people, Frank Morgan\u2019s Wizard of Oz. \u2014 Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
"But as his host blustered , Mr Khan seemed to have little cause for concern. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019",
"Rather than endure a humiliating climb-down that would involve admission of cheating and the destruction of the new missiles, Putin is blustering new threats. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 20 Feb. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Russia\u2019s regular reminders over the past three months of its nuclear might, even if largely bluster , were the latest evidence of how the potential threat has resurfaced in more overt and dangerous ways. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"For all the bloviating and bluster in the news\u2013and on Twitter\u201368% of U.S. adults expect that Musk will actually have a positive impact on free speech. \u2014 Will Johnson, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"Cua's attorney now characterizes such comment as bluster from an impressionable young person and said Cua regrets his actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021",
"Cua\u2019s attorney now characterizes such comments as bluster from an impressionable young person and said Cua regrets his actions. \u2014 David Klepper, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2021",
"Defendants have dismissed those conversations as bluster . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Rogozin\u2014who heads up Russia\u2019s federal space agency, Roscosmos\u2014has long been known for his bluster . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"Sheriff Villanueva just showed the world the petty emptiness behind his bluster . \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Their buffoonish bluster masks a deeper pain in the play \u2014 in particular, the pain relating to Teach\u2019s jealousy and the need for Donny to help steer clueless, aimless Bobby out of addiction. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"He tied the boat to the dock.",
"Cruise ships and other boats filled the harbor.",
"traveling by boat across the ocean",
"Verb",
"We boated over to the island.",
"boated to the picnic site on an island in the bay",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Missing the boat on the health care transformation Rite Aid, which began life in 1962 as Thrift D Discount Center in Scranton, wasn\u2019t always an also-ran. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Only available from December to May, the 85-foot boat is staffed with a private hostess and a chef. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"The mother had received assistance from a nearby fishing vessel and managed to get her daughter onto the boat , but could not hoist herself up. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"The boater then called for help, flagged down emergency responders, and helped to secure the boat , according to the statement. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"At the last minute, Zeller stepped in to helm the veterans boat on this year\u2019s trip. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"The mother was unable to hoist herself into the boat and went under the water. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The competition always comes down to who is the better athletes rather than who has the better boat . \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"When the boat was not returned on time, staff found it on the north side of the lake with Josey sleeping in his life jacket on board, but the mom was not with her child. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Their plan is to boat across the Yukon River and camp out until it\u2019s safe to return. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Step it up with these high-waisted jeans that boat a D-ring belt for a more elevated take on classic wide-leg denim. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The men had left Pilot Station 12 days ago to boat down to the coast to hunt seal and beluga whale. \u2014 Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Visitors to the region can hire local indigenous guides to boat them around the lake and through the river networks, pointing out wildlife and explaining the historical importance of the site. \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
"But don\u2019t wait for the chance to boat a daily bag limit of five of the feisty trout. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The easiest and most important things for people to remember is to boat sober and wear their life jacket, said Lt. Darren Kuhn, DNR boating law administrator. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2021",
"Texas guide Dawson Hefner specializes in alligator gar fishing and had volunteered to ferry the two anglers onto the Trinity River in a final attempt to boat the elusive fish. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"The scam impersonates Alabama Power, warning people who intend to boat or swim in Lewis Smith Lake to stay out of the water due to a significant increase in the amount of flesh-eating bacteria found in the lake. \u2014 al , 29 June 2021"
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},
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"noun"
],
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"a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And most important: How could a boatload of Haitians disappear without a trace? \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"And while that's still a few weeks away, the retail juggernaut has already unveiled a boatload of early Prime Day fitness deals that span home gym equipment, workout clothes, fitness trackers, and more. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"The Bulldogs have a boatload of talented athletes, including senior Jaylen Cole. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"The series has also made a boatload of money, notching more than $3.5 billion over six films at the global box office. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Naylor sees tremendous value in spending a boatload of money to build and launch into the cosmos a telescope with no preconceived judgments. \u2014 Andrea Morris, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Once again, the county taxpayers are paying a boatload of money because the stewards of the jail are not doing their. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
"With the departure of a boatload of starters, the Sun Devils will be hard-pressed to match that win total. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Memorial Day Weekend marked the unofficial start to summer with a boatload of shopping deals. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 6 June 2022"
],
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"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": to strike with a quick light blow : rap",
": to move up and down in a short quick movement",
": to polish with a bob : buff",
": to move up and down briefly or repeatedly",
": to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly",
": to nod or curtsy briefly",
": to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth",
": a short quick down-and-up motion",
": any of several folk dances",
": a blow or tap especially with the fist",
": a modification of the order in change ringing",
": a method of change ringing using a bob",
": a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges",
": deceive , cheat",
": to take by fraud : filch",
": bunch , cluster",
": nosegay",
": a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair",
": a short haircut on a woman or child",
": float sense 2a",
": a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)",
": trifle sense 1",
": to cut shorter : crop",
": to cut (hair) in the style of a bob",
": shilling",
": bobsled",
": to move or cause to move with a short jerky up-and-down motion",
": to try to seize something with the teeth",
": a short jerky up-and-down motion",
": a float used to buoy up the baited end of a fishing line",
": a woman's or child's short haircut",
": to cut (hair) in the style of a bob",
": to cut shorter"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4b",
"\u02c8b\u00e4b"
],
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"bobble",
"jog",
"jounce",
"nod",
"pump",
"seesaw",
"wag"
],
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"bouquet",
"nosegay",
"posy"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb (3)",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1789, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (4)",
"1856, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183010"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": police officer"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0113"
],
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"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"fuzz",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"police officer",
"policeman",
"shamus"
],
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"examples":[
"a bobby on his beat",
"asked a passing London bobby for directions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The piece also came enclosed in a silk zippered case alongside two bobby pins and two elastic bands. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This concept is also exemplified by the Nia Bobby Pin chains, which find single bobby pins accented with long crystal chains. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Forego traditional bobby pins and add one of these faux succulent hair accessories to your collection. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Secure one sock at the top of your head with a claw clip or bobby pins. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 25 May 2021",
"Sometimes bobby pins don't cut it to upgrade your day-two hair. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 11 Dec. 2020",
"To pick the lock, use your bobby -pin pick to push up the pins, one at a time, until the cylinder is free to turn. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2020",
"These colorful acrylic bobby pins can be added to so many styles. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2020",
"What about like a bobby -pin situation on men\u2019s hair? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 26 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Bobby , nickname for Robert , after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force",
"first_known_use":[
"1839, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183151"
},
"bod":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
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": fellow , guy",
": body",
"biochemical oxygen demand",
"biological oxygen demand",
"biochemical oxygen demand; biological oxygen demand"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4d"
],
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"baby",
"being",
"bird",
"body",
"character",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"creature",
"customer",
"devil",
"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"fish",
"guy",
"head",
"human",
"human being",
"individual",
"life",
"man",
"mortal",
"party",
"person",
"personage",
"scout",
"slob",
"sort",
"soul",
"specimen",
"stiff",
"thing",
"wight"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Some bod from the office rang you.",
"He's a bit of an odd bod , but I quite like him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dua has been feeding our souls with the best swimwear content while on tour, giving us a peek at her angelic side in a butterfly charm bikini and putting her super-strong bod on display in a simple black two-piece. \u2014 Seventeen , 24 May 2022",
"The mom of one, who shares daughter Bryn with ex Jason Hoppy, also flaunted her rockin' bod in a black bodysuit underneath a structured, black blazer in one Instagram Story. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod some extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The chilly weather is the perfect time to show your bod a little extra love. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The Mazda 3 Turbo is a credible contender with its hot bod and explosive 310-torque turbo-4 under the hood. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Honestly, would've probably rather seen that than an entire episode of Kenny's naked bod . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Simone showed off her beach bod ' in a pink and yellow tie-dye bikini. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Drop, however, was able to gradually crescendo my bod into a blissful state of orgasm. \u2014 Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com , 16 Mar. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185539"
},
"bodacious":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"outright , unmistakable",
"remarkable , noteworthy",
"sexy , voluptuous"
],
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"arresting",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
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"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"examples":[
"a singer with a bodacious voice",
"the bodacious decor of the boutique hotel is intended to appeal to the young and the hip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leroy Valent\u00edn Fern\u00e1ndez Leroy, also known as Indara Valkayre, a bodacious drag queen who impersonated Beyonc\u00e9's moves on stage at Parliament House and favored big wigs, tight suits and big boots. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Raft The Numbers, a bodacious stretch of the Arkansas, with Browns Canyon Rafting. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
"Gloria also has bodacious style, wearing fuchsia print shirts, metallic skirt suits, and necklaces dangling on her cleavage. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022",
"My colleague Janelle Okwodu cited the bodacious Jessica Rabbit as an inspiration, and my former colleague Brooke Bobb sent over an image of Pamela Anderson at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival busting out of a leather corset and a pair of opera gloves. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The show is quick and bodacious , funny and well-built. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Indonesian wax ginger, birds of paradise, and a bodacious heliconia bring instant aloha to your lover\u2019s heart. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
"This bootylicious powerhouse from the Davenport drag dynasty made it to the top four of season 11, thanks to her bodacious beauty and performing talents. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 26 May 2021",
"In the show, the sister duo is seen sporting big bodacious curls. \u2014 Shelby Stewart, Chron , 6 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably blend of bold and audacious ",
"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage",
": to announce beforehand : foretell",
": to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome : to be a sign of trouble to come",
": to show or suggest that future developments or events will be good or favorable : to be a sign of good things to come",
": to be a sign of (a future event)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dd",
"\u02c8b\u014dd"
],
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"augur",
"forebode",
"forbode",
"promise"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"This could bode disaster for all involved.",
"her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Mahe, a junior from France, believes the Bulldogs' contention with match play's top team will bode well for Georgia's future. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Additionally, Xilinx\u2019s complete platform and software solutions go-to-market approach will bode well for AMD in the data center, and also in other areas where AMD doesn\u2019t currently play, like automotive, aerospace and industrial automation. \u2014 Dave Altavilla, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Stern, Rourke, Bacon, Daly and Reiser are each right on, likable and interesting, with good screen personalities that bode well for future movie contributions, as well. \u2014 Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Just about every other major housing stock is in a bear market and if housing stocks continue to fall that will bode poorly for housing prices on Main Street. \u2014 Adam Sarhan, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Plus, state parks tend to be less crowded and more affordable, two things that bode well for overnight guests. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation was highest for energy and food \u2014 sectors that bode ill for consumers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The other aspect of the meeting that doesn't bode well for Johnson & Johnson is that the panel is considering whether to recommend that J&J recipients get a booster from a different company. \u2014 Summer Meza, The Week , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Transitions don\u2019t bode well for the complex U.S. health care system, with its mix of private and government insurance and its labyrinth of policies and procedures. \u2014 Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224027"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": omen",
": prediction sense 2"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dd-m\u0259nt"
],
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"auguring",
"augury",
"cast",
"forecast",
"forecasting",
"foretelling",
"predicting",
"prediction",
"presaging",
"prognosis",
"prognostic",
"prognosticating",
"prognostication",
"prophecy",
"prophesy",
"soothsaying",
"vaticination"
],
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"examples":[
"the continuing fascination with the obscure bodements of the 16th-century astrologer Nostradamus"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215157"
},
"bodiless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-di-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"ethereal",
"formless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical",
"spiritual",
"unbodied",
"unsubstantial"
],
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"bodily",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"substantial"
],
"examples":[
"ghosts are supposed to be bodiless"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205044"
},
"body":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk",
": the main, central, or principal part: such as",
": the nave of a church",
": the bed or box of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed",
": the enclosed or partly enclosed part of an automobile",
": the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead",
": such as",
": the material part or nature of a human being",
": a dead organism : corpse",
": a human being : person",
": a mass of matter distinct from other masses",
": something that embodies or gives concrete reality to a thing",
": a sensible object in physical space",
": aggregate , quantity",
": the part of a garment covering the trunk or torso",
": the main part of a literary or journalistic work : text sense 2b",
": the sound box or pipe of a musical instrument",
": a group of persons or things: such as",
": a fighting unit : force",
": a group of individuals organized for some purpose",
": fullness and richness of flavor (as of wine)",
": viscosity , consistency",
": denseness, fullness, or firmness of texture",
": fullness or resonance (see resonance sense 2 ) of a musical tone",
": to give form or shape to : embody",
": represent , symbolize",
": to use one's body to forcefully block or move (an opposing player)",
": the physical whole of a live or dead person or animal",
": the main part of a person, animal, or plant",
": a human being",
": the main or central part",
": the main part of a motor vehicle",
": a group of persons or things united for some purpose",
": a mass or portion of something distinct from other masses",
": the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead: as",
": the material part or nature of a human being",
": a dead organism : corpse",
": a human being",
": the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : trunk",
": the main part of an organ (as the uterus)",
": a kind or form of matter : a material substance"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4d-\u0113"
],
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"brunt",
"bulk",
"chief",
"core",
"generality",
"heft",
"main",
"mass",
"staple",
"weight"
],
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"embody",
"epitomize",
"express",
"externalize",
"incarnate",
"incorporate",
"instantiate",
"manifest",
"materialize",
"personalize",
"personify",
"substantiate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
"According to newspaper articles from the time, some boys playing in the area found Coleman\u2019s body dumped next to a building. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Kathleen Flynn for NBC NewsResearchers calculate Jameson's body fat percentage in the Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Soldiers can, and have, entered his house and body -searched him on the streets without warrant or warning. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Bailey's body was taken to the State Medical Examiner's officer for autopsy, the results of which are still pending, the release said. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"Sleep masks and body lotions cool down the skin with anti-inflammatory gel textures. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 12 June 2022",
"At his funeral last July, Green\u2019s body was taken to Winthrop Cemetary in a hearse bearing the United States Air Force emblem and was led by four troopers on motorcycle and about 30 more troopers marching on foot. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Sitting at the grim intersection of science fiction and gory, outlandish transformations of the human corpus, body horror is a signature of Cronenberg\u2019s work. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The program since has revised its policies pertaining to weight and body fat percentage. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"Weight was assessed via body mass index, an estimate of fat based on weight and height, as well as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and/or body fat percentage. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"But failure to acknowledge your feelings ultimately does your mind and body a disservice, as Sumpter soon learned. \u2014 L'oreal Thompson Payton, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"From there, the acupuncturist will develop a treatment plan, mapping out where on the face and body the needles will be inserted and stay in place until removed. \u2014 Julia Guerra, Allure , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Thompson picked up his fourth foul in the opening minute of the second half, severely limiting the team\u2019s ability to body up to Embiid. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
"How should body type be discussed when covering athletes? \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5 Javonte Green is always willing to body up to bigger players, and the 6-10 Tony Bradley has been getting more minutes. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Official Charts are collated by the Official Charts Company, a joint venture of labels body the BPI and Entertainment Retailers Assn. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185040"
},
"boff":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to have sexual intercourse with",
": a hearty laugh",
": a gag or line that produces a hearty laugh",
": something that is conspicuously successful : hit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4f",
"\u02c8b\u00e4f"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly laugh",
"boffola",
"cachinnation",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"hee-haw",
"horselaugh",
"laugh",
"laughter",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an old joke dating from the days of vaudeville that's still good for a boff",
"the emcee told some good boffs that kept the ceremony from becoming too serious"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1937, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220932"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": specter , phantom",
": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment",
": one stroke over par on a hole",
": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course",
": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition",
": an unidentified aircraft",
": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile",
": to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par",
": a low strongly built cart",
": a swiveling railway truck",
": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck",
": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)",
": ghost , goblin",
": something a person is afraid of without reason"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"He made a bogey on the second hole.",
"He made bogey on the second hole.",
"Verb",
"She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Matt Fitzpatrick of England, who played in the final group with Pereira, also stayed in range, two shots behind until his sloppy bogey on the 17th. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"His sextuple bogey is the worst score on the first hole at the Masters, beating the old mark by two strokes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Hadley held firm after his opening bogey before his birdie run left him on top once more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2021",
"But Ames gave a stroke back with a bogey at the difficult seventh hole overlooking Lake Michigan and Alker, Langer and others began to close in. \u2014 John Fineran, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022",
"Pressel plays her final 25 holes over Mission Hills without a bogey as Suzann Pettersen blew a four-shot lead with four holes to play. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Her iron play has been excellent all week; Saturday marked her second consecutive round without a bogey . \u2014 Jeff Babineau, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The 54-hole leader got off to a shaky start with a bogey at the first and didn\u2019t make his first birdie until the eighth hole. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"The 18-year-old Ishikawa has 12 birdies in his bogey -free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Barron, who bogeyed three of his last four holes in the opening round and had to settle for a one-shot lead, chipped in for eagle Saturday on the 571-yard 12th hole at Prestonwood Country Club to stretch his lead to three shots. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
"Thomas, who won the inaugural event in 2017 \u2014 South Korea\u2019s only PGA Tour stop \u2014 bogeyed the 18th for a 70 and he and Lee (68) were tied with a three-round total of 15-under 201. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
"The group another shot back included Dustin Johnson, who only made birdies on the par 5s and bogeyed his last hole for a 70. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times , 14 Apr. 2019",
"After a rough start to the back nine, bogeying the first two holes in Amen Corner, Woods picked up some momentum down the stretch, culminating with a clutch birdie on No. \u2014 Adam Woodard, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2018",
"But after bogeying the fifth, McIlroy\u2019s third shot to the par-5 sixth hole rattled around a pile of rocks separating the green from a pond. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020",
"But Thomas bogeyed the 17th after his 12-footer for par lipped out, reducing the deficit to two strokes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Finau bogeyed the first hole on Thursday \u2014 a typical occurrence for Masters rookies, even those with two healthy ankles. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Li bogeyed the 10th and 14th but more than negated those mistakes with birdies at Nos. \u2014 Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215421"
},
"bogie":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a low strongly built cart",
": a swiveling railway truck",
": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck",
": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)",
": specter , phantom",
": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment",
": one stroke over par on a hole",
": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course",
": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition",
": an unidentified aircraft",
": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205225"
},
"bogy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": specter , phantom",
": a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment",
": one stroke over par on a hole",
": an average golfer's score used as a standard for a particular hole or course",
": a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at especially in competition",
": an unidentified aircraft",
": one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile",
": to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par",
": a low strongly built cart",
": a swiveling railway truck",
": the driving-wheel assembly consisting of the rear four wheels of a 6-wheel automotive truck",
": a small supporting or aligning wheel (as on the inside perimeter of a tank tread)",
": ghost , goblin",
": something a person is afraid of without reason"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0113"
],
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"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"He made a bogey on the second hole.",
"He made bogey on the second hole.",
"Verb",
"She birdied the first hole but bogeyed the second hole.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Matt Fitzpatrick of England, who played in the final group with Pereira, also stayed in range, two shots behind until his sloppy bogey on the 17th. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"His sextuple bogey is the worst score on the first hole at the Masters, beating the old mark by two strokes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Hadley held firm after his opening bogey before his birdie run left him on top once more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2021",
"But Ames gave a stroke back with a bogey at the difficult seventh hole overlooking Lake Michigan and Alker, Langer and others began to close in. \u2014 John Fineran, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022",
"Pressel plays her final 25 holes over Mission Hills without a bogey as Suzann Pettersen blew a four-shot lead with four holes to play. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Her iron play has been excellent all week; Saturday marked her second consecutive round without a bogey . \u2014 Jeff Babineau, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The 54-hole leader got off to a shaky start with a bogey at the first and didn\u2019t make his first birdie until the eighth hole. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"The 18-year-old Ishikawa has 12 birdies in his bogey -free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Barron, who bogeyed three of his last four holes in the opening round and had to settle for a one-shot lead, chipped in for eagle Saturday on the 571-yard 12th hole at Prestonwood Country Club to stretch his lead to three shots. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
"Thomas, who won the inaugural event in 2017 \u2014 South Korea\u2019s only PGA Tour stop \u2014 bogeyed the 18th for a 70 and he and Lee (68) were tied with a three-round total of 15-under 201. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
"The group another shot back included Dustin Johnson, who only made birdies on the par 5s and bogeyed his last hole for a 70. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times , 14 Apr. 2019",
"After a rough start to the back nine, bogeying the first two holes in Amen Corner, Woods picked up some momentum down the stretch, culminating with a clutch birdie on No. \u2014 Adam Woodard, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2018",
"But after bogeying the fifth, McIlroy\u2019s third shot to the par-5 sixth hole rattled around a pile of rocks separating the green from a pond. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020",
"But Thomas bogeyed the 17th after his 12-footer for par lipped out, reducing the deficit to two strokes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Finau bogeyed the first hole on Thursday \u2014 a typical occurrence for Masters rookies, even those with two healthy ankles. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Li bogeyed the 10th and 14th but more than negated those mistakes with birdies at Nos. \u2014 Jesse Smithey, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211058"
},
"bohemian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a native or inhabitant of Bohemia",
": the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia",
": a person (such as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others",
": vagabond , wanderer",
": romani"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d-\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"see bohemia ",
"first_known_use":[
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215544"
},
"boil":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to come to the boiling point",
": to generate bubbles of vapor when heated",
": to cook in boiling water",
": to become agitated : seethe",
": to be moved, excited, or stirred up",
": to rush headlong",
": to burst forth",
": to undergo the action of a boiling liquid",
": to subject to the action of a boiling liquid",
": to heat to the boiling point",
": to form or separate (something, such as sugar or salt) by boiling",
": a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus",
": the act or state of boiling",
": a swirling upheaval (as of water)",
": a boiled dish of seafood, vegetables, and seasonings",
": a gathering at which this dish is served",
": a red painful lump in the skin that contains pus and is caused by infection",
": to heat or become heated to the temperature at which bubbles form and rise to the top",
": to cook or become cooked in boiling water",
": to feel angry or upset",
": the state of something that is boiling",
": a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from usually bacterial infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8b\u022fil",
"\u02c8b\u022fi(\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"burn",
"foam",
"fume",
"rage",
"rankle",
"seethe",
"sizzle",
"steam",
"storm"
],
"antonyms":[
"fester",
"hickey",
"papule",
"pimple",
"pock",
"pustule",
"whelk",
"zit"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Keep the temperature low enough so the mixture will not boil .",
"a pot of boiling water",
"french fries cooked in boiling oil"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231354"
},
"boil down":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to reduce in bulk by boiling",
": condense , summarize",
": to undergo reduction in bulk by boiling",
": to be equivalent in summary : amount",
": to reduce ultimately"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"brief",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"reprise",
"sum up",
"summarize",
"synopsize",
"wrap up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The options to provide that backup essentially boil down to either nuclear, gas, or coal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Out-of-network disputes boil down to two powerful actors who have never liked each other. \u2014 Bob Herman, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While the film\u2019s moral concerns still boil down to the battle between good and evil, Rowling, who penned the screenplay with Steve Kloves, uses an upcoming Wizarding World election to up the stakes of this conflict. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The low-intensity vibe threatens to suppress turnout and boil down the June electorate to habitual voters and hardcore partisans, a result traditionally favoring Republicans. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"The reasons are complex but boil down to high demand, low supply, and rising interest rates. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"But my own model seeks to boil down the complexities into a simple, consumable framework. \u2014 Jeffrey Eiben, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s been said that all great stories boil down to one or both of the following. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Will the leading actress in a musical category boil down to a two-powerhouse race? \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1723, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204559"
},
"boiling point":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the temperature at which a liquid boils",
": the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry",
": the point of crisis : head sense 17b",
": the temperature at which a liquid boils",
": the point at which a person or people might do or say something out of anger",
": the temperature at which a liquid boils"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-li\u014b-\u02ccp\u022fint"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking point",
"clutch",
"conjuncture",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"crunch time",
"Dunkirk",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"extremity",
"flash point",
"head",
"juncture",
"tinderbox",
"zero hour"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The boiling point of water is 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit or 100\u00b0 Celsius.",
"when the situation reached the boiling point , the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pro-life versus pro-choice debates that our nation is deeply embroiled in have reached a boiling point as the looming threat of a reversal of Roe v. Wade lingers on. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Conversely, one of the most heartbreaking scenes depict Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford\u2019s complicated relationship reaching a boiling point . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Abbott echoed a common stance that many Republican lawmakers on both the state and national levels have repeatedly taken amid a nationwide debate on gun violence, which reaches a boiling point following each mass shooting. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Heat the milk in a small saucepan over a medium heat to just below boiling point then take off the heat. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
"Make ganache by putting the cream into a small saucepan and heat to just below boiling point . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Family dysfunction reaches boiling point as three generations of warring women face-off. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"When a situation reaches boiling point , pausing the conversation can be effective. \u2014 Anna Shields, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Or boiling point in chemistry, barometric pressure in meteorology, basis point in finance, bench press in weightlifting. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212947"
},
"boisterous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": noisily turbulent : rowdy",
": marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits",
": stormy , tumultuous",
": coarse",
": durable , strong",
": massive",
": being rough and noisy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-st(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-st\u0259-r\u0259s",
"-str\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"roisterous",
"rollicking",
"rowdy",
"rumbustious"
],
"antonyms":[
"orderly"
],
"examples":[
"The crowd was young and boisterous , the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed. \u2014 Jonathan Black , Saveur , October 2007",
"Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday. \u2014 Kate Rounds , Ms. , December 1999/January 2000",
"Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Lydon , Atlantic , February 1993",
"A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.",
"the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Big, boisterous crowds cheered lucha libre fighters in the municipal auditorium. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Veronica DeLeon, 22, Smith-Fields\u2019s best friend since high school, described her as loud and boisterous in an interview with The Post. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That energized an already boisterous crowd of about 29,000 that started filling Monumental Estadio Cuscatl\u00e1n, Central America\u2019s largest stadium, about 8 1/2 hours before kickoff. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Since then, the boisterous pop performer has become a topic of all kinds of speculation, from gossip about her dating life to comments on her body. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Throughout the postseason\u2013and during the regular season\u2013the players on Dallas\u2019 bench have been boisterous in support of their teammates in the game. \u2014 Doyle Rader, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Nelson was boisterous , frequently chatting up strangers. \u2014 Lauren Markham, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Her party was quietly sipping wine, but many of the gatherings were more boisterous . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The crowd, which just moments earlier had been boisterous , fell silent. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182240"
},
"bold":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fearless before danger : intrepid",
": showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit",
": impudent , presumptuous",
": assured , confident",
": sheer , steep",
": adventurous , free",
": standing out prominently",
": being or set in boldface",
": boldface",
": willing to meet danger or take risks : daring",
": not polite and modest : fresh",
": showing or calling for courage or daring",
": standing out prominently",
": being or set in boldface",
"blood oxygenation level-dependent; blood oxygen level-dependent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dld",
"\u02c8b\u014dld"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In 2010 Smith\u2019s bold , meticulous and often skin-baring designs grabbed the attention of fashion editor Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"The chief executive of ARK Invest, the asset manager known for its bold \u2014and risky\u2014bets on tech and innovation, said yesterday afternoon that ARK is planning to launch a fund that will invest across both public and private markets. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold , independent, and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional, and loving. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
"Lucy Gray is a perfect match for her as an actress: the character is bold , independent and defiant, but also vulnerable, emotional and loving. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"This bold and fresh, yet sensually woody fragrance from Chanel is the scent for the man with a strong inner spirit and determination to defy convention at every step on his road to success. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Matt\u2019s approach to the interiors seamlessly blends the old and the new, combining the original features of the stunning Georgian property, with a dynamic, bold , and creative approach. \u2014 Laura Parker, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The deadlines outlined by the General Assembly in the Climate Solutions Now Act set bold , aggressive, and practical goals for reducing Maryland's emissions of greenhouse gasses 60% by 2030 and reaching net neutral emissions by 2045. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"The sound of this group with this new repertoire is bold , direct, and purposefully and beautifully disturbing. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The feeling stems from their philosophy of life: Fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"The charming winery offers is known for its bold -tasting Cabernet Sauvignon as well as its wide variety of fruit wines a specialty wines. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022",
"Retail favors the bold but also the timeless classics. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Jeff Leatham, floral designer to the stars, will showcase his bold , visually sensational kaleidoscope of colors this year at The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Dear Ruby is decidedly not as your-lips-but-better-adjacent as some of the other, more subtle shades, but its semi-sheer, non-glossy finish strikes a balance between bold and understated. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Step aside, shrinking violet, this is a season of the bold and the brilliant. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s the full list of 2021 winners, with U.S. restaurants in bold : 1. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2021",
"If nothing else, coaches are coaching more aggressively against the Chiefs to try to keep up and fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"circa 1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213127"
},
"bold-faced":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": bold in manner or conduct : impudent",
": being or set in boldface"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dl(d)-\u02c8f\u0101st"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185753"
},
"bolt":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a lightning stroke",
": thunderbolt",
": a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult",
": a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow",
": a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door",
": the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key",
": a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut",
": a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length",
": a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor",
": a block of timber to be sawed or cut",
": a short round section of a log",
": to move suddenly or nervously : start",
": to move or proceed rapidly : dash",
": to break away from control or a set course",
": to dart off or away : flee",
": to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)",
": to produce seed prematurely",
": to secure with a bolt",
": to attach or fasten with bolts",
": to eat hastily or without chewing",
": to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)",
": to say impulsively : blurt",
": flush , start",
": shoot , discharge",
": in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly",
": directly , straight",
": the act or an instance of bolting",
": to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth",
": sift sense 2",
": a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt",
": a sliding bar used to fasten a door",
": the part of a lock worked by a key",
": a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place",
": a roll of cloth or wallpaper",
": to move suddenly and rapidly",
": to run away",
": to fasten with a bolt",
": to swallow hastily or without chewing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dlt",
"\u02c8b\u014dlt"
],
"synonyms":[
"jump",
"start",
"startle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"She sat bolt upright , staring straight ahead."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1577, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211521"
},
"bolting":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a lightning stroke",
": thunderbolt",
": a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult",
": a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow",
": a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door",
": the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key",
": a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut",
": a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length",
": a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor",
": a block of timber to be sawed or cut",
": a short round section of a log",
": to move suddenly or nervously : start",
": to move or proceed rapidly : dash",
": to break away from control or a set course",
": to dart off or away : flee",
": to break away from or oppose one's previous affiliation (as with a political party or sports team)",
": to produce seed prematurely",
": to secure with a bolt",
": to attach or fasten with bolts",
": to eat hastily or without chewing",
": to break away from or refuse to support (something, such as a political party)",
": to say impulsively : blurt",
": flush , start",
": shoot , discharge",
": in an erect or straight-backed position : rigidly",
": directly , straight",
": the act or an instance of bolting",
": to sift usually through fine-meshed cloth",
": sift sense 2",
": a stroke of lightning : thunderbolt",
": a sliding bar used to fasten a door",
": the part of a lock worked by a key",
": a metal pin or rod with a head at one end and a screw thread at the other that is used to hold something in place",
": a roll of cloth or wallpaper",
": to move suddenly and rapidly",
": to run away",
": to fasten with a bolt",
": to swallow hastily or without chewing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dlt",
"\u02c8b\u014dlt"
],
"synonyms":[
"jump",
"start",
"startle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"She sat bolt upright , staring straight ahead."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1577, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221842"
},
"bombed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": affected by alcohol or drugs : drunk , high"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4md"
],
"synonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"examples":[
"my handwriting gets much worse when I'm bombed",
"the pop star was clearly bombed out of her skull during the interview"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194418"
},
"bombed-out":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": destroyed by bombing",
": extremely dilapidated or run-down"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4md-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"-\u02c8au\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat-up",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195249"
},
"bombproof":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": safe from the force of bombs",
": extremely sturdy or durable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccpr\u00fcf"
],
"synonyms":[
"fast",
"firm",
"sound",
"stable",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"sturdy"
],
"antonyms":[
"rickety",
"unsound",
"unstable",
"unsteady"
],
"examples":[
"the manufacturer's bombproof powerboats can take a lot of punishment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2020",
"An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker? \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2015",
"The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof \u2014I\u2019ve never had any durability issues. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 July 2014",
"And when bad weather rolled in, the Kingdom was practically bombproof . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2021",
"In addition to their insulating properties and reusability, most stainless steel containers are bombproof . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 18 July 2019",
"The Eldorado marries the steep side walls of an A-frame that shed snow with the strength of a dome, and the result is a near- bombproof tent. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Prewar buildings can be nearly bombproof , but their cast-iron sewers are full of corrosion, their brass plumbing brittle and cracked. \u2014 Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193844"
},
"bona fide":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"neither specious nor counterfeit genuine",
"made with earnest intent sincere",
"made in good faith without fraud or deceit",
"genuine sense 1",
"characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit",
"valid under or in compliance with the law",
"made with or characterized by sincerity",
"being real or genuine"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd",
"synonyms":[
"authentic",
"certifiable",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
],
"examples":[
"She has established her position as a bona fide celebrity.",
"His latest record was a bona fide hit.",
"They have a bona fide claim for the loss.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether a digital native is an axiomatic and bona fide digital wizard is also an open question. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"That is one of the reasons Bob Dozier was one of the most bona fide coaches in Michigan. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Another former second-round pick, cornerback Rock Ya-Sin was traded to Las Vegas after spending three seasons in Indianapolis developing into a bona fide starter. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Olympic gold medalist, New York Times bestselling author, fianc\u00e9e and bona fide bikini babe! \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"With Watson delivering the ball with tremendous accuracy and arm strength, Njoku -- a bona fide downfield and red zone threat - should easily be able to double his average yearly production and catch eight touchdown passes this season. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"With three bustling locations in Encino, Hollywood, and Westwood \u2014 and ready to reach more neighborhoods with DoorDash \u2014 Fat Sal\u2019s is a bona fide Los Angeles institution. \u2014 Jasmine Li, Vulture , 16 July 2021",
"Whoever wins the job will have a bona fide No. 1 target in Bell, the Big Ten freshman of the year in 2019. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 July 2021",
"Johnson is not the only sports star to embrace that grind \u2014 F1 racecar drivers like Lando Norris achieved bona fide Twitch stardom as a result of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, literally, in good faith",
"first_known_use":[
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bond":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something that binds or restrains : fetter",
": a binding agreement : covenant",
": a band or cord used to tie something",
": a material (such as timber or brick) or device for binding",
": an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal",
": an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens",
": a uniting or binding element or force : tie",
": an obligation made binding by a forfeit of money",
": the amount of the money guarantee",
": one who provides bail or acts as surety (see surety sense 3 )",
": an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness",
": an insurance agreement pledging that one will become legally liable for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control",
": the systematic lapping (see lap entry 2 sense 4a ) of brick in a wall",
": the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of an agency until the duties or taxes on them are paid",
": a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled",
": bond paper",
": to lap (a building material, such as brick) for solidity of construction",
": to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond (see bond entry 1 sense 5a )",
": to convert into a debt secured by bonds (see bond entry 1 sense 5a )",
": to provide a bond (see bond entry 1 sense 5d ) for or cause to provide such a bond",
": to cause to adhere firmly",
": to embed in a matrix (see matrix sense 3b )",
": to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds (see bond entry 1 sense 3c )",
": to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond (see bond entry 1 ) or binder (see binder sense 3 )",
": to form a close relationship especially through frequent association",
": bound in slavery",
": something that binds",
": the condition of being held together",
": a force or influence that brings or holds together",
": a chain or rope used to prevent someone from moving or acting freely",
": a promise to do something",
": a legal agreement in which a person agrees to pay a sum of money if he or she fails to do a certain thing",
": a government or business certificate promising to pay a certain sum by a certain day",
": to stick or cause to stick together",
": to form a close relationship",
": an attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal",
": a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety",
": the money put up",
": a cost bond required by a rule of procedure to be given by an appellant in order to cover the costs of an appeal",
": an often unsecured bond given by a defendant in a criminal trial to guarantee the defendant's appearance in court as scheduled",
": a bond given by a plaintiff seeking to attach the defendant's property that ensures payment to the defendant of any damages suffered because of the attachment in the event the plaintiff loses the suit",
": a bond given by a defendant in order to have an attachment released that ensures payment of a judgment awarded to the plaintiff",
": a bond given by a criminal defendant or by his or her surety to ensure compliance with the terms of bail and especially with the requirement that the defendant appear in court as scheduled",
": a surety bond often required of contractors bidding on construction work to ensure that the successful bidder will accept the job and will also provide a performance bond",
": a fidelity bond covering all persons or all of a category of persons employed (as by a bank) or holding office (as of a trustee in bankruptcy)",
": performance bond in this entry",
": a bond given to protect a person or business entity against loss caused by a breach of a contract (as for building, construction, or supply)",
": a bond given by a plaintiff to ensure payment of court costs",
": a bond given by a bank often for deposits from state or municipal governments that covers the amount of the deposit in the event of the bank's insolvency",
": a bond or other form of contract to cover an employer or government entity against financial loss due to the dishonesty of an employee or other trusted person",
": a bond required to be given by the applicant for an injunction to cover costs and damages incurred by a party found to have been wrongfully enjoined",
": a bond (as an appeal bond or bail bond) required to be given in a court proceeding",
": a surety bond required by law or as a condition to the conduct of a specific business or profession",
": a surety bond that covers payment to certain parties (as suppliers) in the event that a contractor breaches a construction contract",
": a bond required to be given by a defendant to ensure good behavior and discourage breaches of the peace",
": a bond that ensures payment of a stipulated sum in the event of a party's nonperformance and that is often required for government contracts",
": a surety bond that ensures a property owner (as a developer or municipality) of the completion of a construction contract or payment of actual damages to the extent of the bond in the event that the contractor fails to complete it",
": license bond in this entry",
": a criminal defendant's unsecured promise to appear in court as scheduled after release from custody",
": a bond given by a plaintiff in a replevin action to cover losses to the defendant or court officer seizing the property in the defendant's possession and transferring it to the plaintiff in the event that the plaintiff loses the case",
": a bond given by an appellant in order to obtain a stay of the judgment awarded at trial and for the purpose of ensuring that if the appellant loses the appeal the appellee will be paid the judgment plus any damages incident to the delay caused by the appeal",
": a bond in which a surety agrees to assume responsibility for the performance of an obligation of another in the event of a default",
": one who acts as a surety",
": an interest-bearing document giving evidence of a debt issued by a government body or corporation that is sometimes secured by a lien on property and is often designed to take care of a particular financial need \u2014 see also collateralized mortgage obligation",
": a bond that is usually the last tranche of a collateralized mortgage obligation and from which no payments of principal or interest are made until the earlier tranches are paid in full",
": a bond that is issued in settlement of a prior obligation as part of a business reorganization and on which interest payments are usually contingent upon earnings",
": a bond having a face value of usually $500 or less",
": a fully negotiable bond payable to its bearer \u2014 compare registered bond in this entry",
": a bond whose ownership is recorded by computer but for which no certificate is issued",
": a bond that may be exchanged for another type of security (as common stock) at prearranged terms",
": a bearer bond that has coupons that must be cut off and presented for payment of interest",
": a bond backed by the general credit of the issuer rather than by a specific lien on particular assets : debenture",
": a bond with a market value lower than its face value",
": a Treasury bond that may be redeemed at face value before maturity if used in settling federal estate taxes",
": a bond on which payment of interest or principal or both is guaranteed by a corporation other than the issuer",
": a bond that pays interest at a rate based on the issuer's earnings",
": a high-risk bond that offers a high yield and is often issued to finance the takeover of a company",
": a bond secured by a mortgage on property \u2014 compare debenture",
": a bond issued by a municipality to fund the expenses of running the government or of specific programs or projects",
": a bond registered in the name of the holder on the books of the company and issued with the name of the holder written on the bond certificate \u2014 compare bearer bond in this entry",
": a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (as a toll road) and payable solely out of the revenue derived from such property",
": a nontransferable registered bond issued by the U.S. government in denominations of $50 to $10,000",
": one of a series of bonds maturing periodically rather than on a single maturity date",
": a long-term government bond issued by or under the authority of the U.S. Treasury \u2014 compare Treasury bill at bill , Treasury note at note",
": a bond that is sold at a price significantly below face value, pays no annual interest, and is redeemable at full value at maturity \u2014 compare strip",
": to convert into a debt secured by bonds",
": to provide a bond for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4nd",
"\u02c8b\u00e4nd",
"\u02c8b\u00e4nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
],
"antonyms":[
"click",
"commune",
"relate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rare convergence of surging inflation, extreme stock market volatility, declining bond values and growing geopolitical strife has investors on edge. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The court ruled the law is silent on bond hearings for immigrants detained six months or longer. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"All 31 men have posted bond and were released from custody, per the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Maybe Leland, the show\u2019s villain, could pose online as a child, in a plot to bond with Kristen\u2019s most alienated daughter\u2014only to have the four sisters trick him instead. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals, in Philadelphia, said that immigrants in Arteaga-Martinez\u2019s position were entitled to bond hearings after six months of detention. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In the United States, Taiwanese Presbyterian churches have become a social hub for older congregants to bond over their common language and shared experiences. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"The department had to get individual bond approval for each farm and did not work with federal or private partners to leverage state funds. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Tosches starts off prodding Debbie, but the two come to reluctantly bond by the end of their give-and-take convo. \u2014 Roy Trakin, Variety , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"When support is provided, employees of all ages can bond through such activities, and more fearless elders may even be able to encourage younger employees to try something new. \u2014 Liz Kislik, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Within the structure of work, people often bond with those who are the most similar to them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
"According to a report from the Utah Avalanche Center, snow at this site accumulated over facets (angular grains that do not bond well with other snow) from late January through early February, burying the facets about two feet below the surface. \u2014 Alan Arnette, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Audiences were first introduced to Charles, Oliver and Mabel as three strangers who bond over their obsession with true crime. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rajiv Joseph's comedy about two men who bond through their Cleveland Cavaliers fandom. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Mar. 2022",
"They are often used in crafting projects since hot glue can bond more quickly and strongly than regular glue. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Players were able to bond early in the summer while touring the state to host youth basketball camps. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The Sheths were glad to be able to bond on the streets of Detroit. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191122"
},
"bondsman":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": one who assumes the responsibility of a bond : surety",
": slave , serf",
": one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and especially for bail"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)z-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n(d)z-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ndz-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The man met with an unknown person claiming to be a bail bondsman and gave him $9,500. \u2014 Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Dennis Thompson, a bail bondsman and longtime Monroe County resident, spent time in the jail\u2019s booking area chatting with the deputies and the inmates. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Jean played along, eventually inviting an apparent bail bondsman to pick up the cash from her house. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Every part of this film is funny, such as the team jerseys being sponsored by a bail bondsman . \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"More than four months before the shooting, a bail bondsman in Mississippi reached out to the FBI after seeing something disturbing online. \u2014 Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The bondsman who paid, Darrius Handy of Bryce's Bail Bonds, said the bail set for Udell is pretty standard, considering what he was charged with. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"An Athens judge should publicly apologize to a bail bondsman for detaining him in courthouse chambers and berating him for posts on social media, the state\u2019s judicial watchdog agency is recommending. \u2014 Bill Rankin, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Celebrity New York City bail bondsman Ira Judelson \u2014 who has worked with everyone from Conor McGregor to Harvey Weinstein \u2014 is accustomed to crime and mayhem. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 4 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1713, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221147"
},
"bone (up)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to try to master necessary information quickly : cram",
": to renew one's skill or refresh one's memory"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"study"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I suggest you bone up a bit on torts before the next attempt at the bar exam."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234058"
},
"bone(s)":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate",
": any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone",
": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed",
": essence , core",
": the most deeply ingrained part : heart",
": skeleton",
": body",
": corpse",
": the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)",
": matter , subject",
": thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms",
": a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)",
": dice",
": something that is designed to placate : sop",
": a light beige",
": inclination sense 4a",
": dollar",
": a matter to argue or complain about",
": to remove the bones from",
": to provide (a garment) with stays",
": to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface",
": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)",
": to study hard : grind",
": extremely , very",
": totally",
": any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of most animals",
": the hard material of which the skeleton of most animals is formed",
": to remove the bones from",
": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate",
": any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone",
": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed",
"\u2014 compare cartilage sense 1",
"Sir Muirhead 1876\u20131953 Scottish etcher and painter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"antonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020",
"But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020",
"To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
"No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021",
"After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021",
"So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019",
"For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021",
"Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017",
"If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017"
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"dreaded spending the holidays with his bonehead relatives",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
"No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021",
"After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021",
"So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019",
"For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021",
"Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017",
"If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020",
"But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020",
"To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020"
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"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113"
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"a bony piece of fish",
"that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non- bony relatives of animals with backbones. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2020",
"When looking at your own ankle, it\u2019s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe. \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2020",
"To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2020",
"Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 31 July 2020",
"Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019"
],
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"the bonhomie of strangers singing together around a campfire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colin Firth is uncanny as Peterson, mimicking his avuncular bonhomie , and hinting at the stormy temper and dangerous narcissism that lurks beneath it. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"When pub doors, the lifeblood of the craic that binds Irish bonhomie , shuttered for months during the initial pandemic lockdown, the seed for a new business segment was born. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The two made a point of emphasising their personal bonhomie . \u2014 Ian Hall, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Andrew was also by now serving a vital supporting role to his beloved mother, who valued his bonhomie and sense of mischief as well as his duty. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Both Modi and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have exuded bonhomie , memorialized by a 2015 image of the two hugging at the Facebook headquarters. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Oct. 2021"
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"whale",
"zap"
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"examples":[
"He bonked him on the head.",
"The golf ball bonked the hood of the car.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some might get bonked on the head by a gigantic balloon shaped like a hammer and fall behind. \u2014 Elise Favis, Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Hibbs skied shirtless and helmet-less in a pair of tan overalls and worried at times about blowing out a knee or bonking his head. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 1 Mar. 2020",
"The only major injury suffered in the 1998 Civil War was to an OSU freshman student, who was bonked on the head by a tumbling goal post. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Nov. 2019",
"The women all bent their elbows upward, like cactuses, to make sure nobody got bonked . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Ideally, this would lead to a scrum of cars all jockeying for the same zone and bonking each other out of it. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 5 June 2018",
"Cars crash and characters are repeatedly bonked on the head, every brutality erupting on a canvas that\u2019s studiously devoid of affect. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, miamiherald , 14 Feb. 2018",
"Desisa bonked in the time trial and finished with a time of 2:14:10. \u2014 Chris Chavez, SI.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
"Cars crash and characters are repeatedly bonked on the head, every brutality erupting on a canvas that\u2019s studiously devoid of affect. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, miamiherald , 14 Feb. 2018"
],
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"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": crazy , mad : such as",
": very fond, enthusiastic, or excited",
": very angry, annoyed, or bothered",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259rz",
"\u02c8b\u022f\u014b-"
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"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
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"bughouse",
"certifiable",
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"crazy",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
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"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
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"meshugge",
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"scatty",
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"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
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"examples":[
"You have to be bonkers to gamble that much.",
"I was driven bonkers by the noise.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Hulu\u2019s new show from the creator of Luther is a totally bonkers melange of sci-fi scenarios, global doom, and stabbiness. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018",
"Graffiti historian Roger Gastman\u2014who helped orchestrate MOCA\u2019s record-setting Art in the Streets show in 2011\u2014takes over a 40,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of Chinatown for a totally bonkers street art experience. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine , 21 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from bonk + -ers (as in crackers )",
"first_known_use":[
"1945, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220806"
},
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"attractive , fair",
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"handsome sense 1 , beautiful"
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
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"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
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"gone",
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"high-class",
"hot",
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"keen",
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"marvelous",
"marvellous",
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"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
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"peachy keen",
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"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
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"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
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"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
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"pathetic",
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"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"one of several inns in the Lake District offering bonny accommodations and bountiful breakfasts",
"a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": attractive , fair",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-n\u0113"
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"A-OK",
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"awesome",
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"boss",
"brag",
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"No. 1",
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"superior",
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"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
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"atrocious",
"awful",
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"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
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"one of several inns in the Lake District offering bonny accommodations and bountiful breakfasts",
"a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175048"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": consisting of bone",
": resembling bone",
": full of bones",
": having prominent bones",
": skinny , scrawny",
": barren , lean",
": of or relating to bone",
": like bone especially in hardness",
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": very thin",
": consisting of or resembling bone"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0113"
],
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"fatless",
"lean",
"lithe",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"svelte",
"thin"
],
"antonyms":[
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"gross",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"portly",
"rotund",
"tubby"
],
"examples":[
"a bony piece of fish",
"that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non- bony relatives of animals with backbones. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2020",
"When looking at your own ankle, it\u2019s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe. \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2020",
"To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2020",
"Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 31 July 2020",
"Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213408"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a stupid awkward person : simpleton",
": boor , philistine",
": mistake , blunder",
": goof sense 2",
": breast"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00fcb"
],
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"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
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"blunder",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Noun (2), and Verb",
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"Noun (1)",
"1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1959, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1914, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1931, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203400"
},
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"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": an awkward foolish person : dope",
": any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula ) of the gannet family",
": breast"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-"
],
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"berk",
"charlie",
"charley",
"cuckoo",
"ding-a-ling",
"ding-dong",
"dingbat",
"dipstick",
"doofus",
"featherhead",
"fool",
"git",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"jackass",
"lunatic",
"mooncalf",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"turkey",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172938"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall",
": a concealed explosive device contrived to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched",
": to set up as a booby trap",
": a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched",
": a trap set for an unsuspecting person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"mine"
],
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"examples":[
"Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.",
"We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020",
"The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221554"
},
"bookish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": of or relating to books",
": fond of books and reading",
": inclined to rely on book knowledge",
": literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal",
": given to literary or scholarly pursuits",
": affectedly learned"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-kish"
],
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"erudite",
"learned",
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"colloquial",
"nonliterary",
"unbookish"
],
"examples":[
"Their teacher was a bookish fellow.",
"\u201cfealty\u201d is a bookish synonym for \u201cloyalty\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shares can be inherited; often a family will hand off its equity to a bookish member of the next generation, as happened in Widmer\u2019s case. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
"The upside: The whole gang, including the bookish Max (Torian Miller), and the tag-team hedonists Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomas Matos), gets access to a whole other swanky world on the island. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"Worthington, Ohio Worthington, Ohio, was ranked the no. 1 most bookish city in the U.S., according to this survey. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
"For many years, Campbell appeared each week in the Times Literary Supplement, where his back-page essay \u2014 ironic, bookish and irresistibly entertaining \u2014 was every subscriber\u2019s favorite feature. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The group includes thirsty mess Luke (Matt Rogers); his inseparable bestie, gender fluid queen Keegan (Tom\u00e1s Matos); and the more grounded, bookish Max (Torian Miller). \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder\u2019s bookish mischief, will pall. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Eggers\u2019s action-film Hamlet is neither bookish nor inhibited nor speculative nor plotting with far-reaching imagination of complicated stratagems\u2014nor witty nor, above all, endowed with a sense of humor. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
"That includes the comedy, as when Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s Lady in Brown slips into the character of a bookish Black 8-year-old who, in the summer of 1955, conjures an imaginary friend: the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L\u2019Ouverture. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190634"
},
"boom":{
"type":"verb",
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"to make a deep hollow sound",
"to increase in importance, popularity, or esteem",
"to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in prices",
"to develop rapidly in population and importance",
"to increase greatly in size or number",
"to cause to resound",
"to cause a rapid growth or increase of boost",
"to hit or kick forcefully",
"a booming sound or cry",
"a rapid expansion or increase such as",
"a general movement in support of a candidate for office",
"rapid settlement and development of a town or district",
"a rapid widespread expansion of economic activity",
"an upsurge in activity, interest, or popularity",
"a long spar used to extend the foot of a sail",
"a chain or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (as to obstruct passage or catch floating objects)",
"a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill",
"a long beam projecting from the mast of a derrick to support or guide cargo",
"a long more or less horizontal supporting arm or brace (as for holding a microphone)",
"a spar or outrigger connecting the tail surfaces and the main supporting structure of an aircraft",
"to make a deep, hollow, and loud sound",
"to increase or develop rapidly",
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"a long pole attached to the bottom of a sail",
"a long beam sticking out from the mast of a derrick to support or guide something that is being lifted",
"a long pole for holding a microphone"
],
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"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
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"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
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"bang",
"blast",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"report",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"booming":{
"type":"adjective",
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"making a loud deep sound",
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"forcefully or powerfully executed",
"making a deep sound",
"forcefully or powerfully done"
],
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"blaring",
"blasting",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"deafening",
"earsplitting",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"stentorian",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
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"gentle",
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"soft"
],
"examples":[
"We're not benefiting from the country's booming economy.",
"Suddenly the children heard Grandpa's booming voice demanding that they get down from the roof.",
"a tennis player with a booming serve",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since the 1990s, the lunar exploration has entered a new booming phase and nearly 20 spacecrafts have been launched to the Moon from not only the US but also new agencies such as China, India, and Japan. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"An old factory off Third Street will reopen this fall as an arts and science center, designed to better knit the booming business district into the diverse neighborhoods next door. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"With a booming , young user base, TikTok has become a music-promotion ecosystem of extreme importance. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Another luxury apartment high rise is on deck for Flagler Village as developers continue to see more consumer demand for the booming residential section north of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s central business district. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a quintessential character actor, a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble gravitas. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"The piece can get so big and booming that when the occasional quiet melody breaks through you almost giggle. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"However the investment group shapes up, Walton had the financial wherewithal to win the auction all on his own, despite the booming value and acquisition cost of an NFL franchise. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"boon":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a timely benefit blessing",
"benefit , favor",
"one that is given in answer to a request",
"convivial",
"favorable",
"something asked or granted as a favor",
"something pleasant or helpful that comes at just the right time"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fcn",
"synonyms":[
"advantage",
"aid",
"asset",
"benefit",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"clubby",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"social"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign",
"a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon , whether it be for friend or stranger",
"Adjective",
"I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local dance club.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"In many ways, the internet has proven to be a boon for practitioners of non-monogamy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"After a few years of piddling returns, this can be a boon for savers. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"TikTok has also been a boon for many artists, such as Lil Nas X, who have been able to share their creations with a wide audience and become viral sensations. \u2014 Srikar Karra, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"By spending a stupefying $205 million \u2014 the largest sum spent on a ballot initiative in American history \u2014 the gig companies managed to persuade California voters in 2020 that Proposition 22 would be a boon for their drivers and delivery staffers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The pandemic proved to be a boon for car-share platforms, putting them on many consumers\u2019 radars for the first time. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Its brake pedal also feels squishy on initial application, which isn't a boon for driver confidence. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
"Skilled immigration can be a boon for economic growth and innovation in cities \u2014 filling vacant storefronts and homes, strengthening municipal finances, increasing business formation rates and creating jobs for residents. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Wearables could also be a boon for researchers and clinicians working with patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"boor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": peasant",
": a rude or insensitive person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I can't invite a boor like him to dinner! He'd offend the other guests.",
"a loudmouthed boor who embarrassed his family at every social event they attended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This may be true to the directness of the tech world, but presenting Kalanick so straightforwardly as a boor means that there\u2019s nowhere for this story to take us. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Her husband, however, is a boor on the level of Juicy Joe Giudice. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Chuck Mumpson, an American boor as lumpish as his name. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
"They are well matched by McCarthy \u2014 played by Lee Sellars as a sort of East-Coast-meets-Texas boor , without a whisper of Wisconsin to him \u2014 and his ruthlessly loyal young researcher, Jean Kerr (Cathryn Wake), who will become his wife. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Grant had often been depicted in either laudatory or disdainful terms \u2014 as a brilliant military tactician or as a drunken boor who was a failure at everything except war. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Many of the conservative women who once saw him as a boor have come to believe that for too long they were focused on the wrong qualities in presidential candidates. \u2014 Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Now that boor is a celebrity judge in the Funniest Person in Austin contest Dana hoped might be her ticket to a second chance at the big time. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2019",
"This is unequivocal good news for D.C. Let\u2019s not let the Beltway boors bungle this. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 8 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch boer ; akin to Old English b\u016ban to dwell \u2014 more at bower ",
"first_known_use":[
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234037"
},
"boost":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to push or shove up from below",
"increase , raise",
"to promote the cause or interests of plug",
"to raise the voltage of or across (an electric circuit)",
"steal , shoplift",
"to administer a booster shot to",
"shoplift",
"a push upward",
"an act that brings help or encouragement assist",
"an increase in amount",
"to raise or push up from below",
"to make bigger or greater",
"a push up an act of boosting"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fcst",
"synonyms":[
"heave",
"heft",
"hoist",
"jack (up)",
"upheave"
],
"antonyms":[
"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Earlier this month, Biden invoked it to boost domestic production of solar panels. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"All those facilities are operating around the clock to boost U.S. formula production. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Bayer has been among Europe\u2019s best-performing large stocks this year as food shortages stoked by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine drive demand for seeds and pesticides to boost global crop production. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The antiaging antioxidant is one of the few skin-care ingredients dermatologists will back for its noticeable brightening, protective, and firming properties, as well as its ability to boost collagen production\u2014which has a plumping effect. \u2014 Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"These work to boost collagen production and skin renewal. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"And while the government is claiming that the new rules will bring a boost for business, others are not so sure. \u2014 Emma Woollacott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The European Union\u2019s executive arm recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership Friday, a symbolic boost for a country fending off a Russian onslaught that is killing civilians, flattening cities and threatening its very survival. \u2014 David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Coal is expected to give an overall $6.7 billion boost to Glencore earnings, according to Citibank. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Turmeric and ginger contribute their own anti-inflammatory boost here for a CBD product that goes straight to the source of post-workout soreness without any chemicals or potentially habit-forming substances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The average monthly Social Security check is about $1,658, so a $200 increase would represent a 12% boost . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"The boost comes as Ukrainian forces continue resisting a Russian push to seize control of Sievierodonetsk, the last major city Ukraine controls in the Luhansk region of the Donbas. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"Trump's endorsement gives Schweikert a boost among the Republican voters who will settle the primary, which also includes Josh Barnett, a vocal Trump supporter. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"The cable networks that are ramping up sports programming can use a boost . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1801, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"booster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that boosts : such as",
": an enthusiastic supporter",
": an auxiliary device for increasing force, power, pressure, or effectiveness",
": shoplifter",
": a radio-frequency amplifier for a radio or television receiving set",
": the first stage of a multistage rocket providing thrust for the launching and the initial part of the flight",
": a substance or dose used to renew or increase the effect of a drug or immunizing agent",
": booster shot",
": a substance or dose used to renew or increase the effect of a drug or immunizing agent: such as",
": booster shot",
": booster dose",
": synergist sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
],
"examples":[
"These exercises are real metabolism boosters .",
"Music is my favorite mood booster .",
"A sincere compliment can be a true confidence booster .",
"The university has a number of wealthy boosters who contribute generously each year.",
"a new design for rocket boosters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in the United States, Novavax is more likely to eventually play a role as a booster . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Going forward, the company plans to seek authorization as a booster and for use in adolescents and children. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson And Laurie Mcginley, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The shots are used elsewhere as a booster , regardless of which vaccine people got originally. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022",
"Novavax also could play an important role as a booster . \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"Flu vaccines have been seen as a booster of economic productivity for years with the broad savings measuring in the billions of dollars. \u2014 Steven Dudash, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The Club for Growth started in 1999 as a booster for candidates dedicated to lower taxes, deregulation and limited government. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Only the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is available as a booster for adolescents 12 to 17. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"In research with mice at Yale, Iwasaki has devised a nasal spray that works as a booster to the standard intramuscular shot. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220418"
},
"boot":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": deliverance",
": something to equalize a trade",
": avail",
": besides",
": avail , profit",
": a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot that usually reaches above the ankle",
": an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot",
": something that resembles or is likened to a boot",
": an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)",
": a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training",
": an automobile trunk",
": a kick with the foot",
": summary dismissal",
": momentary pleasure or enjoyment : bang",
": a sheath enclosing the inflorescence",
": denver boot",
": the act of booting or rebooting a computer or the process by which a computer is booted \u2014 see boot entry 4 sense 5b",
": to put boots on",
": kick",
": to eject or discharge summarily",
": to make an error on (a grounder in baseball)",
": botch",
": to ride (a horse) in a race",
": to load (a program) into a computer from a disk",
": to start or ready for use especially by booting a program",
": to become loaded into a computer's memory from a disk",
": to become ready for use especially by booting a program",
": booty , plunder",
": a covering usually of leather or rubber for the foot and part of the leg",
": kick entry 1 sense 1",
": additional money or property received to make up the difference in an exchange of business or investment property that is of like kind but unequal in value"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct",
"\u02c8b\u00fct"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"charge",
"exhilaration",
"frisson",
"jollies",
"kick",
"rush",
"thrill",
"titillation",
"wallop"
],
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201815"
},
"bootie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually ankle-length boot, slipper, or sock",
": an infant's knitted or crocheted sock"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211329"
},
"booze":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess",
": intoxicating drink",
": hard liquor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz"
],
"synonyms":[
"bib",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"soak",
"tipple"
],
"antonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was out boozing with his friends.",
"he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday",
"Noun",
"We bought some chips and booze for the party.",
"this will be a birthday party without booze",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour? \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, al , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019",
"The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019",
"There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018",
"Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018",
"Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018",
"For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021",
"While talking to the Brunswick driver, who denied speeding, the officer smelled booze . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"By night, security guards dressed in black guard the doors as the booze flows, the amps pump and the crowd gets into its groove. \u2014 Kevin Redfern, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Blair takes a hiatus from booze while pregnant with her son, Arthur, whose father is the fashion designer Jason Bleick. \u2014 Jennifer Larue, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"Hence the shortage of semiconductors chips for automobiles, for instance, or the lack of enough glass bottles for all the booze people were buying, And then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent commodity and agricultural prices soaring. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203313"
},
"boozehound":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boozer , drunk"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1911, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173935"
},
"boozer":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a person who boozes drunk",
"a drinking place pub"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They went into the boozer for a beer.",
"the boozer finally checked herself into rehab",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ljoha, a smoker, boozer and latter-day caveman, is headed for work in a mine near the Arctic Circle. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Handling's vision for reinventing what was once a tired old boozer ? \u2014 Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure , 24 Sep. 2021",
"And the Deep Chocolate satisfies the non- boozer with silky richness. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 3 July 2021",
"But Iris has fallen pregnant by Digby, who turns out to be a boozer , philanderer and open admirer of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 June 2021",
"However, recent statistics have given the industry something to toast there was a net increase of some 300 boozers in the latest year. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Not a boozer or beer-snob tale, Stradal\u2019s second novel weaves together a bittersweet but heartwarming generational story of family, tragedy, perseverance and forgiveness. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 25 July 2019",
"Smear campaigns falsely accused people of being boozers , rapists and terrorists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019",
"Unfortunately, as played by Aussie actor Andrew Steel, Shankwitz too often comes off as an irascible, cowboyish boozer who needs a crash course in chivalry. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bop":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": hit , sock",
": a blow (as with the fist or a club) that strikes a person",
": jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid tempos",
": jive sense 1",
": to go quickly or unceremoniously : pop",
": to dance or shuffle along to or as if to bop music",
": hit entry 1 sense 1",
": hit entry 2 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4p",
"\u02c8b\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"1928, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1932, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1947, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205942"
},
"border":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an outer part or edge",
": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug",
": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway",
": boundary",
": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter",
": to put a border on",
": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound",
": to lie on the border",
": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge",
": a boundary especially of a country or state",
": the outer edge of something",
": a decorative strip on or near the edge of something",
": to put a border on",
": to be close or next to",
": an outer part or edge \u2014 see brush border"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"borderline",
"bound",
"boundary",
"brim",
"circumference",
"compass",
"confines",
"edge",
"edging",
"end",
"frame",
"fringe",
"hem",
"margin",
"perimeter",
"periphery",
"rim",
"skirt",
"skirting",
"verge"
],
"antonyms":[
"bound",
"edge",
"frame",
"fringe",
"margin",
"rim",
"skirt"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"More sandhill cranes have started living in Illinois close to the Wisconsin border in recent years, especially in McHenry and Lake counties. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"The region covers the far southwest corner of Germany, spanning, in its most expansive interpretation, from the cities of Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, down about 100 miles to the Swiss border , and west from the A81 Autobahn to the Rhine river. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Drug seizures along the southern border were down in May in double digits, according to CBP. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"The two-story shelter is in Tijuana\u2019s Zona Norte close to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"John McCarry, 69, of Long Beach, was found dead in Panamint Valley on June 1. Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada mountains along the California-Nevada border . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"The Colorado River supplies water to nearly 40 million people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"On a recent afternoon, Human Fliers President Vaughn Arrington strode through neighborhoods along the Detroit-Hamtramck border , knocking doors and talking to residents about their options. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Groups of violent, white-majority vigilante groups are increasingly patrolling areas along the U.S.-Mexico border , posing a risk to migrants and people of color, according to local watchdog groups. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Mays said not having a unified response to the pandemic, as was the case in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the three states that border the Navajo Nation, contributed to the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222450"
},
"borderline":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being in an intermediate position or state : not fully classifiable as one thing or its opposite",
": not quite up to, typical of, or as severe as what is usual, standard, or expected",
": characterized by psychological instability in several areas (such as interpersonal relations, behavior, and identity) but only with brief or no psychotic episodes",
": situated at or near a border",
": almost , nearly",
": not quite average, standard, or normal",
": being in an intermediate position or state : not fully classifiable as one thing or its opposite",
": not quite up to what is usual, standard, or expected",
": exhibiting typical but not altogether conclusive symptoms",
": of, relating to, being, or exhibiting a behavior pattern typical or suggestive of borderline personality disorder",
": a person affected with borderline personality disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"frontier",
"marginal"
],
"antonyms":[
"about",
"all but",
"almost",
"fair",
"fairly",
"feckly",
"more or less",
"most",
"much",
"near",
"nearly",
"next to",
"nigh",
"practically",
"somewhere",
"virtually",
"well-nigh"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"In borderline cases like these, the best course of action is difficult to determine.",
"As a borderline diabetic, Lara is able to control her blood sugar levels solely through diet.",
"Adverb",
"The movie is only borderline funny.",
"your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As part of the Stargate franchise, Robert Carlyle played Dr. Nicholas Rush, the borderline eccentric scientist leading the stargate research. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Curry was a borderline top 100 recruit coming out of high school. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of PTSD and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"Hughes' testimony contradicts that of a psychologist hired by Depp's lawyers, who said Heard was faking her symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from borderline and histrionic personality disorders. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"These sequences sometimes underline the reliance on too much over-the-top cartoonish action, however, with borderline bonkers plot developments breathlessly deployed at a clip recalling the movie\u2019s video game origins. \u2014 Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Maybe North Carolina has really turned it around, but a team that was borderline top-40 late in the regular season doesn\u2019t deserve to be this short of a dog against a consensus top-20 team for the entire season. \u2014 Vsin Staff, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"My rational mind knows the sculpture is tacky and borderline offensive, yet my reptilian brain loves its louche effervescence. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"To lose ourselves in a world of winks and wisecracks from quick-witted showgirls, ditzy heiresses and fast-talking career women may seem like a borderline irresponsible choice in These Troubled Times. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Fringe-y/ borderline /ticking-time-bomb people are always out there and probably have active imaginations that go way beyond what sometimes pops up in movies. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Both teams came out hitting to start Game 2 and the intensity jumped another level after McNabb\u2019s borderline hit on Kuznetsov. \u2014 Adam Candee, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2018",
"In the middle of this, I was tested for gestational diabetes, and the result came back borderline . \u2014 The Cut , 14 Sep. 2017",
"There\u2019s no doubting the existence and growing popularity online of conspiratorial\u2014and borderline demented\u2014commentary on Russia. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 23 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183917"
},
"bore":{
"type":"verb (1)",
"definitions":[
"to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool",
"to make by boring or digging away material",
"to make a hole by or as if by boring",
"to sink a mine shaft or well",
"to make one's way steadily especially against resistance",
"a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by the turning or twisting movement of a tool a hole made by or as if by boring (see bore entry 1 )",
"a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well",
"the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (such as a tube or gun barrel)",
"the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object",
"the size of a bore such as",
"the interior diameter of a gun barrel",
"gauge sense 1a(2)",
"the diameter of an engine cylinder",
"a tidal flood with a high abrupt front",
"one that causes weariness and restlessness through lack of interest one that causes boredom such as",
"a dull or tiresome person",
"something that is devoid of interest",
"to cause to feel weariness and restlessness through lack of interest to cause to feel boredom",
"to make a hole in especially with a drill",
"to make by piercing or drilling",
"a hole made by boring",
"a space (as in a gun barrel) shaped like a cylinder",
"the diameter of a hole or cylinder",
"an uninteresting person or thing",
"to make tired and restless by being uninteresting",
"the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or artery)",
"the internal diameter of a tube (as a hypodermic needle, catheter, or sound)"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u022fr",
"synonyms":[
"drill",
"hole",
"perforate",
"pierce",
"punch",
"puncture",
"riddle"
],
"antonyms":[
"drag",
"drip",
"droner",
"dullsville",
"nudnik",
"nudnick",
"snooze",
"snoozer",
"yawn",
"yawner"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1601, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1766, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1768, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162341"
},
"bosh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": foolish talk or activity : nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Don't believe a word she says\u2014it's all bosh .",
"a pseudoscientific examination of UFO claims that was utter bosh"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Turkish bo\u015f empty",
"first_known_use":[
"1829, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202441"
},
"boskage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-skij"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hidden from prying eyes by a leafy boscage , the cottage was the perfect trysting place"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English boskage, borrowed from Anglo-French boscage \"wood, woodland,\" from bois, bos \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" (Old French also bosc ) + -age -age \u2014 more at boiserie ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195054"
},
"bosom":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the human chest and especially the front part of the chest",
": a woman's breasts regarded especially as a single feature",
": breast",
": the chest conceived of as the seat of the emotions and intimate feelings",
": the security and intimacy of or like that of being hugged to someone's bosom",
": the part of a garment that covers the chest or the breasts",
": to enclose in or as if in an embrace",
": to enclose or carry in the bosom (see bosom entry 1 )",
": close , intimate",
": the front of the human chest",
": the breasts of a woman",
": very close"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-z\u0259m",
"also",
"\u02c8bu\u0307z-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly",
"blood",
"bone(s)",
"breast",
"core",
"gut",
"heart",
"heartstrings",
"inner space",
"inside",
"quick",
"soul"
],
"antonyms":[
"bower",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enshroud",
"enswathe",
"envelop",
"enwrap",
"invest",
"involve",
"lap",
"mantle",
"muffle",
"shroud",
"swathe",
"veil",
"wrap"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He clutched the flowers to his bosom .",
"He never spoke of his childhood as an orphan, but kept dark memories of those days in his bosom .",
"The shirt has a plain color and ruffles at the bosom .",
"Verb",
"bosomed by overgrown shrubbery, the abandoned cottage seemed like the ideal place for an afternoon tryst",
"Adjective",
"promised to remain bosom friends for the rest of their lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Among her new additions to the Gaultier canon are a bondage suit, cut out at the bosom and buttocks, to reveal everything. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Think opera gloves, frilled hems, and bosom -boasting bodices reminiscent of the romantic aesthetics from the era. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Marie-Aurore de Saxe, a French noblewoman and freethinker, was painted in the guise of Diana, the huntress, wearing a leopard-print gown with billowing sleeves and a plunging bosom . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Again, who would have guessed that a voting bloc still largely made up of thousands of middle-aged guys would not clutch a song about passing driver\u2019s ed to their collective bosom ? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Her bosom to his waistcoat-less chest, her hips to his, their thighs mashed together. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Charles Lummis, a Harvard dropout and bosom buddy of Teddy Roosevelt\u2019s, had caught malaria in Ohio. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The version of Prince Andrew as the dashing war hero generating adoring headlines with insight from the bosom of the monarchy has been long-gone for many years. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 12 Feb. 2022",
"That cynical strategy only intensifies antisemitic feelings against devout Jews who remain stubbornly unwilling to see the light and come to the bosom of Christ. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 15 May 2018",
"Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2017",
"That's when fans started sharing all the receipts proving that China and Dove are bosom buddies. \u2014 Noelle Devoe, Seventeen , 31 July 2017",
"The clip also features a bunch of behind-the-scenes footage, illustrating that Miguel and RL Grime are truly bosom buddies having the time of their lives. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 21 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1590, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170131"
},
"bosque":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small wooded area"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4sk"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably back-formation from bosky ",
"first_known_use":[
"1815, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234118"
},
"bosquet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": thicket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-sk\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, \"grove, thicket,\" going back to Middle French, probably borrowed from Old Occitan, from bosc \"forest, wood\" (going back to Germanic *boska-, *buska- \"shrub, thicket\") + -et -et entry 1 \u2014 more at bush entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1737, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174236"
},
"boss":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who exercises control or authority",
": one who directs or supervises workers",
": one who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures",
": to give usually arbitrary orders to",
": to exercise control or authority over : to act as boss (see boss entry 1 ) of",
": excellent , first-rate",
": a raised ornamentation (as on a belt or shield) : stud",
": an ornamental projecting block used in architecture",
": a protuberant part or body",
": a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking",
": the hub of a propeller",
": to embellish (something, such as a belt or shield) with a raised decoration : to ornament with bosses (see boss entry 4 ) : emboss",
": to treat (something, such as the surface of porcelain) with a boss",
": cow , calf",
": the person at a job who tells workers what to do",
": the head of a group (as a political organization)",
": to give orders to",
": a protuberant part or body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s",
"\u02c8b\u022fs",
"\u02c8b\u00e4s, \u02c8b\u022fs"
],
"synonyms":[
"boss man",
"captain",
"chief",
"foreman",
"head",
"headman",
"helmsman",
"honcho",
"jefe",
"kingpin",
"leader",
"master",
"taskmaster"
],
"antonyms":[
"captain",
"handle",
"head",
"overlook",
"oversee",
"quarterback",
"superintend",
"supervise"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a boss new rock band",
"that's a really boss stereo you've got"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Verb (1), and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"1836, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1790, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175907"
},
"botch":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an inflammatory sore",
": to foul up hopelessly",
": to put together in a makeshift way",
": something that is botched : mess",
": patchwork , hodgepodge",
": to do clumsily and unskillfully : bungle",
": a badly done job",
": an inflammatory sore"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
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"Verb",
"The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.",
"They clearly botched the investigation."
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk",
": to intrude upon : pester",
": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned",
": to become concerned",
": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble",
": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry",
": something that causes petty annoyance or worry",
": fuss , inconvenience",
": to trouble (someone) in body or mind : annoy",
": to cause to worry",
": to take the time or trouble",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r"
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"hoo-hah",
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"hurly-burly",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Without a witness, a stakeholder, a rock\u2014why bother ? \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"So, why bother refactoring or rewriting using modern software development techniques? \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Why bother remaking Robert Wise\u2019s 1961 masterpiece? \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Why even bother launching such a small and doomed service? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Why bother if Irving could play only when the team was on the road? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Why bother with anything so unhinged as a too-tight topper? \u2014 Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Jan. 2022",
"And the flip side to anxiety is fatalism: If vaccine effectiveness fades so fast, why bother getting the shot in the first place? \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Many political figures no longer bother pretending to look for it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Why would the copyright holder bother filing a claim for fake images? \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215232"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of bothering : the state of being bothered",
": something that bothers"
],
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"\u02ccb\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bedevilment",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"disturbance",
"harassment",
"harrying",
"importunity",
"pestering",
"teasing",
"vexation"
],
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"examples":[
"I hadn't realized what a botheration putting up a tent in the dark could be!",
"if I'm to get any work done, this incessant botheration has to stop"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231231"
},
"bothersome":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": causing bother : vexing",
": annoying"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-s\u0259m"
],
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"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
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"chafing",
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"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
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"examples":[
"a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, there is the chance that even ingredients like essential oils will be bothersome too. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"This light gel-cream applies to the skin smoothly and won\u2019t feel heavy or bothersome . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Then Kiffin, still mischievous at 47 and the equivalent of a bothersome little brother to the 56-year-old Fisher, went and did it again this winter. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"Confidence: Medium Sunday: Our bothersome low pressure storm system may hang out off our coastline. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Russian aggression and brutality thereby provide a rationale for discounting bothersome historical complexities dating from prior to, during, and after the existence of the Soviet Union, the reckless folly of NATO expansion not least among them. \u2014 Andrew J. Bacevich, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While many look forward to eliminating some of the more bothersome outcomes of the pandemic\u2014like mask requirements and social gathering limits\u2014other byproducts of the pandemic, such as working remotely, are likely to linger for months to come. \u2014 Clinton M Padgett, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"With the arrival of spring and soaring pollen counts, many seasonal allergy sufferers are seeking relief from bothersome , or even debilitating, symptoms. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Some attacks have been bothersome , slowing some Ukrainians\u2019 internet service or knocking it out altogether, defacing websites, and destroying files on a small number of computers. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1817, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224536"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": narrow",
": a narrow route",
": a point of traffic congestion",
": someone or something that retards or halts free movement and progress",
": impasse",
": a dramatic reduction in the size of a population (as of a species) that results in a decrease in genetic variation",
": a style of guitar playing in which glissando effects are produced by sliding an object (such as a knife blade or the neck of a bottle ) along the strings",
": to slow or halt by causing a bottleneck",
": a place or condition where improvement or movement is held up"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek"
],
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"backup",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Bridge construction has created a bottleneck on the southern part of Main Street.",
"All decisions must be approved by the committee, and this is where the company runs into bottlenecks .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Legislature\u2019s formal sessions are scheduled to end July 31, and lawmakers are entering a stretch that typically becomes a bottleneck of unfinished work and complex legislation. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"With the aging, narrow bridge seen as a traffic bottleneck , Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced a plan in 2016 to replace it with a new crossing that would carry four lanes of traffic and include a separated bike and pedestrian path. \u2014 Ian Duncan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"In a news release, owner Brad Friedlander attributed the closing to a combination of labor shortage, supply-chain bottleneck and rising food costs. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Attempting to do too many things at once causes a bottleneck in the prefrontal cortex, the brain\u2019s control center, according to brain researchers at the University of Helsinki. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The organization still receives hundreds of calls per week to its neighborhood resource hub line, mostly for furnace repairs and replacement, and continues to deal with a bottleneck of basements in need of sanitizing and mold remediation. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Importing more of these intermediate commodities circumvents the LNG bottleneck , and mitigates wider economic damage. \u2014 Steve Cicala, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Outside the monument but accessible from Kanab are the bottleneck narrows of Buckskin Gulch and the swoopily photogenic rock formation known as the Wave. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"With production in Texas nearing capacity\u2014and Appalachia already at near capacity\u2014the country\u2019s natural gas supply might soon be facing a bottleneck , at the worst possible time. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eventually, only a pair of doors were opened, causing concertgoers to bottleneck . \u2014 Fox News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"As a result, the park\u2019s conservation team is working to build new routes and visitor centers to better disperse travelers that currently bottleneck the site. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 Sep. 2021",
"However, the other lesson is not to bottleneck your business by doing everything yourself forever. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"This can bottleneck team execution by causing arguments, or if everyone goes with the hero\u2019s opinion, the whole team could miss out on better, more creative solutions. \u2014 Mark Samuel, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"Conversely, the destination disk and the interface might be newer and able to write data faster than the source sending it; that\u2019s where data can bottleneck and potentially cause problems. \u2014 Eric Alt, Popular Science , 22 Jan. 2021",
"The big takeaway here is that Optane's extremely low latency allows acceleration of AI pipelines\u2014which frequently bottleneck on storage\u2014by offering very rapid access to models too large to keep entirely in RAM. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 18 June 2020",
"According to Lane Farguson, manager of communications at the Halifax Port Authority, bottlenecking at the port could cause shortages of goods in central Canada and the U.S. Midwest. \u2014 Audrey Carleton, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Some updates to Apple's Mac product lineup have often been bottlenecked on waiting for updates or overcoming barriers in Intel's roadmap, which does not always suit Apple's priorities and which has been subject to disruption in the past. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 Apr. 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"1854, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1919, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204752"
},
"bottomless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having no bottom",
": extremely deep",
": impossible to comprehend : unfathomable",
": boundless , unlimited",
": nude",
": featuring nude entertainers",
": having no bottom",
": very deep"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-l\u0259s"
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"bounded",
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],
"examples":[
"the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink",
"the killer threw the gun into what he thought was a bottomless pit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those changes \u2014 not to mention the bottomless well of Saudi money \u2014 are what have the PGA Tour scared. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Any accusations of negativity and speciousness that might attend this vision of hip-hop overlook its author\u2019s bottomless , emotive well of visions. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Brunch reservations are $75 a person, which includes bottomless mimosas with a choice of orange, cranberry or pineapple juices. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"The bottomless mimosas come in a cute refillable ceramic donkey, because why not. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Catered brunch, bottomless mimosas, 90s throwback soundtrack, cash bar and Derby Day vibes. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Allegro, Little Italy: This Italian and California cuisine restaurant opens at 11 a.m. May 8 with a Mother\u2019s Day menu that includes a bottomless mimosas for moms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One of the offerings will be a brunch special that includes an appetizer, entr\u00e9e and bottomless Mimosas for two hours for $50. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
"That your sympathy for the struggle anxiety involves is abundant but not bottomless and does not include enabling abuse. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184938"
},
"bottomlessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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"examples":[
"the wealthy couple are generous hosts, providing a bottomless supply of food and drink",
"the killer threw the gun into what he thought was a bottomless pit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those changes \u2014 not to mention the bottomless well of Saudi money \u2014 are what have the PGA Tour scared. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Any accusations of negativity and speciousness that might attend this vision of hip-hop overlook its author\u2019s bottomless , emotive well of visions. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Brunch reservations are $75 a person, which includes bottomless mimosas with a choice of orange, cranberry or pineapple juices. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"The bottomless mimosas come in a cute refillable ceramic donkey, because why not. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Catered brunch, bottomless mimosas, 90s throwback soundtrack, cash bar and Derby Day vibes. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Allegro, Little Italy: This Italian and California cuisine restaurant opens at 11 a.m. May 8 with a Mother\u2019s Day menu that includes a bottomless mimosas for moms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"One of the offerings will be a brunch special that includes an appetizer, entr\u00e9e and bottomless Mimosas for two hours for $50. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
"That your sympathy for the struggle anxiety involves is abundant but not bottomless and does not include enabling abuse. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222226"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a broad often landscaped thoroughfare",
"a wide usually major street often having strips with trees, grass, or flowers planted along its center or sides"
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"road",
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"trace",
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"way"
],
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"examples":[
"the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beginning in early 2015, Amy, Mary Beth, and other F.S.S. members helped Lizi galvanize support for a hundred-million-dollar proposal from the D.O.T. a major redesign of the boulevard that included a bike lane. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"That vote came after several months of discussions as to whether residents really wanted a trail along the boulevard . \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With the French settling to the east and the English to the west, Greek, Chinese, and Jewish immigrants were crowded along the boulevard in the middle. \u2014 Nathan Englander, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Miller said turning Lake Shore Drive into something closer to a highway might improve traffic, but would destroy the scenic character and slower pace of a lakefront boulevard , which has defined its use throughout the city\u2019s history. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The name change will take effect for the boulevard , which stretches through the northern part of New Orleans, on February 1, CNN affiliate WDSU reported. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The final stretch of the 35-mph boulevard , which starts at Interstate 490 at East 55th Street, began to open at 7 p.m. Friday. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2021",
"More than 100 artists will be commissioned through 2027 to create works along the boulevard , the heart of Black Los Angeles. \u2014 Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"New York City and State should invest in turning America\u2019s first great European-style boulevard , Eastern Parkway, into a new type of cultural destination. \u2014 Carl Swanson, Curbed , 19 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark",
"first_known_use":[
"1763, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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"beat , bump",
"to cause to rebound or be reflected",
"dismiss , fire",
"to expel precipitately from a place",
"to eliminate from a competition by defeating",
"to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient funds",
"to present (something, such as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval",
"to return (an email) to the sender with notification of failed delivery",
"to rebound or reflect after striking a surface (such as the ground)",
"to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly",
"to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account",
"to leap suddenly bound",
"to walk with springing steps",
"to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder",
"to return to the sender with notification of failed delivery",
"to go quickly and usually repeatedly from one place, situation, job, etc., to another",
"leave , depart",
"the act or action of bouncing off the ground or another surface a rebound off a surface",
"a sudden increase or improvement in rating or value",
"a lively or energetic quality verve , liveliness",
"bluster sense 3",
"to spring back or up after hitting a surface",
"to cause to spring back",
"to jump or move up and down",
"to leap suddenly",
"the action of springing back after hitting something",
"a sudden leap"
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"\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)s",
"\u02c8bau\u0307ns"
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"banish",
"boot (out)",
"cast out",
"chase",
"dismiss",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"extrude",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out",
"turf (out)",
"turn out"
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"beans",
"brio",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
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"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The Chinese economy was quick to bounce back from the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and in both 2020 and 2012 China overtook North America to become the world\u2019s largest box office market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"The box office has struggled to bounce back in part because of sporadic output by studios. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Hike, who had deployed to Iraq, was tough enough to bounce back from adversity in his career. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Auburn will try to bounce back in that game after struggling to solve Clemson pitcher Valerie Cagle, who tossed seven shutout innings Saturday afternoon, allowing just four hits, zero walks and striking out six on 100 pitches. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Despite a rough Game 1 showing, expect Boston to bounce back in a big way this evening. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Joel Embiid has called out James Harden and coach Doc Rivers as the Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back from a disappointing loss and finally knock Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors out of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
"With spring practice wrapping up on campuses across the country, here\u2019s a ranking of prominent programs most likely to bounce back in the fall and record more wins than losses. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Suns will look to bounce back from Friday's 122-114 road loss to the short-handed Grizzlies, who were without All-Star Ja Morant (knee), Jaren Jackson Jr. (thigh), Desmond Bane (ankle), Steven Adams (calf) and Tyus Jones (hand). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"That's why this conditioner helps add bounce and life back into hair. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"Cats can't help it \u2014 they're hardwired to be obsessed with the unpredictable bounce of these colorful springs. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Last week\u2019s decline supports the view that the bounce from the May 20th low was just a bear market rally or a rebound within the overall downtrend. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Additional attractions include food trucks, bounce houses and more. \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
"After first base coach Anthony Sanders hits a ball toward the wall, Hays will chase it down, gather in whatever bounce might come and then hurl it toward the infield. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"Amid ongoing inflation and fears of a recession, Bailey is convinced reducing taxes and regulations will offer an economic bounce and attract businesses into the Land of Lincoln, which has suffered from an exodus of residents in recent years. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"The thick midsoles give the unisex Crocs Classics their signature bounce and translates to an energized pep in your step. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
"Gals with straight hair know all too well that achieving bounce and body is not that easy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164508"
},
"bouncing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lively , animated",
": enjoying good health : robust"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-si\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[
"a bouncing new baby in the family",
"a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172505"
},
"bouncy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": buoyant , exuberant",
": resilient",
": marked by or producing bounces"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n(t)-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubberlike",
"rubbery",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"stretchy",
"supple",
"whippy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"nonelastic",
"rigid",
"stiff"
],
"examples":[
"unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By 2020, Adidas, ASICS, Brooks, Craft, Hoka, New Balance, Saucony, and Skechers had all followed suit, launching their own models with lightweight, ultra- bouncy foam and curved, rigid plates. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Yeah, Coinbase really did spend however-much-money on a sixty-second ad that amounted to nothing more than a super- bouncy QR code which, if scanned, linked to their website. \u2014 Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Whether it's styled with a diamond tiara for a gala or in a more casual half-up-half-down for an outdoor fundraiser, her hair is the perpetually shiny, bouncy image of a fresh professional blowout. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 9 May 2020",
"At B\u2019nai Jeshurun, the decision followed discussions with the rabbi, which led to the conclusion that there was no way to keep the bouncy castle sanitized. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Shouldn\u2019t Dayton\u2019s bouncy big man Obi Toppin be considered in that mix after a breakout season, emerging as college basketball\u2019s best player? \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020",
"His best videos serve the point of shrewd yet gentle female assertion, as in Haim\u2019s striptease and proud, bouncy strutting in the Summer Girls video, heading off the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Apr. 2020",
"My father is bouncier , more fun to be around, more excited to talk, and building new friendships and relationships. \u2014 Joshua Rush, Teen Vogue , 21 Feb. 2020",
"In the heel, a thin plate sits atop Nike\u2019s bouncy React foam. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartz , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200153"
},
"bound":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": fastened by or as if by a band : confined",
": very likely : sure",
": placed under legal or moral restraint or obligation : obliged",
": secured to the covers by cords, tapes, or glue",
": determined , resolved",
": held in chemical or physical combination",
": made costive (see costive sense 1a ) : constipated",
": always occurring in combination with another linguistic form",
"\u2014 compare free entry 1 sense 11d",
": intending to go : going",
": ready",
": leap , jump",
": the action of rebounding : bounce",
": to move by leaping",
": rebound , bounce",
": a limiting line : boundary",
": something that limits or restrains",
": borderland",
": the land within certain bounds",
": a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (such as the range of a function)",
": a number less than or equal to every number in a set",
": to form a separating line or the boundary of : enclose",
": to set limits to : confine",
": to name the boundaries of",
": going or intending to go",
": a boundary line",
": a point or line beyond which a person or thing cannot go",
": to form the boundary of",
": tied or fastened with or as if with bands",
": required by law or duty",
": under the control of something",
": covered with binding",
": firmly determined",
": very likely : certain",
": a leap or long jump",
": to make a long leap or move in leaps",
": made costive : constipated",
": held in chemical or physical combination",
": boundary",
": something that limits or restrains",
": to form the boundary of or enclose",
": placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8bau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8bau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent (on ",
"decisive",
"determined",
"do-or-die",
"firm",
"hell-bent (on ",
"intent",
"out",
"purposeful",
"resolute",
"resolved",
"set",
"single-minded"
],
"antonyms":[
"hop",
"jump",
"leap",
"spring",
"vault"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192908"
},
"boundary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent",
": something that points out or shows a limit or end : a dividing line",
": a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-d(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-dr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bound",
"cap",
"ceiling",
"confines",
"end",
"extent",
"limit",
"limitation",
"line",
"termination"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.",
"The river forms the country's western boundary .",
"at the boundary between fact and fiction",
"You need to set boundaries with your children.",
"Did he violate the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on the boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"This kind of information-sharing on the boundary of AdS space appears to enable the voluminous structure of the interior. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Ranger\u2019s House is a Georgian villa on the boundary of Greenwich Park and Blackheath. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The Community Justice Campus (CJC) opened its doors on the northern boundary of Norwood last year. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The bubble likely gives the bug enough support to put some pressure on the water-air boundary without breaking through. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021",
"On the boundary with Canada, cross-border hockey rivalries were community traditions until being upended by the pandemic. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Complicating things for the Dolphins secondary is the fact Byron Jones, the starter who plays opposite Howard on the boundary , is also nursing an Achilles and groin injury. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Lays out a boundary for the Safe Zone that includes much of the existing residential areas within Africatown, but also areas bordering Paper Mill Road and extending to Lewis Quarters. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bound entry 6 + -ary entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202218"
},
"bounder":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that bounds",
": a man of objectionable social behavior : cad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a good-for-nothing bounder who always leaves it to someone else to pick up the tab"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183824"
},
"boundless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no boundaries : vast",
": having no limits"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n(d)-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8bau\u0307nd-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"endless",
"fathomless",
"horizonless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unfathomable",
"unlimited"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"examples":[
"We were filled with boundless joy.",
"Her love for her family was boundless .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This doesn\u2019t seem far-fetched since West has always been a proponent of boundless creative expression. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Now, Emmy voters just need to take the time to select the best of a seemingly boundless slate. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"But companies still dreaming of boundless growth could also be setting themselves up for even greater failure. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Here to there, crossing boundless gulfs of space, as easy as pulling a lever. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"There was a boundless horizon\u2014no animals, no plants, no sounds but the wind and the friction of sand in motion. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Nobody would want to live there, and certainly nobody in the boundless Googie, car-culture future of 1960s California. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"General Daily Insight for May 14, 2022 Our boundless confidence may find limits today. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201205"
},
"bounteous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": giving or disposed to give freely",
": liberally bestowed",
": generous sense 1",
": given in plenty : abundant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113-\u0259s",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"ample",
"aplenty",
"bountiful",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"galore",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
],
"examples":[
"Together we give thanks for this bounteous harvest.",
"offered a bounteous reward for finding the lost ring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the mouth this is bounteous , open, fresh, rounded and easy drinking. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"True, that\u2019s not a high bar to evaluate her performance as senior senator from the wealthiest, most populous, most diverse, most bounteous , most cutting-edge, blah-blah-blah state in the country. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabakcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"So were images that reminded Europeans of their bounteous colonial properties in Africa and the Caribbean. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Still, with its storied brand, bounteous attractions, not to mention an ambitious plan to conquer the metaverse, Disney should be fine in time, analysts say. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The intriguing epilogue to the 2020 crash was that the market recovered very rapidly, hitting new highs, thanks chiefly to a bounteous government stimulus. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 2 Dec. 2021",
"There's also Tomahawk Den for sizzling steaks and Oriente for bounteous buffet breakfasts and a la carte meals with local and international options. \u2014 Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure , 30 Nov. 2021",
"For, in the end, like all things, wreaths return to the earth, if only after being stitched into bounteous circles \u2014 again, again and again. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Her bounteous cascade of salt-and-pepper curls \u2014 along with her grand proclamations about goddess energy and female power \u2014 projects a confidence that the flaky, bad-news-averse Paula doesn\u2019t actually possess. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bountevous, bounteuous , from Anglo-French bontive kind, from bunt\u00e9 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183653"
},
"bountiful":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors",
"given or provided abundantly",
"giving freely or generously",
"plentiful sense 1",
"city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"ample",
"aplenty",
"bounteous",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"galore",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
],
"examples":[
"a bountiful supply of water",
"a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
"By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Although the bountiful buffet remains an all-inclusive staple, upscale restaurants that pay attention to detail and ambiance are becoming the norm. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bounty ",
"first_known_use":[
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bountifulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors",
": given or provided abundantly",
": giving freely or generously",
": plentiful sense 1",
"city in northern Utah north of Salt Lake City population 42,552"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-ti-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"ample",
"aplenty",
"bounteous",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"galore",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
],
"examples":[
"a bountiful supply of water",
"a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bartenders in jaunty sleeve guards serve up a dozen varieties of oysters, along with caviar from Israel and Poland, a bountiful lobster roll, and shoestring fries that should not be ignored. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Glasses of bubbly floated throughout the lively room dressed in overflowing seafood towers and bountiful bouquets of fresh peonies. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"More recently, these end caps have expanded to include items adorned in rainbows to honor PRIDE, a month-long celebration of the bountiful expressions in and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The shade from Raleigh\u2019s majestic oak trees reminds me of the bountiful palms throughout my Caribbean \u2014 During the balmy summer months, that leafy covering is precious. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"The future looked limitless and bountiful for our generation then. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"End your road trip in the bountiful Skagit Valley, known for its springtime tulip festival. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
"By so many measures, Jeremy Ruckert enjoyed a bountiful Buckeye career. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Although the bountiful buffet remains an all-inclusive staple, upscale restaurants that pay attention to detail and ambiance are becoming the norm. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bounty ",
"first_known_use":[
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222316"
},
"bourgeon":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout",
": bloom",
": to grow and expand rapidly : flourish"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195137"
},
"bourn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stream , brook"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02c8bu\u0307rn"
],
"synonyms":[
"beck",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English burn, bourne \u2014 more at burn ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182239"
},
"bourne":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boundary , limit",
": goal , destination"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02c8bu\u0307rn"
],
"synonyms":[
"aim",
"ambition",
"aspiration",
"design",
"dream",
"end",
"goal",
"idea",
"ideal",
"intent",
"intention",
"mark",
"meaning",
"object",
"objective",
"plan",
"point",
"pretension",
"purpose",
"target",
"thing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French bourne , from Old French bodne \u2014 more at bound entry 6 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192438"
},
"bowl":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a concave usually nearly hemispherical vessel : a rounded container that is usually larger than a cup",
": a drinking vessel (as for wine)",
": the contents of a bowl",
": a bowl-shaped or concave part: such as",
": the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe",
": the receptacle of a toilet",
": a natural formation or geographical region shaped like a bowl",
": a bowl-shaped structure",
": an athletic stadium",
": a postseason game between specially invited teams",
": a ball (as of lignum vitae ) weighted or shaped to give it a bias (see bias entry 1 sense 3a ) when rolled",
": lawn bowling",
": a delivery of the ball in bowling",
": a cylindrical roller or drum (as for a machine)",
": to participate in a game of bowling",
": to roll a ball in bowling",
": to travel smoothly and rapidly (as in a wheeled vehicle)",
": to roll (a ball) in bowling",
": to complete by bowling",
": to score by bowling",
": to strike with a swiftly moving object",
": a round hollow dish without handles",
": the contents of a bowl",
": something in the shape of a bowl (as part of a spoon or pipe)",
": to play a game of bowling",
": to move rapidly and smoothly",
": to hit and push down while moving quickly",
": to surprise or impress very much"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dl",
"\u02c8b\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"circus",
"coliseum",
"colosseum",
"stadium"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I don't think I can bowl a 12-pound ball.",
"We bowl every Thursday night.",
"Do you like to bowl ?",
"I haven't bowled since I was a kid.",
"She usually bowls around 150."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181527"
},
"bowwow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the bark of a dog",
": dog",
": noisy clamor",
": arrogant dogmatic manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307-\u02ccwau\u0307",
"bau\u0307-\u02c8wau"
],
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
"examples":[
"the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas"
],
"history_and_etymology":"imitative",
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"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"phrasal verb"
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": to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a roofed freight car usually with sliding doors in the sides",
": very large",
": a roofed freight car usually having sliding doors in the sides"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4ks-\u02cck\u00e4r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ks-\u02cck\u00e4r"
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"big",
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"bantam",
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"smallish",
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"undersize"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a boxcar pile of paper",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At Leon Bridges\u2019 concert, some of those changes were in progress \u2013 including new awnings on concession stands, plywood where new signage will be placed and a new merchandise sales space, in a boxcar near the entrance. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"State\u2019s deep roots with tubers pay off as demand sprouts; \u2018this spud\u2019s for you\u2019 Gil LaJoie, co-owner of LaJoie Growers, uses a forklift to move potatoes onto a refrigerated boxcar at the company\u2019s packing house in Van Buren, Maine. \u2014 Jennifer Levitz, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"As the train slowed to a stop, a boxcar derailed from the track, causing one tanker and seven additional boxcars to derail. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2022",
"When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
"One family lived in a boxcar , and in some houses the rooms were separated by nothing but tarpaper. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
"When a cryptocurrency transaction is made, another boxcar gets added to the train. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The new plan will alter that profile by adding a rooftop pavilion that will house a railroad boxcar found near the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As the Great Depression deepened in the early 1930s, an even more cruel twist was coming: White residents of Silvis complained that the Mexicans living in the rail yard didn\u2019t have to pay property taxes on their boxcar homes. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The modernist gem \u2014 a pristine example of Neutra\u2019s boxcar style \u2014 is a fitting home for Grey. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Marian portions rove from Montana to Manhattan to Scotland and Antarctica, and read like a carnival of early 20th century American history, packed with bootleggers, treacherous boxcar rides, and tragic shipwrecks. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2021",
"Dann and his father installed boxcar paneling with tongue-and-groove joints that flex when the camper is moving. \u2014 Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The boxcar life has its charms, as fans of Ming\u2019s Noodle Bar have discovered in its life at The Yard at Olmos Park. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 Oct. 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"1831, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1903, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221642"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a male friend",
": a frequent or regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship",
": a man or boy involved in a romantic relationship"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccfrend",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccfrend"
],
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"beau",
"boy",
"fellow",
"man",
"old man",
"swain"
],
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"examples":[
"My boyfriend and I have only been dating for a couple of months.",
"her boyfriend always brings her flowers for Valentine's Day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The boyfriend did not report the robbery to the police. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Lane Fernandez, the ex- boyfriend of Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant star Malorie Beaver, has died three weeks after welcoming a son with his wife. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Rowena told Dateline that the boyfriend told them Alexis had come to see him on the evening of the 26th. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
"The djinn is the ultimate long-distance boyfriend for those who prefer not to have a guy in their hair all the time. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 May 2022",
"The meme shows a woman walking past a couple, distracting the boyfriend and annoying the man's girlfriend. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Once inside, the former boyfriend grabbed the woman by her hair, dragged her down stairs, and stole her cell phone and other personal property. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Police are quick to suspect Oral \u2018Nick\u2019 Hillary, a local Jamaican-American man who is the ex- boyfriend of Garrett\u2019s mother, Tandy Cyrus. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
"Rhodes, in his closing statement, urged jurors to focus on the testimony of Corey Gamble, the boyfriend of Kris Jenner who gave the only third-party, eyewitness account of the Dec. 15, 2016 fight. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214934"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": nightclub"
],
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"\u02c8bw\u00e4t"
],
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"bistro",
"cabaret",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"club",
"nightclub",
"nightspot",
"nitery",
"niterie",
"roadhouse",
"supper club"
],
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"examples":[
"a funky bo\u00eete on Paris's Left Bank that offers hot jazz to a self-consciously cool crowd"
],
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"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234044"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": squabble"
],
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"\u02c8bra-b\u0259l"
],
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"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
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"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Middle Dutch brabbelen , of imitative origin",
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"1568, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175428"
},
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"type":"verb",
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"prepare , steel",
"invigorate , freshen",
"to prepare for use by making taut",
"to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1 )",
"to make stronger reinforce",
"to put or plant firmly",
"to turn (a sail yard ) by means of a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1e )",
"to waylay especially with demands or questions confront",
"to fasten tightly bind",
"to get ready (as for an attack)",
"to take heart",
"something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure such as",
"a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (such as a framework)",
"an appliance for supporting a body part",
"an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth",
"suspenders",
"a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard (see yard entry 4 sense 3 ) to swing it horizontally",
"one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together",
"one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs (see staff entry 1 sense 3 ) carrying parts to be performed simultaneously",
"bracket sense 3a",
"two of a kind pair",
"something (such as a clasp) that connects or fastens",
"a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 1a(2) )",
"a position of rigid attention",
"something that arouses energy or strengthens morale",
"to make strong, firm, or steady",
"to get ready",
"something that adds strength or support",
"a usually wire device worn to correct the position of teeth",
"one of a pair of marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together",
"two of a kind",
"a tool with a U-shaped bend that is used to turn wood-boring bits",
"an appliance that gives support to movable parts (as a joint or a fractured bone), to weak muscles (as in paralysis), or to strained ligaments (as of the lower back)",
"an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth and that is not removable by the patient",
"to furnish or support with a brace"
],
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"amp (up)",
"animate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
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"buttress",
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"prop",
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"stay",
"support",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The stock market struggled for direction on Friday after brutal selloffs in recent days, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its worst week since March 2020 as investors brace for a looming recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The site\u2019s founders say anyone from Ukraine who joins them in Germany should brace themselves for culture shock. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $5 for the first time as drivers brace for a painful summer at the pump. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The arms and legs\u2014which brace the rack against your trunk\u2014are both easily adjusted by hand, and the rack attaches to the trunk with ratcheting straps. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
"The state responded to those concerns by agreeing to provide a device that would brace Atwood while on the gurney. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The prolonged downturn in cryptocurrency prices, along with broader tech sector woes, has led to a growing number of layoffs at crypto firms as participants brace for a bumpier ride ahead. \u2014 Michael Bellusci, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The initiative, approved by the National Climate Task Force earlier this year, comes amid signs that coastal communities should brace themselves for more intense storms. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"The initiative, approved by the National Climate Task Force earlier this year, comes amid signs that coastal communities should brace themselves for more intense storms. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Teller trained obsessively to get into proper boxing shape and spent a large chunk of the film acting in a circular metal neck brace Pazienza used to regain movement of his neck following the accident. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"One friend walked led the stream of teens on crutches, his left leg wrapped in a brace . \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"Medical officials put Foley in a neck brace and took him away in a stretcher, CBS Sports said. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"In an interview with CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS, the girl\u2019s grandmother, Robin Saldarelli, said Ava\u2019s arm will remain in a brace while the bones heal after being shattered by three bullets. \u2014 Cheri Mossburg, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Lawler and Kaufman had maintained a feud over Kaufman's performances related to wrestling, and Kaufman had ended up in a neck brace after a wrestling match between the two. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Persistent symptoms despite conservative treatments such as a brace and anti-inflammatory medicines are an indication for surgery, as is weakness or loss of nerve supply as demonstrated by nerve testing. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2021",
"For example, kangaroos use their tail as a brace when pummelling a rival as well as when grazing (ooo, pentapedalism!?). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The stock market, a source of much wealth and consumer confidence when strong, has taken a beating as investors brace for higher rates and a possible economic slowdown. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist",
": something (such as handcuffs) resembling a bracelet",
": a decorative band or chain usually worn on the wrist or arm"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0101-sl\u0259t",
"\u02c8br\u0101-sl\u0259t"
],
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"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
],
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"examples":[
"putting the handcuffs on the jewel thief, the detective asked him how he liked those bracelets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Harkness was found wearing a diamond bracelet , a Rolex watch and a gold ring, according to court records. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
"Megan wore accessorizes that complemented the shimmery strap, including a chunky bracelet , chunky rings, and stiletto sandals that had no visible strap over the toes. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"And while timeless jewelry pieces like a tennis bracelet , delicate pendant necklace, or cocktail ring can take a bridal look from lovely to extraordinary, earrings always make the most impact without taking away from your wedding look. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"Like the other Big Bangs in the Integral Ceramic series, which launched in 2020, the two new timepieces feature a case, bracelet , bezel and case back fashioned entirely from ceramic. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Jean Schlumberger earrings, bracelet , Tiffany & Co. Slingbacks, Prada, $1,150. \u2014 ELLE , 29 Mar. 2022",
"This meaningful custom bracelet comes with a special message that\u2019s sure to bring a tear to her eye. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Cinderella is identified not by a glass slipper but by her bracelet . \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her earrings showcased almost all the shades of spinel, her ring was centered by a lilac stone, and her bracelet a pink spinel. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, diminutive of bras arm, from Latin bracchium ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211203"
},
"bracing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": giving strength, vigor, or freshness"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0101-si\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"tonic",
"vital",
"vitalizing"
],
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"examples":[
"a chilly but bracing day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No Way Home, The Batman is as bracing as a shot of whisky after a grape Slushee. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The 700-some-page tome is a bracing addition to an ongoing field of research and testimony on AIDS history, a corrective to previous accounts that have elevated some perspectives over others and latched onto only a handful of figures. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2021",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1752, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193410"
},
"brackish":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"somewhat salty",
"not appealing to the taste",
"repulsive",
"somewhat salty"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bra-kish",
"synonyms":[
"distasteful",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"antonyms":[
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"yummy"
],
"examples":[
"the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours",
"the river becomes brackish as we approach the tidemark",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Walker, a proper boomer, seems also to have been diving deep into the brackish waters of YouTube. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Adult alligators can spend time in brackish waters where food resources such as blue crabs are plentiful, said alligator biologist Alicia Davis of North Carolina\u2019s Wildlife Resources Commission. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But artworks have suffered from the Hudson River\u2019s brackish waters and superstorms like Hurricane Sandy. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In the 1950s, an average of 37,400 tons of oysters were taken annually from brackish waters nationwide. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021",
"At Calvert Cliffs State Park, the Chesapeake Bay is slowly eroding the shoreline, causing 15-million-year-old fossils embedded in its banks to wash into the brackish waters. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 2 July 2021",
"They can be viewed through September or October in the state\u2019s brackish warm waters. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 23 June 2021",
"Joseph Josiah Robbins sold his homestead in 1909, family members say, after salty, brackish waters invaded his fields, stunting and killing his crops. \u2014 Gabriel Popkin, Science | AAAS , 17 June 2021",
"In its native range along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, alewife make annual migrations from the salt water of the ocean into brackish and fresh water in estuaries and rivers to spawn. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch brac salty; akin to Middle Low German brac salty",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a pompous or boastful statement",
": arrogant talk or manner : cockiness",
": braggart",
": to talk boastfully",
": to assert boastfully",
": first-rate",
": to speak in a way that shows too much pride : boast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brag",
"\u02c8brag"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
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"blow",
"boast",
"bull",
"crow",
"gasconade",
"swagger",
"vapor",
"vaunt"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The real question, though, is whether the town is ready for the inevitable influx of tourists and art lovers in search of their next geotag brag . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"No child has ever read faster, which is not a brag . \u2014 Elinor Lipman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Overnight a copy of your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with something clever, funny or interesting\u2014photoshop yourself into a team photo, send your brag book, create a QR code with an introduction video or solve a problem, for example\u2014make an effort. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Bob McKillop, legendary coach of the giant-killing Davidson basketball team, slid a humble brag into his post-game words after his team\u2019s 79-78 upset of No.10 Alabama. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 22 Dec. 2021",
"For every diamond and every death, for every feeling of loss and insecure emotion, Mill comes out with hope and real brio on his side \u2013 a confidence that goes way beyond any mere humble- brag or boast. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But a skincare fridge has a purpose beyond the social media brag . \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Try creating that sense of approval, support, and safety for yourself with a brag file. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Always be succinct, use your brag -bag and stories and respect the other person\u2019s time. \u2014 Gerry Valentine, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There's also the option to book a photographer and brag to friends back home. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"California has the right to brag about its particular brand of exceptionalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Banks and fintechs that brag about their app store rating are wasting their breath. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"People stand in long lines, buy up multiple packs and brag about their haul and from which farms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Tout your love for travel, and brag about your business. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Sure, there's a Bronco or a Wrangler for (almost) everyone, but at the end of the day fans of the Ford and Jeep brands need a halo model to brag about and drool over. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"He\u2019s humble, not one to brag or talk tough, and not one to exaggerate either. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"Canley was described as quiet and not one to brag or tout his many military decorations. \u2014 Garrett Andrews, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This will also give you a brag bank to pull from when the interviewer asks you to articulate your strengths. \u2014 Dominique Law, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The Wild Insulated Water Bottle Allow us to humble- brag about The Wild water bottle with the cool logo of the L.A. Times newsletter about the outdoors in Southern California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Extremely familiar forays into bass-heavy brag rap, whooshing R&B, and Afrobeats break up the slog. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Lays down brag -worthy numbers, draws every eye, amazing value. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 2 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Adjective",
"1836, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225510"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": empty boasting",
": arrogant pretension : cockiness",
": braggart"
],
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"\u02ccbra-g\u0259-\u02c8d\u014d-s\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
"-sh\u0113-",
"-ch\u0113-",
"-(\u02cc)sh\u014d",
"-(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
],
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"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
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"However, Clenney\u2019s lawyer says her braggadocio is in line with her OnlyFans persona and doesn\u2019t represent the real Courtney. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"The experience of watching American Buffalo is essentially the experience of listening to Teach talk: At first, like Donny, you're dazzled by the endless flow of braggadocio and confidence. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Is the comment a bit of jealous braggadocio , or is Vic actually a cold-blooded killer? \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Outside of empty braggadocio , meant to contrast himself with Trump, Biden has done little to uphold his promise of deterring Russian expansion. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Mickelson's braggadocio has hastened a reckoning that was overdue. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Most of that statement is the usual Trump bullying and braggadocio . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The trio trade verses of braggadocio before the track slows down for a rapid-fire flow from J.I.D. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The actors moved with both the braggadocio and the anxious overperformance that early-career rappers like their characters would carry into that kind of music-industry event. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Musk is the founder of SpaceX and The Boring Company and co-founder of PayPal and brain technology company, Neuralink, among other companies. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"In June 2011, between T.J\u2019s freshman and sophomore seasons, Andre Jones died of a brain aneurysm at age 42. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Bluebird\u2019s first treatment, eli-cel, helped children with a lethal neurodegenerative disease called cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy live longer by supplying them with a gene that\u2019s crucial for the proper functioning of brain cells. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"But on July 28, 2014, the 19-year-old sophomore was diagnosed with stage 3 malignant brain melanoma. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"A few days after Dusty was born, Arlene suffered a massive brain embolism from a blood clot and died. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The enzyme is normally concentrated in the liver, kidneys and brain . \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Animals that contract chronic wasting disease develop brain lesions, become emaciated, appear listless, may salivate excessively and eventually die. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Whiteman demonstrated her courage, strength and resilience after being diagnosed in 2007 with a rare form of cancer that affected her spinal cord and brain . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
"The plot of the new movie is brainless and the acting is terrible.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
"The plot of the new movie is brainless and the acting is terrible.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"The brainpower of the staff constitutes the company's greatest asset.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As scores of Silicon Valley tech workers relocate to Tahoe, community leaders hope to channel that influx of brainpower to create new, lasting job opportunities for locals. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"And maybe that\u2019s enough brainpower to make the offense go. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"That brainpower can be mustered with open source systems. \u2014 Amit Ronen, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"That moment provides a brief shred of human drama in what\u2019s otherwise a film fueled more by adrenaline than brainpower . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Because visual information accounts for 30 percent of brainpower , the simple act of closing your eyes can create a sense of calm. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Jets still scream and muscles still gleam in the ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining sequel, though in several respects, the movie evinces \u2014 and rewards \u2014 an unusual investment of brainpower , writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Faced with a simple matching task, worrywarts were thinking slower than their more Covid-unconcerned peers; the psychologists theorized that their stress was, essentially, hogging background brainpower . \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"Even when people are managing multiple demands on their brainpower , the research suggests their intuitive thought processes may still be readily accessible. \u2014 Emily Laber-warren, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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": something used to slow down or stop movement or activity",
": to operate or manage a brake",
": to apply the brake on a vehicle",
": to become checked by a brake",
": to slow or stop by or as if by a brake (see brake entry 1 )",
": the common bracken fern ( Pteridium aquilinum )",
": a toothed instrument or machine for separating out the fiber of flax or hemp by breaking up the woody parts",
": a machine for bending, flanging , folding, and forming sheet metal",
": rough or marshy land overgrown usually with one kind of plant",
": a device for slowing or stopping motion (as of a wheel) usually by friction",
": to slow or stop by using a brake"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101k",
"\u02c8br\u0101k"
],
"synonyms":[
"decelerate",
"retard",
"slacken",
"slow"
],
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"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I had to brake suddenly when a cat ran in front of the car.",
"braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1868, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (4)",
"1562, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185535"
},
"brand-new":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"conspicuously new and unused",
"recently introduced",
"completely new"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bran(d)-\u02c8n\u00fc",
"synonyms":[
"fresh",
"mint",
"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
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"stale"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" brand entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"brashness":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"brittle",
"heedless of the consequences audacious",
"done in haste without regard for consequences rash",
"full of fresh raw vitality",
"uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3 ) bumptious",
"lacking restraint and discernment tactless",
"aggressively self-assertive impudent",
"piercingly sharp harsh",
"marked by vivid contrast bold",
"a mass of fragments (as of ice)",
"an attack of illness",
"a short severe illness",
"water brash"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8brash",
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"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"His co-star, who plays Lady Macbeth, was even more brash . \u2014 John Carucci, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Philbrick burst on the art scene as a brash young dealer, bidding millions for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Yayoi Kusama, and then vanished in late 2019 amid a wave of lawsuits by collectors including the billionaire Reuben brothers. \u2014 Bob Van Voris And Bloomberg, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Between the brash -to-humble son and his angry-to-sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bay specializes in making brash , cacophonous, high-calorie, low-nutrition fast-food cinema. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
"UConn coach Geno Auriemma was the brash upstart going up against venerable Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, and UConn was looking for its first national championship. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Boz, these employees say, is more extroverted, more hard-charging and brash . \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Naturally, the brass has issues with his brash ways and our man will get called to carpet a lot. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
"Tony Scott\u2019s film was a highly successful, undeniably compelling advertisement for brash 1980s jingoism. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"In the file footage, including rare clips of the group\u2019s formative gigs at the Rivoli in Toronto, the Kids are all brash energy and suburban rebellion. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162431"
},
"brass":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions",
": the brass instruments of an orchestra or band",
": a usually brass memorial tablet",
": bright metal fittings, utensils, or ornaments",
": empty cartridge shells",
": brazen self-assurance : gall",
": high-ranking members of the military",
": persons in high positions (as in a business or the government)",
": made of brass",
"\u2014 see also brass ring , brass tacks",
": made up of or composed for brass musical instruments",
"\u2014 see also brass band",
": an alloy made by combining copper and zinc",
": the musical instruments of an orchestra or band that are usually made of brass and include the cornets, trumpets, trombones, French horns, and tubas"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bras",
"\u02c8bras"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a candlestick made of brass",
"The whole orchestra\u2014the strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass \u2014began to play.",
"The brasses began to play.",
"polishing the brass and the silver",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although the firm is known for extensive use of brass , Donati personally leans toward natural wood and stone. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"The first such meeting is with Rear Adm. Chester Cain, a weathered chunk of brass played by Ed Harris, who has an impressive in-movie flight record of his own. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"For zero warmth whatsoever, this shampoo from Matrix is built to eradicate all hints of brass . \u2014 ELLE , 17 May 2022",
"At the Washington Pavilion, strings and percussion were placed together onstage; four groups of brass and winds occupied balconies to the right and to the left; trumpets and trombones thundered from the rear. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Plateaus of brass appearing on a sonic horizon like a strip of dry land. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Italian table bases of brass , instead of the typical cast iron. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"In New Orleans, the swaggering sounds of brass and are booming out from Jazzfest this week. \u2014 Joe Sills, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Limestone floors, rich oak doors and window frames of burnished brass lend a patina of age to lofty spaces. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190631"
},
"brass tacks":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": details of immediate practical importance"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"nitty-gritty",
"nuts and bolts",
"ropes"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The former first lady\u2019s version was pink chiffon with porcelain beading, but Ford stripped the idea down to brass tacks outfitting Moore in white cr\u00e8me silk and ivory kid gloves. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Sometimes the most creative thing a person can do is strip things down to brass tacks . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But the point of this article is to get down to brass tacks and simply show the relationship between housing costs and worker shortages. \u2014 Atticus Leblanc, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Rae reveals that key elements of the finale were up in the air until very late in the game, from the final decision on the show\u2019s enduring love triangle to the brass tacks of the script itself. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The brass tacks of this proposal are to be unveiled Tuesday. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The goal of the course was to infuse problem sets on policy dilemmas and philosophical debates with the brass tacks of coding. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The sensitivity of Newkirk\u2019s reporting and the gravity of his voice allow for a kind of grieving in addition to a revisiting of the brass tacks of what actually happened. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 7 June 2021",
"As these groups grapple with existential questions, others are focused on brass tacks . \u2014 Lee Seymour, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1863, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213710"
},
"brassbound":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having trim made of brass or a metal resembling brass",
": tradition-bound and opinionated",
": making no concessions : inflexible",
": brazen , presumptuous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bras-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
"-\u02c8bau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast-iron",
"exacting",
"hard-line",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent",
"uncompromising"
],
"antonyms":[
"flexible",
"lax",
"loose",
"relaxed",
"slack"
],
"examples":[
"a person of brassbound honesty",
"the brassbound military leadership had failed to realize that this time the nation was fighting a different kind of war"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215633"
},
"brassy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shamelessly bold",
": obstreperous",
": resembling brass especially in color",
": resembling the sound of a brass instrument"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Purple formulas help cancel unwanted yellow or brassy tones, as purple and yellow are opposite on the color wheel and neutralize each other. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"On a recent spring night, the brassy horn from a saxophonist and bright beating of a cymbal played from the upstairs bar of the dark black and brick facade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Her kaleidoscopic patter, a forceful blend of life and career advice dispensed with a brassy New York inflection, is by turns funny, savvy and nasty. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, her acting skills, always tremendous in brassy tough-talking mode, only add nuance as Nadia loses control over her place in time and her conviction that her family\u2019s unfinished business is, in fact, finishable. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170833"
},
"bravery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage",
": fine clothes",
": showy display",
": courage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101v-r\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u0101-v\u0259-",
"\u02c8br\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u0101v-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"best",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He received a medal for bravery .",
"children in their Sunday bravery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cobb Assistant District Attorney John Overcocker, who prosecuted the case, commended the carjacking victim\u2019s bravery at trial. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"This remarkable heritage brand from does more than just inspire compassion, generosity, and bravery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. \u2014 Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The bravery of this burgeoning rebellion impacted Obi-Wan deeply and McGregor communicated this beautifully without saying a word. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"These people have assumed great risks and have exhibited notable bravery . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery , glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"In Alpharetta, during his introductory speech, Christie praised Kemp\u2019s bravery . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Hodges is proud of her students' bravery , and the kids \u2014 now dubbed Hodges' Heroes \u2014 have been recognized by local officials and the Dole Food Company, which named them Healthy Heroes. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French braverie \"bravado, challenge, audacity,\" from braver \"to challenge, flout, brave entry 2 \" + -erie -ery ",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184853"
},
"brawl":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle",
": to make a loud confused noise",
": a noisy quarrel or fight",
": a loud tumultuous noise",
": to quarrel or fight noisily",
": a noisy quarrel or fight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fl",
"\u02c8br\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"antonyms":[
"affray",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.",
"the Wilsons were always loudly brawling , and the neighbors were always shutting their windows",
"Noun",
"they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl",
"the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brad Pitt plays a hapless hitman who is forced to brawl with everyone from Bad Bunny to a cute looking mascot in the new trailer for Bullet Train, set to arrive Aug. 5. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
"This copper hair is parted down the middle and braided back when the trailer begins, but that neat hairstyle is short-lived as King's character has to brawl with two guards. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"However, Dumbledore and Grindelwald do brawl in the climactic battle. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"People often ask Benner if the Pacers-Pistons brawl in 2004 was the worst moment of his career. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
"First was Michigan coach Juwan Howard\u2019s confrontation with Wisconsin\u2019s Greg Gard on Feb. 27, which turned into a semi- brawl and led to a five-game suspension for Howard. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Proud Boys members frequently brawl with antifascist activists at rallies and protests. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Tampa Bay\u2019s Jan Rutta then hit Larkin, sending him to the ice as the other players on the ice began to brawl . \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Kyle Schwarber was an 11-year-old slugger in Middletown, Ohio, when Alex Rodriguez turned toward Jason Varitek, uttered a few choice words and dared the Boston Red Sox catcher to brawl , Varitek only too happy to comply. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Harris and another Marine were stabbed in the ensuing brawl . \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Both candidates have raised and spent millions in the Democratic brawl as their campaigns and outside groups have blanketed South Texas airwaves with ads in recent weeks. \u2014 Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
"The March 4 fight, which was captured on video, showed Kenosha Officer Shawn Guetschow intervening in the brawl and then getting into a scuffle with the girl before falling to the ground and hitting his head on a table. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There was an excellent sequence where Sting was in a disguise before revealing himself and helping Allin in a brawl . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference wasted little time disciplining those involved in a baseball game that went went viral after a pitcher tackled an opposing player, which resulted in a brawl . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Also unlikely are the chances the hearings become a partisan brawl , given the court's currently-impenetrable 6-3 conservative majority and the timing of the nomination. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
"A night at the Jackson County Fair last week ended with two men erupting in a brawl that left one of them dead from suffocation, according to sheriff\u2019s officials. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Despite the smaller crowds, Ocean City experienced several notable violent incidents on the Boardwalk last June, including multiple assaults and stabbings, along with a large brawl that left the public and business owners uneasy about safety. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170541"
},
"brawly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inclined to brawl",
": characterized by brawls or brawling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022f-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"a bar that was once a favorite haunt of brawly servicemen from the nearby military base"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185726"
},
"brawn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the flesh of a boar",
": headcheese",
": full strong muscles",
": muscular strength",
": muscular strength"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fn",
"\u02c8br\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"main",
"muscle",
"thew"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the workers, the labor involved required skill, brawn , and a high tolerance for pain. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The film telegraphs that the true romance will be between Loretta and Alan, the repressed brain and the impractical brawn . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Use your brawn to accomplish the big stuff, but use your brain to get the little details right. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"This is not Rocky vs. Apollo, but two middle-aged men who specialize in brains rather than brawn . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"This isn\u2019t Pittsburgh, with its Steelers brawn and its valley of great quarterbacks. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022",
"During the Paleocene Epoch, a chaotic chapter of Earth\u2019s history that began after the cataclysmic asteroid strike 66 million years ago that doomed the dinosaurs, our ancestors appear to have prioritized brawn over brains. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Oxen were important draft animals, with their brawn pressed into service to till the land for rice, the foundation of the Japanese diet. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Gavish, who is forty, has the kind of excess brawn that would deter most people from picking a fight. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French braon flesh, muscle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English br\u01e3d flesh",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193120"
},
"brawny":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": muscular",
": strong , powerful",
": being swollen and hard",
": having large strong muscles",
": being swollen and hard"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022f-n\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u022f-n\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u022f-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"muscular",
"rugged",
"sinewy",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"feeble",
"frail",
"weak",
"weakling",
"wimpy"
],
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"the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting",
"brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But how did these brawny beasts acquire their status as the default metaphors for stock market sentiment? \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Up ahead, the George Washington Bridge looms, a brawny feat of engineering connecting New York to New Jersey. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The brawny mill is aided by a parallel hybrid system eMotor that boosts overall production to an astonishing 1,055 horses and 848 ft lbs of twist. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"P\u00e9rez\u2019s depiction of Princess Diana was more athletic and brawny compared to other artists\u2019 takes on the character, and the reboot significantly altered her backstory, giving her a more in-depth connection with the Greek pantheon of gods. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 7 May 2022",
"Johnson plays a brawny dad who goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, a brawny guard follows behind trying to keep up. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Formed in \u201860s London as a psychedelic group, Deep Purple quickly evolved to harness both brawny guitar riffs and a taste for blasting down the highway at reckless speeds. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Viking tales have been mainstays of American cinema for decades, thrilling audiences with stories of brawny heroics and swashbuckling exploits. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
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": to face with defiance or impudence",
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"He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings.",
"a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich",
"Verb",
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Then, in 1985, it was stolen on the day after Thanksgiving in a brazen heist and remained missing for more than 30 years. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Nothing draws the news like novelty; a brief scooplet, freshly exposed, will often outweigh a brazen plot freely confessed from a presidential podium or by tweet. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The brazen killing of Pecci, a key South American partner of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has shocked Colombians and Paraguayans alike, and appeared to underscore the dangers of investigating drug trafficking in Latin America. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The man who made national headlines after a video of his brazen Walgreens theft went viral has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, time served, and one year of probation, the San Francisco District Attorney\u2019s Office announced Monday. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms \u2013 including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Visceral is a term commonly assigned to visual art that provokes us, often with brazen imagery (representational, figurative, or abstract), symbolism, and colors. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"sassy",
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"verb"
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": of the color of polished brass",
": marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness",
": to face with defiance or impudence",
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"Adjective",
"He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings.",
"a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich",
"Verb",
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Then, in 1985, it was stolen on the day after Thanksgiving in a brazen heist and remained missing for more than 30 years. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Nothing draws the news like novelty; a brief scooplet, freshly exposed, will often outweigh a brazen plot freely confessed from a presidential podium or by tweet. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The brazen killing of Pecci, a key South American partner of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has shocked Colombians and Paraguayans alike, and appeared to underscore the dangers of investigating drug trafficking in Latin America. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The man who made national headlines after a video of his brazen Walgreens theft went viral has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, time served, and one year of probation, the San Francisco District Attorney\u2019s Office announced Monday. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms \u2013 including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Visceral is a term commonly assigned to visual art that provokes us, often with brazen imagery (representational, figurative, or abstract), symbolism, and colors. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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": infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard",
": a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area",
": a gap (as in a wall) made by battering",
": a break in accustomed friendly relations",
": a temporary gap in continuity : hiatus",
": a leap especially of a whale out of water",
": to make a gap in by battering : to make a breach (see breach entry 1 sense 2b ) in",
": break , violate",
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": a failure to act in a promised or required way",
": an opening made by breaking",
": to fail to do as promised or required by",
": to make a break in",
": a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification",
": a breach of a duty especially by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her position",
": a breach by a trustee of the terms of a trust (as by stealing from or carelessly mishandling the funds)",
": a breach by a seller of the terms of a warranty (as by the failure of the goods to conform to the seller's description or by a defect in title)",
": failure without excuse or justification to fulfill one's obligations under a contract",
": a breach of contract that occurs as a result of a party's anticipatory repudiation of the contract",
": breach of contract in economic theory in which it is more profitable for the breaching party to breach the contract and pay damages than to perform under the contract",
": a breach of contract that is so substantial that it defeats the purpose of the parties in making the contract and gives the nonbreaching party the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages \u2014 compare substantial performance at performance",
": a breach of contract in which the breaching party's nonperformance is minor and gives rise to the right to sue for damages but not to suspend performance or cancel the contract \u2014 compare part performance at performance",
": a breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts that is so substantial that it gives rise to the right to cancel the contract and sue for damages",
": a violation or disturbance of something (as a law or condition)",
": breach of the peace",
": an act of breaking out",
": the condition of having committed a breach of contract"
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"\u02c8br\u0113ch",
"\u02c8br\u0113ch"
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"trespass",
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"infringe (on ",
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"transgress",
"violate"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"According to the transcript of body camera video, Arredondo could be heard speaking into a phone, preparing for a breach and asking for someone to look into the windows of one of the classrooms to see if anything could be seen. \u2014 J. David Goodman, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Nationwide, about 800 people have been arrested as of this month in all 50 states and the District of Columbia on charges stemming from the Capitol breach , according to the U.S. Justice Department. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Joan Trumpauer Mulholland was sentenced to prison for breach of peace due to her participation as a Freedom Rider. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"Village Roadshow in February sued Warner Bros. for breach of contract over the studio\u2019s decision to release the Matrix sequel simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Arte Moreno, who formed the management company to develop the Angel Stadium property, also could sue the city for breach of contract. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Outsourcing business functions increases a company\u2019s financial and reputational risks from a breach . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Think about the average consumer whose credit rating has been devastated by identity theft stemming from a cloud security breach . \u2014 Bart Ziegler, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"That stemmed from a breach in the procedure for identifying a target. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Angeli, according to prosecutors citing security footage, was among the first people to breach the Capitol. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"According to court documents, Copeland was seen on YouTube and Instagram videos pushing and fighting with police officers during the insurrection, part of a group people trying to breach police lines. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Police responded by using water cannons on government supporters trying to breach law enforcement cordons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Gillespie admitted to the AP reporter that he and some other people were involved in trying to breach the Capitol building. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gas prices were already expected to breach the $4 a gallon mark for the first time since 2008, with or without shots fired in Eastern Europe or economic sanctions imposed on Russia. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The Customs and Border Protection's tactical team arrived on scene at 12:15 p.m. but did not breach the classroom until 35 minutes later, at 12:50 p.m., according to McCraw. \u2014 Jason Potere, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
"Police breach the door using keys obtained from the janitor because both doors are locked. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201458"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stomach",
": a major cereal-producing region"
],
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"stomach",
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"the breadbasket of the world",
"The area is becoming the nation's breadbasket .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Historically a breadbasket , the country is suffering from a collapse of wheat production due to a combination of drought and rising prices. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The test of resilience posed by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine is radiating out from the Black Sea region, a global breadbasket . \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Blessed with rich soil, abundant rain, and a long growing season, the Delmarva peninsula\u2014a tri-state area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay\u2014was known as the breadbasket of the American Revolution. \u2014 Tim Neville, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"And then Russia invaded Ukraine, the world's breadbasket . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"For decades, it\u2019s been referred to as the breadbasket of Europe. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"Two months into its invasion, Russia controls swaths of southern Ukraine \u2014 a region that helped the country earn its reputation as the breadbasket of Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Ukraine, known as the breadbasket of Russia, produced the flour for matzoh. \u2014 George Castle, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But the impact of the war has extended much further afield, with global oil prices rising to almost-decade highs and grain prices soaring amid a shortage from a region that is often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"verb"
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": to cause (a bone) to separate into two or more pieces : fracture",
": to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)",
": to dislocate or dislocate and fracture a bone of (the neck or back)",
": to cause an open wound in : rupture",
": to cut into and turn over the surface of",
": to render inoperable",
": violate , transgress",
": to invalidate (a will) by action under the provisions of the law",
": to force entry into",
": to burst and force a way through",
": to escape by force from",
": to make or effect by cutting, forcing, or pressing through",
": to disrupt the order or compactness of",
": to make ineffective as a binding force",
": to defeat utterly and end as an effective force : destroy",
": to crush the spirit of",
": to make tractable or submissive: such as",
": to train (an animal) to adjust to the service or convenience of humans",
": inure , accustom",
": to exhaust in health, strength, or capacity",
": to stop or bring to an end suddenly : halt",
": interrupt , suspend",
": to open and bring about suspension of operation",
": to destroy unity or completeness of",
": to change the appearance of uniformity of",
": to split the surface of",
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": to make known : tell",
": to bring to attention or prominence initially",
": to ruin financially",
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": to give or get the equivalent of (a bill) in smaller denominations",
": to use as the denomination in paying a bill",
": to check or slow the speed, force, or intensity of",
": to cause failure and discontinuance of (a strike) by measures outside bargaining processes",
": to cause a sudden significant decrease in the price, value, or volume of",
": exceed , surpass",
": to score less than (a specified total)",
": to win against (an opponent's service)",
": to make (a run) by getting past defenders",
": to open the action of (a breechloader )",
": to find an explanation or solution for : solve",
": to discover the essentials of (a code or cipher system)",
": to demonstrate the falsity of",
": to ruin the prospects of",
": to produce visibly",
": to escape with sudden forceful effort",
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": to effect a penetration",
": to emerge through the surface of the water",
": to start abruptly",
": to become known or published",
": to make a sudden dash",
": to separate after an instance of holding an opponent at close quarters : to separate after a clinch",
": to achieve initial success in usually a sudden or striking way",
": to begin a race",
": to come apart or split into pieces : fragment , shatter",
": to open spontaneously or by pressure from within",
": to curl over and fall apart in surf or foam",
": to interrupt one's activity or occupation for a brief period",
": to alter sharply in tone, pitch, or intensity",
": to become fair (see fair entry 1 sense 3 ) : clear",
": to make the opening shot of a game of pool",
": to end a relationship, connection, or agreement",
": to give way in disorderly retreat",
": to swerve suddenly",
": to curve from a straight path",
": to fail in health, strength, vitality, resolve, or control",
": to become inoperative because of damage, wear, or strain",
": to fail to keep a prescribed gait",
": to undergo a sudden significant decrease in price, value, or volume",
": happen , develop",
": to win against an opponent's serve",
": to divide into classes, categories, or types",
": to fold, bend, lift, or come apart at a seam, groove, or joint",
": to separate during churning into liquid and fat",
": to dine together",
": to pack up gear and leave a camp or campsite",
": to start from a hiding place, covert (see covert entry 2 sense 1 ), or lair",
": to achieve a balance",
": to operate a business or enterprise without either loss or profit",
": to get away by overcoming restraints or constraints",
": to begin construction",
": to make or show discoveries : pioneer",
": to begin with or as if with a sudden throwing off of restraint",
": to make entry or entrance into",
": interrupt",
": to crush emotionally with sorrow",
": to turn the wrists as part of the swing of a club or bat",
": to differ in opinion or action from one's peers",
": to subdue the main force of",
": to make a beginning",
": to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion",
": to expel gas from the intestine",
": an act or action of breaking",
": the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards",
": a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage : a condition produced by or as if by breaking : gap",
": a gap in an otherwise continuous electric circuit",
": the action or act of entering, escaping, or emerging from something (such as darkness) often in a sudden or violent way : the action or act of breaking in , breaking out , or breaking forth",
": a place or situation at which a break occurs: such as",
": the place at which a word is divided especially at the end of a line of print or writing",
": the location at which waves curl over and fall apart in surf or foam : the point at which waves break (see break entry 1 sense 2c ) for surfing",
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": the separation between a preview of a website or a particular post on a website and the full content",
": an interruption in continuity",
": such as",
": a notable change of subject matter, attitude, or treatment",
": an abrupt, significant, or noteworthy change or interruption in a continuous process, trend, or surface",
": a respite from work, school, or duty",
": relief from annoyance",
": a planned interruption in a radio or television program",
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": fault , dislocation",
": failure of a horse to maintain the prescribed gait",
": an abrupt change in musical or vocal pitch or quality",
": the point between two distinctive musical registers of a voice or a wind instrument",
": a sudden change in vocal pitch, intensity, or tone",
": a quick shift from one rhythmic track to another in the same tempo and key on a different turntable",
": the action or an instance of winning against an opponent's service : the action or an instance of breaking (see break entry 1 sense 13c ) service",
": a usually solo instrumental passage in jazz, folk, or popular music",
": dash , rush",
": fast break",
": a sudden and abrupt decline of prices or values",
": the start of a race",
": the act of separating after an instance of holding an opponent at close quarters : the act of separating after a clinch",
": a stroke of luck and especially of good luck",
": a favorable or opportune situation : chance",
": favorable consideration or treatment",
": a rupture in previously agreeable relations",
": an abrupt split or difference with something previously adhered to or followed",
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": to cause (a bone) to separate into two or more pieces",
": to stop working or cause to stop working because of damage or wear",
": to fail to keep",
": to force a way",
": to cut into and turn over",
": to go through : penetrate",
": tame entry 2",
": to do better than",
": to interrupt or put an end to : stop",
": to reduce the force of",
": to develop or burst out suddenly",
": to make known",
": solve",
": change entry 1 sense 4",
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": to stop working properly",
": to separate or become separated into simpler substances : decompose",
": to be overcome by emotion",
": to knock down",
": to develop a skin rash",
": to start up suddenly",
": to separate into parts",
": to bring or come to an end",
": to end a romantic relationship",
": an act of breaking",
": something produced by breaking",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Wade Melton and Travis Bazzana hit home runs off Tiger starter Joseph Gonzales in the top half of the fourth to break the scoreless tie and give Beavers a 2-0 lead. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"After a generation of carnage and legislative inaction, the larger hope among gun-control advocates is that this agreement will break years of partisan deadlock and open the way for future measures. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The announcement concerns ad blockers, and the Google Chrome changes dubbed Manifest V3, which may cause some ad blockers to break . \u2014 Kate O'flaherty, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Jared Walsh saw Khalil Lee break back on his eighth-inning line drive at first, but only when the New York Mets center fielder raced in and fell short with his diving attempt did the Angels slugger realize history was within his grasp. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"Sometimes, there is not much to do but break the bad news. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Police and telephone men checked out the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on Jun 16, 1972 after five men were arrested during a break -in attempt. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Begin spraying when the earliest cultivars break bud. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"On Saturday, Phoenix could top 115, which would break the daily record of 114 set in 1918. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That's how important and significant the world of journalism thought that initial break -in was. \u2014 Lesley Stahl, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"The recording is of a conversation between Nixon and Haldeman six days after the break -in. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"It is best known for its home security products, which monitor doors and windows for break -ins, but ADT also offers a line of smart-home products. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"In many ways, the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was much worse than the coverup of the Watergate break -in. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Department officials released surveillance photos and videos of the break -in at the Holiday Bottle Shop in the 700 block of Morrow Road. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"Next Friday, eight days later, is the 50th anniversary of the break -in at the Democratic National Committee\u2019s headquarters in Washington\u2019s Watergate complex. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Perhaps the most readily apparent counterpart to the January 6 investigation is the Watergate hearings of 1973, which unraveled the scandal surrounding a June 17, 1972, break -in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"In the half century since the Watergate break -in, the Watergate Three have become, in the popular imagination, the Watergate Two. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And politics editor Jeff Parrott gives us a breakdown of the primary election races in the Utah Legislature. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Though no official breakdown has been given, the Times reported that more than half of the players appeared to participate. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Ren\u00e9, like the obsessive filmmaker of the 1996 Irma Vep, played by Jeanne-Pierre L\u00e9aud, is just one stress point away from a breakdown . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her character\u2019s breakdown \u2014and decision to start dressing like her frenemy, Maddy\u2014included tons of skin-baring, bubblegum pink outfits, which were more often than not a matching two-piece set. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"This breakdown of technique, over time, can lead to unnecessary lower-back strain, which can lead to more serious injuries. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 4 June 2022",
"And Fortune 500 companies are scattered all across the U.S. Here\u2019s a visual breakdown of where those companies are headquartered by region, and what industries dominate which areas. \u2014 Nicolas Rapp, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The following is the ethnic breakdown : seven whites, 26 Latinos, three African Americans and three Asian Americans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The New York Fed provides a detailed breakdown of the accounting on its Liberty Street Economics blog. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Now, watch dermatologist Dr. Ellen Marmur break down hand filler treatments: Our bad! \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 29 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
"Davidson wants Greenberg to break down the Hawks\u2019 analytics \u2014 how they\u2019re collected and disseminated \u2014 and revolutionize that process using the Cubs\u2019 proprietary system as a template. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Here's how the Lions' picks break down by round: Round 4 \u2014 none. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Excess heat or moisture may cause the nutrients to break down . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One backdoor cut against the Clippers exemplified how Williams can help the Bulls break down defenses intent on double-teaming leading scorer DeMar DeRozan. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"One important negotiation item \u2014 ask to resume your employee benefits as if there had been no break in employment. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"There will be a break in the trial next week; Ms. Heard will resume her testimony on May 16. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"But during a break in the match, Nadal said something interesting to his coach and uncle, Toni Nadal. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Doncic didn\u2019t get much of a break in the last offseason after Dallas\u2019s first-round loss because the season started late. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"During a break in their relationship, Strickland had had a relationship with Wilson, according to the affidavit. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"Wednesday also will see the highest temperatures of the work week due to a midday break in the clouds that will let in sunshine and warm up the area. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
"When Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine in February, Moscow and Washington came close to an outright break in relations. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"After a break in fighting, the Russians will build up their weapons and manpower and start a new offensive, Podolyak said, acknowledging that Kyiv\u2019s stance was becoming more uncompromising. \u2014 Fortune , 22 May 2022"
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"Long staple cotton is considered a luxury fiber because the longer staples mean there are no short fibers to stick out or break off , making the fabric smoother and more durable. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
"As fighting raged, the latest conflict assessment from British military intelligence, released early Saturday, depicted Russian forces as facing some of the same difficulties that prompted Moscow to break off an earlier bid to seize Kyiv. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Initially, many anticipated that such devastating economic pressure would force the Kremlin to break off its invasion. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Deep vein clots are predisposed to break off and go into the lungs, a life-threatening condition called pulmonary embolism. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The two eventually marry, but not before Lucy has to break off an engagement with someone else. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The assortment of five objects \u2014 one of the season's central mysteries \u2014 represents troubled relationships Percy had to break off . \u2014 Matt Cabral, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The bars break off easily for small bites, and are filled with all sorts of good things. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Amid continuing Western efforts to get Putin to break off his assault, leaders of the Group of Seven nations, including President Biden, held a video consultation with Zelensky on Sunday. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Many ARMYs concluded that BTS was going on hiatus, and some feared a breakup . \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"Told out of chronological order, Appropriate Behavior is the story of a breakup and its aftermath. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Kellogg is the latest legacy company to opt for a breakup , following announcements from Johnson & Johnson, General Electric and Toshiba late last year. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Kellogg is the latest legacy company to opt for a breakup , following announcements from Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, and Toshiba late last year. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"That breakup forged her resolve never to live with anyone again. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The breakup of the 312,000-person firm could happen as soon as late next year. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"On June 17, both parties took to Instagram stories to share earnest messages with their fans about the breakup . \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
"Launched as part of DC's Pride Month publications, Poison Ivy #1 picks up in the aftermath of a traumatic breakup between Ivy and Harley. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Even in a deadly pandemic, pets get sick, couples break up , heart attacks occur and fender-benders ruin an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The couple fight, break up and make up at a dizzying speed; DP Julien Poupard favors close-ups, giving those scenes an unnerving intimacy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"And just weeks ago, commanders conducted a large-scale staff transfer between New Britain\u2019s eight firehouses to break up cliques of troubled employees, Mayor Erin Stewart said Monday. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
"Monday, Biden said Putin mistakenly believed the invasion of Ukraine would break up NATO and weaken the European Union, according to Reuters. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The game originated in 1917 when a group of railroad engineers bet a total of $800 trying to guess the precise date and time when the Tanana River would break up . \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"One of the biggest changes is that Mr. DeSantis\u2019s map would break up the plurality Black Fifth Congressional District in northern Florida and replace it with a district that leans Republican. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Chrishell and Jason break up After only seven months of dating, the Selling Sunset co-stars have gone their separate ways. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
"However, in an interview with US Weekly ahead of the Season 5 premiere, Oppenheim opened up about how challenging the break up has been for him. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gold comes from treasure chests, enemies, and breakables (damn-near every object in the game is breakable and spits out goodies when destroyed\u2014a delightful touch). \u2014 Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"During the last few months, an even more viral follow-up has been strategically unleashed: a highly breakable version of the bag, made in collaboration with the Heven, makers of handblown glassware. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Like: There is no doubt that owning a ski with these dimensions can make the best days better and at the same time make the worst days ( breakable crud) fun too. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Pomper is part of a collaborative group that intends to fix such situations by building a less complicated, expensive or breakable modular linac. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps the company wants to make the phone less breakable first. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Rogan and Spotify have reminded everyone, maybe even themselves, that their bond, however fragile and easily breakable , remains. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Unwrapped toys should be appropriate for hospitalized infants, children or adolescents that do not pose a safety hazard, such as those with sharp edges or small, removable or easily breakable parts. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"That deep rocker shines in mank, breakable crust, and tracked pow. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And politics editor Jeff Parrott gives us a breakdown of the primary election races in the Utah Legislature. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Though no official breakdown has been given, the Times reported that more than half of the players appeared to participate. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Ren\u00e9, like the obsessive filmmaker of the 1996 Irma Vep, played by Jeanne-Pierre L\u00e9aud, is just one stress point away from a breakdown . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her character\u2019s breakdown \u2014and decision to start dressing like her frenemy, Maddy\u2014included tons of skin-baring, bubblegum pink outfits, which were more often than not a matching two-piece set. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"This breakdown of technique, over time, can lead to unnecessary lower-back strain, which can lead to more serious injuries. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 4 June 2022",
"And Fortune 500 companies are scattered all across the U.S. Here\u2019s a visual breakdown of where those companies are headquartered by region, and what industries dominate which areas. \u2014 Nicolas Rapp, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The following is the ethnic breakdown : seven whites, 26 Latinos, three African Americans and three Asian Americans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The New York Fed provides a detailed breakdown of the accounting on its Liberty Street Economics blog. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Now, watch dermatologist Dr. Ellen Marmur break down hand filler treatments: Our bad! \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 29 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
"Davidson wants Greenberg to break down the Hawks\u2019 analytics \u2014 how they\u2019re collected and disseminated \u2014 and revolutionize that process using the Cubs\u2019 proprietary system as a template. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Here's how the Lions' picks break down by round: Round 4 \u2014 none. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Excess heat or moisture may cause the nutrients to break down . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One backdoor cut against the Clippers exemplified how Williams can help the Bulls break down defenses intent on double-teaming leading scorer DeMar DeRozan. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, before the pandemic, budget tourism had reached a breaking point . \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Eventually the sustainability of a franchise, especially those originally founded on relatively simple premises, has to reach a breaking point . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"Working people in this country have reached a breaking point . \u2014 Daniel Olayiwola, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Nate was frustrated after Shanique and April both chose other people, but Colby choosing Lauren seems to be his breaking point . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Her breaking point was reached after the Utah Legislature discarded redistricting maps recommended by the state\u2019s independent redistricting commission in favor of their own. \u2014 Kim Boj\u00f3rquez, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Creature is poked and prodded, coerced and repeatedly brought to his breaking point . \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Here, glass is often corrupted, polluted and pushed to its breaking point . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"But in neighboring Idaho, 20 miles down Interstate 90 from Spokane, unchecked virus transmission has already pushed hospitals beyond their breaking point . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214822"
},
"breakup":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an act or instance of breaking up",
": the breaking, melting, and loosening of ice in the spring",
": to cease to exist as a unified whole : disperse",
": to end a romance",
": to lose morale, composure, or resolution",
": to become abandoned to laughter",
": to break into pieces",
": to bring to an end",
": to do away with : destroy",
": to disrupt the continuity or flow of",
": decompose",
": to cause to laugh heartily"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bifurcation",
"cleavage",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
"fractionation",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"separation",
"split",
"sundering"
],
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"disband",
"disperse",
"dissolve"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many ARMYs concluded that BTS was going on hiatus, and some feared a breakup . \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"Told out of chronological order, Appropriate Behavior is the story of a breakup and its aftermath. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Kellogg is the latest legacy company to opt for a breakup , following announcements from Johnson & Johnson, General Electric and Toshiba late last year. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Kellogg is the latest legacy company to opt for a breakup , following announcements from Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, and Toshiba late last year. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"That breakup forged her resolve never to live with anyone again. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The breakup of the 312,000-person firm could happen as soon as late next year. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"On June 17, both parties took to Instagram stories to share earnest messages with their fans about the breakup . \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
"Launched as part of DC's Pride Month publications, Poison Ivy #1 picks up in the aftermath of a traumatic breakup between Ivy and Harley. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Even in a deadly pandemic, pets get sick, couples break up , heart attacks occur and fender-benders ruin an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The couple fight, break up and make up at a dizzying speed; DP Julien Poupard favors close-ups, giving those scenes an unnerving intimacy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"And just weeks ago, commanders conducted a large-scale staff transfer between New Britain\u2019s eight firehouses to break up cliques of troubled employees, Mayor Erin Stewart said Monday. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
"Monday, Biden said Putin mistakenly believed the invasion of Ukraine would break up NATO and weaken the European Union, according to Reuters. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The game originated in 1917 when a group of railroad engineers bet a total of $800 trying to guess the precise date and time when the Tanana River would break up . \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"One of the biggest changes is that Mr. DeSantis\u2019s map would break up the plurality Black Fifth Congressional District in northern Florida and replace it with a district that leans Republican. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Chrishell and Jason break up After only seven months of dating, the Selling Sunset co-stars have gone their separate ways. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
"However, in an interview with US Weekly ahead of the Season 5 premiere, Oppenheim opened up about how challenging the break up has been for him. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173632"
},
"breast-feed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast",
": to breastfeed a baby",
": to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast",
": to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast",
": to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast",
": to breastfeed a baby",
": to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brest-\u02ccf\u0113d",
"\u02c8brest-\u02c8f\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"nurse",
"suckle",
"wet-nurse"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224210"
},
"breath":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": air filled with a fragrance or odor",
": a slight indication : suggestion",
": the faculty of breathing",
": an act of breathing",
": opportunity or time to breathe : respite",
": a slight breeze",
": air inhaled and exhaled in breathing",
": something (such as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing",
": inhalation",
": a spoken sound : utterance",
": spirit , animation",
": a welcome or refreshing change",
": almost simultaneously",
": breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)",
": so as to be barely audible",
": ability to breathe : ease of breathing",
": air taken in or sent out by the lungs",
": a slight breeze",
": breathing very rapidly as a result of hard exercise",
": very quietly",
": the faculty of breathing",
": an act or an instance of breathing or inhaling",
": air inhaled and exhaled in breathing",
": something (as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing",
": breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth",
"\u02c8breth",
"\u02c8breth"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"breather",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Staymates also recorded himself with an infrared camera, which detects the hot air in an exhalation, to demonstrate how much of a mask\u2019s area was actively filtering his breath . \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Golden State Warriors fans collectively held their breath as Stephen Curry hobbled off the court in the final minutes of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night at TD Garden. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"This also was not quite right\u2014though there are rare cases when newborns accidentally drink some bath water, most wait to take their first breath until they\u2019ve been brought into the air. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Despite the epic titles and jagged riffs and rhythms, most songs were of a reasonable length, giving the audience enough time to catch their hot and humid breath before another one. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"But don\u2019t hold your breath for a Fantastic Four director and/or cast announcement. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"Grocers need to take a breath and apply the same lessons learned in the height of the pandemic. \u2014 Greg Maloney, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Armani has benefited from nostalgia, but also the pandemic-era interest in generous silhouettes that don\u2019t require the wearer to hold their breath to fit into them. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"In other words, don\u2019t hold your breath to see Samantha Jones show up in Paris. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English breth , from Old English br\u01e3th ; akin to Old High German br\u0101dam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast \u2014 more at barm ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203527"
},
"breather":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that breathes",
": a break in activity for rest or relief",
": a small vent in an otherwise airtight enclosure",
": a pause for rest",
": one that breathes usually in a specified way \u2014 see mouth breather"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"breath",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He decided to give them a breather .",
"took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jean Herring sat down, taking a breather Sunday after watching the entire Pride Parade through downtown Aurora. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"After taking a breather for several weeks, mortgage rates climbed again. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"That will be integral in crucial moments when Ayton needs a breather in Game 3, and the rest of this series. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"No one is asking Ware to carry the team when Tshiebwe encounters foul trouble or needs a breather . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Minnesota Vikings are all taking a breather this week. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Drummond should be a more-than-capable fill-in whenever All-Star center Joel Embiid needs a breather . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The good news is that the oil market, which sets the pace for gasoline and diesel, is taking a breather . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"His post is illustrated by a glorious photo taken in 1977 by Rennie Ellis, capturing Bailey, taking a breather with his back to the audience, a young Cave among those looking-on in awe. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215104"
},
"breathtaking":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing one to breathe rapidly or with difficulty : making one out of breath",
": exciting , thrilling",
": very great : astonishing",
": very exciting or beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b",
"\u02c8breth-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b"
],
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"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
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"unexciting"
],
"examples":[
"The train raced past with breathtaking speed.",
"They gave a breathtaking performance.",
"The view of the mountains was breathtaking .",
"a scene of breathtaking beauty",
"The scope of the error is breathtaking .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To access one of the park's most breathtaking attractions, the 60-foot-tall Brandywine Falls, park at the visitor's center and hike the Stanford Trail. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"Thanks to its shimmery hue and ruched details, this swimsuit is just as breathtaking as the Mediterranean destination. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"While some choose to hike one way and take the chairlift the other, the ride back down was almost more breathtaking than the upward one, as the entire gulf stretched before me during the slow descent. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"Plus, don\u2019t miss chef Mario Carbone in The Answers, the anniversary Royal Oaks to collect and a new hotel with perhaps the most breathtaking views of the French Riviera. \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Big Bluff is one of the tallest in the Ozarks at 550 feet, and the Goat Trail offers one of the most breathtaking views anywhere in the Ozarks region. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 21 Dec. 2021",
"On the west-facing side of the peak, the Summit Area Crags have a long approach (at least five miles, depending on your route), the longest routes, and the most breathtaking views, but the area is also cooler in summer because of the elevation. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Maroon Bells Scenic Trail is probably the most famous hike in Aspen, and for good reason: the trail has a breathtaking view of an alpine lake surrounded by wildflowers, and the dual peaks of Maroon and North Maroon. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"The storytelling beneath the wiry pop-rock production is top-notch, as Peters\u2019 head and heart have a literal conversation over how to react to a breathtaking new beau. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205350"
},
"bred-in-the-bone":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": deep-rooted",
": inveterate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bre-d\u1d4an-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02ccb\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"dyed-in-the-wool",
"habitual",
"inveterate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220515"
},
"breech":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee",
": pants",
": the hind end of the body : buttocks",
": breech presentation",
": a fetus that is presented with the buttocks first",
": the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel (see barrel entry 1 sense 3a )",
": the hind end of the body : buttocks",
": breech presentation",
": a fetus that is presented at the uterine cervix buttocks or legs first",
": in the manner of a breech delivery or breech presentation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113ch",
"\u02c8br\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say",
"the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The guns are commonly identified by the thick band of iron around the breech (base) of the gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This includes plugging a tank gun barrel with concrete, for example, or removing the breech mechanism. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 July 2021",
"So there was Glen, a veteran road warrior, filling the breech . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The gentleman who could have walked in from the Scottish moors stepped to the shooting box and dropped two shotshells into the side by side breech of his British hammer gun. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2021",
"The similarity stands, even though Jewish law posits that life begins at birth \u2013 with the emergence of the head, or in case of breech , the majority of the body (Ohalot 7:6). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The loader grabbed hold of the loader\u2019s hatch, swung his legs forward, and kicked the round in; the breech came up, and the gunner fired a round that destroyed a T-72 tank at very close range. \u2014 H.r. Mcmaster, Washington Examiner , 4 Mar. 2021",
"By venting propellant gases out the rear, the 75mm had almost no recoil and no need for a weighty breech block, which meant it could be carried by a soldier\u2014or, in this case, even an Italian motor scooter. \u2014 Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics , 30 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, breeches, from Old English br\u0113c , plural of br\u014dc leg covering; akin to Old High German bruoh breeches, Latin braca pants",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224258"
},
"breed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation",
": beget sense 1",
": produce , engender",
": to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions",
": bring up , nurture",
": to inculcate by training",
": mate entry 4 sense 3",
": to mate with : inseminate",
": impregnate sense 2",
": to produce (a fissionable element) by bombarding a nonfissionable element with neutrons from a radioactive element",
": to produce offspring by sexual union",
": copulate , mate",
": to propagate animals or plants",
": a group of usually domesticated animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters",
": a number of persons of the same stock (see stock entry 1 sense 4a(1) )",
": class , kind",
": to produce or increase (animals or plants) by sexual reproduction",
": to produce offspring by sexual reproduction",
": to bring up : train",
": to bring about : cause",
": a kind of animal or plant that is found only under human care and is different from related kinds",
": class entry 1 sense 6 , kind",
": to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation",
": to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions",
": mate",
": to mate with : inseminate",
": impregnate sense 1",
": to produce offspring by sexual union",
": copulate , mate",
": to propagate animals or plants",
": a group of animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters",
": such a group differentiated from the wild type under domestication"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113d",
"\u02c8br\u0113d",
"\u02c8br\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"multiply",
"procreate",
"propagate",
"reproduce"
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"class",
"description",
"feather",
"genre",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"kind",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"order",
"sort",
"species",
"strain",
"stripe",
"type",
"variety"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He got into the business of breeding cattle.",
"The plants are bred to resist disease and drought.",
"She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country.",
"Noun",
"The collie is a working breed .",
"a new breed of athlete",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Roth Feeder II, a hog CAFO, will breed and sell piglets for other farms in the Midwest. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"The mosquitoes breed in tiny bodies of standing water, which are difficult to survey on foot\u2014but one drone can cover more than 70 acres in about 20 minutes. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"As stocks are the most closely linked to the U.S. economy, faith in the latter should breed faith in the former. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The scientists are learning about how to breed and accelerate staple crops. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"In 2018, the Gates Foundation invested $40 million researching how to breed chickens that lay better quality eggs and cows that produce more milk in Asia and Africa. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021",
"But this year \u2014 despite a new mayor, a City Council stacked with new, ambitious faces, and an entirely new budgeting process that some warned would breed chaos \u2014 the debate has produced few fireworks. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Puppy mills, which typically breed a large number of puppies for sale, have long been criticized as having inhumane conditions for animals. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"Mosquitoes can breed in just half an inch of water; a bottle cap is enough to get the job done. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dispelling many falsehoods about the breed and racing industry. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"While the environment has become far more hospitable, Silicon Valley VCs remain a unique breed . \u2014 Rami Essaid, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The Animal Pad, an all- breed dog rescue that saves dogs from high-kill shelters and the streets of Mexico, recently teamed with TrustedHousesitters to help one of their newest rescues. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The Australian Cattle Dog sits outside of the top 50 in AKC's popularity rankings, but don't miss out on this smart breed . \u2014 Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Baby Girl, a nearly 6-year-old mixed breed canine, was found at the corner of East Walnut Street and South Clay Street, according to the organization's website. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Afghan Hounds are an ancient breed that present themselves in dignified and aloof ways, according to the American Kennel Club. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"Like breed , dog size had almost no effect on differences in behavior among individual dogs, the study found. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204856"
},
"breeding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or process of bearing or generating",
": ancestry",
": education",
": training in or observance of the proprieties",
": the sexual propagation of plants or animals",
": training especially in manners"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-di\u014b",
"\u02c8br\u0113-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"parentage",
"pedigree",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"examples":[
"She became involved in the breeding of sled dogs.",
"His politeness shows good breeding .",
"a person who lacks breeding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Port Lympne houses a number of rare and endangered species such as Siberian tigers and has Britain\u2019s largest breeding herd of black rhinoceros. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Clans of meerkats, the cute mongooses that stand up on their back legs to scan the African savanna, are dominated by a single female animal that monopolizes breeding . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Monarch butterfly populations in North America may be more stable than scientists previously thought \u2014 at least during the summer breeding months, according to new research. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years' probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years\u2019 probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"From Seabourn: King penguins are remarkable for their beauty and their vast breeding colonies on South Georgia Island\u2014one of the stops on the December 2022 Antarctic sailing of the Seabourn Venture. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"The New Hampshire Fish and Game Endangered Wildlife Program has been monitoring and protecting breeding piping plovers and their habitat on the seacoast since 1997. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Now, thanks to efforts of researchers on both sides of the border, new habitats are being built, and more than 6,000 eggs have been released into two new Southern California breeding ponds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190619"
},
"breeze":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a light gentle wind",
": a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour",
": something easily done : cinch",
": easily",
": to move swiftly and airily",
": to make progress quickly and easily",
": residue from the making of coke or charcoal",
": a gentle wind",
": something that is easy to do"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113z",
"\u02c8br\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"breath",
"puff",
"waft",
"zephyr"
],
"antonyms":[
"bowl",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Look who just breezed in!",
"He breezed past us without so much as a nod.",
"She breezed through the test."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1726, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194558"
},
"breviary":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a book of the prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings for the canonical hours",
": divine office",
": a brief summary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"-vy\u0259-",
"-v\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113",
"-\u02cce-r\u0113",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English breviarie , from Medieval Latin breviarium , from Latin, summary, from brevis ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194243"
},
"brick":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2\u00b9/\u2084 \u00d7 3\u00b3/\u2084 \u00d7 8 inches (57 \u00d7 95 \u00d7 203 millimeters) and made of moist clay hardened by heat",
": a good-hearted person",
": a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)",
": a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor",
": gaffe , blunder",
": a badly missed shot in basketball",
": to close, face, or pave with bricks",
": to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes)",
": to miss (a shot) very badly : to throw up a brick on (a shot) (see brick entry 1 sense 6 )",
": a building or paving material made from clay molded into blocks and baked",
": a block made of brick",
": to close, face, or pave with bricks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brik",
"\u02c8brik"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a house made of brick",
"a brick of ice cream",
"children playing with wooden bricks",
"He has been an absolute brick .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bustling college district gives way to a downtown of brick facades characteristic of Old West towns established in the mid-1800s. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"While the brick exterior points to the home\u2019s history, the 2021 renovation changed just about everything about the interior, Karpas said. \u2014 Katharine Jose, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"The building to be redeveloped is a Cream City brick building constructed in 1890, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Yelchin's Jeep rolled down his driveway and pinned him to a brick post in front of his Los Angeles home. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Beyond the home\u2019s elegant brick fa\u00e7ade, the double-height entry hall flows through to a grand spiral staircase that connects the second level. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"In this kitchen designed by Shawn Henderson, the white brick backsplash allows for a more modern, fresh mood as opposed to the industrial and darker presence of unpainted bricks. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 14 June 2022",
"Haidai said Russian forces destroyed railway depots, a brick factory and a glass factory. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"The kitchen showcases marble columns and arched brick ceilings. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Forrest compared Amazon to brick -and-mortar stores like Urban Outfitters, where shoppers might be presented with an entire outfit rather than just a single item at a time. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Not only did Netflix do for them what Amazon did to brick -and-mortar bookstores, though; Netflix increasingly has a little bit of a strange juggling act to pull off in terms of its messaging. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"People have been wielding the proverbial cane against architectural change here for decades; even van der Rohe had to concede to brick for the facade of his residential apartment building, Highfield House, after the neighbors insisted. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Plastic News reported that of the 840,000 single-family dwellings constructed in 2018, vinyl siding was installed on 26%, stucco on 25%, brick on 21%, fiber cement 20%, wood on 5%, and other materials like aluminum siding on 2%. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The century-old buildings that lined the main square were reduced to matchsticks and brick piles. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Whether people join live shopping events for entertainment, to simply pass the time, or to enjoy a more interactive shopping experience, the current climate has accelerated live shopping\u2019s appeal to online and brick -and-mortar shoppers alike. \u2014 Jia Wertz, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Construction workers were seen Monday digging the open land next to brick buildings that were constructed at the site earlier this year for retail tenants. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Spandet said she's hired an executive chef, Morgan Lopez, and is excited about the business making the transition from a mobile operation to brick -and-mortar. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175208"
},
"brickbat":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a fragment of a hard material (such as a brick )",
"one used as a missile",
"an uncomplimentary remark"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8brik-\u02ccbat",
"synonyms":[
"affront",
"barb",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The candidates resorted to hurling brickbats at one another.",
"For all the brickbats it has received, it's a good plan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"India has faced brickbats for not testing enough despite the emphasis laid by the World Health Organisation. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 22 Mar. 2020",
"His popularity has survived brickbats and thrived despite personal woes. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Kudos and brickbats Padukone\u2019s bold move to visit JNU has been lauded across the board, except by right-wing supporters. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 7 Jan. 2020",
"The task has made him a target of brickbats from some elements of the Republican party, including President Trump, who see the Mueller investigation as tainted by political bias. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2018",
"Mr Johnson is hyper-sensitive to the brickbats of the liberal elite into which he was born, and sulked after the referendum when his neighbours in Islington turned against him. \u2014 Boris Johnson, The Economist , 4 July 2019",
"And Mr Biden may not be up to dealing with the brickbats this guarantees him. \u2014 Lexington | Washington, The Economist , 28 June 2019",
"Lenny, who was accustomed to brickbats , picked himself up and kept his conducting dates, but Jamie believes that Felicia, suffering from public humiliation, was never the same. \u2014 David Denby, The New Yorker , 16 June 2018",
"Years of critical brickbats toughened Albee\u2019s already tough hide and taught him to trust only himself. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":" brick + bat entry 1 (lump, fragment)",
"first_known_use":[
"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163525"
},
"brickle":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"brittle"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bri-k\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that stuff's so brickle that it breaks into pieces as soon as you touch it"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English brekyl ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bridle":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 2a ) and reins",
"a length of line or cable attached to two parts of something (such as a ship) to spread the force of a pull",
"rigging on a kite for attaching line",
"curb , restraint",
"to put a harness with which a horse is governed on the head of to put a bridle (see bridle entry 1 sense 1 ) on",
"to restrain, check, or control with or as if with a bridle",
"to show hostility or resentment (as to an affront to one's pride or dignity) especially by drawing back the head and chin",
"a device for controlling a horse made up of a set of straps enclosing the head, a bit, and a pair of reins",
"to put a bridle on",
"restrain sense 2",
"to hold the head high and draw in the chin as an expression of resentment",
"frenulum"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8br\u012b-d\u1d4al",
"synonyms":[
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"keep",
"measure",
"pull in",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
],
"antonyms":[
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"For most passenger cars, like Subarus, this means ordering an additional tow eyelet and a static strap so that a bridle can be created between the two eyelets on the front of your car. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 31 May 2021",
"Based on an actual torture device, the bridle is outfitted with bells that would have alerted slaveholders to any movement. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There are decorative bronze pendants from a bridle used by a cavalry officer, and a delicate doll\u2019s leg, made out of bone, that was once played with by a child. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Set the Tone, a 2-year-old filly, lost her rider during training, the bridle came loose and the saddle slipped underneath her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The artifact, which may have been part of a bridle or harness, appeared as though it might have been dropped in the ice the just day before \u2013 our guides even recognized the technique of traditional manufacture. \u2014 William Taylor, The Conversation , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The prongs of faith and duty two sides of a bridle . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Yorker , 25 June 2020",
"Activities Golf, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, plus 70 miles of bridle trails and a horse camp. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 7 June 2020",
"Mount Airy Forest Mount Airy Forest can be accessed from Mount Airy and Westwood and the park's 1,459 acres include miles of hiking trails, bridle trails. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Adaptive dampers and air springs bridle the mass with authoritative control. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2021",
"Right-wing politicians who bridle at lockdown restrictions are as angry as the left-wing climate protesters who regularly clog Trafalgar Square in London as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Wild horses might drag the people of China away from their tyrannical government, but rather than shoot the horses in true Soviet style, the CCP has decided to break and bridle them instead. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
"For weeks, neither did many Italians, who alternately obeyed and bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Trump has bridled at findings that Russia mounted a massive effort to attack his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and by doing so boost his candidacy. \u2014 Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
"Companies with a lot of independent contractors on their books have bridled , in some cases preposterously. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The smooth, adult bent of Nashville continued into the '60s, sparking another rebellion among a loose crew of musicians who bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Randy Lewis, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163754"
},
"bridled":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 2a ) and reins",
": a length of line or cable attached to two parts of something (such as a ship) to spread the force of a pull",
": rigging on a kite for attaching line",
": curb , restraint",
": to put a harness with which a horse is governed on the head of : to put a bridle (see bridle entry 1 sense 1 ) on",
": to restrain, check, or control with or as if with a bridle",
": to show hostility or resentment (as to an affront to one's pride or dignity) especially by drawing back the head and chin",
": a device for controlling a horse made up of a set of straps enclosing the head, a bit, and a pair of reins",
": to put a bridle on",
": restrain sense 2",
": to hold the head high and draw in the chin as an expression of resentment",
": frenulum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012b-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8br\u012b-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8br\u012bd-\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"keep",
"measure",
"pull in",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
],
"antonyms":[
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For most passenger cars, like Subarus, this means ordering an additional tow eyelet and a static strap so that a bridle can be created between the two eyelets on the front of your car. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 31 May 2021",
"Based on an actual torture device, the bridle is outfitted with bells that would have alerted slaveholders to any movement. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There are decorative bronze pendants from a bridle used by a cavalry officer, and a delicate doll\u2019s leg, made out of bone, that was once played with by a child. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Set the Tone, a 2-year-old filly, lost her rider during training, the bridle came loose and the saddle slipped underneath her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The artifact, which may have been part of a bridle or harness, appeared as though it might have been dropped in the ice the just day before \u2013 our guides even recognized the technique of traditional manufacture. \u2014 William Taylor, The Conversation , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The prongs of faith and duty: two sides of a bridle . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Yorker , 25 June 2020",
"Activities: Golf, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, plus 70 miles of bridle trails and a horse camp. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 7 June 2020",
"Mount Airy Forest Mount Airy Forest can be accessed from Mount Airy and Westwood and the park's 1,459 acres include miles of hiking trails, bridle trails. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Adaptive dampers and air springs bridle the mass with authoritative control. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2021",
"Right-wing politicians who bridle at lockdown restrictions are as angry as the left-wing climate protesters who regularly clog Trafalgar Square in London as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Wild horses might drag the people of China away from their tyrannical government, but rather than shoot the horses in true Soviet style, the CCP has decided to break and bridle them instead. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
"For weeks, neither did many Italians, who alternately obeyed and bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Trump has bridled at findings that Russia mounted a massive effort to attack his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and by doing so boost his candidacy. \u2014 Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
"Companies with a lot of independent contractors on their books have bridled , in some cases preposterously. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The smooth, adult bent of Nashville continued into the '60s, sparking another rebellion among a loose crew of musicians who bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Randy Lewis, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212120"
},
"brief":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"short in duration, extent, or length",
"concise",
"curt , abrupt",
"an official letter or mandate (see mandate entry 1 sense 1 )",
"a papal letter less formal than a bull",
"a specific instruction or responsibility",
"a concise article (as in a newspaper)",
"synopsis , summary",
"a concise statement of a client's case made out for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk",
"an outline of an argument",
"a formal written presentation of an argument that sets forth the main points with supporting precedents and evidence",
"short snug pants or underpants",
"in a few words briefly",
"to make an abstract or abridgment of",
"to give final precise instructions to",
"to coach thoroughly in advance",
"to give essential information to",
"to discuss (something, such as a military operation) in a briefing",
"not very long short",
"to give information or instructions to",
"a concise statement of a client's case written for the instruction of an attorney usually by a law clerk",
"a formal written presentation of an argument that sets forth the main points with supporting precedents and evidence",
"to write a brief concerning (a motion or question of law)"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8br\u0113f",
"synonyms":[
"aphoristic",
"apothegmatic",
"capsule",
"compact",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"monosyllabic",
"pithy",
"sententious",
"succinct",
"summary",
"telegraphic",
"terse",
"thumbnail"
],
"antonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The kiss is brief and is included during a montage sequence that depicts the life of Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba). \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"But the role was brief in terms of screen minutes as Cain reluctantly follows orders to send Maverick on to instruct at the Top Gun training school. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Although their pairing was brief \u2014 a one-year mix of success and frustration \u2014 the bonds among VeeKay, owner Augie Pabst III and his family and crew remain strong five years and several series later. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Her return was however unfortunately brief , with the princess choosing to transfer her care to a Swiss clinic. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Liotta\u2019s role is brief in Noah Baumbach\u2019s divorce drama \u2014 but his lawyer is a Exhibit A in the case for there being no such thing as small parts, just small actors. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"The long wait for the return of the state track and field championships could be brief for many local entrants. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
"Both women agreed that their gathering was too brief . \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The National Weather Service issued an overnight frost advisory Sunday for much of northern Wisconsin but said the cold spell will be brief . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Spiderhead, in brief , is based on a short story that writer George Saunders penned for The New Yorker. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"In the brief , lawyers for the two write that the committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas, an argument that has been dismissed in other court proceedings. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Kaiser argued in a brief that the North Little Rock Police Department received federal funds of $37,170 in 2020 to purchase Tasers and first-aid equipment during fiscal 2020, amounting to 0.15% of the department's $24 million budget. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 17 May 2022",
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asked the Supreme Court in a brief to use the Cruz case to invalidate the entire law. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"In a science brief last year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said scientific studies suggest that each contact with a surface contaminated with Covid-19 has less than a 1 in 10,000 chance of causing an infection. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"To put it in brief , neoliberalism essentially aims to roll out education as vocational training, and the extreme right essentially aims to turn education into church. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s the saga in brief Award presenter Chris Rock made a (bad) joke. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Collaboration on a creative brief or whiteboarding and brainstorming sessions were immediately and severely impacted as team members have tried to find ways to adapt to connections on video conferencing software. \u2014 Todd Juneau, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Agencies may over-promise and then, under-deliver, but, equally, clients may brief poorly or be seduced by enticing showmanship or short-term tactics. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Discreetly brief your colleagues about a codependent client\u2019s quirks and triggers. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And later Monday, economic officials will brief the press in Washington. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, met with Biden on Tuesday to brief him on where the negotiations stood. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 7 June 2022",
"To assess the state of the Oscars, look no further than Thursday\u2019s publicity event organized to brief the Hollywood press on the plans for the 94th annual awards ceremony. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Asked Thursday whether the E.U. would consider offering Ukraine candidate status, a senior E.U. diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to brief the press, insisted the timing was wrong. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The senators \u2014 five Republicans and five Democrats \u2014 will meet with President Biden on Thursday to brief him on the framework for an infrastructure package. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 23 June 2021",
"The Taliban leaders, who spoke to NBC News on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the press, did not give details on what the punishment for listening or playing music would be. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"briefly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a brief way",
": in brief",
": for a short time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-fl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"compactly",
"concisely",
"crisply",
"curtly",
"elliptically",
"laconically",
"pithily",
"shortly",
"succinctly",
"summarily",
"tersely"
],
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"Arredondo, who spoke only briefly at two short news conferences on the day of the shooting, appeared behind state officials speaking at news conferences over the next two days, but was not present at McCraw\u2019s Friday news conference. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Jamie Stengle, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"Arredondo, who spoke only briefly at two short news conferences on the day of the shooting, appeared behind state officials speaking at news conferences over the next two days, but was not present at McCraw\u2019s Friday news conference. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Jamie Stengle, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"Arredondo, who spoke only briefly at two short news conferences on the day of the shooting, appeared behind state officials speaking at news conferences over the next two days, but was not present at McCraw\u2019s Friday news conference. \u2014 Luz Moreno-lozano, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"And, at the beginning, Indianapolis met the institution's new CEO in person when Colette Pierce Burnette spoke briefly . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"Smith also spoke briefly to how the team\u2019s issues translated on the basketball court. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"Bronstein's daughters and mother also spoke briefly , echoing the same sentiment. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Taylor Romine, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Anderson, whose film is up for best picture, best original screenplay and best director Oscars, has remained relatively silent on the subject, having briefly spoke to Indiewire earlier this year about the uproar. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Biden, wearing a suit, no tie and a cap from the Beau Biden Foundation, also spoke briefly with American chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s, whose charity organization \u2014 the World Central Kitchen \u2014 is feeding refugees in the stadium. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Make the Spartans a 9 with Tucker in charge and a bright future ahead. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The biggest bright spot in the economy remains the strong jobs market, with the unemployment rate at a pandemic low of 3.6%. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The biggest bright spot in the economy remains the strong jobs market, with the unemployment rate at a pandemic low of 3.6%. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"Caroline agreed to step in as interim headmaster and saved the day, paving the way for the Salvatore School to live on with a bright future full of prospective new students ready to tour the campus. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"New-look West Clermont has bright future with Chris Henry Jr. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"But the Braves have signed Acu\u00f1a, Albies, and Olson to long-term deals that promise a bright future. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Minners had a good heart and bright future, Richard Perdomo told CNN affiliate WPVI. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Tucker Barnhart believes rookie pitcher Elvin Rodriguez has a bright future ahead of him, the type of future that will put him on the mound at Yankee Stadium for a second time. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Following it after having left the Mingei International Museum\u2019s future bright . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Additionally, the small spaces in complex brush piles can be shelter for many young fish and baitfish to keep the fishery's future bright . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2021",
"This fall, Garden & Gun shined a bright on Smoke-A-Holics in a feature on Derrick, his technique and his passion. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Executive chef Brian Archibald leads the culinary team of the 5,000-square-foot bright , airy restaurant by Fig & Olive restaurateur Laurent Halasz. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The crowd remained enthusiastic on the bright and cloudless 90-degree evening, cheering, clapping and singing throughout the service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2020",
"More than just a tiny blip on your Instagram feed, the bright , feel-good manicure now has a major celebrity endorsement. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Wear your neon brights and whites and dance out in color. \u2014 Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Customers had come in droves to sit beneath the bright suspended lights and dine on fried whiting or catfish strips, shrimp baskets or chicken wings. \u2014 Derek M. Norman, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This purifying wash claims to soothe and brighten with gentle cleansing ingredients like jade water, lotus flower, and green tea. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"My Peptide Eye Cream uses a unique blend of vitamins, ceramides, and mixed molecular-weight hyaluronic acid to nourish and brighten the eye area. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Yerba mate and orange peel oil invigorate and brighten your complexion. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Infused with a blend of caffeine, pink algae, vitamin B5, peptides, and hyaluronic acid, expect this concealer to brighten , soothe, and plump skin leaving a dewy finish perfect for versatile daily wear. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"French patio doors are the perfect way to lighten and brighten a space while adding architectural interest to a room. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"The Vitality Eye Cream helps brighten the dark circles around my eyes. \u2014 Nyakio Grieco, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022",
"The best concealers neutralize hyperpigmentation, conceal blemishes, and brighten the area underneath your eyes. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"While some of these products will brighten your grays, others will simply make your porous hair far more cooperative and healthy. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The painting process brought the community together physically, and the finished pieces have added color and brightness to otherwise drab city streets. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Let your skin sparkle with the Countermatch Adaptive Body Moisturizer from BeautyCounter, a lotion that turns up skin\u2019s brightness , shine, and luster by combining a few of nature\u2019s best botanicals. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"The software also enables manual settings to be tweaked like brightness , sharpness, contrast and saturation. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"That includes the smallest details (how intuitive the remote is to use), essential tech specs ( brightness , contrast ratio, etc.), and other key buying considerations. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The cream increased skin\u2019s hydration by 31% over six hours and significantly improved brightness , dark spots and texture after four weeks, GH Beauty Lab data evaluation confirmed. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There are a few key elements that set projectors apart, and one of the most important is brightness , measured in lumen. \u2014 Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The fragrance hits you with a heady brightness that\u2019s sweet and feminine (from the citrus and flowers), then over time reveals other layers (musk and sandalwood) that are dense, grounded and almost spiritual. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Some keyboard backlights also come with different effects rather than just static color and brightness controls. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"The professor was known for his brilliance .",
"the brilliance of a diamond",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shah is the creative brilliance behind the timeless looks of household names like Game of Thrones and Eternals star Kit Harrington. \u2014 Sara Klausing, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"When designing your office, focus on creating a space that sparks brilliance by giving your employees an experience that adds to their well-being and satisfaction. \u2014 Simon Pole, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Ignored by the Celtics\u2019 fourth-quarter offensive brilliance in Game 1 was their second-half defensive impact against the Golden State Warriors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Berry and Valenzuela brought this piece to life with a depth and brilliance that was jarring. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"And its tale is a tribute not just to the seemingly improbable achievements of a Lebanese country boy but also to America, his land of adoption, which shaped and quickened the brilliance within him. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"But there\u2019s no denying the man\u2019s subtle brilliance as a mood-maker and slump-breaker. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
"From recommendations from Bloomscape\u2019s Joyce Mast to personal picks, one thing\u2019s for sure The assortment below is full-bloom brilliance . \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"Garner\u2019s performance captures the optimism of Ruth\u2019s brilliance , the pessimism of her genetically inescapable amorality and her bursts of childlike innocence. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At 34, Curry turned in one of the better seasons of his career, being named All-Star Game MVP, Western Conference finals MVP, and NBA Finals MVP with a brilliant performance (sans Game 5) against the Celtics. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"English hit a brilliant second shot but missed a short putt that could have ended it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"Others have chimed in, heaping praise on the brilliant skating, stick-handling and playmaking of Makar, a prodigy from Alberta, Canada, who has helped lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"There\u2019s never been a movie quite like it: an unflinching tour through the darkest recesses of a brilliant artist\u2019s mind. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"As well as being suited to DJing, the Sennheiser HD 25 are brilliant for broadcasting as well as for monitoring sound when filming on locations or for audio capture. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"No matter how brilliant the Mister Fantastic toy above might be, there\u2019s no way to buy it. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 June 2022",
"The Scripps National Spelling Bee has come to a close, and this year has once again reminded us how brilliant these kids are, able to spell words like sesquipedalian and plenipotentiary with zero hesitation. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"If just anyone could be brilliant in the CEO seat, this would be reflected in reduced compensation. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 5 June 2022"
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"the brim of the teacup was banded with gold",
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"The show brims with excitement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Presumably, a person already filled with biases is going to be able to more readily sense that this other human is likewise filled to the brim with toxicity. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As a result, Beach Explorer is full to the brim with toys, gear and amenities to keep guests entertained at sea. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"The album finds comfort in that fact, filled to the brim with a desire for movement. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Thousands will pour into Eugene this July for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, where their cars are expected to choke city streets and fill parking lots to the brim . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Billboard unveiled its staff\u2019s 50 favorite albums so far in 2022 on Monday (June 6), filled to the brim with A-list releases and emerging artists. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"This high-strength lightweight serum is packed to the brim with 15 percent pure vitamin C that works overtime to improve skin brightness and firmness while fighting against persistent discoloration, dullness and uneven tone. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Remedy\u2019s body wash comes filled to the brim with other powerful natural ingredients. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The Kardashians has been filled to the brim with drama surrounding Kim Kardashian and Kanye West\u2018s divorce, but in the episode that premiered Thursday (May 17), fans got to enjoy a sweet moment of fatherhood from Ye. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film's exquisite clutter extends to its eccentric ensemble, a collection of enigmas that brim with weariness and wonder. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"But Clarke\u2019s eyes also grow glassy, then brim with tears. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Hurd has co-written nine of the 11 tracks, and all reflect his affinity for radio-ready melodies and lyrics that brim with originality. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Bright colorful murals decorate the walls of buildings, while the streets brim with vibrant bars, sleek third-wave coffee shops, trendy boutiques, and al fresco dining. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Decked out in dark woods, leather chairs and golden mirrors, the space will brim with narrative details inspired by its namesake, Captain Hook: an inlaid wooden map of Never Land, a hidden pocket watch and \u2013 of course \u2013 a hook, to name a few. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
"Their TikToks often brim with specific references \u2014 in one video, Sabatine manages to reference rising signs, veganism, trips to Home Depot, and Shego from Kim Possible in under two minutes. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 2 June 2021",
"The scenes between Dom and her friends \u2014 played by standouts Crystal Sha're Nelson, Brittany Adebumola, and Naiya Ortiz \u2014 brim with humanity and love. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Buffalo Bills, fellow upstarts who brim with confidence. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
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"Noun",
"the brim of the teacup was banded with gold",
"touched the brim of his cap by way of salute",
"Verb",
"Her heart was brimming with happiness.",
"The show brims with excitement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Presumably, a person already filled with biases is going to be able to more readily sense that this other human is likewise filled to the brim with toxicity. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As a result, Beach Explorer is full to the brim with toys, gear and amenities to keep guests entertained at sea. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"The album finds comfort in that fact, filled to the brim with a desire for movement. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Thousands will pour into Eugene this July for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, where their cars are expected to choke city streets and fill parking lots to the brim . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Billboard unveiled its staff\u2019s 50 favorite albums so far in 2022 on Monday (June 6), filled to the brim with A-list releases and emerging artists. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"This high-strength lightweight serum is packed to the brim with 15 percent pure vitamin C that works overtime to improve skin brightness and firmness while fighting against persistent discoloration, dullness and uneven tone. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Remedy\u2019s body wash comes filled to the brim with other powerful natural ingredients. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The Kardashians has been filled to the brim with drama surrounding Kim Kardashian and Kanye West\u2018s divorce, but in the episode that premiered Thursday (May 17), fans got to enjoy a sweet moment of fatherhood from Ye. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film's exquisite clutter extends to its eccentric ensemble, a collection of enigmas that brim with weariness and wonder. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"But Clarke\u2019s eyes also grow glassy, then brim with tears. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Hurd has co-written nine of the 11 tracks, and all reflect his affinity for radio-ready melodies and lyrics that brim with originality. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Bright colorful murals decorate the walls of buildings, while the streets brim with vibrant bars, sleek third-wave coffee shops, trendy boutiques, and al fresco dining. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Decked out in dark woods, leather chairs and golden mirrors, the space will brim with narrative details inspired by its namesake, Captain Hook: an inlaid wooden map of Never Land, a hidden pocket watch and \u2013 of course \u2013 a hook, to name a few. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
"Their TikToks often brim with specific references \u2014 in one video, Sabatine manages to reference rising signs, veganism, trips to Home Depot, and Shego from Kim Possible in under two minutes. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 2 June 2021",
"The scenes between Dom and her friends \u2014 played by standouts Crystal Sha're Nelson, Brittany Adebumola, and Naiya Ortiz \u2014 brim with humanity and love. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Buffalo Bills, fellow upstarts who brim with confidence. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
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"\u02c8bri\u014b",
"\u02c8bri\u014b",
"\u02c8bri\u014b"
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"create",
"do",
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"translate (into)",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wednesday will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"The request sought to move the trial to another location or bring an outside jury to adjudicate it. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Biden threatened to invoke emergency powers if the companies don\u2019t bring prices down. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Others say simply more pay would help keep and bring new teachers in. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Another potential White House move could help boost U.S. production, but would not bring immediate relief, analysts noted. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
"Maatman predicts that the LIV and the players will each bring two courses of action. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Summer is expected to be the busiest time of the year, but holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas might bring similar issues for travelers. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, while the other charges can bring a five-year maximum. \u2014 Gene Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205612"
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"induce",
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"examples":[
"I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse."
],
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},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": include , introduce",
": to produce as profit or return",
": to enable (a base runner) to reach home plate by hitting the ball",
": to report to a court",
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"get",
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"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
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"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
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"forfeit",
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"she's bringing in good money selling houses"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":"verb",
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"to cause to escape rescue",
"to carry to a successful conclusion achieve , accomplish"
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"accomplish",
"achieve",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
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"perform",
"perpetrate",
"prosecute",
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"the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear",
"had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic"
],
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163604"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to make apparent",
": to effectively develop (something, such as a quality)",
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": to introduce formally to society",
": utter"
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"articulate",
"enunciate",
"pass",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize",
"vocalize"
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"examples":[
"he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy",
"a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes"
],
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211409"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": enthusiastic vigor : vivacity , verve"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d"
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"beans",
"bounce",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
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"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
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"lethargy",
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"torpidity"
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"examples":[
"impressed the interviewers with his poise and brio",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Great Marino perfectly knows the house of Chanel, expressing Chanel\u2019s creation evolving over the years with brio . \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"But that postmodern brio told barely half of Mr. Mandanipour\u2019s tale. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Hot Thoughts, this one feels like a return to the coiled, trenchant band-in-a-room brio of LPs like their 2002 classic, Kill the Moonlight. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Philippines is a vibrant filmmaking region in Asia and that brio is underlined by the brace of projects from the country selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 25 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s a celebration of his heroism in the face of constant anguish, narrated by Olivia Colman and dramatized with daringly comic brio . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"These include an encounter at the barbershop, where the requisite wise barber (Esau Pritchett) lays down the law about respecting everyone, even the swish gentrifier played (with brio ) by Bryan Terrell Clark. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For every diamond and every death, for every feeling of loss and insecure emotion, Mill comes out with hope and real brio on his side \u2013 a confidence that goes way beyond any mere humble-brag or boast. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The show-must-go-on brio of Michael Kors\u2019s presentation at Tavern on the Green? \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Italian",
"first_known_use":[
"1731, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202029"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": keenly alert : lively",
": pleasingly tangy",
": fresh , invigorating",
": sharp in tone or manner",
": energetic , quick",
": marked by much activity",
": to make animated, energetic, or marked by much activity : to make brisk",
": to become brisk",
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"\u02c8brisk",
"\u02c8brisk"
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"springy",
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"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
"listless",
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"vapid"
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"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Across the board, vendors reported brisk business and minimal fan complaints about price increases. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"The truck has been there for five weeks and is doing brisk business, Pipkin says, filling about 100 to 200 orders a day. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
"Ingrid Puac, an alumna with two sons at the school, stood outside on a brisk November day alongside other parents, teachers and students protesting a potential closure. \u2014 Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Brite Winter came back on Saturday night, filling a brisk February day with music, art and community. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Within a short drive of the White House, lines of people waiting for free tests snaked around buildings on a brisk December day. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Conditions throughout the day ranged from brilliant sunshine to steel gray clouds, rain, graupel, and brisk winds all while temperatures hovered around the low to mid-fifties. \u2014 Maryanna Skowronski, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The jean fabric is warm enough to protect you from brisk winds and the silhouette is cool enough to tie around your neck or waist once temps heat up. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Another thing to watch out for today will be brisk winds. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS: brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
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"Adjective",
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"keenly alert lively",
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"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
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"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Across the board, vendors reported brisk business and minimal fan complaints about price increases. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"The truck has been there for five weeks and is doing brisk business, Pipkin says, filling about 100 to 200 orders a day. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
"Ingrid Puac, an alumna with two sons at the school, stood outside on a brisk November day alongside other parents, teachers and students protesting a potential closure. \u2014 Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Brite Winter came back on Saturday night, filling a brisk February day with music, art and community. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Within a short drive of the White House, lines of people waiting for free tests snaked around buildings on a brisk December day. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Conditions throughout the day ranged from brilliant sunshine to steel gray clouds, rain, graupel, and brisk winds all while temperatures hovered around the low to mid-fifties. \u2014 Maryanna Skowronski, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The jean fabric is warm enough to protect you from brisk winds and the silhouette is cool enough to tie around your neck or waist once temps heat up. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Another thing to watch out for today will be brisk winds. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to make aggressive or angry : to make bristly : ruffle",
": to rise and stand stiffly erect",
": to raise the bristles (as in anger)",
": to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism)",
": to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles",
": to be full of something specified",
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": to rise up and stiffen like bristles",
": to show signs of anger",
": to be covered with",
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"Verb",
"Electricity makes your hair bristle .",
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Timothy Boyd, 52, stood below Lincoln\u2019s massive legs and hoisted a 40-foot long pole topped by a soft bristle brush into the air. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Add warm water and dish soap to a bucket and grab a stiff- bristle brush. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"The secret ingredient might be the Microfil technology, which boosts the textures of lashes, while the patented, asymmetrical oversized brush has a bristle weave design to catch every eyelash. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The silicone bristle brush uses vibrations instead of circularly rotating while cleansing for a deeper cleanse and less irritation. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The curved wand with varying bristle lengths is perfect for nabbing and lifting lashes. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There are galls that are chambered, secrete nectar or bristle with fibers. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"After giving Schafer\u2019s wet hair a clean center part, the pro worked Virtue 6-in-1 Styling Paste through her lengths and used a dense boar bristle brush to brush the hair down to ultra-sleek effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Use your bristle brush to get off stubborn dirt and to scrub zippers clean. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some of these people bristle at singling out Feinstein, when congressional history is filled with aging male politicians who remained in office despite their declining state. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Does your mother bristle at the sight of invasive plants? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"First, Erik Spoelstra would bristle at the notion of terming Duncan Robinson\u2019s shift to the second team as a demotion. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"First, Erik Spoelstra would bristle at the notion of terming Duncan Robinson\u2019s shift to the second team as a demotion. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, many of the dozen tourists who have previously visited the ISS brought their own research projects and didn\u2019t bristle at the title. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Vic does, however, bristle that Melinda gravitates to dimwits like Joel Dash ( Brendan Miller ), who when trying to ask if Vic feels emasculated can\u2019t even pronounce the word. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Many Republicans now bristle when Trump or Tucker Carlson\u2019s praise for Putin is connected to the GOP at large right now. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Young lion cubs are plentiful, and small elephants huddle by their mothers, who bristle preemptively at the sound of a jeep. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
],
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": thickly set with bristles",
": consisting of or resembling bristles",
": inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger",
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],
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"\u02c8bris-l\u0113",
"\u02c8bri-s\u0259-",
"\u02c8bris-l\u0113"
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"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
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"wooly"
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"although pigs look hairless, they're actually bristly creatures",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sandstrom\u2019s most recent Squonk is a hairy, wart-covered monster with bristly , unkempt fur, fangs, and ears that curve down submissively. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Often, as a bonus, a librarian or teacher will lean in to give Daisy a kiss on her bristly snout, to general glee from the young audience. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Three is definitely a crowd when bristly comedian Zadie (Sasheer Zamata) goes for a getaway at her parents\u2019 bed and breakfast with her ex-boyfriend Bradford (Tone Bell) and his current girlfriend, Margo (DeWanda Wise). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The film\u2019s lively dynamics owe much to the bristly nature of nearly every relationship and interaction in the film. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Aug. 2019",
"Not only were the bones in excellent condition, but so were the rock and soft tissue, which included wing membranes, bristly body feathers, gizzard stones, and even the contents of its last meal in its stomach. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 8 May 2019",
"But the larger forces at play\u2014the tug of populism in a brutally competitive political environment and the rise of bristly nativism in a country that increasingly sees itself as a rival to China\u2014will likely affect other foreign companies as well. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019",
"With a dogged spirit, Loree has transformed her plain lot into a home for some of the most bristly and weird flora that can survive her city\u2019s climate. \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Long, a stout man with a bristly gray mustache, was impressed. \u2014 Time , 15 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the help of a marker to keep track, count how many pointed ridges the broach has, because any replacement handle will need to match. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
"Van den Berg got hold of a photo of her as a young woman in her white nanny\u2019s uniform, with a crescent chapeau clipped to her blonde hair and a gold broach at her collar. \u2014 Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
"This broach -no-compromise obstructionism has been the strategy of congressional Republicans since the mid-1990s. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Baldwin wore a broach from her grandmother, who helped raise her and was featured in the speech. Baldwin praised Biden and Obama for pushing through the Affordable Care Act. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Aug. 2020",
"She's dressed in all black and wearing her power broach : the Mace of the Republic, which symbolizes the legislative authority of the House of Representatives. \u2014 Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Here's Pelosi on the House floor with her broach vs a pic of the mace. \u2014 Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Her Majesty is closest to the camera in the image, wearing a white dress accessorized by dresser Angela Kelly with a sapphire and diamond broach , and one of her iconic Launer handbags. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Jan. 2020",
"It can be worn in 12 different ways \u2013 a necklace, broach , the arrow detaches as a pin, and more and more. \u2014 al , 6 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Was there any kind of conversation with Netflix about how to broach topics like that? \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
"But The Daily Wire is prematurely patting itself on the back for changing the landscape and bankrolling conservative movies that creep out of the paracinematic tradition and broach the perimeter of cinema proper. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"While members of the disability community typically have to broach the need for equity, Lachi shares that the Wavy Awards\u2019 organizers came to them. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Those reverse faults hide underground, and unlike strike-slip faults, may never broach the surface while wreaking havoc from below. \u2014 Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"But the chief hopes to begin to be able to broach the topic of mental health with his officers. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Ipson presented the bill twice on the Senate floor and did not broach the subject of the new building. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022",
"If not, prep with co-workers on what better expectations would look like and broach the topic with your manager together. \u2014 Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Create a mental list and be prepared to broach the subject of competition with each person differently. \u2014 Punit Dhillon, Rolling Stone , 29 Dec. 2021"
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": covering only the main points : general",
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"river 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in southern South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic"
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"\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u02c8br\u022fd",
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"Adjective",
"The store has a broad selection of coats.",
"There was broad agreement on the new government.",
"There are three broad categories of industry in the region: computers, finance, and education.",
"the broad outlines of a problem",
"discusses \u201cfamily\u201d in its broadest sense",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Kendall envisioned a system that would incentivize civility and pragmatism, dilute the influence of political parties and dark money, and deliver consensus winners with broad appeal. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Charbogian told Lancaster the subpoena for Morrissey had not been properly served, was too vague and was overly broad , according to a copy of the transcript obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Caruso insists that his centers have broad appeal, pointing to some food offerings at low price points and the sheer volume of visitors who keep coming back. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Job growth was broad and led by the leisure and hospitality sector, as consumers continued to pivot their spending habits away from goods and toward services like travel, dining, and entertainment. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Some of the sanctions against ransomware hackers are geographically broad , including against paying hackers affiliated with the Iranian or North Korean governments, even though victims aren\u2019t likely to know where their attackers are coming from. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"The Pony has a really broad menu, but one of the more distinctive options is the shrimp & crab spaghetti. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"Critics of the ordinance sued May 11 in federal court in Cincinnati, saying the law was overly broad . \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"The broad appeal of the platform is the secret to its success, adds Feng. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Price increases were broad -based in May, which could be a sign that inflation is becoming entrenched in the U.S. economy. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"One encouraging sign, Vitner said, was that hiring was broad -based across most of the economy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"These investments need to be broad -based, including equipment, processes and especially people. \u2014 Rebecca Henderson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity Program is pretty broad -based. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world\u2019s largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Alexa Viega, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"Gains across the region were broad -based, with banks, transport companies and energy producers rising. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
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"tolerant of varied views",
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"verb"
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": to make widely known",
": to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet",
": to transmit a broadcast",
": to speak or perform on a broadcast program",
": a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet",
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": a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing)",
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"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02cckast",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Toyota/Save Mart 350 will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
"The race will be broadcast on 93.1 FM (WIBC) and 93.5/107.5 (The Fan). \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
"The season-opener will be broadcast on the ACC Network. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Four of the team\u2019s first six games will be broadcast on the flagship channels of ESPN, NBC or FOX. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The game will be broadcast on TNT beginning at 5 p.m. Arizona time. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"The Thursday game will be broadcast on NBC, with an 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The Meteor and Gucci\u2019s Chime for Change, and will be broadcast virtually on May 9. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The 2022 NBA Playoff games will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN and TNT in the U.S. and on TSN in Canada. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Networks pay top dollar for broadcast rights, European leagues have entered the mainstream of American sports, and MLS boasts 28 clubs. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Season 10, Episode 1 of Impractical Jokers premieres tonight on Thursday, June 16 at 10 p.m. with a live broadcast on TruTV. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"According to ESPNCricinfo, the TV rights for each game for the next cycle are $7.37 million (Rs 57.5 crore) per game, while the digital broadcast rights were sold for Rs 48 crore ($ 6.15 million) per game. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The awards were created to honor and recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast , cable and streaming platforms. \u2014 Scott Huver, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Members voted between May 23 and June 9 on the resolution, which proposed instituting new vice president positions in three work sectors \u2014 film, TV and streaming, broadcast , cable and streaming news and online media. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The company develops broadcast , cable and streaming series\u2019 for television. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"The women and men will also share revenue from ticket sales, broadcast rights and sponsorships. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"For the first time, U.S. Soccer will share a portion of its commercial revenues \u2013 think broadcast rights, corporate sponsorships and ticket sales \u2013 with the players. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The \u2018Nothing Regular\u2019 campaign was structured so that those moments could be pushed out on digital and broadcast channels with very little turnaround time. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Dharma Productions have partnered for a theatrical and broadcast distribution slate. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The pre- broadcast Premiere Ceremony, where most of the 83 categories were awarded, had an even more makeshift feel. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2021",
"The globalization of Premier League soccer means the money earned by teams from a spectator\u2019s fortnightly spend at the stadium is dwarfed by commercial and broadcast revenue. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Periodically, the users\u2019 devices will also download broadcast beacon identifiers of anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been in the same local region. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2020",
"LE Audio will also include a broadcast audio feature. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 9 Jan. 2020",
"That sends broadcast revenues spiraling, enabling clubs to pay for better players, who entice yet more fans to the stadiums and yet greater audiences on TV. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 29 Nov. 2019",
"Thompson had agreed to do a quarter of TV duty with the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast team, subbing briefly for sideline reporter Kerith Burke. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 27 Nov. 2019"
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"the office was broiling because the air conditioning was on the blink"
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"wear"
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"Noun",
"there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook",
"Verb",
"I will not brook insults from my own employees.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook , a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In a remote and hidden valley with a babbling brook in the southern Japanese Alps region, Aoki Ren used to proudly show his cattle farm\u2019s serene surroundings to fastidious buyers of quality wagyu beef. \u2014 Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Connecticut\u2019s first wild trout management plan aims to conserve and expand habitat for brook and brown trout and boost opportunities for anglers. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In the movie\u2019s key scene, and its greatest one, Jessica meets a man\u2014also named Hernan, but much older than the sound engineer, and played by Elkin D\u00edaz\u2014who spends his days cleaning fish by a brook . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In the late morning twilight of Windhorse\u2019s hemlock forest, the Dreschers make another stop on their hike, this one beside a mossy mound, looking over a brook that hurries past under a thin coating of ice. \u2014 Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Dozens of gallons of acid flowed into a nearby brook and down a three-mile stretch of the North River. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Try Lynn Camp Prong Cascades, the park\u2019s most recent brook -trout restoration project, which parallels Middle Prong Trail, an easy eight-mile hike that features multiple waterfalls. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Legge says focusing on a natural sound\u2014like a bubbling brook , singing sands, birds chirping, et cetera\u2014can help facilitate that break. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This refusal to brook any reform of public-sector performance created charter schools. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"But empires do not usually brook the emergence of plausible competitors. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Set around a conference table, the play offers a portrait not of an avuncular artist whose childlike imagination took over the world but of a megalomaniac who cannot brook dissent. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Riyadh refused to even brook discussion of Moscow\u2019s difficulties when it was raised at an OPEC+ meeting on March 2. \u2014 Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Word to the wise, though: New England\u2019s islanders brook no foolishness. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"Deerman\u2019s 3-yard touchdown run with 10:22 remaining in the third quarter brook a 21-21 tie and started a rally that would put the Eagles (11-1) on top for good. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Julien will eventually wonder \u2014 and willing to brook her friends\u2019 disapproval by introducing Zoya (Whitney Peak), a freshman nobody from Buffalo, into their circle. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 8 July 2021",
"Analysts said the exercises were a warning to Taipei and Washington that Beijing would not brook any moves for Taiwanese independence and was prepared to act militarily to prevent that from happening. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a small brook"
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"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse entry 2 sense 1 )",
": graze",
": to look over casually : skim",
": to access (a network) by means of a browser",
": to feed on or as if on tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs : to feed on or as if on browse",
": graze",
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"Verb",
"Several customers were browsing in the bookstore.",
"He was browsing the want ads in the newspaper.",
"cows browsing in the pasture",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Your digital storefront should feel like something people want to walk into, spend some time in and browse around. \u2014 Mollie Barnett, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"There\u2019s food, drink, live music and plenty of products to browse . \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Start your shopping there, or head to the Movers and Shakers charts to browse a more curated selection featuring the most popular ones. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"Reservations aren't being taken, but diners who have to wait for a table can sip a drink outside or browse the adjoining Orange and Blue store. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Visitors are free to browse the museum store and exhibit galleries at no charge, thanks to generous support of the Town of Windsor. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Read on for a few of Bristowe's favorite wedding gifts and pretty decor for the big day, and browse her full collection here. \u2014 Caitlin Scott, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"Or like a Renaissance-era wheel device that allowed readers to browse multiple books at once? \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"The Baker administration recently unveiled Massachusetts Data Hub, a user-friendly search tool to browse state data, but much of that information is outdated. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It's not built to browse \u2014or at least not very well. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Sites Valley is a glimpse back in time \u2014 a great dusty bowl 13 miles long and about 5\u00bd miles wide where cattle and deer browse grasslands framed by oaks and creeks that go dry in the brutal heat of summer. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"But give this a shot: Go to a local bookstore or library and browse together. \u2014 Deborah Taylor, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Some browse comes from Arizona and Florida, while others come from right within the state. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Then head to Quartz Obsession to sign up for Quartz\u2019s Weekly Obsession email and browse hundreds of interesting backstories. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Adrian Chabla, 21, (left) and Luke Morrison, 22, browse records at Nuggets in Kenmore Square. \u2014 Dart Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"In the meantime, that photo and video collection on the site is entertaining to browse . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Customers can also place custom orders and browse and shop online. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 21 Mar. 2022"
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": noise , din",
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"a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords"
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"the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Systemic biases continue to exist in workplaces around the world, and women who are perceived as the cultural \u2018other\u2019 are often more likely to bear the brunt of these biases. \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"And Black students, male students, and students with disabilities disproportionately bear the brunt of punishments. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
"Along with physical and psychological symptoms, women seeking abortions also tend to bear the brunt of misogynist criticisms. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Ensuring minority communities do not bear the brunt of higher assessments is important. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"While many of us can seek refuge from the heat by turning on the AC or going to the local community pool, outdoor workers\u2014like farm laborers, garbage collectors, construction workers, and air conditioner mechanics\u2014are likely to bear the brunt . \u2014 Aryn Baker, Time , 26 May 2022",
"Eastern Long Island to Boston and Cape Cod are expected to get the brunt of the heaviest snow, with over 1 foot possible in some places. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Central and northern California will get the brunt of the rainfall, while much of Oregon and Washington will be in the rain as well. \u2014 Jennifer Gray And Haley Brink, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"noun"
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": a thicket of shrubs and small trees",
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"covered with or abounding in brush or brushwood",
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"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Alternately warm and imperious, charming and brusque , politically shrewd and prideful, his portrait of Mandela is one of the richest and most complex performances of his career. \u2014 Mark Harris, EW.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Pitter is particularly irresistible as the brusque Frankie. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One study found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome treated by an empathetic versus a brusque researcher had symptom relief as high as that associated with the most powerful drugs. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Her love poems are brusque , her poems about children icy and odd. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022"
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"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Alternately warm and imperious, charming and brusque , politically shrewd and prideful, his portrait of Mandela is one of the richest and most complex performances of his career. \u2014 Mark Harris, EW.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Pitter is particularly irresistible as the brusque Frankie. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One study found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome treated by an empathetic versus a brusque researcher had symptom relief as high as that associated with the most powerful drugs. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Her love poems are brusque , her poems about children icy and odd. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211928"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"Deshchytsia estimates that there are now between 3 and 4 million Ukrainians in Poland, of whom some 1.5 million had already been working, studying and living in Poland before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the rest have arrived since then. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Deshchytsia estimates that there are now between 3 and 4 million Ukrainians in Poland, of whom some 1.5 million had already been working, studying and living in Poland before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the rest have arrived since then. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 21 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163527"
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"a young man brutalized by the experience of war",
"The prisoners claimed to have been brutalized by their captors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Public torture in seventeenth-century Europe created searing, unforgettable spectacles of pain and suffering to convey the message that a system in which husbands could brutalize wives, and parents could beat children, was ultimately a form of love. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Trump was able to use that weakness and disorganization to transform the department first into a machine for carrying out policies designed to brutalize immigrants, and then into a police force attacking people protesting the murder of George Floyd. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Roaming morality police brutalize women for not wearing the mandatory hijab. \u2014 Hossein Ronaghi, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
"On the other side of the Canadian border, Nick drives Fred into No Man's Land, where he is met with June and a group of women who brutalize him to death. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2021",
"This is even more critical when police are allowed to brutalize someone unjustifiably or murder people in the streets. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"Anna\u2019s trauma has helped her in her police work of tracking down the monsters who brutalize children. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Two years ago, one of the biggest reasons the Twins won 101 games was their ability to brutalize lefthanded pitchers, better than any team in baseball this century over a full season. \u2014 Phil Miller, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"There is, seemingly, no desire for conquest, for assimilation into the patriarchal, monarchical order that drove Stefan to brutalize Maleficent and pursue the destruction of the Moors and ownership of Aurora at all costs. \u2014 Jeanna Kadlec, Longreads , 8 Oct. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215832"
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": typical of beasts : like that of a beast",
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"Adjective",
"They used brute force to open the door.",
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"Noun",
"Let go of me, you brute !",
"it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In many ways, his hero is the joke: a perpetual bull in a china shop for whom brute force is the default in any perilous situation, but who also has a humble, long-suffering, softie side. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"The final message of Men is that for all their scary intent and brute -force behavior, men are inherently, almost cosmically pathetic creations. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The key is the ability to brute -force the PIN that encrypts the data. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The Taiwanese government has been integral in protecting us from the brute force of the pandemic. \u2014 Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"American forces took over the country the following summer and ruled it with brute force for 19 years, one of the longest military occupations in American history. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Amid such brute lethality, what chance did the sisters have? \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Newsom wants California \u2014 home to the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy \u2014 to join President Biden and the rest of the free world in cutting off the flow of money to brute Russia. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now Biden\u2019s job is to give the Ukrainians the tools to guarantee democracy\u2019s survival and the brute \u2019s defeat. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Further leaning into its inevitable role as a pavement-dwelling brute , the Defender V8's Terrain Response system gains a new Dynamic mode, which sharpens the engine throttle response and stiffens up the adaptive dampers. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Bang makes Fj\u00f6lnir an implacable brute , but not an unsympathetic one. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The world has known for 20 years that Putin is a brute . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"By making physics do the work of computation for us, rather than brute -forcing it through a reality-screen of ones and zeroes. \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The brute then begins to foot-stomp the woman \u2013 and does so seven times \u2013 and spits on her, according to police and the video. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Barnhill nixed the human-eating brute of most fairy tales. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Gone is the notion of a center as a lumbering, slow-footed brute who blocks shots and dunks. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204732"
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"cuddy",
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"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"a murder mystery so obvious that even bubbleheads need not tax their brains"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1917, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204153"
},
"bubkes":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": the least amount : beans",
": nothing"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259p-k\u0259s",
"\u02c8bu\u0307p-"
],
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"beans",
"continental",
"damn",
"darn",
"durn",
"diddly",
"diddly-squat",
"doodley-squat",
"doodly-squat",
"fig",
"ghost",
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"lick",
"modicum",
"rap",
"squat",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"whit",
"whoop"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Yiddish (probably short for kozebubkes , literally, goat droppings), plural of bubke, bobke , diminutive of bub, bob bean, of Slavic origin; akin to Polish b\u00f3b bean",
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223807"
},
"buccaneer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies",
": pirate",
": an unscrupulous adventurer especially in politics or business",
": pirate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8nir",
"\u02ccb\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8nir"
],
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"corsair",
"freebooter",
"pirate",
"rover"
],
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"examples":[
"buccaneers who preyed upon treasure-laden ships in the Caribbean",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bright red metal canister and buccaneer -esque design bring to mind pirates and adventure. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"By this time, a fourth New Orleans buccaneer had joined the team of Harris p\u00e8re et fils and Theriot\u2014David Schatz, a former railroad diesel mechanic who now heads operations at Whinstone. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"After trading in his comfortable life for one of a buccaneer , Stede becomes captain of a pirate ship, but struggles to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Her father was a son of Sam Lord, a notorious Barbadian buccaneer who died in 1844, relatives said. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"In 1760, Jacques Kanon, a buccaneer , bought the estate and gave his name for luck and prosperity. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Don\u2019t miss your opportunity to talk and dress like a real buccaneer as International Talk Like a Pirate Day comes but once a year. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Or Joseph Duveen, the eccentric buccaneer art dealer played by Adrien Brody in the same story. \u2014 Susan Morrison, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Garrett Basch and Dan Halsted also serve as executive producers along with Taika Waititi, who will direct the pilot as well in addition to playing Blackbeard, the infamous buccaneer . \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 20 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French boucanier woodsman, pirate (in the 17th century West Indies), from boucaner to smoke meat, from boucan wooden frame for smoking meat, from Tupi moka\u0294\u1ebd\u0301, mboka\u0294\u1ebd\u0301 , from mo-, mbo- causative marker + ka\u0294\u1ebd to be roasted, dried",
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"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220448"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become encouraged : brace up",
": improve , smarten",
": to raise the morale of"
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"brighten",
"cheer (up)",
"lighten",
"look up",
"perk (up)"
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"darken",
"sadden"
],
"examples":[
"buck up , kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be",
"a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the President's attempt to buck up the national psyche and his own political prospects rang rather hollow. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"So buck up and develop your strategies and techniques to handle such recluse situations with finesse. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Republicans have balked at a provision to buck up IRS tax enforcement in order to help pay for the package, but Senate Democrats are planning to move ahead Wenesday with the first procedural votes on the still-incomplete bill. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 20 July 2021",
"Forward Draymond Green noticed and told him to buck up . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Kristy and Liz buck up and head to the Delaney\u2019s for tea. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The veteran reporter David Sirota offers a fairly mind-bending essay on the way that public-pension funds are being used to bankroll billionaires\u2014and to buck up the fossil-fuel industry. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 21 July 2021",
"Southie beaches have seen an influx in recent years of twenty-something techies and financial types who sometimes buck up against the sensibilities of patrons with generational roots in the neighborhood. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2021",
"By Tuesday, some governments were already recasting their decisions as a step to buck up confidence in vaccinations \u2014 a regrouping, of sorts, of a troubled effort. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174120"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids",
": something resembling a bucket: such as",
": the scoop of an excavating machine",
": one of the receptacles on the rim of a waterwheel",
": one of the cups of an endless-belt conveyor",
": one of the vanes of a turbine rotor",
": bucketful",
": bucket seat",
": basket sense 3b",
": to draw or lift in buckets",
": to ride (a horse) hard",
": to drive hurriedly or roughly",
": to deal with in a bucket shop",
": hustle , hurry",
": to move about haphazardly or irresponsibly",
": to move roughly or jerkily",
": to rain very heavily : pour",
": a usually round container with a handle for holding or carrying liquids or solids",
": a large container that is part of a machine and is used for collecting, scooping, or carrying",
": bucketful"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8b\u0259-k\u0259t"
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"abundance",
"barrel",
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"boatload",
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"good deal",
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"hundred",
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"raft",
"reams",
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"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
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"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
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"dip",
"lade",
"ladle",
"scoop",
"spoon"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We used two buckets of paint to paint the living room.",
"made buckets of money in the stock market",
"Verb",
"bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire",
"getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mount Whitney, a bucket -list hike for many, is the tallest point in the continental U.S. \u2014 Amy Sinatra Ayres, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Participants come to the organization for a variety of reasons: Some sailed during childhood summer camps and want to take formal classes, and others have bucket -list sailing goals. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Ask any serious mountain biker to rattle off their bucket -list riding destinations and Kingdom Trails, northern Vermont\u2019s 100-plus-mile network of premium singletrack, is bound to come up. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
"For fighters such as Wallin, who hopes to become just the second Swedish world champion in boxing , coming to Detroit is a bucket -list item. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
"If your budget is bigger and so are your kids, indulge in a bucket -list getaway to Castle Hot Springs. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"Set on a low hill about 7 miles outside of this town of 4,300, the cluster of monoliths is much smaller than the United Kingdom\u2019s Stonehenge and don\u2019t have quite the same bucket -list appeal (or a gift shop). \u2014 Cameron Mcwhirter, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"For anyone with a more than cursory knowledge of American music, Harris is a bucket -list concert. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"For the moment, suffice it to say that although Witherspoon\u2019s note-perfect performance may never be forgotten, Perrotta has reclaimed the name Tracy Flick from the bucket of misogynist punchlines. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Kessler\u2019s layup is the Tigers\u2019 only bucket in their last 10 attempts. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Patton\u2019s layup with 7:29 left put the Vikings in front for the first time in the second half, and Brock Finstuen\u2019s steal and bucket a minute later gave CSU a 61-58 lead. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 23 Jan. 2022",
"For example, if classify gifts as 'needs' and new decorations as 'wants,' put most of your money in the gifts bucket and save a very small amount for new decor. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2021",
"From trendy sweatsuits to bucket hats to watches, the streetwear spectrum is deep\u2014and everybody wants a piece. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 4 May 2021",
"Another way to bucket your goals is to categorize them into the sum of the parts or the parts of the sum. \u2014 Gregory Salsburg, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"East Boston 34, Boston English 23 \u2014 Junior guard Madison Theriault bucketed 18 points for the Jets (4-9). \u2014 Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2020",
"To travelers, Arizona is known for some of the Southwest's most iconic vacation destinations\u2014from sprawling golf and tennis facilities to innovative wellness retreats to bucket -list natural attractions. \u2014 Chadner Navarro, Fortune , 28 Jan. 2020",
"Senior Zakiirah King put up a team-leading nine points while senior Victoria Davis put up eight and junior Samara Curry bucketed seven. \u2014 Edith Noriega, azcentral , 4 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1640, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190324"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch",
": an ornamental device that suggests a buckle",
": a crisp curl",
": to fasten with a buckle",
": to prepare with vigor",
": to cause to bend, give way, or crumple",
": to become fastened with a buckle",
": to apply oneself with vigor",
": to bend or move usually under the influence of some external agency",
": collapse",
": to give way : yield",
": a product of buckling : bend , fold",
": a coffee cake baked with berries and a crumbly topping",
": a fastening device which is attached to one end of a belt or strap and through which the other end is passed and held",
": to fasten with a buckle",
": to bend, crumple, or give way",
": to start to work hard",
": to fasten your seat belt"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259-k\u0259l"
],
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"cave (in)",
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"crumple",
"founder",
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"tumble",
"yield"
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"Verb",
"She buckled the horses into their harness.",
"The pavement buckled in the heat."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200514"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a small round shield held by a handle at arm's length",
": a shield worn on the left arm",
": one that shields and protects",
": to shield or defend with a buckler"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-kl\u0259r"
],
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"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1593, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215945"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"Buckinghamshire"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195827"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral",
": relating to or typical of rural life",
": idyllic"
],
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"by\u00fc-\u02c8k\u00e4-lik"
],
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"country",
"pastoral",
"rural",
"rustic",
"rustical"
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"urban"
],
"examples":[
"Pine Ridge \u2026 . Its generic blandness and vaguely bucolic quality anticipated similar names\u2014the Oak Parks and River Groves and Lake Forests and Chestnut Hills \u2026 \u2014 Ian Frazier , On the Rez , 2000",
"\u2026 the massive population growth has transformed a collection of bucolic villages and mill towns into a chain of strip-mall suburbs. \u2014 Jonathan Cohn , New Republic , 7 Feb. 2000",
"\u2026 Intel gives its generations of microprocessors such bucolic code names as Deschutes, Tillamook, and Katmai but then rolls them out with names that rival those of popes and medieval heads of state: Pentium the III, Celeron the Meek, and Xeon the Magnificent. \u2014 Jake Kirchner , PC Magazine , 25 May 1999",
"\u2026 the North Shore commuter train scuds through bucolic landscape for a while, the rocks and trees permitting glimpses of Appleton Farms \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , New England Monthly , October 1989",
"a bucolic region where farms are still common",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even in these bucolic settings, the occasional column of smoke could be seen where a Russian shell had slammed into a cottage or landed in a field and started a fire. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The bucolic setting does not, in any way, call to mind high fashion. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"But then the pandemic hit, followed by a rush of wealthy urbanites seeking fresh-air retreats in bucolic settings. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"With its bucolic Georgian mansions and charming cobblestone streets, Charleston\u2019s darker history\u2014particularly its role in the transatlantic slave trade\u2014is easy for visitors to overlook. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"This liberal art college in a bucolic setting has a mix of Gothic buildings and modern structures as well as art installations dotted around the vast campus. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Marin County supervisors are considering a temporary ban on new residential vacation rentals in its popular, bucolic western region because of a worsening housing shortage. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2022",
"Among the latter are Catherine Opie\u2019s self-portrait, which reveals elaborate arm tattoos, and Justine Kurland\u2019s study of six women with children in a shallow, bucolic stream. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The Valley Hotel, which offers a bucolic boutique-like experience conveniently located near the Wold Games action. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin bucolicus , from Greek boukolikos , from boukolos cowherd, from bous head of cattle + -kolos (akin to Latin colere to cultivate) \u2014 more at cow , wheel ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210822"
},
"buddy-buddy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": familiarly friendly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u0259-d\u0113-\u02c8b\u0259-d\u0113"
],
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"bosom",
"chummy",
"close",
"especial",
"familiar",
"friendly",
"inseparable",
"intimate",
"inward",
"near",
"thick",
"tight"
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"distant"
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"first_known_use":[
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173919"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward",
": move , shift",
": to give way : yield",
": to cause to move or change",
": pompous , solemn",
": to move or cause to move especially slightly",
": to give in"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259j",
"\u02c8b\u0259j"
],
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"blink",
"bow",
"capitulate",
"concede",
"give in",
"knuckle under",
"quit",
"relent",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
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"resist"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Their horses refused to budge .",
"The door was stuck, and we couldn't even get it to budge .",
"Could you try opening this jar for me? I can't budge the lid.",
"We tried to change her mind, but we couldn't budge her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Aly & AJ are partnering with Bobbi Brown on the relaunch of the iconic shadow stick, which now has a more buttery and budge -proof formula and comes in 10 new metallic shades. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 4 May 2022",
"For dagger-sharp brows with a no- budge hold, define and shape them with the Urban Decay Brow Blade Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil & Ink Stain. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate has approved the infrastructure bill and the larger budge blueprint. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 23 Aug. 2021",
"But more broadly, experts say, the labor mismatch is a signal of empowerment for a working class that hadn\u2019t seen the federal minimum wage budge since the Great Recession. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The cushioned footbed and budge -proof straps are game-changers. \u2014 Lauren Sanchez, Vogue , 9 July 2021",
"Even with a no- budge formula, setting brows can be particularly challenging for several reasons. \u2014 Lauren Dana, Allure , 7 May 2021",
"These audiences didn\u2019t want yesterday\u2019s news, or even this morning\u2019s; the slightest budge toward progress was meaningful and welcome. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Total budge appropriations, including all district funds, total $98.3 million, with general fund appropriations of $75.85 million. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Convincing Republican members to agree remains an uphill battle, though some seem willing to budge . \u2014 CBS News , 30 May 2022",
"Biden gave no indication that the United States was willing to budge from its previous rejection of Ukrainian requests to establish a no-fly zone over the country or to provide it with the MiG-29 warplanes that Poland offered some weeks ago. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 27 Mar. 2022",
"If Democrats do not budge from their position against using reconciliation for the debt ceiling and Republicans refuse to offer support to raise the limit through traditional legislation, another stalemate later in the year appears inevitable. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Hurst asked for at least one day of netting, then just one four-hour season instead of eight, but Jones wouldn\u2019t budge and the states ended the Compact meeting without allowing any additional mainstem commercial fishing. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"There was a last-ditch meeting between the selectmen and the town\u2019s clergy, almost all of whom backed the protesters, but the officials wouldn\u2019t budge . \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Health experts were ultimately willing to split the difference and compromise at 1.5% \u2014 but legislative leaders wouldn\u2019t budge , insisting that anything below 2% would result in too much disruption to in-person learning, Weiler said. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The door wouldn\u2019t budge , so Garcia ran to the driver\u2019s side door to pull the woman out. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The problem is the other three teams in the division aren\u2019t going to budge easily. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 25 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182843"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack",
": its contents",
": stock , supply",
": a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation",
": an account of gains and losses of such a quantity",
": a statement of the financial position of an administration (as of a nation) for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them",
": a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures",
": the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose",
": to put or allow for in a statement or plan coordinating resources and expenditures : to put or allow for in a budget",
": to require to adhere to a budget",
": to allocate funds for in a budget",
": to plan or provide for the use of in detail",
": to put oneself on a budget",
": suitable for someone whose is following a plan for coordinating resources and expenditures : suitable for one on a budget (see budget entry 1 ) : inexpensive",
": a statement of estimated income and expenses for a period of time",
": a plan for using money",
": to include in a plan for using money",
": to plan for efficient use"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-j\u0259t",
"\u02c8b\u0259-j\u0259t"
],
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"account",
"deposit",
"fund",
"kitty",
"nest egg",
"pool"
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"arrange",
"blueprint",
"calculate",
"chart",
"choreograph",
"design",
"frame",
"lay out",
"map (out)",
"organize",
"plan",
"prepare",
"project",
"scheme (out)",
"shape",
"strategize (about)"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Metro\u2019s board approved the closure as part of its fiscal 2023 budget . \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"As a rule, buy the largest-capacity M.2 SSD your budget allows. \u2014 Joseph Moran, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"Instead, look for ways to trim your monthly budget . \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"During this same week, the council voted to deny the school system\u2019s request to transfer funds out of its transportation budget . \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"To make this cost-share feasible, low-income shoppers may have to swap to a vegetable protein like beans to keep to their budget . \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Fortune wants to hear how inflation is affecting your budget . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Despite the initial lower payout, UAB will see its athletic operating budget expand exponentially and provide more opportunities for student-athletes. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
"AB InBev tracks its budget on a monthly basis and sets a one-year plan and reviews it at least quarterly. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To fully stay ahead, organizations must forecast and budget for potential risks. \u2014 Bruce Dahlgren, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"This is a critical step as most people don\u2019t meticulously budget and have been reliant on some company to pay their expenses for the past 40 some-odd years. \u2014 Andrew Rosen, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"And what destinations should budget -conscious travelers avoid altogether? \u2014 cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"And what destinations should budget -conscious travelers avoid altogether? \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
"As is, these seven chapters total nearly nine hours, so anyone planning a weekend binge should budget accordingly. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Library Executive Director Dave Della Terza told the library board this week a construction manager would help budget and plan costs, supervise the day-to-day work and coordinate with the vendors to complete the project. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Covenant House has no shortage of success stories \u2014 young adults come in, get their degrees, get a job, learn how to budget their money, save up for independent housing and continue to save and maintain an independent lifestyle. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
"Here's what to expect and how to budget accordingly. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Explosions, gunshots, car crashes, fireworks and snark populate the first trailer for Netflix\u2019s mega- budget summer action thriller The Gray Man. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"There isn\u2019t a ton of competition in the ultra- budget wireless earbuds segment, but there is some. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"To open a mid- budget romantic comedy in theaters at this number, in this market? \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Downey is taking his first steps out of mega- budget blockbusters in some time. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s a week after Universal and Blumhouse\u2019s first of a three-part mega- budget Exorcist trilogy which is intended as a kind of theaters/Peacock dual proposition. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But to say that mid- budget movies don't exist anymore isn't completely true, film experts said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"In a recent report by Airlines for America, the trade group noted that 15 percent of travelers boarded ultra- budget carriers in 2020, up from 5 percent in 2010. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Watcher, feels like an artifact of a different era, when smart mid- budget chillers were among the most anticipated coming attractions. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1618, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1941, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202647"
},
"buff":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a garment (such as a uniform) made of buff leather",
"the state of being nude",
"a moderate orange yellow",
"a light to moderate yellow",
"a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied",
"fan , enthusiast",
"of the color buff",
"having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises",
"polish , shine",
"to give a velvety surface to (leather)",
"a pale orange yellow",
"a stick or wheel with a soft surface for applying polish",
"fan entry 3",
"to polish with or as if with a buff"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259f",
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"antonyms":[
"file",
"grind",
"hone",
"rasp",
"rub",
"sand"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"In fact, people have been bathing in the buff on Nantucket\u2019s more remote stretches for years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The USS Lexington, a WWII-era aircraft carrier is also a winner for the family history buff . \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"For the history buff , consider this collection of New York Times front pages from every year on your father-in-law's birthday. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Prometheus Lens will be getting an actual burn, in addition to a huge trace rifle buff that\u2019s coming against majors and bosses and are getting more ammo. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The authenticity of the altimeter was subsequently verified, confirms Luis Gaxiola, a Mexican aviation history buff and honorary member of the American Legion Post 11. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"On TikTok, the Australian art-history buff Mary McGillivray approaches the Western canon and pop-cultural subjects with a distinctively feminist, historicizing lens. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"This scratch-off poster is a fun way to boost film-watching bragging rights for your favorite movie buff . \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"There are no frills at Cinemark 16, just fun for any movie buff on a budget. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The secret to applying a foolproof fake tan is to use a blending brush to buff self-tanning mousse or spray into the skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"The company\u2019s logo is a silhouette of a buff runner holding a wine glass in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Trimming the losers while moving funds into defensive or hedging positions can reduce losses and even buff returns. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"But most of the attention has come from other boys on TikTok looking to get buff . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Barred Rocks, buff Orpingtons and all types of bantams set well. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Then again, few of us are as buff as The Rock or as suave as James Bond. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And here\u2019s the real naked truth about nude art modeling Most models do not look like buff male athletes that leaped off a Grecian urn or come-hither maidens that sauntered off a Renaissance canvas. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Around the aquamarines is a festoon motif of pink rubellites, buff -top amethysts and white diamonds set in pink gold. \u2014 WSJ , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Send your history buff a piece of America's past, everything from the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to the moment the first atomic bomb came to be. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"Suede is made using a technique called Sueding, in which an abrasive is applied to buff the surface of the hide. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Together, these ingredients work to break down and buff away at dry skin, effectively cleansing and leaving only healthy and new skin behind. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The point of this change isn\u2019t purely to buff him or counterbalance the nerfs. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"What about the people who buff the Bay Bridge to a shine? \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Gently buff away dullness and impurities with this scrub, best used every two to three days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Somerville\u2019s exfoliant for the face formulated for the body to buff away rough skin. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"buffalo":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"any of several wild bovids such as",
"water buffalo",
"cape buffalo",
"bison",
"a large North American bison ( Bison bison ) that has a dense coat of dark brown fur with a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck, short hollow horns, and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump over the shoulders and that formerly was abundant in North America but is now reduced to small populations of plains and prairies chiefly of the central U.S. and Canada american bison \u2014 compare european bison",
"the flesh of the buffalo used as food",
"any of several suckers (genus Ictiobus ) found mostly in the Mississippi River valley",
"bewilder , baffle",
"bamboozle",
"any of several wild oxen and especially the American bison",
"city and port on Lake Erie and the Niagara River in western New York population 261,310"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d",
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I'm not some newcomer that you can buffalo with that nonsense.",
"in this debate I refuse to be buffaloed by a flurry of irrelevant issues",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Now the Eastern Shoshone have 65 buffalo and the Northern Arapaho 32. \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"An American buffalo is on the loose, casually roaming around Chicago's suburbs looking for a new home. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In 2016, Canada allowed 100 buffalo to be returned to the Blackfeet Reservation. \u2014 Michelle Miller, CBS News , 25 Nov. 2021",
"An effort to bring wild buffalo to the Great Plains aims to restore one of the world\u2019s most endangered landscapes and increase climate resilience. \u2014 Louise Johns, Wired , 12 June 2021",
"Others have a Columbian buffalo mozzarella that Frankel likes. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 16 Oct. 2020",
"Jaguars, sloths, tapirs, horses, coyotes, buffalo , rabbits, and squirrels up and down the North American continent are now spared from screwworms too. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 26 May 2020",
"Make that the big ten\u2014lion, my face, leopard, my face, rhino, my face, elephant, my face, buffalo , my face. \u2014 Colin Nissan, The New Yorker , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Today, a lot of paneer in India is made with a mix of buffalo and less-expensive cow\u2019s milk. \u2014 Leena Trivedi-grenier, SFChronicle.com , 15 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Eva has the senior management in our company completely buffaloed . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 18 Feb. 2020",
"How far must buffalo roam to fulfill their ecological role? \u2014 National Geographic , 16 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1891, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"buffet":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blow especially with the hand",
": something that strikes with telling force",
": to strike sharply especially with the hand : cuff",
": to strike repeatedly : batter",
": to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blows",
": to make one's way especially under difficult conditions",
": sideboard sense 1",
": a counter for refreshments",
": a restaurant operated as a public convenience (as in a railway station)",
": a meal set out on a buffet or table for ready access and informal service",
": an assortment of options or offerings : variety",
": served informally especially as a buffet (see buffet entry 3 sense 2c )",
": to pound repeatedly",
": a cabinet or set of shelves for the display of dishes and silver : sideboard",
": a meal set out on a buffet or table from which people may serve themselves"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-f\u0259t",
"\u02c8b\u0259-f\u0259t",
"(\u02cc)b\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101",
"b\u00fc-\u02c8f\u0101",
"British especially",
"(\u02cc)b\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101",
"b\u00fc-\u02c8f\u0101",
"British especially",
"\u02c8b\u0259-f\u0259t",
"\u02ccb\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101",
"b\u00fc-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"antonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The strong winds buffeted the ship.",
"fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1898, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193554"
},
"buffoon":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a ludicrous figure : clown",
": a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person",
": a foolish or stupid person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u0259-\u02c8f\u00fcn",
"b\u0259-\u02c8f\u00fcn"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffo",
"clown",
"harlequin",
"zany"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Stop acting like a buffoon .",
"the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The president, Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep), is a hack and a buffoon surrounded by many, none more poisonous than her high-ranking son, Jason (Jonah Hill in relentless insult-comic mode). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Who would kow-tow to this buffoon and jump through hoops for his blessing? \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Cyrano is often played as a man of unfettered brilliance who has learned to be a buffoon as a matter of self-preservation. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Who would kow-tow to this buffoon and jump through hoops for his blessing? \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The president, Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep), is a hack and a buffoon surrounded by many, none more poisonous than her high-ranking son, Jason (Jonah Hill in relentless insult-comic mode). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Joe Biden won in 2020 not simply by making the case that Trump was a dangerous buffoon that everyone was sick of. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The president, Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep), is a hack and a buffoon surrounded by many, none more poisonous than her high-ranking son, Jason (Jonah Hill in relentless insult-comic mode). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The part of Tom Grunick seemed a descendant of affable buffoon Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but James L. Brooks\u2019 nuanced writing and Hurt\u2019s performance gave surprising depths to his vapidity. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French bouffon , from Old Italian buffone ",
"first_known_use":[
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222243"
},
"bug":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug ) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests",
": any of various small arthropods (such as a beetle or spider) resembling the true bugs",
": any of several insects (such as a head louse ) commonly considered obnoxious",
": an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection",
": a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease",
": an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism",
": a concealed listening device",
": a sudden enthusiasm",
": enthusiast",
": a prominent person",
": a crazy person",
": a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys",
": bother , annoy",
": to plant a concealed microphone in",
": to lose one's composure : freak",
": protrude , bulge",
": to cause to bug",
": bogey , bugbear",
": any of a large group of insects that have four wings, suck liquid food (as plant juices or blood), and have young which resemble the adults but lack wings",
": an insect or other small creeping or crawling animal",
": flaw",
": bother entry 1 sense 1 , annoy",
": to stick out",
": an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate animal (as a spider)",
": any of various insects (as the bedbug or cockroach) commonly considered obnoxious",
": any of the order Hemiptera and especially of its suborder Heteroptera of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and that lack a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult",
": a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease",
": an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism",
": to plant a concealed microphone in \u2014 compare eavesdrop , wiretap",
"river over 450 miles (720 kilometers) long in central Europe rising in western Ukraine, forming part of Ukraine\u2013Poland and Poland\u2013Belarus borders, and flowing into the Vistula River in Poland",
"river over 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southwestern Ukraine flowing southeast to the estuary of the Dnieper River"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u00fcg"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"1935, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Verb (2)",
"1865, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222935"
},
"bug off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": leave , depart"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[
"bug off , or I'll sic my dogs on you!"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably short for bugger off ",
"first_known_use":[
"1952, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220951"
},
"bug out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to retreat during a military action",
": to flee in panic",
": to depart especially in a hurry"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bolt",
"break",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"retreat",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the ground soldiers bugged out just before the start of the aerial bombing",
"the strange visitor bugged out without so much as saying a word",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even my tests of the weakest GPUs never made GTA V bug out that way. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than acting to restore our leverage, by retaking Bagram Air Base or another airfield, the White House rushed to bug out by the August 31 deadline that the Taliban insisted on. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 31 Aug. 2021",
"One of these rifles, properly set up, will make your eyes bug out with bug-sized groups. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 16 Nov. 2020",
"Their damage is mostly economic, coming in the form of sick days, when people are told to sit tight, drink some fluids, and wait the bug out . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 21 Sep. 2020",
"Urban bug out kits are not complete without this simple water procurement tool. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 27 Nov. 2019",
"Overall, however, these searches all remain well under the Kardashian threshold, suggesting that Americans aren\u2019t ready to bug out en masse just yet. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Feb. 2020",
"Check your bug out bags and prepper materials, stock up. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 28 Feb. 2020",
"This sleek kit is a great fit for your camping gear, vehicle, tackle box, disaster kit or bug out bag. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192801"
},
"bugaboo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an imaginary object of fear",
": bugbear sense 2",
": something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"politicians complaining about that old bugaboo , high oil prices",
"doing one's tax returns are a real bugaboo for some people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The methane bugaboo began around 2003 when a mysterious cloud of methane gas was found, by satellite, hovering above Farmington in New Mexico. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Lindholm should also help in late-game, lead-protection situations, which have been a bugaboo for the B\u2019s in recent weeks. \u2014 Steve Conroy, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Pearl hopes his staff can find some ways to curb the bugaboo of foul issues that could eventually bite the Tigers. \u2014 al , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Slow starts have remained a bugaboo this season; the Steelers trailed Kansas City 23-0 at halftime and by 30 in the second half of their meeting earlier this season. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The 2011 first-round pick has played in just nine games this season, sidelined for stretches by injuries \u2014 a bugaboo throughout his 11 years \u2014 and the coronavirus. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Jarquez Hunter averaged 21 yards on a pair of kickoff returns, and perhaps most importantly, Auburn did not commit any penalties on special teams\u2014something that had been a bugaboo for the Tigers during much of the year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"First, let\u2019s disabuse ourselves of the bugaboo of the mass exit of teachers. \u2014 Talia Milgrom-elcott, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Turnovers have been our bugaboo the last few years. \u2014 Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier buggybow, bugger-bo , of unknown origin",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202743"
},
"bugbear":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear",
": an object or source of dread",
": a continuing source of irritation : problem"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259g-\u02ccber"
],
"synonyms":[
"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The biggest bugbear of the skiing business is a winter with no snow.",
"communism was once the nation's biggest bugbear",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Viktor Orban\u2014an EU bugbear and pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2014had been the holdout. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Range anxiety, once the bugbear of mainstream thought about EVs, is no longer the top concern for shoppers. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022",
"The task of mathematically defending Beveridge\u2019s ideas was taken up by one of the most influential and quantitatively gifted British economists of the century\u2014Nicholas Kaldor, that bugbear of Berman\u2019s. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The bugbear of the American Left, and false savior of nationalist conservatives, Viktor Orb\u00e1n, won his fourth consecutive term. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some ban the Times\u2019 1619 Project, or ethnic studies, or training in diversity, inclusion, and belonging, or the bugbear known as critical race theory. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"China now firmly occupies the position of Republican bugbear . \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Similarly, this series has something to say about self-absorption: Emily\u2019s failure to learn French or immerse herself in French culture, a bugbear of the show\u2019s haters, is treated critically in this new season. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Dec. 2021",
"His shoulders, for one, have always been a real bugbear for him. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194434"
},
"bugger":{
"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": sodomite",
": a worthless person : rascal",
": fellow , chap",
": a small or annoying thing",
": to commit sodomy with",
": damn",
": to put into disorder : bungle , botch",
": a person who plants electronic bugs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1955, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171844"
},
"bugger off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": leave , depart"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[
"bugger off , or I'll call the police!"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184205"
},
"bugging":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug ) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests",
": any of various small arthropods (such as a beetle or spider) resembling the true bugs",
": any of several insects (such as a head louse ) commonly considered obnoxious",
": an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection",
": a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease",
": an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism",
": a concealed listening device",
": a sudden enthusiasm",
": enthusiast",
": a prominent person",
": a crazy person",
": a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys",
": bother , annoy",
": to plant a concealed microphone in",
": to lose one's composure : freak",
": protrude , bulge",
": to cause to bug",
": bogey , bugbear",
": any of a large group of insects that have four wings, suck liquid food (as plant juices or blood), and have young which resemble the adults but lack wings",
": an insect or other small creeping or crawling animal",
": flaw",
": bother entry 1 sense 1 , annoy",
": to stick out",
": an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate animal (as a spider)",
": any of various insects (as the bedbug or cockroach) commonly considered obnoxious",
": any of the order Hemiptera and especially of its suborder Heteroptera of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and that lack a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult",
": a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease",
": an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism",
": to plant a concealed microphone in \u2014 compare eavesdrop , wiretap",
"river over 450 miles (720 kilometers) long in central Europe rising in western Ukraine, forming part of Ukraine\u2013Poland and Poland\u2013Belarus borders, and flowing into the Vistula River in Poland",
"river over 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southwestern Ukraine flowing southeast to the estuary of the Dnieper River"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u0259g",
"\u02c8b\u00fcg"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb (1)",
"1935, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Verb (2)",
"1865, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220549"
},
"bughouse":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"mentally deranged crazy",
"an asylum for the mentally ill"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259g-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"anyone would go bughouse after spending a week with her relatives"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1887, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"build up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something produced by building up",
": the act or process of building up",
": to develop gradually by increments",
": to promote the health, strength, esteem, or reputation of",
": to accumulate or develop appreciably"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bild-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There is a big traffic buildup on the highway.",
"You should clean the mechanism regularly to prevent buildup of dirt.",
"Both players were given big buildups before the game.",
"Verb",
"static electricity built up on the cat's fur",
"the roller coaster built up momentum",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But, the Russian leader cautioned, the same would not be true if NATO staged a military buildup in the two countries. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"The white lines are indicators of calcium buildup in the breast\u2019s arterial wall, which is different from coronary artery calcification, already known as a cardiovascular risk. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"So the researchers suggested that using THC frequently could activate that receptor in a way that leads to inflammation in blood vessels, which in turn can accelerate a buildup of plaque in the arteries that can lead to a heart attack. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The option to the minor leagues was reversed a few days later because of fluid buildup in his knee, which led to Senzel rehabbing the injury in Arizona for the remainder of the season. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Luker Dong, a resident in Pudong, said that his 73-year-old father suffered from uremia \u2014 a buildup of toxins in the blood \u2014 that required him to get hemodialysis at a hospital three times a week. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Does that foreclose the option of a U.S. troop buildup in Eastern Europe? \u2014 Robert Burns, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Longtime residents say the groups of uniformed GIs have emerged from their bases only in recent days, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a buildup in U.S. forces based in Poland. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The buildup of aerial forces in Eastern Europe carries risks. \u2014 Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The mobile app enables creators to build up their own songs through a very simple set of tools that do not require musical expertise to use. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The fraudster will then work to build up the credit rating for the fake persona with the goal of securing bigger loans or credit card limits and then bailing without ever paying the lending agency. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Blood starts to build up in the veins, which then increases pressure in those blood vessels. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"But with the fans on their side in Game 3, the energy is going to build up . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"And wearables companies seem primed to build up women as a customer base \u2014 and pool of research participants. \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"Businesses can choose to build up or tear down the foundations of our pluralistic society. \u2014 Robert Netzly, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"India also had to build up strength in his back legs, which did not develop properly since living as a house pet prevented the tiger from running at full speed or jumping. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"The Cubs will continue to build up Miley, whose left elbow inflammation prevented a normal spring. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183442"
},
"built-in":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": forming an integral part of a structure or object",
": constructed as or in a recess in a wall",
": built into the ground",
": inherent",
": already established",
": a built-in piece of furniture",
": forming a permanent part of a structure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bilt-\u02c8in",
"\u02c8bilt-\u02ccin",
"\u02c8bil-\u02c8tin"
],
"synonyms":[
"constitutional",
"constitutive",
"essential",
"hardwired",
"immanent",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"indigenous",
"ingrain",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"native",
"natural"
],
"antonyms":[
"adventitious",
"extraneous",
"extrinsic"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1919, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213546"
},
"bulge":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to jut out swell",
"to become swollen or protuberant",
"to bend outward",
"to be filled to overflowing",
"bilge",
"to cause to bulge",
"a protuberant or swollen part or place",
"sudden expansion",
"advantage , upper hand",
"bilge sense 1",
"bilge sense 2",
"to swell or curve outward",
"a swelling part a part that sticks out"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259lj",
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"antonyms":[
"bunch",
"convexity",
"jut",
"overhang",
"projection",
"protrusion",
"protuberance",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Another of his cautions When hardware is embedded in the door and humidity causes woodwork to contract and expand, the door might stick or bulge out slightly. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"For instance, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) recommends people with diverticulosis\u2014a disease in which little sacs bulge out of the weak areas of your colon wall\u2014incorporate more fiber into their diet. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The moon's gravitational pull and subsequent effect on the tides causes water on Earth's surface to bulge slightly around the equator. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 13 Jan. 2022",
"One likened the process to pushing in one side of a balloon only to see the opposite side bulge out. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Your eyes bulge out of your face, and hearts possibly appear in them. \u2014 Sara K. Runnel, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
"As many hospitals bulge again with covid-19 patients, a wide swath of the health-care industry is exasperated that federal health officials have not made available any more of the aid since President Biden took office. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Tire boots\u2014thick rubber patches\u2014will hold together most gashes, but if the rip is large and ragged, the tube may bulge through. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 1 June 2021",
"Reflections in the brass base of the lamp bulge out, convex, contorted, unlike real objects below. \u2014 Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The bulge allowed air more typical of midsummer to spread over the region. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"That will change, and so, too, will the club\u2019s 5 \u00bd-game bulge in the AL East \u2013 for better or worse. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"In 2014, a 4.5-million voter edge for Republicans led to 247 red seats; in 2020, an almost 4.7 million vote bulge for Democrats created just 222 blue ones. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And McGovern agreed that the Babe was fat\u2014but thought that should inspire the average American. Ruth would put in two hours of work each day to battle the bulge , working with medicine balls, dumbbells, and treadmills. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"At the Garden, he was dressed like a guy ready for a rowdy night in a rural bar boots, sleeveless flannel, tight jeans with a Skoal-sized bulge in the back pocket. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"What the man doesn\u2019t know is that the interior of his down jacket has suffered a structural failure, and the filling has massed along the bottom hem, forming a conspicuous bulge at his waist. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Once considered a formidable asset, has India\u2019s demographic bulge turned toxic due to the country\u2019s lost economic decade? \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Theresa Grant, a resident of Culver City, has endured debilitating pain for the past year from a mysterious bulge protruding from her lower rib cage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun",
"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"bulging":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": swelling or thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface : protuberant",
": swollen with contents"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259l-ji\u014b",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the big, bulging , muscles that let Hulk SMASH so effectively aren't the same as carrying a lot of excess fat. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Indian streamer ALTBalaji has revealed a focus on the burgeoning Indian youth market and a bulging slate. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the green frogs are very interested in what is going on right in front of their little bulging eyes. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 11 July 2021",
"Hayes\u2019 former boyfriend, Jimmy Jackson, then 72, was seen in surveillance video leaving Hayes\u2019 apartment with a bulging suitcase and dragging it through the lobby to a dumpster outside. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 23 June 2021",
"Collecting every bit of data makes for a bulging warehouse. \u2014 Christian Ofori-boateng, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
"Fisher isn\u2019t concerned with trying to keep everyone happy, a task next to impossible anyway in the era of the bulging transfer portal. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Just what a frothy stock market needed: a bulging slate of tech IPOs, breaking a lengthy drought. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 31 Aug. 2020",
"The convention center's architecture, full of bulging , rectangular concrete blocks, becomes a perilous series of leaps for Ellie. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 2 June 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215821"
},
"bulk (up)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular",
": to cause to bulk up"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The food, supplements and protein powder needed to bulk up are expensive. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"Plus, an extra half-pound fill bag is included, so snorers can bulk up their pillow over time to slowly get comfortable with a more elevated, anti-snore head position. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Period panties won't noticeably bulk up your crotch the way most diapers do. \u2014 De Elizabeth, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The company has chosen instead to bulk up its internal development muscle with the $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie in January and, most recently, the pickup of Haven Studios in Canada for an undisclosed sum. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In a world where most media companies are trying to bulk up for the fight with Netflix \u2014 and in some cases buying up other studios to do so \u2014 agencies want more leverage for themselves. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
"This is how Baltimore envisioned it, after all, when the club went into full-sell mode to bulk up a farm system. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
"As such, Canada needs to bulk up its foreign policy muscle to avoid being outmaneuvered on the international diplomatic podium. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Some of these adulterants or additives may be as simple as sugar or artificial sweeteners that are added for taste, or additives or fillers that bulk up the drug. \u2014 Nadia Kounang, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1979, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194025"
},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
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": a male bovine",
": an adult uncastrated male domestic bovine",
": a usually adult male of various large animals (such as elephants, whales, or seals)",
": one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise \u2014 compare bear",
": one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique)",
": bulldog",
": police officer , detective",
": taurus",
": of or relating to a bull",
": male",
": suggestive of a bull",
": large of its kind",
": to advance forcefully",
": to act on with violence",
": force",
": a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla",
": edict , decree",
": to fool especially by fast boastful talk",
": to engage in idle and boastful talk",
": a grotesque blunder in language",
": empty boastful talk",
": nonsense sense 2",
"bulletin",
": an adult male ox or an adult male of certain other large animals (as the elephant and the whale)",
"Bornemann 1810\u20131880 Norwegian violinist"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l",
"\u02c8b\u0259l",
"\u02c8bu\u0307l",
"\u02c8bu\u0307l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bobby",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"fuzz",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"police officer",
"policeman",
"shamus"
],
"antonyms":[
"bore",
"bulldoze",
"crash",
"elbow",
"jam",
"jostle",
"muscle",
"press",
"push",
"shoulder",
"squeeze"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (3)",
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174516"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": to coerce or restrain by threats : bully",
": to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozer",
": to force insensitively or ruthlessly",
": to operate a bulldozer",
": to force one's way like a bulldozer"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccd\u014dz",
"also"
],
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"bore",
"bull",
"crash",
"elbow",
"jam",
"jostle",
"muscle",
"press",
"push",
"shoulder",
"squeeze"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The crew is bulldozing the trees.",
"They bulldozed a road through the hills.",
"The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How can a democratic system potentially bulldoze away established rights favored by the people from whom all power is supposed to flow? \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Will the Bryant Bulldogs bulldoze their way into more March Madness? \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2022",
"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Musk can\u2019t bulldoze past regulations of this particular nature. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The impasse has led to intensifying calls to unilaterally change filibuster rules so Democrats can bulldoze over Republicans\u2019 objections. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1876, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193641"
},
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"type":[
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"noun",
"noun (1)",
"noun (2)",
"verb"
],
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": a blustering, browbeating person",
": one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable",
": pimp",
": a hired ruffian",
": sweetheart",
": a fine chap",
": to treat (someone) in a cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive fashion : to act like a bully toward",
": to cause (someone) to do something by means of force or coercion",
": to use language or behavior that is cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive",
": excellent",
": resembling or characteristic of a bully",
": pickled or canned usually corned beef",
": someone who is cruel, insulting, or threatening to another and often to one who is smaller, weaker, or in some way vulnerable",
": to be cruel, insulting, or threatening to another and often to one who is smaller, weaker, or in some way vulnerable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259-",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113"
],
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"bullyboy",
"hector",
"intimidator"
],
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"abuse",
"brutalize",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He bullied his younger brothers.",
"children who had been bullied by their father since infancy",
"Adjective",
"that's a bully idea for reviving the town's retail center"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Verb, and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1693, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1753, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170355"
},
"bullyboy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a swaggering bully"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u022fi",
"\u02c8b\u0259-"
],
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"bully",
"hector",
"intimidator"
],
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"examples":[
"political bullyboys who threaten their opponents",
"unfortunately, some local bullyboys had made the park their turf, and families avoided it"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181318"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": buttocks",
": of poor quality or nature",
": not valid or deserved",
": not pleasant or enjoyable",
": affected or disabled by damage or injury",
": loaf",
": to spend time unemployed and often wandering",
": to obtain by asking or begging : cadge",
": one who sponges (see sponge entry 2 sense 2 ) off others and avoids work",
": one who performs a function poorly",
": one whose time is devoted to a recreational activity",
": vagrant , tramp",
": with no settled residence or means of support",
": a drinking spree : bender",
": disappoint , depress",
": a person who avoids work",
": tramp entry 2 sense 1 , hobo",
": to obtain by asking or begging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u0259m"
],
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"bargain-basement",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"poor",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"schlock",
"schlocky",
"shlock",
"shlocky",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"that was bum advice that you got from that chat room"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"1863, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (3)",
"1863, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1970, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191035"
},
"bumble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": buzz",
": drone , rumble",
": blunder",
": to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner",
": to proceed unsteadily : stumble",
": bungle",
": to act, move, or speak in a clumsy way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"burr",
"buzz",
"drone",
"hum",
"whir",
"whirr",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
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"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The episode kicks off with Rinna continuing to bumble around in the IKEA cupboards in her garage. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Zach Woods and Suzy Nakamura round out the cast as other Avenue 5 employees, all of whom bumble around while attempting to maintain order onboard. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2020",
"This book by the editors of the blog Lawfare isn\u2019t just another compendium of insider gossip and bumbling treachery. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Jim Parsons is a mercurial wonder as Henry Willson, the brutal, high-powered agent (and closeted homosexual) who turns bumbling Roy into marquee star Rock Hudson through sheer force of will (and compulsory dental work). \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The Lakers looked like a bumbling organization, and the Pelicans looked inept. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2019",
"Men are often presented as bumbling babysitters instead of caretakers \u2014 that onerous task nearly always falls on the mother. \u2014 Maia Efrem, refinery29.com , 15 June 2019"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-001604"
},
"bummer":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": one that bums",
": an unpleasant experience (such as a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug)",
": failure , flop"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-m\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"downer"
],
"antonyms":[
"bindle stiff",
"bum",
"hobo",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1855, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202902"
},
"bump":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as",
": a swelling of tissue",
": a sudden rise or uneven area in a road surface likely to jolt a passing vehicle",
": a cranial protuberance",
": a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt",
": demotion",
": an action of thrusting the hips forward with an abrupt suggestive motion (as in a dance or in a burlesque striptease act) \u2014 compare grind entry 2 sense 4",
": baby bump",
": an increase in amount",
": a small quantity of an illicit drug when inhaled in powdered form at one time",
": the act or an instance of bumping (see bump entry 2 sense 4 ) the ball with the forearms",
": to strike or knock with force or violence",
": to collide with",
": to dislodge with a jolt",
": to subject to a scalar change",
": to oust usually by virtue of seniority or priority",
": to hit (the ball) with the forearms held close together and facing upward (as when receiving a serve)",
": to play or listen to (recorded music, especially rap)",
": to knock against something with a forceful jolt",
": to proceed in or as if in a series of bumps",
": to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance",
": to encounter especially by chance",
": a rounded swelling of flesh as from an injury",
": a small raised area on a surface",
": a sudden heavy impact or jolt",
": to strike or knock against something",
": to move along unevenly : jolt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259mp",
"\u02c8b\u0259mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"knot",
"lump",
"node",
"nodule",
"swelling"
],
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"bang",
"bash",
"collide",
"crash",
"hit",
"impact",
"impinge",
"knock",
"ram",
"slam",
"smash",
"strike",
"swipe",
"thud"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Apple plans to upgrade the entry-level iPad this year, with the new model expected to receive a big specs bump . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Airplay also saw a bump of nearly 330% as audience for the song went from 41,000 to over 422,000 in a week. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"Also pretty clearly, the only real Trump-skeptical candidate in the race, a millionaire named Matt Dolan, received a big bump , too, and is now running second or third in recent polls. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"In all, the new state budget for the fiscal year through March 31, 2023, allocates $4.7 billion in operating funds to the state Office of Mental Health \u2014 a bump of nearly $800 million from the previous fiscal year. \u2014 Abigail Kramer, ProPublica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And, finally, what will this big pay bump mean for other early-career workers in other parts of the sprawling General Dynamics universe? \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The new military branch is one of his few legacies that Biden has embraced, with the White House submitting a recent budget request of $24.5 billion for the Space Force, a bump of about 40% over the prior year. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In stark contrast to her bump -baring designer outfit, Rihanna styled her skirt and bra top with affordable Adidas Samba Classic Shoes, proving that not all comfortable shoes for pregnant women are chunky and \u2014 excuse our bluntness \u2014 ugly. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Also worth mentioning that Tickets was released when ticket and merch bundles still were permitted to register as album sales for Billboard chart calculations, which gave that album a big bump that Sellout cannot benefit from. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The two brackets will be filled out based on the final OSAA rankings, but league champions ranked outside of the top 16 will be moved into the Top 16 bracket and will bump the lowest seeds to the Next 16 bracket. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Dune earned $3 million in Australia this weekend to bump its worldwide cume to $393 million. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"The selection committee ought to bump Alabama to No. 1 and slide Georgia to No. 3 to save the potential rematch for the national championship. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Jayden de Laura threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Jackson Jr. to bump the lead to 44-18 with 8:37 to play. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 21 Nov. 2021",
"But that match won't vest until your 25th month of service, at which point the government will bump up its match to a full 5% of your basic pay going forward. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Miller then slammed into the end zone on fourth-and-1 with 8:09 left in the game to bump the lead to 24-16. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Thorne connected with Jordon Simmons for a 14-yard touchdown on the next play to bump the lead to 21-0. \u2014 Andrew Seligman, chicagotribune.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
"According to the Wall Street Journal, government officials have indicated plans to bump interest rates up by half a percentage point during the meeting, and raise them again in July by the same amount. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1558, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175723"
},
"bump off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to murder casually or cold-bloodedly"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"assassinate",
"croak",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"execute",
"get",
"ice",
"knock off",
"liquidate",
"murder",
"neutralize",
"off",
"put away",
"rub out",
"slay",
"snuff",
"take out",
"terminate",
"whack"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191807"
},
"bumper":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a brimming cup or glass",
": something unusually large",
": unusually large",
": banner sense 2",
": a device for absorbing shock or preventing damage (as in collision)",
": a bar at either end of an automobile",
": one that bumps",
": a brief interval on radio or television filled with music, video shots, or voice-overs that marks a break between a program and a commercial",
": a bar across the front or back of a motor vehicle intended to lessen shock or damage from collision",
": larger or finer than usual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0259r"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"antonyms":[
"buffer",
"cocoon",
"cushion",
"cushioning",
"fender",
"pad"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this year.",
"it's been a bumper year for movies aimed at intelligent adults"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183631"
},
"bumpkin":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": an awkward and unsophisticated rustic",
": a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m(p)-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u0259m(p)-k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hayseed",
"hick",
"provincial",
"rube",
"rustic",
"yokel"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"cosmopolite",
"sophisticate"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1570, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1613, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174838"
},
"bumptious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"a bumptious young man whose family wealth gave him a sense of entitlement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The moment became legendary for many Canadians who relished the sight of our young, charismatic leader imposing his cheery manners on the bumptious American president. \u2014 Jonathan Kay, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"That the bumptious billionaire Donald Trump at the moment looks to be the party\u2019s leader doesn\u2019t help. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Dickie is youngish and elegant, at least by the bumptious standards of Newark mobsters, and when the story begins he\u2019s dealing with two separate problems. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Britten\u2019s orchestration brilliantly characterizes the different social strata: oozy string slides and tinkling harps, celesta and glockenspiel for fairyland; winds and strings for the lovers; bumptious lower brass and bassoon for the tradesmen. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But if the tech industry\u2019s bumptious history with antitrust enforcement is any lesson, a caretaker who has reluctantly stepped into the spotlight might be preferable to a charismatic leader born to it. \u2014 Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Donald Trump\u2019s bumptious , boisterous, blustering performance in his first face-to-face debate with Joe Biden changed the trajectory of the presidential race\u2014giving the former vice president a hefty lead. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"In 1993, the break-out star was Sean Burroughs, a bumptious earthen mound from Long Beach, California. \u2014 Adam Kuhlmann, Longreads , 15 Apr. 2020",
"George Washington\u2019s mother, Mary Ball Washington, is often seen as a bumptious obstacle to her son\u2019s success. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bump entry 1 + -tious (as in fractious )",
"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175233"
},
"bumpy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having or covered with bumps",
": marked by bumps or jolts",
": marked by or full of difficulties",
": having or covered with bumps",
": having sudden up-and-down movements"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"choppy",
"herky-jerky",
"jerky",
"jouncy",
"rough"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The road is very bumpy .",
"the bumpy skin of a cucumber",
"The flight was very bumpy .",
"The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The high-flying journeyman guard and defensive stopper overcame his struggles and a bumpy basketball road to stick in the NBA at last, shining alongside Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. \u2014 Janie Mccauley, oregonlive , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Hayes experienced a bumpy rookie season that was marred by injuries. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Jo Adell isn\u2019t quite yet back in the mix for more MLB playing time after a bumpy debut season in 2020, but Minasian said the 22-year-old former first-round pick has been making strides at the team\u2019s alternate training site. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2021",
"Okoro is one third of the way through his bumpy rookie season. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Feb. 2021",
"News of the spike comes as Americans brace for a chaotic election \u2014 and a bumpy flu season that could exacerbate the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 6 Oct. 2020",
"All is certainly not lost, but the offseason of transition is certainly off to a bumpy start. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Universal, on the other hand, has endured a bumpy start to the new year. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Technology chief Josh Adams and product development head Billy Boozer stepped down from Truth Social after a bumpy start in February for its iPhone app, Reuters reported Monday. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190627"
},
"bunch":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": protuberance , swelling",
": a number of things of the same kind",
": group sense 2a",
": a considerable amount : lot",
": swell , protrude",
": to form a group or cluster",
": to form into a bunch",
": a number of things of the same kind growing together",
": group entry 1 sense 1",
": to gather in a bunch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259nch",
"\u02c8b\u0259nch"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gal\u00e8re",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
],
"antonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.",
"Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.",
"Verb",
"The child's tights bunched at the ankles.",
"the dress bunches a bit at the waist",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Moreover, the Orioles were an underachieving bunch caught in the crossfire between the two warring leagues that would not make peace until 1903, after the Baltimore club was gone. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"And that can blow minds because in sports culture and locker room culture there\u2019s a bunch of stuff that lingers. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"For the brunch-casual bunch , there\u2019s a bloody mary with shrimp and a cheesy fondue with a serious combination of shrimp and crawfish and all the reckless joy of queso. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
"One dates to the 18th century and involves poets, proverbs and a bunch of English scalawags bilking investors out of their money. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"The Challenge will see 456 players compete in a series of games for a $4.56 million prize, similar to the plot of the show \u2014 well, except for the part where a bunch of the players die in the process. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 June 2022",
"So that\u2019s a bunch of people who already have the distinction of being beaten by Biden, some of whom fail to resolve the age issue that is supposedly a preeminent concern. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Garth Brooks performed on June 4 at the new stadium in downtown Birmingham, packing the house, pleasing his fans and playing a big bunch of hits. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"On the field, the Blue Jays are a diverse and vibrant bunch . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Women\u2019s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch . \u2014 Jamie Hopkins, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. \u2014 Nick Heil, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the shootings bunch up at the city\u2019s major thoroughfares. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Use carpeting or hardwood flooring as opposed to area rugs, which can bunch up or become a tripping hazard. Keep walking areas clear of clutter. \u2014 Arlene Becker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"To buy: 2 tomatoes, 1/2 pound red or yellow potatoes, 1 red onion, 1 bottle balsamic vinegar, 1 bottle dried oregano, 1 container minced garlic, 1 bunch broccoli florets, 1 block feta cheese (3 ounces needed) and 1 bunch cilantro. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Each fluffy pillow is stuffed with poly fiber filling that won't bunch up overnight. \u2014 Amy Schulman, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213952"
},
"bunco":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a swindling game or scheme"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"fraud",
"hustle",
"scam",
"shell game",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco . \u2014 Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian \u2014 more at bank ",
"first_known_use":[
"1872, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214743"
},
"buncombe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": insincere or foolish talk : nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-k\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"What a load of bunkum !",
"a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, but somewhat predictably, the press has fallen for Bukele\u2019s bunkum hook, line, and sinker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Reich makes $300,000 a year teaching anti-capitalist bunkum to impressionable young minds \u2014 on top of at least $40,000 per hour giving speeches around the country. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2021",
"But like many others on the right, Peterson is ultimately motivated by an inability to let bunkum prevail unchallenged. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum . \u2014 National Geographic , 23 June 2018",
"For sixteen seasons, John Elway let all the bunkum bounce off his big shoulders. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 May 2017",
"Or maybe the name was inspired by someone muttering something about a load of bunkum . \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Buncombe county, North Carolina; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe",
"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214408"
},
"bung":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask",
": bunghole",
": the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal",
": to plug with or as if with a bung",
": throw sense 1",
": a stopper that closes or covers a hole in a barrel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"block",
"dam",
"fill",
"pack",
"plug",
"stop",
"stuff"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"thousands of pounds in illegal bungs",
"Verb",
"we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lemish, like Kramer, is a diva, always ready to pull the bung from his emotions. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Two grandkids were up by the windshield, crammed in front of blue drums of gas, with gas pooled around the bungs and more tanks in the stern leaking gas. \u2014 Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Indiana State Fair food Here are 22 new food items coming to the fair: American Hero \u2013 A soft bung hosting a meat trio of Virginia ham, salami and pepperoni. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 15 July 2019",
"Prosecutors allege that Mazzacurati presided over a consortium where the original aim of saving Venice seems to have been forgotten amid bungs to political parties and cronies. \u2014 Manfred Manera, Newsweek , 18 July 2014",
"Johnson had removed the drum\u2019s bung , which is like a cap, and car wash polish erupted on the left side of his face, according to the incident report. \u2014 Rick Barrett, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2017",
"Never apply heat to an empty drum when the caps and bungs aren't removed. \u2014 jsonline.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Instead of lubricating profits, however, Canada\u2019s tar sands are bunged -up with protests against new pipelines. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Stuff that today\u2019s parents would get all bunged up about \u2013 no bike helmets, no seat belts, roaming free all day through wood and dale with only a dime for emergency calls \u2013 were just part of regular ol\u2019 parenting. \u2014 Jill Hamilton, Orange County Register , 20 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185336"
},
"bung up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": batter entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he's a bit of a mess, but he says he bunged up the other guy in the fight even worse"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201616"
},
"bungle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act or work clumsily and awkwardly",
": mishandle , botch",
": to act, do, make, or work badly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.",
"bungled the job the first time she tried to do it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fifth-round draft choice \u2014 no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here \u2014 the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett\u2019s, and everything got weirder from there. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn\u2019t bungle the reopening. \u2014 Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
"Don\u2019t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The reality is for countries that bungle the public health response, the economic damage is going to be deeper and longer lasting. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The prosecutor in that case, Debranjan Banerjee, told me that individuals working on behalf of the traffickers had offered him a bribe to bungle the prosecution so that the defendants would be released on bail. \u2014 Smita Sharma, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer",
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203017"
},
"bunk":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": bunk bed",
": a built-in bed (as on a ship) that is often one of a tier of berths",
": a sleeping place",
": a feeding trough for farm animals and especially cattle",
": to occupy a bunk or bed : stay the night",
": to provide with a bunk or bed",
": bunkum , nonsense",
": a hurried departure or escape",
": bunk bed",
": a built-in bed (as on a ship or train)",
": a sleeping place",
": to stay overnight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014bk",
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014bk"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"doss",
"hay",
"kip",
"lair",
"pad",
"rack",
"sack"
],
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We'll bunk here for the night.",
"She was able to bunk with friends."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1840, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1900, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"circa 1870, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191109"
},
"bunko":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a swindling game or scheme"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"fraud",
"hustle",
"scam",
"shell game",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group organizes weekly and monthly events including dinners, dances, bingo and bunco . \u2014 Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"Invite your bunco club or friends who have never played. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The event will feature a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, bunco , dinner and raffle prizes. \u2014 Staff Reports, Glendale News-Press , 27 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of Spanish banca bench, banking, bank in gambling, from Italian \u2014 more at bank ",
"first_known_use":[
"1872, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212905"
},
"bunkum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": insincere or foolish talk : nonsense"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-k\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"examples":[
"What a load of bunkum !",
"a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, but somewhat predictably, the press has fallen for Bukele\u2019s bunkum hook, line, and sinker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Reich makes $300,000 a year teaching anti-capitalist bunkum to impressionable young minds \u2014 on top of at least $40,000 per hour giving speeches around the country. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2021",
"But like many others on the right, Peterson is ultimately motivated by an inability to let bunkum prevail unchallenged. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum . \u2014 National Geographic , 23 June 2018",
"For sixteen seasons, John Elway let all the bunkum bounce off his big shoulders. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 23 May 2017",
"Or maybe the name was inspired by someone muttering something about a load of bunkum . \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Buncombe county, North Carolina; from a remark made by its congressman, who defended an irrelevant speech by claiming that he was speaking to Buncombe",
"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192400"
},
"buns":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a sweet or plain small bread",
": a round roll",
": a knot of hair shaped like a bun",
": buttocks",
": load sense 4",
": a sweet or plain round roll",
": the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u0259n",
"\u02ccb\u0113-\u02ccy\u00fc-\u02c8en"
],
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1898, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220356"
},
"buoy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": float sense 2",
": a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (such as a shoal ) lying under the water",
": life buoy",
": to mark by or as if by a float or buoy",
": to keep afloat",
": support , uplift",
": to raise the spirits of",
": float",
": a floating object anchored in a body of water to mark a channel or to warn of danger",
": life buoy",
": to keep from sinking : keep afloat",
": to brighten the mood of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u022fi",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u022fi"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sloshing ocean, meanwhile, is always depositing new material onto the surface of the buoy . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"LimnoTech first placed a buoy on Lake Erie near Toledo in 2014, stemming from a scare that resulted from an outbreak of toxic algal blooms on the lake that threated drinking water. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"If the buoy fell or the castaway stepped off the perch, they would be eliminated from the challenge. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s bad enough in normal conditions, but when the wind blows, the Island Hole at Sawgrass is the size of a buoy . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"For 25 years, an oceanographic buoy named Peggy has been moored in the middle of the Bering Sea collecting data on ocean conditions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2020",
"That left only seven people competing in the ol' balance-on-a-narrow-perch-while-holding-a- buoy -with-two-handles contest. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the Immunity Challenge, castaways held a buoy by supporting it with two rods on a narrow platform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But somehow, a possum ended up hugging a buoy in the Tasman Sea before being rescued by the authorities. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ukrainian leaders have sought to buoy troops\u2019 morale. \u2014 Julian Duplain, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"With fewer entertainment options, slots pulled double duty and helped buoy gaming revenue. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Gonsolin gave up just two hits and one walk in his latest gem, continuing to buoy a Dodgers rotation that could have more reinforcements on the way, with Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney both scheduled to go on rehab assignments this weekend. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Government programs designed to buoy struggling Americans during the first phase of the pandemic included federal stimulus checks and expanded child tax credits for parents in the form of monthly cash payments. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Those are all signs of the kind of ingenuity and collaboration that ultimately could not only repair the grid but also buoy the island\u2019s society and economy, too. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
"But better-than-expected political advertising helped buoy its first quarter revenue, a sign that political ads will reach record levels this year. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
"This has helped buoy equities in the country, Mr. Schamotta said, as more investors have placed long bets that the country\u2019s currency will rise in value. \u2014 Dion Rabouin, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, an expansive approach could buoy young people whom Democrats view as a central part of their coalition, allowing Biden to deliver concrete results when many of his proposals from the left remain stalled on Capitol Hill. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174824"
},
"buoyed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": float sense 2",
": a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (such as a shoal ) lying under the water",
": life buoy",
": to mark by or as if by a float or buoy",
": to keep afloat",
": support , uplift",
": to raise the spirits of",
": float",
": a floating object anchored in a body of water to mark a channel or to warn of danger",
": life buoy",
": to keep from sinking : keep afloat",
": to brighten the mood of"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u022fi",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u022fi"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sloshing ocean, meanwhile, is always depositing new material onto the surface of the buoy . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"LimnoTech first placed a buoy on Lake Erie near Toledo in 2014, stemming from a scare that resulted from an outbreak of toxic algal blooms on the lake that threated drinking water. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"If the buoy fell or the castaway stepped off the perch, they would be eliminated from the challenge. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s bad enough in normal conditions, but when the wind blows, the Island Hole at Sawgrass is the size of a buoy . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"For 25 years, an oceanographic buoy named Peggy has been moored in the middle of the Bering Sea collecting data on ocean conditions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2020",
"That left only seven people competing in the ol' balance-on-a-narrow-perch-while-holding-a- buoy -with-two-handles contest. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the Immunity Challenge, castaways held a buoy by supporting it with two rods on a narrow platform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But somehow, a possum ended up hugging a buoy in the Tasman Sea before being rescued by the authorities. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ukrainian leaders have sought to buoy troops\u2019 morale. \u2014 Julian Duplain, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"With fewer entertainment options, slots pulled double duty and helped buoy gaming revenue. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Gonsolin gave up just two hits and one walk in his latest gem, continuing to buoy a Dodgers rotation that could have more reinforcements on the way, with Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney both scheduled to go on rehab assignments this weekend. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Government programs designed to buoy struggling Americans during the first phase of the pandemic included federal stimulus checks and expanded child tax credits for parents in the form of monthly cash payments. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Those are all signs of the kind of ingenuity and collaboration that ultimately could not only repair the grid but also buoy the island\u2019s society and economy, too. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
"But better-than-expected political advertising helped buoy its first quarter revenue, a sign that political ads will reach record levels this year. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
"This has helped buoy equities in the country, Mr. Schamotta said, as more investors have placed long bets that the country\u2019s currency will rise in value. \u2014 Dion Rabouin, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, an expansive approach could buoy young people whom Democrats view as a central part of their coalition, allowing Biden to deliver concrete results when many of his proposals from the left remain stalled on Capitol Hill. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210328"
},
"burble":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a bubbling sound",
": babble , prattle",
": prattle",
": the breaking up of the smooth flow of air about a body (such as an airplane wing)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-b\u0259l"
],
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"abracadabra",
"babble",
"blabber",
"double Dutch",
"double-talk",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"jabberwocky",
"mumbo jumbo",
"nonsense",
"prattle",
"slobber"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The baby burbled happily in her crib.",
"Noun",
"the burble of babies can be so endearing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Award shows always seem to burble up just when the world\u2019s attention is turned to particularly dire concerns and celebrities are left to justify their very public form of self-congratulations. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Some water, a pinch of salt\u2014this is the kind of mixture that, under the right conditions, could give life a chance to burble into existence, Rivera-Valent\u00edn told me. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Whether or not the math quite works out, these are the references that burble to the surface while watching Stein\u2019s family drama of money and secrets long buried. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2020",
"Shortly after burbling out his unhinged suggestions for investigating whether the coronavirus can be killed by mainlining household disinfectants or shooting burst of super light under the skin, Trump tried to walk that back. \u2014 The Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Behind the glass fronts are shelves of Mason jars in which Mr. De Smedt\u2019s starters burble away. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
"On the road, its Performance Blue paint is as in your face as its popping and burbling active exhaust. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The others just continued to burble new expert warnings. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Curreri and Sproule had spent time in Nairobi, collaborating with Kenyan musicians, and a few songs are flecked with West African rhythms and burbling bass lines. \u2014 Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads , 14 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Being a habitat requires a water source too, so Williams installed a fountain against the house, half hidden by pots of reeds and the long graceful branches of a Waverly sage, its constant burble a soothing garden song. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Ford adds drama with a synthetic soundtrack of a big-engine burble that's been smoothed into a warble. \u2014 Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver , 7 July 2021",
"Now new research finds the fizz of a thawing glacier can be distinguished from the burble of a softening iceberg, and that these telltale sounds are more intense in places where ice is melting faster. \u2014 Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American , 29 May 2018",
"Whatever the season \u2014 from rainy spring to hot, dry summer \u2014 the brook provides a constant burble . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2020",
"If anything, this little burble of content suggests that no political faction\u2019s stranglehold on storytelling is absolute or unchallengeable. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 29 Apr. 2020",
"This structure is what gives bread dough the strength and elasticity to capture all the bubbles and burbles produced by yeast in order to grow fluffy, chewy, and light when baked. \u2014 Sohla El-waylly, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Tchaikovsky\u2019s second movement depicts a waterfall in sonic burbles and cascades worthy of Berlioz. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 28 Feb. 2020",
"The burble of her voice and that of the Volkswagen's engine also harmonized in a strangely soothing way. \u2014 Steve King, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213220"
},
"burden":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": something that is carried : load",
": duty , responsibility",
": something oppressive or worrisome",
": the bearing of a load",
": capacity for carrying cargo",
": load sense 11",
": load , oppress",
": a central topic : theme",
": chorus , refrain",
": a bass or accompanying part",
": something carried : load",
": something that is hard to endure",
": the capacity of a ship for carrying cargo",
": to have a heavy load or put a heavy load on",
": to cause to have to deal with",
": load sense 3",
": something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility",
": burden of proof"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"cargo",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"lading",
"load",
"loading",
"payload",
"weight"
],
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"encumber",
"freight",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle",
"weight"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I don't wish to burden you with my problems.",
"burdened the dog with a little backpack"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1541, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173006"
},
"burdensome":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": imposing or constituting a burden : oppressive",
": so heavy or hard to take as to be a burden"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4an-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4an-s\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitter",
"brutal",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hard",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
],
"antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"The responsibility has become burdensome .",
"the burdensome living conditions that the early settlers had to endure",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although online lenders provide quick solutions, their loan agreements and payment terms are often burdensome . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Tennis is notorious for chewing up its youngsters, either burning them out or filling them with expectations that become burdensome when unmet. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"And suddenly they\u2019re being made to feel like this rather burdensome person who has to have a cup of tea. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Still, Greninger, the University of Washington virology lab\u2019s assistant director, said government managers can take measures to both avoid burdensome bureaucracy and avoid being taken advantage of. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
"That said, also be aware that for overly burdensome chores or other physical work, outsourcing tasks can sometimes be worth the expense. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Policymakers and health-care systems are looking to reduce the burdensome costs of this treatment. \u2014 Leslie Trigg, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Some Philippine economists and lawmakers now warn that further Chinese dealings would put the country at risk of more burdensome loans. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
"Most college graduates are no strangers to the burdensome reality of paying off their student loans \u2014 especially today. \u2014 Brittany Kasko, Fox News , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1578, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174707"
},
"burgeon":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) sprout",
"bloom",
"to grow and expand rapidly flourish"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259r-j\u0259n",
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
"examples":[
"The market for collectibles has burgeoned in recent years.",
"the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Weaver helped burgeon the Scottsdale Bella Vista Prep girls hoops in 2018. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Even though Snapchat stopped losing users in February 2019, expectations were that any further user growth would continue to come from burgeoning markets in South America and Asia. \u2014 Amrita Khalid, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Georgetown University\u2019s Center for Security and Emerging Technology published a deep dive into the burgeoning market of A.I. chips. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2020",
"To many, the region\u2019s burgeoning wildlife markets\u2014which sell a wide range of animals such as bats, civets, pangolins, badgers and crocodiles\u2014are perfect viral melting pots. \u2014 Jane Qiu, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2020",
"See Andrew Brisbo, Shoran Reid Williams and Rush Hasan on a show focused on the burgeoning marijuana market in Michigan. \u2014 Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Certainly his burgeoning relationship with Sophie (Zazie Beetz), the single mother down the hall, seems too good to be true. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
"As with Israel, Moscow\u2019s burgeoning relationship with Saudi Arabia represents a sea change from the Soviet era. \u2014 Angela Stent, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2019",
"With its burgeoning constellation, SpaceX has surged ahead of OneWeb and several other competitors seeking to develop low-latency Internet from space. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English burjonen , from Anglo-French burjuner , from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin *burrion-, burrio , from Late Latin burra fluff, shaggy cloth",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"burial":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": grave , tomb",
": the act or process of burying",
": the act of placing a dead body in a grave or tomb"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u0113-\u0259l",
"\u02c8be-r\u0113-",
"also",
"\u02c8ber-\u0113-\u0259l"
],
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"burying",
"entombing",
"entombment",
"inhumation",
"interment",
"interring",
"obsequy",
"obsequies",
"sepulture"
],
"antonyms":[
"disinterment",
"exhumation",
"unearthing"
],
"examples":[
"They prepared the body for burial .",
"She wanted to give him a proper burial .",
"Did you attend the burial ?",
"The law prohibits the burial of toxic substances without special permits.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Descending any further to investigate or find the man was not possible, and the climber was presumed dead based on the volume of ice, the distance of the fall and the duration of the burial , the release said. \u2014 Paradise Afshar, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Ahead of the burial , a large crowd gathered to escort her casket from an east Jerusalem hospital to a Catholic church in the nearby Old City. \u2014 Time , 14 May 2022",
"Ahead of the burial , a large crowd gathered to escort her casket from an east Jerusalem hospital to a Catholic church in the nearby Old City. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"Ahead of the burial , a large crowd gathered to escort her casket from an east Jerusalem hospital to a Catholic church in the nearby Old City. \u2014 Josef Federman, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Ahead of the burial , a large crowd gathered to escort her casket from an east Jerusalem hospital to a Catholic church in the nearby Old City. \u2014 Josef Federman, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Daniel Athens, now 31, was charged with criminal mischief of a public monument or place of human burial and later sentenced to 18 months in a state prison. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Both bodies are among the earliest examples of ritual burial in the world, reports Cameron Gooley of the Sydney Morning Herald. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Parts of the skeleton's armor, along with weapons and a leather knapsack, survived nearly 2,000 years of burial . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beriel, berial , back-formation from beriels (taken as a plural), from Old English byrgels ; akin to Old Saxon burgisli tomb, Old English byrgan to bury \u2014 more at bury ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193224"
},
"burlesque":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation",
": mockery usually by caricature",
": theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns (see turn entry 2 sense 4d ), comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts",
": to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner : mock",
": to employ burlesque"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u0259r-\u02c8lesk"
],
"synonyms":[
"caricature",
"parody",
"put-on",
"rib",
"send-up",
"spoof",
"takeoff",
"travesty"
],
"antonyms":[
"caricature",
"do",
"imitate",
"mimic",
"mock",
"parody",
"send up",
"spoof",
"travesty"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The book is a burlesque of Victorian society.",
"a writer whose burlesque often bordered on cruelty",
"Several important 20th-century performers got their start in burlesque .",
"Verb",
"burlesquing the teacher's nervous tic isn't very nice",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chl\u00f6e\u2019s detractors found the bump and grind of her choreography, reminiscent of Black burlesque , anywhere from concerning to downright disrespectful. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
"This burlesque of rotten movies and overwrought acting excuses bad choices and lack of control through the dubious notion that audiences are superior to it all. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Dollar bills flew and tassels twirled Friday, March 11, 2022, as The French Connection burlesque and variety show took the stage at the White Rabbit. \u2014 Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Their junior-high burlesque is a sight gag as well as the heart of the series; more literally than most teen pariahs, Maya and Anna have trouble fitting in. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021",
"But many of the most splendid creations seen here are for drag and burlesque \u2014 gloves designed to be worn and then, finger by finger, flirtatiously removed. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But the brilliant thing about online burlesque , Higgs told me, was that there was no bar. \u2014 Madison Moore, The Atlantic , 26 July 2021",
"Reynolds points out that the shows displayed genuine pathos and nobility in addition to racist burlesque . \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Trixie Minx\u2019s holiday burlesque features a mix of naughty and nice acts as well as her risqu\u00e9 dreidel routine and a stripping Santa. \u2014 NOLA.com , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Similar to past years, the festival will feature a variety of performances ranging from singers to storytellers, magic to mind reading and belly dancing to burlesque . \u2014 Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2020"
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": to be hot",
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": to produce by burning",
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": to destroy or be destroyed by fire or heat",
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": to give light",
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": to feel or cause to feel as if on fire",
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": to get a sunburn",
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": to injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation",
": to break down and use as a source of energy",
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"tired",
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"ablaze",
"afire",
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"blazing",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
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"flaming",
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"lit",
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"a burning hatred of corruption",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Selena Gomez made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week to promote her Hulu hit Only Murders in the Building, but Jimmy Kimmel soon brought the conversation around to his own burning question What was Britney Spears' wedding like? \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 19 June 2022",
"This hand-poured, clean- burning soy candle will scent your apartment for up to 60 hours. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"A few hundred yards away, the fire brigade was finishing hosing down the burning warehouse of a company that made thermal insulation materials. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"All 22 crew members were rescued, and the ship was left adrift and burning . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 18 Feb. 2022",
"And this clean- burning , non-pooling candle redolent of spicy peppercorn, earthy vetiver, and intoxicating gardenia, evokes Medina\u2019s old-world charms exploring spice markets, getting lost in the Medina, and strolling through the Casbah. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Even those of the opinion there wasn't a burning need for a redo -- reimagined or otherwise -- should conclude there's a place for this one too. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 3 Dec. 2021",
"In a separate vein, Thomas has responded passionately to America's history of lynching and cross- burning . \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The disparities in living standards, education, and access to land between Israeli Jews and the Palestinian citizens of Israel, who account for some 20 percent of the population, have become a burning issue. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2021"
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},
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": worn-out",
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"\u02c8b\u0259rnd-\u02c8au\u0307t",
"\u02c8b\u0259rnt-\u02c8au\u0307t"
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": to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within",
": to give way from an excess of emotion",
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": to emerge or spring suddenly",
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": to flood over",
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"flash",
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"flurry",
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"spurt"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That same month, a judge granted a couple's request for a temporary restraining order against Miller after the actor allegedly burst into their bedroom in Hawaii, threatened them, and stole their passport and wallet. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"One person was killed Friday after an airplane crashed into a Southern California strawberry field shortly after takeoff and burst into flames, according to media reports. \u2014 Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"The hall filled with cheering and applause as Scott burst into tears. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Payton Gendron, 18, burst into a Tops Friendly Markets store and shot 13 people -- 11 of them Black, investigators said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
"Wright veered off the road and the 1997 Hyundai crashed into a support beam and burst into flames. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"Instead, an hour or so elapsed before a tactical Border Patrol unit burst into the classroom and killed the shooter. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Since Tuesday, residents have gathered daily to mourn after sorrow burst into what feels like nearly every household in this town of about 16,000 people. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"In particular, the scene opens with a group of Force-sensitive younglings being trained in the Jedi Temple just before Clone Troopers burst into the building, shooting at the Jedi and children. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Inside the school, while an initial burst of at least 100 shots ended quickly, sporadic gunfire continued. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The last two seasons used up the list of 21 storm names, an unprecedented burst of activity. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 25 May 2022",
"Tempe plans to reopen the westbound lanes of US 60 between Loop 101 and McClintock Drive early next week after an underground water pipe burst and flooded the highway two weeks ago. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Asked whether Blue Is the Warmest Colour would have benefited from such a position, Seydoux lets out an almost shocking burst of laughter. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"A few seconds later, ground operators triggered a flight-termination system, which destroyed the rocket in an astonishing burst of fire and smoke over the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 David Rompf, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There was an active snow squall \u2014 an intense burst of snow that often drastically reduces visibility \u2014 at the time of the pileup on the northbound side of I-81, a spokesperson for the state police said Wednesday. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Having surprised the world with the speed and unity of an early burst of sanctions, Washington, Brussels and London have more recently gone at different speeds rolling out potentially more controversial rounds. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But after that initial burst of activity \u2013 12 of the first 24 players nominated went for $30 or more -- the auction room suddenly turned cold. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That same month, a judge granted a couple's request for a temporary restraining order against Miller after the actor allegedly burst into their bedroom in Hawaii, threatened them, and stole their passport and wallet. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"One person was killed Friday after an airplane crashed into a Southern California strawberry field shortly after takeoff and burst into flames, according to media reports. \u2014 Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"The hall filled with cheering and applause as Scott burst into tears. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Payton Gendron, 18, burst into a Tops Friendly Markets store and shot 13 people -- 11 of them Black, investigators said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
"Wright veered off the road and the 1997 Hyundai crashed into a support beam and burst into flames. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"Instead, an hour or so elapsed before a tactical Border Patrol unit burst into the classroom and killed the shooter. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Since Tuesday, residents have gathered daily to mourn after sorrow burst into what feels like nearly every household in this town of about 16,000 people. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"In particular, the scene opens with a group of Force-sensitive younglings being trained in the Jedi Temple just before Clone Troopers burst into the building, shooting at the Jedi and children. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Inside the school, while an initial burst of at least 100 shots ended quickly, sporadic gunfire continued. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The last two seasons used up the list of 21 storm names, an unprecedented burst of activity. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 25 May 2022",
"Tempe plans to reopen the westbound lanes of US 60 between Loop 101 and McClintock Drive early next week after an underground water pipe burst and flooded the highway two weeks ago. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Asked whether Blue Is the Warmest Colour would have benefited from such a position, Seydoux lets out an almost shocking burst of laughter. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"A few seconds later, ground operators triggered a flight-termination system, which destroyed the rocket in an astonishing burst of fire and smoke over the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 David Rompf, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There was an active snow squall \u2014 an intense burst of snow that often drastically reduces visibility \u2014 at the time of the pileup on the northbound side of I-81, a spokesperson for the state police said Wednesday. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Having surprised the world with the speed and unity of an early burst of sanctions, Washington, Brussels and London have more recently gone at different speeds rolling out potentially more controversial rounds. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But after that initial burst of activity \u2013 12 of the first 24 players nominated went for $30 or more -- the auction room suddenly turned cold. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
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": to inter with funeral ceremonies",
": to conceal by or as if by covering with earth",
": to cover from view",
": to have done with",
": to conceal in obscurity",
": submerge , engross",
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": to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot)",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its letter to GEPD, the EPA urged the state regulators to review the reasons why the federal agency intended to deny a plan to bury waste at southeast Ohio\u2019s General James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the largest power stations in the country. \u2014 Max Blau, ProPublica , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The likelihood of his survival was so uncertain that his father returned home with a shoebox to bury him at the time. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In the United States of America, to bury their children. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"After a neighbor died of internal bleeding, which the family believes was exacerbated by the stress of living under occupation, one of the soldiers helped bury her in a yard, Mr. Horbones said. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"The bed will bury the bottom part of the tree\u2019s trunk in moist soil and mulch, encouraging diseases and infections. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Do not bury the feelings of nostalgia, loneliness, or heartbreak that may be present for you. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2022",
"In a similar vein, 90 percent of the greyhounds did not bury their toys. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Bombs falling from the air at high speed might bury themselves in swamps or soft soil, resulting in hidden hazards to civilians. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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": to cover from view",
": to have done with",
": to conceal in obscurity",
": submerge , engross",
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": to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot)",
": to defeat overwhelmingly",
": to settle a disagreement : become reconciled",
": to place in the ground and cover over for concealment",
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": to cover with something",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its letter to GEPD, the EPA urged the state regulators to review the reasons why the federal agency intended to deny a plan to bury waste at southeast Ohio\u2019s General James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the largest power stations in the country. \u2014 Max Blau, ProPublica , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The likelihood of his survival was so uncertain that his father returned home with a shoebox to bury him at the time. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In the United States of America, to bury their children. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"After a neighbor died of internal bleeding, which the family believes was exacerbated by the stress of living under occupation, one of the soldiers helped bury her in a yard, Mr. Horbones said. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"The bed will bury the bottom part of the tree\u2019s trunk in moist soil and mulch, encouraging diseases and infections. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Do not bury the feelings of nostalgia, loneliness, or heartbreak that may be present for you. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2022",
"In a similar vein, 90 percent of the greyhounds did not bury their toys. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Bombs falling from the air at high speed might bury themselves in swamps or soft soil, resulting in hidden hazards to civilians. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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": a set of parallel conductors (see conductor sense d(1) ) in a computer system that forms a main transmission path",
": a spacecraft or missile that carries one or more detachable devices (such as warheads )",
": to criticize, blame, or punish (someone in a vulnerable position) especially in order to avoid blame or gain an advantage",
": to travel by a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule : to travel by bus",
": to work as a busboy",
": to transport by bus",
": clear sense 4d",
": to remove dirty dishes from",
"business",
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],
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"\u02c8b\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u0259s"
],
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"auto",
"automobile",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motor vehicle",
"motorcar",
"wheels"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"She boarded a bus in Nashville.",
"Are you traveling by train or by bus ?",
"Verb",
"He buses tables at the local diner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The agency is also putting hundreds of train and bus operators through refresher courses and tests to recertify them after Metro discovered many were lacking up-to-date credentials. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Another 42,000 are in Local 100, which represents New York City bus and subway workers. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Elissa Matross, 75, speaking to health commissioners, said the lack of a mask mandate on the city\u2019s Muni bus and rail system has forced her to abandon Muni and take Bay Area Rapid Transit instead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The OMJ Center is located near a bus and bike route and will be providing free parking for attendees. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"After a four-day journey by bus and foot across Moldova, Romania and Hungary, the family settled in Warsaw, Poland's capital. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Taxi and ride hailing services, as well as private cars, will be allowed onto roads in low-risk areas, while bus , subway and ferry services will also resume, the municipal government said in a statement on Monday. \u2014 Time , 31 May 2022",
"By the next season, Caminiti was back to drinking beers on the team\u2019s bus and plane. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 May 2022",
"Open for exploration were a police car, city dump truck, fire truck, U.S. Postal Service vehicle, Berea City School District bus , excavator, Cuyahoga County Public Library delivery truck, Army National Guard vehicles and more. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Jewish Agency, an organization which runs the hotline and that helps Jews immigrate to Israel, has been helping to bus Jews in Ukraine to hotels in Poland, Moldova, Hungary and Romania. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Texas Republicans, Democrats call out Gov. Abbott's plan to bus migrants to D.C. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That left enough time to head to the hotel for a quick meal and then bus to the Kohl Center. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Brey has remained one of Blakeney\u2019s close friends and agreed to bus his team 4-plus hours north after a Saturday game at Virginia Tech to play Howard. \u2014 Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The other six women head off for the ceremony, and send the shuttle bus back to pick up Mary. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Brandon can\u2019t remain a head coach driving the team bus down this road and stopping to throw his players under it. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Jan. 2022",
"In all, more than 109 million people will drive, fly or bus out of town. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"And would bus lanes replacing on-street parking from Bowdoin to Charles Circle on Cambridge Street be more effective? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224843"
},
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": shrub",
": a low densely branched shrub",
": a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant",
": a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : wilderness",
": a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale",
": tavern",
": advertising",
": a bushy tuft or mass",
": brush entry 2 sense 2a",
": minor league",
": to support, mark, or protect with bushes",
": to extend like a bush : resemble a bush",
": having a low-growing compact bushy habit",
": serving, occurring in, or used in the bush",
": bushing",
": falling below acceptable standards : unprofessional",
": a usually low shrub with many branches",
": a stretch of uncleared or lightly settled country",
"George (Herbert Walker) 1924\u20132018 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1981\u201389); 41st president of the U.S. (1989\u201393)",
"George W(alker) 1946\u2013 son of George H. W. Bush American politician; 43rd president of the U.S. (2001\u201309)",
"1890\u20131974 American electrical engineer"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307sh",
"\u02c8bu\u0307sh",
"\u02c8bu\u0307sh"
],
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"backcountry",
"backland(s)",
"backwater",
"backwoods",
"frontier",
"hinterland",
"outback",
"outlands",
"up-country"
],
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"bad",
"bastard",
"bush-league",
"crummy",
"crumby",
"deficient",
"dissatisfactory",
"ill",
"inferior",
"lame",
"lousy",
"off",
"paltry",
"poor",
"punk",
"sour",
"suboptimal",
"subpar",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wack",
"wanting",
"wretched",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Adjective (1)",
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1566, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
"1959, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211843"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being of an inferior class or group of its kind : marked by a lack of sophistication or professionalism",
": minor league"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307sh-\u02ccl\u0113g"
],
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"bad",
"bastard",
"bush",
"crummy",
"crumby",
"deficient",
"dissatisfactory",
"ill",
"inferior",
"lame",
"lousy",
"off",
"paltry",
"poor",
"punk",
"sour",
"suboptimal",
"subpar",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wack",
"wanting",
"wretched",
"wrong"
],
"antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"standard",
"tolerable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sure, the Bucs are trying to get ready for the playoffs, but this was bush league . \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 26 Dec. 2020",
"In contemporary universities, in the social sciences and humanities, calling oneself Dr. is thought bush league . \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The chief antagonist to these concerned scientists is Edward Teller (Joel Basman), the most fervent advocate for the construction of a hydrogen bomb that would make the atomic blasts in Japan seem almost bush league . \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Highlighting only Kitchens\u2019 blunders when calling identical plays and hiding his successes is deceitful and bush league . \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Not to be outdone, Richard Mille, grand master of alternative material innovation, is at the final stage of crafting a watch case from a material that relegates even unobtanium to the bush leagues by its sheer badassitude. \u2014 Wei Koh, A-LIST , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The other maddening thing is that the Zinke scandal seems almost bush league in the swampy World Series of corruption that is Donald Trump\u2019s Washington. \u2014 Will Bunch, Philly.com , 5 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1908, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1902, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212318"
},
"bushed":{
"type":[
"adjective (1)",
"adjective (2)"
],
"definitions":[
": covered with or as if with a bushy growth",
": lost especially in the bush",
": perplexed sense 1 , confused",
": tired , exhausted",
": having a bushing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307sht"
],
"synonyms":[
"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"dead",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective (2)",
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170610"
},
"business":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"a usually commercial or mercantile activity engaged in as a means of livelihood trade , line",
"a commercial or sometimes an industrial enterprise",
"such enterprises",
"dealings or transactions especially of an economic nature patronage",
"role , function",
"an immediate task or objective mission",
"a particular field of endeavor",
"affair , matter",
"personal concern",
"right",
"serious activity requiring time and effort and usually the avoidance of distractions",
"maximum effort",
"creation , concoction",
"movement or action (such as lighting a cigarette) by an actor intended especially to establish atmosphere , reveal character, or explain a situation",
"a damaging assault",
"rebuke , tongue-lashing",
"double cross",
"a bowel movement",
"purposeful activity busyness",
"the activity of making, buying, and selling goods or services",
"a commercial enterprise",
"the normal activity of a person or group",
"personal concerns",
"matter entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8biz-n\u0259s",
"-n\u0259z",
"Southern also",
"\u02c8biz-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"custom",
"patronage"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Citi\u2019s no annual fee Double Cash, for example, provides a 2% cash-back reward, while some small- business cards such as Chase\u2019s Ink series offer as much as a 5% return on telecom expenses. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Craft cannabis growers in Illinois may resume preparing to open for business after a judge Wednesday ended his order that prevented the state from expediting new licenses. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The co-working operator has seen more business lately from companies trading in traditional office space for something smaller and more flexible. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Three executives will jointly run Paramount\u2019s international business for now. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Blu-ray discs cannibalized Hollywood\u2019s traditional business . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Dan\u2019s team to launch this business and look forward to working with filmmakers around the world to help bring local language, culturally rich films to a global audience. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"And this phenomenon is not limited to reportage of Biden family business . \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Since 2017, his home, paddy fields and decade-old nursery business have been washed away twice. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bisynesse , from bisy busy + -nesse -ness",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 10"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164602"
},
"bust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast",
": the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist",
": the breasts of a woman",
": to break or smash especially with force",
": to make inoperative",
": to bring an end to : break up",
": to ruin financially",
": exhaust , wear out",
": to tease or give a hard time to",
": tame",
": demote",
": arrest",
": raid",
": hit , slug",
": to execute or perform (a difficult, elaborate, or acrobatic movement, as when dancing)",
": to go broke",
": burst",
": break down",
": to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (such as the count of 21 in blackjack )",
": to fail to complete a straight (see straight entry 4 sense 3 ) or flush",
": spree",
": a hearty drinking session",
": a complete failure : flop",
": a business depression (see depression sense 2 )",
": punch , sock",
": a police raid (see raid entry 1 sense 2b )",
": arrest sense 1",
": bankrupt , broke",
": a piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck",
": a woman's bosom",
": to hit with the fist",
": break entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259st",
"\u02c8b\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"degrade",
"demote",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He busted his watch when he fell.",
"I think the camera is busted .",
"Police busted 12 gang members on weapons charges.",
"She got busted for drug possession.",
"Two students got busted by the teacher for smoking in the bathroom."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2",
"Noun (2)",
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Adjective",
"1836, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191013"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast",
": the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist",
": the breasts of a woman",
": to break or smash especially with force",
": to make inoperative",
": to bring an end to : break up",
": to ruin financially",
": exhaust , wear out",
": to tease or give a hard time to",
": tame",
": demote",
": arrest",
": raid",
": hit , slug",
": to execute or perform (a difficult, elaborate, or acrobatic movement, as when dancing)",
": to go broke",
": burst",
": break down",
": to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (such as the count of 21 in blackjack )",
": to fail to complete a straight (see straight entry 4 sense 3 ) or flush",
": spree",
": a hearty drinking session",
": a complete failure : flop",
": a business depression (see depression sense 2 )",
": punch , sock",
": a police raid (see raid entry 1 sense 2b )",
": arrest sense 1",
": bankrupt , broke",
": a piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck",
": a woman's bosom",
": to hit with the fist",
": break entry 1 sense 1"
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"\u02c8b\u0259st",
"\u02c8b\u0259st"
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"break",
"degrade",
"demote",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
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"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He busted his watch when he fell.",
"I think the camera is busted .",
"Police busted 12 gang members on weapons charges.",
"She got busted for drug possession.",
"Two students got busted by the teacher for smoking in the bathroom."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2",
"Noun (2)",
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Adjective",
"1836, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205211"
},
"busy":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"engaged in action occupied",
"being in use",
"full of activity bustling",
"foolishly or intrusively active meddling",
"full of distracting detail",
"to make engaged in action to make busy (see busy entry 1 sense 1a ) occupy",
"bustle",
"actively at work",
"being used",
"full of activity",
"to make busy"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bi-z\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"active",
"assiduous",
"bustling",
"diligent",
"employed",
"engaged",
"hopping",
"industrious",
"laborious",
"occupied",
"sedulous",
"tied-up",
"working"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorb",
"bemuse",
"catch up",
"engage",
"engross",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"enwrap",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"immerse",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"involve",
"occupy"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Donald Trump's revenge tour faced a split-decision Tuesday in South Carolina, highlighting a busy primary night that belonged mainly to favorites in Nevada, Texas, Maine and North Dakota. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The sprawling home feels busy , if a bit icy, with its towering, crisp white walls, and various bags and boxes in corners. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"And though Brown isn't working on a Halsey biopic (yet), she's been keeping busy with Stranger Things, which will debut the final two episodes of season 4 on July 1, with a fifth and final season coming at a later date. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The act of baking is soothing both to the giver and the receiver, to the busy baker and to the person taking a big bite of a fluffy slice of sponge. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The flooding cut off road access to Gardiner, a town of about 900 people near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Gardner rivers, just outside Yellowstone's busy North Entrance. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Summer is often a busy , exciting time for restaurant openings, and this year is no different. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Atlanta officials held a ceremony with the relatives of civil rights heroes Tuesday to celebrate the completion of renovations to a busy corridor named after the city\u2019s most famous son. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"The flooding cut off road access to Gardiner, Montana, a town of about 900 people near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Gardner rivers, just outside Yellowstone\u2019s busy North Entrance. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Wedding planning isn't the only thing keeping the Olympic gold medalist busy these days. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In the old days\u2014the \u201990s\u2014the affluent but creatively stifled would busy themselves DJing behind a turntable. \u2014 Marisa Meltzer, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The challenge of transferring patients from rural communities to outlying hospitals, and from those hospitals to busy Anchorage facilities, was a factor in the decision. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"One fear is that those who have the resources to help effect action on climate change will instead busy themselves with building their own escape pods. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
"One fear is that those who have the resources to help effect action on climate change will instead busy themselves with building their own escape pods. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
"The cabin is too secluded to wander off-property, so guests busy themselves with activities. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Sep. 2021",
"One fear is that those who have the resources to help effect action on climate change will instead busy themselves with building their own escape pods. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021",
"One fear is that those who have the resources to help effect action on climate change will instead busy themselves with building their own escape pods. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163620"
},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"preposition",
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":[
": except for the fact",
": that",
": without the concomitant that",
": if not : unless",
": than",
": on the contrary : on the other hand : notwithstanding",
": yet",
": with the exception of",
": that",
": that \u2026 not",
": with the exception of : barring",
"\u2014 compare but entry 1 sense 2c",
": other than",
": without , lacking",
": outside",
": only , merely",
": outside",
": to the contrary",
": that not : who not",
": the kitchen or living quarters of a 2-room cottage",
": yet nevertheless",
": while just the opposite",
": except that : unless",
": other than : except",
": only entry 2 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259t",
"b\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"except",
"excepting",
"only",
"saving",
"yet"
],
"antonyms":[
"apart from",
"aside from",
"bar",
"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"save",
"saving"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Conjunction",
"But scientists and doctors say things aren\u2019t that simple \u2014 and a belief that exposing children to marijuana, either directly or indirectly, is harmless isn\u2019t supported by the facts. \u2014 Daniel M. Jimenez, The Cannifornian , 22 June 2017",
"But with a full and volatile season behind them, the two have grown closer, prompting check-ins from Bradford last month, seeking tidbits from his coach who watched OTA practices on a tablet from his Kentucky retreat. \u2014 Chad Graff, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017",
"The tech firm didn\u2019t pull that video down, but reached out to police. \u2014 Queenie Wong, The Mercury News , 3 May 2017",
"But campus leaders like Chancellor Vincent Fulginiti and many community donors had a bigger vision. \u2014 Matthew Wynia, The Denver Post , 1 May 2017",
"Normally a chain moving here wouldn\u2019t pique my interest too much, but this place has got some serious fans \u2014 called \u2018 \u2014 Allyson Reedy, The Know , 24 Apr. 2017",
"The powerhouse, year-round clubs might be peaking again but the strongest undercurrents Saturday came from team connections. \u2014 Dan Albano, Orange County Register , 22 Apr. 2017",
"But enough do to make a significant dent in the prescription numbers. \u2014 Christopher Ingraham, The Cannabist , 21 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 1 June 2020",
"Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close. \u2014 Robert Klemko, Washington Post , 30 May 2020",
"Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close. \u2014 Robert Klemko, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2020",
"The Big Ten hasn\u2019t enacted a conference-wide date but Ohio State, which is scheduled to visit Oregon a week after NDSU on Sept. 12, has said its players will begin workouts June 8. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2020",
"These assumptions are in need of scrutiny, not by comparison with other countries but of this country with itself a few generations ago. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"Nick has more power but Joey is a bit more nimble -- everything else is essentially equal. \u2014 John Owning, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
"Some people just believe that there\u2019s no way but to just fight back. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
"Facebook has no option but to get its act together in India. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The wide-angle lens of television invites immersion in a pivotal midlife decade that\u2014for anyone juggling a career, children, and aging parents, as well as their own compromises, regrets, and unfulfilled ambitions\u2014is anything but dry. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The narrative thrust hangs on the hook of a seemingly ordinary American family ending up in a situation that\u2019s anything but , and the enterprise is to figure out what exactly happened. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Mahomes likely won\u2019t get but deserves the MVP award after overcoming a slightly tougher road than Rodgers to get his conference\u2019s top seed. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Anyone meeting its representatives and leaders cannot but be impressed by their knowledge, education, and intelligence. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Pliskova jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the second set, and while Wozniacki held her serve, Pliskova did not let up, winning all of her first serve points and all but two on her second serve. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, Cincinnati.com , 19 Aug. 2017",
"The controversies of this presidency have made bipartisan cooperation all but impossible, and there is not enough unity among Republicans to pass politically charged legislation on a partisan basis. \u2014 James Capretta, National Review , 19 Aug. 2017",
"However, according to reports from Argentine journalist Lucas Ajuria on Twitter, Simeone's future at Genoa is all but over, and Spurs are set to scrap it out with Serie A side Fiorentina for the player's signature. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Aug. 2017",
"By 5 p.m. Tuesday, some 1,200 workers, including tree and line crews from KCP&L and other utilities, had restored power to all but 2,400 customers. \u2014 Lily O\u2019neill, Shane Sanderson, And Lily Oppenheimer, kansascity , 25 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But there was a but of confusion from the judges and fans at home. \u2014 Leah Rocketto, Woman's Day , 29 Oct. 2020",
"But even the tech titans have lots of shrugs and buts . \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"That way there's no ifs, ands or buts about what's going on. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Ohio State yeah- buts teams like Rutgers all the time. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Investor advocates have long wanted one set of rules to apply to both advisors and brokers: that anyone handling money put investors\u2019 interests first, with no ifs, ands or buts . \u2014 Barry Ritholtz, latimes.com , 24 June 2019",
"As for consumers who still subscribe to traditional cable and for whom these streaming services are just additive, there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it: the monthly fees are mounting. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 10 Oct. 2018",
"Le meneur de jeu espagnol a marqu\u00e9 10 buts et a offert 18 passes d\u00e9cisives cette saison. \u2014 SI.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
"Weigh-in daily No ifs, ands, or buts , about it, get on the scale. \u2014 Kimberly Garrison, Philly.com , 1 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Conjunction, Preposition, Adverb, and Pronoun",
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"Conjunction",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Pronoun",
"circa 1518, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1724, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202051"
},
"butcherly":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"resembling a butcher savage"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8bu\u0307-ch\u0259r-l\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"brute",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
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"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
],
"examples":[
"Genghis Khan and his butcherly horde even massacred the livestock of the villages they overran."
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1513, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"butt (on":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop",
": a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan",
": something that resembles a button: such as",
": any of various parts or growths of a plant or of an animal: such as",
": bud",
": an immature whole mushroom",
": button mushroom",
": the terminal segment of a rattlesnake's rattle",
": a small globule of metal remaining after fusion (as in assaying)",
": a guard on the tip of a fencing foil",
": push button",
": something (such as a push button) that has the real or symbolic capability of initiating a catastrophe (such as a nuclear attack)",
": a hidden sensitivity that can be manipulated to produce a desired response",
": a usually box-shaped computer icon that initiates a specific software function",
": the point of the chin especially as a target for a knockout blow",
": exactly",
": exactly on target : on the nose",
": to furnish or decorate with buttons",
": to pass (a button) through a buttonhole or loop",
": to close or fasten with buttons",
": to close (the lips) to prevent speech",
": to close or seal tightly",
": to have buttons for fastening",
": a small ball or disk used for holding parts of a garment together or as an ornament",
": a small often round part of a machine that makes the machine do something when pushed",
": to close or fasten with buttons",
": something that resembles a small knob or disk: as",
": the terminal segment of a rattlesnake's rattle",
": cotyledon sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259t-\u1d4an"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If that sounds like just your speed, these Halloween flicks are available for all Hulu subscribers at the click of a remote control button . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Finally, start the recording by clicking the big red button , then press play on the voice mail on your phone. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The programmed options, the ease of cleaning, the safety button on the basket, the price, just to name a few. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Hot-glue the alternating points to the center, top with a button , and attach to a dowel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
"What's great is the watch is easy to use thanks to its four button design and automatic connection to satellites to begin displaying course information. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Smith and Jennings also placed a donate button on their website and, quickly, members, friends and others chipped in. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Some at the time expressed doubts that the button -light technology would usurp the then-beloved BlackBerry, or even succeed at all, but the iPhone has come to dominate the market today, accounting for roughly half of the smartphone market share. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Click the + button in the upper right to Follow the new version of Rocking the RV Life. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"How To Sign Up For The Hulu Streaming Offer Step 1: Head to Hulu and activate this limited-time deal by clicking the Try Now button below. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"And, in some cases, people may have had to button up even more amid COVID due to toxic environments. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Thinking fast, Antonia and Margarita hang bags around their necks and button up their coats over them. \u2014 Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215045"
},
"butt (on ":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop",
": a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan",
": something that resembles a button: such as",
": any of various parts or growths of a plant or of an animal: such as",
": bud",
": an immature whole mushroom",
": button mushroom",
": the terminal segment of a rattlesnake's rattle",
": a small globule of metal remaining after fusion (as in assaying)",
": a guard on the tip of a fencing foil",
": push button",
": something (such as a push button) that has the real or symbolic capability of initiating a catastrophe (such as a nuclear attack)",
": a hidden sensitivity that can be manipulated to produce a desired response",
": a usually box-shaped computer icon that initiates a specific software function",
": the point of the chin especially as a target for a knockout blow",
": exactly",
": exactly on target : on the nose",
": to furnish or decorate with buttons",
": to pass (a button) through a buttonhole or loop",
": to close or fasten with buttons",
": to close (the lips) to prevent speech",
": to close or seal tightly",
": to have buttons for fastening",
": a small ball or disk used for holding parts of a garment together or as an ornament",
": a small often round part of a machine that makes the machine do something when pushed",
": to close or fasten with buttons",
": something that resembles a small knob or disk: as",
": the terminal segment of a rattlesnake's rattle",
": cotyledon sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8b\u0259t-\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If that sounds like just your speed, these Halloween flicks are available for all Hulu subscribers at the click of a remote control button . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Finally, start the recording by clicking the big red button , then press play on the voice mail on your phone. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The programmed options, the ease of cleaning, the safety button on the basket, the price, just to name a few. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Hot-glue the alternating points to the center, top with a button , and attach to a dowel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
"What's great is the watch is easy to use thanks to its four button design and automatic connection to satellites to begin displaying course information. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Smith and Jennings also placed a donate button on their website and, quickly, members, friends and others chipped in. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Some at the time expressed doubts that the button -light technology would usurp the then-beloved BlackBerry, or even succeed at all, but the iPhone has come to dominate the market today, accounting for roughly half of the smartphone market share. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Click the + button in the upper right to Follow the new version of Rocking the RV Life. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"How To Sign Up For The Hulu Streaming Offer Step 1: Head to Hulu and activate this limited-time deal by clicking the Try Now button below. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"And, in some cases, people may have had to button up even more amid COVID due to toxic environments. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Thinking fast, Antonia and Margarita hang bags around their necks and button up their coats over them. \u2014 Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Hit the Buy Now button in this article to start building your cart. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225934"
},
"butt in":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to meddle in the affairs of others : interfere"
],
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"synonyms":[
"interfere",
"interlope",
"intermeddle",
"intrude",
"meddle",
"mess",
"muck (about ",
"nose",
"obtrude",
"poke",
"pry",
"snoop"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"stop butting in on my personal life"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234051"
},
"butter":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a solid emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream and used as food",
"a buttery substance such as",
"any of various fatty oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures",
"a creamy food spread",
"one made of ground roasted nuts",
"flattery",
"to spread with or as if with butter",
"a solid yellowish fatty food obtained from cream or milk by churning",
"a food that is made of cooked and crushed nuts or fruit and that can be spread",
"to spread with or as if with butter",
"a solid emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream and used as food",
"a buttery substance",
"any of various fatty oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"adulation",
"blarney",
"flannel",
"flattery",
"incense",
"overpraise",
"soft soap",
"sweet talk",
"taffy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Would you like some butter for your potato?",
"Saut\u00e9 the onions in melted butter .",
"Verb",
"butter a piece of bread",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with the butter or vegetable oil. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Rather than using butter or oil in the pan to brown the onions and sear the steak, Heria uses a zero-calorie avocado spray. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 May 2022",
"Then add some protein, like a spoonful of nut butter or a handful of walnuts, or some plain Greek yogurt, for an energy boost that will keep you going until lunch. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Inside a typical ration box was macaroni, rice, oatmeal, canned meat, sweet and condensed milk, sugar, butter . \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"They are made from a simple wheat dough, rolled and shaped into half-moons, and stuffed with various fillings before being boiled and served with lashings of melted butter and sour cream. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Featuring decadent layers of butter and sugar, ensaymada's sweetness is perfectly balanced with the saltiness of queso de bola, or Edam, a semi-hard cheese from the Netherlands. \u2014 Dorothy Hernandez, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The Lakeview bakery rolls fresh-baked brioche in butter and sugar and fills it with berry, vanilla bean custard and blueberry. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Cream the powdered sugar and butter in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Line the bottom with a round of parchment paper and butter the paper. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"From a nutritional standpoint, this menu addition doesn\u2019t exactly butter Yawitz\u2019s biscuit. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 22 Feb. 2022",
"After a little coaxing from Blake, who is trying to butter Ariana up in hopes of winning over her legions of fans, Hailey joins Team Ariana. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Top with the remaining bread slices; butter the side facing out. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Rough spots of pavement make their way through the steering wheel with soft thumps, enough to communicate a sense of the road but nothing that would turn your cream to butter on the way home from the grocery store. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Shape the dough Lightly oil or butter the inside surfaces of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan or Detroit pizza pan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Generously butter a 3-quart baking dish that is at least 2 inches deep. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Generously butter a deep, 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163712"
},
"buttocks":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits",
": the seat of the body",
": rump sense 1a",
": the back of the hip which forms one of the rounded parts on which a person sits",
": rump sense 1",
": the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits",
": the seat of the body",
": the corresponding part of a quadruped : rump"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259k",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259k",
"\u02c8b\u0259t-\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries to her arm and buttock and was later released. \u2014 CBS News , 16 May 2022",
"Women have increasingly opted for buttock -augmentation procedures in recent years, according to practitioners \u2014 a surgery that has grown as fast as any other cosmetic procedure in recent memory. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Also on Sunday, a 30-year-old was shot in his back and buttock in the early morning, police said. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 2 May 2022",
"According to prosecutors, the shooter, then-19-year-old John Timothy Earnest, first shot congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, in the back of her right shoulder and right buttock . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Its protagonist: a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock -enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The homeless victim suffered gunshot wounds to his head, face, chest, thigh, buttock and hand, according to court records. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Police found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his left buttock at the residence. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 15 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s the fall onto the right or left buttock , followed by the roll onto the gut. \u2014 Chuck Culpepper, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English buttok \u2014 more at butt entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195716"
},
"button-down":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons",
": having a button-down collar",
": having buttons from the collar to the waist",
": conservatively traditional or conventional",
": adhering to conventional norms in dress and behavior",
": a shirt with a button-down collar"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[
"archconservative",
"brassbound",
"conservative",
"die-hard",
"hidebound",
"mossbacked",
"old-fashioned",
"old-line",
"old-school",
"orthodox",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
"standpat",
"traditional",
"traditionalistic",
"ultraconservative",
"unprogressive"
],
"antonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"large-minded",
"liberal",
"nonconservative",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201239"
},
"buzz":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee",
": murmur , whisper",
": to be filled with a confused murmur",
": to make a signal with a buzzer",
": to go quickly : hurry",
": scram",
": to feel high especially from a drug",
": to utter covertly by or as if by whispering",
": to cause to buzz",
": to fly fast and close to",
": to summon or signal with a buzzer",
": to let in through an electronically controlled entrance",
": to drink to the last drop",
": a persistent vibratory sound",
": a confused murmur",
": rumor , gossip",
": a flurry of activity",
": fad , craze",
": speculative or excited talk or attention relating especially to a new or forthcoming product or event",
": an instance of such talk or attention",
": a signal conveyed by buzzer",
": a telephone call",
": high sense 4",
": to make a low humming sound like that of bees",
": to be filled with a low hum or murmur",
": to fly an airplane low over",
": a low humming sound"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259z",
"\u02c8b\u0259z"
],
"synonyms":[
"abound",
"brim",
"bristle",
"bulge",
"burst",
"bustle",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
"swarm",
"teem"
],
"antonyms":[
"call",
"ring"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rendon told him to buzz off, refusing to recognize the pledges. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Unlike in the early days, Russian aircraft\u2014other than the Orlan reconnaissance drones that frequently buzz over the village\u2014rarely fly above Ukrainian positions because several had been shot down in the area, the soldiers said. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"His AppleWatch is set to buzz every 20 minutes to remind him to drink. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"Club include London\u2019s storied members-only clubs, which buzz with activity from breakfast through late-night festivities. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The Best Ideas for Kids Save money on craft supplies and use toilet paper rolls to make googly-eyed bees your kids will buzz around the house with. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"With the fat tires and assist, a ranger can buzz up to an injured rider or trail mishap at speed. \u2014 Ty Brookhart, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2017",
"In other election seasons, the restaurant would buzz for months with arguments over candidates and issues. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In other election seasons, the restaurant would buzz for months with arguments over candidates and issues. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a couple of weeks many of the world\u2019s best will converge on Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship and the buzz has always been about who is coming. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"In the first week of April this year, the buzz around Swvl was about its entry into Africa\u2019s group of billion-dollar companies. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"The US Open is coming to Brookline next month, and the buzz in Boston is palpable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"And, everyone also agrees, that the buzz at Pimlico Race Course would be a lot higher this week if that 80-1 horse were here. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The buzz at the Royalton event is that Carey is coming back to Black. \u2014 Danyel Smith, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
"Congress came back to the Washington mother ship this week, and the buzz was that the Democrats will move heaven and earth to give the American public a reason to vote for them in November\u2019s midterm elections. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The buzz about the four-day workweek is everywhere, from LinkedIn posts and Twitter threads to possible federal legislation. \u2014 Lindsay Tjepkema, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"What was the buzz on social media where people upset. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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},
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"buteo",
"any of various usually large birds of prey (such as the turkey vulture)",
"a contemptible or rapacious person",
"a usually large bird of prey that flies slowly"
],
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"kite",
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"vulture",
"wolf"
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"the real estate buzzards were really putting pressure on the one homeowner who was still refusing to sell",
"that crotchety old man can be a real buzzard when he's in a bad mood\u2014which is usually the case",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fukuyama\u2019s buzzard triumphalism has been echoed everywhere. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"From a bat, buzzard and barn owl, to a scorpion, seahorse and squirrel monkey, Inside In is a collection of more than 50 arthropods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Health, sequencing, buzzard \u2019s luck, bad decisions and a snowball type of effect can bury a team already gasping for air. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 17 June 2021",
"No-hitters at times can reflect a team\u2019s poor fortunes \u2013 a series of line drives hit directly at fielders, or a defender making a dazzling play to rob a batter and reinforce the buzzard \u2019s luck surrounding the squad. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 22 May 2021",
"Still, this is without question a great hire for UCF, which was searching for a coach late in the game after Josh Heupel fell for Tennessee like a buzzard for a landfill. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2021",
"Weekend 1 of the rest of our vile virus lives perched like a buzzard over our collective behavior this weekend. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 18 May 2020",
"As military governor of the city, so the legend goes, Funston presided over a clean-up so thorough that buzzards left town, since there was nothing left to scavenge. \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
"That could be some sort of vision, a buzzard eating a dead bobcat. \u2014 al , 21 Mar. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adverb"
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": on the whole : in general"
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"basically",
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"generally",
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"mainly",
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"examples":[
"by and large , that information is accurate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Study after study shows that the kids who get hospitalized for Covid-19 are, by and large , those who are unvaccinated ... \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Our tuition dollar is lower by and large , than a lot of our regional peer institutions. \u2014 al , 31 Jan. 2022",
"And these were, by and large , students who had just been cleared to attend school in the baseline testing the week before. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"People were, by and large , returning to normal life. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 12 Aug. 2021",
"With earnings season by and large in the rearview mirror, that leaves the focus on any economic data to be released in the coming weeks. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"So his calculus on when to engage is still, by and large , based on intuition. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Those chosen, by and large , are lauded for having a positive impact on the world, but some on the list are simply acknowledged for having great power. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"The effort is there, but by and large , most attempts to move the needle on well-being have been frustrating failures. \u2014 Tessa West, WSJ , 2 May 2022"
],
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"1707, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": outmoded",
": gone by : past",
": an event that is over and done with"
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccg\u022fn",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccg\u022fn"
],
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"dead",
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"departed",
"done",
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"gone",
"nonextant",
"vanished"
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"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
],
"examples":[
"the bygone days of our ancestors",
"The stone wall is from a bygone age.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the 2,900-square-foot residence has been modernly updated, there are several remaining features that tell the story of a bygone era, including the Fortuny silk headboard and walls in the primary suite that Garbo installed. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"The appeal of lavish period dramas that depict life in a bygone era is undeniable. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"During this bygone era of mass political mobilization, adults saved some of themselves for the people around them and for civic service. \u2014 Carolyn Chen, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"His average sinker velocity of 90.3 mph is a relic of a bygone era, sitting in just the 12th percentile league-wide \u2014 an especially striking sight coming from a 6-foot-4 left-hander who looks the part of a fireballer. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
"The roads and parkways are dilapidated and overcrowded, as they\u2019ve been built in a bygone era and are not wide enough to cater to the massive growth in population. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"From Lady Mary's fashionable ball gowns to Mr. Carson's butler's uniform, the costumes used in Downton Abbey have the ability to transform an actor, and take the viewer back to a bygone era. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"The pastel-yellow wedding-cake design of what\u2019s now known as the Grand Hotel Tremezzo still recalls a bygone era of tourism. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Originally built to house residents\u2019 driving horses and even the family milk cows and chickens, most of these relics of a bygone era have today been modified into garages to house automobiles, according to officials. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215457"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccl\u022f",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccl\u022f"
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"ground rule",
"reg",
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"rule"
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"examples":[
"the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, debate over the bylaw has continued to ripple across the island. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"An eligibility bylaw will allow a student manager or students with an intellectual or physical disability to participate one time in a varsity contest without needing to meet OHSAA academic requirements. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"The NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, a document frequently referenced in the case, has guidelines to prevent exertional rhabdomyolysis, but they are not codified in NCAA bylaw and thus carry no penalty for noncompliance. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
"The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The bylaw , proposed by seventh-generation Nantucket resident Dorothy Stover, was passed with a 327-242 vote by the Gender Equality on Beaches, according to WCVB. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"In a way, a ban that applies nationwide would feel more fair than Brookline\u2019s bylaw , Audy added. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"But there\u2019s something else to know: Before a bylaw can be voted upon, conference rules require it to be officially proposed to the board in a motion. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But the sorority\u2019s national leaders opposed the expulsion, citing a bylaw stating that members cannot be punished for actions before joining the group. \u2014 Jeong Park Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174626"
},
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": a deflected route usually around a town",
": a channel carrying a fluid around a part and back to the main stream",
": shunt sense 1b",
": shunt sense 1c",
": a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt",
": to avoid by means of a bypass",
": to cause to follow a bypass",
": to neglect or ignore usually intentionally",
": circumvent",
": a road serving as a substitute route around a blocked or crowded area",
": to make a detour around",
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": a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt",
"\u2014 see coronary artery bypass , gastric bypass , jejunoileal bypass"
],
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpas",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpas",
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"skirt"
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"Noun",
"The bridge is being rebuilt so we'll have to take the bypass .",
"Verb",
"To bypass the city, take the highway that circles it.",
"Is there a way to bypass the bridge construction?",
"He bypassed the manager and talked directly to the owner.",
"She managed to bypass the usual paperwork.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Russin would have to open her brain and build a bypass around the aneurysm \u2014 a risky procedure. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The section of 26th Avenue between Kemman and Maple avenues has long been a bypass for motorists looking for a way to avoid heavy traffic and slower roadways when entering or driving through the Village. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Before the transplant, Bennett had been hospitalized for six weeks with a life-threatening arrhythmia and had been connected to a heart-lung bypass machine. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
"Bennett survived the eight-hour procedure, but remained connected to a heart-lung bypass machine for a period of time after the surgery. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Bennett was bedridden and on a heart-lung bypass machine at the University of Maryland Medical Center from October 2021 until the transplant surgery. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The remaining patients Tuesday included 13 who were in intensive care, 12 who were on ventilators and one who was on a heart-lung bypass machine, Taylor said. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 16 Feb. 2022",
"People in the Pacific Northwest medical community heard of a doctor in Washington who got COVID-19 and had to go on a heart-lung bypass machine. \u2014 Michael Armstrong, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Bennett could be taken off the bypass machine as early as Tuesday, if all goes well, his doctors said. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"By tapping into a host kitchen network, cloud concepts can avoid the massive outlay of capital needed to launch a ghost kitchen and bypass the long time to scale in organic expansion. \u2014 Rishi Nigam, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"To bypass these restrictions amidst the national shortage, the Ohio Department of Health applied for two waivers on May 18. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"One of the passwords let the investigators bypass the encryption on the virtual machine. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"One reason: consumers continue to ditch or bypass legacy cable TV at a rapid pace. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"This software allows judges to approve no-knock warrants with the click of a button and bypass the face-to-face process that usually involves an officer meeting with a judge in person. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The Equality Act, which passed in the House in a 224-206 vote largely along party lines in February 2021, doesn\u2019t have the 60 votes needed to bypass a filibuster in the Senate. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
"Canada, home to the largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world after Russia, expanded its support to Ukrainians with a temporary Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program to bypass lengthy immigration processes. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The state took over the project and ownership of the land from the JDA to bypass zoning votes. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213712"
},
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"noun"
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": one that personifies a type",
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"Mom's favorite byword is \u201cYou can get more flies with honey than with vinegar\u201d.",
"nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their names were a byword for the very idea of Entertainment writ large. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Over the past decade, Edirisa\u2019s hiking and dugout canoeing tours, run not-for-profit and providing employment opportunities for dozens of local people, have become a byword for culturally sensitive travel that goes beyond the guidebooks. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
"For now, a sorrowful procession arrives daily at the morgue in Bucha, a town whose name has become a byword for hideous suffering coming to light weeks after the fact. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Now Bucha is a byword for war crimes, like Srebrenica or My Lai. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega\u2019s Sandinista government has become a byword for overt power grabs and human rights abuses. \u2014 Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The graying West looks fearfully to Japan \u2014 itself a byword for overpopulation in the early 20th century \u2014 where crashing fertility threatens government finances, the economy, and the social order at large. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"These speakers are an exceptional creation that reignites the design, heritage and engineering brilliance that made B&O a byword for audio and design excellence back in the 1970s. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Then, Los Angeles was a byword for racial unrest, still reeling from the uprising over the acquittal of four officers for beating Mr. King. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225432"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear"
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"\u02ccbet-\u02c8nw\u00e4r",
"\u02ccb\u0101t-"
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"black beast",
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"bogy",
"bugaboo",
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"dread",
"hobgoblin",
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"examples":[
"a politician who is the b\u00eate noire of liberal groups",
"doing my own tax return is the b\u00eate noire that haunts me every April",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To some Republican participants in the hearing, the whole thing seemed like an opportunity to take easy shots at outlets like Fox News, long a bete noire of the liberal and Democratic establishment. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Final approval rests with Italian President Sergio Mattarella\u2014a respected figure in Italy\u2019s establishment and another bete noire of the League and 5 Star Movement. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
"Much as animosity toward President Donald Trump rouses Democrats, Pelosi is a bete noire for Republicans, who\u2019ve long targeted her as the prototype of a San Francisco liberal. \u2014 John Mccormick, Bloomberg.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Four days after McCarthy's surprise showing, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York - Johnson's bete noire - entered the race for the Democratic nomination. \u2014 The Washington Post, AL.com , 31 Mar. 2018",
"Anticipating the challenge, Cuomo has been flexing his political muscle and firing warning shots, especially at his bete noire , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Mar. 2018",
"The wave of misconduct claims turned the once-ubiquitous producer into the bete noire of Hollywood and prompted many women, and some men, to come forward with their own claims against powerful men in entertainment, media and government. \u2014 Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com , 22 Jan. 2018"
],
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"1805, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200212"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of foolishness or stupidity",
": lack of good sense : stupidity"
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"b\u0101-\u02c8t\u0113z"
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"absurdity",
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"fatuity",
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"foolery",
"foppery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
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"stupidity"
],
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"examples":[
"writing a sequel to a Jane Austen novel must be regarded as a literary b\u00eatise of the highest order"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from b\u00eate idiot, fool, literally, beast",
"first_known_use":[
"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181814"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a native or inhabitant of ancient Babylonia or Babylon",
": the form of the Akkadian language used in ancient Babylonia",
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Babylonia or Babylon , the Babylonians , or Babylonian",
": marked by luxury, extravagance, or the pursuit of sensual pleasure"
],
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"deluxe",
"lavish",
"Lucullan",
"Lucullian",
"luxe",
"luxuriant",
"luxurious",
"luxury",
"opulent",
"palace",
"palatial",
"plush",
"plushy",
"silken",
"sumptuous"
],
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"ascetic",
"ascetical",
"austere",
"humble",
"no-frills",
"spartan"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the Babylonian glitter of the city's gold coast"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215009"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by tremendous size"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbr\u00e4b-di\u014b-\u02c8na-g\u0113-\u0259n",
"-dig-\u02c8na-"
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"bumper",
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"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
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"giant",
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"grand",
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"heroic",
"heroical",
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"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
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"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"examples":[
"a Brobdingnagian billboard stood at the entrance to the theme park"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Brobdingnag , imaginary land of giants in Gulliver's Travels , by Jonathan Swift",
"first_known_use":[
"1728, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195101"
},
"bosk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small wooded area"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4sk"
],
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"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
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"examples":[
"the thorny branches of the mesquite bosk provide quail and other desert birds with a safe haven from predators"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably back-formation from bosky ",
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"1815, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110414"
},
"breathless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not breathing",
": dead",
": panting or gasping for breath",
": gripped with emotion",
": intense , gripping",
": very rapid or strenuous",
": marked by intense or unremitting activity",
": oppressive because of no fresh air or breeze",
": panting from exertion",
": filled with excitement or tension",
": panting or gasping for breath",
": suffering from dyspnea"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8breth-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8breth-l\u0259s"
],
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"close",
"stifling",
"stuffy",
"suffocating"
],
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"airy",
"breezy",
"unstuffy"
],
"examples":[
"They were breathless with anticipation.",
"I watched them in breathless wonder.",
"She describes the scene in breathless prose.",
"He drove at a breathless pace.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His videos are often breathless reports with graphic footage of dead bodies, violence for which Lancaster claims Ukraine is responsible. \u2014 Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"City and Liverpool played out a breathless 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium last week, in what was an exhibition of football at the top level. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Sections are told entirely via email, or as an increasingly unhinged handbook for prospective female spies; another pours out in the breathless confessional rush of a teenage girl with one finger on the caps lock key. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"By the time the breathless series of misfortune ended, the Bruins\u2019 three-point lead had been transformed into a five-point deficit. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Dennis Duncan\u2019s breathless description of his encounter with a 15th-century volume in an Oxford library offers an indication of his enthusiasm for the subject of his new book. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Eddy and Kaplan match them for heat, but a couple of their breathless declarations of love for each other sound like two MFA students\u2019 attempt at improv theater. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"After cutting their deficit to two points entering the fourth quarter, the Bulls traded leads with the Wizards in a breathless race to the final buzzer. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Other times, as in the case of a front-page story about a potential cancer cure in the New York Times, the writing is so breathless that readers fail to notice the caveats. \u2014 Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American , 31 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112425"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the technique or manner of managing the bow in playing a stringed musical instrument"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014d-i\u014b"
],
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"1791, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"brand":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a charred piece of wood",
": firebrand sense 1",
": something (such as lightning) that resembles a firebrand",
": sword",
": a mark made by burning with a hot iron to attest manufacture or quality or to designate ownership",
": a printed mark made for similar purposes : trademark",
": a mark put on criminals with a hot iron",
": a mark of disgrace : stigma",
": a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer : make",
": a characteristic or distinctive kind",
": brand name sense 2",
": a public image, reputation, or identity conceived of as something to be marketed or promoted",
": a tool used to produce a brand",
": to mark with a brand",
": to mark with disapproval : stigmatize",
": to impress indelibly",
": a mark made by burning (as on cattle) or by stamping or printing (as on manufactured goods) to show ownership, maker, or quality",
": a category of goods identified by a name as being made by a certain company",
": trademark",
": a particular type",
": a mark of disgrace",
": put a mark on to show ownership",
": to show or claim (something) to be bad or wrong"
],
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"\u02c8brand",
"\u02c8brand"
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"trademark"
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"engrave",
"etch",
"impress",
"imprint",
"infix",
"ingrain",
"engrain"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chapek joined Disney after working in brand management at the H.J. Heinz Co. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"For example ever luxury brand has a beauty line which is often the point of entry. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The ad inspired various memes and a satirical campaign from Ryan Reynolds\u2019s marketing firm Maximum Effort, which promoted the actor\u2019s own Aviation Gin brand . \u2014 Patrick Coffee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Chelsea Spencer, 28 of Canton, travels around the country building brand awareness for her skin care products, and she\u2019s making a pit stop in her hometown for a major event. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Do yourself one better by grabbing a moisture-wicking piece with an elastic waist by go-to essentials brand Everlane. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"Chevrolet was in a sales slump in the early 1950s, and like many within the bow-tie division's ranks, brand manager Thomas Keating was eager to reverse course. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"Lighting design brand ServoMuto experimented with lycra to create a lamp collection. \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022",
"This three-blade option from popular brand Minka-Aire eliminates the pull-chain and operates completely via remote control. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Biden has sought to brand his presidency as one in which the US has returned to the diplomatic stage following an era of isolation under Trump. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When done correctly, your social media content will grab and retain the attention of past, present, and future clients, expand your reach (and your revenue!), and help brand you as the go-to agent in your market. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The former boyfriend allegedly told investigators that Papini asked him to brand her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The judges additionally found that the congressional districts designed by Democrats violated an explicit state ban on partisan gerrymandering, undercutting the party\u2019s national campaign to brand itself as the champion of voting rights. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That may be at odds with Panera\u2019s efforts to brand itself as a restaurant with healthier choices on the menu. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"How to brand her escorts as being higher-end, more exclusive, better than everybody else, and how that worked. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With concerts becoming more abundant, consider our list of a dozen events that run the gamut from longtime favorites to brand new works. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The largest component would be 430,000 square feet of offices for rent, perhaps to several entertainment firms in search of a Hollywood address or to one large tenant that may want to brand the building with its company name. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114725"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": delayed beyond the usual time",
": existing or appearing past the normal or proper time",
": happening or coming very late or too late"
],
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"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"behind",
"behindhand",
"delinquent",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
],
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"early",
"inopportune",
"precocious",
"premature",
"unseasonable",
"untimely"
],
"examples":[
"She received belated recognition for her scientific discovery.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the same time, they were hardly shocked at Ye\u2019s belated attempt to seize control of the project. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Accounts of Tedros\u2019s belated shift on China may be unlikely to win over his critics. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Nikole Hannah-Jones has rejected a contentious and belated offer of a tenured faculty p0sition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and will join the faculty at Howard University instead. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Nothing has reminded me of Russia quite so much as the Trump Administration\u2019s belated effort to encourage Americans to vaccinate. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Then my friend Karen and her daughter Sophia stopped by to bring me a belated birthday present. \u2014 Karina Bland, azcentral , 25 Mar. 2020",
"There\u2019s nothing any of us want more than to be talking about the return of the NBA, the NHL and the belated startup of the MLB season in July. \u2014 Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
"The third period sees him in prison, coming face-to-face again with his father who is also serving time, and embarking on a journey of belated self-discovery. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"This recognition that a legend hums among us, however belated , is just. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115319"
},
"broke":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": penniless",
": having no money"
],
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"\u02c8br\u014dk",
"\u02c8br\u014dk"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
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"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She is broke and homeless.",
"Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The final days before an election are often when some of the most interesting political spending takes place and in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Oregon governor, candidates are going for broke as the May 17 election looms. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"The summer of 1977, New York City was broke , so there weren\u2019t any summer jobs. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Before the nation began to recover in 1897, 600 banks failed, 15,000 businesses went bankrupt, one-third of all railroads went broke and national unemployment reached as high as 18.4 percent. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Its unemployment program went broke in 2009, forcing the state to borrow more than $2 billion from the federal government. \u2014 Jonathan Ingram, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
"When the symphony went broke in 1996, Ash helped keep the orchestra afloat by subsidizing the musicians\u2019 paychecks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Many consultants went broke and sold the merchandise at steep discounts. \u2014 Jonathan Berr, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Before launching Nasty Gal and Girlboss, Sophia Amoruso was broke , homeless and rummaging through dumpsters for leftover food. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Bridgerton season two broke records as the biggest opening weekend for any English-speaking show in Netflix history with over 193 million hours viewed that weekend, according to a Netflix press release last week. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120555"
},
"believable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability",
": possible to believe"
],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"credible",
"creditable",
"likely",
"plausible",
"presumptive",
"probable"
],
"antonyms":[
"far-fetched",
"implausible",
"improbable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unlikely",
"unplausible"
],
"examples":[
"she had a believable excuse for missing the deadline",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"None of the characters are believable because the actors aren\u2019t allowed to believe in them themselves. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"That's believable , since acceleration feels similar to that of an Outback XT, which hits 60 mph in 6.3 seconds. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But Simba also needed to be believable , and Aquino says the team did research that involved studying lions and consulting with a biologist. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"That the O\u2019Neils desire vengeance is believable enough. \u2014 Tod Goldberg, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"As the shop's proprietor, Fishburne is warmly believable as a man simultaneously confident enough to offer Bobby life lessons and insecure enough to be swayed by Teach's various lies. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This is largely thanks to the performances of Spacek and Simmons\u2014who are believable as a long-married couple keeping this secret. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Robbins is totally believable as Nuke, the childish young pitcher Crash has been assigned to mentor. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The post was somewhat believable given that the musician has already teased collabs with Saucy Santana and NBA Youngboy. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121334"
},
"brig":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a 2-masted square-rigged ship",
": a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the U.S. Navy",
": guardhouse , prison",
"brigade ; brigadier",
": a square-rigged sailing ship with two masts",
": a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the United States Navy",
": a military prison"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brig",
"\u02c8brig",
"\u02c8brig"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"1712, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121621"
},
"breezy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": swept by breezes",
": briskly informal",
": airy , nonchalant",
": somewhat windy",
": lively and somewhat carefree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-z\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u0113-z\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
],
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
],
"examples":[
"I enjoy the author's breezy style.",
"She listened to their complaints with breezy indifference.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Bay Area can expect breezy weather conditions Monday before a warming trend pushes temperatures into the 80s later this week, meteorologists said. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Tonight: Winds become less gusty during the evening, but remain rather breezy through the overnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"High pressure will ridge into the region from the Midwest on Wednesday, bringing partly sunny skies and breezy conditions with high temperatures in the 50s. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The breezy conditions will increase by mid day between 15 and 20 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Cristaldi. \u2014 Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wind alerts along the coast have ended as the strongest winds have subsided, but the area will remain breezy on Tuesday. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Monica Garrett, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Temperatures are expected to be mildest in the morning and midday hours and then turn cooler during the afternoon when it is also expected to become breezy . \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"From the get-go it\u2019s summery and breezy , Curry invoking the good name of De La Soul within the first few bars. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"The primary bedroom is a lush reprieve from the rest of the breezy interiors. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122213"
},
"bunglesome":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": awkward , clumsy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l-s\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"clunky",
"cranky",
"cumbersome",
"cumbrous",
"ponderous",
"ungainly",
"unhandy",
"unwieldy"
],
"antonyms":[
"handy"
],
"examples":[
"get rid of that bunglesome old suitcase and buy something with wheels"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125321"
},
"blackened":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": coated with a mixture of spices (such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper) and fried over extremely high heat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"black",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"dusty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"smutty",
"soiled",
"sordid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanly",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"ultraclean",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
"examples":[
"the church's blackened ceiling is the result of centuries of candle smoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His blackened execution pyre stands in a barren field, a leitmotif driven like a stake through the heart of the film. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Firefighters remained in one untouched rectangular slice of land in Meyers Wednesday morning, hosing down blackened earth in backyards, a sign of just how close the flames got to homes. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Near the towns of Phillips, Twin Bridges and Strawberry, cracks of blue sky and sunshine illuminated scorched terrain and skeletal bare tree branches, but also blue jays and chipmunks scampering over blackened tree roots and fallen rocks. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Using gloved hands, scrape off all of the blackened exteriors and slice into small pieces. \u2014 Joanne Rosa, ABC News , 21 June 2021",
"Dinner was delicious: dish after dish of blackened shrimp, fried shrimp, catfish, garlic corn. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"The contrast is quite pleasurable: Sweet, milky mozzarella meets slightly bitter radicchio, still a bit warm, blackened and smoky from high heat. \u2014 David Tanis, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Texas Black Gold Garlic puts its signature garlic through a two-month fermenting process, turning traditional white cloves into sweet blackened treats. \u2014 Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Al-Kolak placed a blackened kettle atop the makeshift stove and dropped a few Lipton teabags inside it. \u2014 Patrick Strickland, The New York Review of Books , 4 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1979, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125744"
},
"belittling":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": expressing disparagement : disparaging , depreciatory",
": a disparaging statement",
": disparagement , deprecation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
"-\u02c8lit-li\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
],
"antonyms":[
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"laudative",
"laudatory"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The boundaries revolve around disrespectful or belittling speech. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kwon, who developed a reputation for belittling and attacking critics of his project, has now been likened to Elizabeth Holmes, found guilty of fraud for her Theranos deception. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"But despite that -- and Trump's belittling of his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- George P. has sought Trump's blessing in previous contests. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"While in the embassy role, my manager was rude, belittling and exclusionary. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The allegations were alarming: a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by tormenting him with belittling and demeaning text messages. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Robinson also called Winder Newton belittling nicknames in the email. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"But his belittling of the couple drew a live-on-air clapback from TV host Trisha Goddard, who is Black. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Key to his monologue was a constant belittling of mainstream media outlets, even as his power grew greater than many of them. \u2014 Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune , 17 Feb. 2021",
"Marylynn is sitting next to Jessenia for this belittling conversation. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 12 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1793, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125750"
},
"brightly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": radiating or reflecting light : shining , sparkling",
": sunny",
": radiant with happiness",
": illustrious , glorious",
": beautiful",
": of high saturation or lightness",
": lively , cheerful",
": intelligent , clever",
": auspicious , promising",
": a color of high saturation : a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color",
": clothing that is brightly colored",
": high beams",
": giving off or filled with much light",
": very clear or vivid in color",
": intelligent sense 1 , clever",
": cheerful sense 1",
": likely to be good",
"John 1811\u20131889 English orator and statesman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bt",
"\u02c8br\u012bt",
"\u02c8br\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The lighting was too bright .",
"a bright room with lots of windows",
"It was a bright , sunny day.",
"The room was decorated in bright colors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Make the Spartans a 9 with Tucker in charge and a bright future ahead. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The biggest bright spot in the economy remains the strong jobs market, with the unemployment rate at a pandemic low of 3.6%. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The biggest bright spot in the economy remains the strong jobs market, with the unemployment rate at a pandemic low of 3.6%. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"Caroline agreed to step in as interim headmaster and saved the day, paving the way for the Salvatore School to live on with a bright future full of prospective new students ready to tour the campus. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"New-look West Clermont has bright future with Chris Henry Jr. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"But the Braves have signed Acu\u00f1a, Albies, and Olson to long-term deals that promise a bright future. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Minners had a good heart and bright future, Richard Perdomo told CNN affiliate WPVI. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Tucker Barnhart believes rookie pitcher Elvin Rodriguez has a bright future ahead of him, the type of future that will put him on the mound at Yankee Stadium for a second time. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Following it after having left the Mingei International Museum\u2019s future bright . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Additionally, the small spaces in complex brush piles can be shelter for many young fish and baitfish to keep the fishery's future bright . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2021",
"This fall, Garden & Gun shined a bright on Smoke-A-Holics in a feature on Derrick, his technique and his passion. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Executive chef Brian Archibald leads the culinary team of the 5,000-square-foot bright , airy restaurant by Fig & Olive restaurateur Laurent Halasz. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The crowd remained enthusiastic on the bright and cloudless 90-degree evening, cheering, clapping and singing throughout the service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2020",
"More than just a tiny blip on your Instagram feed, the bright , feel-good manicure now has a major celebrity endorsement. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Wear your neon brights and whites and dance out in color. \u2014 Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Customers had come in droves to sit beneath the bright suspended lights and dine on fried whiting or catfish strips, shrimp baskets or chicken wings. \u2014 Derek M. Norman, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
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"adverb",
"interjection",
"noun",
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": in proximity to : near",
": into the vicinity of and beyond : past",
": through or through the medium (see medium entry 1 sense 2 ) of : via",
": in the direction of : toward",
": during the course of",
": not later than",
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": so as to pass",
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"\u02c8b\u012b",
"before consonants also",
"\u02c8b\u012b",
"\u02c8b\u012b",
"\u02c8b\u012b",
"\u02c8b\u012b",
"b\u012b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Heartbreakingly, despite best efforts by outreach teams, service providers often must stand by and watch if a person does not have the capacity to accept help. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"By the time Licht took over CNN in the spring, the network was grappling with what one staffer described as an identity crisis, struggling to find a purpose after spending the Trump years doing hour- by -hour critiques of his presidency. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Judges award Huber privileges on a case- by -case basis for offenses such as drunk driving, low-level drug crimes or others. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The former Bridgerton star is keeping busy\u2014not only by starring alongside Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas in The Gray Man, a new thriller out on July 15, but also as the new face of Armani Code Parfum. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 June 2022",
"Swimmers walk back from the sea after a summer solstice dip in Saltburn- by -the-Sea, England, on June 21, 2021. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"With Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to hold the second-highest office in the executive branch, by his side, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law last year, on June 17, 2021. \u2014 Jamia Pugh, ABC News , 19 June 2022",
"Maldonado already knew McLeod \u2014 not well, but definitely by reputation. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
"Living closer to the edge Even before this latest inflationary burst, millions of Americans were scraping by . \u2014 Russ Wiles, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"As the years went by , these trips into the Wallowa Mountains became multigenerational. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"As the years went by , and the pandemic restricted in-person services and events, 10 other municipalities joined the agency. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Years went by without the bodies being identified and without progress in the missing persons case. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Not a minute went by without motorcycles bawling past us. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"As the years went by , the jingle from the federal piggy bank diminished, but the freeways stayed on the drawing boards and in the minds of highway project planners. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"The royal siblings were spotted snacking, waving and dancing to the music as the floats and performers went by . \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Two months went by without any visits at all until May 24, when an investigator visited the family and spoke with the mother and the child. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Siddharth Menon, the co-founder of WazirX, told CNN Business that following the announcement, his platform saw daily sign-ups jump by over 50%. \u2014 Diksha Madhok, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Cambridge family took in the traditional fly- by . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"The Tom Cruise actioner had a spectacular red carpet premiere in Cannes on Wednesday, which even featured a fly- by from a squadron of French fighter jets. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"What is the name of the asteroid that NASA's Osiris Rex spacecraft is preparing to leave after collecting a sample and conducting a recent fly- by ? \u2014 CNN , 16 Apr. 2021",
"In 2111, the probe will have a fly- by near the planet that lasts about two minutes. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2020",
"Winemakers often bleed off juice to add intensity to their red wines, in this way the resulting ros\u00e9 is really a by -product of red wine. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"City workers were on stand- by , ready with axes, picks and crowbars to raze the market to the ground before anyone could protest the ruling. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The mass resignations will require fresh by -elections in well over 100 seats. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In another instance of character-building- by -tailoring, Richie\u2014the hothead son of a local crime boss\u2014is seen in a Harrison\u2019s camel-hair overcoat with too-wide shoulders, aggressive lapels and turnback cuffs. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Running backs coach Mike Jinks reiterated USC wants to employ less of a by -committee approach this fall, and Ingram has the look of a workhorse, with the ability to do damage in space and between the tackles. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2021",
"About 500 fast charging stalls will go live the by end of this year, GM said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2021",
"But even Alabama must face this stark reality: Smith, Waddle and Harris were generational talents capable of being replaced only with a by -committee approach. \u2014 USA Today , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Clouds will increase by evening as the next rainy front approaches. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Partly sunny skies emerge for all by afternoon as temperatures struggle to move past the 30s to low 40s for highs. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Horton was a familiar face in the community by sight, if not by name. \u2014 Susan Hoffman, Daily Pilot , 15 July 2019",
"JoJo\u2019 Robar, if not by name then by description \u2014 that guy with the 200-watt smile and his three-wheeled bike who rode all over, collecting cans and friends. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community , 13 June 2018",
"In the church\u2019s library, retired religion scholar Herb Burhenn unpacks John 16 verse by verse as a dozen seniors seated around a long table listen and nod deferentially. \u2014 G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Oct. 2017"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
"Noun",
"1567, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Interjection",
"1709, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": colorless",
": appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed",
": expressionless",
": devoid of covering or content",
": such as",
": free from writing or marks",
": without any recorded sound or information",
": having spaces to be filled in",
"\u2014 see also blank check",
": lacking interest, variety, or change",
": absolute , unqualified",
": unfinished",
": having a plain or unbroken surface where an opening is usual",
": the bull's-eye of a target",
": an empty space (as on a paper)",
": a paper with spaces for the entry of data",
": a piece of material prepared to be made into something (such as a key) by a further operation",
": a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile",
": an empty or featureless place or space",
": a vacant or uneventful period",
": a dash substituting for an omitted word",
": obscure , obliterate",
": to stop access to : seal",
": to keep (an opponent) from scoring",
": to treat (a friend or acquaintance) in a hostile or unfriendly way : to ignore or refuse to talk to (someone)",
": fade",
": to become confused or abstracted",
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": having empty spaces to be filled in",
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": events or a time that cannot be remembered"
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"\u02c8bla\u014bk",
"\u02c8bla\u014bk"
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"catatonic",
"deadpan",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
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"document",
"form",
"paper"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a blank sheet of paper",
"a book with blank pages",
"Noun",
"The form has a blank for your signature.",
"The actors are shooting blanks .",
"Verb",
"The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The market for investments in blank -check mergers is particularly challenged with regulators now paying much closer attention to companies\u2019 lofty promises, many of which proved unrealistic. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Cortese\u2019s bill would have banned the use of guns and blank ammunition containing gunpowder or other explosive charges from film sets, with some exceptions. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"As long as big banks stay on the SPAC sideline, though, the blank -check market will never be the same. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The company provides the prop house and its clients with blank ammunition, which generate a flash and sound when fired but don\u2019t contain lead bullets. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Even blank ammunition can be deadly if fired at close range. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, Chloe Melas And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The entertainment industry uses toy guns as well as fully functional guns that are loaded with blank ammunition, which are cartridge cases with no bullets, and are instead filled with wads of paper, wax, or cotton. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"At that point, Longman came in and shot Breinholt in the head at near point- blank range. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Johnston's father, David, and a colleague were shot at point- blank range in the back of the head late one morning in 1997, a year before the Good Friday Agreement that largely brought an end to the sectarian violence. \u2014 Kitty Donaldson, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Segel earns some empathy as a hangdog Everyman, though his backstory remains such a deliberate blank that any insight is mostly gleaned from his blundering missteps and low-simmering misery. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But the bill stops short of banning all functional guns \u2014 including blank -firing weapons \u2014 from film and TV sets. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"So, draw your own conclusion by filling in the blank in the following sentence with a) or b). \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Fill in the blank : Koufax, Gibson, Maddux, Valenzula, Scherzer, Buehler etc. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But the Jets couldn\u2019t keep up with the Colts, who scored touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions \u2013 and on the one blank were stopped on downs at the New York 1-yard line. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Fill in the blank with service, customer service rep, salesperson, product, etc. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"That caused the blank to propel the dummy round out of the barrel, striking Lee. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Although the blank did not penetrate his skin, the impact fractured his skull and caused hemorrhaging in his brain. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Blanchard managed to force two pop outs and a strikeout to blank Fairfield-Ludlowe with the night\u2019s drama at its peak. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Jack Brown and Joey Wilmoth helped the Tigers blank the Shamrocks the following day. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The North Eastern girls varsity high school ice hockey team traveled to Piney Orchard Ice Rink last Friday to face and blank Howard County, 6-0. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, the floors of the apartment were concrete, the walls blank plaster. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-130855"
},
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"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill",
": to be subjected to great or oppressive heat",
": the act or state of cooking something directly over or under high radiant heat : the act or state of broiling (see broil entry 1 )",
": brawl",
": embroil",
": a noisy disturbance : tumult",
": brawl",
": to cook or be cooked directly over or under a heat source",
": to make or feel extremely hot"
],
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"\u02c8br\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8br\u022fil"
],
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"bog (down)",
"embrangle",
"embroil",
"mire"
],
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"affray",
"brawl",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"1563, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1525, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-141529"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to care for children usually during a short absence of the parents",
": to give care",
": to babysit for",
": mind , tend",
": to care for a child while the child's parents are away"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113-\u02ccsit",
"\u02c8b\u0101-b\u0113-\u02ccsit"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vesbit will sometimes babysit while Roost and her son are in town. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
"Family Christian Center hired Smith, a church member and Valparaiso University student, to babysit the Munseys\u2019 grandchild in their Schererville home in the 1400 Block of Wilderness Drive on May 29, 2015, the lawsuit stated. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The second mother was supposed to babysit all seven kids. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There is an in-it-together camaraderie in the neighborhood \u2014 regular pizza night with the children, offers to babysit or run an errand to the grocery store, kid-clothes hand-me-downs from Kruger for her younger kids. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The machine makes the decision \u2014 like a parent or guardian assigned to babysit the human driver. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Michael Che isn't rushing to babysit Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson's son anytime soon. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Did the Mets hire Joey Cora simply to babysit Francisco Lindor? \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Sometimes his daughter's grandparents are able to babysit for the day, but not always. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"back-formation from babysitter ",
"first_known_use":[
"1944, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151556"
},
"biddable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": easily led, taught, or controlled : docile",
": capable of being bid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"law-abiding",
"obedient",
"submissive",
"tractable"
],
"antonyms":[
"balky",
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"noncompliant",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"unamenable",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"examples":[
"The children became less biddable as they grew older.",
"the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Among these behaviors, breed did play some role \u2014 for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable , and Shiba Inus are far less so. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-163111"
},
"bootstrapper":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on",
": unaided efforts",
": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another",
": carried out with minimum resources or advantages",
": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal? \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Flux is also used for reconciling and upgrading the clusters provisioned through the EKS Anywhere bootstrap cluster. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
"For over 15 years, Richard Monta\u00f1ez told a tale of bootstrap hustle so incredible that few ever doubted it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success? \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181026"
},
"befog":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": confuse",
": fog , obscure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fg",
"-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"blur",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"muddy",
"obfuscate"
],
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"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"examples":[
"the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
"the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182254"
},
"brash":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brittle",
": heedless of the consequences : audacious",
": done in haste without regard for consequences : rash",
": full of fresh raw vitality",
": uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3 ) : bumptious",
": lacking restraint and discernment : tactless",
": aggressively self-assertive : impudent",
": piercingly sharp : harsh",
": marked by vivid contrast : bold",
": a mass of fragments (as of ice)",
": an attack of illness",
": a short severe illness",
": water brash"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brash",
"\u02c8brash"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"His co-star, who plays Lady Macbeth, was even more brash . \u2014 John Carucci, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Philbrick burst on the art scene as a brash young dealer, bidding millions for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Yayoi Kusama, and then vanished in late 2019 amid a wave of lawsuits by collectors including the billionaire Reuben brothers. \u2014 Bob Van Voris And Bloomberg, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Between the brash -to-humble son and his angry-to-sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bay specializes in making brash , cacophonous, high-calorie, low-nutrition fast-food cinema. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
"UConn coach Geno Auriemma was the brash upstart going up against venerable Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, and UConn was looking for its first national championship. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Boz, these employees say, is more extroverted, more hard-charging and brash . \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Naturally, the brass has issues with his brash ways and our man will get called to carpet a lot. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
"Tony Scott\u2019s film was a highly successful, undeniably compelling advertisement for brash 1980s jingoism. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"In the file footage, including rare clips of the group\u2019s formative gigs at the Rivoli in Toronto, the Kids are all brash energy and suburban rebellion. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182500"
},
"beggarly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry",
": befitting or resembling a beggar",
": marked by extreme poverty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"She received a beggarly sum for her efforts.",
"the dictator and his inner circle lived in unconscionable luxury while the beggarly masses eked out a pitiful existence"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183726"
},
"bellyful":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an excessive amount"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
],
"synonyms":[
"excess",
"fat",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"overplus",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"plus",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"surplusage"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"insufficiency",
"undersupply"
],
"examples":[
"The movie provides a bellyful of laughs.",
"a bellyful of complaints about the new security procedures"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-184056"
},
"bothering":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk",
": to intrude upon : pester",
": to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned",
": to become concerned",
": to take pains (see pain entry 1 sense 3 ) : take the trouble",
": a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry",
": something that causes petty annoyance or worry",
": fuss , inconvenience",
": to trouble (someone) in body or mind : annoy",
": to cause to worry",
": to take the time or trouble",
": to intrude upon : interrupt",
": someone or something that is annoying",
": commotion",
": a state of worry or annoyance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t\u035fh-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bug",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"disturb",
"intrude (upon)",
"pester"
],
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"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Without a witness, a stakeholder, a rock\u2014why bother ? \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"So, why bother refactoring or rewriting using modern software development techniques? \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Why bother remaking Robert Wise\u2019s 1961 masterpiece? \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Why even bother launching such a small and doomed service? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Why bother if Irving could play only when the team was on the road? \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Why bother with anything so unhinged as a too-tight topper? \u2014 Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Jan. 2022",
"And the flip side to anxiety is fatalism: If vaccine effectiveness fades so fast, why bother getting the shot in the first place? \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Many political figures no longer bother pretending to look for it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some people do not want the bother and want all new and to paint the house every seven to 10 years (depending on the climate). \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Just give Real Madrid the trophy and save everyone the bother . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"But the ability to jump from an interrogation to a flashback on what one of the cops is describing only sometimes feels valuable enough to be worth the bother . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With an election coming, Morrison and his Coalition federal government, an alliance of center-right political parties, find themselves in a spot of bother . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Kate wanted to clock in, get the work done and clock out without any bother but instead became part of some uncomfortable conversations. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her will leaves everything to be split equally between her two kids: my wife and my wife\u2019s bother . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Ferrell and co-star Mark Wahlberg bounce off each other perefectly, and bother are up to the challenge of delivering a funny like even when things are looking grim in the movie's mid-recession white collar crime scheme. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Why would the copyright holder bother filing a claim for fake images? \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1745, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1761, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190851"
},
"biddability":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": easily led, taught, or controlled : docile",
": capable of being bid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"law-abiding",
"obedient",
"submissive",
"tractable"
],
"antonyms":[
"balky",
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"noncompliant",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"unamenable",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"examples":[
"The children became less biddable as they grew older.",
"the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Among these behaviors, breed did play some role \u2014 for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable , and Shiba Inus are far less so. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191519"
},
"back (up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that serves as a substitute or support",
": musical accompaniment",
": additional personnel who provide assistance",
": an accumulation caused by a stoppage in the flow",
": a copy of computer data (such as a file or the contents of a hard drive)",
": the act or an instance of making a backup",
": to accumulate in a congested state",
": to move into a position behind (a teammate) in order to assist on a play",
": hold back sense 1",
": to make a copy of (a computer file or data) to protect against accidental loss or corruption",
": to make copies of all the files on (a device)",
": a person who takes the place of or supports another",
": a situation in which the flow of something becomes blocked",
": a copy of information stored on a computer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His role on the team is to be a backup to the regular quarterback.",
"We have an extra radio as a backup in case this one doesn't work.",
"We have an extra radio for backup .",
"He provides backup for the regular quarterback.",
"She sang backup on his CD.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The closed-loop, one-two punch of AI and automation requires humans to be deeply involved, first in training the intelligence and then serving as its backup , manually resolving complex or ambiguous issues. \u2014 Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And backing up an old iPhone or iPad device and then restoring that backup to a new phone or tablet should move the app over. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Your shower is likely to work just fine, but the Simple Shower Gravity Shower Kit ($15) is an inexpensive, compact backup if your home loses its supply of clean tap water. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 12 June 2022",
"The Browns could help the 49ers, too, by sending Mayfield to San Francisco to be Trey Lance\u2019s backup . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The incident caused Highway 101 traffic to backup during the morning rush hour with the closure of a northbound lane. \u2014 Brian J. Varela, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, Okey hit .237 with 13 total extra-base hits as the Bats\u2019 backup behind Beau Taylor. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"The team excused its former starter, Baker Mayfield, from its off-season program as the front office seeks to trade him, and the current backup , the journeyman Jacoby Brissett, is not seen as a multiyear starter. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Junior Lance Ware is set to return as Tshiebwe's primary backup . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the year after saw a decrease of 28%, this year's numbers appear to be on their way back up . \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Press back up so forcefully that your body leaves the ground, jumping slightly to the right. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Dan Lamothe And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Cate Cadell, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Previously contentious votes came back up for discussion. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"Mark Smucker, president and CEO, said on an earnings call that the company is working with the FDA to get the Lexington facility back up and running. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Just after noon, his head dropped to the table, then jerked back up . \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Let\u2019s back up here and get a running start at this bedrock of Latter-day Saint belief. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1801, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191741"
},
"burnish":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing",
": polish sense 3",
": to rub (a material) with a tool for compacting or smoothing or for turning an edge",
": luster , gloss",
": to make shiny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-nish",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-nish"
],
"synonyms":[
"buff",
"dress",
"furbish",
"gloss",
"grind",
"polish",
"rub",
"shine",
"smooth",
"smoothen"
],
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"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster",
"Noun",
"after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Academy election will burnish San Diego County\u2019s already bright reputation in science. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"That's why he's gone from architect of the 1994 crime bill, intended to burnish his law-and-order bona fides during the Clinton years, to criminal justice crusader in the Black Lives Matter era. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The White House still has plenty of tools at its disposal to speed the energy transition and burnish its reputation on the world stage, though. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Here are the biggest questions for China going into the Games, an event meant to help burnish its reputation on the international stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The efforts have won Poland widespread praise and helped the government burnish an international image damaged by the ruling Law and Justice party's past hostility to non-European immigrants and asylum-seekers. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Russia's war in Ukraine has afforded Macron the chance to demonstrate his influence on the international stage and burnish his pro-NATO credentials. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Harris has worked over the past year to burnish her foreign policy credentials, helped in part by assignments given to her by Biden that introduced her to foreign leaders and placed her at the center of critical global issues. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Australia has pledged A$1 billion ($700 million) in funding to help protect the Great Barrier Reef as the government looks to burnish its green credentials ahead of a national election due by May. \u2014 Ben Westcott, Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dark burnish brings deep savory notes, but even a hint of burn will make the whole mole bitter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
"The cream turns into a rich sauce and the cheese gets bubbly-brown; the greens towards the top burnish (kale chips!) but those underneath stay silky-soft. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Dec. 2019",
"As each streetlamp passed, the burnish of its reflected light rolled up alongside them on the asphalt, like a dolphin curious about a new boat in her waters, and then veered away. \u2014 Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
"Perhaps the open roasting caused the sugar to caramelize, adding a slightly bitter burnish that mitigated the awful sweetness. \u2014 Mimi Sheraton, The Seattle Times , 25 Sep. 2018",
"The reds of radishes and tomatoes, the burnish of crisped bacon and bright greens of beans and hardy lettuces showed through milky dressings that coated each piece. \u2014 Bonnie S. Benwick, charlotteobserver , 1 May 2018",
"A renovation, completed in late 2015, with updates this spring and summer to some of its signature restaurants, adds a new burnish to this destination, just as Mexico City itself is becoming a must-go spot, especially for the international jet set. \u2014 Melena Ryzik, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-194518"
},
"bed (down)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lie down somewhere for sleep",
": to provide (a person or animal) with a place to sleep"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-194853"
},
"bobbery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hubbub"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-b(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"proponents of a silent birth believe that the bobbery that accompanies most births is harmful to the newborn"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Hindi b\u0101p re , literally, oh father!",
"first_known_use":[
"1796, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195007"
},
"bedraggle":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wet thoroughly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8dra-g\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathe",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"drown",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"wash",
"water",
"water-soak",
"waterlog",
"wet",
"wet down"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear"
],
"examples":[
"I was so bedraggled by the relentless rain that I couldn't wait to get into some dry clothes."
],
"history_and_etymology":" be- + draggle ",
"first_known_use":[
"1727, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195625"
},
"backdrop":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage",
": background"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccdr\u00e4p"
],
"synonyms":[
"background",
"ground"
],
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"examples":[
"The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding photos.",
"The novel unfolds against a backdrop of war.",
"The city provides the backdrop for the love story.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plenty of old songs of all flavors create minor tidal waves on TikTok, where teen-agers with no prior knowledge of an artist can recontextualize music against the backdrop of a dance challenge or a joke. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Fuzzy Door is in the eary stages of developing a remake of the epic 1983 miniseries set against the backdrop of World War II. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 12 June 2022",
"In a slick but engaging new film due on Netflix June 14, the star frames her struggles and triumphs against the backdrop of the 2020 Super Bowl. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Achieving immortality Against the backdrop the past few year provides, the juxtaposition could not be starker. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Her remark is even more ominous against the backdrop of other cases yet to be decided this term. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The diplomatic row emerges against the backdrop of growing religious tensions in India under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party, the BJP. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The case is playing out against the backdrop of long-standing concerns by Japan about bad behavior, however sporadic, by the tens of thousands of U.S. service members in the country and a sense that they are afforded preferential treatment. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"The debate occurred against the backdrop of two mass shootings in the U.S. in a little more than a week. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-195737"
},
"baddie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bad person or thing",
": an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-d\u0113"
],
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"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the actor has never been cast as a hero, but he's played every kind of baddie imaginable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His efforts pay off, nominally: Michael Morbius doesn\u2019t want to be a baddie , though his ungodly urges keep pulling him in that direction. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Hillary is still a baddie with an eye for fashion, but unlike Fresh Prince's spoiled princess, this gal's got ambitions that involve more than just shopping. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The girls\u2019 defenses aren\u2019t much slicker; in one episode, a humble oboe plays a key role in defeating a baddie . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Wraith, whose real name could probably double for that of a DC baddie , has an intriguing, hulking woodenness that makes sense in context. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Maguire\u2019s Spidey, who goes back quite some time with Dafoe\u2019s insane baddie , is a wise sort who talks the teenager out of killing in cold blood, though the Goblin sticks a very sharp object into the helping hero for his efforts. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Only Gadot briefly gets to cut loose as a vamping baddie . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But Bond discovers that the main baddie this time is a mysterious figure named Safin (Rami Malek), who has a connection to Swann, a sweet island lair and a vengeful agenda. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Later, fulfilling the standard brief of a Bond baddie , Safin will occupy an island lair and hatch plans to dominate the planet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1872, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200926"
},
"byzantine":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium",
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold",
": of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern (see eastern sense 2 ) canon law",
": of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation",
": intricately involved : labyrinthine",
": a native or inhabitant of Byzantium"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-z\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0113n",
"\u02c8b\u012b-",
"-\u02cct\u012bn",
"b\u0259-\u02c8zan-\u02cct\u0113n",
"b\u012b-\u02c8zan-"
],
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"baroque",
"complex",
"complicate",
"complicated",
"convoluted",
"daedal",
"elaborate",
"intricate",
"involute",
"involved",
"knotty",
"labyrinthian",
"labyrinthine",
"sophisticated",
"tangled"
],
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"noncomplex",
"noncomplicated",
"plain",
"simple",
"uncomplicated"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1651, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202807"
},
"barroom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a room or establishment whose main feature is a bar for the sale of liquor : bar entry 1 sense 5b"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
"-\u02ccru\u0307m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"cantina",
"dramshop",
"gin mill",
"grogshop",
"pub",
"public house",
"saloon",
"taproom",
"tavern",
"watering hole",
"watering place"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"her mother didn't like her even to walk past the barroom because she was worried that there might be drunk people inside",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This barroom \u2013stock market environment is the turf of hustlers \u2014 minus the comic heroism of 1930s newspaper movies. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 June 2022",
"Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash-talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Neither loudness nor drunkenness in this barroom had ever been tolerated. \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But Bennett, 57, who had spent time in prison for stabbing a man in a barroom brawl in the 1980s, decided to take one more shot at life. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"The adjoining warehouse, at 3553, is in the process of being transformed into a private, soundproof beer-tasting room where visitors may sample beer pairings with chocolate and light barroom bites. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"The O\u2019Casey peered across his shoulder, into the gloom of the barroom . \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Apparently, 2000 was too soon for a series involving a barroom bet between the Almighty and Satan. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At their first party, hosted at the barroom Home Sweet Home in New York, more than 250 people from different cultures and backgrounds showed up. \u2014 Caroline Newton, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1742, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205333"
},
"bald-faced":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": barefaced"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fl(d)-\u02c8f\u0101st"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1761, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210854"
},
"blab":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that blabs : tattletale",
": idle or excessive talk : chatter",
": to talk idly or thoughtlessly",
": to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter",
": to reveal especially without reserve or discretion",
": to reveal a secret",
": to talk too much"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blab",
"\u02c8blab"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.",
"\u201cHow did she find out about the surprise party?\u201d \u201cTom blabbed .\u201d",
"He kept blabbing on and on about politics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab -o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 3 Nov. 2019",
"Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project? \u2014 Steven Strom, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Toby should not have blabbed about being in love with Nadal. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"But that\u2019s not the end of the bad vibes, as Victoria F. is mad that Alayah had been reading online spoilers during her ever-so-brief time off the show, and Alayah has been blabbing about the Chase Rice connection. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2020",
"His climactic loop in a helicopter after blabbing about it for the first part of the movie is the equivalent of an old drunk at the bar reenacting his game-winning high school touchdown. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Alexa is all too happy to blab all the details about what\u2019s in those packages to anyone in the house who asks. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Boisterous lunch customers pack tables, blabbing in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek and English. \u2014 Seth Kugel, New York Times , 1 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-214506"
},
"barrage":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation",
": artillery fire laid on a line (see line entry 1 sense 6c ) close to friendly troops to screen and protect them",
": a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once",
": to deliver a barrage (see barrage entry 2 ) against",
": a heavy and continuous firing of weapons during a battle",
": a great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-ij",
"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4zh",
"-\u02c8r\u00e4j",
"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4zh",
"-\u02c8r\u00e4j",
"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4zh"
],
"synonyms":[
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
],
"antonyms":[
"bomb",
"bombard"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1837, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221655"
},
"bleach":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove color or stains from",
": to make whiter or lighter especially by physical or chemical removal of color",
": to remove, make dull, or sanitize as if by removing color",
": to grow white or lose color",
": to expel symbiotic zooxanthellae exposing a white skeleton",
": the act or process of bleaching",
": a preparation used in bleaching",
": the degree of whiteness obtained by bleaching",
": to make white by removing the color or stains from",
": a chemical used for bleaching"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113ch",
"\u02c8bl\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanch",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"bones bleached white by the sun",
"She bleached her hair blonde.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Benzoyl peroxide products should be used with caution as it is known to be a skin irritant when exposed to the skin for long periods of time and can bleach the hairline and clothes. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"All flours will bleach (i.e. lighten) over time with exposure to air. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Spider mites suck the juices from leaf cells, causing leaves to bleach out. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
"For example, many people will bleach their skin in Jamaica and alter their appearance to look lighter. \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Sharp also says to bleach any mildew because paint won't adhere properly to mildewed surfaces. \u2014 Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Waxing to its First Quarter phase tonight, our satellite now becomes bright enough to begin to bleach the night sky. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 5 Dec. 2021",
"So thank you, Rihanna, for giving me my daily urge to bleach my hair with complete abandon. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Waxing to its First Quarter phase on Wednesday, our satellite this week becomes bright enough to begin to bleach the night sky. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That's right: Less than a month after Kardashian stepped onto the 2022 Met Gala red carpet with a new, bleach -blonde look, Davidson has gone blonde, as well. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 30 May 2022",
"The star of Peacock's upcoming drama series Angelyne, based on the life and times of the bleach -blonde Los Angeles icon of the same name, showed up to a business meeting with NBC executives in full character. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"While walking the 2022 Met Gala red carpet in a Prada two-piece, the model appeared nearly browless, and this seemed to be the result of bleach . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 3 May 2022",
"The Mayo Clinic recommends mixing just half a cup of bleach in a 40-gallon bathtub filled with water, then soaking your hands for 10 minutes. \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Disinfect tools between cuts in a 10 percent solution of household bleach . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"But, her coordinating bleach look didn't last for long. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"Work in a stain pre-treater or some liquid detergent and launder the sheet using fabric-safe bleach . \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
"On Instagram, Clenney posts as Courtney Tailor, with bleach blonde extensions and a girl-next-door smile. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221748"
},
"broadly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having ample extent from side to side or between limits",
": having a specified extension from side to side",
": extending far and wide : spacious",
": relating to the main or essential points",
": open , full",
": plain , obvious",
": dialectal especially in pronunciation",
": liberal , tolerant",
": widely applicable or applied : general",
": wide in range or amount",
": open",
": marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety:",
": coarse , risqu\u00e9",
": outspoken",
": in a broad (see broad entry 1 sense 4a ) manner : fully",
": woman",
": an expansion of a river",
": not narrow : wide",
": extending far and wide : spacious",
": complete entry 1 sense 1 , full",
": not limited",
": covering only the main points : general",
"river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in North Carolina and South Carolina \u2014 see saluda",
"river 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in southern South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u02c8br\u022fd"
],
"synonyms":[
"fat",
"thick",
"wide"
],
"antonyms":[
"hairline",
"narrow",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The store has a broad selection of coats.",
"There was broad agreement on the new government.",
"There are three broad categories of industry in the region: computers, finance, and education.",
"the broad outlines of a problem",
"discusses \u201cfamily\u201d in its broadest sense",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some lawyers expressed relief that the Glencore certifications weren\u2019t overly broad , and instead tailored to the specific legal violations at issue. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"And that science can be broad and should be broadened, not just our Western knowledge but also traditional knowledge. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"The rout has been broad and deep, with the value of ether, solana, tether and other major tokens following bitcoin down. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"Immigration advocates and some government officials have long said that the statute was overly broad and could apply to situations not typically thought of as terrorism. \u2014 Hamed Aleazizstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Still, the project \u2014 which was originally written by Cronenberg in 1998 and has arrived in 2022 without any changes to its script \u2014 is way too broad in its interests to be reduced to the body horror of it all. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
"Critics have also suggested the handouts are too broad , given the growing wealth gap. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Outside of military support, the Coast Guard\u2019s 10 other statutory missions are enormously broad and force the maritime service to understand the myriad of technological, regulatory and institutional challenges facing America\u2019s maritime. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The survey was not broad enough to offer reliable estimates of those racial and ethnic discrepancies on a state-by-state basis, the bureau said. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Price increases were broad -based in May, which could be a sign that inflation is becoming entrenched in the U.S. economy. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"One encouraging sign, Vitner said, was that hiring was broad -based across most of the economy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"These investments need to be broad -based, including equipment, processes and especially people. \u2014 Rebecca Henderson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity Program is pretty broad -based. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world\u2019s largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Alexa Viega, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"Gains across the region were broad -based, with banks, transport companies and energy producers rising. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225229"
},
"bustling":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": full of lively activity : busily astir"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259s-li\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u0259-s\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"active",
"assiduous",
"busy",
"diligent",
"employed",
"engaged",
"hopping",
"industrious",
"laborious",
"occupied",
"sedulous",
"tied-up",
"working"
],
"antonyms":[
"idle",
"inactive",
"unbusy",
"unemployed",
"unoccupied"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the 29-year-old has developed her own following and steady gigs in the bustling city, her career hasn\u2019t always been so seamless. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Good medical colleges, including one for women, a fledgling Filipino community in a bustling port city. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"More than six weeks after the Russian siege began, Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight the vastly superior Russian forces in ferocious battles amid the ruins of what once was a bustling city on the Sea of Azov coast. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Oscillating between the Arizona wilderness and the bustling city of Phoenix, ancient and modern forged an identity with eyes forward and a heart tethered to the old ways. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Its 38 stories overlook the Uptown and Galleria neighborhoods (plus offer helicopter access), yet offer what feels like a retreat from the bustling city. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Emily left her small town for the bustling city of Xi'an, China, to teach English. \u2014 Rebecca Detken, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Council Crest is always my first stop when showing visitors around Portland to see a little bit of everything, from mountains to the bustling city, all from the tallest point in the city. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Kabul is now a bustling commercial city, with new apartment buildings rising above the skyline. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225434"
},
"begird":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": gird sense 2a",
": surround , encompass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8g\u0259rd",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"belt",
"engird",
"engirdle",
"enwind",
"gird",
"girdle",
"girt",
"girth",
"wrap"
],
"antonyms":[
"ungird",
"unwrap"
],
"examples":[
"a white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230306"
},
"blow":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to be in motion",
": to move with speed or force",
": to move or run quickly",
": to send forth a current of air or other gas",
": to make a sound by or as if by blowing",
": sound entry 2",
": boast",
": to talk in an empty or boastful way",
": pant , gasp",
": to eject moisture-laden air from the lungs through the blowhole",
": to move or be carried by or as if by wind",
": erupt , explode",
": to become damaged or destroyed as a result of an electrical overload",
": to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture",
": to be extremely bad in quality or execution : suck , stink",
": to set (gas or vapor) in motion",
": to act on with a current of gas or vapor",
": to play or sound on (a wind instrument)",
": to play (something) on a wind instrument",
": to spread by report",
": damn",
": to drive with a current of gas or vapor",
": to clear of contents by forcible passage of a current of air",
": to project (a gesture or sound made with the mouth) by blowing",
": to distend with or as if with gas",
": to produce or shape by the action of blown or injected air",
": to deposit eggs or larvae on or in",
": to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion",
": to put out of breath with exertion",
": to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath",
": to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly",
": to treat with unusual expenditure",
": to cause (a fuse) to blow",
": to rupture by too much pressure",
": botch sense 1",
": to fail to keep or hold",
": to lose or miss (an opportunity) because of mistakes or poor judgment",
": to leave hurriedly",
": to propel with great force or speed",
": to drive or speed through or past (a traffic signal or stop sign) without stopping",
": to become enraged",
": vomit sense 1",
": to be favorable at one moment and adverse the next",
": to release pent-up emotions",
": to lose one's composure",
": to reveal one's real identity",
": to overwhelm one with wonder or bafflement",
": to become violently angry",
": to go crazy",
": to speak idly, misleadingly, or boastfully",
": to call public or official attention to something (such as a wrongdoing) kept secret",
": an instance of air moving with speed or force : a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent",
": brag , boasting",
": an act or instance of blowing (see blow entry 1 )",
": the time during which air is forced through molten metal to refine it",
": the quantity of metal refined during that time",
": cocaine",
": flower , bloom",
": blossoms",
": bloom entry 2 sense 1b",
": a forcible stroke delivered with a part of the body (such as the fist) or with an instrument",
": a hostile act or state : combat",
": a forcible or sudden act or effort : assault",
": an unfortunate or calamitous happening",
": to move or be moved usually with speed and force",
": to move in or with the wind",
": to send forth a strong stream of air from the mouth or from a bellows",
": to make a sound or cause to sound by blowing",
": to clear by forcing air through",
": to shape by forcing air into",
": to enter or leave very quickly",
": to fail in performing or keeping",
": to pass without effect",
": explode sense 1",
": to fill with a gas",
": a blowing of wind : gale",
": a hard hit with a part of the body or an object",
": a sudden happening that causes suffering or loss",
": to free (the nose) of mucus and debris by forcible exhalation",
": to deposit eggs or larvae on or in",
": the act of some insects of depositing eggs or larvae",
": a larva so deposited (as in a wound)",
": forcible ejection of air from the body (as in freeing the nose of mucus and debris)",
": cocaine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d",
"\u02c8bl\u014d",
"\u02c8bl\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"gasp",
"heave",
"hyperventilate",
"pant",
"puff",
"wheeze"
],
"antonyms":[
"blast",
"flurry",
"gust",
"scud",
"williwaw",
"windblast"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-231616"
},
"beck":{
"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": beckon",
": bow , curtsy",
": a beckoning gesture",
": summons , bidding",
": ready to obey one's command immediately",
": creek sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bek",
"\u02c8bek",
"\u02c8bek"
],
"synonyms":[
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233056"
},
"bargain":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other",
": something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract",
": an advantageous purchase",
": a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its results",
": besides",
": to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : haggle",
": to come to terms : agree",
": to bring to a desired level by bargaining",
": to sell or dispose of by bargaining",
": expect",
": an agreement settling what each person is to give and receive in a business deal",
": something bought or offered for sale at a good price",
": to talk over the terms of a purchase or agreement",
": an agreement between parties that settles what each gives or receives (as a promise or performance) in a transaction between them \u2014 compare contract",
": something acquired by or as if by bargaining",
": something whose value considerably exceeds its cost",
": to negotiate over the terms of an agreement (as a contract)",
": to engage in collective bargaining",
": to agree to certain terms or conditions : come to terms",
": to convey according to a bargain"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-g\u0259n",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-g\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"buy",
"deal",
"pennyworth",
"snip",
"steal"
],
"antonyms":[
"chaffer",
"deal",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"horse-trade",
"negotiate",
"palter"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I think everyone involved was satisfied with the bargain we made.",
"They've agreed to turn the land over to the state, and the state, as its part of the bargain , has agreed to keep it undeveloped.",
"She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops.",
"Verb",
"The price listed is quite high, but the seller might be willing to bargain .",
"they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He was also charged with burglary and theft of property, but those charges were dismissed as part of the plea bargain . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"With a dividend yield exceeding 4% and trading at a forward P/E ratio of 10, United Overseas Bank looks like a bargain . \u2014 Michael Cannivet, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"But the highest price in the rivalry\u2019s history looks like a bargain today. \u2014 Andrew Beaton And Ben Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"While some stocks may look like a bargain during the selloff, market analysts say investors should proceed with caution, warning that stocks could slide even further. \u2014 Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Capable pass rushers don\u2019t come cheaply, and the largely unproven Ebukam, signed to a two-year, $12 million deal in March, will look like a bargain after an 8.5-sack season. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Feb. 2022",
"By some of those comparisons, Day\u2019s pay almost looks like a bargain for Ohio State \u2014 though maybe only a small one. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 15 Oct. 2021",
"No matter what happens the rest of his career \u2014 or, for that matter, the remainder of the four-year, $68 million contract which once looked like a mistake and now looks like a bargain \u2014 one thing is certain about Nate Eovaldi\u2019s future. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But the Seattle apartment purchase seems like a bargain compared to a homeless housing project breaking ground in Los Angeles\u2019 Skid Row. \u2014 Dan Springer, Fox News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Each sector will bargain separately for contracts and vote separately for union vice presidents, though the entire membership will still vote together for the top leadership posts of president and secretary-treasurer. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"In 1993, workers at the massive Avondale shipbuilding docks in New Orleans voted to unionize, but the company refused to bargain , spending four years appealing to the NLRB. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Categorized as independent contractors by gig corporations, these workers, generally speaking, cannot collectively bargain or strike without violating antitrust laws. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Make the athletes employees, cut them in on the massive amount of revenue being raked in by football and basketball, collectively bargain the terms of engagement and sign athletes to enforceable contracts. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The broader United Steelworkers reached a pattern agreement with the oil industry about a month ago, but the individual units bargain over local issues as well, according to the union. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Do expect to bargain in marketplaces, bazaars and independent artisan shops. Educate yourself. \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Starbucks Executive Vice President Rossann Williams has said the corporation respects workers' rights to organize and will bargain in good faith. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Trooper Josh Wetzel, president of the Oregon State Police Officers Association, told members that the union has filed a demand to bargain the change in working conditions caused by the governor\u2019s mandate. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000104"
},
"belt":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist as an item of clothing or a means of carrying something (such as tools)",
": a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction",
": a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials",
": an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms)",
": one suited to a particular crop",
": asteroid belt",
": beltway sense 1",
": unfair , unfairly",
": in one's possession : as part of one's experience",
": to encircle or fasten with a belt",
": to strap on",
": to beat with or as if with a belt : thrash",
": strike , hit",
": to mark with a band",
": to sing in a forceful manner or style",
": to drink quickly",
": to move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner",
": to sing loudly",
": a jarring blow : whack",
": drink",
": a strip of flexible material (as leather or cloth) worn around a person's body for holding in or supporting something (as clothing or weapons) or for ornament",
": a flexible endless band running around wheels or pulleys and used for moving or carrying something",
": a region suited to or producing something or having some special feature",
": to put a belt on or around",
": to hit hard",
": to sing in a loud and forceful way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8belt",
"\u02c8belt"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceinture",
"cincture",
"cummerbund",
"cumberbund",
"girdle",
"sash",
"self-belt"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"His bathrobe was loosely belted .",
"He belted the ball down the fairway.",
"Some drunk got mad and threatened to belt me."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000927"
},
"beautiful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure",
": generally pleasing : excellent",
": having qualities of beauty : giving pleasure to the mind or senses",
": very good : excellent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-ti-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This three-day party each June transforms downtown Providence into the best block party of the summer, complete with live music and beautiful art installments. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Guests gathered at the Frost Science Museum for a two-level runway display featuring Naeem Khan's beautiful evening wear designs. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Available in a handful of beautiful colors, Le Creuset's cookware has both oven and table appeal. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The current state of Black creativity is still beautiful and thriving. \u2014 Scarlett Newman, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
"This shampoo has the perfect cocktail of hair-saving ingredients to promote a beautiful , luscious head of hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"James Udom plays the role with a beautiful command of Shakespearean language and a gentility and sincerity not usually seen in this character. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"The finals have been a microcosm of Golden State\u2019s long road back \u2014 a beautiful struggle. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"There are two stills released by Amazon at the moment, one in which Styles and Corrin as Tom and Marion enjoy a beautiful pool, another of the couple at a gallery with David Dawson as Patrick. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewteful, beautefull , from beaute beauty + -ful, -full -ful entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005312"
},
"bewitching":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": powerfully or seductively attractive or charming"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8wi-chi\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holmes bounces from place to place and score to score, struggling to disentangle herself from her bewitching ex-boyfriend, Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 May 2020",
"Unknown but bewitching pieces by Geminiano Giacomelli and Giuseppe Orlandini are placed back to back, each splendidly showcasing Ms. Hallenberg\u2019s seemingly effortless bravura. \u2014 Christopher Corwin, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
"There's a reason the Bullitt's logbook is riddled with positive comments about its bewitching exhaust note and surprisingly comfy interior. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Crossing Delancey\u2019 | Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Opposites attract, in spite of all attempts to stifle said attraction, in this bewitching 1988 romantic comedy from the director Joan Micklin Silver. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Although the scenic elements are minimal, Edward T. Morris' projections provide bewitching atmosphere. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Les Enluminures is one of the great dealers in these dazzling, bewitching little things. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 28 Jan. 2020",
"The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back, delivering another bewitching brew of horror, magic, and the occasional high school hijinks. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2020",
"In Part 3 of the series, our bewitching heroine makes it her mission to free her boyfriend Nick from eternal damnation \u2014 under the evil eye of Madam Satan \u2014 and bring him back into her arms. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1595, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005747"
},
"brittle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": easily broken, cracked, or snapped",
": easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : frail",
": perishable , mortal",
": transitory , evanescent",
": easily hurt or offended : sensitive",
": sharp",
": lacking warmth, depth, or generosity of spirit : cold",
": affected with or being a form of type 1 diabetes characterized by large and unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose level",
": a candy made with caramelized sugar and nuts spread in thin sheets",
": hard but easily broken",
": affected with or being a form of type 1 diabetes characterized by large and unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bri-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8bri-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8brit-\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"brickle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a brittle cracker that turned into crumbs in my pocket",
"a brittle apology that was anything but heartfelt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"On a fundamental level, domination by a few companies may have made supply chains more brittle . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"This fact that testers enjoyed the more brittle chocolate was not surprising. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"Their closets are bigger, and their hips more brittle . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Metallurgy also requires rapid heat quenching when shaping metals to strengthen the material and keep it from becoming brittle . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Overall, experts note the importance of hydration so that strands won\u2019t feel brittle over time. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Nobel, however, began to render the voice hoarse and brittle from expectations and demands. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The truce in Idlib looks brittle from Hamdo\u2019s town, called Maarat al-Naasan, where the rebels and government forces hold positions barely a few miles apart. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 July 2021",
"Meanwhile, Japan\u2019s victories in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor proved to be too brittle to last. \u2014 Arthur Herman, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Craft Beer Collection includes 12 caramels and 8 ounces of brittle for $32. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Aromas of mint brittle , cherries, tobacco and wet ferns. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"For that brittle , glassy sugar topping, a mini blowtorch is your friend\u2014and a worthy investment. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The cola brittle is a play on the African American tradition of dropping a handful of peanuts into fizzy bottles of Coca Cola. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This bar of ruby cacao swirls in cocoa nibs from regular chocolate that have been made into a sweet brittle . \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Another popular choice is Peanut Brittle, a subtle peanut butter ice cream topped with a crunchy, sweet brittle . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The brittle adds crunch and a slightly bitter flavor that pleasantly offsets the slightly sweet ruby cacao. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The finished brittle will snap versus having a chewy texture that can stick to your teeth. \u2014 Sydney Novak, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1892, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-010948"
},
"behest":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an authoritative order : command",
": an urgent prompting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8hest",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"charge",
"command",
"commandment",
"decree",
"dictate",
"direction",
"directive",
"do",
"edict",
"imperative",
"injunction",
"instruction",
"order",
"word"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I only made the change at the author's behest .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot, our leading lady who laments breaking off her engagement to an inconsequential naval officer, Frederick Wentworth (Cosmo Jarvis), at the behest of her vain family. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
"But in a statement, Shirkey suggested Moss did not want to amend the resolution at the behest of his GOP colleagues. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Early in the pandemic, tenOever used the hamsters in his Biosafety Level-3 lab \u2014 originally built for flu research \u2014 to understand the course of the then-novel infection and eventually screen drugs, at the behest of the U.S. government. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"The Landestheater, a handsome neoclassical pile with four hundred and ninety-one seats, was built at the behest of Ernst I, Albert\u2019s father. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"McCraw has stopped providing Gutierrez information at the behest of Busbee, the state lawmaker said. \u2014 Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
"The committee also found Perry called Donoghue at Trump's behest on Dec. 27 to discuss baseless claims of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and referenced Clark during the call. \u2014 Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s Executive Order was lobbied for and written at the behest of meat companies so they would be insulated from safety regulations and protected from liability over safety issues, mass illness and death. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Since the recovery program began, at least 100 wolves have been killed by federal officials at the behest of ranchers who claim the wolves prey on cattle. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, promise, command, from Old English beh\u01e3s promise, from beh\u0101tan to promise, from be- + h\u0101tan to command, promise \u2014 more at hight ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011421"
},
"biting":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having the power to bite",
": able to grip and impress deeply",
": causing intense discomfort"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-ti\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u012b-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitter",
"cutting",
"keen",
"penetrating",
"piercing",
"raw",
"sharp",
"shrewd",
"smarting",
"stinging"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure",
"the biting comments by the popular girls about the new kid in class",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Where other types of insect deterrent devices only marginally improve the situation, the EX90 seems to keep away a significant chunk of the biting insect population. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"There may be political motivations behind the move as Turks return to the polls next June amid a biting economic crisis. \u2014 Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Five years after snatching the 2017 Palme d\u2019Or for The Square, Ruben \u00d6stlund is back in Cannes with another biting satire on the human condition. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Now, inflation is climbing, and food prices are sharply on the rise because of a biting drought and the loss of wheat imports from Ukraine. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"On the Peacock broadcast, Kellett was mildly more biting in his criticism of Grosjean. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
"The 12 half-hour episodes shrink away from ever tapping into Rooney\u2019s grisly side, turning a biting novel into a standard melodrama that\u2019s handsomely shot and finely acted but frustratingly sterile. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"The ending of the novel is Zink at her best: clever and biting , and refreshingly unforced. \u2014 Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"His biting words and clever sound bites have helped to elevate rivalries for the SEC schools where Spurrier coached, Florida from 1990-2001 and South Carolina from 2005-2015. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 5 May 2022"
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"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d"
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"hybrid",
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"the expansive farm on which blooded Arabian horses are raised",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Take Sumner Welles, for instance, a high-ranking official in Franklin Delano Roosevelt\u2019s State Department and a member of that era\u2019s blue- blooded establishment, who had a penchant for propositioning train porters. \u2014 Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold- blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Wilson said the python likely slipped into the Sonic\u2019s kitchen through an open back door, finding a cozy spot for its cold- blooded body behind the hot fryer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Fenwick stands 50-1 on the morning line, an afterthought amid the entries of blue- blooded , monied heavyweights like Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown and Doug O\u2019Neill. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Bone offers five different kinds, from real Japanese wagyu to domestic wagyu hybrids in varying degrees of leanness, to full blooded domestic wagyu, USDA Prime, and G1 Certified Angus. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Gossip Girl\u2019s Lily van der Woodsen), or just plain cold- blooded . \u2014 Kim Fusaro, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"That would explain all the cold- blooded blackouts; Jake has no reservations about shooting Harrow in the face. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
"Using a combination of a cold- blooded offensive attack and a defense that forced six turnovers, the Suns regained the lead early in the third. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8bla-b\u0259r-\u02ccmau\u0307th"
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"told the blabbermouth to put a lid on it"
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"1936, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02cched"
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"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Colts career, the quarterback has admittedly had a few bonehead moments, but from an overall perspective, Wentz is taking care of the football better than most of the quarterbacks in the NFL. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The context is his two bonehead interceptions put the day in a sinkhole. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
"No doubt the front office has made many mistakes, and the coaches have made enough bonehead moves to anger veteran players. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Fan incidents in Salt Lake City, New York and Philadelphia have preceded the water-throwing bonehead at the Garden and fan conduct is becoming a growing issue for players and the NBA. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2021",
"After scoring 0 against the Pelicans, Joe Ingles was brilliant offensively for 16 points against the Sixers, save for one bonehead turnover in the fourth and subsequent and-one foul. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2021",
"So, Jenny and Ken are boneheads and still think Fox is Jamie Foxx, because clearly in their world an Oscar-winning zillionaire needs to grovel for minor coins on this trash. \u2014 Robbie Daw, Billboard , 19 Dec. 2019",
"For Pete\u2019s sake, what are these boneheads doing at practice? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The veteran gunner was a crucial member of Cleveland\u2019s 2016 title squad, but his bonehead error in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals ranks among the worst blunders in league history. \u2014 Michael Shapiro, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yours truly made the bonehead decision to fly to New York for Game 1 of that series the day after our post-marathon-bombing, shelter-in-place Friday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2021",
"Bonehead volunteers, neverending work, and the smell of decaying fruit that lingers still beneath my nose. \u2014 Leighshulman, Longreads , 8 Aug. 2017",
"If new Broncos coach Vance Joseph can prevent Talib from making more bonehead moves on or off the field in the next 12 months, Joseph will deserve coach of the year honors for that achievement alone. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Jan. 2017"
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"1903, in the meaning defined above",
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"type":[
"adverb or adjective",
"noun"
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": distance from side to side : width",
": something of full width",
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"\u02c8bretth",
"\u02c8bredth",
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"We measured the height, breadth , and depth of each piece of furniture.",
"a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This exhibition of the breadth of Mexican music, performed as if it was all created in current times is both aspirational and inspirational. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Her jump was something fantastical, like an illustration of courage; her expansive arms and back were full of breadth . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Through examining these, a more complete picture of the breadth of shut-offs during the pandemic emerges. \u2014 Agnel Philip, ProPublica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s on top of the United States and other Western nations hitting Russia with sanctions of unprecedented breadth and severity. \u2014 Daria Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That's on top of the United States and other Western nations hitting Russia with sanctions of unprecedented breadth and severity. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s on top of the United States and other Western nations hitting Russia with sanctions of unprecedented breadth and severity. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"One measure of market breadth compares the performance of the market-cap weighted S&P 500 with an equal-weighted version. \u2014 Michael Wursthorn, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021",
"From chief executives and entrepreneurs to an early pioneer in zoology, this compilation of more than two dozen women is indicative of the breadth of achievement over the last century. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": spinal column , spine",
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": a chief mountain ridge, range, or system",
": the foundation or most substantial or sturdiest part of something",
": the longest chain of atoms or groups of atoms in a usually long molecule (such as a polymer or protein)",
": the primary high-speed hardware and transmission lines of a telecommunications network (such as the Internet)",
": firm and resolute character",
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": the column of bones in the back enclosing and protecting the spinal cord : spinal column",
": the strongest part of something",
": strength of character",
": spinal column , spine",
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"\u02c8bak-\u02c8b\u014dn",
"-\u02ccb\u014dn",
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8b\u014dn",
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"She is the backbone of the family.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Besides the mom-and-pop and small businesses that are the backbone of the economy, there are many touchstone employers \u2014 hospitals and health insurers, investment firms, universities \u2014 that are nonprofits or privately owned. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Rod Magnuson has a nice spread in rural Utah, raising cattle and alfalfa in an operation that is the backbone of a fourth-generation legacy spent in agriculture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Some gins have a backbone that just sings out of this treatment, and some don\u2019t. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
"Her legs may be gone, followers say, but McFadden has the backbone of a champion. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But local school districts and private businesses can -- and must -- have the backbone to maintain mask mandates until vaccines are available to all. \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The world awaits the answer to the question: Does President Biden have the backbone and skills to keep Taiwan and Ukraine free? \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Whether Villenueve\u2019s saga has anything truly of interest to say in that direction, whether its depiction of empire has a backbone of ideas worthy of such grandeur, remains to be seen. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Consumer spending is the backbone of US economic growth. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040916"
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"biographical name ()"
],
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"noun"
],
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": family , strain"
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"stock",
"strain"
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"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
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"examples":[
"came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Julian using nothing more than the power of music and the talent which flows through his bloodline is about to share a classic musical moment from history with everyone who has $11 to help Ukraine. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Inevitably, there\u2019s a terrible sense of needless loss, the terror of Nazi persecution exacerbated by our heroine\u2019s realization that mental illness and suicide have run through her family bloodline . \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Roscoe was one of many in the bloodline to die young. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 2 May 2022",
"Rainier needed a wife who could have children because, under a 1918 treaty with Paris, the principality would revert to France if his bloodline died out. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Something about this play feels like it\u2019s the bloodline of my family or something. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The filly whose bloodline includes both Curlin and AP Indy has won both of her starts this year and four out of her five overall. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The horses are then categorized by a different bloodline , genotype, breed, gender and color coat, resulting in over 90,000 potential combinations. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Certainly Fury, who is of Irish-Gypsy heritage and comes from a bloodline of bare-knuckle champions, is the more skilful of the two boxers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"1658, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-090834"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": besiege",
": trouble , harass"
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"bi-\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r",
"b\u0113-"
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"besiege",
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"examples":[
"the lack of funds that beleaguers schools",
"beleaguered the castle for months",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
"American officials have felt an affinity for officials in Taipei for decades, a natural sense of solidarity with a democratic government beleaguered by a communist regime. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 May 2020",
"Many Indians obeyed the rules, wary of catching the virus and not trusting India\u2019s beleaguered health care system to save them. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"The program aims to compensate for service cuts in San Francisco\u2019s mass transit systems, while providing a boost for the city\u2019s beleaguered taxi industry. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The disease also threatens the fragile political turmoil that has beleaguered the country for almost six years. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The flat $600 federal payout was a recognition from Congress that state unemployment systems were going to be beleaguered with millions of new unemployment claims \u2014 including many from people who traditionally don\u2019t qualify, such as gig workers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Maryland Annapolis: Four additional residents at a nursing home beleaguered by more than 100 positive cases of COVID-19 have died, local health officials announced. \u2014 USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2020",
"The response has drawn praise for Big Tech companies, who have long been beleaguered by criticism about privacy violations, harassment and misinformation on their platforms, and other problems. \u2014 Erin Brodwin, STAT , 1 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091623"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of outstanding quality",
": consisting of individuals selected for quality, reputation, or authority",
": an honor or award gained for preeminence",
": a blue ribbon awarded as an honor (as to the first-place winner in a competition)",
": a decorative ribbon colored blue that is given to the winner in a competition",
": consisting of individuals selected for quality, reputation, or authority"
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"gangbuster",
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"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
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"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
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"top-of-the-line",
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"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
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"accolade",
"award",
"decoration",
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"honor",
"kudo",
"plume",
"premium",
"prize"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Our pumpkin won the blue ribbon at the county fair this year.",
"the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Leda Levine, president of New Agenda: Northeast, and Pam Gould, superintendent of Sandwich Public Schools and a member of the MIAA\u2019s blue ribbon committee, also spoke. \u2014 Sarah Barber, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"And on it there was this little kind of tube with a blue ribbon around it. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Inspired by one of her most iconic looks, the Queen Elizabeth II Barbie wears an elegant ivory gown and blue ribbon adorned with decorations of order. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung wore the blue ribbon , as well. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Momoa wore a handkerchief with the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and Yoon Yeo-jeong had a blue ribbon pinned to her outfit. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"More celebrities are bound to be wearing this blue ribbon . \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Designer Sage Mountainflower, Ohkay Owingeh/Taos Pueblo/Navajo, had a successful showcase at the Heard after one of her pieces from her Phendi\u2019-Tewa collection won the blue ribbon . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"1860, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091638"
},
"boffola":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boff"
],
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"b\u00e4-\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0259"
],
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"belly laugh",
"boff",
"boffo",
"cachinnation",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"hee-haw",
"horselaugh",
"laugh",
"laughter",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
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"examples":[
"the audience could be heard chuckling throughout the play, but there were few theater-filling boffolas",
"if that was the wannabe comic's best boffola , he'd be well-advised not to quit his day job"
],
"history_and_etymology":"irregular from boff ",
"first_known_use":[
"1946, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114431"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take the color out of",
": such as",
": to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (such as food for freezing)",
": to bleach by excluding light",
": to make ashen or pale",
": to become white or pale (as from shock or fear)",
": bleach entry 1 , whiten",
": to scald so as to remove the skin from",
": to turn pale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blanch",
"\u02c8blanch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"examples":[
"Blanch the potatoes before slicing them.",
"a cup of blanched almonds",
"She blanched and remained silent when the store owner accused her of taking the money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make the fresh dill vinaigrette: Bring the water back to a boil and blanch the fresh dill in the water to set the bright, green color, about 10 seconds. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Here's how: Wash the ramps, then blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds and place them in an ice bath to stop the cooking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Just blanch the skin, boil it in sugar water and dry it in a bed of sugar. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But some advertisers and agencies may blanch at the idea of the network that makes money off the sale of advertising acting as the verification of the measurement system behind it. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Hornets may blanch at having to also throw in a first-round pick after giving up a couple young players, but that\u2019s what the Rockets will demand. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The easiest way to do that is to trim the root ends and blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Note: To blanch whole almonds, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English blaunchen , from Anglo-French blanchir , from blanc , adjective, white \u2014 more at blank ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115858"
},
"brave":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage",
": making a fine show : colorful",
": excellent , splendid",
": to face or endure with courage",
": to make showy",
": to show courage : to make a brave show",
": one with mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : one who is brave (see brave entry 1 )",
": an American Indian warrior",
": bravado",
": bully , assassin",
": feeling or showing no fear",
": to face or handle without fear",
": an American Indian warrior",
"[in part borrowed from French, noun derivative of brave brave entry 1 ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101v",
"\u02c8br\u0101v"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"antonyms":[
"beard",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She gave us a brave smile.",
"He lost his brave fight against the disease.",
"Verb",
"Thousands of fans braved rush-hour traffic to see the concert.",
"a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"President Biden was brave enough to put sanctions on Russian oil, which affects gasoline prices in the U.S. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The American people will stand with you, and the brave citizens of Ukraine who want peace. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"And the once sheepish Earn is now asking brave enough to ask to get that money in advance at Paper Boi's request after he is detained in Amsterdam prison. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Those who were brave enough to stick with it were subject to four hours of instruction per class, with no completion date or graduation. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The fund was established by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1904 to honor brave citizens like the two men who valiantly attempted to rescue victims of the massive Harwick coal mine explosion that killed 181 people near Pittsburgh that year. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"May 27 - Aug 20: Now in its 85th year, more than 100 professional actors, technicians and designers have gathered every summer to honor the memory of the brave people who came here to build a new country. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Video uploaded to social media showed a woman putting on a brave face as her leg bled out. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Across the ward, in her apartment complex off a hilly stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue with a view of the Washington Monument, Dayshi Green was also struggling to put on a brave face for her family. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"First, those present had to brave the 90-plus degree heat, which bit a sizable chunk from opening night crowds in both the Pritzker Pavilion and on the Millennium Park Great Lawn. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Throngs of travelers brave the sizzling arid air, spotting a desert landscape dotted with saguaro cactus, on the way to their destination. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Another friend took her grocery list and bought everything on it in bulk and then some, so her husband wouldn\u2019t have to brave to store whatever germs might be in there. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"Befriend a guide and take a heart-pounding plunge down the pristine powder fields of La Foglietta or brave a leg-jellying descent to the historic hamlet of Le Monal for a memorable big day. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The job might be thankless (according to two-time host Chevy Chase) or downright career suicide, but hosting the Academy Awards remains a proverbial blue check, cementing the men and women brave enough to accept in the annals of Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search of food. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Every year, thousands of people brave the early morning cold to catch a glimpse of boats dropping dye into the river before the city's parade begins its march through downtown. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search for food. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indeed, in the 19th century, Haiti was the land of the free and home of the brave to which other freedom fighters in the hemisphere, like Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, looked for inspiration. \u2014 Marlene L. Daut, Essence , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In time, history will record which has done the most far-reaching harm to the United States, land of the free, home of the brave . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Some say that as a long-term bet, China is only for the brave . \u2014 Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The future is for the brave who move quickly and consider the open banking environment. \u2014 Sandeepan Mukherjee, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Prada and Simone Rocha showed split-sole options, while Matthew Williams\u2019s hoof-like platform at Givenchy is truly for the brave . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Only the brave at heart will want to cross this new bridge near Porto. \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Many respectable Americans sadly are allowing fear of ridicule and bullying to silence their voices in this land of the free and home of the brave . \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
"But the movement started with Burke and a 12-year-old brave enough to speak up. \u2014 USA Today , 13 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1546, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121429"
},
"bandage":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds",
": a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something",
": to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage",
": a strip of material used to cover and wrap up wounds",
": to cover or wrap up (a wound) with a strip of material",
": a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure \u2014 see capeline , esmarch bandage , pressure bandage , spica , velpeau bandage",
": to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage",
": to apply a bandage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-dij",
"\u02c8ban-dij",
"\u02c8ban-dij"
],
"synonyms":[
"bind",
"dress",
"swathe"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He wrapped a bandage around his knee.",
"She put a bandage on the cut.",
"Verb",
"He arrived with a bandaged ankle.",
"her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ferguson says blisters should be washed with soapy water and covered with Vasoline and a bandage . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"His team put a collagen bandage on a part of the finger that had been inflicted with a wound to mend it, and the robot was able to move freely after the protein repaired the skin. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"He was arraigned on first-degree murder charges and appeared in court Saturday evening wearing a bandage over his shoulder. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The most famous piece by far is a barely there white bandage bodysuit, which has inspired Halloween costumes for decades. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"If a blister breaks on its own, the Mayo Clinic recommends cleaning it with mild soap and water, dabbing on some antibiotic cream, then applying a non-stick gauze bandage . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"Off the ice: Bowman wore a bandage on his left temple, covering three stitches from an errant puck. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Coban Wrap Coban\u2014a water-resistant, self-adhesive, reusable elastic band\u2014is the best bandage for the backcountry. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2015",
"Wash the punctures, cover with a clean bandage , then keep an eye on them. \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Fed isn\u2019t going to bandage investors\u2019 mistakes anymore. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Go back to our cave, bandage up, hopefully get healthy. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"On his journey, Jordan meets a Black neighbor who helps bandage his cuts, and a Mexican gardener who helps him out with a ride. \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Then the surgeon will remove any infected mastoid bone or tissue, stitch up the cut, and bandage the wound. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Kicking managers to the curb, along with a hitting coach here and a pitching coach there, can bandage the short term. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Lakers coach Frank Vogel called four timeouts in the first half, hoping to bandage wounds. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2021",
"Fortunately, a teacher at a school overlooking the pond was watching the incident from a window and was able to alert the school nurse, who helped bandage McCoy's injuries after the incident. \u2014 NBC News , 14 May 2021",
"Once Nora woke up, no one would be able to touch her again without putting her under, and there was no way to bandage her wound or keep her from licking the incision site. \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1730, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121432"
},
"blabber":{
"type":[
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to talk foolishly or excessively",
": to say indiscreetly",
": idle talk : babble",
": a person who blabs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bla-b\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabbermouth",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1913, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1557, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122116"
},
"behaving":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
": to conduct oneself properly",
": to act in a particular manner",
": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
": to act or function in a particular way",
": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquit",
"bear",
"carry",
"comport",
"conduct",
"demean",
"deport",
"quit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
"He behaves like a child!",
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
"That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English behaven , from be- be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122443"
},
"befogged":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": confuse",
": fog , obscure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fg",
"-\u02c8f\u00e4g",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"blur",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"muddy",
"obfuscate"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"examples":[
"the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle",
"the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122640"
},
"basically":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": at a basic level : in fundamental disposition or nature",
": for the most part",
": in a basic manner : simply"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-si-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"altogether",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"generally",
"largely",
"mainly",
"mostly",
"overall",
"predominantly",
"primarily",
"principally",
"substantially"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"your answer is basically correct",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This last [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] report basically came out and said the world must do a green new deal. \u2014 Robin Rose Parker, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The declaration basically enumerates various countries' existing programs, along with promises of expansion. \u2014 Jorge G. Casta\u00f1eda, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Most securities suits are settled, basically to pay lawyers to go away. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"One, if these are insiders in these instances, how does that affect these - - the proposals to lock -- basically lock up the schools? \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"DeWanda Wise, playing a daring pilot, is basically starring in a one-woman Raiders of the Lost Ark in her head. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
"The prisoners are basically given the chance to become better versions of themselves. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
"Mickelson reportedly is getting $200 million, Johnson $125 million, basically just for appearing. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The Villeneuve movie basically doesn\u2019t explain anything. \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123310"
},
"backer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine",
": the body considered as the wearer of clothes",
": capacity for labor, effort, or endurance",
": the back considered as the seat of one's awareness of duty or failings",
": the back considered as an area of vulnerability",
": the part of a lower animal (such as a quadruped ) corresponding to the human back",
": spinal column",
": spine sense 1c",
": the side or surface opposite the front or face",
": the rear part",
": the farther or reverse side",
": something at or on the back for support",
": a place away from the front",
": a position in some games (such as football or soccer) behind the front line of players",
": a player in this position",
": a swimming race in which swimmers use the backstroke",
": a show of contempt",
": the part of one's mind where thoughts and memories are stored to be drawn on",
": without one's knowledge",
": behind",
": to, toward, or at the rear",
": in or into the past : backward in time",
": ago",
": to or at an angle off the vertical",
": under restraint",
": in a delayed or retarded condition",
": in an inferior or secondary position",
": behind a competitor in points or ranking",
": to, toward, or in a place from which a person or thing came",
": to or toward a former state",
": in return or reply",
": being at or in the back",
": distant from a central or main area",
": articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth",
": having returned or been returned",
": being in arrears : overdue",
": moving or operating backward : reverse",
": not current",
": constituting the final 9 holes of an 18-hole course",
": to support by material or moral assistance",
": substantiate",
": to assume financial responsibility for",
": to provide musical accompaniment for",
": to cause to go back (see back entry 2 sense 1a ) or in reverse",
": to articulate (a speech sound) with the tongue farther back : to form deeper within the mouth",
": to furnish with a rear part : to furnish with a back (see back entry 1 sense 2 )",
": to be at the rear part of : to be at the back (see back entry 1 sense 2 ) of",
": to move backward",
": to shift counterclockwise \u2014 compare veer entry 1 sense 2",
": to have the rear part facing in the direction of something",
": to manage the sails of a ship so as to keep it clear of obstructions as it floats down with the current of a river or channel",
": to take opposite positions alternately : shilly-shally",
": to get into inadvertently",
": the rear part of the human body from the neck to the end of the spine : the upper part of the body of an animal",
": the part of something that is opposite or away from the front part",
": a player in a team game who plays behind the forward line of players",
": to, toward, or at the rear",
": in or to a former time, state, or place",
": under control",
": in return or reply",
": toward the back and then toward the front",
": between two places or people",
": located at the back",
": far from a central or main area",
": not yet paid : overdue",
": published at an earlier time",
": to give support or help to",
": to move backward",
": to stop arguing or fighting for something",
": to back down",
": to decide not to do something after agreeing to do it",
": to move backward",
": to block or become blocked",
": to give help or support to",
": to make a copy of (as a computer file) to protect from being lost",
": the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine",
": the corresponding part of a lower animal (as a quadruped)",
": spinal column",
": the part of the upper surface of the tongue behind the front and lying opposite the soft palate when the tongue is at rest",
": being overdue or in arrears",
": being retroactive especially as compensation",
"river 605 miles (974 kilometers) long in Nunavut, Canada, rising along the border with the Northwest Territories and flowing east-northeast into the Arctic Ocean"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak",
"\u02c8bak"
],
"synonyms":[
"rear",
"reverse",
"tail"
],
"antonyms":[
"ago",
"agone",
"since",
"syne"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Or talk about how strengthening your glutes can help with power, or how mobility moves can help loosen a tight back . \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Bring blankets, pillows or chairs with a low back and enjoy outdoor movies on select nights. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"From educating them to giving them a pat on the back or perhaps just a little nudge, every thoughtful and personalized touchpoint adds to the moment of magic in building that connection. \u2014 Sagar Babber, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Officers found Liddell lying in the middle of the street with gunshot wounds her neck, back and arm. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Say goodbye to odor and sweat with this fragrant, aluminum-free deodorant from Blu Atlas, backed with a 100% money- back guarantee. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The O\u2019Brein Reactor Combo Water Skis feature O\u2019Brien\u2019s dual-tunnel base design and have an aggressive taper from front to back . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a table where a party of four women were seated and placing his hand on a woman's back . \u2014 Zen Soo, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"Nick Nyein walked down Spring Street as the March for Our Lives L.A. drew to a close at City Hall Saturday, sweat dripping down his forehead, neck and back . \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Princess Cruises and Holland America Line both brought back the mandate for some sailings in the region. \u2014 Nathan Diller, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The Father\u2019s Day 100 presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza will be the fourth race of 11 on the ARCA Midwest Tour schedule and the third since the series was brought back to the famed Milwaukee Mile at State Fair Park in West Allis. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Chicago White Sox game in Detroit brought back some vivid memories of a similar incident in 1996. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"According to Pursell, motorcycle road trips have forged longstanding memories and relationships, some friendships of which go back over 15 years. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"He was brought back on board with the help of another boat, police said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"For Thursday and Friday, temps will begin to go back to low 80s. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"The pair go way back , and there was no way Hilton would ever miss such a big day for her pop star friend. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 12 June 2022",
"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone, go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Thomas almost followed suit, stroking a putt from the back corner of the green that veered just left of the cup. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Some Amazon shoppers have placed this area rug in their dining room, others rolled it out onto their back patios. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"Two white Sanford men were arrested Tuesday after they were accused of breaking a Black teenager\u2019s car window with a rock and hitting the vehicle with a traffic cone, denting the back driver\u2019s side door. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"McDonald\u2019s has agreed to pay roughly $1.3 billion in fines and back taxes to settle a tax dispute in France. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"However, Vestager and her team took a massive reputational hit in 2020, when the General Court slapped down their 2016 decision to order Apple to pay $15 billion in Irish back taxes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"By Wednesday, all of Yellowstone's visitors, at least 10,000 people, had been safely evacuated, except for a dozen back -country campers still making their way out on their own, Superintendent Cam Sholly said in an online news briefing. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Read on to find a good mattress for a good night's sleep\u2014zero joint pain or lower back pain included. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"After a harrowing back -alley surgery, Anderton (played by Tom Cruise) reemerges into society with a new set of eyes. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The move came one day after Susan Arnold, chairwoman at The Walt Disney Company, stepped up to back Chapek. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Military officials and many politicians dispute any notion that the military would back a coup. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Now there is speculation that Colombia\u2019s many conservative sectors will join forces to back Hern\u00e1ndez and prevent a leftist from being elected president. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The same poll, released about three hours before the former president announced his endorsement of Britt, found that the survey of 630 likely voters in the runoff didn\u2019t put much stock in who Trump might back . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Relations only normalized between Madrid and Rabat after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez took the unpopular decision at home to back Morocco's plan to keep Western Sahara under its control as an autonomous area. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Silicon Valley used to love to back entrepreneurs who had a previous failure. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that Hutchinson called several of the commissioners, who are appointed by the governor, to persuade them to back Ward, who was Bryant's recommendation for the promotion. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The experience of listening to an album as it was intended (front to back ) is inspiring for me. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130013"
},
"ballyhoo":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk",
": flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational promotion or publicity",
": excited commotion"
],
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"\u02c8ba-l\u0113-\u02cch\u00fc"
],
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"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it turned out that the ballyhoo was the result of a movie being filmed on the street",
"the usual ballyhoo intended to fill the seats at megaplexes around the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The parade began as a ballyhoo event for the famed retailer in Manhattan\u2019s Herald Square in 1924. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Based on newspaper accounts of the day, in both the Globe and New York Times, the ballyhoo around Ruth\u2019s return in April 1920 was nearly zero. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"An Oscar season with less ballyhoo may not be as susceptible to lobbying, experts say. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2021",
"But having been shut out of the first two days of proceedings, as Republicans broadcast this ballyhoo through the convention\u2019s reality distortion field, the real world started to up its game on Wednesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Teaming with Procter & Gamble, which released its first cold-water detergent to much ballyhoo in 2005, is a canny financial move. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2020",
"As winter cools Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay waters, massive schools of ballyhoo set up shop over nearshore Atlantic reefs. \u2014 David A. Brown, Field & Stream , 2 July 2020",
"Between showering shows, Stanczyk fishes for sailfish by trolling dead ballyhoo . \u2014 David A. Brown, Field & Stream , 2 July 2020",
"Intermittently, the banter and ballyhoo that results from this is serviceable, especially with the plot moving as a progressive dance in its mixing and matching of character pairs. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131611"
},
"baseborn":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of humble birth",
": born to parents who are not married to each other",
": deficient in character or status : ignoble"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02c8b\u022frn"
],
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"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"inferior",
"low",
"low-life",
"lowborn",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"lumpen",
"mean",
"plebeian",
"prole",
"proletarian",
"unwashed",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"high",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"lofty",
"noble",
"patrician",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"examples":[
"in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life",
"a baseborn child who didn't even know his father's name"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131633"
},
"bubbleheaded":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a foolish or stupid person"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cched"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"a murder mystery so obvious that even bubbleheads need not tax their brains"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1917, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-132942"
},
"brotherhood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being brothers",
": fellowship , alliance",
": an association (such as a labor union or monastic society) for a particular purpose",
": the whole body of persons engaged in a business or profession",
": the state of being a brother",
": a group of people who are engaged in the same business or have a similar interest",
": feelings of friendship, support, and understanding between people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d",
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d"
],
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"association",
"board",
"chamber",
"club",
"college",
"congress",
"consortium",
"council",
"fellowship",
"fraternity",
"guild",
"gild",
"institute",
"institution",
"league",
"order",
"organization",
"society",
"sodality"
],
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"examples":[
"they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans",
"a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seems to me that\u2019s the kind of welcoming brotherhood any player would want to be a part of. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"This dish is so beloved by the French, Castelnaudary has its own brotherhood to defend it-- the Grande Confr\u00e9rie du Cassoulet. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"She was used to the dynamic of being in a brotherhood . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This journey has been especially meaningful for the two members of their brotherhood who are actually blood relatives. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With his solo career still in front of him, DELE\u014cN is clear that his brotherhood with his CNCO family will always remain. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, PEOPLE.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Our brotherhood begins with me in a blindfold, one that\u2019s been on for what feels like forever. \u2014 William Torrey, Longreads , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The UN General Assembly allocated the day in 1954 to promote brotherhood among the world's children and promote their well-being with social and cultural activities. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Turkey\u2019s support for popular movements linked to the Muslim Brotherhood initially spurred the break with Arab regimes that saw the brotherhood \u2019s vision of political Islam as a threat. \u2014 Andrew Wilks, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English brotherhede, brotherhod , alteration of brotherrede , from Old English br\u014dthorr\u01e3den , from br\u014dthor + r\u01e3den condition \u2014 more at kindred entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133115"
},
"blast off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blasting off (as of a rocket)",
": take off sense 1b",
": an instance of taking off (as of a rocket)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"launch",
"liftoff",
"takeoff"
],
"antonyms":[
"landing"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff ? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Walter Cronkite helms the program, and news clips depict excited crowds, waving astronauts and a blastoff countdown. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the James Webb Space Telescope is targeted for blastoff from the European Space Agency's Kourou, French Guiana, launch site at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday atop an Ariane 5 rocket, weather permitting. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The communications problem, which technicians were still troubleshooting as of this morning, has pushed Webb\u2019s blastoff back a couple of days, to December 24. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Live footage showed the 154-foot rocket soaring into the air with bright yellow flames shooting out of its engines after blastoff at Naro Space Center, the country's lone spaceport, on a small island off its southern coast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Shatner will join Chris Boshuizen, founder of Earth-observation company Planet Labs; microbiologist Glen de Vries; and Blue Origin's Audrey Powers for blastoff on a 10-minute up-and-down flight out of the discernible atmosphere to the edge of space. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 11 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1934, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133512"
},
"bread":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal",
": food , sustenance",
": livelihood",
": money",
": resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return",
": to cover with bread crumbs",
": a baked food made from flour or meal",
": food sense 1",
": to cover with bread crumbs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bred",
"\u02c8bred"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She bakes bread every day.",
"The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.",
"Verb",
"She breaded the pork chops before frying them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Egypt, the world\u2019s largest buyer of wheat (approximately 80% its wheat imports came from Russia and Ukraine in 2021 according to Reuters), soaring prices triggered price controls on bread in March. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East and Africa rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread . \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"Wilkerson went with a six-inch sandwich on white bread at the start of the season, but then she was introduced to the herb-and-cheese option by freshman pitcher/outfielder Kiley Sullivan. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 12 May 2022",
"From June 18-20, guests can enjoy BBQ baby back ribs, crab and shrimp boil, andouille sausage, corn on the cob, red potatoes, mac and cheese, french fries, garlic bread , and grilled pineapple margaritas. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 6 May 2022",
"The sandwich is layered with thick slices of ham, Genoa salami and pepperoni on fluffy local bread . \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Remove the garlic cloves from the skillet and reserve for another use, such as adding to a dressing or spreading on bread . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The loss of those affordable supplies of wheat, barley and other grains raises the prospect of food shortages and political instability in Middle Eastern, African and some Asian countries where millions rely on subsidized bread and cheap noodles. \u2014 Geoffrey Kaviti, Chinedu Asadu And Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The loss of those affordable supplies of wheat, barley, and other grains raises the prospect of food shortages and political instability in Middle Eastern, African, and some Asian countries where millions rely on subsidized bread and cheap noodles. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The high-hydration dough undergoes a 30-hour cold fermentation, yielding a moist, bubbly bread with a chewy texture, according to Dennig. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
"This session will bread down how parents can access materials and stay connected. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Staten Island Angelina\u2019s Ristorante Listed as costoletta con burrata, the veal Parm at this upscale spot comes breaded , pounded and topped with burrata and tomato. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"If the bread hasn\u2019t gone rock-solid, tear into pieces and pulse it in your food processor, then keep your fresh breadcrumbs in the freezer for topping a pan of mac and cheese or breading a chicken cutlet. \u2014 Carla Lalli Music, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Chicken cutlets are ideal for breading and frying to bring restaurant-style cooking to your kitchen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"To bread the pork, cover each piece in flour mix, fully submerge into the egg and water mixture and then coat with panko breadcrumbs. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"One of Irondale Cafe\u2019s specialties was unripe tomatoes that were sliced, breaded , and deep-fried. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 12 Mar. 2020",
"It\u2019s fried and breaded perfectly before being coated in a sweet, spicy, tangy red sauce. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133708"
},
"beneath":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": in or to a lower position : below",
": directly under : underneath",
": in or to a lower position than : below",
": directly under",
": at the foot of",
": not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of",
": under the control, pressure, or influence of",
": concealed by : under the guise of",
": in a lower place",
": directly under",
": in or to a lower position than : below",
": directly under (something or someone)",
": not worthy of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u0113th",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8n\u0113th"
],
"synonyms":[
"below",
"under",
"underneath"
],
"antonyms":[
"below",
"neath",
"under"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Ditch the fixed lid, and the Maserati\u2019s roofline preserves much of its former sleekness, only adding an incremental amount of height to the carbon-fiber flying buttresses in order to accommodate the complex folding bits beneath . \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
"To check, turn the item over and remove a portion of the dust catcher beneath . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Off came the house\u2019s gutters and drain pipes, shutters and 1970s aluminum siding, revealing the original, century-old siding beneath . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"There are few sites more picturesque than this: Surrounded by lush tropical Hawaiian flora, the residence is steps away from two natural waterfalls on either side that cascade into the ocean beneath . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Zo\u00eb Kravitz holds the screen with her cool austerity, her impassive fa\u00e7ade hinting at heavy anxieties just beneath . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The webcam is magnetically attached to a metal stand in order to give a top-down view of the paper beneath . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Today, Lacefield writes, much of the fertile dark soil that gave the area its name has weathered away to the chalk bedrock beneath . \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Blanco y Verde features a green on white color palette, while Amarillo Uno features cut outs on the yellow dial that reveal white beneath , along with a white Museum dot. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Each summer millions of vacationers flock to beaches throughout the world in order to soak up some rays and to feel the soft sand beneath their feet. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Rescuers found the bodies of the two men buried beneath about 60 feet of coal in the towering pile at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo, said Erik Duran, spokesman for the Pueblo Fire Department. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"While most of that ice may still exist on the moon today, it is likely buried beneath several feet of lunar regolith, or dust. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Soon, though, that ground will begin to rumble and shift beneath the refugees\u2019 feet. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The child was found buried beneath 6 1/2 feet of pink sand, officials said. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"The chamber was intensely humid, redolent of earth and slippery beneath their feet. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The culprit is visceral (deep) abdominal fat that lies beneath the layer of muscle and surrounds the organs. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"Under-the-counter: These are very similar to a mid-size mini fridge, but they are designed to slide beneath a countertop. \u2014 Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135333"
},
"bustle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move briskly and often ostentatiously",
": to be busily astir : teem",
": noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity",
": a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman's skirt or dress",
": the drapery so supported",
": to move about in a busy or noisy way",
": busy or noisy activity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-s\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259-s\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"abound",
"brim",
"bristle",
"bulge",
"burst",
"buzz",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
"swarm",
"teem"
],
"antonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.",
"on Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"1637, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1782, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135840"
},
"bogus":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not genuine : counterfeit , sham",
": not genuine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u014d-g\u0259s"
],
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"artificial",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"antonyms":[
"genuine",
"natural",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"It was just a bogus claim.",
"The evidence was completely bogus .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Future hearings, including one on Monday, will demonstrate how a succession of advisers also told Trump that his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were bogus , Jan. 6 committee members said during a string of Sunday show appearances. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Musk has argued, without providing evidence, that 20% or more are bogus . \u2014 Sam Metz, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Their mission: to discuss the possibility of a prisoner swap that could free Trevor R. Reed, an ailing former U.S. Marine held for two years on what his family considered to be bogus charges of assault. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Congress subsequently passed the law banning such bogus charges. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Putin has repeatedly made the bogus claims that Ukraine promotes neo-Nazism and that Zelensky, who is Jewish, is a Nazi sympathizer. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"The private eye ended up being a fraud with bogus information. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"In the texts released by the committee, Perry encouraged Meadows to talk to Jeffrey Clark, an assistant attorney general who was sympathetic to Trump\u2019s bogus claims of election fraud. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"San Diego Superior Court Judge Eddie Sturgeon ruled last week that Ashford and Zovio \u2014 formerly Bridgepoint Education \u2014 violated unfair competition and false advertising laws by giving prospective students bogus information to lure them to enroll. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete argot bogus counterfeit money",
"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140313"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to give a false impression of",
": to present an appearance not in agreement with",
": to show (something) to be false or wrong",
": to run counter to : contradict",
": disguise sense 3",
": to give a false idea of",
": to show to be false"
],
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"bi-\u02c8l\u012b",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8l\u012b"
],
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"misrepresent"
],
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"betray",
"represent"
],
"examples":[
"a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness",
"Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The slightly acidic aromas belie more beautiful flavors. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The House of Representatives will host a moment of dignified silence, which will belie the bellicose nature of our politics \u2014 one in which falsehoods and pettiness have evolved into campaign strategies rather than distractions. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The face-off suggests a metaphysical confrontation; elsewhere, though, are hints of a spiritual continuity that sectarian labels belie . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Murphy\u2019s live-in-concert repulsion fantasias belie a tenderness that resides at the core of some of his work. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For the co-founders of menswear label Pronounce, whose androgynous collections defy categorization, the headlines belie an emerging reality among the country's youth. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The current news cycle and our social media timelines belie the narrative being shared. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The deep flavors of the warming, salutary dish belie its simple ingredient list. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The plantings themselves belie her unique sensibilities, as well. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English belien , going back to Old English bel\u0113ogan , from be- be- + l\u0113ogan \"to lie entry 3 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141310"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a garment (such as a uniform) made of buff leather",
": the state of being nude",
": a moderate orange yellow",
": a light to moderate yellow",
": a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied",
": fan , enthusiast",
": of the color buff",
": having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises",
": polish , shine",
": to give a velvety surface to (leather)",
": a pale orange yellow",
": a stick or wheel with a soft surface for applying polish",
": fan entry 3",
": to polish with or as if with a buff",
"[earlier buff an enthusiast about going to fires; perhaps from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City about 1820]"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259f",
"\u02c8b\u0259f"
],
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"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
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"file",
"grind",
"hone",
"rasp",
"rub",
"sand"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In fact, people have been bathing in the buff on Nantucket\u2019s more remote stretches for years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The USS Lexington, a WWII-era aircraft carrier is also a winner for the family history buff . \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"For the history buff , consider this collection of New York Times front pages from every year on your father-in-law's birthday. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Prometheus Lens will be getting an actual burn, in addition to a huge trace rifle buff that\u2019s coming against majors and bosses and are getting more ammo. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The authenticity of the altimeter was subsequently verified, confirms Luis Gaxiola, a Mexican aviation history buff and honorary member of the American Legion Post 11. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"On TikTok, the Australian art-history buff Mary McGillivray approaches the Western canon and pop-cultural subjects with a distinctively feminist, historicizing lens. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"This scratch-off poster is a fun way to boost film-watching bragging rights for your favorite movie buff . \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"There are no frills at Cinemark 16, just fun for any movie buff on a budget. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The secret to applying a foolproof fake tan is to use a blending brush to buff self-tanning mousse or spray into the skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"The company\u2019s logo is a silhouette of a buff runner holding a wine glass in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Trimming the losers while moving funds into defensive or hedging positions can reduce losses and even buff returns. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"But most of the attention has come from other boys on TikTok looking to get buff . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Barred Rocks, buff Orpingtons and all types of bantams set well. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Then again, few of us are as buff as The Rock or as suave as James Bond. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And here\u2019s the real naked truth about nude art modeling: Most models do not look like buff male athletes that leaped off a Grecian urn or come-hither maidens that sauntered off a Renaissance canvas. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Around the aquamarines is a festoon motif of pink rubellites, buff -top amethysts and white diamonds set in pink gold. \u2014 WSJ , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Send your history buff a piece of America's past, everything from the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to the moment the first atomic bomb came to be. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"Suede is made using a technique called Sueding, in which an abrasive is applied to buff the surface of the hide. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Together, these ingredients work to break down and buff away at dry skin, effectively cleansing and leaving only healthy and new skin behind. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The point of this change isn\u2019t purely to buff him or counterbalance the nerfs. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"What about the people who buff the Bay Bridge to a shine? \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Gently buff away dullness and impurities with this scrub, best used every two to three days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Somerville\u2019s exfoliant for the face formulated for the body to buff away rough skin. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143843"
},
"bondage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person",
": a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as",
": captivity , serfdom",
": servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force",
": sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner",
": the state of being a slave"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-dij",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-dij"
],
"synonyms":[
"enslavement",
"servility",
"servitude",
"slavery",
"thrall",
"thralldom",
"thraldom",
"yoke"
],
"antonyms":[
"freedom",
"liberty"
],
"examples":[
"a population held in bondage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the sophisticate\u2019s string of pearls is mysteriously stolen en route, the mood goes from civilized sitting to human bondage in a matter of seconds. \u2014 Joe Hsieh, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"From minimal to full-on bondage , leather harnesses are an easy way to kink up any outfit, even workwear. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Rhind-Tutt will play Erasmus Wilde, the iron-handed master of Faith Plantation in Barbados, where Washington Black begins life in bondage before flying to freedom. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Lipa went for a full hottie aesthetic, wearing a black sheer Versace bondage dress with layered gold chokers to debut the hair makeover. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The legacy of the bondage dress continues, and Dua Lipa is the latest Fashion Girl\u2122 to take up the strappy, belted crown. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The night boasted a range of memorable looks, from a show-stopping vintage Versace bondage gown sported by Dua Lipa to a ruffled and whimsical Valentino mini dress worn by the artist knows as Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Wearing vintage Versace from its famous 1992 bondage collection that hit the runway on Christy Turlington. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Dua Lipa arrived at the 2022 Grammys in Versace\u2014an ode to Donatella Versace that consisted of a strappy, leather-and-lace partially sheer dress similar to Versace's iconic 90s-era bondage dress. \u2014 Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145000"
},
"baneful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful",
": poisonous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101n-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
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"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
],
"examples":[
"The legislation could have a baneful effect on the poor.",
"the baneful consequences of war"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-152814"
},
"bayou":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water",
": any of various usually marshy or sluggish bodies of water",
": a body of water (as a creek) that flows slowly through marshy land"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-(\u02cc)\u00fc",
"-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u00fc",
"-\u014d"
],
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"affluent",
"branch",
"confluent",
"feeder",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
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"distributary",
"effluent"
],
"examples":[
"a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Multiple Exposures Gallery show comprises 21 numbered views of trees in the Caddo Lake bayou on the Louisiana-Texas border. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The 147-year-old Houston cemetery\u2019s situation on low-lying ground near a bayou has exposed its more than 4,000 graves to damage from flooding. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"While work recently wrapped up along Sims Bayou, crews with the city of Houston will start building out another bike connection west of downtown in May\u2014though this one isn't as comfortable as a wide, separated bayou trail. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Almost 500,000 locations in southeastern Louisiana remained without electricity Thursday after the powerful Category 2 storm sprinted through the state\u2019s bayou region and New Orleans. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Departing three days a week, the iconic Sunset Limited train line takes passengers from New Orleans through Louisiana's bayou all the way to Western desert landscapes like Palm Springs, finally landing in Southern California. \u2014 Alexandra Talty, Travel + Leisure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The 2012 film takes place at a Louisiana bayou on an island nicknamed the Bathtub, where 6-year-old Hushpuppy (Wallis) lives with her ailing father, Wink (Dwight Henry). \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"To see creek and bayou levels near your home, visit the Harris County Flood Warning System website. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Traditional caviar service goes full bayou here, where spicy bowfin caviar is accompanied with cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, chives and a bag of Zapps potato chips. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Louisiana French, earlier bayouque , perhaps borrowed from early Choctaw *bayok , whence Choctaw bo\u00b7k \"creek, river\"",
"first_known_use":[
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161122"
},
"brain(s)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull and continuous with the spinal cord through the foramen magnum that is composed of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures (such as glia) and that integrates sensory information from inside and outside the body in controlling autonomic function (such as heartbeat and respiration), in coordinating and directing correlated motor responses, and in the process of learning \u2014 compare forebrain , hindbrain , midbrain",
": a nervous center in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brain",
": intellect , mind",
": intellectual endowment : intelligence",
": a very intelligent or intellectual person",
": the chief planner within a group",
": something that performs the functions of a brain",
": an automatic device (such as a computer) for control or computation",
": to kill by smashing the skull",
": to hit on the head",
": the part of the nervous system that is inside the skull, consists of grayish nerve cells and whitish nerve fibers, and is the organ of thought and the central control point for the nervous system",
": the ability to think : intelligence",
": someone who is very smart",
": to hit on the head very hard",
": the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull and continuous with the spinal cord through the foramen magnum that is composed of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures (as glia) and that integrates sensory information from inside and outside the body in controlling autonomic function (as heartbeat and respiration), in coordinating and directing correlated motor responses, and in the process of learning \u2014 see forebrain , hindbrain , midbrain",
": a nervous center in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brain"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0101n",
"\u02c8br\u0101n",
"\u02c8br\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[
"brainiac",
"genius",
"intellect",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wiz",
"wizard"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockhead",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"knucklehead",
"moron",
"nitwit",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works.",
"The left and right sides of the brain have different functions.",
"The other children always teased him about being such a brain .",
"Verb",
"The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Musk is the founder of SpaceX and The Boring Company and co-founder of PayPal and brain technology company, Neuralink, among other companies. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"In June 2011, between T.J\u2019s freshman and sophomore seasons, Andre Jones died of a brain aneurysm at age 42. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Bluebird\u2019s first treatment, eli-cel, helped children with a lethal neurodegenerative disease called cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy live longer by supplying them with a gene that\u2019s crucial for the proper functioning of brain cells. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"But on July 28, 2014, the 19-year-old sophomore was diagnosed with stage 3 malignant brain melanoma. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"A few days after Dusty was born, Arlene suffered a massive brain embolism from a blood clot and died. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The enzyme is normally concentrated in the liver, kidneys and brain . \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Animals that contract chronic wasting disease develop brain lesions, become emaciated, appear listless, may salivate excessively and eventually die. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Whiteman demonstrated her courage, strength and resilience after being diagnosed in 2007 with a rare form of cancer that affected her spinal cord and brain . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170902"
},
"backstabbing":{
"type":[
"adjective,",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": betrayal (as by a verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccsta-bi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
],
"examples":[
"She was hurt by her former friend's backstabbing .",
"a reality TV show that seems to have raised backstabbing to an art form",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jack Dorsey accused of \u2018 backstabbing \u2019 his own Twitter board by helping Elon Musk as shareholders meet by Christiaan Hetzner (Some of these stories require a subscription to access. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Nonetheless, life starts reshaping itself into something very much akin to where it was headed two decades earlier, proving that some behavioral currents (cattiness, backstabbing , etc.) run deeper than wokeness. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this look at backstabbing , fake friends and a party gone wrong. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"There is just ambition, backstabbing and a mean streak of bullying. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There are tongue lashings, loud outbursts of indignation, trash talking and all sorts of backstabbing commentary. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas that title is a podcast set in the 90s, and delves into corporate backstabbing and other excesses around the 1-900 boom of the era, this TV show coming to the streamer is set against the backdrop of a much more universal motif. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Her book is seamy, full of score-settling, gossip and backstabbing . \u2014 Daniel Rasmussen, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The qualitative shift in the series begins around the fourth episode, which steps up both the action and the military strategy while also stepping up the backstabbing and character reversals. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1855, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-171200"
},
"bring around":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to restore to consciousness : revive",
": persuade"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"argue",
"bring",
"convert",
"convince",
"gain",
"get",
"induce",
"move",
"persuade",
"prevail (on ",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-172342"
},
"bog (down)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause (something) to sink in wet ground",
": to become stuck in wet ground"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174452"
},
"brigade":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a large body of troops",
": a tactical and administrative unit composed of a headquarters, one or more units of infantry or armor, and supporting units",
": a group of people organized for special activity",
": to form or unite into a brigade",
": a body of soldiers consisting of two or more regiments",
": a group of persons organized for acting together"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bri-\u02c8g\u0101d",
"bri-\u02c8g\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"band",
"company",
"crew",
"gang",
"outfit",
"party",
"platoon",
"squad",
"team"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The morality brigade insists that the book be censored.",
"a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Makes 6oz cinnamon syrup, or enough for a whole brigade of Jet Pilots. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Missing from the brigade of streaming winners were Amazon\u2019s Prime Video and Disney\u2019s Hulu, both of which were shut out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Aware that the music lover cannot live on mushrooms alone, the organizers of this year\u2019s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival enlisted a brigade of chefs to prepare haute cuisine in the Palm Springs desert. \u2014 Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Under the new Army plan, the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, now based in Alaska, would be converted to a light infantry brigade . \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
"Under the new Army plan, the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, now based in Alaska, would be converted to a light infantry brigade . \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"The Washington Post shadowed a brigade of paramedics for a 24-hour shift in Kharkiv, the eastern Ukrainian city about 25 miles from the Russian border that has been heavily battered by airstrikes and artillery since the first day of the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"The two Americans\u2014who are Mormon\u2014met at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Lviv, Ukraine, and ended up connecting informally with a Ukrainian Marines brigade operating out of the southern city of Mykolaiv. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The first unit to be deployed will likely be a French and German infantry brigade of 3,500 troops that is always on a heightened state of alert. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 2 Sep. 2021",
"This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
"He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, The Seattle Times , 5 July 2017",
"He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2017",
"Brigade defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 3 June 2017"
],
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"Noun",
"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"1781, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": drink",
": a cloth or plastic shield tied under the chin to protect the clothes",
": the part of an apron or of overalls extending above the waist",
": a patch of differently colored feathers or fur immediately below the bill or chin of a bird or mammal",
": a piece of cloth, paper, or plastic with an identifying number that is worn by a participant in a race or contest",
"Bible",
"biblical",
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": the upper part of an apron or of overalls"
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"\u02c8bib",
"\u02c8bib"
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"booze",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"soak",
"tipple"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"the old professor has been known to bib on occasion",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Implementing issue 24, which voters approved resoundingly in November, that adds another layer of oversight to police and bib obviously grasps the gravity of the moment for Cleveland police. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kathrine Switzer, who was the first official woman entrant in the Boston Marathon 50 years ago, wears the same bib number and displays her medal after finishing the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, 2017, in Boston. \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022",
"All participants receive a colorful T-shirt, a finisher's medal, custom bib number, candy packet and race photos. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"Every participant in the event will receive a race t-shirt and bib , the organization says, and will provide training workouts and guides as well. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Convene government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and others in the private sector to address the social problems and the lack of opportunities that underlie crime, but bib and prior Jones are kind of re-imagining this job. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"All participants will receive a race T-shirt, race bib and a superhero medal. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The other half: In the four corners of his race bib , Meb had hand-scrawled the names of the previous year\u2019s four bombing victims. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Runner 321 also rallies marathon and race event organizers to reserve bib #321 for Down syndrome and neurodivergent athletes. \u2014 Andy Frye, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"And then bib will interview those on the shortlist before making his final selections. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 12 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-183708"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
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": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : fundamental",
": concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied",
": constituting or serving as the basis or starting point",
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a chemical base",
": having an alkaline reaction",
": containing relatively little silica",
": relating to, made by, used in, or being a process of making steel done in a furnace lined with basic material and under basic slag",
": something that is basic : fundamental",
": basic training",
": a simplified high-level language for programming a computer",
": relating to or forming the basis or most important part of something",
": relating to or characteristic of a chemical base",
": something that is one of the simplest and most important parts of something",
": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence",
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a base",
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],
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"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik"
],
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"abecedarian",
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"elementary",
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"rudimental",
"rudimentary",
"underlying"
],
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"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
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"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"grammar",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One of the most basic things is the Mirror Exercise. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
"On a very basic level, NASA now has to take UFO claims seriously\u2014and anyone with a new sighting to report will know that. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"An adult learn-to-sail course at the basic membership level is $515. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Balenciaga\u2019s strength of late is capturing the most basic cultural markers and turning them into cult classics. \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"The Engine Even in its most basic form, the X4 M\u2019s engine is capable of 473 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all-wheel drive. \u2014 Bryan Campbell, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"To help inattentive drivers, even the most basic HR-V comes with forward-collision warning, collision-mitigation braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assistance. \u2014 Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"In fact, there might just be an innate understanding of math at its most basic level that was passed down the evolutionary chain from our most distant common ancestors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"In the training's basic level course for law enforcement, first responders are taught to isolate, distract and neutralize an active shooter. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Easy to style and extremely durable, these tees are anything but an average basic . \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"That\u2019s this basic of function as there is, and to not let the, the prosecutor, the public defender and the judges have legal research is like telling the garbage truck. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a basic of life and the county should be able to do that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Numi also recently launched a second radical take on another basic with a stain-repellant, sweat-repellant, machine-washable silk line. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Dec. 2021",
"That's a great basic to start with, thanks to its versatility and relaxed fit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
"The Row knows that a signature, high-quality basic can elevate an entire outfit\u2014an attitude that Jenner and Michelle have clearly taken to heart. \u2014 Liana Satenstei, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
"The selection of modern basics is made for a variety of bodies, bringing the relaxed yet polished aesthetic to so many more women. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 22 May 2020",
"There are almost infinite approaches to keeping a sketchbook journal, but here are some basics . \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 29 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1964, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190350"
},
"boozy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess",
": intoxicating drink",
": hard liquor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcz"
],
"synonyms":[
"bib",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"soak",
"tipple"
],
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"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was out boozing with his friends.",
"he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday",
"Noun",
"We bought some chips and booze for the party.",
"this will be a birthday party without booze",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Who\u2019s ready to brunch and booze on the Saturday morning tour? \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, al , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Ballplayers, Bouton revealed, could be boozing , womanizing, pill-popping, ball-scuffing rascals \u2014 overgrown teenagers, that is. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 11 July 2019",
"The show, produced by Mike Nichols, won seven Tonys in all, including best musical and best actress in a musical for Dorothy Loudon, who originated the role of unscrupulous, boozing orphanage administrator Miss Hannigan. \u2014 Suzy Evans, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 July 2019",
"There are institutions for drinking and crafting popping up all over the country \u2014 from Pinot's Palette, a paint and sip bar that has over 140 locations, to a DIY Bar in Portland, where customers booze and craft. \u2014 Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2018",
"Considering the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, and hipsters everywhere need tattoos, Josh\u2019s boozed -up argument actually makes a lot of sense. \u2014 refinery29.com , 11 July 2018",
"Moss is also really good, boozing away her troubles, dressed in black. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 31 May 2018",
"For those looking to booze it up, there will also be bloody marys made with cucumber-dill CH vodka, PST\u2019s special mix and turmeric pickles, and served with Anchor Steam beer or a green juice sidecar. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"If that's not bad enough, Brian's boozed -up reckless actions early on Jan. 10, 1988, took the life of a man in the other vehicle and injured others. \u2014 Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Around the corner, on Ives Street, try Bee\u2019s Thai Cuisine for lunch specials or to bring-your-own- booze for dinner. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze ) for people of legal age. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Country Living Add in your booze of choice (vodka works perfectly) to this fresh melon lemonade to make a delicious warm weather drink. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"American won't bring booze back until Sept. 13, the date the federal mask mandate on planes and at airports ends. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 5 June 2021",
"While talking to the Brunswick driver, who denied speeding, the officer smelled booze . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"By night, security guards dressed in black guard the doors as the booze flows, the amps pump and the crowd gets into its groove. \u2014 Kevin Redfern, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Blair takes a hiatus from booze while pregnant with her son, Arthur, whose father is the fashion designer Jason Bleick. \u2014 Jennifer Larue, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"Hence the shortage of semiconductors chips for automobiles, for instance, or the lack of enough glass bottles for all the booze people were buying, And then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent commodity and agricultural prices soaring. \u2014 Zachary Karabell, Time , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190421"
},
"bureau":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": writing desk",
": one having drawers and a slant top",
": a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom",
": a specialized administrative unit",
": a subdivision of an executive department of a government",
": a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center",
": a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities",
": a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom",
": a division of a government department",
": a business office that provides services"
],
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"\u02c8byu\u0307r-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8by\u0259r-",
"\u02c8byu\u0307r-\u014d"
],
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"agency",
"arm",
"branch",
"department",
"desk",
"division",
"office",
"service"
],
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"examples":[
"the Federal Bureau of Investigation",
"The book is on top of my bureau .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fraud uncovered by the bureau was has been referred to the Attorney General's office. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"Kate Olberding, the vice president of brand engagement for the bureau , said that Cincinnatians have not registered a consumer complaint regarding Traveling communities in at least the past three years. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"In an interview, Phinney said that\u2019s common practice for the bureau . \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
"Shkreli was released from a low-security federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and transferred to community confinement overseen by the bureau , the BOP spokesperson said in a statement to Forbes. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Projections by the bureau indicate that the total population of nonwhite people in America will exceed the white population by 2045. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By 2019, there were only four boarding schools operated by bureau of Indian Education, and they are no longer tasked with assimilating the students. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, industrial output fell 7.5% in the month, according to a statement by the Shanghai statistics bureau . \u2014 Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In 2020, President Donald J. Trump\u2019s pick for the bureau , Chuck Canterbury, a conservative police union official, was forced to withdraw after several Republican senators publicly questioned his commitment to the Second Amendment. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, desk, cloth covering for desks, from Old French burel woolen cloth, from Old French *bure , from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth",
"first_known_use":[
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190504"
},
"beer and skittles":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": a situation of agreeable ease"
],
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"easy street",
"fun and games",
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"picnic"
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"first_known_use":[
"1855, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190518"
},
"backcountry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a remote undeveloped rural area"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cck\u0259n-tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"backland(s)",
"backwater",
"backwoods",
"bush",
"frontier",
"hinterland",
"outback",
"outlands",
"up-country"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For subscribers: An electric bike rode into the backcountry . \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"The family was driving a minivan and not prepared for backcountry conditions. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The tent weighs 5 pounds 15 ounces and has heavy-duty zippers, reinforced seams, and MSR\u2019s Mini Grounghog stakes, plus the guy-out points are built to handle rough backcountry conditions. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 28 Aug. 2014",
"Qui\u00f1onez recently completed a 100-day solo survival test in the frozen Manitoban backcountry \u2014an experience that likely prepared him for starvation and severe cold. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Serious backcountry adventurers need extra supplies for emergency situations in the wilderness. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
"Travelers will hike the highest mountains in New Hampshire, the Presidential Range, including the highest point in the Northeastern United States \u2013 the summit of Mount Washington - spending their nights in authentic backcountry huts. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean the backcountry is inaccessible. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Kirsten Hugger, an experienced backcountry skier from Mont Vernon, N.H., fell and struck rocks while attempting to ski steep terrain, Fish and Game said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1746, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190618"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a product of one's creative effort"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0101n-\u02ccch\u012b(-\u0259)ld"
],
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"coinage",
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"creation",
"innovation",
"invention",
"wrinkle"
],
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"examples":[
"The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector.",
"the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The event is the brainchild of Marvin (Eric Graise), a mouthy paraplegic who refuses to be Julian's friend mostly because Marvin's a lot cooler than Julian could ever hope to be. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The brainchild of former Houston Dynamo player Brian Ching, Pitch 25 is one of the largest sports bars in the city at 25,000 square feet, even housing an indoor soccer pitch. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 4 June 2022",
"The brainchild of Pierpaolo Lazzarini, founder of the ever-disruptive Lazzarini Design Studio, the new Pearlsuite is an emissions-free floating adobe intended to revolutionize seaside hospitality. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The brainchild of longtime stylist Jeff Hafler, the Beauty Bubble is home to more than 3,000 pieces of hair and beauty memorabilia, curated by Hafler, who began collecting as a beauty school student in 1991. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The brainchild of Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, himself a Latter-day Saint, the daylong concert will be May 14 at Vivint Smart Home Arena in downtown Salt Lake City. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Nourish + Bloom, one of the first stores of its kind in the southeast, is the brainchild of Jamie Michael Hemmings and Jilea Hemmings, who came up with the idea in part because of their oldest son\u2019s autism. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Travel Freely is the brainchild of Zac Hood, a school teacher and award travel enthusiast in Denver Colorado. \u2014 Jaime Catmull, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The brainchild of Chef Jos\u00e9 Avillez, Barrio Do Avillez is a great way to experience food created by the first chef to bring two Michelin stars to a restaurant in Portugal. \u2014 Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure , 7 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1628, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190718"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft",
": to cast a spell over",
": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate",
": to bewitch someone or something",
": to gain an influence over by means of magic or witchcraft",
": to attract or delight as if by magic"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wich",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8wich"
],
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"charm",
"enchant",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"overlook",
"spell",
"strike"
],
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"examples":[
"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Based on a ballad by Goethe, the tone poem tells the story of a budding magician who bewitches a broom to do his chores. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190725"
},
"bestowal":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put to use : apply",
": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow",
": to provide with quarters : put up",
": to convey as a gift",
": to give as a gift or honor"
],
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"bi-\u02c8st\u014d",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"give away",
"present",
"volunteer"
],
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"examples":[
"The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
"bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"As for what exactly to bestow upon your beloved on this milestone? \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
"There are many examples in Celtic mythology of what are termed sovereignty goddesses -- female deities who bestow kingly powers through copulation. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190749"
},
"beautifier":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make beautiful or add beauty to",
": to grow beautiful",
": to make beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"Fresh flowers beautify every room.",
"beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Overall, code enforcement is a great thing to help beautify the town. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Help beautify park by pulling weeds, clearing brush and cleaning steps. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"The project is also focused on providing community spaces in the area, and beautify it with art, historic markers, and landscaping, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Then beautify the closet with pretty wallpaper, as Leanne Ford did here. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"City leaders have been discussing in recent months the project, which seeks to beautify the boulevard\u2019s grassy median with plants and trees. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
"But don\u2019t let that stop you from picking up a quirky new hobby that can beautify your corner curio cabinet and make a statement, all while piquing your interest in science. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Cheery, colorful flower planters will adorn downtown Waukesha this spring thanks to the Spring City Garden Club, a group of volunteers that has been helping beautify the city for nearly 80 years. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"The organization also started a street ambassador program that tasked formerly homeless veterans to clean up and beautify streets. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bewtyfien , from beaute beauty + -fien -fy ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190806"
},
"bullheadedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stupidly stubborn : headstrong"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hard-nosed",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"examples":[
"a bullheaded boss who won't take advice from anyone",
"a bullheaded government official who refused to bend the rules even just a little bit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191057"
},
"branch":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a natural subdivision of a plant stem",
": a secondary shoot or stem (such as a bough) arising from a main axis (as of a tree)",
": something that extends from or enters into a main body or source: such as",
": a stream that flows into another usually larger stream : tributary",
": creek sense 1",
": a side road or way",
": a slender projection (such as the tine of an antler)",
": a distinctive part of a mathematical curve (see curve entry 3 sense 1a(2) )",
": a part of a computer program executed as a result of a program decision",
": a part of a complex body: such as",
": a division of a family descending from a particular ancestor",
": an area of knowledge that may be considered apart from related areas",
": a division of an organization",
": a separate but dependent part of a central organization",
": a language group less inclusive than a family (see family entry 1 sense 5c )",
": to put forth secondary shoots or stems : to put forth branches (see branch entry 1 sense 1 ) : ramify",
": to extend in different directions from a main part or point : to spring out (as from a main stem) : diverge",
": to develop or derive from a source : to be an outgrowth",
": to extend activities",
": to follow one of two or more parts of a computer program executed as a result of a program decision : to follow one of two or more branches (see branch entry 1 sense 2e )",
": to ornament with designs of branches (see branch entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to divide up : section",
": a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a main division of the trunk",
": something extending from a main line or body like a branch",
": a division or subordinate part of something",
": to spread or divide into smaller or attached parts : send out a branch",
": something that extends from or enters into a main body or source",
": an area of knowledge that may be considered apart from related areas",
": a part of a complex body: as",
": one of the three main divisions of the U.S. or a state government \u2014 see also executive , judiciary , legislature",
": a division of a business or organization",
"\u2014 see also branch bank at bank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8branch",
"\u02c8branch",
"\u02c8branch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bough",
"limb"
],
"antonyms":[
"fan (out)",
"radiate",
"ray"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"birds singing from the branches of a tree",
"The bank has a new branch in our area.",
"She works at the branch office downtown.",
"Verb",
"The stream branches from the river near their house.",
"threads branched from the center of the spider web",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although no group has claimed the attack in Seytenga, Nsaibia said a branch of the Islamic State, which is most active in that part of northern Burkina Faso, is probably responsible. \u2014 Borso Tall, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The Crossroads Mason branch is closed Tuesday due to a power outage, but the staff is working to reopen, said Erin Caproni, director of public relations. \u2014 Lexi Whitehead, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial, a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"In a democracy, no branch of government is supreme. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new military branch is one of his few legacies that Biden has embraced, with the White House submitting a recent budget request of $24.5 billion for the Space Force, a bump of about 40% over the prior year. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For Spotify to come anywhere close to $100 billion in annual revenue, the streamer likely will need to branch far beyond its core music business. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Facing competitive pressure from professional services firms and from clients that want to solve more business problems in one stop, law firms\u2014among the most venerable American business institutions\u2014have begun to branch out. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"Looking to change that, Cochran has started to branch out as a Cleveland photographer. \u2014 John Canale, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"This retaining of culture and cultural lines becomes even more important to some as the diaspora continues to branch outside of India and across the world. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"The company is continuing to branch out, finding new devotees in the process. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Although Equality Health Foundation spearheaded the initiative and vetted the project, co-sponsors such as Valley of the Sun United Way were also looking for ways to branch out and serve health needs in the community. \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Lee, though, was excited to branch out in the glam trailer. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta, the hosts of a dishy podcast that deconstructs the bizarre genre of memoirs by the rich and famous, branch out with a stage show. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191102"
},
"bankroll":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": supply of money : funds",
": to supply money for (a business, project, or person)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"coffers",
"exchequer",
"finances",
"fund",
"pocket",
"resources",
"wherewithal"
],
"antonyms":[
"capitalize",
"endow",
"finance",
"fund",
"stake",
"subsidize",
"underwrite"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They started the business with a fairly small bankroll .",
"my total bankroll right now is $2,000",
"Verb",
"several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That will exhaust our bankroll , but hopefully one of those bets will hit and turn Derby Day into a profitable venture. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
"Jordan\u2019s $8,532,374 exceeded House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s $8,350,153 bankroll , according to statistics compiled by Political MoneyLine. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
"So rapidly did this divide grow, that, just over a decade after the two competitions formation, the only realistic way to have a shot at disrupting the status quo was by having a Russian billionaire or Middle Eastern Sheik bankroll massive losses. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Despite the fledgling league\u2019s careful crafting and a name-brand bankroll , success is hardly guaranteed. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Some gangs bankroll candidates outright, while ordering hit men to deal with the competition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
"Evaluating and understanding key stats can guide you to more fairways, greens and birdies in your bankroll . \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Expect a big bankroll here, as the luxury matches its price tag. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Travel + Leisure , 1 May 2021",
"One way to accelerate production is through what are known as second-source agreements, which the Gates Foundation has helped broker and bankroll . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Liberman convinced Vogue to bankroll the New York project but never published any of the results. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
"But states benefitting from current outsized demand can seize the moment to bankroll initiatives geared at a post-carbon future. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"Like Riordan, Caruso has also tapped his vast and larger personal fortune to bankroll his campaign. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"These are often launched by criminal groups, but state actors like Russia might choose to bankroll such attacks simply to cause as much economic disruption as possible. \u2014 Neil Mcallister, PCMAG , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Traditionalists fear that if the social aspect of the game fades, so will the enthusiasm of the casual gamblers who trust their luck and lose reliably enough to bankroll the winners. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Howard Forman, a professor of public health at Yale, estimates the federal government could bankroll the next phase of pandemic response for as little as $50 per American. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Cutler, 75, ran for governor twice as an independent and used his personal wealth to bankroll both campaigns. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Ibarra, the owner of a beauty salon in Tijuana, had used her profits to bankroll one of Mexico\u2019s first amateur women\u2019s teams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1849, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1915, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191121"
},
"bubble":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small globule that is typically hollow and light: such as",
": a small body of gas within a liquid",
": a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas",
": a globule in a transparent solid",
": something (such as a plastic or inflatable structure) that is hemispherical or semicylindrical",
": something that lacks firmness, solidity, or reality",
": a delusive or fraudulent scheme or undertaking",
": a sound of or like that of bubbling or gurgling liquid",
": magnetic bubble",
": a state of booming economic activity (as in a stock market) that often ends in a sudden collapse",
": the condition of being at risk of exclusion or replacement (as from a tournament)",
": an enclosed or isolated sphere of experience or activity in which the like-minded members of a homogeneous community support and reinforce their shared opinions",
": a usually small group of people (such as family members, friends, coworkers, or classmates) who regularly interact closely with one another but with few or no others in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection during an outbreak of a contagious disease : pod entry 4 sense 2",
": an area within which sports teams stay isolated from the general public during a series of scheduled games so as to prevent exposure to disease and that includes accommodations, amenities, and the location at which the games are held",
": a series of scheduled games that is played between sports teams staying in a bubble",
": to cause someone to suddenly realize that something believed, trusted, or admired is not really true, good, etc.",
": to form or produce bubbles",
": to rise in or as if in bubbles",
": to flow with a gurgling sound",
": to become lively or effervescent",
": to speak in a lively and fluent manner",
": to utter (something) effervescently",
": to cause to bubble",
": a tiny round body of air or gas in a liquid",
": a round body of air within a solid",
": a thin film of liquid filled with air or gas",
": to form or produce bubbles",
": to flow with a gurgle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"dribble",
"guggle",
"gurgle",
"lap",
"plash",
"ripple",
"splash",
"trickle",
"wash"
],
"antonyms":[
"pour",
"roll",
"stream"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They saw air bubbles in the water.",
"There were bubbles in the ice.",
"The Internet stock bubble finally burst.",
"Verb",
"the soapy water bubbled down the drain",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"From the moment Glinda descends to the stage on a circular, bubble -like conveyance, Newberry is an absolute treat, a comic compound of Billie Burke, Judy Holliday, and Elle Woods. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Simply cut them in half, remove the pit, oil them well and grill over medium-low heat unit the juice starts to bubble , the surface gets caramelized and the fruit begins to slump into a sweet, sloppy mess. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Any sunny breaks in the clouds only heat and bubble up more instability \u2014 fuel for later storms to be strong to severe. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Big cap stocks are still substantially overpriced for a basic reason: Corporate earnings mushroomed to bubble proportions because of the spending frenzy that raged in the rebound from the pandemic. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"And over the past 13-plus years, Pluto in Capricorn has caused many ugly truths to bubble to the surface, resulting in the downfall of corporations and people in power that have refused to evolve. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Inside the Alabama bubble that might seem impossible, but Fisher\u2019s insults were celebrated pretty much everywhere else. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Our attention to staying inside the bubble has been constant. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 18 May 2022",
"Delle Donne didn't play in the 2020 season inside the league's bubble in Bradenton, Florida because of medical concerns. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Let the jars rest in the canner for 10 more minutes to help prevent siphoning (when the boiling ingredients bubble up under the lid, breaking the seal). \u2014 Anna Voloshyna, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The need for organizations to become more agile and innovative for customers doesn\u2019t mean that every task or area needs to bubble with creativity and reinvention. \u2014 Luc Hennekens, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The oil should bubble immediately, but no dark smoke should visibly rise from the oil. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This is a classic war story told simply and well, its meanings not forced but allowed to bubble up on their own. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Shock and surprise were just two of the emotions to bubble to the surface when Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian \u2014 and the world \u2014 found out Tristan Thompson had fathered a child with another woman. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"Your skin may also actually feel hot and bubble up into small blisters if the burn reaches the inner layer of the skin, called the dermis. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"These typically include citric acid (the chemical equivalent of lemon juice), and effervescent ingredients that help stubborn deposits bubble up from the surface. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"The oil should bubble immediately, but no dark smoke should visibly rise from the oil. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191212"
},
"butterfingered":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers : careless"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccfi\u014b-g\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"cack-handed",
"clumsy",
"graceless",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"handless",
"heavy-handed",
"left-handed",
"maladroit",
"unhandy"
],
"antonyms":[
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"sure-handed"
],
"examples":[
"I'm so butterfingered this morning\u2014I keep dropping things."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1615, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191248"
},
"befuddlement":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink",
": confuse , perplex",
": confuse sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"bemuse",
"bewilder",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"maze",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These are the ones that befuddle the mind and are more likely the source of fender-benders. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The team hypothesizes that the rippling motion, which is often directed away from an approaching bird, may befuddle the predator. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"It was shot, in part, in Coronado and its title might befuddle even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy! \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The cars also appear to befuddle drivers in other situations, such as being slow to take its turn at a four-way stop. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Here, however, The Economist is on surer ground: Green campaigners vie to befuddle the public with acronyms and jargon. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
"The Mountaineers most remember Colombi\u2019s ability to befuddle the defense with his legs. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Black Friday, at its best, is a chaotic affair that overflows with FOMO and can befuddle even the most grizzled of bargain hunters. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2019",
"The move mirrored a signature style that Nani has often used to befuddle defenders and break himself open, giving the captain his second goal of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 1 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":" be- + fuddle ",
"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191330"
},
"bathed":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body",
": water used for bathing",
": a contained liquid for a special purpose",
": a receptacle holding the liquid",
": a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it",
": a vessel containing this medium",
": bathroom",
": a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing",
": spa sense 1",
": swimming pool",
": the quality or state of being covered with a liquid",
": flood sense 3",
": bathtub",
": to give a bath to",
": to take a bath",
": an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure",
": an act of washing the body usually in a bathtub",
": water for bathing",
": a place, room, or building where people may bathe",
": bathroom",
": bathtub",
": a washing or soaking (as in water) of all or part of the body \u2014 see mud bath , sitz bath",
": water used for bathing",
": a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it",
": a vessel containing this medium",
": a place resorted to especially for medical treatment by bathing : spa",
": to give a bath to",
": to take a bath",
"city in Somerset, southwestern England population 79,900"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th",
"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th",
"\u02c8bath, \u02c8b\u0227th",
"\u02c8bath",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluvion",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"flood",
"flood tide",
"inundation",
"Niagara",
"overflow",
"spate",
"torrent"
],
"antonyms":[
"drought",
"drouth"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191400"
},
"beach":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": shore pebbles : shingle",
": a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments",
": a seashore area",
": to run or drive ashore",
": to strand on or as if on a beach",
": a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of an ocean or a lake",
": to run or drive ashore"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113ch",
"\u02c8b\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"beachfront",
"sand(s)",
"strand"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"We spent the day at the beach .",
"she loves walking along the beach , looking for shells that the waves cast up",
"Verb",
"The pirates beached the ship on the island.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Williams and the hopefuls took a trip to the beach \u2014 and deciding how to craft an image. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"So for now, Lopez and Amaya are choosing to go to the beach , a five-minute walk from their apartment complex, to cool down. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Ride down to the beach , over to Oriente for breakfast or simply get lost in the joy of wandering. \u2014 Essence , 15 June 2022",
"Louise loves thrifting, going to the beach , and drinking boba tea. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Pedestrians would have a thoroughfare to walk to the beach . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The entire compound sits on five acres of land butting up to the beach . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
"Multidisciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki also returns to the beach , curating this year\u2019s installment of The Sanctuary featuring clipping. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
"And of course, go to the beach \u2014this area is home some of the region\u2019s finest. \u2014 Baz Dreisinger, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Now, where to do that is entirely up to personal preference: From perennially buzzy beach destinations to the bucolic countryside or the majestic mountains, all have something distinct to offer. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Those Pacific waves couldn't stop [my] hair from looking perfectly beach wavy with some shine that brought out my highlights. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
"The new ATVs are equipped with flashing lights and sirens enabling police to respond quickly to beach emergencies. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Admission is free and fans are encouraged to bring their own blankets or beach chairs because there is no seating. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"In North Carolina's Outer Banks region, coastal flooding warnings and high surf advisories remain in effect through Thursday, in addition to beach hazards through Wednesday evening, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"The dark window frame and flooring made of local brown stone give contrast to the all-over white of French designer Christian Liaigre\u2019s St. Barts beach home. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"The website covers beach destinations all around the Caribbean and Mexico plus in the Pacific including Hawaii, French Polynesia and Fiji. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"From gym looks to beach \u2018fits, the 25-year-old model just knows how to put effortlessly chic ensembles together. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191409"
},
"bendy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": flexible , pliable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ben-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"flexible",
"limber",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"willowy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stiffened"
],
"examples":[
"the kids love to use bendy straws",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Memories, the drugstore packages said, in a bendy font that faded in thickness, toward the word\u2019s conclusion, to become confetti. \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Most recently, TheElec on Monday reported that South Korean company SK IE Technology will make transparent polyimide films to cover the bendy 4K OLED panels. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Jumping from the far end of the branch would reduce the gap, but the bendy tip would be less stable. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The company is behind the iconic Gorillapod, the amazing little black-and-white bendy device that is a brilliant alternative to a mini tripod. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"For one, although the microprocessor is built on a substrate of flexible plastic, it was tested on a flat--not bendy --surface. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 24 Aug. 2021",
"But black holes take their cues from general relativity, the theory that space and time form a bendy fabric and gravity is the fabric\u2019s curves. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Outsize and awkward, its bendy waist looking like a tattered accordion between cars, the bus prowled one of the city\u2019s widest streets. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, SFChronicle.com , 12 July 2020",
"With hinges and moving parts, the surface under the display might have some gaps in it, especially at the bendy parts. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191435"
},
"barbarism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a barbarian or barbarous social or intellectual condition : backwardness",
": the practice or display of barbarian acts, attitudes, or ideas",
": an idea, act, or expression that in form or use offends against contemporary standards of good taste or acceptability"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The barbarism of his dictatorship cannot be ignored.",
"Such barbarisms cannot be tolerated.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a nation at war, and a city aching for some semblance of normality, the Odesa Opera reopened for the first time since the Russian invasion began, asserting civilization against the barbarism unleashed from Moscow. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"She was raised by her mother, Tamara, an office manager who was born in Belgrade and grew up unburdened by responsibility for Nazi barbarism . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"To that end the West can shelter the country\u2019s women, children and elderly as a defining contrast to Mr. Putin\u2019s barbarism . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The New Zealand director has long been celebrated as an iconoclast, a woman whose radiant films meld beauty and barbarism in their depiction of the world and the flawed humans inhabiting it. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The shift may have been inevitable, given the barbarism of the war, which has claimed thousands of civilian lives, and Russia\u2019s challenge to the conventions and obligations of modern statecraft. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Almost everyone in the U.S. and Europe observing the invasion of Ukraine has no difficulty condemning the barbarism of Russian war-making. \u2014 Michael Walzer, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Zelenskyy, who is Jewish, invoked the barbarism of the Holocaust on Tuesday after Russian forces hit a television tower located beside Babyn Yar, a Kyiv ravine where Nazi Germany committed atrocities during World War II. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"These are real trigger words for Russians in general who don't like to be accused of barbarism . \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191705"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue entry 2 sense 1 )",
": bluish",
": discolored by or as if by bruising",
": bluish gray",
": low in spirits : melancholy",
": marked by low spirits : depressing",
": wearing blue",
": learned , intellectual",
": puritanical",
": profane , indecent",
": off-color , risqu\u00e9",
": of, relating to, or used in blues (see blues sense 3 )",
": tending to support Democratic candidates or policies",
"\u2014 compare purple sense 3 , red sense 5",
": extremely exasperated",
": a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violet",
": a pigment or dye that colors blue",
": bluing",
": blue clothing or cloth",
": a blue costume or uniform",
": a Union soldier in the American Civil War",
": the Union army",
": sky",
": the far distance",
": sea",
": a blue object",
": bluestocking",
": any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies (family Lycaenidae)",
": bluefish",
": blue cheese",
": one of the three colors (see color entry 1 sense 15 ) that quarks have in the theory of quantum chromodynamics",
": without advance notice : unexpectedly",
": to make (something) blue in color: such as",
": to dye, tint, or paint (something) blue",
": to heat (iron or steel) to about 550 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit so that it acquires a protective bluish coating",
": to turn blue",
": to curse angrily",
": the color of the clear daytime sky",
": blue clothing or cloth",
": sky sense 1",
": sea sense 1",
": suddenly and unexpectedly",
": of the color of the sky : of the color blue",
": sad sense 1",
": of the color blue",
": a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violet",
": a pigment or dye that colors blue \u2014 see prussian blue"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc",
"\u02c8bl\u00fc",
"\u02c8bl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"antonyms":[
"firmament",
"heaven(s)",
"high",
"sky",
"welkin"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"shocked at the blue banter she heard on that satellite-radio talk show",
"a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue",
"Noun",
"Her favorite color is blue .",
"a mixture of blues and greens",
"They sailed off into the blue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Norse Atlantic plane scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale on Monday arrived in South Florida over the weekend and could be seen parked with its white and blue livery Sunday evening in the northwest corner of the airport. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"On Wednesday and Thursday, at least 14 social media users criticized Newport News officials for their post claiming that red, white and blue represent both July 4th and Juneteenth. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"But the traditional Juneteenth flag, designed by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation Founder Ben Haith in 1997, is red, white and blue to replicate the flags for the United States and the Lone Star State. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans. \u2014 Will Mullery, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The Savannah River Queen and the Georgia Queen, the two giant red-white-and- blue paddle-wheel riverboats that are a fixture on the historic Savannah riverfront, are a great way to see Georgia\u2019s famous old port city. \u2014 Avery Newmark, AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"The flag\u2019s red, white and blue colors signify that both the previously enslaved and their descendants are unquestionably American. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"They are also encouraged to wear red, white and blue . \u2014 Lexi Whitehead, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Among the relatives who packed the memorial auditorium wearing red, white and blue ribbons was Adams\u2019s son, Stanley Earley, who seemed a bit taken aback by the attention. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This year, the anomaly that is Sonic, with its very high PCMag Speed Index, sends all the dark blue into California. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"However, there was an Atlantic hurricane that survived the trip over Central America and entered the Pacific blue . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"Georgia's gubernatorial primaries will also highlight Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams' efforts to mobilize voters and turn the Peach state blue . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The first photo in Krok's Instagram carousel spotlights the big toes, adorned with one eye each: one with a hazel iris, and the other light blue . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"Suburban women and moderate voters helped Wexton flip the seat blue in 2018. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The rest of the stands were dominated by the blue of Rangers. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Go for a Mayan massage in the Muluk Spa, after which therapists draw back the curtains to reveal the candy-floss blue of the Caribbean. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The images are split in half by color \u2014 with blue on the top and red on the bottom. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republicans in Virginia\u2019s 10th, 7th and 2nd districts \u2014 all seats targeted by the national GOP \u2014 are seeking to unseat the three Democratic congresswomen who flipped their districts to blue in 2018 with major help from suburban voters. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The home uniforms, which FAU wore versus the 49ers, have blue as the dominant color once again. \u2014 Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2020",
"To ensure that John Cornyn, Chip Roy and the rest of the Texas Republicans stop putting us in danger, voter blue up and down the ballot in November. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, ExpressNews.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"There are signs that Texas, due to changing demographics, may be the next Electoral College giant to turn from red, if not to blue , then at least to purple. \u2014 John A. Farrell, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
"So why won't blue shampoo cut it for keeping cool brunettes cool? \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Ruscillo has studied the production of the ancient purple dye, including experimenting with it to make colors from pink to blue to almost black, though she isn't involved in the excavations on Chrysi. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
"The pair were all smiles for the appearance at St. James\u2019s Palace, where Kate blue a royal blue Issa dress that matched her sapphire engagement ring, which once belonged to William\u2019s mother Princess Diana. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 25 July 2019",
"Give classic orange and blue a dose of edge with abstract prints and a hit of dark \u00e0 la Samantha Angelo. \u2014 Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor , 4 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191903"
},
"building block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a unit of construction or composition",
": something essential on which a larger entity is based"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"factor",
"ingredient",
"member"
],
"antonyms":[
"whole"
],
"examples":[
"historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rich Masque de Radiance is infused with Vitamin C and energy- building block ATP, and gives skin an energizing, moisturizing boost. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Alex Fudge transferred to Florida, becoming another key building block for former St. Mary\u2019s guard and USF head coach Todd Golden, who left the Dons for the Gators last month. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"As much pressure as Mitchell has to lead the team to greatness, Gobert\u2019s entire utility as a championship building block is arguably in question. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Head coach Mike Aikens said the season was a huge building block for the franchise going forward. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"From plastic to concrete, CO2 is a basic industrial building block \u2014 a valuable commodity. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"The Fever won\u2019t put the pressure on her, but the reality is this: If the Fever are going to make strides in the direction of contention, this year's No. 2 overall pick is the critical building block . \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
"In Jacksonville, Walker will be a vital building block for a franchise seeking a reset after coach Urban Meyer was fired just 13 games into his inaugural campaign. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The three act structure is the basic building block for storytelling. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1756, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192158"
},
"bomb":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions",
": atomic bomb",
": nuclear weapons in general",
": a vessel for compressed gases: such as",
": a pressure vessel for conducting chemical experiments",
": a container for an aerosol (such as an insecticide) : spray can",
": a rounded mass of lava exploded from a volcano",
": a lead-lined container for radioactive material",
": failure , flop",
": a large sum of money",
": a great success : hit",
": one that is striking or extraordinary",
": a long pass in football",
": a very long shot (as in basketball)",
": home run",
": something unexpected and unpleasant",
": to attack with or as if with bombs : bombard",
": to defeat decisively",
": to score many runs against (a pitcher)",
": to hit (a ball, puck, or shot) very hard",
": to fail (a test)",
": to fall flat : to fail completely",
": to move rapidly",
": a hollow case or shell filled with explosive material",
": a container in which something (as an insecticide) is stored under pressure and from which it is released in a fine spray",
": something that is a complete failure",
": to attack with bombs",
": to fail completely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"fizzle",
"flop",
"frost",
"lemon",
"loser",
"miss",
"shipwreck",
"turkey",
"washout"
],
"antonyms":[
"barrage",
"bombard"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Features Pride Ride, vendors, activity stations, live music, live shows and color bomb photo opportunities. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The area was evacuated and members of the New Hampshire State Police bomb unit responded to the scene, the statement said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The 35-year-old singer with a substantial LBGTQ+ following made her joy bomb point even clearer in case anyone wasn\u2019t getting the message. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"Also this week, the Russians deployed two Su-34 jet fighters to a site where the U.S. was conducting a raid in northeast Syria to apprehend an Islamic State bomb maker. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Plus a nail-bitingly tense, pre-Avengers military movie from 2008 starring Jeremy Renner as a bomb disposal expert. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Two batters later, Matt Chapman crushed a slider left low in the zone for another two-run bomb . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"It was later removed by the San Jose Police Department\u2019s bomb unit. \u2014 Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2022",
"Claus von Stauffenberg didn\u2019t slip his briefcase bomb under Hitler\u2019s table on the 19th hole at Wolf\u2019s Lair CC. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And there was an air battle over Taiwan, where American aircraft flying from the Philippines came in and engaged in combat with Chinese aircrafts that were trying to bomb Taiwan. \u2014 NBC News , 15 May 2022",
"As the 20th century went on, racists would bomb Black churches, terrorize civil rights activists, lynch and otherwise murder countless Black people, and assassinate one of America\u2019s most influential Black leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"The Allies betrayed her by declining to bomb the railway lines to Auschwitz. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
"There are pilots in prison who had maps with civilian targets to bomb . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 10 Apr. 2022",
"That compelled him to ask the Ukrainian military to bomb the property. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But Wells said that some humanitarian routes opened in Ukraine had to quickly be closed or not used at all because Russian forces allegedly continued to bomb the passages despite both sides agreeing to a ceasefire. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"My parents were among those senior Kyiv residents hunkering down in apartments or rushing to bomb shelters. \u2014 Serhy Yekelchyk, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Resisting pressure from military advisers to bomb nuclear missile sites the Soviet Union had placed on the island, Kennedy instead imposed a naval blockade. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1688, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192228"
},
"blankness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": colorless",
": appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed",
": expressionless",
": devoid of covering or content",
": such as",
": free from writing or marks",
": without any recorded sound or information",
": having spaces to be filled in",
"\u2014 see also blank check",
": lacking interest, variety, or change",
": absolute , unqualified",
": unfinished",
": having a plain or unbroken surface where an opening is usual",
": the bull's-eye of a target",
": an empty space (as on a paper)",
": a paper with spaces for the entry of data",
": a piece of material prepared to be made into something (such as a key) by a further operation",
": a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile",
": an empty or featureless place or space",
": a vacant or uneventful period",
": a dash substituting for an omitted word",
": obscure , obliterate",
": to stop access to : seal",
": to keep (an opponent) from scoring",
": to treat (a friend or acquaintance) in a hostile or unfriendly way : to ignore or refuse to talk to (someone)",
": fade",
": to become confused or abstracted",
": not having any writing or marks",
": having empty spaces to be filled in",
": not showing emotion or understanding",
": an empty space in a line of writing or printing",
": a paper with empty spaces to be filled in",
": a cartridge loaded with powder but no bullet",
": events or a time that cannot be remembered"
],
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"\u02c8bla\u014bk",
"\u02c8bla\u014bk"
],
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"catatonic",
"deadpan",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
],
"antonyms":[
"document",
"form",
"paper"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a blank sheet of paper",
"a book with blank pages",
"Noun",
"The form has a blank for your signature.",
"The actors are shooting blanks .",
"Verb",
"The goalie blanked the Falcons for two periods in the hockey game.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The market for investments in blank -check mergers is particularly challenged with regulators now paying much closer attention to companies\u2019 lofty promises, many of which proved unrealistic. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Cortese\u2019s bill would have banned the use of guns and blank ammunition containing gunpowder or other explosive charges from film sets, with some exceptions. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"As long as big banks stay on the SPAC sideline, though, the blank -check market will never be the same. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The company provides the prop house and its clients with blank ammunition, which generate a flash and sound when fired but don\u2019t contain lead bullets. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Even blank ammunition can be deadly if fired at close range. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, Chloe Melas And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The entertainment industry uses toy guns as well as fully functional guns that are loaded with blank ammunition, which are cartridge cases with no bullets, and are instead filled with wads of paper, wax, or cotton. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"At that point, Longman came in and shot Breinholt in the head at near point- blank range. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Johnston's father, David, and a colleague were shot at point- blank range in the back of the head late one morning in 1997, a year before the Good Friday Agreement that largely brought an end to the sectarian violence. \u2014 Kitty Donaldson, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Segel earns some empathy as a hangdog Everyman, though his backstory remains such a deliberate blank that any insight is mostly gleaned from his blundering missteps and low-simmering misery. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But the bill stops short of banning all functional guns \u2014 including blank -firing weapons \u2014 from film and TV sets. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"So, draw your own conclusion by filling in the blank in the following sentence with a) or b). \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Fill in the blank : Koufax, Gibson, Maddux, Valenzula, Scherzer, Buehler etc. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021",
"But the Jets couldn\u2019t keep up with the Colts, who scored touchdowns on six of their first seven possessions \u2013 and on the one blank were stopped on downs at the New York 1-yard line. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Fill in the blank with service, customer service rep, salesperson, product, etc. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"That caused the blank to propel the dummy round out of the barrel, striking Lee. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Although the blank did not penetrate his skin, the impact fractured his skull and caused hemorrhaging in his brain. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Blanchard managed to force two pop outs and a strikeout to blank Fairfield-Ludlowe with the night\u2019s drama at its peak. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Jack Brown and Joey Wilmoth helped the Tigers blank the Shamrocks the following day. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But a strikeout of Hays with an 88-mph changeup to end the inning seemed to catapult Syndergaard into the rest of his night, the 6-foot-6, 230-pounder needing only 63 pitches to blank the Orioles on two hits over the next 4 2/3 innings. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The North Eastern girls varsity high school ice hockey team traveled to Piney Orchard Ice Rink last Friday to face and blank Howard County, 6-0. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, the floors of the apartment were concrete, the walls blank plaster. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021",
"Wily Peralta and Kyle Funkhouser combined to blank Houston on two hits through the fifth. \u2014 Dave Hogg, Chron , 27 June 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
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"Verb",
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": suitable to one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : befitting a brute : such as",
": cruel , cold-blooded",
": harsh , severe",
": unpleasantly accurate and incisive",
": very bad or unpleasant",
": grossly ruthless or unfeeling",
": typical of beasts : animal",
": cruel and harsh"
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
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"heavy",
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"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
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"easy",
"light",
"soft"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"Deshchytsia estimates that there are now between 3 and 4 million Ukrainians in Poland, of whom some 1.5 million had already been working, studying and living in Poland before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the rest have arrived since then. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Deshchytsia estimates that there are now between 3 and 4 million Ukrainians in Poland, of whom some 1.5 million had already been working, studying and living in Poland before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the rest have arrived since then. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 21 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter",
": the amount contained in a barrel",
": the amount (such as 31 gallons of fermented beverage or 42 gallons of petroleum) fixed for a certain commodity used as a unit of measure",
": a great quantity",
": a drum or cylindrical part: such as",
": the discharging tube of a gun",
": the part of a fountain pen or of a pencil containing the ink or lead",
": a cylindrical or tapering housing containing the optical components of a photographic-lens system and the iris diaphragm",
": the fuel outlet from the carburetor on a gasoline engine",
": the flat, cylindrical metal box that encloses the mainspring of a timepiece",
": the trunk of a quadruped",
": asking for or granting no credit",
": at a disadvantage : in an awkward position",
": to put or pack in a barrel",
": to move at a high speed or without hesitation",
": a round container often with curved sides that is longer than it is wide and has flat ends",
": the amount contained in a full barrel",
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": to move at a high speed"
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8ber-\u0259l"
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"mass",
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"mountain",
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"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
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"plenty",
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"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
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"reams",
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"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
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"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
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"belt",
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"career",
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"course",
"crack (on)",
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"hie",
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"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
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"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
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"race",
"ram",
"rip",
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"shoot",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, edged down 6.4% to $112.11 a barrel . \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Christensen explained that barrel -aging requires the natural shifts in temperature that occur with the changing of the seasons, without heating and air conditioning interrupting the process. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Brent crude, the international standard, gained 62 cents to $122.89 a barrel . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"India has also been trying to negotiate deeper price cuts on Russian oil, aiming for deals as low as $70 a barrel . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"During the trial, prosecutors posited that Crampton Brophy had replaced the gun\u2019s barrel and then discarded it to throw off investigators. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The benchmark for global oil prices, Brent crude, averaged at $102.23 a barrel during the first quarter \u2013 67% higher than during the same period last year, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The barrel angled skyward before firing only two shots, sending dirt and leaves into the air. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"These estimates are derived on the basis of the assumption that India\u2019s crude oil basket remains at $105 a barrel . \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billions of dollars\u2019 worth of televisions, furniture and other goods from the port are shipped onto trucks that barrel along the 710 and are then loaded onto trains headed to the rest of the country. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Trump would have entered a second term as US-China relations barrel toward greater confrontation. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz , 7 Nov. 2020",
"The craft beer revolution turned the tall cousin of cannabis into a breakout ingredient, infusing your brew with flavors and aromas that range from stone fruit to barrel oak. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Rays simply couldn\u2019t barrel up Detmers, who mixed a fastball averaging 92 mph with a looping curveball, a changeup and a slider. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"At its current pace, the world would barrel past that limit in the coming decades and set off increasingly deadly and irreversible calamities, scientists say. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Six years later, Pepsi would barrel ahead with another wacky soda-in-games collaboration, though this too was a Japan-only push. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"There, relying largely on ambush tactics, Ukrainian forces have slowed the Russian campaign to encircle and capture the capital, even as Russian troops barrel across the south. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Membership also provides discounts on drinks, early access to barrel picks, and invitations to member-only events, among other perks. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192802"
},
"baffle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert",
": to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a baffle (see baffle entry 2 )",
": a device (such as a plate, wall, or screen) to deflect, check, or regulate flow or passage (as of a fluid, light, or sound)",
": to completely confuse"
],
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"\u02c8ba-f\u0259l",
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"balk",
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"discomfit",
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"advance",
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"forward",
"foster",
"further",
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"promote"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I was baffled by many of the scientific terms used in the article.",
"the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That intentional obscurity might baffle audiences, and in Men, intrigue often curdles into fear. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
"The film uses it as the setting for a Joe Manganiello cameo, then lets Hunter escape with an ease that would baffle the heroes of that Mountain Goats song. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"On issues like taxes and health care, their views are far more popular than those of the GOP, but the party is increasingly identified with cultural stances that baffle older voters and voters who didn't go to college. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Each woman holds her ground \u2014 take, for example, the episode about polyamory, in which Willow seems to baffle her co-hosts \u2014 but the inter-family good will prevents the show from ever erupting into true tension. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"APTs are more complex to plan and manage than traditional trials, and their statistical methods may baffle the average physician, but the fda has embraced the approach, and COVID has proved their utility. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Dunse also listens to her customers, even when their requests baffle her. \u2014 The Week , 26 Feb. 2018",
"But others had problems that seemed to baffle everyone involved. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This indulgent featherbed has two layers of down and feathers in a baffle box construction that keeps the fill evenly distributed. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The baffle style, made of stainless steel, has two layers of three-sided channels that run horizontally but with the peaks of the channels oriented in opposite directions. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Internal bracing adds strength to the front baffle and braces the drive unit to the cabinet, creating a support that aids the dynamic performance of the bass unit. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Cabrera, a 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic, used a fastball topping out at 99 mph with a slider and changeup to baffle Colorado\u2019s lineup. \u2014 Mike Cranston, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Remove the grates, drip tray, and heat baffle , and use a shop vacuum to clear it out. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Construction: Check the specifications to see if the comforter uses a baffle box construction, which means there are vertical walls of fabric on the inside to help keep the fill in place. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The special-edition system features an array of Naim Audio electronics to deliver source and power to Focal\u2019s Sopra N\u00b02 loudspeakers, which combine concrete-finish side panels with a unique tin-color front baffle . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The baffle -box construction is ideal to prevent the fill from shifting. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022"
],
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tolerant of varied views",
": inclined to condone minor departures from conventional behavior",
": willing to consider unusual or different opinions, beliefs, and practices"
],
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"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d",
"-\u02ccm\u012bn-",
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
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"liberal",
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"radical",
"unconventional",
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"conservative",
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"old-fashioned",
"orthodox",
"stodgy",
"traditional"
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"first_known_use":[
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193219"
},
"burr":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit",
": a plant that bears burs",
": something that sticks or clings",
": hanger-on",
": an irregular rounded mass",
": a tree burl",
": a thin ridge or area of roughness produced in cutting or shaping metal",
": a trilled uvular \\r\\ as used by some speakers of English especially in northern England and in Scotland",
": a tongue-point trill that is the usual Scottish \\r\\",
": a small rotary cutting tool",
": a bit used on a dental drill",
": a rough humming sound : whir",
": to speak with a burr",
": to make a whirring sound",
": to pronounce with a burr",
": to form into a projecting edge",
": to remove burrs from",
"Aaron 1756\u20131836 3rd vice president of the U.S. (1801\u201305)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259r"
],
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"buzz",
"chirr",
"churr",
"drone",
"hum",
"purr",
"thrum",
"whir",
"whirr",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zoom"
],
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"bumble",
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"drone",
"hum",
"whir",
"whirr",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a tool that can cut through steel leaving a smooth edge and no burrs",
"heard the burr of a distant engine",
"Verb",
"the pitch burred past the batter's ear",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rock could be as minor as a burr on a blade, but if it wasn\u2019t eliminated or moved out of the way, the entire manufacturing process could be compromised. \u2014 Lance Knight, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The soup that results is magnificently subtle, playing the delicate, fresh springlike taste of asparagus off the satisfying umami burr of the shiitake mushrooms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"This second book in the series features an ADHD heroine grappling with the messiness of her life and a silver fox swordmaker with a Scottish burr designed to give you chills. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Like the Bambino, investing in a good conical burr grinder to go alongside the Rancilio Silvia is key. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s five inches wider and three inches longer than the Bambino and includes a conical burr grinder, along with a hot water wand. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Feb. 2022",
"After a few months, my geekiest coffee friend directed me to a next-level setup: a Hario V60 pour-over coffee maker (which is also what Benchakul uses in his shop), a Baratza Encore burr grinder and a scale. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Stumble and it\u2019s a second bowl loss in Frisco, the first losing streak of the season and a nagging saddle burr because of the special things that hovered just out of reach. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Brooke Shields manages to up the location ante by sharing a castle with a Scottish Duke, played by Cary Elwes, speaking in a burr as deep as a dish of haggis. \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193251"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing",
": something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion : something believed",
": a tenet or body of tenets held by a group",
": conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence",
": a feeling of being sure that a person or thing exists or is true or trustworthy",
": religious faith",
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],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f"
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"credence",
"credit",
"faith"
],
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"disbelief",
"discredit",
"doubt",
"nonbelief",
"unbelief"
],
"examples":[
"There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.",
"He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious beliefs .",
"We challenged his beliefs about religion.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That belief has grown since 2018, according to Pew, though more so among Republicans. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The interviews that followed only reinforced that belief . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Indeed, that belief \u2014 that art can unite rather than divide \u2014 has been top of mind for the international artists who have played in the country in recent years. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The other in-house options do not have a lot of film to inspire that necessary belief . \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt inspired that belief by, as the story goes, observing before the game that the Wolverine put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else. Belief. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Few Philly sports fans are steadfast in that belief . \u2014 Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"That belief in progressive corporations practicing ethical capitalism created an aura around Silicon Valley in the 2000s. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Also on Thursday, the Hamilton County commission acted on that belief . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beleave , probably alteration of Old English gel\u0113afa , from ge- , associative prefix + l\u0113afa ; akin to Old English l\u0233fan \u2014 more at believe ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193313"
},
"bet":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue : wager",
": the act of giving such a pledge",
": something to wager on",
": a choice made by consideration of probabilities",
": to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant",
": to be able to be sure that",
": to maintain with or as if with a bet",
": to make a bet with",
": to make a bet on",
": to lay a bet",
"between",
": an agreement requiring the person who guesses wrong about the result of a contest or the outcome of an event to give something to the person who guesses right",
": the money or thing risked in a bet",
": a choice made by considering what might happen",
": to risk in a bet",
": to make a bet with",
": to be sure enough to make a bet",
"between"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bet",
"\u02c8bet"
],
"synonyms":[
"stake",
"wager"
],
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"gamble",
"go",
"lay",
"play",
"put",
"stake",
"wager"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some community events are favorites for different ages, but Touch-A-Truck in North Ridgeville is always a sure bet for the whole family. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"International travel is down by at least 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic, Keyes said, and Europe is the best bet for Americans looking for a less expensive flight and a favorable dollar-to-Euro exchange rate. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 23 May 2022",
"Gail Collins: To start seeing change, a simple battle is the best bet . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Both McCormick and Oz have warned that Barnette could be a risky bet for the party in November. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
"Immediately removing gillnets from their habitat was the best bet for the survival of the vaquitas. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"As mentioned, in some conditions\u2014storms, downpour, or any other weather advisories\u2014shelving your run is going to be the best bet . \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Appropriate and well-timed recognition is the best bet to retain and cultivate people. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"King adds that bronzers and blushes might be a relatively safer bet for makeup rehab. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Players can bet on either team, regardless of the moneyline odds. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"The case centered on Allianz Global Investors\u2019 Structured Alpha funds, which bet heavily on stock options that effectively sold insurance to other investors that were hedging against a potential market selloff. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, a pseudonymous crypto trader who bet Kwon $10 million that his Luna cryptocurrency would be trading below $88 in March 2023 has now put another $10 million in the pot, according to crypto outlet The Block. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Those who bet $2 to win on Rich Strike got $163.60 in return. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"For that reason, and the fact the Jayhawks were drawing 75% of the money bet on their point spread against Villanova, FanDuel is one of the few shops exposed by Kansas. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Naturalists can bet on spotting orcas, humpback whales and seals out on the water, while sea lions are installations on the shoreline. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Bettors can also bet on less popular events like darts, cricket, lacrosse and sailing. \u2014 Lincoln Wright, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But all of the artistic directors had bet on a return to live performance \u2014 a decision made this summer, after vaccines were widely available but before the Delta and Omicron surges. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193337"
},
"bide":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wait for",
": withstand",
": to put up with : tolerate",
": to continue in a state or condition",
": to wait awhile : tarry",
": to continue in a place : sojourn",
": to wait or wait for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012bd",
"\u02c8b\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"abide",
"continue",
"endure",
"hold on",
"hold up",
"keep up",
"last",
"perdure",
"persist",
"remain",
"run on"
],
"antonyms":[
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"desist",
"die",
"discontinue",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up"
],
"examples":[
"how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?",
"at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then bide your time because these kinds of crushes usually wane. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
"Brown and Murray weren\u2019t content to bide their time or wait their turn. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Disfluencies are involuntary disruptions in the normal flow of speech that can help us bide our time, collect our thoughts or self-correct. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The first flight of the SpaceX Starship with Super Heavy booster will have to bide its time a little longer. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Like several other influential Republicans, McCarthy assesses that the best approach to Trump is to bide time, appease him, and hope his relevance fades away as more pressing issues take center stage. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Readers are brought face to face with the crushing loss of loved ones, hatred from long-time neighbors, love that must bide its time, and age-old questions about evil. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Not making it on the first ballot isn\u2019t a sign a player is undeserving but a testament to the backlog of tremendous players who, for one reason or another, have had to bide their time. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The architect of China's opening, Deng Xiaoping, spoke of the need for China to hide its strength and bide its time. \u2014 Fareed Zakaria, CNN , 20 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English biden \"to stay, linger, wait expectantly, hope for, undergo,\" going back to Old English b\u012bdan, past b\u0101d, bidon, past participle biden, going back to Germanic *b\u012b\u00f0an- (whence also Old Saxon b\u012bdan \"to wait, stand ready, hold out,\" Old High German b\u012btan \"to wait, expect,\" Old Norse b\u00ed\u00f0a \"to wait for, suffer, undergo,\" Gothic beidan \"to wait for, endure\"), perhaps going back to Indo-European *b h ei\u032fd- \"entrust, trust\" \u2014 more at faith entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193505"
},
"belonging":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": possession",
": close or intimate relationship"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b-i\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"chumminess",
"closeness",
"familiarity",
"inseparability",
"intimacy",
"nearness"
],
"antonyms":[
"distance"
],
"examples":[
"the warm welcome they received from the community gave them a sense of belonging",
"packed up all their belongings and moved across the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many companies have vowed to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, pledging at least $67 billion to efforts such as internal recruiting and belonging initiatives, according to the Financial Times. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"For a few lucky ones, being able to recognize one person's disposable belonging as an important item can pay off. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a large, flatulent dog ( belonging , in reality, to director Bay) brought along for the manhunt by the LAPD Man of Steel played by Garret Dillahunt. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The eight-part series will tell a story of beauty and violence, artists and drug gangs, immigration and belonging \u2013 from the perspective of a writer who spent more than 25 years there. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Many have to memorialize family gatherings, languages spoken without self-consciousness, positions of respect in a community\u2014essentially, an emotional belonging . \u2014 Sheon Han, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"When employees don\u2019t have a sense of belonging , morale begins to suffer and employee attrition can escalate. \u2014 Daniel Jakaitis, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"There was a familiarity in his ways that moved me, giving me the feeling of belonging . \u2014 Patricia Restrepo, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Many participants cited that the young and informal nature of the tech industry organically promotes an informal digital workplace culture, which is key to boosting employee engagement and workplace belonging . \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193519"
},
"big buck(s)":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large sum of money"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile",
"wad"
],
"antonyms":[
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"song"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The big buck then stood directly beneath Kevin, looked up, and licked a tree peg. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Steelhead trout especially feisty this time of year: Elizabeth Durkalec has caught a number of steelhead trout from the Rocky River, but this week\u2019s big buck tried to dazzle her and get away. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Sep. 2021",
"While quietly walking in on the snow, Rude spotted a big buck about 175 yards away, and feeding in the beanfield on adjoining property. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The old deer-hunting mantra about not being able to kill a big buck where big bucks don\u2019t exist applies to fishing as well. \u2014 Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Over five years, one big buck was spotted only four times. \u2014 Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Schmit hit the horns again and the big buck came trotting in to 25 yards, where the hunter stopped him and made a good shot. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Schmit hit the horns again and the big buck came trotting in to 25 yards, where the hunter stopped him and made a good shot. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Schmit hit the horns again and the big buck came trotting in to 25 yards, where the hunter stopped him and made a good shot. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 1 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1941, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193533"
},
"biddy":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": hen sense 1a",
": a young chicken",
": a hired girl or cleaning woman",
": woman",
": an elderly woman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"char",
"charwoman",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"house girl",
"housekeeper",
"housemaid",
"maid",
"maidservant",
"skivvy",
"wench"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193629"
},
"bang on":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": exactly correct or appropriate",
": to talk repeatedly or continuously about something"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"accurate",
"correct",
"dead-on",
"exact",
"good",
"on-target",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"so",
"spot-on",
"true",
"veracious"
],
"antonyms":[
"false",
"improper",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"off",
"untrue",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1943, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1979, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193719"
},
"bivouac":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter",
": encampment usually for a night",
": a temporary or casual shelter or lodging",
": to make a bivouac : camp",
": to take shelter often temporarily",
": to provide temporary quarters for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-v\u0259-\u02ccwak",
"\u02c8biv-\u02ccwak"
],
"synonyms":[
"camp",
"campground",
"campsite",
"encampment",
"hutment"
],
"antonyms":[
"camp (out)",
"encamp"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"soldiers setting up a bivouac by the stream",
"Verb",
"the army bivouacked for the night by the lake",
"survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During that event, Jacky Ickx autographed the hood at the Dakar bivouac , a fitting tribute for any desert-driving Porsche. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
"One of my favorites of his is a picture of Napoleon the Second at a bivouac with his army and a horse is prominent. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The governor on Sunday announced measures intended to prepare for a wave of patients, including setting up temporary hospitals in three New York City suburbs and erecting a massive medical bivouac in the Jacob Javits Center on Manhattan\u2019s West Side. \u2014 Jesse Mckinley, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Days, even weeks, in a tent or a bivouac , the hours empty of all but numbing chores and the howling of the wind. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2020",
"This is where our team met up to start missions or head to the bivouac to make supplies. \u2014 Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News , 3 Sep. 2019",
"Right, competitors check their bikes at the bivouac after the end of the Stage 3. \u2014 Marc Martin, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
"Right, competitors check their bikes at the bivouac after the end of the Stage 3. \u2014 Marc Martin, latimes.com , 3 May 2018",
"Parts of the facility, more accustomed to housing oil and gas trade shows than an exhausted bivouac , smelled of urine and pet feces. \u2014 Russell Gold, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And now comes the coronavirus, which has prompted people to bivouac in their homes, theaters to put in place social-distancing restrictions and studios to postpone most theatrical releases through the end of April. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2020",
"At the end of Pine Creek Canyon Road, nearly 800 girls are bivouacked at Camp Lo-Mia, a retreat for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 July 2019",
"During the Civil War, troops bivouacked in farm fields. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 1 May 2018",
"At night, the POWs bivouacked in fields \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 5 Sep. 2017",
"Kansas volunteers bivouacked in the East Room to protect Abraham Lincoln, and the president tested rifles on the grounds around the house. \u2014 Daniel S. Levy / Time Books, Time , 2 Aug. 2017",
"The 82nd Airborne was bivouacked in the Ardennes Forest, vastly outmanned and outgunned against a surprise German counteroffensive in the snow and ice. \u2014 Brian Murphy, Twin Cities , 3 Apr. 2017",
"World War I troops gave tips on bayonet thrusts, and a company of infantry in War of 1812 gear bivouacked not far from a blacksmith and an impressive array of medieval swords. \u2014 Andrew Roth, Washington Post , 12 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1809, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193742"
},
"bootlicker":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to try to gain favor with through a servile or obsequious manner",
": to act obsequiously"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02cclik"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193819"
},
"bootleg":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the upper part of a boot",
": something bootlegged : such as",
": moonshine",
": an unauthorized audio or video recording",
": a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out \u2014 compare draw entry 2 sense 8",
": to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally",
": to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally",
": to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization",
": smuggle",
": to engage in bootlegging",
": to run a bootleg play in football",
": something bootlegged",
": to produce, reproduce, or distribute without authorization or license",
": smuggle \u2014 compare pirate",
": to engage in bootlegging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccleg",
"-\u02ccl\u0101g"
],
"synonyms":[
"moonshine",
"mountain dew",
"white lightning"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.",
"getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence",
"Verb",
"He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The legendary, highly physical subculture of the Dead\u2014an ecosystem of bootleg recordings, concert tailgates, and tie-dye merch\u2014appears to still be going strong. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"Reed had shown it to friends, though its contents were unknown even to the Velvets\u2019 most determined bootleg hunters. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"And the story goes, that was destroyed, leaving only bootleg tapes and now footage on YouTube. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The center holds approximately 100,000 items, including letters, notebooks, bootleg recordings, leather jackets. \u2014 Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The album artwork also appropriately features a slightly more refined take on the original bootleg \u2019s cover art. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"The phallo groups are a virtual support group crossed with a bootleg med-school education crossed with perhaps the world\u2019s first fraternal order that freely proclaims what the rest suppress as subtext. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The agency admitted that bootleg THC products were likely to blame for vaping illnesses making headlines at the time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Growing up in San Diego, LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo, who would go on to compete in three World Cups, remembers watching bootleg videotapes of European games. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the same time, Olson and his bootlegging compatriots entered town and were warned of the marshals\u2019 movements. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2020",
"But can watching bootlegged or pirated video on the internet get viewers into trouble, too? \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2019",
"It has rarely been screened in theaters and never released for home video, but it has been widely bootlegged . \u2014 Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Most of their neighbors were inside tents, playing video games or watching movies on their cellphones, electricity bootlegged from a city utility box. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
"But the extras still include a wealth of alternate early takes and demos that have mostly never been released or bootlegged before. \u2014 Chris Willman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Meanwhile, today\u2019s nationalists are happy to demonize a China that bootlegs Mickey Mouse but are silent about the very same China that rounds up internal enemies and puts them in concentration camps. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 26 June 2019",
"There was also talk that O\u2019Hara\u2019s mill businesses in Fall River were actually fronts to launder money from bootlegging operations along the New Bedford-Fall River coastline. \u2014 Richard E. Farley, Town & Country , 9 June 2017",
"Newton got the linebackers and safeties to freeze on a fake to Jonathan Stewart, bootlegged to his left and dropped a pass to a wide-open Dickson, who rumbled for 57 yards before again being dragged down inside the 10. \u2014 Joseph Person, charlotteobserver , 9 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1898, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193927"
},
"bloodstained":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": stained with blood",
": involved with slaughter",
": stained with blood"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccst\u0101nd",
"-\u02ccst\u0101nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloody",
"gory"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bloodstained bedding was still there when a Wall Street Journal reporter visited last month. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"After a mother is murdered at her house, police focus on their best clues: a bloodstained hammer and a dusty footprint. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Othram\u2019s pitch is simple: Government labs lack the expensive equipment needed to process DNA evidence \u2014 cigarette butts, bloodstained fabric, bone \u2014 which may be decades old, degraded or mixed with nonhuman materials. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The deal has others flaws, such as letting the ayatollahs get their bloodstained hands on nearly $100 billion in foreign currencies. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Is God Is, a murderous modern myth about vengeful twin sisters on a bloodstained mission to kill their father. \u2014 Sagal Mohammed, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2022",
"For the next two weeks, their safety, security, and privacy will be in the bloodstained hands of the CCP. \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
"In the imagery of Bloody Sunday, the 17-year-old seems limp, and Daly waves a bloodstained handkerchief as an impromptu flag of truce. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"In the imagery of Bloody Sunday, the 17-year-old seems limp, and Father Daly waves a bloodstained handkerchief as an impromptu flag of truce. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193943"
},
"bulky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having bulk",
": large of its kind",
": corpulent",
": having great volume in proportion to weight",
": great in size or volume",
": being large and awkward to handle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259l-k\u0113",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0259l-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"examples":[
"a big, bulky football player",
"bulky packages might cost more to mail",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people may enjoy the slimness of the iPhone and want to have a case that is protective, but not too bulky . \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"The form is just bulky enough to announce itself and comes in basic black or white. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The case depth runs from 14.35 to 13.75 mm, tapering down gradually from the crystal toward the wrist\u2014a design that accommodates the spherical differential and double-balance-wheel architecture of the movement without feeling too bulky . \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The hardware itself is fairly bulky to accommodate this performance, but the Pro still comes off as premium, with a reliable touchpad and keyboard. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The chickens are under threat of frostbite, the dog has to be pushed outside, and our jeans are bulky from long underwear; the weather app shows negative numbers in the evenings. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"While fanny packs are convenient to hold necessities, many styles are too bulky to wear while running. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
"The exception is TVs, which are too bulky to store and ship. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The headsets are bulky , sweaty and make many people feel sick. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194015"
},
"bastard":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a child born to parents who are not married to each other",
": something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a ), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin",
": an offensive or disagreeable person",
": man , fellow",
": born to parents who are not married to each other",
": of mixed or ill-conceived origin",
": of abnormal shape or irregular size",
": of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard",
": lacking genuineness or authority : false",
": an illegitimate child"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259rd",
"\u02c8bas-t\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"by-blow",
"love child",
"whoreson"
],
"antonyms":[
"baseborn",
"illegitimate",
"misbegotten",
"natural",
"spurious",
"supposititious",
"unfathered"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard !",
"His wife left him, the poor bastard .",
"Life can be a real bastard sometimes.",
"Adjective",
"Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child.",
"a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194221"
},
"blush":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": outward appearance : view",
": a reddening of the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion",
": a red or rosy tint",
": a cosmetic applied to the face to give a usually pink color or to accent the cheekbones",
": to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion",
": to feel shame or embarrassment",
": to have a rosy or fresh color : bloom",
": to become red in the face from shame, confusion, or embarrassment",
": to feel ashamed or embarrassed",
": a reddening of the face from shame, confusion, or embarrassment",
": a rosy color",
": to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259sh",
"\u02c8bl\u0259sh",
"\u02c8bl\u0259sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"color",
"flush"
],
"antonyms":[
"bloom",
"color",
"crimson",
"flush",
"glow",
"redden"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The comment brought a blush to her cheeks.",
"The fruit is yellow, with a blush of pink.",
"She put on a little lipstick and blush .",
"Verb",
"He blushed at the compliment.",
"I blush to admit it, but you've caught me in an error.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Honestly, Jamie is the spiciest option at first blush . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"At first blush , the new GLC doesn\u2019t look all that different from its predecessor\u2014the changes are subtle. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"In this case, what looks idyllic at first blush soon turns nightmarish. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Though the decision to include pixelated drawings of naked humans in the mix may seem odd at first blush , researchers have good reason to include them, reasoning that aliens would, naturally, want to know what humans look like. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
"The base seems a little bulky at first blush , but this is by design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"At first blush , books might not seem very apt at keeping up with the many challenges of our moment. \u2014 Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"At first blush , though, the fit feels roomier and lighter on the head, despite only weighing 4 grams less than the XM4 (at 250 g, compared to 254 g before). \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"At first blush , the Lightning\u2019s specs certainly check out. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But even Saul Goodman may blush at some of the real class-action suits these days. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Along Main Street on a spring day \u2014 the surrounding mountains just beginning to blush with green and sprayed with purple redbud blossoms \u2014 there is only a lonely suggestion of the place Pound once was. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"This home office sports a warm glow thanks to blush pink walls. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Even fraudsters holding billions in crypto won\u2019t blush at the chance to abscond with a little more fiat. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The modern take on regency beauty features a new MTHRSHP eye palette, glow and blush trio and highlighters, all made to flatter every skin tone. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Convention has fled to her innermost shrine there to blush unseen and waste her orisons on a futile prayer. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Infused with beautifully hydrating cupuacu, sunflower and jojoba oils, this weightless formula delivers a luscious, full-lip look in 5 shades that range from nude to blush to berry in a natural vanilla scent. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Her early designs offered romantic, modern silhouettes that were close-cut to the body and embellished with unexpected details, from colorful sashes to blush veils. \u2014 CNN , 29 Oct. 2021"
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"people who were regarded as barbarian by the ancient Romans",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Amazigh are better known as Berbers, but that\u2019s actually a pejorative name, derived from the word barbarian . \u2014 Terri Colby, Philly.com , 20 Sep. 2017",
"But Charlie Gard shows that the barbarian no longer comes wielding a club and grunting in some undecipherable tongue. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 17 July 2017",
"The barbarian stuck behind the glass now indeed had two separate brows, but they were arched far above its eyes as if sketched by a cartoon artist. \u2014 Iman Hariri-kia, Teen Vogue , 2 Oct. 2017",
"Looking back eight centuries, Carleton traces an epic tale of war and redemption, of a Russia that finds itself constantly at risk of barbarian invasion and annihilation and yet manages, time and again, to save both itself and its neighbors. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, New Republic , 26 Sep. 2017",
"Medea New adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy about the barbarian princess scorned by her husband, the hero Jason. \u2014 Matt Cooper, latimes.com , 3 Sep. 2017",
"There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Would Trump the barbarian have been elected president of the United States even 10 or 20 years ago? \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017",
"Would Trump the barbarian have been elected president of the United States even 10 or 20 years ago? \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017"
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"adjective"
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"in their paintings the Impressionists played down bounded figures and concentrated on the subtle, fleeting effects of light",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Although Joshua Tree comprises more than 1,200 square miles of desert with a clear and bounded border, its interior is a constantly changing landscape of hills, canyons, riverbeds, caves and alcoves large enough to hide a human from view. \u2014 Kelzim, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Until recently, policymaking took place in a bounded world, with fiscal limits set by the assumption that the federal debt shouldn\u2019t be permitted to get too large as a percentage of the economy. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 11 Mar. 2021",
"His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded , his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2020",
"Meanwhile, Zhang was working in solitude to try to bridge the gap between the GPY result and the bounded prime gaps conjecture. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2013",
"In February, Vicarious presented a system that looked for bounded regions in 2D scenes by essentially having a tiny virtual character traverse the terrain. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS , 24 May 2018",
"At the beginning, Glover shoots a bounded man in the back of the head \u2014 the gun is then handled with care as the body is dragged away. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2018",
"There are bounded limits, so unless organisms are checked by some means, organisms that obey their natural proclivities will get into trouble. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"1956, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": either of the marks \u02bd and \u02bc used in writing Greek to indicate aspiration or its absence"
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"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fhi\u014b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the primary health risks caused by a bulldog's distinctive physical traits include eye problems, skin fold infections, and trouble breathing , according to the study. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Extreme high temperatures can also put significant strain on the heart or make breathing more difficult. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The victim was alert and breathing when they were taken to a hospital, and their condition was unknown Wednesday. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Near-surface ozone production is catalyzed by excessive heat, and can cause breathing difficulties. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"This show makes a case yet again that should hardly need to be made: that human hands pushing paint to portray human beings is as elemental to our species\u2019 culture as walking and breathing . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Kuang guides people to simply close their eyes and feel their heart beating and lungs breathing . \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"The researchers also float some simpler options, like your subjective sense of effort or your breathing rate (which is a good proxy for subjective effort) at the end of the session. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"But other children endured vomiting, had altered breathing or showed other symptoms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022"
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"1696, in the meaning defined above"
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"verb"
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": to work with determined effort",
": to attack persistently"
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"the design team has been banging away at that project for months"
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": a very intelligent person"
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"brain",
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"a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Cardinals made a trade to draft a quarterback from UCLA, Josh Rosen, who was hailed as a brainiac , but who turned out to be an overthinker. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But if Weddle couldn\u2019t fend off blocks or make tackles, being a brainiac wouldn\u2019t be enough. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Now settled in the fictitious Port Oswego, Ore., the congenial brainiac has become popular among students and teachers alike. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"But again, there\u2019s probably a whole load more business decisions and brainiac ideas that will probably help that idea flourish. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Familiar tropes get a raucous refresh when an underdog brainiac teams up with misfit dancers to pop-and-lock like a champ. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Meanwhile there\u2019s a new bad guy to reckon with: Merrick (Harry Melling), a bratty brainiac who likes to refer to himself as the youngest billionaire in pharma. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 July 2020",
"Among the many impressive and articulate brainiacs featured here, Orlowski's one-time contemporary at Stanford, Tristan Harris, grabs the lion's share of the screen time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But the Stallman affair touches on something else: a simmering resentment of the treatment of women by the scruffy brainiacs who built our digital world, as well as the Brahmins of academia and business who benefited from the hackers\u2019 effort. \u2014 Wired , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"1975, in the meaning defined above"
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"transitive verb",
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"someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages",
"the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Todd\u2019s Ice, located near Genova\u2019s in the 140 Village Shopping Center in Westminster, has also been burgled \u2014 and more than once \u2014 according to owner Todd Asplen. \u2014 Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 28 Aug. 2019",
"The unexpected disarray could have been the sign of a struggle, but Swearingen chalked it up to a break-in, and later filed a police report saying his home had been burgled while he was gone. \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2019",
"It was later revealed to belong to a MPD officer whose home was burgled in May this year. \u2014 Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al , 14 Aug. 2019",
"More recently came the Bling Ring, eight well-off young adults from Southern California who burgled jewels from the homes of a handful of young celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Megan Fox. \u2014 Eric Konigsberg, Town & Country , 12 Apr. 2018",
"Russia has more than twice the number of intentional homicides than the US, but Americans are over five times more likely to be burgled and over 14 times more likely to be assaulted, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. \u2014 Henrik Pettersson, CNN , 14 Mar. 2018",
"West Brom winger James McClean has caused a stir on social media by lambasting a Twitter troll who revelled in the fact that he was recently burgled . \u2014 SI.com , 7 Jan. 2018",
"He is also charged with burgling Woods' apartment two weeks earlier, court records show. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com , 5 Jan. 2018",
"He was charged under the Espionage Act and faced 115 years imprisonment, but the case ended in a mistrial because the government illegally gathered evidence (by, among other tactics, burgling his psychiatrist\u2019s office). \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2017"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": a marriage festival or ceremony",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His daughters\u2019 bridal and baby showers were held at the restaurant. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Cabrera also went with blush for his suit by Sir Dudley's, who did the custom suits for the men in their bridal and groom party as well. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"La Jolla neighborhood by native Alexia Mar\u00eda, the label is dedicated to bridal and evening wear that borrows from the codes of bygone Hollywood glamour. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021",
"And it\u2019s one of the few dishes that\u2019s embraced any time of day and for any occasion, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, Easter, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, potlucks, game day, tea parties and more. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And it\u2019s one of the few dishes that\u2019s embraced any time of day and for any occasion, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, Easter, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, potlucks, game day, tea parties and more. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This planning is useful if you\u2019re invited to multiple weddings, or bridal showers, bachelor or bachelorette parties and rehearsal dinners. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"For the occasion, the Poosh founder wore an entirely Dolce & Gabbana bridal look consisting of a lacy white corset minidress and a long dramatic veil embellished with religious iconography. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
"At the spa, maternity, bridal and couples' massages are just some of the options to extend the bliss. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Find bridal gowns, bridesmaid and mother-of-the-bride gowns, and flower girl dresses and accessories as well as event decorations. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Among wedding trends heating up, sellers have noted a surge in interest in black bridal gowns. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"The Spring 2017 ready-to-wear collection brought a shift to what Wang's most known for \u2013\u2013 her stunning bridal gowns. \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"The lack of black wedding dress options is what inspired designer Hannah Chivers to start her own boutique focused on black bridal gowns. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
"The white mini tulip gown is from Giambattista Valli's Love Collection, per Harper's Bazaar, the fashion house's first line of bridal gowns. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Their businesses\u2019 neighbors include a vintage clothing shop, a bridal shop and an optical store. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Founder Lori Stephenson began her career in the wedding industry more than 25 years ago, designing custom bridal gowns. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021",
"While the mall\u2019s Montgomery Ward anchor store continued to sell everything from bridal gowns to microwaves, the Handy Andy store that started it all moved to Fredericksburg Road. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie"
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"verb"
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": to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere",
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"We sat basking in the sun.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scroll on below to bask in the Global Buzz playlist featuring the likes of Harry Styles, Yuna, Becky G and more, a compilation that can be enjoyed using the HONOR Earbuds 3 Pro, of course. \u2014 James Dinh, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
"As alligators bask in the sun, blood flowing through the scutes warms the gator\u2019s body. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Such arguments will be fair on the merits while missing the point of the record, which is to bask in the amiable breeziness of this world. \u2014 Alex Swhear, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Take a moment to bask in the beauty of this priceless tiara, famously worn by Princess Diana during her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"David Cronenberg and the stars of his latest movie, Crimes of the Future, got to bask in the glory of an extended Cannes Film Festival standing ovation. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Chandler is not the type of person to bask in the limelight. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Impressive crowds for the road course race attended Friday\u2019s practices and qualifications and a very nice crowd came to the Speedway on Saturday to bask in the sunshine before the weather took a dramatic, and potentially severe turn. \u2014 Bruce Martin, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Even Blxst took the time to bask in her vocal exploits, shouting her out by name before reclaiming the spotlight to move into the show\u2019s final phase. \u2014 Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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": any of several diseases of animals marked by swelling about the head",
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"the kind of early success that can give a young performer a bighead",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While they are all considered invasive, bighead and silver carp, especially, have spread through the U.S. over the last several decades and resulted in significant damage to native ecosystems and fisheries. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The bighead , grass and silver carp in this case are different from the carp known as German carp or common carp which have lived in Wisconsin since the mid-1800s. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The silver and bighead carp would be the two most destructive to Lake Erie, said Tory Gabriel, extension program leader and fisheries educator for the Ohio Sea Grant program at Ohio State University. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Three bighead carp were found in Lake Erie, one in 1995 and two in 2000, while the silver carp has never been seen in the lake, Gabriel said. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The fish \u2014 including bighead and silver carp \u2014 have made their way toward Chicago and, capable of reproducing at a rapid pace and gobbling up a lot of plankton, threaten to cause serious problems for other aquatic organisms. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"For the first time, bighead carp DNA has been found in the Milwaukee River, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Grass carp devour stringy vegetation; black carp gobble mollusks; bighead and silver vacuum up free-floating plankton. \u2014 jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The positive bighead carp result came from one out of 100 samples taken from the Milwaukee River, according to the Service. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": obstreperous",
": resembling brass especially in color",
": resembling the sound of a brass instrument"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Purple formulas help cancel unwanted yellow or brassy tones, as purple and yellow are opposite on the color wheel and neutralize each other. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"On a recent spring night, the brassy horn from a saxophonist and bright beating of a cymbal played from the upstairs bar of the dark black and brick facade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Her kaleidoscopic patter, a forceful blend of life and career advice dispensed with a brassy New York inflection, is by turns funny, savvy and nasty. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, her acting skills, always tremendous in brassy tough-talking mode, only add nuance as Nadia loses control over her place in time and her conviction that her family\u2019s unfinished business is, in fact, finishable. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201953"
},
"boo":{
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a shout of disapproval or contempt",
": any utterance at all",
": to deride especially by uttering a prolonged boo",
": to express disapproval of by booing",
": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey",
": a cry expressing disapproval",
": to express disapproval of with boos"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc",
"\u02c8b\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"Bronx cheer",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.",
"The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.",
"Verb",
"Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.",
"Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Here are a few of our favorite services for Valentine's\u2014all of which deliver on a monthly basis, so your boo (or you) can extend the love for months. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
"first_known_use":[
"Interjection",
"1639, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1988, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202937"
},
"blue-sky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by a blue cloudless sky : clear",
": characterized by unconstrained optimism or imagination : visionary",
": overly optimistic about the future : unrealistic",
": having little or no value",
": of or relating to blue-sky laws",
": to offer ideas that are conceived by unrestrained imagination or optimism",
": a time or situation marked by easy progress or success",
": overly optimistic and unrealistic thinking about the future",
": having little or no value",
": of or relating to blue-sky laws"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02c8sk\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1957, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203001"
},
"buffo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": clown , buffoon",
": a male singer of comic roles in opera"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)f\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffoon",
"clown",
"harlequin",
"zany"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in the comic opera, the buffo shared his entrance aria with a grimacing mime"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Italian, from buffone ",
"first_known_use":[
"1764, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203258"
},
"blend":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": mix",
": to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished",
": to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades",
": to mingle intimately or unobtrusively",
": to combine into an integrated whole",
": to produce a harmonious effect",
": something produced by blending : such as",
": a product prepared by blending",
": a word (such as brunch ) produced by combining other words or parts of words",
": a group of two or more consecutive consonants that begin a syllable",
": to mix so completely that the separate things mixed cannot be told apart",
": to exist agreeably with each other",
": to look like part of something",
": a thorough mixture : a product made by blending",
": a word formed by combining parts of two or more other words so that they overlap"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blend",
"\u02c8blend"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamate",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"antonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The music blends traditional and modern melodies.",
"She blends psychology and crime in her new novel.",
"Noun",
"a blend of cream and eggs",
"a blend of traditional and modern melodies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If necessary, use your fingers to blend in the butter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Suspects often use luxury cars to easily blend into their target communities, police said. \u2014 Betty Yu, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As a result, district officials said, they were forced to use drinking water to blend with the recycled water. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Place the cream cheese, sour cream, garlic, scallions, cayenne, parsley, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and salt and pepper in a bowl and use a fork, spoon or electric mixer to blend well. \u2014 Katie Workman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Here\u2019s how to make a delicious cinnamon butter spread: Use an electric mixer to blend \u00bd -pound of butter or margarine, 3 tablespoons of cinnamon and a \u00bd -pound of confectioners\u2019 sugar. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The lightbulb moment to use a face roller to blend her foundation ultimately came to her while sitting in front of her vanity. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The firm is now attempting to scale the technology, potentially setting up the conditions to create the synthetic carbon-neutral fuel in quantities the Air Force can use to blend (up to 50%) with current jet fuel. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Use both windshield wiper and circular motions to blend into the light brown shadow. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 24 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Together, the pair\u2019s voices blend perfectly, painting a heartbreaking portrait of infidelity and love lost, all over the smooth, echoing strains of a plaintive guitar and some poignant vocal harmonies. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Free Real Coconut 48 HR Deodorant is a breezy blend of tropical notes, such as coconut, vanilla and jasmine, that mask intense odor and hydrate your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The light blue-grey cushions blend right in with the waves and sea mist beyond. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 10 June 2022",
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism, explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Made with a stretchy, synthetic polyester-nylon blend , these socks have added cushioning on the ball of the foot and heel. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The heart of the fragrance is a blend of four flowers: rose and peony, wild Jasmine for body, and lily of the valley. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 6 June 2022",
"Cana\u2019s Bordeaux blend , at just 14.2% alcohol, with 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 14% Malbec, 14% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Franc, has plenty of complexity after spending 16 months in French oak. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Animal: Pipper, 7-month-old, 25 pound Lab-Shepherd blend . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203329"
},
"bill":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering",
": a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill",
": the point of an anchor fluke \u2014 see anchor illustration",
": the visor (see visor sense 2a ) of a cap or hood",
": to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to caress affectionately",
": a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade",
": billhook",
": an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew)",
": a written document or note",
": a formal petition",
": an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : invoice",
": an amount expended or owed",
": a statement of charges for food or drink : check",
": a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public",
": an announcement of a theatrical entertainment",
": a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert)",
": a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment",
": the law itself",
": a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person",
": a piece of paper money",
": an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1) )",
": one hundred dollars",
": to be exactly what is needed : be suitable",
": to enter in an accounting system : prepare a bill of (charges)",
": to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a ) of charges to",
": to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill",
": to issue a bill of lading to or for",
": to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards",
": advertise , promote",
": the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering",
": a part of an animal (as a turtle) that resembles the bill of a bird",
": a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration",
": a record of goods sold, services performed, or work done with the cost involved",
": a piece of paper money",
": a sign or poster advertising something",
": to send a bill to",
": a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment",
": the law itself",
": a bill providing money for government expenses and programs",
": a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial \u2014 see also attainder \u2014 compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry",
": a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial",
": a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial \u2014 compare bill of attainder in this entry",
": a bill in its form as amended and newly introduced to the legislature by a legislative committee",
": a bill printed in the form in which it was passed by one chamber of Congress and certified by the appropriate legislative official",
": a copy of a bill in the form in which it is passed in the legislature including all changes introduced before enactment that is kept as evidence of the law",
": a bill originating in the House of Representatives",
": revenue bill in this entry",
": a bill that includes a number of miscellaneous provisions or appropriations",
": a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit",
": a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large",
": a bill (as for imposing a tax) for raising money for any public purpose",
": the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another",
": a form or device of procedure used in civil actions",
": an equitable bill seeking to have a court decree set aside that is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record \u2014 compare bill of review in this entry",
": a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed to claim an interest in the subject matter of the suit \u2014 compare bill of interpleader in this entry \u2014 interpleader",
": complaint",
": a bill setting forth the expenses in connection with a suit that a party seeks to have paid by an opposing party",
": a bill setting forth the exceptions and objections to rulings made at trial and the evidence relevant to them for the purpose of appeal or other review",
": a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting claims of two or more defendants to the subject matter of the suit (as money owed by the plaintiff) and who has no interest in the subject matter and no preference as to which defendant prevails",
": a bill containing a detailed listing and explanation of the claims made by the plaintiff",
": an equitable bill used to settle the rights of parties in one suit and avoid repeated litigation",
": an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside \u2014 compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this entry",
": an equitable bill by which a creditor who has won a court judgment against a debtor can compel payment from the debtor out of the property that is not otherwise reachable by legal process",
": an equitable bill by which a party to a suit can bring a claim against any other party",
": bill of interpleader in this entry",
": a device or instrument used in criminal procedure",
": an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment",
": information",
": a bill that a defendant may request in which the prosecution sets out in detail the facts forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant",
": a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution",
": the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient",
": a bill returned by a grand jury that has found the evidence in a bill of indictment sufficient to warrant prosecution : indictment",
": an itemized account of goods sold, services performed, or work done",
": a written instrument setting out the terms of a transaction involving goods: as",
": bill of lading",
": bill of sale",
": a piece of paper money",
": a written instrument providing proof of an obligation to pay money",
": an instrument written by a banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount : letter of credit",
": an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand",
": draft",
": a bill given by a bank to the purchaser of a security in place of the security itself that entitles the purchaser to receive payment upon presentation",
": a short-term obligation sold by the government at a discount that bears no interest but is payable at its face value at maturity \u2014 compare Treasury bond at bond sense 2 , Treasury note at note"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bil",
"\u02c8bil"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"check",
"invoice",
"statement",
"tab"
],
"antonyms":[
"beak",
"neb",
"nib"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203706"
},
"bend":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to constrain or strain to tension by curving",
": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular",
": to force from a proper shape",
": to force back to an original straight or even condition",
": fasten",
": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect",
": to guide or turn toward : direct",
": incline , dispose",
": to adapt to one's purpose : distort",
": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply",
": to make submissive : subdue",
": to curve out of a straight line or position",
": to incline the body in token of submission",
": to apply oneself vigorously",
": incline , tend",
": compromise sense 2",
": to talk to someone at length",
": to make extreme efforts",
": the act or process of bending",
": the state of being bent",
": something that is bent: such as",
": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)",
": wale entry 1 sense 2",
": decompression sickness",
": intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness",
": mad , crazy",
": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister",
": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object",
": to make, be, or become curved or angular rather than straight or flat",
": to move out of a straight line or position",
": to not follow or tell exactly",
": something that is bent : a curved part of something",
"city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639",
"[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bend",
"\u02c8bend",
"\u02c8bend"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"swerve"
],
"antonyms":[
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bow",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203943"
},
"big time":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to or involved in the big time",
": major sense 4",
": in a major or large-scale way",
": to a great extent or degree",
": a high-paying vaudeville circuit requiring only two performances a day",
": the top rank of an activity or enterprise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big-\u02cct\u012bm",
"-\u02cct\u012bm"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomically",
"broadly",
"colossally",
"considerably",
"enormously",
"extensively",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"largely",
"massively",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"much",
"sizably",
"staggeringly",
"stupendously",
"tremendously",
"utterly",
"vastly"
],
"antonyms":[
"big(s)",
"big league(s)",
"major league"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the young ad execs knew that their agency had hit the big time when major corporations came calling",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mental health, entrepreneurship, body positivity, sustainability and diversity are all trending big time right now. \u2014 Sophie Bowman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Rate hikes will cool down borrowing By boosting interest rates, the Fed is blocking many consumers from borrowing big time . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"That\u2019s when the team\u2019s defense turned it up big time \u2014 en route to posting a 26-5 record in its final 31 regular-season games. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Take this as an opportunity to really tap into your mind-muscle connection big time . \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Radio and recordings had begun to spread the word (and sound) big time . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Guard Victor Oladipo also stepped up big time , taking Butler\u2019s place in the lineup after not playing a second in the first half. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"For its 10th year anniversary, the Channel 10 dating franchise is mixing things up \u2014 big time . \u2014 Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"As the Federal Reserve responded to rising inflation by raising interest rates, fiat currency rallied big time . \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1910, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1957, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204218"
},
"bloodsucker":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an animal that sucks blood",
": leech",
": a person who sponges or preys on another",
": an animal (as a leech) that sucks blood",
": an animal that sucks blood",
": leech"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccs\u0259-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u02ccs\u0259-k\u0259r",
"-\u02ccs\u0259k-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"free rider",
"freeloader",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"moocher",
"parasite",
"sponge",
"sponger"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Our landlord, the bloodsucker , just raised our rent again.",
"the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers , since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Claudia, an orphan turned bloodsucker with an ever-youthful appearance, Dunst has to inject years of wisdom into her tiny physique. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Those methods have failed to make a tick detach and could also cause the tiny bloodsucker to regurgitate into the bite, causing other issues. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2021",
"Still, at least one citizen scientist sees the chupacabra as both a cultural phenomenon and a modern spin on the world\u2019s most storied bloodsucker . \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The team behind the reboot of Sherlock that turned Benedict Cumberbatch into a star \u2013 Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat \u2013 collaborate again on this modern take on the Bram Stoker classic, starring Claes Bang as the legendary bloodsucker . \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Klaus Kinski plays Count Dracula, Isabelle Adjani is Lucy Harker, and Bruno Ganz is Jonathan Harker in this unforgettable mood piece, a movie that\u2019s so unsettling that one wonders if Kinski might actually be a bloodsucker . \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 23 Jan. 2021",
"Eddie Murphy plays the titular bloodsucker in this comedic vamp around \u201990s Brooklyn. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020",
"The real estate company behind all these shuttered businesses and bougie new development plans isn\u2019t just a figurative bloodsucker . \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Disabling IR21a, however, isn\u2019t enough to completely flummox a hungry bloodsucker . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Feb. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204450"
},
"bromide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives",
": a commonplace or tiresome person : bore",
": a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion",
": a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives",
": a dose of bromide taken usually as a sedative"
],
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"\u02c8br\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bd",
"\u02c8br\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bd"
],
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"banality",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
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"examples":[
"His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.",
"a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"These questions lead us to the tiresome but correct bromide that more studies are needed to figure out the implications of this bump in the road. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In Harris\u2019s hands, the nonsensical bromide becomes an art form unto itself. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Once unconsciousness was confirmed, the rest of the chemicals began to flow through the IV lines: a muscle relaxant called rocuronium bromide , and potassium chloride, to induce cardiac arrest. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204534"
},
"bailiwick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the office or jurisdiction of a bailiff (see bailiff sense 1a )",
": the sphere in which one has superior knowledge or authority : a special domain (see domain sense 4 )"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-li-\u02ccwik",
"-l\u0113-"
],
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"area",
"arena",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"questions about organization of the fund drive are my bailiwick",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In shutting down the Abbott plant, the FDA was acting from a zero-risk mentality in its own bailiwick \u2014protecting infant formula from factory contamination\u2014with zero regard for costs and risks that would be somebody else\u2019s problem. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"But MTV Entertainment Studios\u2019 bailiwick has expanded in recent years under the leadership of Chris McCarthy, a longtime executive at Paramount Global, the cable programming giant formerly known as ViacomCBS. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"His bailiwick is seamy realism, walking the edge of soft-core as lowlife exploiter Larry Clark did with Kids, but never transcending it. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The Scripture says to feed the widows and the orphans and take care of those who can't take care themselves, and that is Skip Rutherford's bailiwick . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2021",
"So the Hoosiers just have to find an inside receiver who can make up for some of the playmaking in space that has been Philyor\u2019s bailiwick . \u2014 Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2021",
"And so that's within their bailiwick to deal with that issue and the people of New York. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Mar. 2021",
"Weaver\u2019s bailiwick has been Republican candidates whose greatest interest seems to be criticizing other Republicans. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Reardon's usual focus is on using data from pulsar timing arrays to search for nanohertz-frequency gravitational waves, so magnets are a bit out of his bailiwick . \u2014 Steve Mirsky, Scientific American , 26 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English baillifwik , from baillif + wik dwelling place, village, from Old English w\u012bc , from Latin vicus village \u2014 more at vicinity ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205049"
},
"blurry":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking definition or focus",
": not in sharp focus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259r-\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0259r-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blear",
"bleary",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
],
"examples":[
"a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is kind of a blurry delineation, though, as to how advanced a player needs to be in order to swing an authoritative hammer. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"In the video, Rick could just make out the dim outlines of a small room with a blurry object sitting in the center of the floor. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"Elizabeth are portrayed with an eye toward the blurry lines between their bond as siblings and their unavoidable rivalry as royals. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Their promise was good in theory, but in practice the footage rarely, if ever, was useful: video was often shaky, blurry , and, until the last couple iterations, relatively low-resolution for pro videographers. \u2014 Andy Cochrane, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2021",
"And in some cases, that blurry line between fan and investor can even appear more cynical. \u2014 Rebecca Ackermann, The Week , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Paper has confirmed the footage\u2014shared on social media\u2014was captured by the mine\u2019s CCTV cameras, but the image is too blurry to verify that the object in the shot is flight MU5735. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Official, campaign and personal accounts have different rules and the line between free speech and harassment can also be pretty blurry . \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Creator Simone Finch is trying to walk a very blurry straight line with Single Dark Female. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1757, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205209"
},
"balkiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": refusing or likely to refuse to proceed, act, or function as directed or expected",
": likely to stop or refuse to go"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f-k\u0113",
"sometimes",
"\u02c8b\u022f-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"recusant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"antonyms":[
"amenable",
"biddable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"ruly",
"submissive",
"tractable"
],
"examples":[
"a balky toddler who only seemed to know the word \u201cno\u201d when told to do something",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart has had a balky ankle, Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5, though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart\u2019s ankle has been balky , Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5 though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"For Boston, Marcus Smart\u2019s ankle has been balky , Robert Williams III\u2019s knee is an ongoing question and Jaylen Brown banged a knee on a drive in Game 5 though finished the game with no obvious ill effects. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
"The process at City Hall to select a developer has been balky out of the gate and has a tight timeline that, realistically, must be completed by the fall. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The bench dumbbell fly has never been one of my favorite exercises for my clients, especially for those with balky shoulders. \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Matsuyama, the first Japanese man to win a major championship, is hoping a balky neck that has been bothering him for a few weeks is good enough on Thursday to give him a legitimate chance of winning the Masters again. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the existing programs are balky and anything but customer-friendly. \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"There is no magical moment, just a gradual, balky transition to a more relaxed state of vigilance that, depending on new variants and possible surges, could be temporary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205318"
},
"becalm":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to keep motionless by lack of wind",
": to stop the progress of",
": to make calm : soothe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8k\u00e4(l)m"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"key (up)",
"perturb",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the summer, that data started to surprise much more positively \u2014 but stocks were becalmed during that period. \u2014 John Authers | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Nov. 2019",
"Within an hour of pushing off, though, we were becalmed and drifted straight toward Faith Hill\u2019s house. \u2014 Porter Fox, New York Times , 18 Dec. 2019",
"But if the world\u2019s major central banks are moving in lockstep and bond yields are becalmed at low levels, there\u2019s less opportunity to make money. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Eighteenth-century sailors referred to this part of the Atlantic as the horse latitudes because, the story goes, ships would get becalmed there and have to dump their horses overboard as freshwater supplies dwindled. \u2014 David Doubilet, National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
"But with his party becalmed at around just 20% in the polls, Mr S\u00e1nchez wants his Socialists, with just 84 of the 350 seats in parliament, to govern alone for an unspecified period. \u2014 The Economist , 31 May 2018",
"In some of Paglen\u2019s works, drones are seen as nothing more than a dark speck against a backdrop of becalming gray or sun-gold clouds, a way of denoting their possibly sinister near invisibility in our world. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 May 2018",
"What is the value of clean, unchemical thinking, and where\u2019s the narrative rush of a life becalmed ? \u2014 Beth Kephart, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
"This becalmed , majestic figure feels like a monument or a memorial, an avatar of female authority whose glamour, while alluring, telegraphs depth rather than surface. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, The Cut , 14 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205324"
},
"bullyrag":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to intimidate by bullying",
": to vex by teasing : badger"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113-\u02ccrag",
"\u02c8b\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"bogart",
"browbeat",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"strong-arm"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the kind of neighborhood in which it was standard practice for young teens to be bullyragged into joining a street gang"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205439"
},
"bark":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to make the characteristic short loud cry of a dog",
": to make a noise resembling a bark",
": to speak in a curt loud and usually angry tone : snap",
": to produce a usually sharp, sudden pain",
": to utter in a curt loud usually angry tone",
": to advertise by persistent outcry",
": to promote or follow a mistaken course (as in doing research)",
": the sound made by a barking dog",
": a similar sound",
": a short sharp peremptory tone of speech or utterance",
": the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem",
": the tissues outside the cambium that include an inner layer especially of secondary phloem and an outer layer of periderm",
": cinchona sense 2",
": a candy containing chocolate and nuts that is made in a sheet and broken into pieces",
": to treat with an infusion of tanbark",
": to strip the bark from",
": to rub off or abrade the skin of",
": a small sailing ship",
": a sailing ship of three or more masts with the aftmost mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged",
": a craft propelled by sails or oars",
": to make the short loud cry of a dog or like a dog's",
": to shout or speak sharply",
": the sound made by a barking dog or a similar sound",
": the outside covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of a tree",
": a small sailing boat",
": a three-masted ship with foremast and mainmast square-rigged",
": to rub or scrape the skin off",
": the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem",
": cinchona sense 3"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8b\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8b\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"snap",
"snarl"
],
"antonyms":[
"flay",
"hull",
"husk",
"peel",
"shell",
"shuck",
"skin"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210632"
},
"bastinado":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blow with a stick or cudgel",
": a beating especially with a stick",
": a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick",
": stick , cudgel",
": to subject to repeated blows"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccba-st\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210635"
},
"boiling":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": heated to the boiling point",
": torrid",
": intensely agitated",
": to an extreme degree : very"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi(-\u0259)-li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"broiling",
"burning",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"fiery",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sultry",
"superheated",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"ultrahot",
"white-hot"
],
"antonyms":[
"algid",
"arctic",
"bitter",
"bone-chilling",
"cold",
"freezing",
"frigid",
"frozen",
"glacial",
"ice-cold",
"iced",
"icy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I'm boiling in this suit.",
"It is boiling in here.",
"Adverb",
"The sun was boiling hot .",
"He is boiling mad at how he was treated.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas. \u2014 Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2020",
"If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn\u2019t come clean. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2019",
"The simplest fix could be as easy as boiling water\u2014boil a medium-size pot once or twice per week, and pour down the drain. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 14 Oct. 2019",
"Although boiling water is always a set temperature, eggs coming from the fridge or countertop are not. \u2014 Genevieve Ko, latimes.com , 18 June 2019",
"Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY Sports , 6 Feb. 2018",
"More boiling water: Boil water advisories typically happen due to a water main break and/or a loss of pressure in the water system. \u2014 Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press , 24 Oct. 2017",
"The station is home to two boiling water reactors, capable of powering more than 2.25 million homes and businesses. \u2014 Staff Report, The Aegis , 6 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212010"
},
"bring up":{
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education",
": to cause to stop suddenly",
": to bring to attention : introduce",
": to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen",
": vomit",
": to stop suddenly",
": vomit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)bri\u014b-\u02c8\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"breed",
"foster",
"nourish",
"nurse",
"raise",
"rear"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly",
"I hate to bring this up , but we're running short of money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Callisto Protocol was the first of many Summer Game Fest games to bring up strong Dead Space vibes, right down to the camera angle. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"When is the time to bring up this difficult subject? \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"When is the time to bring up this difficult subject? \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
"Not a bad idea but a wild thing to bring up to someone who just experienced a situation like that. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
"In his comments, Modi mentioned several trade programs but didn't bring up the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 24 May 2022",
"When hunting for a new job, don\u2019t bring up salary during the initial stages of interviewing. \u2014 Wsj Staff, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"SpaceX executives speaking at the Satellite 2022 conference this week did not bring up cost increases for launch services. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Stefanski didn\u2019t bring up the fact that Mayfield played with a torn labrum and fractured humerus in his left shoulder, the former suffered in Week 2, but Mayfield\u2019s injury ties in with the emphasis on getting the ball out quickly. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212237"
},
"blow up":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blowing up: such as",
": explosion",
": an outburst of temper",
": enlargement sense 2",
": a catastrophic financial failure or collapse",
": inflatable",
": to build up or tout to an unreasonable extent",
": to rend apart, shatter, or destroy by explosion",
": to fill up with a gas (such as air)",
": to make a photographic enlargement of",
": to bring into existence by blowing of wind",
": explode",
": to be disrupted or destroyed (as by explosion)",
": to lose self-control",
": to become violently angry",
": to become or come into being by or as if by blowing of wind",
": to become filled with a gas",
": to become expanded to unreasonable proportions",
": to gain a large amount of weight",
": to suddenly become very successful, prevalent, or popular"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"explosion",
"fireworks",
"fit",
"hissy",
"hissy fit",
"huff",
"scene",
"tantrum"
],
"antonyms":[
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The blowup of the photograph was easy to frame.",
"The two of them had a big blowup about something trivial.",
"The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late.",
"Verb",
"she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day",
"the building blew up because of a gas leak",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
"Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband\u2019s Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person\u2019s sense of identity. \u2014 Lynn Elber, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"On April 26, three days after the blowup , Lin announced his departure on the Fast social media channels. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"But unlike the events leading to the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, the financial community is divided on whether a crypto blowup could lead to systemic risk for financial markets. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"People reported that Jeff addressed his longtime collaborator\u2019s blowup at the Oscars at Dorian\u2019s Through The Record Shop in Chicago, during the Closed Sessions Legend Conversation: DJ Jazzy Jeff last Thursday. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To fully prove blowup , mathematicians need to show that, given the approximate singularity, a true one exists nearby. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Spoelstra suggested Wednesday's blowup could help the Heat in the long run. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"With its international reserves now totalling more than a third of its G.D.P., Putin\u2019s Russia is far less vulnerable to the kind of financial blowup that Boris Yeltsin\u2019s Russia experienced in 1998. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Did expenses unexpectedly blow up because of an unplanned event? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"These floaties are easy to blow up , too, thanks to the single-nozzle design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"But, of course, all of these options and plans could ultimately blow up in the Blazers\u2019 faces, as did the lottery. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Simply blow up the pad, attach it to a hose, and adjust the water pressure depending on how high your kids want the sprinkler to go. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Constrained by long-term contracts for core, veteran players, general manager Brian MacLellan can\u2019t blow up the roster with wholesale changes. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"The comments soon started to blow up at the sight of Ackles' stacked physique, due as much to his famous friends as to his thirsty fans. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of the Big Three (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Le Orme, Premiata Forneria Marconi), the latter were the obvious pick to blow up internationally, steadying even their most complex tunes with grabbable melodies and riffs. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1757, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1850, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1536, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212543"
},
"big(s)":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent",
": large or great in quantity, number, or amount",
": operating on a large scale",
": capital sense 1",
": filled with or characterized by enthusiasm and interest",
": active and enthusiastic",
": expressed in an enthusiastic or unrestrained way : hearty",
": chief , preeminent",
": of great importance or significance",
": magnanimous , generous",
": outstandingly worthy or able",
": imposing , pretentious",
": marked by or given to boasting",
": more advanced in age : older",
": more mature",
": popular",
": of great force",
": of great strength",
": pregnant",
": nearly ready to give birth",
": full to bursting : swelling",
": full and resonant",
": full-bodied and flavorful",
": strongly favoring or liking",
": noted for",
": to a large amount or extent",
": on a large scale",
": in a loud or declamatory manner",
": in a boasting manner",
": hard",
": an individual or organization of outstanding importance or power",
": major league",
": a big player : a center or forward whose large size and strength are used to control play near the basket",
": large in size",
": large in number or amount",
": of great importance",
": of great strength or force"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big",
"\u02c8big"
],
"synonyms":[
"consequential",
"earth-shattering",
"earthshaking",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"monumental",
"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"pooh-bah",
"poo-bah",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Magic also could use another big /center, depending on what happens with Mo Bamba\u2019s restricted free agency. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Jordan Hall made another big recruiting weekend for Michigan State football even better. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Saturday\u2019s defeat stalled the chance to continue gaining momentum after Friday\u2019s big eighth inning. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The pair go way back, and there was no way Hilton would ever miss such a big day for her pop star friend. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 12 June 2022",
"Not all heroes wear capes \u2013 some have little arms, big teeth and an unsurmountable will to survive. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"While in Chattanooga, fans would wave their arms in the motion of bird wings whenever Tenerowicz made a big play. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Yet a major selling point of the series is that Kamala is (rightfully) a big fan of Captain Marvel, portrayed by Brie Larson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
"Produced by Fondation Louis Vuitton to coincide with the influx of big spenders streaming into Venice for the Biennale, the Grosse commission is not its only game in town. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Cambridge family smiled big on the balcony; see Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis at Trooping the Colour through the years here. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
"The freshman came up big in a wild 9-8 win over Edinburgh in the Sectional 59 tournament, logging nine strikeouts, the last of which came with two on and two out in the eighth. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
"While Carolina's goalie struggled, Shesterkin came up big . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"These are stars who came up big in the biggest game, or who accumulated major playoff stats and contributions over multiple playoffs. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"Oregon high school basketball fans were treated to another playoff preview of sorts last week, with Beaverton earning a major win over Jesuit and Clackamas coming up big against Barlow. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That led to McPherson coming up big again with a 52-yard kick that delivered Cincinnati its 24-21 lead that once looked improbable. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Senior guard Savion Little was anything but little, coming up big off the bench to keep the Blackhawks within striking distance in a Southwest Prairie Conference crossover that Romeoville threatened to break open through three quarters. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
"With luxury designer goods up to 70% off, prepare to score big at The Outnet\u2019s after-Christmas sale. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jalen Duren, a freshman big who played at Memphis, and Griffin, a forward, could also be in the mix at No. 5. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Not every customer who has a taste for crawfish might want to order that big of a number. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"But after the cocaine and orgies allegation, the race started to shift, in large part because Republicans called in the code red: attacking\u2014and spending big \u2014to defeat him. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"With Dario Saric missing all season rehabbing from a torn ACL sustained in Game 1 of last year's finals, Biyombo has given the Suns a third big who is usually ready even after not playing several games in a row. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
"So the Suns 6-11 big didn't see Jones coming towards him from the side. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The 6-10 big was a four-time All-Star selection with three of those coming with the Suns (1989, 1990, 1991). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 19 Feb. 2022",
"No one was willing to take on that big of a project. \u2014 Paul R. Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Half a degree doesn\u2019t sound like that big of a deal. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b",
"Adverb",
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214610"
},
"bambino":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a representation of the infant Christ",
": child , baby"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bam-\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
"b\u00e4m-"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"baby",
"child",
"infant",
"neonate",
"newborn"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a new mother cuddling a bambino in her lap",
"bouncing a bambino on her knee"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Italian, diminutive of bambo child",
"first_known_use":[
"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214748"
},
"benighted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": overtaken by darkness or night",
": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"analphabetic",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
],
"antonyms":[
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
],
"examples":[
"the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"In the most benighted times, these resources included human beings sold into slavery. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215212"
},
"batter":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish",
": bombard",
": to commit battery against (someone) : to offensively touch or use force on (a person) without the person's consent",
": to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack",
": to wear or damage by hard usage or blows",
": to strike something heavily and repeatedly : beat , pound",
": to commit battery against another : to offensively touch or use force on a person without the person's consent",
": a mixture consisting chiefly of flour, egg, and milk or water and being thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon",
": a mixture (as of flour and egg) used as a coating for food that is to be fried",
": an instance of battering (see batter entry 1 )",
": to coat with a mixture (as of flour and egg) for frying : to coat (food) with batter (see batter entry 2 sense 1b )",
": a receding upward slope of the outer face of a wall or other structure",
": to give a receding upward slope to (something, such as a wall)",
": one that strikes or hits a ball with a bat",
": the player whose turn it is to bat",
": to beat with repeated violent blows",
": to damage by blows or hard use",
": a mixture made chiefly of flour and a liquid that is cooked and eaten",
": the player whose turn it is to bat"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8ba-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"1971, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1743, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1773, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215741"
},
"blackout":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit",
": a skit that ends with a blackout",
": a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids",
": a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power",
": a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory",
": a wiping out : obliteration",
": a blotting out by censorship : suppression",
": a usually temporary loss of a radio signal",
": the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event",
": a time during which a special commercial offer (as of tickets) is not valid",
": blot out , erase",
": to suppress by censorship",
": to envelop in darkness",
": to make inoperative (as by a power failure)",
": to impose a blackout on",
": to become enveloped in darkness",
": to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory",
": a period of darkness enforced as a protection against enemy attack by airplanes during a war",
": a period of darkness caused by power failure",
": a temporary loss of vision or consciousness",
": a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory",
"\u2014 compare grayout , redout",
": to undergo a temporary loss of vision, consciousness, or memory (as from temporary impairment of cerebral circulation, retinal anoxia, a traumatic emotional blow, or an alcoholic binge) \u2014 compare gray out , red out",
": to cause to black out"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"(\u02c8)blak-\u02c8au\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"faint",
"insensibility",
"knockout",
"swim",
"swoon",
"syncope"
],
"antonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the blackouts of World War II",
"She keeps flashlights and candles handy in case of a blackout .",
"He told his doctor he had been experiencing blackouts .",
"Verb",
"had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood",
"with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out , and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With backup batteries, the systems can operate even in a blackout , keeping businesses open and turning the organization\u2019s headquarters into a refuge for people who use medical devices that need to be powered. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"If those were not able to be operated and the site was in a total blackout , mobile fire trucks could be used to inject water into the core \u2014 something that was tried at Fukushima, Lyman said. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Major Ukrainian internet service provider Triolan had been temporarily knocked out, in a blackout that mostly affected the northeastern Kharkiv region\u2014a target of the Russian invasion. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And as Robb Report previously noted, the truck\u2019s battery will be able to charge other electric vehicles and even power a house for up to three days during a blackout . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"During the blackout , each additional megawatt-hour of production should have been worth $87,000, according to that math. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"During the 2021 blackout , Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tried to sneak down to Cancun to escape the cold, only to get caught and slink back home with his tail between his legs. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In 2011, during the county-wide blackout that left 1.4 million residents without power, the community flocked to the bar. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Shocked because Cuoco\u2019s performance as Cassie Bowden, an alcoholic party girl who may have killed a guy during a blackout , is amazing. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They were supposed to be a game-changer that could be used to black out GPS, disrupt communications, and take over drones or deliberately crash them into the ground. \u2014 Yulia Latynina, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Fans in the comments section have already begun trying their hand at the word game and shared their results \u2014 making sure to black out the answer \u2014 many of whom got the inaugural Weezle right on the first try. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There may be revisionist histories; and the darkness yet to come may black out the brightness visible now. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The use of quick black in, then black out stop-action moments to show Penny and Fuzzy becoming friends feels forced, however, even if intended to speed things along. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"On October 30, less than a week after the coup, the first of many Millions Marches were held, with reports of between two to four million people taking to the streets (accurate numbers are difficult to come by since the internet black out ). \u2014 Yassmin Abdel-magied, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
"As for images and videos, make sure to black out parts that could be identifiable to you, such as street names and/or house numbers. \u2014 Essence , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Dish said Sinclair threatened to black out 144 channels in 86 markets. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220157"
},
"blow away":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air",
": to kill by gunfire : shoot dead",
": to impress very strongly and usually favorably",
": to defeat soundly"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"bomb",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"drub",
"dust",
"flatten",
"paste",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"skunk",
"smoke",
"smother",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trim",
"tromp",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"whomp",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222716"
},
"befoul":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make foul (as with dirt or waste)",
": sully , soil , besmirch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"begrime",
"bemire",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"pollutants that befoul the air and water",
"unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hundreds of women will dress up against the cold on a gray November day to protest a pipeline that could befoul their water and will almost certainly lead to the final befouling of the planet. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But dip even the most blood- befouled corset in a tub of warm water and swish, swish, swish \u2014 Lucy\u2019s lace nightgown, or a doctor\u2019s lab coat \u2014 is restored to its original snowy sheen. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"The poison of authoritarianism is as pervasive as the cloud of sulfur dioxide that befouled the air in East Germany. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Michael Kuta, 26, of the 700 block of South Addison Avenue, Villa Park, was cited for disorderly conduct \u2013 befouling property at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 28 after he was observed urinating on bushes in the 100 block of South York Street. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
"But the country\u2019s blond-sand beaches are now scarred with plastic bottles and its mountain streams befouled by open dumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Microfibers from synthetic fabrics and other pollutants befoul our rivers and oceans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Whether that changes between now and whenever Democrats bring articles of impeachment to the House floor will depend on their ability to make the case that the president has not only befouled his office but must be removed from it. \u2014 Jonathan Allen, NBC News , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Ambrosino decries the garbage and neglect that have befouled places that could be developed into parks and other public resources. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223851"
},
"by and by":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a future time or occasion",
": before long , soon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"future",
"futurity",
"hereafter",
"offing",
"tomorrow"
],
"antonyms":[
"anon",
"before long",
"directly",
"momentarily",
"presently",
"shortly",
"soon"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"we'll get under way by and by"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1591, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1526, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230157"
},
"bafflegab":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": gobbledygook"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-f\u0259l-\u02ccgab"
],
"synonyms":[
"double-talk",
"gibberish",
"gobbledygook",
"gobbledegook",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"song and dance"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I kept asking the telemarketer what the final cost of the \u201cspecial offer\u201d was, and all I got was more bafflegab about deferred payments, option to cancel at any point, etc."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1952, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230243"
},
"blaspheme":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to speak in a way that shows irreverence for God or something sacred : to utter blasphemy",
": to speak of or address with irreverence",
": revile , abuse",
": to commit blasphemy against",
": to commit blasphemy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"blas-\u02c8f\u0113m",
"\u02c8blas-\u02ccf\u0113m",
"blas-\u02c8f\u0113m, \u02c8blas-\u02ccf\u0113m"
],
"synonyms":[
"curse",
"cuss",
"swear"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He did not curse or blaspheme .",
"people who have blasphemed against God",
"people who have blasphemed God",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one infamous case in 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was sentenced to death, accused of blaspheming Islam. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2020",
"To disguise ourselves forever would be to blaspheme his work of redeeming the world. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Witnesses at the mosque said Abdelrhim Abdelghani shoved his way in at about 4 p.m., swiped a Quran off a shelf, took it to the nearby intersection of Northwest Fourth Avenue and Northwest 15th Vista and began defiling and blaspheming the holy book. \u2014 Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com , 26 June 2019",
"God\u2019s mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God\u2019s holy name, those who slander and bear false witness and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality. \u2014 Jim Gomez, The Seattle Times , 9 July 2018",
"God\u2019s mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God\u2019s Holy Name, those who slander and bear false witness, and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality in our country. \u2014 Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ , 9 July 2018",
"Regrettable, but perhaps this incident will wake up some progressives who were all too giddy that Google Memo guy gets fired for daring to blaspheme the Church of Diversity. \u2014 Josh Levin, Slate Magazine , 15 Sep. 2017",
"No, to them patriotism is a religion, the national anthem is its hymn, and anyone who expresses misgivings about our nation is a heretic, blaspheming their god. \u2014 Jack Moore, GQ , 6 Sep. 2017",
"Hizbut Tahrir, along with groups such as the violent Islamic Defenders Front, was behind a series of massive protests against the Jakarta governor, a minority Christian and Jokowi ally who was accused of blaspheming Islam. \u2014 Stephen Wright, The Seattle Times , 19 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English blasfemen , from Late Latin blasphemare \u2014 more at blame ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230615"
},
"bedcover":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bedspread",
": bedclothes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedspread",
"counterpane",
"coverlet",
"hap",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233233"
},
"benefic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": beneficent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-fik"
],
"synonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficent",
"beneficial",
"benignant",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable",
"salutary"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable"
],
"examples":[
"the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficus , from bene + facere ",
"first_known_use":[
"1641, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234048"
},
"bough":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a branch of a tree",
": a main branch",
": a usually large or main branch of a tree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8bau\u0307"
],
"synonyms":[
"branch",
"limb"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a tree bough fell on my car during the windstorm",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leafy bough was followed a millisecond later by a squirrel. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"However, on the wall there is only an enormous and exceedingly bad painting, in a heavy wooden frame, done primarily in weary shades of brown, depicting a Tuscan landscape with dim saints and sentinel cypresses and an unidentifiable bird on a bough . \u2014 John Banville, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Christmas movies about lonely career women finding love under a snowy bough in their rural hometown are a part of it, sure, but not the only part. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Given nationwide demand, mass retailers like Walmart, Lowe\u2019s and the Home Depot have jumped on the bough bandwagon this year with their own tree delivery operations. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
"This shelter is a great addition to a tarp hammock or strung up over a springy bough bed. \u2014 Popular Science , 28 May 2020",
"As a morning sun filters through the live oak boughs overhanging the Forsyth Farmers\u2019 Market, two lines quickly build to snap up Adam Mentzer\u2019s bouquets of carrots and asparagus. \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Every year, the boughs bend with memories of you, the faithful audience. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Then toss on a massive pile of live evergreen boughs and needles. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Popular Science , 26 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, shoulder, bough, from Old English b\u014dg ; akin to Old High German buog shoulder, Greek p\u0113chys forearm",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-234427"
},
"boho":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bohemian sense 2a"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-h\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"iconoclast",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
],
"antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"examples":[
"after living among the bohos for a while, she realized that there was a disenchanting conformity to their nonconformity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If sand is your enemy, look no further than this mesh bag that's got a cool boho vibe, hasp plenty of space for your stuff, and effortlessly shakes free of sand. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
"After all, Andalucia, Spain\u2014whose spirit this nouveau- boho table evokes\u2014is home to Islamic architectural monument the Alhambra and renowned for both Moorish mosaics and pomegranates. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"The boho chic boutique has a nice array of body-care products, hipster outdoor gear, baby gifts and foodstuffs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The internet and Instagram may unite us today, but now everybody can see everybody else\u2019s new boho chic. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One of the latest products in their range is their boho -looking macrame swing, which was handmade by artisans in India and made using 100 percent organic cotton thread and a solid wood bar. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Metallic fringed shorts, chiffon black and white maxi dresses, and a knit white jumpsuit with side cutouts fit right in with the boho hordes in Indio California. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Available in seven colors and 25 sizes, this lively boho rug can seamlessly fit in most spaces. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Lucky for you, storage space has never looked cuter than with this boho bar cart from Urban Outfitters. \u2014 Megan Wahn, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"by shortening & alteration",
"first_known_use":[
"1958, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000216"
},
"beater":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that beats : such as",
": eggbeater",
": a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer",
": drumstick sense 1",
": one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game",
": a dilapidated old automobile : clunker"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"clunker",
"crate",
"jalopy",
"junker"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"driving a rusty old beater",
"he drives a beater that just barely runs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andrew Wiggins had 26 points to lead the Warriors, and Jordan Poole hit a pivotal buzzer- beater at the end of the third quarter to flip momentum in favor of Golden State. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Jordan Poole sunk yet another buzzer- beater to swing momentum in his squads favor to end the third-quarter, and Andrew Wiggins simply couldn\u2019t miss, despite having the majority of his jump shots valiantly contested by the Celtics\u2019 D. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Jordan Poole knocked down a buzzer- beater from almost midcourt when Stephen Curry made a point to catch his gaze, and that celebratory stare down told so much about the veteran guard\u2019s pride for his young teammate. \u2014 Janie Mccauley, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"That might explain why Depp lost in the U.K. even though he was not required to prove the wife beater label was false. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"The 76ers and Raptors appeared headed into overtime when Kawhi Leonard hit the incredible fadeaway buzzer beater over big Joel Embiid that bounced around the rim and slowly dropped through to send Canada into a state of oh my freaking goodness. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022",
"Ralph Sampson hitting that miraculous twisting buzzer- beater in the Forum to send the Lakers home in the Western Conference finals in just five games. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 12 May 2022",
"And finally Jerry West makes a 60-foot buzzer beater in the playoffs. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The first three quarters of the game each ended with a buzzer- beater , but Kyle Kuzma's attempt to tie it from midcourt hit the back of the rim, allowing Atlanta to hold on. \u2014 Noah Trister, ajc , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003951"
},
"blame":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to find fault with : censure",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": at fault : responsible",
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure",
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability",
": fault , sin",
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure",
": to find fault with",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": responsibility for something that fails or is wrong",
": criticism sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m",
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"antonyms":[
"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The economic whipsaw unleashed by the pandemic gets most of the blame , said John Auers, executive vice president at Turner, Mason & Co., an oil-industry research firm in Dallas. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Schweizer said part of the blame for the lack of a special prosecutor lies with the White House, but surmised Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell might not favor such an appointment because of his own family's overseas business ties. \u2014 Fox News , 1 May 2022",
"DeWitte, a former mayor of St. Charles, said former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen should shoulder some of the blame for the toll because the county did not find enough funding sources for the $115 parkway project. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is placing some of the blame for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on past European leaders: specifically, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and longtime German Chancellor Angela Merkel. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-004640"
},
"big league(s)":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": major league",
": big time sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"big time",
"big(s)",
"major league"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Broadway is the big leagues , and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arias, who made his big league debut earlier this year, is recovering from a broken hand. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Ashcraft was hoping to make his big league debut in 2022, and that question to Jagers was the start of a process that ended with Ashcraft developing a sinker. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"Trout was a budding 22-year-old star then, in his third full big league season, only five years removed from playing in the Cape Atlantic League and still living in his parents\u2019 basement in the offseason. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The 30-year-old right-hander had not gotten an out in the eighth inning since Aug. 7, 2018, for Pittsburgh at Colorado, in his second big league complete game. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"All 30 big league teams have expanded netting this season to protect fans sitting close to the field, extending to the end of the dugouts. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Since his first big league outing of last season, on May 30, 2021, Cortes has an AL-low 2.44 ERA over 133 innings. \u2014 Jay Cohen, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"The 42-year-old Pujols and his close friend, Yadier Molina, already have said this will be their final big league season. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Now pitching in his sixth big league season, Urias is helping to lead the Dodgers pitching staff in his 10th postseason series, the National League Divisional Series. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005502"
},
"bile":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy",
": a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats",
": inclination to anger",
": acrimony , vitriol",
": a thick bitter yellow or greenish fluid produced by the liver to aid in digestion of fats in the small intestine",
": a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats",
": either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8b\u012bl",
"\u02c8b\u012b(\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimony",
"asperity",
"bitterness",
"cattiness",
"corrosiveness",
"mordancy",
"tartness",
"virulence",
"virulency",
"vitriol"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"One writer objected to what she described as \u201cthe bile that is spewed from the newspaper's editorial page.\u201d",
"with considerable bile , the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There, their gallbladders and bile were harvested and marketed as cures for everything from sore throats to cancer \u2014 and, more recently, as a coronavirus treatment. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"The views Icke has expressed, and Walker has promoted, are unapologetically antisemitic bile . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The researchers also noted that the optic glands began producing more of the components used in bile acids. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"Kasie's discovery that the body parts were covered in vulture bile leads them to the rest of Emma's body. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Vice Media shot an episode for its food channel about Hop Woo\u2019s seven courses of boa constrictor, which included everything from the snake\u2019s skin to the gallbladder bile . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"This bile spewing from Montgomery is driving our young people away \u2014 and not just trans kids looking for a place that doesn\u2019t treat them like trash, but also their friends who love them and know better. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Primary sclerosing cholangitis, a type of chronic inflammatory liver disease, can happen when your bile ducts become inflamed. \u2014 SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Reviews in the major British newspapers ranged from lukewarm praise to sexist bile . \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin bilis ; akin to Welsh bustl bile",
"first_known_use":[
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012014"
},
"bribe":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust",
": something that serves to induce or influence",
": to influence the judgment or conduct of (someone) with or as if with offers of money or favor : to induce or influence by or as if by bribery",
": to practice bribery",
": something given or promised to a person in order to influence dishonestly a decision or action",
": to influence or try to influence dishonestly by giving or promising something",
": a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) \u2014 compare kickback",
": to influence (a person) by giving a bribe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bb",
"\u02c8br\u012bb"
],
"synonyms":[
"backhander",
"boodle",
"cumshaw",
"fix",
"sop"
],
"antonyms":[
"buy",
"corrupt",
"have",
"pay off",
"square"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework.",
"that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant",
"Verb",
"She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge.",
"They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident.",
"We bribed the children with candy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"David Lausman \u2014 as a bribe following a party at a hotel in Manila, Philippines. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"FirstEnergy admitted paying $60 million into as a bribe to a nonprofit controlled by House Speaker Larry Householder. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Timothy Ray Vasquez, 52, was charged with one count of receipt of a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds and three counts of honest services mail fraud. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The nuclear bailout was repealed last year after federal authorities charged ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and five others with using $60 million in FirstEnergy bribe money to secure the passage of the HB6. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The lawyer for Johnson argued that no bribe was necessary because the councilman supported Universal\u2019s mission for years before Chavous was hired. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Trench being put into turnaround), a bribe or a nice birthday present may be in order next month. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The little girl holding the pretzel was a daughter, Mary, who was given it as a bribe , family members said. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This is Prince's way of circumventing Drache's bribe , his way of trying to change the culture of business which is often driven by corruption. \u2014 Kyle Fowle, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Bengals were so lousy for so long that Gregory sometimes had to bribe his boys to join him for the journey to Paul Brown Stadium, selling his sons on going to a game with the promise of new gear. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Giusti in November was charged with bribery and money laundering and has since pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to bribe a local official and commit honest services fraud and agreed to cooperate with federal investigators. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Sep. 2021",
"As long as conniving CEOs don\u2019t bribe their way into the parallel world to get hold of kaiju eggs . . . \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Others make doctor\u2019s appointments to obtain medical permits to enter Jerusalem, or bribe soldiers or Jewish settlers to get them through checkpoints, according to people who have used these methods. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The ever-increasing cost of such cards has prompted many parents to have two savings funds: one to pay for college and another to bribe the enlistment office. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Prosecutors allege that at Sun\u2019s direction, Liu paid a private investigator in Queens to bribe an IRS employee to obtain the artist\u2019s tax returns. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The defense will also likely introduce to jurors Mitchell\u2019s apparent work starting in 2006 as an FBI informant tasked with finding public officials to bribe . \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So state and local officials in Mexico tried to bribe journalists over the years, or threatened them to stop a story\u2019s publication, Carrasco said. \u2014 Palabra, al , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": trinket sense 1",
": a scepter of a fool (see fool entry 1 sense 2a )",
": something of trifling appeal",
": ornament",
": a Christmas ornament"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022f-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-"
],
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"bibelot",
"curio",
"curiosity",
"doodad",
"gaud",
"gewgaw",
"geegaw",
"gimcrack",
"kickshaw",
"knickknack",
"nicknack",
"novelty",
"ornamental",
"tchotchke",
"trinket"
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"examples":[
"picked up some cheap baubles at the fair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Red Guards took away his family\u2019s piano, damning it as a bourgeois bauble . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Nobody needs a participation trophy \u2026 except for when my son was playing soccer at the age of 3 and a shiny bauble added a nice little touch to his bookcase full of board books. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2021",
"The most recent bauble came from Zane\u2019s school counselor. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2021",
"The trend continued at Marine Serre, where a stone bauble hung from a chain. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2021",
"One in a Million initial necklace certainly fits the bill, and right now, this elegant bauble is currently on sale at Macy's for 40% off. \u2014 Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Over a third of all the luxury baubles sold by the likes of Louis Vuitton and Gucci are bought by Chinese splurgers, according to Bain, a consultancy. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
"This light fixture was some unique version of oil rubbed bronze ugliness, with brownish, creamy, wannabe milk glass shades and a trio of un-glamorous crystal baubles delicately hanging from it. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 29 Apr. 2020",
"That\u2019s right \u2014 in season 1, there was no Neil Lane with his suitcase of baubles . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014529"
},
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"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a violent or forceful break from a restraining condition or situation: such as",
": a military attack to break from encirclement",
": an escape from prison or jail",
": an eruption or inflammation of the skin",
": an outbreak of disease",
": a success or accomplishment especially in comparison to previous efforts",
": breakout session",
": a play that moves the puck out of the defensive zone",
": being or relating to a sudden or smashing success especially in comparison to previous efforts",
": being, relating to, or used in a breakout session",
": to develop or emerge with suddenness or force",
": to become covered",
": to become affected with an eruption or inflammation of the skin",
": to make a break from a restraining condition or situation",
": to make ready for action or use",
": to produce for consumption",
": to display flying and unfurled",
": to separate from a mass of data",
": an eruption or inflammation of the skin",
": to be affected with a skin eruption and especially one indicative of the presence of a particular disease",
": to manifest itself by skin eruptions",
": to become covered with"
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"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8br\u0101-\u02cckau\u0307t",
"(\u02c8)br\u0101-\u02c8kau\u0307t"
],
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"break",
"bunk",
"escape",
"flight",
"getaway",
"lam",
"rout",
"slip"
],
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"blaze (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"erupt",
"explode",
"flame",
"flare (up)"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards",
"Adjective",
"The company had a breakout year last year, tripling its profits from the previous year.",
"Verb",
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An under-the-radar (to most) rapper who\u2019s also getting a breakout moment here. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Max Scherzer is recovering from an oblique strain, Jacob deGrom has a shoulder injury and Tylor Megill, an early-season breakout star, is working his way back from biceps tendinitis. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Mia Hansen-L\u00f8ve is an icon in the arthouse world, partly due to her reluctance to submit to a mainstream breakout moment. \u2014 Douglas Greenwood, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
"Johnson started off on the right track this season, quickly establishing himself as a starter and even having a breakout moment with a game-winning three-pointer against Seton Hall. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And then comes the curious case of Pato O\u2019Ward, popular breakout star and supposed championship contender. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Following the age of Logan Lerman's Percy Jackson films, Walker Scobell, the 13-year-old breakout star of Netflix's The Adam Project, has been cast as the titular demigod in the upcoming Disney+ TV series based. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"And what kind of breakout moment is this for J.I.D? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Through their mutual art and culture world connections, as well as buzzy society parties, the brand was poised to be the spirit world\u2019s next breakout star. \u2014 Elva Ramirez, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In this film, Hamm returns to the sort of office setting that marked his breakout role in Mad Men, but this is a very different office indeed. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Stephenson went 3-for-5 with four RBI, continuing his breakout 2022 season. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Always a good player, but just short of a great one, Murphy Stehly was asked the secret to his breakout baseball season at the University of Texas. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Karlberg received honorable mention honors as a sophomore but received all conference status after his breakout 2021-2022 season. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Rams expected to take another step forward after enjoying a breakout 2019-20 season. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021",
"During his breakout 2017 season, Barnhart hit .270 and turned in a solid walk rate (9.9%) and career-best strikeout rate (16.1%). \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2021",
"A few months after finishing his breakout second season with the Thunder, Brown often tips rebounds away from opponents. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Adebayo, coming off his breakout 31-point performance in Game 3, opened the game by missing an 18-foot jumper. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His alleged plan was to take a hostage and break out of the facility on the day of his arraignment, before he was scheduled to transfer back to state prison. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"During the show\u2019s first season, Mr. Hickman bleached his hair blond, which caused a rash to break out on his scalp. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022",
"All of this happens within three turns making this the right length of a game to break out early on game night or before everyone arrives for an RPG session. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"On the whole, the zoo doesn\u2019t break out cost by individual species, says Andi Kornak, deputy executive director at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Kering SA does not break out financial results by brand, but analysts say sales are likely well above \u20ac2 billion a year. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Merchandise licensing and retail sales generated $5.2 billion for Disney last year, but the company does not break out how much of that comes solely from the sales of Mickey Mouse products. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The study also did not break out results by age group. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 May 2022",
"Google doesn't break out specifics on the details of the software bugs being addressed \u2013 or potential hackers using them \u2013 until most users have updated the fixes. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-015415"
},
"bedevilment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to possess with or as if with a devil",
": to cause distress : trouble",
": to change for the worse : spoil",
": to confuse utterly",
": to trouble or annoy again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-023510"
},
"bombard":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones",
": to attack especially with artillery or bombers",
": to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)",
": to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (such as electrons)",
": to attack with heavy fire from big guns : shell",
": to hit or attack again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd",
"b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd",
"also",
"b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"batter",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bomb",
"cannonade",
"shell"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The navy bombarded the shore.",
"Scientists bombarded the sample with X-rays.",
"The car was bombarded by rocks as it drove away from the angry crowd.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"My best advice is to bombard them with joy and power and freedom and jubilation and celebration. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"Next, multiple lasers bombard the strontium atoms with photons and magnetic fields that slow atom momentum to a near motionless state, lowering the atom\u2019s temperatures to about one-millionth of a degree above absolute zero. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Russia continues to bombard the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has wracked the country\u2019s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Zelenskyy has previously warned that negotiations could crumble if Russia continues to aggressively bombard civilians trapped inside Mariupol. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The prisoners had to assemble the V2 rockets developed by Wernher von Braun, which were used to bombard London and Antwerp in 1944. \u2014 Jens Christian-wagner, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This steady feedback is not to bombard employees, but to demystify the promotion process. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"As the Russian ground advance hit snags, its efforts to bombard Ukrainian cities appear to be intensifying. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-032557"
},
"backbreaking":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely arduous, exhausting, or demoralizing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
],
"examples":[
"modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its constant work building a personal brand and then effectively monetizing that brand to enable the work to be a full-time job is even more backbreaking . \u2014 Keith Bendes, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The trials pay better than dishwashing, require no skills and are far less backbreaking than loading and unloading boxes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
"The Kings were leading 80-60 at the time and led by as many as 26 in the game, dealing the Blazers\u2019 playoff chase a backbreaking blow. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2020",
"Plus, large shovels hold a backbreaking amount of snow. \u2014 James Jackson, Popular Mechanics , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Drawing on unprecedented research, Chang shows how these men performed some of the most dangerous, most backbreaking work to build out the railroad from California, yet received virtually no credit for their contributions. \u2014 Chris Fuchs, NBC News , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Spraying fields with pesticides and fertilizers, the drones -- which can cover up to 60 acres a day -- could boost crop yields, save time and make backbreaking field work much easier, according to Bug Away. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus And Dan Tham, CNN , 3 July 2019",
"Facing the possibility of major defections, a roster implosion or a backbreaking salary cap position, Brand tap-danced his way through the minefield in impressive fashion. \u2014 Ben Golliver, The Denver Post , 3 July 2019",
"Unable to afford any other kind of fishing, Theophile ended up going into the nearby cane fields, taking the backbreaking work of processing sugar. \u2014 Alec Jacobson, National Geographic , 3 May 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1766, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041246"
},
"boy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a male child from birth to adulthood",
": a child whose gender identity is male",
": son",
": an immature male",
": a male romantic partner : boyfriend , beau",
": a man or boy native to a given place",
": man , person",
": a close male friend",
": a male domesticated animal and especially a pet",
": a male servant or an enslaved man",
": a male child from birth to young manhood",
": son sense 1",
": a male servant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi",
"\u02c8b\u022fi"
],
"synonyms":[
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041604"
},
"bowed":{
"type":[
"adjective ()"
],
"definitions":[
": bent downward and forward",
": having the back and head inclined",
": furnished with or shaped like a bow"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307d",
"\u02c8b\u014dd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-045121"
},
"bewildered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": deeply or utterly confused or perplexed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8wil-d\u0259rd",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a moment where the foursome exist in a kind of happy, bewildered harmony, with Anna, Aisha and Benjamin learning to develop their abilities. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"On Thursday, prosecutors Hans Moore and Rebecca Young appeared to be building a case that Stangel began striking a bewildered Spiers without any reasonable cause. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Come to think of it, the Road & Track editors were a bit bewildered too. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The best part was Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden's reaction to being told of the delay, as his bewildered expression upon gazing at the roof above says it all. \u2014 Mary Clarke, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Led by Garrett, the Browns sacked a bewildered Fields nine times in his first NFL start, tied for most since Dec. 13, 2015 against the 49ers, and two shy of the club record. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The bewildered freshman, Russell, stands at attention to make the visual experience easier for the gawking crowd. \u2014 Ari Blaff, National Review , 30 July 2021",
"For years, director Edgar Wright would try to explain his love for the influential bizarro cult band Sparks to the uninitiated, only to be met with bewildered stares. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2021",
"The bewildered Swede protested in vain and finally called an American to the telephone to confirm the news. \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1760, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-050237"
},
"bifurcation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the point or area at which something divides into two branches or parts : the point at which bifurcating occurs",
": branch",
": the state of being divided into two branches or parts : the act of bifurcating"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u012b-(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"divarication",
"divergence",
"divergency",
"separation"
],
"antonyms":[
"convergence"
],
"examples":[
"a thoughtful book about the nation's bifurcation into two distinct and antagonistic cultures",
"a divisive issue that caused the bifurcation of the political party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the economic bifurcation in the U.S. continues unabated, retailing is reacting and adjusting. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The resulting market bifurcation would then motivate more independent entrepreneurs to launch unique models like Auto Spa Bistro to compete. \u2014 Mike Jordan, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Last week, the mother of four, who filed for divorce in February 2021, gained a victory in her divorce proceedings when a judge granted her request to be legally single during a bifurcation hearing last Tuesday. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Kardashian, represented in person by lawyer Laura Wasser, appeared at a bifurcation hearing via videoconference. \u2014 Diana Dasrath, NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The judge's move, known as bifurcation , allows a person amid a complicated divorce to become legally single while issues of child custody and property are worked out. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Without delving too deeply into the science behind the mathematics (see here for details), the bifurcation process is based on thermodynamic principles based on energy levels. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The system shifts from non-chaotic to chaotic behaviors through a cascade of bifurcation points. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Of course, the bifurcation of Beijing is not a capricious plot to alienate its residents. \u2014 Mallika Sen, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bifurcate ",
"first_known_use":[
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-051248"
},
"bon voyage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an expression of good wishes when someone leaves on a journey : goodbye"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-\u02ccv\u022fi-\u02c8\u00e4zh",
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-",
"\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-\u02ccvw\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4zh",
"-\u02ccvw\u00e4-\u02c8y\u00e4zh"
],
"synonyms":[
"adieu",
"au revoir",
"ave",
"cong\u00e9",
"congee",
"farewell",
"Godspeed",
"good-bye",
"good-by"
],
"antonyms":[
"hello"
],
"examples":[
"The crowd waved bon voyage as the ship left the dock.",
"everyone said their bon voyages as the happy couple left on a cruise for their honeymoon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But, before many of the would-be travelers could say bon voyage , new restrictions were instituted. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Brush up on a few French language phrases, and then bon voyage ! \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Here, all of our favorite luggage must-haves for a chic bon voyage . \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Later, the crew of forty guests were welcomed into Whitney Wolfe Herd\u2019s recently competed mountain home for a bon voyage pizza party to send everyone off to their next port of call. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2019",
"What better way to bid them bon voyage than with this elegant minimalist passport cover from Cuyana? \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"The sight of the crippled Concordia had exerted a strange pull on the public, drawing numerous gawkers to the island of Giglio, though locals and non-voyeurs will be just as happy to bid the ship bon voyage . \u2014 Barbara Peterson, Popular Mechanics , 14 July 2014"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, literally, good journey!",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-052815"
},
"blue blood":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": membership in a noble or socially prominent family",
": a member of a noble or socially prominent family"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"noble",
"patrician"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a woman of blue blood",
"This is where the city's blue bloods like to gather.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cinderella takes a blue blood when Saint Peter\u2019s faces North Carolina on Sunday, March 27. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rival Auburn feels like a college hoops blue blood in the making. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The two college basketball blue blood schools meet in New Orleans tonight to decide this year\u2019s champion. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The pride of Jersey City is taking the City of Brotherly Love by storm, fresh off wins over blue blood Kentucky and red hot Murray State. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Hamilton, 73, has transformed FSU into a new blue blood basketball program in the ACC, competing with the North Carolinas and Dukes. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova. \u2014 John Marshall, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In the novel, Spragg, navigates the rigid rules of high society, learning that her family\u2019s newfound wealth doesn\u2019t quite stack up to an old, blue blood social pedigree. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-054746"
},
"besides":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": other than , except",
": together with",
": as well : also",
": moreover , furthermore",
": else",
": in addition to",
": other than",
": in addition : also"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8s\u012bdz",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8s\u012bdz"
],
"synonyms":[
"as well as",
"beside",
"beyond",
"over and above"
],
"antonyms":[
"additionally",
"again",
"also",
"either",
"further",
"furthermore",
"likewise",
"more",
"moreover",
"then",
"too",
"withal",
"yet"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com , 2 June 2020",
"The airline\u2019s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 31 May 2020",
"Plus, besides setting stuff on fire, a campfire is also good for warmth, atmosphere, cooking and keeping the bugs at bay. \u2014 Catherine Newman, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
"Throughout her essay collection, besides sharing these micro-examples of her interior life, Chew-Bose reflects broadly on her coming of age as a first-generation Canadian woman with Indian parents. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 15 May 2020",
"But besides giving viewers at home a look into their life, Sudano, whose mother happens to be the late Donna Summers, hopes this show will inspire folks to chase their dreams. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 28 Apr. 2020",
"And besides livestreaming ceremonies, handing off cremated remains to families is a different process under social distancing guidelines. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The novel coronavirus hasn\u2019t been shown to appear in any of these organs\u2014 besides of course the lungs, the upper respiratory tract, and sometimes within lymph nodes. \u2014 Douglas Main, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2020",
"This directive raises a question: What, besides basic infrastructure to support astronauts, could be worth protecting on the moon? \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 21 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"And, besides , reminding voters of Trump\u2019s perfidy is not the same thing as resurrecting Biden\u2019s political standing. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides , some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"Also, to some grow extra internal organs, at a rate fast enough that there is something called the National Organ Registry to keep tabs on it, and maybe some other business besides . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"This Danish documentary coproduction unravels the tentacles of the Slovak mafia and much else besides , and this from a valuable foreign perspective. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"And besides , women were slowly becoming a more common sight at Nimmo Bay. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"But that only represents the beginning of the saga, and the less interesting part besides . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 3 May 2022",
"And besides , the counselor had told her to keep quiet. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And besides , who doesn't need a little reminder every once in a while about taking a sip of H2O? \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
"first_known_use":[
"Preposition",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1597, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-055810"
},
"butt":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": buttocks",
": the large or thicker end part of something:",
": the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon",
": a lean upper cut of the pork shoulder",
": the base of a plant from which the roots spring",
": an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)",
": cigarette",
": the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal's back and sides",
": an object of abuse or ridicule : victim",
": target",
": range sense 5c",
": a blind for shooting birds",
": a backstop (such as a mound or bank) for catching missiles shot at a target",
": goal",
": limit , bound",
": to strike or shove with the head or horns",
": to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns",
": to come into conflict",
": a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns",
": abut",
": to place end to end or side to side without overlapping",
": to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end",
": to reduce (something, such as a cigarette) to an unused remainder by stubbing or stamping : to reduce to a butt (see butt entry 1 sense 3a )",
": a large cask especially for wine, beer, or water",
": any of various units of liquid capacity",
": a measure equal to 108 imperial (see imperial entry 1 sense 4 ) gallons (491 liters)",
": a target of ridicule or hurtful humor",
": the part of the body on which a person sits",
": the thicker or bottom end of something",
": an unused remainder",
": to strike or thrust with the head or horns",
": to intrude on someone else's activity or conversation",
": a blow or thrust with the head or horns"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259t",
"\u02c8b\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[
"derision",
"jest",
"joke",
"laughingstock",
"mark",
"mock",
"mockery",
"sport",
"target"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d",
"Verb (1)",
"1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (3)",
"1642, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1634, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (4)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-060228"
},
"barter":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services",
": to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering",
": the act or practice of trading goods or services for other goods or services : the act or practice of carrying on trade by bartering",
": goods or services that are traded for other goods or services : the thing given in exchange in bartering",
": to trade by exchanging one thing for another without the use of money",
": the trade of one thing for another without the use of money",
": to trade by exchanging one commodity or service for another",
": to trade or exchange by or as if by bartering \u2014 compare sell",
": the art or practice of carrying on trade or exchange by or as if by bartering : exchange of one commodity or service for another \u2014 compare sale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"back-and-forth",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The tribes use a system of barter .",
"The explorers used blankets and other supplies for barter to get food from the native people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to the sisters, the party might come across sheep herders and barter some of their fish for lamb. \u2014 Britta Lokting, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Overseas business partners may need to barter gold for rubles to pay for inputs, like energy, minerals, or fertilizers, and therefore demand that their U.S. counterparts pay in rubles or bullion. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Recently, Russian and US officials agreed that Roscosmos and NASA would barter seats for future flights, with NASA astronauts riding on the Soyuz in exchange for Russians launching on Crew Dragon as early as this fall. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
"If teams don't budget appropriately during the race, they aren't allowed to beg for money, but they are allowed to barter ! \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The act of being consistent demands you to use self-talk and negotiate and barter with yourself to keep yourself on track. \u2014 Rittu Sinha, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"New Orleans will beg and barter their last dollar to keep the Saints. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Plastic is the new currency, and pluckers barter their daily catch for necessities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"For women, that means toiling as nude dancers, entertaining men who have gathered from miles around to barter their scrap for homemade alcohol and gawking privileges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During the near-total economic implosion in the 1990s, Russians grew their own food, routinely used pirated versions of software and movies, and fell back on barter , family, and community networks to survive. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
"And, if your community is anything like mine, there\u2019s a vibrant barter economy. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"India and Pakistan have also been linked in the past to possible barter trade deals, typically swapping Iranian oil for consumer or agricultural products. \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"During the strict 11-week lockdown that began in March, the majority of the 30,000 residents entered into a barter system. \u2014 Jamie Lafferty, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Neighbors resorted to a barter system to exchange, say, a cabbage for a bottle of soy sauce. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s one reason the IRS has gone after the barter community to tax goods and services that are exchanged. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Discussions about potential barter deals tend to rise when Iran is feeling under pressure on the international stage. \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"This barter system benefits the environment and empowers the local people. \u2014 CNN , 29 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-061152"
},
"barony":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the domain, rank, or dignity of a baron",
": a vast private landholding",
": a field of activity under the sway of an individual or a special group"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He inherited the barony from his father.",
"no longer is the city's social and cultural life the barony of a few old-line families"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-063301"
},
"bleakness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": exposed and barren and often windswept",
": cold , raw",
": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim",
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing",
": severely simple or austere",
": open to wind or weather",
": being cold and raw or cheerless",
": not hopeful or encouraging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k",
"\u02c8bl\u0113k"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"examples":[
"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"In many of Cook County\u2019s Southland communities, a moribund tax base and a dearth of jobs has contributed to a bleak economic outlook for those south suburbs. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"When reminded of this bleak outlook, climate progressives point to corporate action and the stock market, which both seemed to be moving in their direction. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The bank also forecast that Russia\u2019s economy would shrink by 10 percent this year and stagnate next year, with a bleak outlook unless a peace agreement leads to the relaxing of Western sanctions. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Dimon reiterated his bleak long term outlook for the global economy in statements included in the earnings report. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But the budget details don\u2019t match his rhetoric, and Exhibit A is the bleak outlook for the Navy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Kubrick's film was exceedingly ahead of its time, its bleak outlook an unlikely subject for a comedy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Notably, the state\u2019s youngest voters have a particularly bleak outlook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c ",
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-064652"
},
"burglarize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to break into and steal from",
": to commit burglary against",
": to commit burglary",
": to commit a burglary at"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-gl\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-gl\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"break in",
"burgle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.",
"before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pack had to watch thieves burglarize the shop on his cellphone on two occasions. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The sheriff\u2019s office said the three suspects who robbed Golden Gate Petroleum match three suspects who were caught on camera attempting to burglarize the Smoke Shop on Curry Street, about 4 miles away. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Barry Croft, a Delaware truck driver whom prosecutors describe as a bomb maker, was convicted in 1994 of conspiring to steal cars and burglarize an apartment complex. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The family did not know of anyone who would burglarize their home. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The same man might have tried to burglarize other businesses previously, including a local pizza parlor where security video showed a man crawling on his belly, the station said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Investigators said the suspects saw Davey Blackburn, the woman's husband, leave his house and seized the opportunity to also burglarize the Blackburn home. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Prosecutors believe Su was home when Resiles tried to burglarize the house. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Witnesses thwarted at least two attempts to burglarize homes in Park Ridge last week, each involving what is believed to be the same car reported near the scene, police said. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-065521"
},
"battle-ax":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war",
": a usually older woman who is sharp-tongued, domineering, or combative",
": an ax with a broad blade formerly used as a weapon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-t\u1d4al-\u02ccaks"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragon lady",
"fury",
"harpy",
"harridan",
"shrew",
"termagant",
"virago",
"vixen"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-081430"
},
"battle-axe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war",
": a usually older woman who is sharp-tongued, domineering, or combative",
": an ax with a broad blade formerly used as a weapon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-t\u1d4al-\u02ccaks"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragon lady",
"fury",
"harpy",
"harridan",
"shrew",
"termagant",
"virago",
"vixen"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-090344"
},
"bewitched":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell",
": influenced, attracted, or charmed as if by magic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8wicht",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"entranced",
"magic",
"magical",
"spellbound"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-104933"
},
"barbaric":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians",
": possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive (see primitive entry 1 sense 2c ) culture but less sophisticated than advanced civilization (see civilization sense 1a )",
": marked by a lack of restraint : wild",
": having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality",
": barbarous sense 3",
": barbarous",
": showing a lack of restraint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00e4r-\u02c8ber-ik",
"-\u02c8ba-rik",
"b\u00e4r-\u02c8ber-ik"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"brute",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
],
"examples":[
"Barbaric tribes invaded the area.",
"His table manners are barbaric .",
"They considered the custom barbaric .",
"The treatment of the prisoners was positively barbaric .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The appalling story is reminiscent of the plot from a sophisticated thriller, although the sad fact remains that the reality itself was and still is just as barbaric . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"The barbaric tactics of Putin's soldiers, who have occupied parts of Ukraine, are already well-documented and the evidence keeps mounting. \u2014 Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t keep your operations in a state imposing these barbaric restrictions. \u2014 Kathy Hochul, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"These barbaric laws will someday be overturned by something called progress. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
"The attorneys argue prisons officials aren't trying hard enough to get the lethal injection drugs, instead forcing prisoners to choose between two more barbaric methods. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"There were barbaric acts on the Polish-Belarusian border, committed not only by Lukashenka\u2019s regime in Belarus but also by the Polish state. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Putin\u2019s barbaric war continues to rage in Ukraine, creating carnage that has driven Biden to label his Russian counterpart a war criminal. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The attorneys argue prisons officials aren't trying hard enough to get the lethal injection drugs, instead forcing prisoners to choose between two more barbaric methods. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-112353"
},
"bulwark":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart",
": breakwater , seawall",
": a strong support or protection",
": the side of a ship above the upper deck",
": to fortify or safeguard with a bulwark",
": a solid structure like a wall built for defense against an enemy",
": something that defends or protects"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-(\u02cc)w\u0259rk",
"-\u02ccw\u022frk",
"\u02c8b\u0259l-(\u02cc)w\u0259rk",
"sense 3 also",
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-w\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"cover",
"defend",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"shield",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny",
"Verb",
"vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against a terrorist attack",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Australia\u2019s Labor Party won a national election less than a month ago, making Anthony Albanese prime minister and ousting Scott Morrison, who had cast himself as a bulwark against China. \u2014 David Winning, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Throughout that national spectacle, The Republic served as a bulwark against the unprecedented attack on democracy itself. \u2014 Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
"His Fidesz party is slightly ahead in the polls, buttressed by a vast pro-government media apparatus that played down the carnage caused by Russia and presented Mr. Orban as the only bulwark against bloodshed spreading into Hungary. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is especially urgent at a moment when some of the loudest voices calling for new restraints on global capitalism are white nationalists who see white racial solidarity as the best bulwark against a soulless market. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Consumers, the bulwark of the economy, still have a lot of financial firepower built up from earlier in the pandemic, when they were cooped up at home and showered with stimulus checks from the federal government. \u2014 Rich Miller, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Since independence, Haitians had outlawed foreign land ownership as a symbol of their freedom and a bulwark against invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel may be the most important bulwark protecting Michiganders should Roe fall. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
"There may also be a kind of extrajudicial bulwark protecting Griswold. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The goal is to bulwark oil and gas against ambitious climate change policies by claiming the moral high ground \u2014 even as those fuels kindle a global crisis that disproportionately harms people who aren\u2019t white. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The company is hoping to bulwark itself in an uncertain economy. \u2014 Lucinda Shen, Fortune , 4 May 2020",
"Iconic businesses would be boarded up, as if bulwarked against some invading army. \u2014 James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2020",
"But so is lasting peace, bulwarked by the safeguarding of human rights \u2014 particularly for Afghan women \u2014 and the prevention of Afghanistan again becoming a haven for terrorism. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities , 8 Sep. 2019",
"Even Einstein, the prototypical loner, was bulwarked by a vast correspondence of arguing and discussion. \u2014 Dennis Overbye, New York Times , 31 Oct. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-112404"
},
"bate":{
"type":[
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain",
": to take away : deduct",
": to lower especially in amount or estimation",
": blunt",
": diminish , decrease",
": to attempt to fly off something (such as a gauntlet ) in fear",
": to reduce the force or intensity of"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0101t",
"\u02c8b\u0101t"
],
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"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
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"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-113847"
},
"bindle stiff":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hobo",
": one who carries his clothes or bedding in a bundle"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bum",
"bummer",
"hobo",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"upon graduation from college he wandered around the country as a bindle stiff , naively believing that he was at one with the downtrodden"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-114731"
},
"butcher":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh",
": a dealer in meat",
": one that kills ruthlessly or brutally",
": one that bungles or botches",
": a vendor especially on trains or in theaters",
": to slaughter and dress for market",
": to kill in a barbarous manner",
": botch",
": a person whose business is killing animals for sale as food",
": a dealer in meat",
": a person who kills in large numbers or in a brutal manner",
": to kill and prepare (an animal) for food",
": massacre entry 2",
": to make a mess of : botch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunderbuss",
"blunderer",
"botcher",
"bumbler",
"bungler",
"fumbler",
"screwup"
],
"antonyms":[
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"slaughter"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases",
"Verb",
"They've hired someone to butcher the hogs.",
"Many innocent people were butchered under his regime.",
"The band has butchered my favorite song.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Escondido\u2019s 50-year-old meat market and restaurant company, famous for its carne asada beef, will open a second market and butcher shop in Temecula\u2019s Promenade shopping mall in the fall. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"At El Potro, for example, butcher bills are 60 percent higher now than in early 2020, and steaks that once sold for $16 in the restaurant cost almost that much to buy wholesale. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The food menu includes butcher cuts grilled to perfection, charcuterie plates perfect for sharing, crispy green beans, and a refreshing tuna sashimi. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The upmarket destination resort has made a national splash, enlisting Nancy Silverton to curate seasonal events like last November\u2019s sold-out, beef-centric dinner prepared by celebrity Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini for $500 a pop (plus tax and tip). \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"At her local kosher butcher shop, the prices were rising even higher: more than $200 for a 5-pack of short ribs. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Thayer-Funfgeld said that early on, Thayer\u2019s Select Meats quickly became known as the area butcher shop offering friendliness, quality and great customer service. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"But to his knowledge, Myers said, Central Market is the first grocery chain to offer the meatless butcher concept. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Carrots, onions, fresh rosemary, celery, garlic, salt and pepper are added to spice up this butcher 's platter. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are no swimsuit competitions, but contestants may be required to butcher a sheep. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"After Christmas, when the winter was deep and the crops were in, families would gather at a farm, as if for a barn raising, to butcher hogs, putting meat away in a smokehouse for the coming year. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"When these immunological assassins happen upon a cell that\u2019s been hijacked by a virus, their first instinct is to butcher . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Between 2 million and 3 million years ago, early human ancestors began to make stone tools and used them to butcher animals. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Five adult volunteers had offered their pickup trucks, garage space and strength to help the children take apart the animal and eventually butcher it. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have something in common \u2014 broadcasters butcher their names. \u2014 William J. Cole, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have something in common \u2014 broadcasters butcher their names. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have something in common \u2014 broadcasters butcher their names. \u2014 William J. Cole, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-120617"
},
"born":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
": brought forth by or as if by birth",
": native",
": deriving or resulting from",
": having from birth specified qualities",
": being in specified circumstances from birth",
": destined from or as if from birth",
": brought into life by birth",
": brought into existence",
": having a certain characteristic from or as if from birth",
"Max 1882\u20131970 German physicist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02c8b\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"congenital",
"natural"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonnatural"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English boren , past participle of beran to carry \u2014 more at bear ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-121217"
},
"bearable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being borne",
": possible to put up with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"endurable",
"sufferable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tolerable"
],
"antonyms":[
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"unsupportable"
],
"examples":[
"He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable .",
"the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lonely hotel hours\u2014between matches, during rain delays\u2014the stress, and the press are made bearable for Becker by his constant companions, Walkman, American Top 40, and MTV. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
"Because the grossest moments of parenthood are more bearable when there's beer involved. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 May 2022",
"Her husband and son died years ago, and there had been a time when the isolation had felt bearable . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"But the specs upgrades that Apple has reportedly prepared for the new SE model will make the price hike bearable . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
"While during the early days of the pandemic many nesters sought to make the indoors bearable , the focus has now shifted to creating more livable outdoor spaces. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But eventually, even that wasn\u2019t enough to make my life in Serbia bearable . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
"These gifts can make travel more bearable and your time together at home even better. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Keeping large or open-concept rooms in your home bearable on hot days requires an especially powerful air conditioner. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1557, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-121916"
},
"belittle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to speak slightingly of : disparage",
": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less",
": to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad-mouth",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
"examples":[
"The critic belittled the author's work.",
"Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-134806"
},
"beauty":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness",
": a beautiful person or thing",
": a beautiful woman",
": a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality",
": a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance",
": bottom sense 9",
": the qualities of a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or to the mind",
": a beautiful or excellent person or thing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
],
"examples":[
"We explored the natural beauty of the island.",
"I'm learning to appreciate the beauty of poetry.",
"We explored the natural beauties of the island.",
"She was one of the great beauties of her time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s less driven by hormones and the magic of physical beauty . \u2014 Anne Linstatter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"The world of celebrity beauty may be vast, but one shining star is none other than Lady Gaga's Haus Laboratories. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Westchester is made up of big cities, small towns, villages, farms, and miles of natural beauty . \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a particular kind of beauty to be discovered in the solemn, a serenity that can come with the somber \u2014 and in its first choral festival Orlando Sings found both. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Until now: After extensive restoration by DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Nine Orchard is once again back in the business of beauty . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Lucien naively begins his journey by writing in service of beauty , but his pen winds up creating gashes and scars. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Narrative efficiency and production efficiency and not in a mercenary sense but in the kind of beauty of having to do it. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Hickey continued writing on Mapplethorpe in an essay that deals specifically with the question of beauty in his most pornographic images. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beaute, bealte , borrowed from Anglo-French, from bel, beau \"beautiful, good-looking\" (going back to Latin bellus ) + -te -ty \u2014 more at beau ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143446"
},
"burnout":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine",
": the point at which burnout occurs",
": exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration",
": a person suffering from burnout",
": a person showing the effects of drug abuse",
": to drive out or destroy the property of by fire",
": to cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted especially from overwork or overuse",
": to suffer burnout",
": exhaustion of physical or emotional strength usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration",
": a person affected with burnout",
": a person showing the effects of drug abuse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rn-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8b\u0259rn-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"lassitude",
"prostration",
"tiredness",
"weariness"
],
"antonyms":[
"break",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout .",
"the burnout rate among teachers",
"a novel about academic burnouts",
"Verb",
"working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Early Saturday morning, firefighters completed a defensive burnout on the west side of the East Fork of the Andreafsky River to protect equipment and structures near a fish weir \u2014 a fence placed in flowing water to direct the movement of fish. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Early Saturday morning, firefighters completed a defensive burnout on the west side of the East Fork of the Andreafsky River to protect equipment and structures near a fish weir \u2014 a fence placed in flowing water to direct the movement of fish. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"And a relentless pandemic burnout has only added to the toll and exacerbated the pressures. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"The shade proliferated far and wide, which, in recent years, has led to burnout in certain design circles. \u2014 Max Berlinger, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
"District employees say that covering for unfilled positions is leading them to burnout . \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Companies elevating the importance of mental health need to make sure their leaders are not on a path to burnout as well. \u2014 Michael Timmes, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Video of the incident posted on social media shows a pickup truck doing a tire burnout across the intersection as other drivers honk their horns. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
"And then there's the burnout of working over a year and a half through the pandemic. \u2014 Lauren Weber, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So increasing health approaches are critical to ensure sales talent don\u2019t burn out or give up. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Leaders can burn out because there is so much work to do all throughout, from the lead up to the closing and for some time after the merger. \u2014 Jenn Lofgren, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Professional gamers, barely past their teens, burn out even faster than athletes. \u2014 Arijeta Lajka, CBS News , 21 Dec. 2018",
"In the years since, the original game\u2019s update schedule slowed to a crawl, and additions grew insubstantial, leading many players to burn out or move on. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The overwork and staffing shortages of the pandemic have affected veterinarians as much as other doctors and nurses, and dealing with the constant moral dilemmas and emotional output was driving many to burn out even before 2020. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Now entering his 23rd year in the league, Brady is relishing every last ounce of what his mind and body will give him \u2014 a determined star not ready to burn out . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Businesses are still contending with this problem as burn out and employee turnover are increasing. \u2014 Daniel Newman, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"People burn out because their employers have not successfully managed chronic job stressors. \u2014 Christina Maslach, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1710, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-151050"
},
"bedew":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wet with or as if with dew"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8d\u00fc",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"moisten"
],
"antonyms":[
"dry"
],
"examples":[
"her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-162021"
},
"back (up ":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that serves as a substitute or support",
": musical accompaniment",
": additional personnel who provide assistance",
": an accumulation caused by a stoppage in the flow",
": a copy of computer data (such as a file or the contents of a hard drive)",
": the act or an instance of making a backup",
": to accumulate in a congested state",
": to move into a position behind (a teammate) in order to assist on a play",
": hold back sense 1",
": to make a copy of (a computer file or data) to protect against accidental loss or corruption",
": to make copies of all the files on (a device)",
": a person who takes the place of or supports another",
": a situation in which the flow of something becomes blocked",
": a copy of information stored on a computer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His role on the team is to be a backup to the regular quarterback.",
"We have an extra radio as a backup in case this one doesn't work.",
"We have an extra radio for backup .",
"He provides backup for the regular quarterback.",
"She sang backup on his CD.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The closed-loop, one-two punch of AI and automation requires humans to be deeply involved, first in training the intelligence and then serving as its backup , manually resolving complex or ambiguous issues. \u2014 Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And backing up an old iPhone or iPad device and then restoring that backup to a new phone or tablet should move the app over. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Your shower is likely to work just fine, but the Simple Shower Gravity Shower Kit ($15) is an inexpensive, compact backup if your home loses its supply of clean tap water. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 12 June 2022",
"The Browns could help the 49ers, too, by sending Mayfield to San Francisco to be Trey Lance\u2019s backup . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The incident caused Highway 101 traffic to backup during the morning rush hour with the closure of a northbound lane. \u2014 Brian J. Varela, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, Okey hit .237 with 13 total extra-base hits as the Bats\u2019 backup behind Beau Taylor. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"The team excused its former starter, Baker Mayfield, from its off-season program as the front office seeks to trade him, and the current backup , the journeyman Jacoby Brissett, is not seen as a multiyear starter. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Junior Lance Ware is set to return as Tshiebwe's primary backup . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the year after saw a decrease of 28%, this year's numbers appear to be on their way back up . \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Press back up so forcefully that your body leaves the ground, jumping slightly to the right. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Dan Lamothe And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Nuclear radiation detectors are back up and running at the Chernobyl site for the first time since the war began, the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog said. \u2014 Cate Cadell, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Previously contentious votes came back up for discussion. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"Mark Smucker, president and CEO, said on an earnings call that the company is working with the FDA to get the Lexington facility back up and running. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Just after noon, his head dropped to the table, then jerked back up . \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Let\u2019s back up here and get a running start at this bedrock of Latter-day Saint belief. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1801, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
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},
"bogart":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": bully sense 2",
": to use or consume without sharing",
"Humphrey (DeForest) 1899\u20131957 American actor"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccg\u00e4rt",
"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02ccg\u00e4rt"
],
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"blackjack",
"browbeat",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"bullyrag",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"strong-arm"
],
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"examples":[
"our coach told us not to let the other team bogart us on the field"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from Humphrey Bogart \u20201957 American film actor",
"first_known_use":[
"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-181534"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to begin to do more different kinds of activities or work"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-183348"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building",
": something that resembles a buttress: such as",
": a projecting part of a mountain or hill",
": a horny protuberance on a horse's hoof at the heel \u2014 see hoof illustration",
": the broadened base of a tree trunk or a thickened vertical part of it",
": something that supports or strengthens",
": to give support or stability to (a wall or building) with a projecting structure of masonry or wood : to furnish or shore up with a buttress (see buttress entry 1 sense 1 )",
": support , strengthen",
": a structure built against a wall or building to give support and strength",
": something that supports, props, or strengthens",
": to support or strengthen : to support with or as if with a buttress"
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"\u02c8b\u0259-tr\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u0259-tr\u0259s"
],
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"anchor",
"dependence",
"dependance",
"mainstay",
"pillar",
"reliance",
"standby"
],
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"bear",
"bolster",
"brace",
"carry",
"prop (up)",
"shore (up)",
"stay",
"support",
"sustain",
"undergird",
"underpin",
"uphold"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times",
"after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress",
"Verb",
"The treaty will buttress the cause of peace.",
"The theory has been buttressed by the results of the experiment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Don Ware, who lives up the hill in Niguel Summit and worked for decades as a petroleum geologist, is skeptical that building below the buttress is safe. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"He was attracted to the backyard view of the buttress , which looks more like a lush hillside than a strategy to keep landslides at bay. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"It was advertised as a stately financial district and as a buttress to stop the rapid erosion of Victoria Island\u2019s shoreline. \u2014 Maggie Andresen, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Scientists have discovered a series of worrying weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica\u2019s most dangerous glaciers, suggesting that this important buttress against sea level rise could shatter within the next three to five years. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Dec. 2021",
"This promotion has been broadly criticized as a fever dream conceived in the memetic bowels of the internet and as a convenient buttress for bad arguments against vaccination. \u2014 James Heathers, The Atlantic , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Yet the detrimental impact of canceling football, which is the economic buttress of many athletic departments, would have rippled across college sports. \u2014 Jason Wingard, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In addition to saving power overall, this feature acts as a buttress to support all the other power-intensive operations the GeForce laptops perform without overtaxing the system. \u2014 Lynne Peskoe-yang, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2021",
"These nonscholarly mentions buttress reports that open access enables a broader audience, beyond the core scientific community, to read research findings. \u2014 Jeffrey Brainard, Science | AAAS , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And the Puerto Rican woman on the jury kept coming back to the failure of the police to provide additional evidence to buttress Clanton. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
"Hollywood Brown arrived in trades to buttress the receiving corps, but Christian Kirk left in free agency, as did the most dangerous player on defense\u2014pass-rusher Chandler Jones. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"In testimony leading up to the vote, Poseidon and its supporters argued that building the desalination plant would buttress local water supplies and make the area more resilient. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Investors were surprised Thursday because they\u2019ve been conditioned to believe the Fed will always come through with a put to buttress the market. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The fines will buttress the public perception that while ordinary Britons faced severe restrictions on socializing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the premier and his aides were partying in government buildings. \u2014 Emily Ashton, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"What further additions and subtractions among the rest of the team need to happen to buttress their particular games? \u2026 and 2) what kind of market is there for Mitchell and Gobert, which is to ask, what could the Jazz get in return? \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The company and its supporters argue that building the $1.4-billion desalination plant would buttress local water supplies and make the area more resilient. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Still, Russia\u2019s efforts to buttress its war machinery with repair and resupply capabilities are unlikely to solve its overarching problems, the official said. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-183402"
},
"beloved":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dearly loved : dear to the heart",
": greatly loved : very dear"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8l\u0259vd",
"-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
"b\u0113-",
"b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259d",
"-\u02c8l\u0259vd"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[
"He is a beloved public figure.",
"an actor beloved by millions of fans",
"one of the city's most beloved buildings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But expectations were higher for a release this high-profile and based on a beloved character. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"The floods washed away roads, bridges and houses and closed all of Yellowstone, threatening some of the communities on the park\u2019s outskirts that depend heavily on tourists visiting one of America\u2019s most beloved natural attractions. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"The flooding that swept away roads, bridges and homes and shut down Yellowstone, one of America\u2019s most beloved natural attractions and vital piece of the economy for many nearby towns, began Monday. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"On the show, newcomer Lola Tung has taken on the lead role of Belly and given the beloved character a whole new life. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
"Some also shared their own similar stories with Chewy after their beloved pets died. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"One of central Oregon\u2019s most beloved roadside attractions is up for sale. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-220304"
},
"belt up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": shut up"
],
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"synonyms":[
"clam up",
"dry up",
"dummy up",
"hush",
"pipe down",
"quiet (down)",
"shut up"
],
"antonyms":[
"speak",
"talk"
],
"examples":[
"the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1949, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-021030"
},
"bigot":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices",
": one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance",
": a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-g\u0259t",
"\u02c8bi-g\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogmatist",
"dogmatizer",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"sectarian"
],
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"examples":[
"\"It's scandalous,\" he said, in the tones once used by Colonel Blimp, Britain's best-loved bigot , who adorned the pages of the Evening Standard throughout the 1930s. \u2014 Nicholas Fraser , Harper's , September 1996",
"A bigot is a hater, she said. A bigot hates Catholics. A bigot hates Jews. \u2026 It's no sin to be poor, she said. It is a sin to be a bigot. Don't ever be one of them. \u2014 Pete Hamill , A Drinking Life , 1994",
"One had always to be mindful, moreover, that being a black scholar did not exempt one from the humiliations and indignities that a society with more than its share of bigots can heap upon a black person, regardless of education \u2026 \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"John Hope Franklin: A Life of Learning,\" 1988 , in Race and History , 1989",
"He was labeled a bigot after making some offensive comments.",
"an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now she has been labeled a transphobe, a bigot and worse. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The condemned man shot a bigot in self-defense, but murder is murder. \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Stroman is not going to back down from a fight, especially to a bigot and racist. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
"This forces the accused to undergo an investigation while being publicly tarred as a bigot . \u2014 John Hasnas, National Review , 16 Feb. 2022",
"While filming the fourth season of Community in 2012 \u2014 where the actor played a bigot named Pierce Hawthorne \u2014 the show paused production after Chase reportedly used the N-word in an argument with showrunner Dan Harmon. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The mainstream media presented Mr. Trump daily as a bigot whose policies would harm the interests of racial and ethnic minorities. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The German priest was himself a bigot , who persecuted Jews and favored death for heretics. \u2014 Jim Beckerman, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Well, what about the detail that the founder of Payne Motors is described as a bigot , a theme that echoes the real Henry Ford? \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 2 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, hypocrite, bigot",
"first_known_use":[
"1660, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-040244"
},
"ballot":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small ball used in secret voting",
": a sheet of paper used to cast a secret vote",
": the action or system of secret voting",
": the right to vote",
": vote sense 1a",
": the number of votes cast",
": the drawing of lots",
": to vote or decide by ballot",
": a printed sheet of paper used in voting",
": the action or a system of voting",
": the right to vote",
": the number of votes cast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-l\u0259t",
"\u02c8ba-l\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"vote"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"They cast their votes in a secret ballot .",
"She was elected by secret ballot .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In California\u2019s June 7 primaries Democrats tried to boost extremist challengers to GOP Reps. Young Kim and David Valadao, both of whom still made it to the November ballot . \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The seemingly endless fight over Golden Gate Park\u2019s car-free JFK Drive could be headed to the November ballot . \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"The winner of the primary election will be unopposed on the November ballot . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Upon arriving in front of Portland City Hall, the crowd paused to listen as high school organizers encouraged people to sign the petition to get Initiative Petition 17 on the November ballot . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"That includes the $250 million school construction bond proposal that was in McKee\u2019s budget plan and that will be on the November ballot . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Newsom has embraced legislative plans to place a measure on the November ballot asking voters to enshrine the right to abortions and contraceptives in the California Constitution. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Jen Campbell was hovering around 30 percent, which still was enough to finish first and put her on the November ballot in her coastal district. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Both candidates will appear on the November ballot for the general election, where voters will also be tasked with deciding on a number of other races, including governor, Senate and House seats. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are also down-ticket races\u2014from congressional battles to ballot measures\u2014that will have wide-ranging impact on wildlife, water rights, renewable resources, and more. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Judas Priest has been on the Rock Hall ballot three times and placed sixth in this year\u2019s fan voting. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 5 May 2022",
"The absence of the security sleeve isn\u2019t the only change Multnomah County election officials are making to ballot packets for the May 17 election. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no limit on donations to ballot measure committees like the one that is backing Buscaino. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Rollins and Howard, both ballot first-timers, didn\u2019t get much love from the voters. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Existing debentures holders have a first right to renew, with the remainder going to ballot if demand outstrips supply. \u2014 Danielle Rossingh, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier this month, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano asked Philadelphia County, Tioga County and York County to voluntarily turn over materials ranging from router logs to voter rolls to ballot production and tabulation equipment. \u2014 Sara Murray, CNN , 30 July 2021",
"The limits for donors in California, governed by state law, are $4,900 to legislative candidates and $32,400 to candidates for governor, with no limits on contributions to ballot measure campaigns. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1603, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-051510"
},
"bland":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": smooth and soothing in manner or quality",
": exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment : unperturbed",
": not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating : soothing",
": dull , insipid",
": lacking strong flavor",
": not interesting or exciting",
": not having much flavor",
": not showing emotion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bland",
"\u02c8bland"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"benign",
"delicate",
"gentle",
"light",
"mellow",
"mild",
"nonabrasive",
"soft",
"soothing",
"tender"
],
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"abrasive",
"caustic",
"coarse",
"hard",
"harsh",
"rough",
"scathing",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"examples":[
"The vegetable soup was rather bland .",
"The diplomat's bland statement did nothing to calm the situation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Environments feel bland and generic, chock-full of uninspired hallways, dull elevators and boring stairwells. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Decades of Soviet-era scarcity and devastating famines transformed the cooking of many households in the U.S.S.R.; dishes that weren\u2019t inspired by places like Uzbekistan and Armenia were largely bland , greasy and cheap. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, YuChen puts to rest, once and for all, the false assumption that steamed food is drab, bland , or boring. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The American League was the bland brother in baseball's talent pool. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Inside, on the ninth floor, through another door that requires badge access, is a C.I.A. office with an ostentatiously bland name: the Operations Support Branch. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"In the early years after World War II, the Bowl had become bland and began losing popularity. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Susanne Schattenberg\u2019s new biography of Brezhnev is almost as bland as its subject. \u2014 Yuri Slezkine, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"While the Republican primaries for both Senate and governor have been chaotic, bare-knuckle brawls, the Democratic primaries have been far more bland . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin blandus ",
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-061853"
},
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"type":[
"adverb",
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": in anticipation",
": in advance",
": ahead of time : early",
": at an earlier or previous time"
],
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"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand"
],
"synonyms":[
"early",
"inopportunely",
"precociously",
"prematurely",
"unseasonably"
],
"antonyms":[
"belatedly",
"late",
"tardily"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 69-year-old likes to point out that the one woman and seven men who have held the chair position were all members of the council beforehand . \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The system has been active statewide since late May, but was also available at several pilot sites across the state beforehand , including in Sheboygan. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"But what is worrying is that this fund\u2019s management firm, Infinity Q Capital Management LLC, appears to not have known of its own losses beforehand . \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Fantasy sports Hall of Famer Ron Shandler popularized the concept of taking past seasons \u2013 with the stats already known beforehand \u2013 and competing to build the best fantasy team using standard 5x5 Rotisserie scoring. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Understand beforehand what the expectations are of you as an individual, what policies have shifted and your role and accountability. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In Tulsa, authorities said the gunman who killed his surgeon, another doctor and two other people Wednesday bought an AR-style rifle just hours beforehand , as well as a handgun on May 29. \u2014 Gene Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"In the past, Browne and his band would have rehearsed those tunes beforehand , but Covid 19 messed with those plans. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"Cash's version stands out not just because of the Man in Black's iconic voice but for his brief comment beforehand about how a song can belong to us all. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-073356"
},
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"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing",
": polish sense 3",
": to rub (a material) with a tool for compacting or smoothing or for turning an edge",
": luster , gloss",
": to make shiny"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-nish",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-nish"
],
"synonyms":[
"buff",
"dress",
"furbish",
"gloss",
"grind",
"polish",
"rub",
"shine",
"smooth",
"smoothen"
],
"antonyms":[
"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster",
"Noun",
"after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Academy election will burnish San Diego County\u2019s already bright reputation in science. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"That's why he's gone from architect of the 1994 crime bill, intended to burnish his law-and-order bona fides during the Clinton years, to criminal justice crusader in the Black Lives Matter era. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The White House still has plenty of tools at its disposal to speed the energy transition and burnish its reputation on the world stage, though. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Here are the biggest questions for China going into the Games, an event meant to help burnish its reputation on the international stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The efforts have won Poland widespread praise and helped the government burnish an international image damaged by the ruling Law and Justice party's past hostility to non-European immigrants and asylum-seekers. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Russia's war in Ukraine has afforded Macron the chance to demonstrate his influence on the international stage and burnish his pro-NATO credentials. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Harris has worked over the past year to burnish her foreign policy credentials, helped in part by assignments given to her by Biden that introduced her to foreign leaders and placed her at the center of critical global issues. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Australia has pledged A$1 billion ($700 million) in funding to help protect the Great Barrier Reef as the government looks to burnish its green credentials ahead of a national election due by May. \u2014 Ben Westcott, Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The dark burnish brings deep savory notes, but even a hint of burn will make the whole mole bitter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
"The cream turns into a rich sauce and the cheese gets bubbly-brown; the greens towards the top burnish (kale chips!) but those underneath stay silky-soft. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Dec. 2019",
"As each streetlamp passed, the burnish of its reflected light rolled up alongside them on the asphalt, like a dolphin curious about a new boat in her waters, and then veered away. \u2014 Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
"Perhaps the open roasting caused the sugar to caramelize, adding a slightly bitter burnish that mitigated the awful sweetness. \u2014 Mimi Sheraton, The Seattle Times , 25 Sep. 2018",
"The reds of radishes and tomatoes, the burnish of crisped bacon and bright greens of beans and hardy lettuces showed through milky dressings that coated each piece. \u2014 Bonnie S. Benwick, charlotteobserver , 1 May 2018",
"A renovation, completed in late 2015, with updates this spring and summer to some of its signature restaurants, adds a new burnish to this destination, just as Mexico City itself is becoming a must-go spot, especially for the international jet set. \u2014 Melena Ryzik, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-073402"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": hoodwink",
": to engage the interest of by or as if by guile",
": to lead by deception",
": to while away especially by some agreeable occupation",
": divert sense 2",
": to deceive by wiles",
": trick entry 2 , deceive",
": to cause time to pass pleasantly",
": to attract or interest by or as if by charm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8g\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8g\u012bl"
],
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"allure",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"kill",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.",
"They were beguiled into thinking they'd heard the whole story.",
"Almost everything in the quaint little town beguiles , from its architecture to its art to its people.",
"He beguiled the audience with his smooth and seductive voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
"What makes these over-the-top shortcomings especially apparent are the few moments that beguile with (relative) subtlety. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
"What\u2019s needed is a better understanding of where these views about rental housing come from and what messages might beguile voters from them. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Intense and dense one moment, airy and inviting the next, her music can beguile even in its thorniest moments. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
"His portrayal of the flirty seductive Jae-eon is sure to beguile his existing fans and possibly win him some new ones. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Elicited by sunlight at dusk or dawn, and juxtaposed with more emphatic hues, shades of pink can beguile and tantalize. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"This is how demagogic politicians and charismatic preachers can win us over, often despite their reliance on implausible narratives that beguile us. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The result is a collection of photographs which beguile with intimacy and the unexpected. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bigilen, beguilen , from bi-, be- be- + gile guile or gilen \"to deceive, cheat\", borrowed from Old French guiler , derivative of guile ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-080142"
},
"bedazzle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to confuse by a strong light",
": to impress forcefully : enchant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8da-z\u0259l",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"catch up",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"fans bedazzled by movie stars",
"don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Emotion surges through the smallest facial expressions (intensified by the fact that Rue is noticeably makeup-free as her peers bedazzle their eyes). \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Now managed by Belmond, the property was built in 1891 to bedazzle the wealthy foreigners who, until the 1960s, all arrived by ship\u2014and were then carried to the hotel in hammocks. \u2014 Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure , 14 Sep. 2021",
"To best emulate her, begin with a gold dress and, using fabric glue, bedazzle it with gold and pink lace and faux jewels on the sleeves and bodice. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Weston McKennie, Little Elm\u2019s own, won\u2019t bedazzle the home folks this week in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 9 July 2021",
"Sparkles from a TikTok filter bedazzle the footage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 23 June 2021",
"At the same time, artists who once doted on Mr. Khan found a new cadre of stylists to bedazzle them, and up-and-coming young artists had their own favorites. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Feb. 2021",
"The virtuoso who could bedazzle comedy-club audiences with riffs on every subject under the sun certainly qualified on that score. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020",
"But behind her signature teased wigs and rhinestone bedazzled outfits, there\u2019s one person who knows the Queen of Country better than anyone else \u2014 her husband, Carl Dean. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 12 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104829"
},
"bought":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": store sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022ft"
],
"synonyms":[
"mass-produced",
"off-the-peg",
"off-the-rack",
"off-the-shelf",
"ready-made",
"store",
"store-bought"
],
"antonyms":[
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"custom",
"customized",
"custom-made",
"tailored",
"tailor-made"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a bought dress that looked like a high-end designer item"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1796, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105051"
},
"bumbler":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": buzz",
": drone , rumble",
": blunder",
": to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner",
": to proceed unsteadily : stumble",
": bungle",
": to act, move, or speak in a clumsy way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259m-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"burr",
"buzz",
"drone",
"hum",
"whir",
"whirr",
"whish",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The episode kicks off with Rinna continuing to bumble around in the IKEA cupboards in her garage. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Zach Woods and Suzy Nakamura round out the cast as other Avenue 5 employees, all of whom bumble around while attempting to maintain order onboard. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2020",
"This book by the editors of the blog Lawfare isn\u2019t just another compendium of insider gossip and bumbling treachery. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Jim Parsons is a mercurial wonder as Henry Willson, the brutal, high-powered agent (and closeted homosexual) who turns bumbling Roy into marquee star Rock Hudson through sheer force of will (and compulsory dental work). \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The Lakers looked like a bumbling organization, and the Pelicans looked inept. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2019",
"Men are often presented as bumbling babysitters instead of caretakers \u2014 that onerous task nearly always falls on the mother. \u2014 Maia Efrem, refinery29.com , 15 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1533, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105328"
},
"bearish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness",
": marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)",
": pessimistic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-ish"
],
"synonyms":[
"defeatist",
"despairing",
"downbeat",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic"
],
"antonyms":[
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"Panglossian",
"Pollyanna",
"Pollyannaish",
"Pollyannish",
"rose-colored",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"The market has been bearish lately.",
"some studio execs are bearish about this summer's box office",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Official data show that total short bets against GameStop are about 15% of the company\u2019s freely floating shares\u2014a high but not extraordinary level of bearish wagers. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
"His fortunes turned in January 2021, when a group of retail investors instituted a short squeeze against Melvin\u2019s bearish bets, including GameStop Corp., pushing the hedge fund to a 55% loss. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"The consecutive bear failure to establish a foothold under the July 2021 low of $28,800 on the weekly chart suggests bearish exhaustion and supports the case for a recovery rally. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Borghi is quite moving in those scenes, making Bruno bearish , angry and broken, and Marinelli (who drew attention in 2019\u2019s Martin Eden) conveys the helplessness of being able to offer only temporary salves. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"His gains were fueled by bearish wagers, but these ultimately helped destroy the firm. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Toyota came out with similarly bearish guidance Wednesday, triggering a selloff in its stock. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Any whiff of a 75-basis-point hike would likely send bearish investors rushing for the exits, the markets pros fear, after a week to forget. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Hindenburg has made a name for itself over the past few years because of its bearish reports about electric vehicle startups Nikola and Lordstown Motors. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105415"
},
"board":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width",
": a surface, frame, or device for posting notices",
": blackboard",
": a flat usually rectangular piece of material (such as wood) designed for a special purpose: such as",
": surfboard",
": skateboard",
": springboard sense 1",
": skis",
": backboard sense 1",
": a rebound in basketball",
": switchboard",
": a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers",
": an examination given by an examining board",
": league , association",
": daily meals especially when furnished for pay",
": a table spread with a meal",
": a table at which a council or magistrates sit",
": the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game",
": an exposed dummy (see dummy entry 1 sense 2a ) hand in bridge",
": table sense 1a",
": a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (such as a computer)",
": the low wall enclosing a hockey rink",
": message board sense 2",
": cardboard",
": the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover",
": the side of a ship",
": stage sense 2a(2)",
": a securities or commodities exchange (see exchange entry 1 sense 5a )",
": border , edge",
": so as to include or affect all classes or categories",
": in all areas or respects",
": aboard",
": in support of a particular objective",
": to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus)",
": to put aboard",
": to cover or seal off with a long, thin, and often narrow piece of sawed lumber : to cover or seal off with boards (see board entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation",
": to check (a player) into the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink : to check (a player) into the boards (see board entry 1 sense 5 )",
": to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack",
": accost , address",
": to receive meals or lodging",
": to live at a boarding school",
": to ride a skateboard, snowboard, etc.",
": to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.)",
": to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportation",
": a sawed piece of lumber that is much broader and longer than it is thick",
": a usually rectangular piece of rigid material used for some special purpose",
": blackboard",
": a number of persons having authority to manage or direct something",
": meals given at set times for a price",
": the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink",
": a sheet of insulating material carrying electronic parts (as for a computer)",
": aboard entry 1",
": to go aboard",
": to cover with boards",
": to give or get meals and a place to live for a price",
": a group of persons having supervisory, managerial, investigatory, or advisory powers",
": an examination given by an examining board",
": a group of individuals having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers over a public or private business, trust, or other organization or institution",
": board of directors",
": a group of citizens elected to administer the business of or an aspect of the business of a political unit (as a town or county)",
": a federal, state, or local government agency \u2014 see also National Labor Relations Board",
": a securities or commodities exchange \u2014 see also board of trade"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022frd",
"\u02c8b\u022frd",
"\u02c8b\u014d(\u0259)rd, \u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"association",
"brotherhood",
"chamber",
"club",
"college",
"congress",
"consortium",
"council",
"fellowship",
"fraternity",
"guild",
"gild",
"institute",
"institution",
"league",
"order",
"organization",
"society",
"sodality"
],
"antonyms":[
"cater",
"feed",
"provision",
"victual"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The budget process has been fraught as the GOP leadership has not been able to get all of its members on board . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"That ceremony, still scheduled as planned, is slated to be followed by a three-night news media preview sailing, the first with any significant number of people on board . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"This marked the first time South Korea has launched a\u200b real working\u200b satellite on board a domestic rocket. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"According to Deadline Hollywood, which first reported the news, Kazan will write and executive-produce the Netflix project, and Florence Pugh (Little Women, Black Widow) is on board to star as the manipulative matriarch Cathy Ames. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"On May 23, an F-7 jet crashed in the same province, killing the two-man crew on board . \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Dutch FilmWorks\u2019 bosses, including CEO Willem Pruijssers, co-CEO Marcel De Block and COO Ren\u00e9 van Turnhout, will remain on board following the deal. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Qantas has promised that its economy class seats on board will offer 33 inches (84 centimeters) of pitch. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Now that the season is in full swing, both airlines are competing on price as well as frequent flyer miles to coax travelers on board . \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It was also announced that Dailyn Rodriguez will board the show in its second season in the role of co-showrunner and executive producer. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"All Wheels Up is crash testing and lobbying for planes to be fitted with wheelchair tie-downs and restraints to enable passengers to board and fly seated in their own devices. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Greene also explored the option of getting a prescription for heavy sedation medicine that Elijah could take to board the plane and stay seated without incident. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Just beyond the reach of New York City\u2019s frenetic, round-the-clock subway, people in a slice of western Queens wait \u2014 and wait \u2014 to board one of the borough\u2019s slowest buses. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Mountaineers board helicopters to shuttle them from base camp to base camp, thus avoiding the days or sometimes weeks of trekking between the mountains. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
"Get a room with a veranda \u2014 balcony \u2014 for $829 per person, double. Make your way to Houston and board the Grandeur of the Seas, which sails the Western Caribbean on June 1. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Betsy maintains that ethics, not religion, influenced her decision, not to board . \u2014 Judy Sammon, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"And just this month, German airline Lufthansa did not allow a large group of Jewish travelers to board a plane because other travelers, who were Jewish, refused to wear masks. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 11",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105422"
},
"backside":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the part of the body that a person sits on : buttocks",
": the part of the body of a four-legged animal corresponding to the buttocks : rump sense 1a",
": the side or surface opposite the front or face of something : the farthest or reverse side : back",
": the side opposite the homestretch on a racecourse : backstretch",
": the part of a playing field or court (as in football or basketball) that is away from where the main action or play is occurring",
": the final 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course",
": rump sense 1",
": the part of the body on which a person sits",
": buttocks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccs\u012bd",
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccs\u012bd",
"-\u02ccs\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Moisture entrained northwest and wrapping northward on the backside of the clockwise-spinning high is being drawn over New Mexico. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Gusty winds will occur on the backside of a front that will move through today. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"On the backside of the building, a woman stood by herself, alternately crying and yelling into her phone, shaking her fist and stamping her feet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"On the backside of the building, a woman stood by herself, alternately crying and yelling into her phone, shaking her fist and stamping her feet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The mini sports section is on the backside of California section. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"On the backside of the building, a woman stood by herself, alternately crying and yelling into her phone, shaking her fist and stamping her feet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"On the backside of the building, a woman stood by herself, alternately crying and yelling into her phone, shaking her fist and stamping her feet. \u2014 Jim Vertuno And Heather Hollingsworth, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"As the cooler air filters in on the backside of the front, Monday will bring cooler temperatures in cities including New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Atlanta -- where highs are forecast to be in the 70s. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105516"
},
"brumous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": mist , fog"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[
"fog",
"gauze",
"haze",
"mist",
"murk",
"reek",
"smog",
"soup"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief ",
"first_known_use":[
"1694, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105753"
},
"bouquet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch : nosegay",
": medley",
": compliment",
": a distinctive and characteristic fragrance (as of wine)",
": a subtle aroma or quality (as of an artistic performance)",
": a bunch of flowers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101",
"b\u00fc-",
"b\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101",
"b\u00fc-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bob",
"nosegay",
"posy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The bride carried a bouquet of white and red roses.",
"The wine has a lovely bouquet .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the second time in less than two weeks, President Biden on Sunday touched down in an American community consumed by grief, embracing survivors, laying a bouquet and consoling families of victims of another mass shooting. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"At the Uvalde Rexall, an old-school soda fountain, yellow ribbons and a bouquet were tied on the door, a paper sign announcing that the restaurant was giving its employees time off to heal. \u2014 Seung Min Kim, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"At the Uvalde Rexall, an old-school soda fountain, yellow ribbons and a bouquet were tied on the door, a paper sign announcing that the restaurant was giving its employees time off to heal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Blanche sent a bouquet of chrysanthemums and a desperate note to her former suitor\u2019s bedside. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Skip the traditional Mother's Day bouquet and build Mom an outdoor arrangement that'll last all summer. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
"The villa\u2019s outdoor space is planted with giant taro, bridal bouquet and more. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier in the day, Kourtney Kardashian revealed that her mom gifted her a hot pink Louis Vuitton bag for Valentine's Day while Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian showed off the bouquet of white flowers and a Safely candle that Kris sent. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Cost is for $77 per person with optional wine or cocktail pairings, fresh flower bouquet and Champagne. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French boucquet \"grove, thicket, bunch of flowers,\" going back to Old French (Norman & Picard) bosquet \"thicket,\" from Old French bos, bois, bosc \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" + -et -et entry 1 \u2014 more at boiserie ",
"first_known_use":[
"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110022"
},
"brew":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to prepare (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation",
": to bring about : foment",
": contrive",
": to prepare (a drink or other liquid) by infusion in hot water",
": to brew beer or ale",
": to be in the process of forming",
": a brewed beverage (such as beer)",
": a serving of a brewed beverage",
": something produced by or as if by brewing",
": the process of brewing",
": to make (beer) from water, malt, and hops",
": to prepare by soaking in hot water",
": plan entry 2 sense 2",
": to start to form",
": something made by brewing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fc",
"\u02c8br\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In progressively larger vessels, researchers brew a cloudy broth of moth cells capable of churning out the spikes. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Some of these coffee brands were even launched with the goal of better coffee on the go, like Kuju Coffee, a company founded by two brothers looking to improve their morning brew during trips to the great outdoors. \u2014 Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine , 4 June 2022",
"Prices for a grande chocolate cream cold brew range from $5.25 to $5.45 depending on which US city customers order from. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Temperatures closer to boiling, on the other hand, will brew bolder, with a richer texture and more astringency. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"The equipment can brew up to 450 gallons in one batch. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain will ring in the release of its Love Conquers Ale brew with festivities in the beer garden. \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"Ridge in 2019 said Ninkasi had previously been under contract to brew Laurelwood\u2019s distribution beers, and the deal was seen as a good way to expand the Laurelwood brand. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The top tier earns you free beer for life (at the rate of one beer a day) and the chance to brew your own beer, among a long list of other benefits. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Craft Brew Races return to Newport July 16, where runners follow a 5K roadmap around Fort Adams State Park before enjoying a pint of craft brew . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Coffee, cold brew , espresso drinks, chai lattes, steamers and more are available. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Get a free 12-ounce hot coffee or cold brew Wednesday with the chain's app with code COFFEE. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Place Roast brewed coffee, while some roasteries in Seattle, Chicago and New York City will offer free Starbucks Reserve coffee or cold brew . \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Similar to a coffee or cold- brew color, the tone is a dark, rich, pigmented brunette that has the most subtle brown highlight kissing the ends. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 28 June 2021",
"To satisfy the latter, pick up this cold brew coffee maker, which brews four servings in one go. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"The event doubled as a release party for his final brew , a West Coast-Style IPA aptly called Exit Interview. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Not sure what coffee blend your brother-in-law prefers for his morning brew ? \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110210"
},
"bastion":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a projecting part of a fortification",
": a fortified area or position",
": stronghold sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bas-ch\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"castle",
"citadel",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortification",
"fortress",
"hold",
"redoubt",
"stronghold"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pennsylvania\u2019s liberal arts and science bastion Swarthmore College, which scored and A+ grade and a primary reserve ratio of 11, could cover 11 years of expenses with its existing assets. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Next stop: Midway, the last American bastion protecting Hawaii from further attacks. \u2014 Mike Watson, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Now, in the wake of the country\u2019s latest back-to-back mass shootings, the debate is starting to return in Wexton\u2019s Northern Virginia district, a onetime bastion for the gun rights movement that has trended blue over the past decade. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"San Francisco is viewed nationally as a bastion of liberalism, but the reality is more complicated, said John Hamasaki, a defense attorney and former police commissioner who frequently tangles with recall supporters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"New England is often viewed as a bastion of liberalism and socialism, but the NSC hopes to find fertile ground for an opposing ideology, or at the least a place where its message of white solidarity will resonate, Hughey said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s rendering of itself as a geopolitical fortress coincided with the development of its identity as a bastion of Christianity. \u2014 Gregory Carleton, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Decatur Fire Department touts itself as a bastion of progressiveness, pushing boundaries in an arena of public safety that tends to be entrenched in tradition. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"During the call, Zaslav praised CNN as a bastion of global newsgathering and highlighted the importance of its work at times of crisis such as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine which began late Wednesday and has jolted global markets. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Italian bastione, from bastia \"small quadrangular fortress\" (from an Upper Italian counterpart to Tuscan bastita, from feminine past participle of bastire \"to build,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan bastir \"to weave, build,\" or its Gallo-Romance ancestor) + -one, augmentative suffix (going back to Latin -\u014d, -\u014dn-, suffix of nouns denoting persons with a prominent feature) \u2014 more at bastille ",
"first_known_use":[
"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110747"
},
"bone":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate",
": any of various hard animal substances or structures (such as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone",
": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed",
": essence , core",
": the most deeply ingrained part : heart",
": skeleton",
": body",
": corpse",
": the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)",
": matter , subject",
": thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms",
": a strip of material (such as whalebone or steel) used to stiffen a garment (such as a corset)",
": dice",
": something that is designed to placate : sop",
": a light beige",
": inclination sense 4a",
": dollar",
": a matter to argue or complain about",
": to remove the bones from",
": to provide (a garment) with stays",
": to rub (something, such as a boot or a baseball bat) with something hard (such as a piece of bone) in order to smooth the surface",
": to have sexual intercourse with (someone)",
": to study hard : grind",
": extremely , very",
": totally",
": any of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of most animals",
": the hard material of which the skeleton of most animals is formed",
": to remove the bones from",
": one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate",
": any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone",
": the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed",
"\u2014 compare cartilage sense 1",
"Sir Muirhead 1876\u20131953 Scottish etcher and painter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn",
"\u02c8b\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"antonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This cuts to the bone of a satisfying subscription: Your product must be evolving to continue to excite your customers and continually reinforce the value proposition. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Brady pushed hit putt way right, and still has some meat on the bone . \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Finally, it's simmered in a cascade of San Marzano tomatoes until the meat is falling off the bone . \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"Grilling it on the bone , with head and tail intact, helps guard against overcooking. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"That hugeness makes the quiet devastation on display here cut even deeper to the bone . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Score the flesh with a knife, parallel to the rib bones, down to the bone , 2 or 3 times on each side of the fish. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 17 May 2022",
"There are the perennial gripes about his production, but, as always, the criticisms about Bleachers cut closest to the bone . \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The stiffly sweet liquor mixed with the meaty oils that clung to the bone , creating the world's fattiest cocktail. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken. \u2014 Amiel Stanek, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Nov. 2020",
"But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it. \u2014 Will Coviello, NOLA.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job. \u2014 Patricia S York, Southern Living , 20 May 2020",
"To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de- boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. \u2014 Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T- boned his at an intersection. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Halfway through the drive, Olomola was T- boned by another automobile. \u2014 Nick Givas, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adverb",
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110904"
},
"boggle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to start with fright or amazement : be overwhelmed",
": to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples",
": mishandle , bungle",
": to overwhelm with wonder or bewilderment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-g\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the past year alone, the once-outre Arkestra has enjoyed institutional recognition that would even boggle the mind of its prescient founder. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This seat has a history that would boggle your mind. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"To tweak the settings, go into your subclass menu and let your eyes boggle at all the options. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
"If dry fluid dynamics doesn\u2019t boggle your mind, just add water. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The blood of people who seek challenges that boggle mere humans contains extremely low levels of an enzyme that regulates the effects of stress on mental activity. \u2014 Kim Ode, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"In museum-quality objects, the number and quality of those details can boggle the mind, says Laura Taylor, the curator of interpretation at the National Museum of Toys/Miniatures in Kansas City, Missouri. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 1 Jan. 2021",
"But some of the ailments Romans suffered boggle the mind\u2014vicious fevers, wasting diseases and worms living in putrefying wounds that refused to heal. \u2014 Edward Watts, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2020",
"This beastly powerplant chums out 280 horsepower at 4400 rpm and a boggling 350 pound-feet of torque at 3600. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from bogle ",
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111202"
},
"bundle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a group of things fastened together for convenient handling",
": package , parcel",
": a considerable number : lot",
": a sizable sum of money",
": a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic",
": bunch sense 2",
": a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve or muscle)",
": vascular bundle",
": a package offering related products or services at a single price",
": to make into a bundle",
": to hustle or hurry unceremoniously",
": to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price",
": hurry , hustle",
": to practice bundling",
": a number of things fastened, wrapped, or gathered closely together",
": to fasten, tie, or wrap a group of things together",
": to move or push into or out of a place quickly",
": to dress warmly",
": a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve or muscle) : fasciculus , tract"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u0259n-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"fast-track",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Scroll down to shop the Casper Mother's Day sale and see what's included in each bundle . \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"But at least the retailer isn\u2019t forcing you to buy the products in a bundle like GameStop. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Tickets to the exhibition at Great Lakes Mall range in price from $13 per person in a family bundle , all the way to $26 for VIP adult admission. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Also available as a bundle with cosmetic case and lanyard card case ($139). \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Initially, the two could be sold as a bundle , but over time they will be brought together into one giant streaming service, Mr. Zaslav told staff on Friday. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The bugs were first found in the United States in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, after supposedly hitching a ride as a bundle of eggs from China via a shipment of stone. \u2014 Abigail Gruskin, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Seasons 1-3 can be purchased as a bundle for $24.99. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The other catch is that PS5 units will only be sold as a bundle , likely at over $800. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reuters reported in March that Volkswagen, BMW, and Porsche are having trouble getting the wire harnesses, which bundle cables in a vehicle, as Ukraine suppliers have been closed by the war. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Fans will also have the option to bundle their hotel stay with their festival passes via official hotel partner Fuse Technologies. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Creating exclusive content or acquiring premium content necessary to bundle streaming content on a platform means enormous investments. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Microsoft will allow third-party apps to bundle their own widgets starting later this year. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"Disney+ also gives users the option to bundle with ESPN+, to watch live sports, and Hulu for $13.99 a month with ads. \u2014 al , 20 May 2022",
"Lawmakers plan to bundle the virus aid package with fiscal 2021 spending, which expires Sunday at midnight. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 20 Dec. 2020",
"Avoid arguments with the genius Erv\u00e9t split duvet bundle that features customizable inserts for each side of the bed. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"But Matt Johnson, co-chief executive of TruConnect, said California is the only state that won\u2019t let wireless companies bundle Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program money into one enhanced offering for customers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111659"
},
"baton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cudgel , truncheon",
": billy club",
": a staff borne as a symbol of office",
": a narrow heraldic bend",
": a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra",
": a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner",
": a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished by a drum major or drum majorette",
": a piece of food that has been cut into a narrow strip that is thicker than a julienned piece of food",
": a thin stick with which a leader directs an orchestra or band",
": a rod with a ball at one or both ends that is carried by a person leading a marching band",
": a stick that is passed from one runner to the next in a relay race"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n",
"ba-",
"also",
"b\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4n",
"ba-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The majorette twirled the baton .",
"the detainee claimed that the police had beat him with their batons even after he had been shackled",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Cammack Village Police Department has released body and dash camera footage showing the arrest of an Arkansas man Sunday night who was charged after the department\u2019s chief was struck with a baton and another officer was shot with a stun gun. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
"An officer repeatedly hits the driver's side window with a baton , and another finally manages to break it. \u2014 Kate Brumback, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Harlow actually went back in and added a handful of bars to his final verse before handing the baton over to the 6 God. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"A couple of years back, when Petersen briefly looked like the guy, there was a feeling of handing the baton to him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Officers deployed less-lethal rounds of bean bags and 40mm foam baton projectiles during the altercation. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"And in the same way that Kobe kind of took the baton from the Showtime era and Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and all that, Eric took his Laker fandom from his parents and became the biggest Kobe fan in the world. \u2014 Matt Brennantelevision Editor, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"Nowadays, with a few exceptions, the conductor is the man who comes in, waves the baton and leaves. \u2014 Tim Page, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Bakehouse donates the baton to kitchens that serve meals to the military, as well as a restaurant that feeds the elderly and unemployed. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French b\u00e2ton , from Old French baston , ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick",
"first_known_use":[
"1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111941"
},
"bedeviled":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to possess with or as if with a devil",
": to cause distress : trouble",
": to change for the worse : spoil",
": to confuse utterly",
": to trouble or annoy again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112059"
},
"bathe":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": moisten , wet",
": to wash in a liquid (such as water)",
": to apply water or a liquid medicament to",
": to flow along the edge of : lave",
": to suffuse with or as if with light",
": to take a bath",
": to go swimming",
": to become immersed or absorbed",
": bath entry 1 sense 1",
": swim , dip",
": to take a bath",
": to give a bath to",
": to go swimming",
": to apply a liquid to for washing or rinsing",
": to cover with or as if with a liquid",
": to wash in a liquid (as water)",
": to apply water or a liquid medicament to",
": to take a bath",
": the act or action of bathing : bath"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101t\u035fh",
"\u02c8b\u0101t\u035fh",
"\u02c8b\u0101t\u035fh"
],
"synonyms":[
"lap",
"lave",
"lip",
"splash",
"wash"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the cool waters of the North Atlantic bathe the island's shores",
"bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them",
"Noun",
"We went for a bathe in the sea.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One janitor was beaten with a mallet in the bathroom last year where homeless men and women often bathe or use drugs. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Time to add another five-gallon bucket in your shower \u2014 or better yet, just fill one up and bathe with that. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Mothers have had to bathe their newborn babies with dirty water. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
"The initiative permitting swimmers to bathe 'oben-ohne' (topless) took effect on May 1 as a test limited to weekends and set to expire at the end of August. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Qurayshi never made a public speech, and rarely if ever left the house except to bathe on the roof, relying on couriers to communicate with the outside world, U.S. officials said. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Unlike most forest bathing experiences which keep journeyers on dry land, guests bathe in the hot water sulfur spa of Ti Kwen Glo Cho at the end of the excursion, with pools, tubs, and waterfalls tucked into lush landscaped gardens. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"Here, large six-over-one transom windows bathe the room with light while exposing beautiful views. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"It is intended to connect people in the troubled area to housing, drug treatment and other services, while also offering a place to get food, clothes, bathe or use a bathroom. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112251"
},
"beauty queen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a beautiful and glamorous woman or girl",
": a winner of a beauty contest"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"beauty",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"enchantress",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"knockout",
"queen",
"stunner"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"every loving husband considers his wife a beauty queen",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2003, the beauty queen received an apartment in Paris as a gift from Bongo, with the real estate valued at about \u20ac800,000 (over $850,000), according to the French newspaper Le Parisien. \u2014 Dalal Mawad, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Tara Grinstead's stepmother and father are speaking out for the first time after a second arrest was made in the disappearance of the teacher and former beauty queen . \u2014 CBS News , 24 May 2022",
"The candidate and the beauty queen became strategically inseparable, their pinkies entwined at public events, inviting welcome-if-misguided tabloid speculation about an imminent engagement. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"The restaurant hostess busy escorting parties to their tables was a stone-cold beauty queen . \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Freddie Highmore and Maisie Williams will star in an adaptation of a bizarre true story about an American ex- beauty queen who was accused of kidnapping and raping a Mormon missionary in England. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 9 May 2022",
"The case exploded into the headlines in 1977, when Joyce McKinney, a former Wyoming beauty queen , was accused of kidnapping and raping a Latter-day Saint missionary. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Divorc\u00e9e Willy May Michael, a former Texas beauty queen , has her heart set on designing a home on the island to help rebuild her relationship with her daughters. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Minj portrayed a drag queen who helped the protagonist, a wannabe beauty queen , realize her true potential. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1893, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112722"
},
"building":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)",
": the art or business of assembling materials into a structure",
": a permanent structure built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activities or for storage",
": the art, work, or business of assembling materials into a structure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bil-di\u014b",
"\u02c8bil-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"edifice",
"structure"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"My office is in that small brick building .",
"We bought the land for building .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, Koenen has his own building with a classroom and beekeeping equipment shop. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"The week before the government sanctioned Kovaleva, a small crowd gathered outside her building . \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Google has hung its trademark G on its new 16-story office building on Main Street. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"The video shows the two arguing in front of the leasing office of their building , according to the WISH-TV report. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Ocean City, a longtime rival to Wong\u2019s King Seafood, was closed during a recent trip down Southeast 82nd Avenue, its building wrapped in a chain link fence. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Season Two picks up right after the events of the Season One finale (spoilers ahead), with Mabel (Gomez), Charles (Martin), and Oliver (Short) implicated in the homicide of their building \u2019s Board President, Bunny. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"The windows of its administrative building are shattered. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Joe and Fi run a small coffee shop on the first floor of our San Francisco Chronicle building at Fifth and Mission streets. \u2014 Emilio Garcia-ruiz, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113411"
},
"breakneck":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": very fast or dangerous",
": very fast or dangerous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02c8nek",
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccnek"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
"antonyms":[
"slow"
],
"examples":[
"the breakneck production of naval vessels during World War II",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the bright side, the film itself, with its incisive detail, brisk intercutting of stories, and breakneck pace effected by split screens, demonstrates that if print fades, documentary filmmakers will still persist in exposing the truth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon\u2019s history, Mr. Jassy is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Mozart composed the symphony at a breakneck pace in 1782 after his father volunteered him for an eleventh-hour commission against his will. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Experts say the streaming rights represented the top prize since the owner will be able to tap into a streaming market that's expanding at a breakneck pace; every day, more than 200,000 Indians go online for the first time. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"The band enters at a breakneck pace, and lead vocalist Pierce Jordan unleashes his signature howls. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"In an industry-changing at breakneck pace every year, so, too, is their relevance. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"Since slamming to a halt in the early days of the pandemic, New York City\u2019s real estate market has not just come back to life, but hit an increasingly breakneck pace. \u2014 Virginia K. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"The breakneck pace of celebrity arrivals on the Met Gala red carpet will do things to you. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 2 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113524"
},
"bombast":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pretentious inflated speech or writing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccbast"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the other world leaders at the international conference had little interest in being subjected to the president's bombast",
"you need less bombast and more substance in this speech on human rights",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not something that would translate into bombast or showiness or displays of virtuosity. \u2014 Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"The opera has sounded scarier and more chaotic \u2014 its blood bath met with bombast in many interpretations \u2014 but Runnicles insisted on the possibility of dramatic momentum at a more restrained scale. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"At times, the album flirts with bombast , walking right up to the edge and sometimes teetering over, which is how rock and pop records often achieve real grandeur. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"The apparent restraint on the ground stands in contrast to the bombast on Russian state television, where Moscow is described as being locked in an existential fight against the West and where the use of nuclear weapons is openly discussed. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Cunningham turned away from the stately, official bombast of the nationally important commemorative site and \u2014 pictorially, at least \u2014 got her feet wet instead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This is important, because a love of metal gives you a sophisticated relationship with bombast . \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"The bombast is a response, a defense, a pose, a stance. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But some Conti members display the bombast of cybercriminals caught driving luxury cars and storing piles of cash. \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier, \"cotton or other material used as padding or stuffing,\" extension (with parasitic t ) of bombace, bombage, going back to Middle English bombace, borrowed from Anglo-French bomb\u00e9s, bombace, borrowed from Medieval Latin bambac-, bambax, bombax (also banbax, bonbax ) \"cotton plant, cotton fiber or wadding,\" borrowed from Middle Greek b\u00e1mbax, p\u00e1mbax, going back to a Greek stem pambak- (as in pambak\u00eds \"item of clothing, probably of cotton\"), probably borrowed from Middle Persian pambak \"cotton\" (or from an unknown source from which both words were borrowed)",
"first_known_use":[
"1583, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113949"
},
"bastille":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prison , jail"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ba-\u02c8st\u0113l"
],
"synonyms":[
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"were amazed by the squalid, cramped quarters in the town's historic bastille"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, after the Bastille St. Antoine, fortress built at an eastern gate of Paris in the later 14th century (used as a prison and destroyed in 1789), from Middle French bassetille, bastille \"fortress, fortification,\" alteration (by substitution of the suffix -ille, usually diminutive, going back to Latin -\u012bcula ) of bastide, borrowed from Old Occitan bastida \"building, fortification,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of bastir \"to weave, build, construct,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *bastjan \"to weave with bast strips\" \u2014 more at baste entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1663, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115926"
},
"bypast":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": bygone"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpast"
],
"synonyms":[
"bygone",
"dead",
"defunct",
"departed",
"done",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"nonextant",
"vanished"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
],
"examples":[
"those bypast days when gasoline was cheap"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120617"
},
"beg":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to ask for as a charity (see charity sense 1a )",
": to ask earnestly for : entreat",
": to require as necessary or appropriate",
": evade , sidestep",
": to ask for alms",
": to ask earnestly",
": to elicit a question logically as a reaction or response",
": to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled",
"begin; beginning",
": to ask for money, food, or help as charity",
": to ask as a favor in an earnest or polite way : plead"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8beg",
"\u02c8beg"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeal (to)",
"beseech",
"besiege",
"conjure",
"entreat",
"impetrate",
"implore",
"importune",
"petition",
"plead (to)",
"pray",
"solicit",
"supplicate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"McCarthy\u2019s cowardly quiescence to Trump \u2014 rightly blaming him for the events of Jan. 6, then tucking tail and scurrying to Mar-a-Lago to beg forgiveness \u2014 has been thoroughly documented. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Rather than destroy a uranium-enrichment plant, U.S. leaders would timidly beg the rogue nation to stop. \u2014 WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Some people might assume beautifying a miniscule home requires minimum effort, but owners and interior designers would beg to differ. \u2014 Mike Goldys, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
"At first, many in the public 100% doubted she had been tied up, thrown in a bathtub and had to beg for her life while armed criminals ransacked her hotel room and stole $10 million worth of jewelry and other valuables. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Her lawyer said the family had to beg the police to collect evidence, including bloody bedsheets, found in the apartment. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"After she was hit, Stallion said, Lanez immediately began to apologize and beg her not to tell anyone about the shooting. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"At one point in the video, starving residents beg local officials for food. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Putin would beg to differ, having showed off a new range of military equipment including hypersonic missiles in recent years. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121844"
},
"beef (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to add weight, strength, or power to (something)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121903"
},
"boss man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boss entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"boss",
"captain",
"chief",
"foreman",
"head",
"headman",
"helmsman",
"honcho",
"jefe",
"kingpin",
"leader",
"master",
"taskmaster"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"maybe we should ask the boss man how to handle this",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By now, the political capital has accepted Modi as the boss man . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Charles Aranguiz is the man that Manuel has spoken out about, with the boss man confirming that his fellow countryman, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, turned down the chance of a London Stadium reunion. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2019",
"Trump likes to surround himself with people who adore him -- and don't mind speaking, sometimes at length, of their admiration and respect for the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 May 2018",
"Charles Aranguiz is the man that Manuel has spoken out about, with the boss man confirming that his fellow countryman, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, turned down the chance of a London Stadium reunion. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2019",
"Trump likes to surround himself with people who adore him -- and don't mind speaking, sometimes at length, of their admiration and respect for the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 15 May 2018",
"When Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Pence is there to lavish praise on the boss man . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 May 2018",
"According to a Page Six source, SNL boss man Lorne Michaels had a talking to with Kanye, as did Kim Kardashian, who apparently had to leave her audience seat to talk to her husband. \u2014 Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan , 16 Feb. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123444"
},
"butter up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to charm or beguile with lavish flattery or praise"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"adulate",
"belaud",
"blarney",
"flatter",
"hero-worship",
"honey",
"massage",
"overpraise",
"puff",
"soft-soap",
"stroke"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1819, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123529"
},
"bowdlerization":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar",
": to modify by abridging , simplifying, or distorting in style or content"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"\u02c8bau\u0307d-"
],
"synonyms":[
"censor",
"clean (up)",
"expurgate",
"launder",
"red-pencil"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"bowdlerize a classic novel by removing offensive language",
"a bowdlerized version of \u201cGulliver's Travels\u201d that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Thomas Bowdler \u20201825 English editor",
"first_known_use":[
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123649"
},
"bow":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to cease from competition or resistance : submit , yield",
": to suffer defeat",
": to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame",
": to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause",
": debut",
": to cause to incline",
": to incline especially in respect or submission",
": to crush with a heavy burden",
": to express by bending the head, body, or knee : to express by bowing",
": to usher in or out with a bow (see bow entry 2 )",
": a bending of the head or body in respect, submission, assent, or salutation",
": a show of respect or submission",
": something bent into a simple curve or arc",
": rainbow",
": a weapon that is used to propel an arrow and that is made of a strip of flexible material (such as wood) with a cord connecting the two ends and holding the strip bent",
": archer",
": a metal ring or loop forming a handle (as of a key)",
": a knot formed by doubling a ribbon or string into two or more loops",
": bow tie sense 1",
": a frame for the lenses of eyeglasses",
": the sidepiece of the frame passing over the ear",
": a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used in playing an instrument of the viol or violin family",
": a stroke of such a bow",
": to bend into a curve",
": to play a stringed instrument with a bow (see bow entry 3 sense 5a )",
": to cause to bend into a curve",
": to play (a stringed instrument) with a bow",
": the forward part of a ship",
": bowman entry 2",
": to bend the head or body as an act of politeness or respect",
": to stop resisting : yield",
": the act of bending the head or body to express politeness or respect",
": a weapon used for shooting arrows and usually made of a strip of wood bent by a cord connecting the two ends",
": something shaped in a curve",
": a knot made with one or more loops",
": a rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used for playing a stringed instrument (as a violin)",
": to bend or cause to bend into a curve",
": the forward part of a ship",
": a frame for the lenses of eyeglasses",
": the curved sidepiece of the frame passing over the ear",
"river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in southwestern Alberta, Canada, rising in Banff National Park"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8b\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u014d",
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8b\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u014d",
"\u02c8bau\u0307",
"\u02c8b\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink",
"budge",
"capitulate",
"concede",
"give in",
"knuckle under",
"quit",
"relent",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124154"
},
"blamelessness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to find fault with : censure",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": at fault : responsible",
": an expression of disapproval or reproach : censure",
": a state of being blameworthy : culpability",
": fault , sin",
": responsibility for something believed to deserve censure",
": to find fault with",
": to hold responsible",
": to place responsibility for",
": responsibility for something that fails or is wrong",
": criticism sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m",
"\u02c8bl\u0101m"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag"
],
"antonyms":[
"culpability",
"fault",
"guilt",
"onus",
"rap"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.",
"My father always blames everything on me.",
"I blame the poor harvest on the weather.",
"Noun",
"It's not entirely his fault, but he's not completely free of blame , either.",
"willingly accepted the blame for not seeing that the kitchen was properly cleaned",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tweet marked the beginning of a daylong anti-Islamic social media attack that blamed all Muslims for ISIS terrorism. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Many have blamed Charlotte\u2019s ongoing development boom for the loss of several of the city\u2019s cultural hotspots. \u2014 Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver , 31 Oct. 2017",
"But don't blame Alabama for being gun-shy about using Fitzpatrick in that capacity after what happened to Eddie Jackson last season. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, AL.com , 22 Oct. 2017",
"Despite Matt\u2019s attorneys\u2019 legal analysis of the allegations, Matt has insisted that nothing be said that blames or casts aspersions upon his accusers. \u2014 Andy Cush, Billboard , 20 Oct. 2017",
"Trump blamed Corker for the Iran deal (though the senator did not support its original passage), and mocked his slight stature. \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2017",
"In areas around the North Sea and Mediterranean coast, however, later winter storms, indicated by cooler colors, are to blame for flooding. \u2014 Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017",
"American intelligence chiefs blamed those hacking attacks on Russian military intelligence. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Nov. 2017",
"But CW Hemp blamed its customer testimonials for going too far. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phillies executive vice president Dave Buck said the blame lies with MLB uniform supplier Fanatics, the sports apparel and memorabilia behemoth. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The blame , according to Bijou owner Santikos Entertainment, falls on the impact the coronavirus has had on independent filmmakers, who have struggled in the past two years. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The federal government is effectively barred from issuing an ergonomics rule, and the blame for that falls partly on the Clinton administration. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
"On China\u2019s heavily controlled internet, enough calls for solidarity with Ukraine have persisted to counter those siding with Russia and echoing Beijing\u2019s view that blame for the conflict lies with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So far, most of the blame has been on low oil supply. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"And when the eventual breach occurs, CISOs are at the center of the blame . \u2014 Ameesh Divatia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The medical system bears much of the blame , Dr. Stanford said. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"At his sentencing hearing in 2001, a man convicted of killing his infant son tossed some of the blame at his former girlfriend and her relatives, drawing gasps from people in the courtroom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124247"
},
"bracket":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an overhanging member that projects from a structure (such as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle",
": a fixture (as for holding a lamp) projecting from a wall or column",
": one of a pair of marks [ ] used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation",
": one of the pair of marks \u3008 \u3009 used to enclose matter",
": parenthesis sense 3",
": brace sense 2b",
": a section of a continuously numbered or graded series (such as age ranges or income levels)",
": a pairing of opponents in an elimination tournament",
": to place within or as if within brackets",
": to eliminate from consideration",
": to extend around so as to encompass : include",
": to furnish or fasten with brackets",
": to put in the same category or group",
": to get the range on (a target) by firing over and short",
": to establish the limits of",
": to take photographs of at more than one exposure in order to ensure that the desired exposure is obtained",
": a support for a weight (as a shelf) that is usually attached to a wall",
": one of a pair of marks [ ] (",
") used to enclose letters or numbers or in mathematics to enclose items to be treated together",
": one of a pair of marks \u3008 \u3009 (",
") used to enclose letters or numbers",
": group entry 1 sense 1 , category",
": to place within brackets",
": to put into the same class : group"
],
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"\u02c8bra-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8bra-k\u0259t"
],
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"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
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"analogize",
"assimilate",
"compare",
"equate",
"liken"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Click here for the 2022 ACC Baseball Tournament printable bracket . \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022",
"The Arizona Interscholastic Association recently got together with select high school basketball coaches to do some brainstorming and share visions for the new Open Division playoff bracket . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The European qualifying playoffs meant that Thursday was only a semifinal for this four-team bracket . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Free Press sports writers make NCAA tournament predictions for 2022 March Madness bracket , with the Final Four in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
"March Madness for women's college basketball officially begins on Sunday night when the 12-member championship committee announces the teams for the women's NCAA Tournament bracket . \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"No funky axle spacing or special adapter for the bottom bracket . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The dreaded red light frequently appeared for the Pro Stock bracket as four of the eight first-round qualifying matches had winners by default after their opponents prematurely started. \u2014 Christopher Deharde, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Hingham is as balanced as any team and is the main challenger to Prep on that side of the bracket . \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The story and the colors are used to bracket the beginning and end credits of the documentary. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The solar eclipses of 1961 and 1999, both observable in Serbia, bracket the events explored in the lyrical imagery of Nata\u0161a Urban\u2019s debut feature-length documentary. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His paintings bracket three compelling canvases by James Little, whose work in geometric abstraction\u2014executed in oils mixed with beeswax\u2014hinges on its feeling of freedom. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Western officials can\u2019t say for certain how an attack on Ukraine might unfold by the more than 100,000 Russian troops that now bracket the country on three sides. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The kickoff temperature was 3 degrees with a minus-14 wind chill at Allianz Field, selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation along with Columbus, Ohio, to bracket a road game against Canada. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Vocally, the first and last wives bracket the show with two astonishments. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Missing is one section of the distinctive colonnades that bracket the lawn, removed from the venue\u2019s border with the actively renovating Boca Raton Museum of Art next door. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124427"
},
"Bronx cheer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": raspberry sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4\u014b(k)s-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"boo",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
],
"examples":[
"a baseball legend who seems never to have forgotten the Bronx cheer he once received from the hometown ingrates"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Bronx , borough of New York City",
"first_known_use":[
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124441"
},
"bower":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an attractive dwelling or retreat",
": a lady's private apartment in a medieval hall or castle",
": a shelter (as in a garden) made with tree boughs or vines twined together : arbor",
": embower , enclose",
": an anchor carried at the bow of a ship",
": a shelter in a garden made of boughs of trees or vines"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8bau\u0307-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosom",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enshroud",
"enswathe",
"envelop",
"enwrap",
"invest",
"involve",
"lap",
"mantle",
"muffle",
"shroud",
"swathe",
"veil",
"wrap"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1599, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1652, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124722"
},
"bigoted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice",
": having or showing an attitude of hatred or intolerance toward the members of a particular group (such as a racial or ethnic group)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-g\u0259-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"illiberal",
"intolerant",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"prejudiced",
"small-minded"
],
"antonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"liberal",
"open-minded",
"tolerant",
"unprejudiced"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Segments of the public adopted the bigoted language and ideas contained in the minority report for decades to come. \u2014 Jennifer Selin, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
"However, Lamar arrives at a very different place than Dave Chappelle, who tried the same stunt of deploying bigoted language in his 2019 special Sticks & Stones but ultimately couldn\u2019t let go of his prejudices. \u2014 Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"In pretrial court filings, prosecutors framed Hale-Cusanelli's bigoted , antisemitic views as motivating factors for his participation in the Jan. 6 riot. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"In a 180-page document, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, allegedly shared a litany of bigoted views and conspiracy theories. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
"Charleston church shooter reportedly went on bigoted rant Three years earlier, in 2015, Dylann Roof walked into the Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and killed nine African-American parishioners attending Bible study. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
"But those content moderation efforts dramatically reduced the number of people who were confronted by the graphic violence and bigoted propaganda in their feeds. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Footage shows a Black couple being racially harassed by a bigoted white aggressor. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Critics see the plebiscite as an effort to lock in bigoted legislation. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1660, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124806"
},
"beverage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a drinkable liquid",
": a liquid for drinking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bev-rij",
"\u02c8be-v\u0259-",
"\u02c8be-v\u0259-rij",
"\u02c8bev-rij"
],
"synonyms":[
"drink",
"drinkable",
"libation",
"potable",
"quencher"
],
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"examples":[
"Beverages are listed on the back of the menu.",
"would anyone like a beverage with their snack?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perfect parts fruity and icy, the frozen strawberry lemonade serves as an appropriate beverage pairing for stuffed wings and loaded Cajun fries. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"Every Eataly location showcases wine, but wine is a uniquely large focus at the new Eataly Silicon Valley, said beverage director Giacomo Zondini. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"With the expansion comes an all-in beverage program steered by new Kato partner Ryan Bailey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"After that, the wine and beverage lists, the service and the attention and care given to customers all play a part in the final rankings. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
"This is largely an effect of Jamaican restaurants popularizing sorrel, and thereby returning this healthful beverage to many people of African descent living all over North America. \u2014 Sunyatta Amen, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Every opportunity to taste something new or an opportunity to study a new region took me on a journey of understanding how geology, agriculture, food culture, politics and pure passion had created the traditions behind this humble beverage . \u2014 Tiffany Baker, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Congratulations go out to the makers, sellers and fans of this crispy beverage . \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2022",
"And more and more brands of this beverage seem to pop up each year. \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping , 16 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere \u2014 more at potable ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130104"
},
"backbone":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": spinal column , spine",
": something that resembles a backbone: such as",
": a chief mountain ridge, range, or system",
": the foundation or most substantial or sturdiest part of something",
": the longest chain of atoms or groups of atoms in a usually long molecule (such as a polymer or protein)",
": the primary high-speed hardware and transmission lines of a telecommunications network (such as the Internet)",
": firm and resolute character",
": spine sense 1c",
": the column of bones in the back enclosing and protecting the spinal cord : spinal column",
": the strongest part of something",
": strength of character",
": spinal column , spine",
": the longest chain of atoms or groups of atoms in a usually long molecule (as a polymer or protein)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8b\u014dn",
"-\u02ccb\u014dn",
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8b\u014dn",
"-\u02c8b\u014dn, -\u02ccb\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"chine",
"spinal column",
"spine",
"vertebral column"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She is the backbone of the family.",
"He showed some backbone by refusing to compromise his values.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Besides the mom-and-pop and small businesses that are the backbone of the economy, there are many touchstone employers \u2014 hospitals and health insurers, investment firms, universities \u2014 that are nonprofits or privately owned. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Rod Magnuson has a nice spread in rural Utah, raising cattle and alfalfa in an operation that is the backbone of a fourth-generation legacy spent in agriculture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Some gins have a backbone that just sings out of this treatment, and some don\u2019t. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
"Her legs may be gone, followers say, but McFadden has the backbone of a champion. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But local school districts and private businesses can -- and must -- have the backbone to maintain mask mandates until vaccines are available to all. \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The world awaits the answer to the question: Does President Biden have the backbone and skills to keep Taiwan and Ukraine free? \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Whether Villenueve\u2019s saga has anything truly of interest to say in that direction, whether its depiction of empire has a backbone of ideas worthy of such grandeur, remains to be seen. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Consumer spending is the backbone of US economic growth. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131331"
},
"battalion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army",
": a military unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries , or similar units",
": a large group",
": a part of an army consisting of two or more companies"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8tal-y\u0259n",
"b\u0259-\u02c8tal-y\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"array",
"host",
"legion"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a battalion of angry protesters",
"the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Watching them on a sunny April afternoon was Ari Helenius, a battalion commander who served alongside NATO forces in Kosovo. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News , 1 May 2022",
"Watching them on a sunny April afternoon was Ari Helenius, a battalion commander who served alongside NATO forces in Kosovo. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"An American woman from Kansas pleaded guilty Tuesday to assisting ISIS while in Syria, including by organizing and leading an all-female military battalion on behalf of the terrorist group. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Jackson were among the battalion 's band, which was providing a festive musical backdrop as the royals left. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
"The money would cover 33 additional in-station firefighter and paramedics, three battalion chiefs, 15 paid interns, a full-time administrator and a fire inspector. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"In 2005, between tours of duty, Mr. McCourry sought help from a battalion medical officer for his sleep and anxiety issues. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Tank driver Maksym, for example, sits quietly in a hospital bed, eyes vacant, his tank battalion tattoo on his arm, and the Russian tank ambush that left him concussed occupying his thoughts. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
"Each battalion group has about 700 to 1,000 troops. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French bataillon , from Old Italian battaglione , augmentative of battaglia company of soldiers, battle, from Late Latin battalia combat \u2014 more at battle entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131415"
},
"byname":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a secondary name",
": nickname"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccn\u0101m"
],
"synonyms":[
"alias",
"cognomen",
"epithet",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"nickname",
"sobriquet",
"soubriquet",
"surname"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname , Lawrence of Arabia."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132038"
},
"blameworthiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being at fault : deserving blame",
": deserving blame"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
"\u02c8bl\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamable",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
],
"examples":[
"Their failure to adequately inform participants of the risks was morally blameworthy .",
"we were all equally blameworthy , whether we had openly approved the free-speech restrictions or simply kept quiet about them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But where that entry is not successful, once again, fingers will be pointed at those perceived as blameworthy . \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Those who intentionally seek to inflict injury are considered most blameworthy , while those who cause harm through negligence, or failure to exercise ordinary care, are least culpable. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 10 June 2021",
"The idea of violent crimes as a separate universe, categorically more dangerous and blameworthy than other offenses, dates back little more than half a century. \u2014 David Alan Sklansky, Time , 7 Apr. 2021",
"These stories run a big-haired gamut in terms of individual culpability, but in every case, popular culture found a way to blame the woman, often to excuse a more blameworthy man. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
"David\u2019s work provided a potent critique of the dominant financial morality, which sees debtors as blameworthy or even criminal. \u2014 Isabelle Fr\u00e9meaux, The New York Review of Books , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Whether blameworthy or not, the use of the cloak of social responsibility, and the nonsense spoken in its name by influential and prestigious businessmen, does clearly harm the foundations of a free society. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The persistent fantasy that Trump can somehow be leveraged from office is behind the push to criminalize any blameworthy conduct on his part or that of his associates. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Isaacson sees Jobs as being hardly more blameworthy , even in his worst moments, than other powerful people. \u2014 Ben Austen, WIRED , 23 July 2012"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132945"
},
"because of":{
"type":[
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": by reason of : on account of"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"due to",
"owing to",
"through",
"with"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I was late for work because of the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133429"
},
"briny":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or resembling brine or the sea : salty",
": salty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012b-n\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u012b-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackish",
"saline",
"salt",
"salty"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsaline"
],
"examples":[
"oysters with a briny flavor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shucked fresh oysters cook on the half shell over an open fire, while a homemade butter sauce adds a savory complexity to the briny shellfish. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"After about three months\u2019 worth of experimentation with Matunuck oysters, the team finally hit on the ideal balance of a velvety premium vodka with briny minerality. \u2014 Robin Catalano, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022",
"A few hundred yards away, wild horses drink from a small, briny lake. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Aficionados love the strong smoky flavors and the briny notes of seaweed and iodine that are reminiscent of a smoldering campfire by the shore. \u2014 Tony Sachs, Robb Report , 23 Oct. 2019",
"The flavor is less briny and is mildly reminiscent of salmon. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The creaminess of this dip holds all your toppings in place while the flavor enhances the briny heat of the pepperoncini, bright freshness of the mint and deep warmth of chile oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Tissue engineers and scientists in several countries are trying to find a commercially viable way to transform animal stem cells into a marbled Wagyu steak, briny oysters or sushi-grade salmon. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Balance the fat and salt of the meats and cheeses with sweet or bright and briny items, and include ingredients that allow people to create interesting texture profiles. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134913"
},
"blues":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": low spirits : melancholy",
": a song often of lamentation characterized by usually 12-bar phrases, 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second line usually repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blue notes in melody and harmony",
": jazz or popular music using harmonic and phrase structures of blues",
": low spirits",
": a style of music that was created by African-Americans and that expresses feelings of sadness",
": low spirits : melancholy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcz",
"\u02c8bl\u00fcz",
"\u02c8bl\u00fcz"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue devils",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The striking greens and blues that made Van Gogh famous were developed by chemists in the 1th century. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"The 2019 International Blues Challenge finalists pay tribute in song and story to four undeniable female blues greats: Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, and Koko Taylor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"On this tour booked by Raitt\u2019s representatives at the Creative Artists Agency, the opening artists include Staples, Marc Cohn and, for recent dates, Lucinda Williams, who is Raitt\u2019s spiritual sister in the blues . \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"At the old Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, fans are wound up for a smoldering night of jagged, turbocharged punk and deep blues . \u2014 Steve Appleford, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"Your overwater villa is drenched with the incredible light from the ocean and sky, the cobalt and cerulean blues merging like a watercolour painting. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Black music, which gave America the blues and jazz, grew out of the trauma of slavery. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Piet Mondrian\u2019s name is indistinguishable from his signature style: blocks of reds, blues and yellows against a black-and-white grid. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"Sometimes the only thing stopping us from taking to the dance floor to shake off the blues , is the lack of some guy willing to make a fool of himself up there first. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135146"
},
"bier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed",
": a coffin together with its stand",
": a framework for carrying",
": a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bir",
"\u02c8bir"
],
"synonyms":[
"box",
"casket",
"coffin",
"pall",
"sarcophagus"
],
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"examples":[
"lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bere , from Old English b\u01e3r ; akin to Old English beran to carry \u2014 more at bear ",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141314"
},
"bootless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": useless , unprofitable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-l\u0259s"
],
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"abortive",
"barren",
"empty",
"fruitless",
"futile",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficacious",
"otiose",
"profitless",
"unavailing",
"unproductive",
"unprofitable",
"unsuccessful",
"useless",
"vain"
],
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"deadly",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"potent",
"productive",
"profitable",
"successful",
"virtuous"
],
"examples":[
"a bootless effort to get tickets to the sold-out game"
],
"history_and_etymology":" boot entry 1 + -less ",
"first_known_use":[
"1559, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144749"
},
"Beau Brummell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dandy sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-\u02c8br\u0259-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
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"examples":[
"the Beau Brummells at the health club spend more time in front of the mirror than some supermodels"
],
"history_and_etymology":"nickname of G. B. Brummell ",
"first_known_use":[
"1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144835"
},
"boyo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boy , lad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a novel about a self-assertive, self-reliant boyo growing up in working-class Dublin"
],
"history_and_etymology":" boy + -o entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1835, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145121"
},
"bugger (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make mistakes in doing or making (something)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-162937"
},
"bafflement":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert",
": to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a baffle (see baffle entry 2 )",
": a device (such as a plate, wall, or screen) to deflect, check, or regulate flow or passage (as of a fluid, light, or sound)",
": to completely confuse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk",
"beat",
"checkmate",
"discomfit",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"thwart"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I was baffled by many of the scientific terms used in the article.",
"the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That intentional obscurity might baffle audiences, and in Men, intrigue often curdles into fear. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
"The film uses it as the setting for a Joe Manganiello cameo, then lets Hunter escape with an ease that would baffle the heroes of that Mountain Goats song. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"On issues like taxes and health care, their views are far more popular than those of the GOP, but the party is increasingly identified with cultural stances that baffle older voters and voters who didn't go to college. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Each woman holds her ground \u2014 take, for example, the episode about polyamory, in which Willow seems to baffle her co-hosts \u2014 but the inter-family good will prevents the show from ever erupting into true tension. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"APTs are more complex to plan and manage than traditional trials, and their statistical methods may baffle the average physician, but the fda has embraced the approach, and COVID has proved their utility. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Dunse also listens to her customers, even when their requests baffle her. \u2014 The Week , 26 Feb. 2018",
"But others had problems that seemed to baffle everyone involved. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This indulgent featherbed has two layers of down and feathers in a baffle box construction that keeps the fill evenly distributed. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"The baffle style, made of stainless steel, has two layers of three-sided channels that run horizontally but with the peaks of the channels oriented in opposite directions. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Internal bracing adds strength to the front baffle and braces the drive unit to the cabinet, creating a support that aids the dynamic performance of the bass unit. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Cabrera, a 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic, used a fastball topping out at 99 mph with a slider and changeup to baffle Colorado\u2019s lineup. \u2014 Mike Cranston, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Remove the grates, drip tray, and heat baffle , and use a shop vacuum to clear it out. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"Construction: Check the specifications to see if the comforter uses a baffle box construction, which means there are vertical walls of fabric on the inside to help keep the fill in place. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The special-edition system features an array of Naim Audio electronics to deliver source and power to Focal\u2019s Sopra N\u00b02 loudspeakers, which combine concrete-finish side panels with a unique tin-color front baffle . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The baffle -box construction is ideal to prevent the fill from shifting. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-164218"
},
"buffer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fellow , man",
": an old man",
": any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact",
": a means or device used as a cushion against the shock of fluctuations in business or financial activity",
": something that serves as a protective barrier: such as",
": buffer state",
": a person who shields another especially from annoying routine matters",
": mediator sense 1",
": a substance capable in solution of neutralizing both acids and bases and thereby maintaining the original acidity or basicity of the solution",
": a solution containing such a substance",
": a section of computer memory for temporarily storing information",
": one that accepts information at one rate and delivers it at another",
": to lessen the shock of : cushion",
": to treat (something, such as an acid solution) with a buffer",
": to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid",
": to collect (data) in a buffer",
": one that buffs",
": a substance or mixture of substances (as bicarbonates and some proteins in biological fluids) that in solution tends to stabilize the hydrogen-ion concentration by neutralizing within limits both acids and bases",
": buffer solution",
": to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer",
": to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-f\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u0259f-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"broker",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker"
],
"antonyms":[
"cushion",
"gentle",
"soften"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The trees help buffer the house from the hot summer sun.",
"The wall buffers the noise of the traffic."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1749, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1854, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-164442"
},
"big-name":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But now, the mall is realizing its future lies not just in getting the right big name , national tenants, but also in opening its doors to the right local business owners. \u2014 Joan Verdon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The manager of the fund, which oversaw billions of dollars but wasn\u2019t a big name on Wall Street, provided a detailed accounting of his involvement on the condition that neither he nor his firm be named. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"He was actually charged with trying to kill Anatoly Chubais, a big name in the Russian reformist government back in the nineteen-nineties. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
"Thomas has had a storied career \u2014 one PGA Tour win and five Top-10 finishes \u2014 on his way to being a big name in the golf world. \u2014 Mallory Merda, The Courier-Journal , 22 May 2022",
"The Proven Winners brand has long been a big name in growing flowers. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
"Lanhee Chen, an academic and GOP policy expert who is a big name in national political and donor circles, but is little known among the state\u2019s voters. \u2014 Seema Mehtastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Max King was already a big name in trail running with nearly a dozen first-place finishes at world and national events. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2014",
"The index whose components consist of the formerly hot big name , big tech stocks is slip sliding away. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 7 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-164858"
},
"belittlement":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to speak slightingly of : disparage",
": to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less",
": to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8li-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad-mouth",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
"examples":[
"The critic belittled the author's work.",
"Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It is designed to silence and belittle young people who are fighting for a liveable future. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Redd, who has impersonated West (now legally known as Ye) in sketches, also discussed the complicated layers of the Kanye-Pete quarrel, clarifying that his impersonations aren't intended to belittle West's mental health struggles. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Who better than Larry to belittle the sum total of human achievement and be wrong. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Often, it\u2019s one or more abusive managers or employees that have been allowed free rein to belittle and mistreat others. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"In this case, though, neither Marche nor Homer-Dixon wrote their words to belittle America or to make Canadians feel better about their country. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Researchers said youngsters hear negative words, meant to belittle them or others. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"More on Kirkwood: A challenge others haven't conquered No one would dare belittle the career achievements or the competitiveness of several of the drivers Foyt has worked with through this decade. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171129"
},
"blot out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential",
": wipe out , destroy"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device",
"bushes blotted out the shed from our view"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174734"
},
"buy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : purchase",
": to obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice",
": redeem sense 6",
": bribe , hire",
": to be the purchasing equivalent of",
": accept , believe",
": to make a purchase",
": to purchase a portion of or interest in",
": to get killed : die",
": to delay an imminent action or decision : stall",
": something of value at a favorable price",
": bargain",
": an act of acquiring possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of something by payment especially of money : an act of buying (see buy entry 1 sense 1 ) : purchase",
": to get by paying for : purchase",
": bargain entry 1 sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b",
"\u02c8b\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cop",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take"
],
"antonyms":[
"bargain",
"deal",
"pennyworth",
"snip",
"steal"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I bought this hat for $10.",
"He bought the quilt from a local artist.",
"Stock prices are low, so now is a good time to buy .",
"He said it was a mistake, but I don't buy it.",
"Noun",
"four cartons of ice cream for four dollars is a real buy",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The legislation wouldn\u2019t ban any weapons or raise the age to buy assault-style weapons to 21 from 18, which was the age of the gunmen in both Buffalo and Uvalde. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"At the national level, the House passed a bill last week to raise the minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, in the House, lawmakers voted last week to raise the minimum age from 18 to 21 to buy semi-automatic rifles. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"In Hinsdale, Bradley paid $1.38 million in mid-2010 to buy the three-story, 12-room house from its builder, Oakley Home Builders. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"The Capitol Reef Natural History Association sells reusable utensil sets for those who buy food products from the park, and Fritzke added that the park has completely eliminated its use of plastic bags. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"But recent comments from Wu suggest the city is not able, or willing, to do anything at this stage regarding this project, such as trying to buy the property out from under Lincoln. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Get snow cones or buy ice cream from an ice cream truck. \u2014 Cindy Eng, Chron , 12 June 2022",
"Oceanside will be the next new member of the Clean Energy Alliance, a group of North County cities that buy their power from sources other than the San Diego Gas & Electric Co. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But 92% of analysts still rate Amazon as a buy \u2014compared with 74% that do so for Apple, according to FactSet. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The country\u2019s most recent buy was on May 9, when Bukele stepped in front of bitcoin\u2019s decline then to purchase 500 coins for $15.3 million, or an average price of $30,744 each. \u2014 Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The Times is also making a national cinema buy for the 60 second spot, with versions also set to run on TV, streaming services and social media channels. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"The nice thing about placing buy orders with a limit price is that your order does not get executed until the stock trades at your limit price. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"While a splash pad may seem like a fairly straight-forward buy , there are several important angles to consider. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"The Club for Growth, which has endorsed Republican Blake Masters, launched a TV buy starting Friday, reserving $665,000 worth of airtime per AdImpact. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Apple Pay Later, Apple\u2019s buy -now-pay-later service. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
"Yeni, a university student in Havana, is the administrator of several large buy -and-sell groups on WhatsApp. \u2014 Lillian Perlmutter, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-182703"
},
"bridewell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prison"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bd-\u02ccwel",
"-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Bridewell , London jail",
"first_known_use":[
"1583, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-183017"
},
"bereft":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something",
": lacking something needed, wanted, or expected",
": suffering the death of a loved one : bereaved",
": not having something needed, wanted, or expected",
": bereaved"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8reft",
"bi-\u02c8reft"
],
"synonyms":[
"bereaved"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She finds the child's mother, alone, who has apparently gone into the woods just to cry. The bereft mother is played by Julianne Moore. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
"\u2026 made the tabloids when his wife ran off to France with her dentist and the bereft realtor placed a newspaper ad for a girl to adopt to keep him company. \u2014 Neal Gabler , Life: The Movie , 1998",
"It's not that the country was completely bereft of humor. \u2014 Joseph Contrevas , Newsweek , 6 June 1994",
"to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well",
"a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In facing Chicago, FC Cincinnati will play a team that's largely been bereft of attacking success while also maintaining one of the stingiest defenses in MLS. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
"Flex was prerecording segments in a nondescript Chelsea office building; Fivio and friends were shown to a rather desolate hospitality room, which was full of C\u00eeroc vodka decorations yet surprisingly bereft of the product itself. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In their ignorance and childlike enthusiasm Sheila has found a metaphor for her generation of artists, who are spiritually yearning but religiously bereft . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
"To be certain, the stadium is not entirely bereft of art. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Families who have been relying on this crucial new monthly support would be left bereft of its benefits. \u2014 Jennifer Dickman, Time , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Bungie\u2019s own history is not bereft of such controversy, with IGN publishing a report last year in which current and former employees alleged a boys\u2019 club culture. \u2014 Shannon Liao, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s part of the human condition: to feel bereft from the currents rushing around us. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
"On the series, Sevigny plays Lynn Roy, the bereft mother of Coco Roy (Colton Ryan). \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bereave ",
"first_known_use":[
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-185455"
},
"bonding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the formation of a close relationship (as between a mother and child or between a person and an animal) especially through frequent or constant association",
": the attaching of a material (such as porcelain) to a tooth surface especially for cosmetic purposes",
": the formation of a close relationship (as between a mother and child or between a person and an animal) especially through frequent or constant association \u2014 see male bonding",
": a dental technique in which a material and especially plastic or porcelain is attached to a tooth surface to correct minor defects (as chipped or discolored teeth) especially for cosmetic purposes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"adherence",
"adhesion",
"cling"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He and his dad spent the weekend together for some male bonding .",
"this epoxy has good bonding for glass and ceramics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Emma Bunton and Mel B are both big fans of Netflix\u2018s social experiment/reality competition in which contestants build online personas for bonding and backstabbing one another without meeting face to face. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Breastfeeding provides crucial nutrients for babies, and the process itself is an opportunity for important mother-child bonding . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Research shows babies continue to benefit from being home with a parent for the first half year \u2014 for bonding ; increasing immunization and breastfeeding rates; and decreasing hospitalizations from infectious diseases. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
"These early days, post-placement, are some of the most memorable and important for bonding , no matter how a child arrives into a parent\u2019s life. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The brothers attended solo, leaving more time for one-on-one bonding . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 1 July 2021",
"That proposal was pared down from its initial $2.26 billion price tag after Republicans in the Senate balked at borrowing $1.4 billion through bonding . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Last month, Kardashian and Chicago took part in some mother-daughter bonding when the pair spent time at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Buffer established a Mastermind program to connect individual team members to their peers, resulting in deep bonding (despite the constraints of remote work) and potential for collaboration. \u2014 Nate Nead, Forbes , 6 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-195016"
},
"backchat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": back talk",
": gossipy or bantering conversation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccchat"
],
"synonyms":[
"back talk",
"cheek",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"mouth",
"sass",
"sauce"
],
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"examples":[
"Don't give me any backchat !",
"there'll be no backchat from you, young lady",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-203700"
},
"blessing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or words of one that blesses",
": approval , encouragement",
": a thing conducive to happiness or welfare",
": grace (see grace entry 1 sense 5 ) said at a meal",
": the act of someone who blesses",
": approval",
": something that makes a person happy or content",
": a short prayer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ble-si\u014b",
"\u02c8ble-sing"
],
"synonyms":[
"benediction",
"benison"
],
"antonyms":[
"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction"
],
"examples":[
"Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing .",
"They got married without their parents' blessing .",
"We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project.",
"He said a blessing before the meal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So there was a blessing , and eating, and laughter, and conversation. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Having the ability to predict someone\u2019s future has not always been a blessing for Seul-bi or her mother. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Steliac made his way up a path where parishioners had lined up with their baskets, waiting for a blessing , the faint smell of incense wafting in the air. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Then, as if out of nowhere, a big double chorus, accompanied by an orchestra with timpani thumping, announces a grand Hosanna that lasts no more than 45 seconds for a dazzling but startlingly perfunctory blessing . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"May primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania are heating up as GOP candidates jockey for former President Donald Trump's blessing . \u2014 Simone Pathe, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"According to the Moscow City News Agency, the image shows a ritual blessing of the participants in the Victory Parade and the consecration of launches on the Khodynka field. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The Cavs also have around $4 million in cash remaining to buy a pick, with chairman Dan Gilbert\u2019s blessing to be aggressive. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"In those court documents, the meeting of the phony Arizona Republican electors would be erroneously described as taking place at the state Capitol, conferring a sheen of official legislative blessing . \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bless ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-213541"
},
"behaved":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way",
": to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way",
": to conduct oneself properly",
": to act in a particular manner",
": to act in a proper or acceptable way",
": to act or function in a particular way",
": to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way",
": to act, function, or react in a particular way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v",
"bi-\u02c8h\u0101v"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquit",
"bear",
"carry",
"comport",
"conduct",
"demean",
"deport",
"quit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.",
"If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.",
"I wish those children would behave themselves .",
"He behaves like a child!",
"The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people will find those conversations threatening or uncomfortable, and others will simply be ignorant and need educating on more respectful ways to behave . \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"And, anyway, we weren\u2019t allowed to behave that way with customers. \u2014 Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"When a mask policy is aligned with a larger company belief system, it may be perceived as a company wishing to behave consistently, which can ultimately lead to greater trust and patronage. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Suddenly self-conscious, Leo starts to behave differently. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Gun ownership used to be something normal people did, and normal people tend to behave responsibly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
"That said, Reggie and Tina are for the most part free to behave toward one another as any male-female pair of alligators would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Law Director Mark Griffin said the law will require panel members to be impartial, and the city will require them to behave accordingly. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"The Met Gala was the perfect illustration of how elites expect the rest of us to behave . \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English behaven , from be- be- + haven \"to have entry 1 , hold\"",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215205"
},
"browbeat":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307-\u02ccb\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"bogart",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"bullyrag",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"strong-arm"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His father likes to browbeat waiters and waitresses.",
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My siblings invited me out to visit them and proceeded to browbeat me into leaving him. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"On Tuesday this column noted the valiant attempt by a Washington Post columnist to browbeat consumers into feeling guilty for wanting products to be available on store shelves. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"And there were people like Malcolm who browbeat kids into adopting extremist beliefs. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
"The left, in this light, is not simply advocating equality of people regardless of their backgrounds; it\u2019s a cabal seeking to marginalize and browbeat white people for having created a bigoted society that does not actually exist. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 29 May 2021",
"Instead, Chinese internet companies are using the threat of government action to browbeat their rivals, my colleague Li Yuan wrote in her latest column. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Congress routinely imposes conditions on states that receive federal funds, but whatever the extent of Congress\u2019s power to browbeat or cajole states, the tax mandate falls well short of the clarity that federal courts require. \u2014 Robert Alt, WSJ , 7 May 2021",
"But rather than trying to browbeat Manchin into submission, Biden appears, according to The New York Times, to be making a go of crafting infrastructure legislation that 10 Republicans could support. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Yet, the president of the United States is still calling the Republican secretary of state of Georgia to try to browbeat him into awarding him victory in the state based on misinformation and conspiracy theories. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215657"
},
"blow (out)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a festive social affair",
": a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot",
": an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well",
": an easy or one-sided victory",
": a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil",
": a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush",
": to extinguish by a gust",
": to dissipate (itself) by blowing",
": to defeat easily",
": to damage severely",
": to become extinguished by a gust",
": to erupt out of control"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"function",
"get-together",
"party",
"reception",
"shindig"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout .",
"We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion.",
"The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout .",
"Verb",
"blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Less than a month after suffering a season-ending blowout loss to top-seeded Kansas on the second day of the Big 12 Tournament, Bob Huggins sat at his desk inside his office on the West Virginia University campus. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Hager came on in the ninth inning of a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday and threw 12 total pitches to six hitters. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Pence's ex-boss, the former president who once was seen as a kingmaker in GOP politics, gave his full-throated support to former US Sen. David Perdue, who was humiliated in a blowout loss to incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Pinder recently pitched in an A\u2019s blowout loss and has now played every position in the majors except catcher. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, surrendering home-court advantage in their blowout loss to the Celtics in their Eastern Conference finals matchup. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"The Heat were embarrassed in Game 2, surrendering home-court advantage in their blowout loss to the Celtics in their Eastern Conference finals matchup. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"Spoelstra appeared to be veering in that direction in the second half of a blowout loss to the Celtics in Game 2. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"However, following the blowout loss, Lamb's campaign found itself in the crosshairs of Democratic strategists. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More significant has been the infrequency of situations where the game hinges on a single pitch; the Red Sox\u2019 ability to blow out opponents resulted in just 79 high-leverage plate appearances since May 10, 17th in the big leagues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"It's been more than four decades since Vincent Simmons has had a birthday cake -- candles to blow out and make a wish. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"Ballard dominated from start to finish as the Seventh Region champs used a nine-run second inning to blow out 15th Region representative Johnson Central 10-0 in five innings at the University of Kentucky's John Cropp Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
"As Klarman began to blow out the candles on a day that gifted him his second Preakness winner on the five-year anniversary of Cloud Computing, the baseball connections flowed. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Other trends surrounding the film have also sprung up on TikTok, including the #candle trend, in which creators blow out the family candle as Mirabel does in the movie. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"And do stay tuned for an event next week to blow out some inventory. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier on Sunday, Kansas\u2014the only No. 1 seed left standing after Arizona, Baylor and Gonzaga all fell\u2014overcame a six-point halftime deficit to blow out Miami, 76-50. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Pistons used a 27-6 third-quarter run to take control and blow out the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena, 122-101. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-011236"
},
"benignity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
": not becoming cancerous",
": having no significant effect : harmless",
": of a gentle disposition : gracious",
": showing kindness and gentleness",
": favorable , wholesome",
": marked by gentleness and kindness",
": not causing death or serious harm",
": of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life",
": not becoming cancerous",
"\u2014 compare malignant sense 1",
": having a good prognosis : responding favorably to treatment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn",
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"anodyne",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe",
"white"
],
"antonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But sweat in and of itself is pretty benign : it's made up of 99 percent water and trace amounts of salt and fat. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"Golden State's Western Conference series against Dallas, Memphis and Denver were mostly benign . \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Treating the data gathered by one party as more benign than that collected by the other side will only serve to increase the privacy-infringing powers of current and future governments. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
"This second Rail War has taken a more benign form than its predecessor. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The idea, in my mind, was to not keep increasing my opioid dose and use a more benign , natural method. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The rover team on Earth has found ways to drive on more benign terrain on Mars to preserve the rover's wheels and lengthen its lifespan, avoiding anything that might damage them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The overall inflationary picture in China remains far more benign than in the U.S. and other major economies, though, giving the government and central bank ample room to support the slowing economy with stimulus. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Nearly two decades ago, during a much more benign political time, the possibility of using European-launched Soyuz spacecraft for missions was considered and ultimately rejected. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English benigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin benignus , from bene + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-013156"
},
"bedevil":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to possess with or as if with a devil",
": to cause distress : trouble",
": to change for the worse : spoil",
": to confuse utterly",
": to trouble or annoy again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8de-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false.",
"The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday\u2019s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The wait times for semiconductor deliveries rose again in February, a sign that shortages are continuing to bedevil chip buyers in a wide range of industries. \u2014 Ilena Peng, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-022337"
},
"boo-boo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch)",
": mistake , blunder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)b\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo , imitation of the sound of weeping",
"first_known_use":[
"1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-025315"
},
"bawl out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to reprimand loudly or severely"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"got loudly bawled out by the coach for making mistake after stupid mistake"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-030901"
},
"bubbly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of bubbles : effervescent",
": full of or showing good spirits : lively , effusive",
": resembling a bubble",
": champagne sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-b(\u0259-)l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouncy",
"buoyant",
"crank",
"effervescent",
"exuberant",
"frolic",
"frolicsome",
"gamesome",
"gay",
"high-spirited",
"vivacious"
],
"antonyms":[
"low-spirited",
"sullen"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She is pretty, bubbly , and smart.",
"offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"An intricate rendering of Amethyst crystals is followed by a dog with a bubbly body of basalt. \u2014 Howard Lee, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
"Poured over ice, the bubbly combination makes a refreshing and quick-to-pour cocktail. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Other options include Karma, known for its bubbly selection, and Nefarious Cellars, with structured red wines and an expansive view of the landscape. \u2014 Emily Cappiello, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Because of his bubbly personality and general zest for life, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames can be a lot of fun to be around. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Sep. 2021",
"After the final out, Giants players hugged on the field and coaches did the same in the dugout before heading inside the clubhouse for a bubbly celebration. \u2014 Michael Wagaman, ajc , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Berlusconi presented himself as the bubbly soda that would wash away the unpleasant taste left by the trials. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Through tonight: Clear skies will rule, as any of the bubbly clouds of the day dissipate with sunset. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021",
"The culprit is unrealistic expectations and reversion to the mean for the bubbly sectors that got them there. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 11 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Try cranberry juice, lemonade, or even pomegranate as a base for your bubbly . \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
"Along with almost every major celebration comes a call to pop open the bubbly . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 5 Dec. 2020",
"This agreeable champers is on the delicate side, with peach, apple and apricot flavors and a soft bubbly texture. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Two delicious ros\u00e9s lead the way, along with a Bordeaux, a California cabernet and a South African bubbly . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The Dash mini toaster oven revives leftover Buffalo wings, busts out bubbly Bagel Bites, and inspires joy. \u2014 Annalee Soskin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 Mar. 2020",
"View this post on Instagram bought myself some peanuts, crackerjacks, a hamburger, and sipped bubbly while dancing with my girls to a few of our fav country music artists. \u2014 Lia Beck, refinery29.com , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit will offer free rides on New Year\u2019s Eve, a perk for revelers who pop too much bubbly . \u2014 Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Many of these spots also offer free bubbly upon arrival and again at 12 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Josie Sexton, The Know , 19 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-035116"
},
"boodle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a collection or lot of persons : caboodle",
": bribe money",
": a large amount especially of money"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"band",
"batch",
"battery",
"body",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"consort",
"constellation",
"crop",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"parcel",
"party",
"passel"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together",
"we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the extent that the effects are felt on those individuals\u2019 bank accounts, these actors can typically find ways to navigate around the harshest of punishments and keep the boodle flowing. \u2014 Blaise Malley, The New Republic , 17 Nov. 2021",
"His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception. \u2014 John Carlisle, Freep.com , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Laura Marston, a 38-year-old Type 1 diabetic, does not want to see the ADA get a dime of bailout boodle . \u2014 Audrey Farley, The New Republic , 14 May 2020",
"But instead of plopping his funds in Manhattan high-rises or Miami beach-fronts, Kolomoisky\u2019s network tried a different tack, opting to stuff his boodle in metallurgy plants across the Rust Belt, and buildings in downtown Cleveland. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
"But if the politics of 2021 is to achieve anything close to what most Americans require, the path cannot be paved with the boodle and the influence of the wealthy. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 6 Sep. 2019",
"My guess is that academic criteria will rise as capable students prefer a free public college over a private college charging a boodle by comparison. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2018",
"For political fundraisers, California has long been the Big Rock Candy Mountain, excavated, mined and, ultimately, shafted by candidates of both parties who use the boodle to run for president in Iowa or New Hampshire, or Congress in East Podunk. \u2014 Seema Mehta, latimes.com , 30 June 2017"
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"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"verb"
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": to cause to be constructed",
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": increase , enlarge",
": to engage in building",
": to progress toward a peak (as of intensity)",
": to develop in extent",
": to stimulate to vigorous action",
": to make an integral part of",
": to use as a foundation",
": form or mode of structure : make",
": bodily conformation of a person or animal",
": a version or iteration of a product or component",
": to make by putting together parts or materials",
": to produce or create gradually by effort",
": to grow or increase to a high point or level",
": the shape and size of a person's or animal's body"
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"\u02c8bild",
"\u02c8bild"
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"piece",
"put up",
"raise",
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"shape"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Krishna has long asked important questions regarding how for-profit firms donate part of their sales revenue to nonprofits to drive up their sales and build brand awareness. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"Eventually, the archbishop directed St. Stephen to close, join another parish or build a new sanctuary in Oak Creek. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"Back home, in 1952, she was hired to design and build displays for Kaufmann\u2019s department store in Pittsburgh. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 22 June 2022",
"The upgrades are being funded in part by a $387 million library bond approved by voters in 2020 to renovate or build eight buildings, including a new 95,000-square-foot library in east Multnomah County. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Why not retain Wood long term and build around him? \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 21 June 2022",
"Saturday morning, guests restore small, vulnerable trails degraded by overuse after the fire closed the robust McKenzie River Trail, build bicycle maintenance stations or help with reforestation. \u2014 Melissa Hart, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"The couple came north so Seth could seek work, and also, as so many do, to escape their own pasts and build a new future. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"The cost to reconfigure traffic and build the land bridge has been estimated at $229 million, the majority of which is expected to be funded by state and federal sources. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"No This fingerprint-resistant stainless steel beauty from Maytag is a quality build . \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The Master & Dynamic MW75 headphones are an excellent pair of noise cancelling headphones, with a premium design and build , and excellent frequency response. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"This was the 14th annual Women Build event, which City National and its colleagues have supported for several years, as well as two to three Habitat build projects each year. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"From the superb build quality and excellent connectors to the high-quality cable and those super-soft lambskin earpads, these are deluxe headphones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"One of the car\u2019s final build slots was posted for sale on Dutch luxury marketplace, JamesEdition, this past February. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Police described the suspect as a Black male, with a bald head, beard, and medium build , wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and dark shoes. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Formella\u2019s office said Thursday that the person\u2019s described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, standing about 5-foot-10 with a medium build , short brown hair, and a clean-shaven face. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The Original Universal is also reputed for its comfort and lightweight build . \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022"
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"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": to be fitting or becoming",
": to be suitable to : befit"
],
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"bi-\u02c8s\u0113m"
],
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"befit",
"do",
"fit",
"go",
"serve",
"suit"
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"ordered his servants to deck the hall with such adornments as might beseem for the holidays"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome",
": dull and uninteresting"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022fr-i\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-i\u014b"
],
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"arid",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
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"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
],
"examples":[
"I find her books totally boring .",
"I wish this book weren't so boring ; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hopelessness was a major reason for the low voter turnout Tuesday, Sragow believes \u2014 not merely because the primary was terribly boring , except perhaps for the L.A. mayoral and San Francisco recall elections. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Because Joe Biden's White House is so boring , especially when compared with his predecessor. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 2 May 2022",
"Saving is boring and has no short-term payoff but pays off in the long run. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"But the Padres\u2019 offense is boring , moves like a river horse, and dull doesn\u2019t cut it. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The motel is boring , but the world outside is vast and unfamiliar. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Political learning doesn\u2019t have to be boring , feared, ancient or partisan. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Jodie Comer just proved that black on the red carpet is not boring when done to perfection. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 9 May 2022",
"When a scene is too slow, or too boring , the only thing that can still be altered is the score. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1785, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that is given generously",
": liberality in giving : generosity",
": yield especially of a crop",
": a reward, premium, or subsidy especially when offered or given by a government: such as",
": an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services",
": a grant to encourage an industry",
": a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals",
": a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an outlaw",
": generosity sense 1",
": things given in generous amounts",
": money given as a reward",
": generosity in bestowing gifts especially by will",
": a reward, premium, or subsidy especially offered by a government"
],
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"\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113",
"\u02c8bau\u0307n-t\u0113"
],
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"price",
"reward"
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"examples":[
"summer's bounty of plump tomatoes",
"The cottage is filled with a bounty of fresh flowers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2017, the Nets\u2019 bounty gave the Celtics the No. 1 pick. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"An enviable Tennessee River Gorge location hints at Chattanooga\u2019s adventure bounty . \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"His incredibly quick, double-headed, zero-day hack earned him a total of $100,000 in bounty money from the event organizers. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"While Anvil\u2019s bounty nears 800 spirits, Refuge maxes out at 200. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 20 May 2022",
"Many hackers have turned to bounty platforms and other intermediaries for better protection from legal fallout. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"What became of those first Mexicans in the United States, an unwanted bounty of war, has had a lasting impact on the visibility of our struggles in America. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Tommy Flanagan co-stars as a mercenary, Anthony, who now seeking to collect said bounty , while Catherine Davis portrays Caleb\u2019s daughter, Hailey. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"That doesn\u2019t mean some regulars aren\u2019t salivating for Henrietta\u2019s Sunday bounty , which featured an elaborate variety of foods, from a ribeye carving station to oysters. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bounte goodness, from Anglo-French bunt\u00e9, bountee , from Latin bonitat-, bonitas , from bonus good, from Old Latin duenos ; akin to Sanskrit duva reverence, favor",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a very hard globular candy",
": a circular piece of glass especially with a lump in the middle",
": the center of a target",
": something central or crucial",
": a shot that hits the bull's-eye",
": something that precisely attains a desired end",
": a simple lens of short focal distance",
": a lantern with such a lens",
": the center of a target",
": a shot that hits the center of a target"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307lz-\u02cc\u012b",
"also",
"\u02c8bu\u0307lz-\u02cc\u012b"
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"bottom line",
"centerpiece",
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"essence",
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"heart",
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"meat and potatoes",
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"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"root",
"sum"
],
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-091954"
},
"bemused":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed",
": lost in thought or reverie",
": having or showing feelings of wry amusement especially from something that is surprising or perplexing"
],
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"bi-\u02c8my\u00fczd",
"b\u0113-"
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"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
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"bushed",
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"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the top, the two agree to fight as a bemused river god looks on. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"This despite the series being built, to the point of bemused discomfort, upon the day-to-day tensions and personality conflicts that befall every family. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"That way when Texas A&M\u2019s fast-talking fifth-year coach opens his mouth his players are the primary recipients of whatever comes out of it \u2014 and not a suddenly attentive, bemused nation lapping up his every hot take. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
"Ladji\u2019s work here is strikingly generous: her witty character is enamored of her pal and Ladji gives her a wry sense of humor and a delightfully bemused quality. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Collins\u2019 bemused reaction was typical of many Republicans, who treated Greene\u2019s comment as an irritant rather than a major outrage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The amusing encounter first saw the officer approach the unmanned Chevy Bolt with characteristic swagger, only to be left bemused that no one was behind the wheel. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The flood of TikTok videos is perhaps more likely to evoke our bemused awareness, a feeling of sympathy that lasts only long enough to keep us scrolling. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
"There have also been the bemused reactions of her co-stars to enjoy, like Salma Hayek zoning out during an interview as Gaga discussed studying the Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Stella Adler techniques. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092732"
},
"bombastic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous , overblown"
],
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"b\u00e4m-\u02c8ba-stik"
],
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"flatulent",
"fustian",
"gaseous",
"gassy",
"grandiloquent",
"oratorical",
"orotund",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"windy"
],
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"unrhetorical"
],
"examples":[
"a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Trump appeared to confuse Vance with Mandel, who led limited polling in the race for months and has modeled his bombastic rhetoric off the former president. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
"While the unveiling likely won't be as bombastic as the huge fall events last year, there's a real possibility that more (and more exciting) products will be introduced next week than at some prior spring events. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"On Sunday and Monday, he will be joined on the campaign trail by two other figures firmly in the former president\u2019s camp, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri and Charlie Kirk, the bombastic leader of the far-right Turning Point USA. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But the potential use of burner phones to help orchestrate a coup certainly outpaces even Trump\u2019s most bombastic claims about that server. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"True to form for the eccentric and bombastic Musk, the headlines didn\u2019t end there. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Organized by the nonprofit Friends of Main Art, the rally kicked off at 2 p.m. with a bombastic performance by the Detroit Party Marching Band, followed by speeches and calls to action from organizers. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In exploring these hard questions on top of the bombastic brawls, No One Left to Fight goes above and beyond its inspirations and influences. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But the decade\u2019s bombastic production trends were even more pronounced on Life, despite many of the basic tracks being recorded live onstage. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bombast + -ic entry 1 ",
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"1660, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093020"
},
"belly up":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": hopelessly ruined or defeated",
": bankrupt",
": to move close or next to"
],
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"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0259p"
],
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"approach",
"close",
"close in",
"come up",
"draw on",
"near",
"nigh"
],
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"back (up ",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"1918, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094527"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": inclined to domineer : dictatorial",
": marked by a swelling or roundness",
": marked by bosses : studded",
": cow , calf",
": liking to order people around"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-s\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u022f-",
"\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-",
"\u02c8b\u022f-s\u0113"
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"authoritarian",
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"domineering",
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"masterful",
"overbearing",
"peremptory",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Adjective (1)",
"1882, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective (2)",
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"Noun",
"1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094538"
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"bottom":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": the underside of something",
": a surface (such as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it",
": buttocks , rump",
": the surface on which a body of water lies",
": the part of a ship's hull lying below the water",
": boat , ship",
": the lowest part or place",
": the remotest or inmost point",
": the lowest or last place in rank or position",
": the part of a garment worn on the lower part of the body",
": the pants of pajamas",
": the last half of an inning",
": the bass or baritone instruments of a band",
": bottomland",
": basis , source",
": capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain",
": a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeing",
": a fundamental quark that accounts for the existence and lifetime of upsilon particles and has an electric charge of \u2212\u00b9/\u2083 and a measured energy of approximately 5 GeV",
": the flavor (see flavor entry 1 sense 4b ) characterizing this particle",
": really , basically",
": to furnish (something, such as a chair) with a bottom",
": to provide a foundation for",
": to bring to the bottom",
": to find the basis or source of (something, such as a rumor) : to get to the bottom (see bottom entry 1 sense 6 ) of",
": to become based or grounded",
": to reach the bottom",
": to reach a point where a decline is halted or reversed",
": of, relating to, or situated at the bottom (see bottom entry 1 )",
": frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom",
": the lowest part of something",
": the under surface of something",
": a supporting surface or part : base",
": the lowest or worst level or position",
": clothing that covers the lower part of the body",
": the bed of a body of water",
": low land along a river",
": the most basic part",
": the second half of an inning of baseball"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
],
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"underbelly",
"underbody",
"underpart",
"underside",
"undersurface"
],
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"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"rock-bottom",
"undermost"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But some industry experts are arguing the bottom may be near. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The workers, Richmond said, were setting the trusses for the roof at the top of the first floor where the bottom of the roof life meets. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"While in the water, the bottom of her bikini fell off. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"The bottom fell out from staffing and the whole world had to react to it. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"The bottom of the Lakota West batting order was able to set the table in the four-run fourth and fifth inning. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"The halter top is adjustable and supportive, while the bottom has pleatings for tummy control and a high-leg cut for a flattering silhouette. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"The bottom of the third is where the Tigers took over the game. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"And those who rely on it for payments or money transfers were likely hit hardest in the last six months as the bottom fell out of the crypto market. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tom Lee said in a Tuesday note that if the 2022 drawdown follows a similar pattern to a brief crypto decline in 2021, Ether could bottom at $873 over the next week. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Bear markets average about 289 days in duration, so a two-year reserve is plenty of time to allow the market to bottom out and then potentially start a recovery phase. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Skies should stay mostly clear as low temperatures bottom out in the upper teens to low 20s. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Low temperatures bottom out in the mid-50s to low 60s (downtown). \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Low temperatures should bottom out in the mid-20s to near 30. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Overnight into Sunday, temperatures will bottom out near 60 degrees. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Temperatures will bottom out in the teens in north Alabama, the 20s in central Alabama and will be below or near freezing all the way to the coast. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Around that same time, temperatures will notably bottom out in the midteens to low 20s in the typically warmer spots. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Reset your body at the bottom position between reps. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"On the other, roster churn and coaching changes leave Nebraska, Maryland, Penn State and Minnesota all fighting to stay out of the conference's bottom four. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"That doesn\u2019t account for all unobserved mortality, such as bottom trawling gear contacting and damaging soft-shell crabs; researchers are still working on modeling for this population. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Rock- bottom interest rates, pro-market quantitative easing, and a tech boom off the work-from-home revolution all contributed to soaring prices. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Restoration tools, including embalming equipment, bottom right, at the Hari P. Close Funeral Service in Baltimore. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"While the bottom and middle layers dried well, the top was only about 80 percent dried. \u2014 Rennie Dyball, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s campaign to tame inflation is upending the dynamics that ruled the stock market in recent years, when rock- bottom interest rates drove investors to seek returns in risky assets. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"More concisely referred to as the under-boob, the spot underneath the bottom curve of your breast has recently hit the tattoo zeitgeist. \u2014 Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1544, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094749"
},
"befuddled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": utterly confused or puzzled : deeply perplexed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4ald",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps that global pecking order is part of the reason why U.S. skaters seemed more befuddled and sad than aggrieved or critical of the penalty decision. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The military goes on high alert; the intelligence services spring into befuddled action. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Oprah prodded, again acting as proxy for the befuddled American viewer. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Parents, many of whom identify as liberals, are left befuddled and angry. \u2014 Paymon Rouhanifard, Time , 12 Apr. 2021",
"The film is a bit of a lightning rod in the Nolan canon, one that left many viewers a bit befuddled at the complexity, while one of the director\u2019s earlier films (like 2010\u2019s Inception) is a much more palatable and visually trippy experience. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Mar. 2021",
"It\u2019s one of Hopkins\u2019s finest performances, by turns wrathful and befuddled , helpless and defiant. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2021",
"His reverse jam opened the scoring for Detroit, then swished a face-up jumper over a befuddled Jason Collins. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2020",
"When Peter arrives at this week\u2019s rose ceremony, a group of women come at him like angry geese, creatures of pure and befuddled rage. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095348"
},
"by-blow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an indirect blow",
": a child born to parents who are not married to each other",
": a secondary or unintended consequence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccbl\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"love child",
"whoreson"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100610"
},
"bass":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous edible marine or freshwater bony fishes (especially families Centrarchidae, Serranidae, and Percichthyidae of the order Perciformes)",
": deep or grave in tone",
": of low pitch",
": relating to or having the range or part of a bass",
": the lowest voice part in a 4-part chorus",
": the lower half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range \u2014 compare treble entry 1",
": the lowest adult male singing voice",
": a person having this voice",
": a member of a family of instruments having the lowest range",
": double bass",
": a deep or grave tone : a low-pitched sound",
": basswood sense 1",
": a coarse tough fiber from palms",
": any of numerous freshwater or saltwater fishes that are caught for sport and food",
": a tone of low pitch",
": the lowest part in harmony that has four parts",
": the lower half of the musical pitch range",
": the lowest male singing voice",
": a singer or an instrument having a bass range or part",
": having a very low sound or range"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bas",
"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8b\u0101s",
"\u02c8bas",
"\u02c8bas",
"\u02c8b\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[
"deep",
"grave",
"low",
"throaty"
],
"antonyms":[
"acute",
"high",
"high-pitched",
"piping",
"sharp",
"shrill",
"treble"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the sound of the bass drum",
"a man with an impressive bass voice"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (3)",
"1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100859"
},
"blunderer":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move unsteadily or confusedly",
": to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness",
": to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly",
": to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in",
": a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness",
": to move in a clumsy way",
": to make a mistake",
": a bad or stupid mistake"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"antonyms":[
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.",
"Another skier blundered into his path.",
"The government blundered by not acting sooner.",
"Noun",
"The accident was the result of a series of blunders .",
"fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Special teams blunder aside, Kevin Stefanski and the Browns offense squandered two potential go-ahead opportunities. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what dollar hawks didn't calculate was that the U.S. would jump out to such a huge lead in vaccinating Americans, while its biggest trading partners in Asia and the eurozone would blunder along. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 5 May 2021",
"The soil is full of pathogenic fungi just waiting for a nice juicy fire ant to blunder into them. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 21 Nov. 2020",
"The only points for Leach and Mississippi State during the 24-2 loss to Kentucky came on a Wildcats special teams blunder that resulted in a safety. \u2014 Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Ant death spirals break only when enough workers accidentally blunder away, creating trails that lead the spiraling workers to safety. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Yearling black bears blunder over the asphalt in search of their own territories. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic , 6 July 2020",
"Some pointed to other calls Goldman strategists blundered in the past, while others said Wall Street banks were too slow to catch onto the trend. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part. \u2014 Byguy Davies Andines De La Cuetara, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The blunder was spotted by 9to5Mac digging through the source code of Apple's new iOS 15.5 beta release. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Scotty David's defense lawyer Todd Spodek told Fox News Digital that his client taped the interview Jan. 4 \u2013 long before he was hauled into court over the blunder . \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The site then reverted the figure to 0 minutes, but the blunder leaked. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Easing Venezuelan sanctions would be a strategic blunder that provides a financial lifeline to Mr. Maduro while doing little to ease the oil price spike. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Biden continues to believe the pipeline, called Nord Stream 2, represents a strategic blunder for Germany, and that once completed, will give Russia too much influence over Germany\u2019s energy supply. \u2014 Time , 15 June 2021",
"His greatest blunder was blocking regulation of derivatives in the 1990s, a mistake that gives him some ownership of the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Biden Administration has done a decent rear-guard job of mobilizing Europe and NATO in opposition to Russia\u2019s designs on Ukraine\u2014despite his blunder in dropping Nord Stream 2 sanctions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1681, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103048"
},
"bamboozle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe , hoodwink",
": to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bam-\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"examples":[
"bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert",
"she's completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Watch as The Colonel attempts to bamboozle audiences and the media by replacing his golden goose with an impersonator. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"And school districts have the right to formally challenge property owners who might be trying to bamboozle the boards of revision. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Variant mutations that would totally bamboozle antibodies can\u2019t always fool T cells, which means a lot more of them will be fairly Omicron-proof, Gralinski told me. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Even if my body retained a perfect memory of my vaccines\u2019 contents, these changes might still bamboozle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The virus, too, will keep changing, and could one day bamboozle even bodies whose immune safeguards remain intact. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The point is not to confuse or bamboozle people, but to eventually find a way to think that makes more sense and is a little less murky. \u2014 Stephon Alexander, Wired , 31 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103108"
},
"boychik":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a young man : boy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccchik"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my favorite boychick is getting tall, isn't he?"
],
"history_and_etymology":"American Yiddish boytshik , from English boy + Yiddish -tshik , diminutive suffix",
"first_known_use":[
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103608"
},
"bite":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound",
": to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis",
": to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon",
": to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to",
": to take hold of",
": to take in : cheat",
": to bite or have the habit of biting something",
": to cut, pierce, or take hold",
": to cause irritation or smarting",
": corrode",
": to take a bait",
": to respond so as to be caught (as by a trick)",
": to accept a suggestion or an offer",
": to take or maintain a firm hold",
": to produce a negative effect",
": to be objectionable or extremely bad in quality : stink , suck",
": to imitate or copy (someone or something) especially without permission",
": to undertake more than one can handle",
": to hold back (as from a reluctance to offend) a remark one would like to make",
": to enter with resignation upon a difficult or distressing course of action",
": to fall dead especially in battle",
": to suffer humiliation or defeat",
": to come to an end",
": to injure a benefactor maliciously",
": the act of biting",
": the manner of biting",
": occlusion sense 1b",
": food : such as",
": the amount of food taken at a bite : morsel",
": a small amount of food : snack",
": cheat , trick",
": sharper",
": a wound made by biting",
": the hold or grip by which friction (see friction sense 1b ) is created or purchase (see purchase entry 2 sense 3a(1) ) is obtained",
": a surface that creates friction or is brought into contact with another for the purpose of obtaining a hold",
": a keen incisive quality",
": a sharp penetrating effect",
": a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acid",
": an amount (as of money) taken usually in one operation for one purpose : share",
": sound bite",
": an expression of interest in something being offered",
": to seize, grip, or cut into with or as if with teeth",
": to wound or sting usually with a stinger or fang",
": to take a bait",
": an act of seizing or cutting into with the teeth",
": a wound made by biting : sting",
": the amount of food taken at a bite",
": a sharp or biting sensation",
": to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound",
": to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis",
": to bite or have the habit of biting something",
": the act or manner of biting",
": occlusion sense 2a",
": a wound made by biting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012bt",
"\u02c8b\u012bt",
"\u02c8b\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"smell",
"stink",
"suck"
],
"antonyms":[
"acerbity",
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"harshness",
"keenness",
"poignance",
"poignancy",
"pungency",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ditch the messiness that is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and make them into bite -sized muffins instead. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"Slice each roll into six bite -sized pieces and serve. \u2014 Jonny Sun, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Or, if that were somehow impossible because of a prior legal agreement with Barr, then the committee should show the entire deposition rather than chopping it up into bite -sized bits. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Now, a smaller pool of viewers is split between several broadcast channels, cable channels and myriad digital platforms, many offering the public a chance to see the hearings in bite -sized clips. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The bite -sized fruit candies outranked M&M's, Snickers and Reese's Cups, according to 11 years of sales data from CandyStore.com. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Enjoying life\u2019s frivolous pleasures, the U.K. drill favorite delivers a bite -sized summer anthem, fully equipped with a chant-able chorus and ear worm sample. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"Plus, the whole family can sneak a taste of the bite -sized goodness \u2014 there are enough cupcakes to go around! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
"Read on for a bite -sized bumper crop of Portland dining news. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103621"
},
"backhander":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bribe",
": a backhand shot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8han-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"boodle",
"bribe",
"cumshaw",
"fix",
"sop"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She hit a backhander into the net.",
"the customs official let us know that he might be prepared to look the other way if an appropriate backhander was slipped into his palm",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chytil got his second of the night and fourth of the postseason on a backhander past Kochetkov through traffic from the left circle at 6:47 to restore the Rangers\u2019 three-goal lead. \u2014 Vin A. Cherwoo, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"Andrei Svechnikov also scored, beating Igor Shesterkin with a backhander on a breakaway midway through the third period as the Hurricanes protected their Game 5 lead. \u2014 Aaron Beard, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"Larionov scored again less than 5\u00bd minutes later on a high backhander with Roy out of position trying for a loose puck. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"But only 27 seconds later, after Valeri Kamensky\u2019s backhander hit the post, Avs captain Joe Sakic put the puck through Vernon\u2019s five-hole. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
"Trailing 3-1, Foligno lifted a backhander over Luukkonen for his first goal of the season. \u2014 Ken Powtak, ajc , 1 Jan. 2022",
"The lead grew to 2-0 at 8:15 when Walker roofed a short-side backhander over Robbins to complete a beautiful give-and-go play with McLaughlin. \u2014 Randy Johnson, Star Tribune , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Miele took a pass from Brian O'Neil at the blue line, streaked up the ice, and found the back of the net with an elevated backhander . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The turning point came late in the second period after the U.S. took a 2-1 lead on Alex Carpenter\u2019s backhander . \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104011"
},
"bulletproof":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": impenetrable to bullets",
": not subject to correction, alteration, or modification",
": invincible",
": made to stop bullets from going through"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259t-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
"also",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259t-\u02ccpr\u00fcf"
],
"synonyms":[
"impregnable",
"indomitable",
"insuperable",
"insurmountable",
"invincible",
"invulnerable",
"unbeatable",
"unconquerable",
"unstoppable"
],
"antonyms":[
"superable",
"surmountable",
"vincible",
"vulnerable"
],
"examples":[
"The car has bulletproof windows.",
"The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine has raised more than $54 million from Bitcoin donations, $15 million of which have been spent on military supplies such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Even the most advanced technologies are never bulletproof . \u2014 Sean Mcdermott, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Republicans have nearly bulletproof gerrymanders of legislatures in swing states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Overall, the benefits are huge, but no fix is completely bulletproof . \u2014 Chris Nicoli, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Lawmakers already can get reimbursement for buying protective equipment such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021",
"While highly effective at preventing severe illness and death, the shots are not bulletproof . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Vaccines are not bulletproof , but those who do get infected tend not to be critically ill. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
"The source, who demanded anonymity to speak freely, said that Intriago is also known for providing firearms, firearms parts, and military and police equipment such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104839"
},
"benison":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blessing , benediction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-s\u0259n",
"-z\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"benediction",
"blessing"
],
"antonyms":[
"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction"
],
"examples":[
"during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beneson , from Anglo-French benei\u00e7on , from Late Latin benediction-, benedictio ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104937"
},
"boscage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-skij"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hidden from prying eyes by a leafy boscage , the cottage was the perfect trysting place"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English boskage, borrowed from Anglo-French boscage \"wood, woodland,\" from bois, bos \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" (Old French also bosc ) + -age -age \u2014 more at boiserie ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105038"
},
"bluff":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": having a broad flattened front",
": rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front",
": good-naturedly frank and outspoken",
": a high steep bank : cliff",
": to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength",
": deceive",
": feign",
": to deceive (an opponent) by a bold bet on an inferior hand",
": to bluff someone : act deceptively",
": a false threat or claim intended to deter or deceive someone : an act or instance of bluffing (see bluff entry 3 )",
": the practice of bluffing",
": one who bluffs",
": rising steeply with a broad front",
": frank and outspoken in a rough but good-natured way",
": a high steep bank : cliff",
": to deceive or frighten by pretending to have more strength or confidence than is really true",
": an act or instance of pretending to have more strength, confidence, or ability than is really true",
"town in southern New Zealand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259f",
"\u02c8bl\u0259f",
"\u02c8bl\u0259f"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"antonyms":[
"barranca",
"barranco",
"cliff",
"crag",
"escarpment",
"palisade",
"precipice",
"scar",
"scarp"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"he's a bluff but good-hearted teacher",
"Verb",
"She says someone else has made her a higher offer, but I think she's bluffing .",
"Don't listen to his threats\u2014he's just bluffing you.",
"I bluffed my way through the interview."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (1)",
"1666, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1791, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110430"
},
"bolster":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a long pillow or cushion",
": a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing (see bearing sense 5 )",
": to support with or as if with a bolster : reinforce",
": to give a boost to",
": a long pillow or cushion sometimes used to support bed pillows",
": to support with or as if with a bolster",
": to use evidence usually improperly to give weight to (evidence already introduced)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u014dl-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"brace",
"buttress",
"carry",
"prop (up)",
"shore (up)",
"stay",
"support",
"sustain",
"undergird",
"underpin",
"uphold"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She came with me to bolster my confidence.",
"a convincing argument that was bolstered by the speaker's reputation",
"She is thinking of ways to bolster her career.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Casper dog bed includes a memory foam mattress, four cushions to create a bolster around the sides, and a protective, washable cover that's easily zipped on and off. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 9 May 2022",
"The company expects to leverage the influx of cash to grow its platform and bolster Landing Pad, a cloud where users can access 3D design work anytime, anywhere. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The funds will support state and local fair housing enforcement organizations and bolster education, outreach, and training on rights and responsibilities under federal fair housing laws. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Blue notes and a bolster pillow encased in a tribal-pattern fabric from S. Harris dial up the energy in one space while soft greens and organic elements give the second room relaxed attitude. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The bolster gives your pet a place to rest their head. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The bolster on the bed, that traditional and these days all too sadly disappearing cushion where two heads are definitely better than one, is certainly a contender for anyone\u2019s affections. \u2014 Mark Holgate, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The interior appears mostly in fine condition other than a bit of wear on the outer bolster of the driver\u2019s seat and a tear in the carpeting. \u2014 Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s also crafted with a sloped bolster at the handle to encourage your perfect pinch grip for max comfort and control. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"By acquiring Seagen, Merck would bolster its lineup of cancer drugs, led by the blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda, its top-selling product with $17.2 billion in sales last year. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"How can strategic partnerships bolster your credibility? \u2014 Tony Yi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The business strategy, which was described by people familiar with Licht\u2019s thinking, could bolster CNN at a time when viewership has fallen. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Do Americans bolster Israeli viewpoints, built on one lie after another, and perpetuate and justify continued human rights violations? \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"That knowledge will hopefully bolster efforts to root out cases and close contacts, get them into isolation and quarantine, and vaccinate the (for now) limited number of vulnerable people. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"While not the main impetus for James\u2019 ousting, his handling of the Gloucester disaster certainly didn\u2019t bolster his reputation. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"To bolster this argument, the committee called Al Schmidt, a Republican who served as one of three city commissioners on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Other funds will seek to bolster preparations for plugging the 1 million wells still active today, up to three-quarters of which are already producing low volumes, Peltz said. \u2014 Carey L. Biron, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111810"
},
"boonies":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a thinly settled rural area : boondocks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-n\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[
"boondocks",
"country",
"countryside",
"nowhere",
"sticks"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That movie was so important to gay guys like me still living out in the boonies . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The boom in property sales in the boonies shows no sign of abating. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
"In the first three months of this year, the buying binge in the boonies continued with record purchases, according to the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
"Even in the metro areas seeing the most move-outs, relatively few urban homeowners are headed to greener acres in the boonies . \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 21 Dec. 2020",
"The boonies of Chiricahua National Monument have become a weekend home for Merrick, who spends hours using GPS to track down far-flung nesting sites. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2020",
"So people would pick offices way out in the boonies . \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-113847"
},
"bending":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to constrain or strain to tension by curving",
": to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular",
": to force from a proper shape",
": to force back to an original straight or even condition",
": fasten",
": to cause to turn from a straight course : deflect",
": to guide or turn toward : direct",
": incline , dispose",
": to adapt to one's purpose : distort",
": to direct strenuously or with interest : apply",
": to make submissive : subdue",
": to curve out of a straight line or position",
": to incline the body in token of submission",
": to apply oneself vigorously",
": incline , tend",
": compromise sense 2",
": to talk to someone at length",
": to make extreme efforts",
": the act or process of bending",
": the state of being bent",
": something that is bent: such as",
": a curved part of a path (as of a stream or road)",
": wale entry 1 sense 2",
": decompression sickness",
": intense joint pain occurring as a common manifestation of decompression sickness",
": mad , crazy",
": a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief (see chief entry 3 sense 1 ) to the sinister base (see base entry 1 sense 8 ) on a heraldic shield \u2014 compare bend sinister",
": a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object",
": to make, be, or become curved or angular rather than straight or flat",
": to move out of a straight line or position",
": to not follow or tell exactly",
": something that is bent : a curved part of something",
"city on the Deschutes River in central Oregon population 76,639",
"[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter \u2014 more at band ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bend",
"\u02c8bend",
"\u02c8bend"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"swerve"
],
"antonyms":[
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bow",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121808"
},
"banality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty : something banal : commonplace",
": the quality or state of lacking new or interesting qualities : the quality or state of being banal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"b\u0101-",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"bromide",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The trip offers an escape from the banalities of daily life.",
"We exchanged banalities about the weather.",
"The writing never rose above banality .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That there\u2019s truth in these observations doesn\u2019t rescue the songs from banality , despite the appealing sophistication of the musical structures. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"In our memories, a trip becomes a series of small, vivid moments, sometimes mysterious for their apparent banality . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The pervading sense of calm banality that permeates all office spaces\u2014and just below it, that feeling of unease and an inhuman disregard for humanity that is uniquely Lumon. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
"Arendt was responsible for the wording of her subtitle, but the discussion regarding the phenomenon of evil and its banality started when Jaspers sent her two copies of his book Die Schuldfrage (The Question of German Guilt). \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Biden\u2019s misrepresentation of the economic consequences of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act is, if the reporting of the New York Times is to be believed, a banality . \u2014 Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Derrell Acon\u2019s powerfully sung and revelatory Roc, a corruptible enabler of Pizarro, proved a particularly disturbing personification of the banality of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Paradoxically, the same medium that once served as a respite from the banality of Hare\u2019s professional life soon came to feel oppressive in its own right. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And what the writers decide, not unreasonably, is that women crave the empowerment of looking, rather than the banality of being looked at. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French banalit\u00e9, from banal \"available for general use, commonplace, banal \" + -it\u00e9 -ity ",
"first_known_use":[
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122529"
},
"blind":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": sightless",
": having less than \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses",
": of or relating to sightless persons",
": unable or unwilling to discern or judge",
": unquestioning",
": having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction",
": lacking a directing or controlling consciousness",
": drunk sense 1a",
": made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias",
"\u2014 compare double-blind , single-blind",
": having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test",
": defective : such as",
": lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers",
": lacking a complete or legible address",
": difficult to discern, make out, or discover",
": hidden from sight : covered",
": having but one opening or outlet",
": having no opening for light or passage : blank",
": to make blind",
": dazzle",
": to withhold light from",
": hide , conceal",
": something to hinder sight or keep out light: such as",
": a window shutter",
": a roller window shade",
": venetian blind",
": blinder",
": a place of concealment",
": a concealing enclosure from which one may shoot game or observe wildlife",
": something put forward for the purpose of misleading : subterfuge",
": a person who acts as a decoy or distraction",
": blindly : such as",
": to the point of insensibility",
": without seeing outside an airplane",
": without knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias",
": unable or nearly unable to see",
": lacking in judgment or understanding",
": unquestioning",
": closed at one end",
": to cause the permanent loss of sight in",
": to make it impossible to see well for a short time",
": a device to reduce sight or keep out light",
": a place of hiding",
": with only instruments as guidance",
": lacking or deficient in sight",
": having less than \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses",
": of or relating to sightless persons",
": designed to prevent participants from having information that could cause bias",
"\u2014 see double-blind , single-blind",
": having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test",
": having but one opening or outlet",
": to make blind"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bnd",
"\u02c8bl\u012bnd",
"\u02c8bl\u012bnd"
],
"synonyms":[
"eyeless",
"sightless",
"stone-blind",
"visionless"
],
"antonyms":[
"bedazzle",
"daze",
"dazzle"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Maybe the taxpayer is a willing participant or turns a blind eye to some sketchy claims on that return. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Though the two presidents and their agents discussed IP theft, the United States mostly turned a blind eye to the continuation of the Chinese practice. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Tenants have a few tools at their disposal when a landlord or management company turns a blind eye. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The Good News: This is referencing a very specific situation but the overall sentiment rings true \u2014 don't turn a blind eye to the suffering of others. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
"Our intention is not to diminish the values of those who support the boycott or to turn a blind eye to those suffering. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"It is accused by rights groups of stoking Hindu nationalist sentiment and turning a blind eye to religious violence. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Our intention is not to diminish the values of those who support the boycott or to turn a blind eye to those suffering. \u2014 Katrina Nattress, SPIN , 4 June 2022",
"Many recruits are now fleeing, turned off by a management culture that former executives say at its worst belittles expatriates, makes unrealistic demands and turns a blind eye to discrimination. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But that shouldn\u2019t blind them to what is coming later this year. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s advanced systems are designed to blind U.S. Airborne Warning and Control Systems, or AWACS, aircraft \u2014 the eyes and ears of battlefield commanders \u2014 as well as cruise missiles and spy satellites. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Lasers can blind pilots and damage cockpit equipment, the FAA said in a Feb. 4 news release. \u2014 Don Sweeney, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The prospect of investing and implementing new tech tools can sometimes blind companies to the potential risks associated with such an investment. \u2014 David Gasparyan, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Although each element alone could read as too much\u2014the belt alone is enough to blind passersby\u2014there\u2019s a harmony among all the earth tones and the gold. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Such cognitive bias can blind us to what the data is trying to tell us. \u2014 Thor Olof Philog\u00e8ne, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This cognitive bias can blind doctors to possible errors the machine learning algorithm may make. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Germany and others are beginning to shift away from this policy, but that should not blind the West to the challenges that change itself poses. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But when par- or blind -baking, not every type of crust needs to be docked. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Best valentine\u2019s memory was when my ex-boyfriend blind folded me and took me to a trail of flowers that led to a romantic dinner on the beach in Mexico. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Wright took particular issue with how police completed the double- blind photo array for both witnesses. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Another TikTok creator breaks down a rumor that Harry Styles\u2019 team is quietly deleting unfavorable articles about the singer, and another points out how a blind about Elon Musk separating from Grimes was, in fact, true. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"According to Kentucky Owl, McGuane and Rhea blind tasted various cask samples and blended them together in different proportions before settling on this particular combination of bourbon aged from 4 to 11 years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
"At daybreak, deer graze until spooked by the motion of a window blind being raised. \u2014 Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The researchers made this discovery through a classic double- blind study in which 127 people were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group, either inhaling clove oil infused with HEX or clove oil alone. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The competition involved a double- blind taste test by professional food scientists at Cornell University as well as an extensive scientific study of the ice cream\u2019s ingredients in Cornell\u2019s dairy lab. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Docking can be called for in recipes where par- or blind -baking the crust is required. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Forced to leave the police force after turning blind , Johnson Chong See-tun takes on cold cases the police can't solve. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The city told the newspaper that the recipients of the initial email were supposed to be blind -copied, meaning their names and emails would have been hidden from other recipients. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The lab in the bowels of the winery, where the team is blind -tasting vial after vial of intricate blends? \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This kind of attitude is how our public-health establishment wound up blind -sided by an actual epidemic. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The going out to watch stars, stumbling blind through the difficult door. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
"This year, the competition took place in Estes park, Colorado, where a professional tasting panel made of whisky, beer, and wine experts blind tasted each whisky using a 100-point scale system. \u2014 Emily Price, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"This beer was selected Best of Show at a blind -tasting event of over 40 Oktoberfest beers hosted by the Growler magazine in 2019. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 9 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Adverb",
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-124239"
},
"besmirch":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully , soil"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8sm\u0259rch",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"bemire",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"inconsiderately besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Do Democrats want to unfairly besmirch the entire GOP with the Jan. 6 disgrace, while distracting voters from 8.6% inflation and $5-a-gallon gasoline? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"And a failure to fulfill the now apparently near-impossible tasks of evacuating all the Afghan translators, workers and fixers on whom the US relied and who now face Taliban retribution would besmirch America\u2019s conscience and global reputation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In 14 minutes of chitchat with Nelson, the most (in)famous high school football coach in America managed to besmirch almost everything beloved in the South and, in doing so, ended up on administrative leave. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
"The head of the Suez Canal Authority at the time dismissed his remarks as an attempt to besmirch Egypt\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Yet Judge Sullivan chose to besmirch both the Barr effort and the judiciary by matching James Comey\u2019s FBI for Trump Derangement Syndrome. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
"This culture of indifference is only reinforced when men such as Simmons receive carte blanche to publicly besmirch their accusers\u2014especially under the guise of social justice. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 2 July 2020",
"In what appears to be a shameless attempt to attract shoppers considering a crossover\u2014or those who are too rich to be seen in a Subaru Outback\u2014Mercedes-Benz has besmirched its once elegant E-class wagon with faux ruggedness. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 3 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1604, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-125653"
},
"broad-brush":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": general , nonspecific"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02ccbr\u0259sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"across-the-board",
"blanket",
"common",
"general",
"generic",
"global",
"overall",
"universal"
],
"antonyms":[
"individual",
"particular"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140146"
},
"blitz":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": blitzkrieg sense 1",
": an intensive aerial military campaign",
": air raid",
": a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack",
": a rush of the passer by a defensive linebacker, back, or end in football",
": an occurrence in which large numbers of fish gather to chase and feed on prey or bait"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blits"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.",
"a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under Martindale, the defense also regularly ranked among the NFL\u2019s most aggressive, blitz -heavy units. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The delivery blitz from an hour to 30 minutes to 15 is evidence of absurdity more than innovation. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"The concerted media blitz was a blatant effort to paint the brothers not only as homophobic, racist, and violent, but guilty of the attack in the first place, the suit alleged. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The wedding blitz is a microcosm of a global economy still mired in a pandemic, from shifting medical protocols and rising prices to staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions. \u2014 Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Late in the fourth quarter Sunday, with the Chicago Bears facing fourth-and-6, trailing 9-7 and not quite in field-goal range, the Ravens\u2019 defense lined up as if a blitz were imminent. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Trump's endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 al , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The fighters' lightning blitz across the country took less than a week to overrun some 300,000 government troops, most of whom surrendered or fled. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 6 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-160313"
},
"brambly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Rubus ) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries",
": the fruit of a bramble",
": a rough prickly shrub or vine",
": a rough prickly bush or vine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bram-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8bram-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In December 2010, the skeletal remains of Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25; Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Lynn Costello, 27, were found wrapped in burlap and placed 500 feet apart from each other in the bramble at Gilgo Beach. \u2014 Cristina Corbin, Fox News , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Then, from thorny bramble , the wildcat exhales in a guttural hiss. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In June 2019, a Guatemalan mother, her toddler son and two other young children died of exposure in a thick bramble near McAllen. \u2014 Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Mar. 2021",
"This bramble of biological interconnections appears to be reflected in the rich diversity of tastes found within these regional wines. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Varrone believes the killer had to be familiar with the area along Ocean Parkway and likely chose it as his dumping ground because, at the time, the land was covered in thick bramble . \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The recordings are still cryptic, a hazy bramble of ambience. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"One was a toddler, who would later be linked by DNA to yet another unidentified woman found in the bramble , whom the police would call Peaches, after a tattoo on her body. \u2014 Robert Kolker, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2020",
"The trail soon encounters the edge of Munds Canyon, where a series of flowing switchbacks glide off the rim and into green drainages cluttered with brambles and wildflowers that thrive in the moist ecozones. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 22 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English brembel , from Old English br\u0113mel ; akin to Old English br\u014dm broom",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-160837"
},
"butchery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": slaughterhouse",
": the preparation of meat for sale",
": cruel and ruthless slaughter of human beings",
": botch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307ch-r\u0113",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-ch\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloodbath",
"carnage",
"death",
"holocaust",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the butchery of civilians during the war",
"butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quinn, who previously served as the executive sous chef at EMP, has turned his attention to the seasonal and local at the Noortwyck, which will feature in-house butchery , bread making and dry-aging. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Marrow on Kercheval is two culinary businesses with the restaurant focus on nose-to-tail butchery and farm-to-table with an emphasis on minimizing waste. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
"When that kind of butchery is done by weapons purchased legally, clearly the laws need to change. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has become a rare exception, its butchery in plain view via saturation coverage for anyone with a video screen. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"This Ukrainian town, not far from the capital, Kyiv, is where the war\u2019s worst atrocities have been discovered, and as the days pass the full scope of the terror and butchery only grows. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"The children learned history and geography, but also shoe-cobbling, sewing, butchery , and aircraft mechanics. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Butcher Erika Nakamura, who discovered her love for the craft of whole animal butchery while working in New York City restaurants, easily disputes the idea that bone marrow is a cheap dish. \u2014 Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The restaurant focuses on nose-to-tail butchery and farm-to-table with an emphasis on minimizing waste. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-170854"
},
"buzzing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee",
": murmur , whisper",
": to be filled with a confused murmur",
": to make a signal with a buzzer",
": to go quickly : hurry",
": scram",
": to feel high especially from a drug",
": to utter covertly by or as if by whispering",
": to cause to buzz",
": to fly fast and close to",
": to summon or signal with a buzzer",
": to let in through an electronically controlled entrance",
": to drink to the last drop",
": a persistent vibratory sound",
": a confused murmur",
": rumor , gossip",
": a flurry of activity",
": fad , craze",
": speculative or excited talk or attention relating especially to a new or forthcoming product or event",
": an instance of such talk or attention",
": a signal conveyed by buzzer",
": a telephone call",
": high sense 4",
": to make a low humming sound like that of bees",
": to be filled with a low hum or murmur",
": to fly an airplane low over",
": a low humming sound"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259z",
"\u02c8b\u0259z"
],
"synonyms":[
"abound",
"brim",
"bristle",
"bulge",
"burst",
"bustle",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
"swarm",
"teem"
],
"antonyms":[
"call",
"ring"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Will this just be a means for the ultra-wealthy to buzz over poor neighborhoods to Dodger Stadium or Crypto.com Arena? \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"Rendon told him to buzz off, refusing to recognize the pledges. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Unlike in the early days, Russian aircraft\u2014other than the Orlan reconnaissance drones that frequently buzz over the village\u2014rarely fly above Ukrainian positions because several had been shot down in the area, the soldiers said. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"His AppleWatch is set to buzz every 20 minutes to remind him to drink. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"Club include London\u2019s storied members-only clubs, which buzz with activity from breakfast through late-night festivities. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The Best Ideas for Kids Save money on craft supplies and use toilet paper rolls to make googly-eyed bees your kids will buzz around the house with. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"With the fat tires and assist, a ranger can buzz up to an injured rider or trail mishap at speed. \u2014 Ty Brookhart, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2017",
"In other election seasons, the restaurant would buzz for months with arguments over candidates and issues. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dosist's nanoblend gummies take effect in just 10 to 15 minutes, which is great if your dad is used to getting his buzz on more immediately, like enjoying a beer. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"There\u2019s been a lot of buzz around the idea of genderless fashion over the last couple of seasons, much of it coming, ironically, from the menswear space. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Canceled in 2020 and completed in April of last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK HealthCare Boys\u2019 Sweet 16 has returned to its traditional mid-March time slot and seems to have its buzz back. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But for all its buzz , can bidens pilosa deliver those same all-star results? \u2014 Caitlin Kenny, refinery29.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In a couple of weeks many of the world\u2019s best will converge on Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship and the buzz has always been about who is coming. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172023"
},
"bottle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle",
": a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid",
": the quantity held by a bottle",
": intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking",
": liquid food (such as milk) used in place of mother's milk",
": mettle , courage",
": to confine as if in a bottle : restrain",
": to put or keep in a position or situation that makes free activity, progress, or escape difficult or impossible",
": to put into or as if into a bottle",
": a container (as of glass or plastic) usually having a narrow neck and mouth and no handle",
": the quantity held by a bottle",
": to put into a bottle",
": to shut up as if in a bottle",
": a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle \u2014 see wash bottle",
": liquid food usually consisting of milk and supplements that is fed from a bottle (as to an infant) in place of mother's milk"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Casa Cantina stands out with each bottle containing 3 liters (enough to make about a dozen 8-ounce drinks) and an ABV of 13.9%. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"But not every bottle in the category is as rooty-tooty as that. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"That particular bottle of tequila was a gift from Michael Chiklis. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Even better, each bottle holds a whopping 250 pumps! \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Air Company believes that each bottle of Air Vodka boasts the power of more than seven large trees in sucking up CO2 from the environment. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Diamond CBD\u2019s oil comes in three strengths: 150 mg, 300 mg, and 600 mg per bottle . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The distillery\u2019s 60-year-old single-malt, meanwhile, is one of the most expensive whiskies from Speyside, regularly selling for in excess of $22,000 per bottle . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
"Only 375 cases made and suggested retail price of $110 per bottle . \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There\u2019s also no place like Amazon when your baby needs some maddeningly specific item, like a particular brand/shape of pacifier or bottle nipple that none of your local stores carry. \u2014 Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"When the returner pick up is complete, customers will be paid 5 cents for each can and bottle , returners will be paid 4 cents and Sipzee takes a 1 cent fee. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"That ad alternated with another, for Estrella Damm beer\u2014maybe a fitting inducement for the British public, who had been granted an extra day off and who never seem to need encouragement to raise a glass, can, or bottle . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"My parents had kept pushing off their return to New York, reluctant to bottle themselves in an airplane with the disease. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Without workplace protections for nursing or the modern technology of pumping, women working outside the home had no choice but to bottle feed. \u2014 Carla Cevasco, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Leaders in the industry are shifting to greener practices, including wind and solar powered facilities, water-saving filtration systems, can and bottle recycling, and zero-waste production. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Wineries in Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova and elsewhere in Eastern Europe have been thrown into uncertain territory, including changing production to housing refugees, bottle supply issues, transportation problems and rising inflation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Dread River will officially launch the bourbon during the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, with specialty cocktails, complimentary tastings, and bottle sales throughout race weekend from April 29 to May 1. \u2014 al , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172117"
},
"before":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"adverb or adjective",
"conjunction",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": in advance : ahead",
": at an earlier time",
": forward of : in front of",
": in the presence of",
": under the jurisdiction or consideration of",
": at the disposal of",
": in store for",
": preceding in time : earlier than",
": in a higher or more important position than",
": earlier than the time that",
": sooner or quicker than",
": so that \u2026 do not",
": until the time that",
": or else \u2026 not",
": or else",
": rather or sooner than",
": at an earlier time",
": ahead",
": in front of",
": earlier than",
": before in order",
": in the presence of",
": ahead of the time when",
": sooner or quicker than",
": more willingly than",
": until the time that",
": in the presence of",
": to be judged or acted on by"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8f\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"already",
"antecedently",
"anteriorly",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"formerly",
"preliminarily",
"previously"
],
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead of",
"ere",
"fore",
"'fore",
"of",
"previous to",
"prior to",
"to"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
"Flashing lights on an emergency vehicle, Rajkumar said, might confuse the system, as would anything that the computer hasn\u2019t seen before . \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"Gaia wasn't originally designed to detect the phenomenon but was able to discern strong movement on the surface of thousands of stars, including some where starquakes had seldom been seen before . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Whilst recreating the ancient African Kings and Queens theme, the viewer gets invited to interact with them in a whole new context never seen before , creating their own frequencies and metaphorical wavelengths. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"The extreme heat was compounded by a lack of air conditioning in homes that had not seen heat at such a scale before . \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The course will look a little different to the handful of golfers who have seen it before . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"More than 50 images on view have never been seen publicly before . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Taking the best of every world and creating something new, exciting, with concepts never seen before . \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"The American people need to understand what happened before , during and after January 6th. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Liberals in Congress have excoriated the oil companies for not drilling as much as before the pandemic but returning their \u2018windfall\u2019 profits to shareholders. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Airfares are also up 30% compared to May 2019, before the pandemic. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"To attract those footloose workers, employers are far more likely to offer remote work now than before the pandemic, according to a report Thursday from Indeed, an employment and research site. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"WestJet and Flair, which operated flights from Gateway Airport before the pandemic, resumed their seasonal service to Canada in 2021-22 after operating no flights from Gateway Airport the year prior, documents showed. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Commercial flights in the U.S. for the week ended June 12 were down just 14% from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic, and up about 10% from this point a year ago, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Even more telling, 80% of all the moves made over a decade involved people moving from one employer to another\u2014and that was before the pandemic. \u2014 Anu Madgavkar, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"So this has been in development since before the pandemic? \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"The metro area, which rose from 1.6 million to nearly 2 million residents from 2010 to 2020, also was attracting record numbers of visitors before the pandemic. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb or adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb or adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Conjunction",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172240"
},
"buck":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": dollar sense 3b",
": a sum of money especially to be gained",
": money",
": a male animal",
": a male deer or antelope",
": a male human being : man",
": a dashing fellow : dandy",
": antelope",
": buckskin",
": an article (such as a shoe) made of buckskin",
": a supporting rack or frame",
": a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting",
": to spring into the air with the back arched",
": to charge against something",
": to move or react jerkily",
": to refuse assent : balk",
": to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior",
": oppose , resist",
": butt entry 3",
": to throw or dislodge (a rider) by bucking",
": to move or charge into",
": to pass especially from one person to another",
": to move or load (heavy or cumbersome objects) especially with mechanical equipment",
": an act or instance of bucking",
": stark , completely",
": responsibility",
": an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal",
": a token used as a mark or reminder",
": of the lowest grade within a military category",
": the male of an animal (as a deer or rabbit) the female of which is called doe",
": dollar",
": man entry 1 sense 1 , fellow",
": to spring or jump upward with head down and back arched",
": to charge or push against",
": to go against : oppose",
": to become more confident",
"Linda B. 1947\u2013 American biologist",
"Pearl 1892\u20131973 n\u00e9e",
"American novelist",
"[short for sawbuck sawhorse]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259k",
"\u02c8b\u0259k",
"\u02c8b\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
"antonyms":[
"hitch",
"hoick",
"jerk",
"jolt",
"twitch",
"yank"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the car bucked and stalled",
"bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1877, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1928, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172245"
},
"benumbed":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make inactive : deaden",
": to make numb especially by cold"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u0259m",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunt",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpen",
"whet"
],
"examples":[
"a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English benomen , from benomen , past participle of benimen to deprive, from Old English beniman , from be- + niman to take \u2014 more at nimble ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172344"
},
"babbler":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to talk enthusiastically or excessively",
": to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds",
": to make sounds as though babbling",
": to utter in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner",
": to reveal by talk that is too free",
": to make meaningless sounds",
": to talk foolishly",
": to make the sound of a brook",
": talk that is not clear",
": the sound of a brook"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ba-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bumble",
"chat",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"drool",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"sputter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Pay no attention to her. She's just babbling .",
"He'll babble on about sports all night if you let him.",
"Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Second, baby parrots tend to babble quietly when no adults are around, often without even fully opening their beaks. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Our brooks will babble in the courts, Seeking damages for torts. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English babelen , probably of imitative origin",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173403"
},
"bottommost":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": situated at the very bottom : lowest , deepest",
": last",
": most basic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259(m)-\u02ccm\u014dst"
],
"synonyms":[
"closing",
"concluding",
"final",
"hindmost",
"lag",
"last",
"latest",
"latter",
"rearmost",
"terminal",
"terminating",
"ultimate"
],
"antonyms":[
"beginning",
"earliest",
"first",
"foremost",
"headmost",
"inaugural",
"initial",
"leadoff",
"maiden",
"opening",
"original",
"pioneer",
"primary",
"starting"
],
"examples":[
"the bottommost part of the wine list is where you'll find the bargains",
"the bottommost rung of the ladder is broken"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180355"
},
"bestow":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put to use : apply",
": to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow",
": to provide with quarters : put up",
": to convey as a gift",
": to give as a gift or honor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"give away",
"present",
"volunteer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The university bestowed on her an honorary degree.",
"bestowed a new car on their son for graduation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aloe leaf, one of nature\u2019s best moisturizers, absorbs into hair to bestow it with vitamins A, C, and E. Natural coconut surfactants build up the creamy lather while keeping it free from traditional lathering ingredients that harm your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"As his body shuts down with cancer, Big Angel, the titular character of Urrea\u2019s sprawling family story, calls a final birthday party for himself, to hash out his family\u2019s regrets and try to bestow some wisdom. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Manager Mark Kotsay has yet to publicly bestow any bullpen roles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In letters submitted to the judge before sentencing, several family and friends urged her to bestow compassion and grace on Goldstein. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Prizes given out at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America and Producers Guild of America ceremonies, among others, bestow far more than recognition and limelight. \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The University will bestow upon Henson the Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL). \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"As for what exactly to bestow upon your beloved on this milestone? \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
"There are many examples in Celtic mythology of what are termed sovereignty goddesses -- female deities who bestow kingly powers through copulation. \u2014 CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + stowe place \u2014 more at stow ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180629"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial sense 1",
": characterized by cruelty, brutality, or crudeness",
": extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, or undesirable",
": monstrously large or powerful",
": to an extreme and usually unpleasant degree",
": in an unpleasant or beastly manner",
": very unpleasant : horrible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0113"
],
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"animalistic",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
"swinish"
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"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
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"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
"The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
"There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
"In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
"Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"1655, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180839"
},
"beneficence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of doing or producing good : the quality or state of being beneficent",
": benefaction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"alms",
"benefaction",
"charity",
"contribution",
"donation",
"philanthropy"
],
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"examples":[
"the town library stays open primarily through beneficences from concerned residents",
"a religious leader whose beneficence is felt by all who meet him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That is, the nonprofit organization raises its brand status by associating with a strong bank brand, and the bank\u2019s beneficence earns it the trust and appreciation of the community. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Developers can't build an algorithm with empathy, beneficence , intuition and the art of listening. \u2014 Adam Saltman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Modern bioethics rests on four basic principles to determine whether a procedure is ethical: autonomy, justice, beneficence , and non-maleficence. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"In the power dynamic between patients and physicians, patients historically have not held authority but relied on the beneficence of their clinicians to ensure their needs are met. \u2014 Lisa I. Iezzoni, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Sondheim tells Larson that his work is actually pretty good, despite his doubters, and his beneficence hangs over the movie, held up as an example of a previous generation supporting the next. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021",
"For her part, though, Jones has compared the creation of the monument to other federal policies that, while meant to express beneficence , had a profound adverse effect on her life. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Medieval and Renaissance painters depicted unicorns nestled in the Virgin Mary\u2019s lap \u2014 a symbol of purity and beneficence . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Over the ensuing years, Arlo perfects the art of showing up and vanishing without warning\u2014subtly mirroring his father\u2019s behavior toward him, down to his sporadic financial beneficence . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 16 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin beneficentia , from beneficus \u2014 see benefice ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181003"
},
"bedfellow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who shares a bed with another",
": a person or thing closely associated with another : ally"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfe-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"abettor",
"abetter",
"ally",
"backer",
"confederate",
"fellow traveler",
"supporter",
"sympathizer"
],
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"examples":[
"a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anger is often the easiest emotion to access and blame is its bedfellow . \u2014 Natashia De\u00f3n, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Nov. 2021",
"This latest strange bedfellow team features a reluctant Rhea Ripley and an overly enthusiastic Nikki Cross. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Doudrop and Eva Marie are officially WWE\u2019s latest strange bedfellow tag team, because if there\u2019s anything WWE needs more of right now... \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
"For Ricketts, whose sister is gay and active in L.G.B.T. advocacy\u2014and whose uncle was gay and died of AIDS\u2014Cuccinelli seemed like an odd political bedfellow . \u2014 Alex Kotlowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The art economy and its bedfellow , tourism, have made nature more valuable unspoiled. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, The New York Review of Books , 12 Sep. 2020",
"My new bedfellow has a stable clip for attachment, a flexible neck that can turn every which way, and a slim head with a slender rectangle that graciously sheds light on my reading material of choice. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, SELF , 6 Aug. 2020",
"There are plenty of reasons Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc make for uneasy bedfellows . \u2014 Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Cops and serial killers make strange bedfellows , but John Nolan might not have a choice on The Rookie season finale. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 7 May 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181504"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to beasts",
": resembling a beast",
": lacking intelligence or reason",
": marked by base (see base entry 3 sense 1a ) or inhuman instincts or desires : brutal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bes-ch\u0259l",
"\u02c8besh-",
"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
"\u02c8b\u0113sh-"
],
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"animalistic",
"beastly",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
"swinish"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"On the Foo Fighters\u2019 second album, The Colour and the Shape, Grohl ended up rerecording songs with his own bestial drumming in place of Goldsmith\u2019s, and suddenly tracks that hadn\u2019t been working sounded like instant modern-rock classics. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The streaks provide proof of our mundane bestial reality\u2014our hormones, our lunch, our particular whorls and spirals. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Such epiphanies, though bookended in Wright's novel between the bestial horrors of its first section and the abject bleakness of its third, are what give the novel its lasting glow. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 May 2021",
"Lincoln\u2019s opponents tarred him with racist and bestial characterizations. \u2014 Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation , 6 Aug. 2020",
"Abolitionists claimed that the eloquence of slaves and Africans proved their equal humanity, but most Europeans had long taken for granted that black utterances were inherently inferior, even bestial . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Some distance between the source and the story would have benefited the themes at play, which end up buried beneath punches, slurs and bestial masculinity. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin bestialis , from bestia beast",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181833"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective,",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory",
": a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover",
": a long written or printed literary composition",
": a major division of a treatise or literary work",
": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition",
"\u2014 see also cook the books",
": magazine sense 1a",
": e-book",
": bible sense 1",
": something that yields knowledge or understanding",
": the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem",
": inside information or analysis",
": the standards or authority relevant in a situation",
": all the charges that can be made against an accused person",
": a position from which one must answer for certain acts : account",
": libretto",
": the script of a play",
": a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory",
": a packet of items bound together like a book",
": bookmaker",
": the bets registered by a bookmaker",
": the business or activity of giving odds (see odds sense 3b ) and taking bets",
": the number of tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value",
": in one's own opinion",
": in favor with one",
": an act or occurrence worth noting",
": on the records",
": derived from books (see book entry 1 sense 1 ) and not from practical experience",
": shown by ledgers",
": to register (something, such as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings)",
": to schedule engagements for",
": to set aside time for",
": to reserve in advance",
": to enter charges against in a police register",
": to note the name or number of (someone, such as a soccer player) for a serious infraction of the rules",
": to make a reservation",
": to register in a hotel",
": leave , go",
": to depart quickly",
": a set of sheets of paper bound together",
": a long written work",
": a large division of a written work",
": a pack of small items bound together",
": the records of a business's accounts",
": to reserve for future use",
": a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition",
": police register",
": the bets registered by a bookmaker",
": the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets",
": to make (an arrested person) undergo booking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307k",
"\u02c8bu\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[
"tome",
"volume"
],
"antonyms":[
"bespeak",
"reserve"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182211"
},
"belaud":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to praise usually to excess"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8l\u022fd",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulate",
"blarney",
"butter up",
"flatter",
"hero-worship",
"honey",
"massage",
"overpraise",
"puff",
"soft-soap",
"stroke"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"critically belauded in his heyday, that early 20th-century novelist is now largely forgotten"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183343"
},
"blunder":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move unsteadily or confusedly",
": to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness",
": to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly",
": to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in",
": a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness",
": to move in a clumsy way",
": to make a mistake",
": a bad or stupid mistake"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"antonyms":[
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.",
"Another skier blundered into his path.",
"The government blundered by not acting sooner.",
"Noun",
"The accident was the result of a series of blunders .",
"fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Special teams blunder aside, Kevin Stefanski and the Browns offense squandered two potential go-ahead opportunities. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what dollar hawks didn't calculate was that the U.S. would jump out to such a huge lead in vaccinating Americans, while its biggest trading partners in Asia and the eurozone would blunder along. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 5 May 2021",
"The soil is full of pathogenic fungi just waiting for a nice juicy fire ant to blunder into them. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 21 Nov. 2020",
"The only points for Leach and Mississippi State during the 24-2 loss to Kentucky came on a Wildcats special teams blunder that resulted in a safety. \u2014 Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Ant death spirals break only when enough workers accidentally blunder away, creating trails that lead the spiraling workers to safety. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Yearling black bears blunder over the asphalt in search of their own territories. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic , 6 July 2020",
"Some pointed to other calls Goldman strategists blundered in the past, while others said Wall Street banks were too slow to catch onto the trend. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Experts say the expansion will be evidence of yet another strategic blunder on Russia's part. \u2014 Byguy Davies Andines De La Cuetara, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The blunder was spotted by 9to5Mac digging through the source code of Apple's new iOS 15.5 beta release. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Scotty David's defense lawyer Todd Spodek told Fox News Digital that his client taped the interview Jan. 4 \u2013 long before he was hauled into court over the blunder . \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The site then reverted the figure to 0 minutes, but the blunder leaked. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Easing Venezuelan sanctions would be a strategic blunder that provides a financial lifeline to Mr. Maduro while doing little to ease the oil price spike. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Biden continues to believe the pipeline, called Nord Stream 2, represents a strategic blunder for Germany, and that once completed, will give Russia too much influence over Germany\u2019s energy supply. \u2014 Time , 15 June 2021",
"His greatest blunder was blocking regulation of derivatives in the 1990s, a mistake that gives him some ownership of the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Biden Administration has done a decent rear-guard job of mobilizing Europe and NATO in opposition to Russia\u2019s designs on Ukraine\u2014despite his blunder in dropping Nord Stream 2 sanctions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1681, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183952"
},
"bespeak":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hire, engage, or claim beforehand",
": to speak to especially with formality : address",
": request",
": indicate , signify",
": to show beforehand : foretell"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8sp\u0113k",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"book",
"reserve"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her newest album bespeaks a great talent for writing songs.",
"bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Hard luxuries bespeak a connection to history and tend to remain in families for generations. \u2014 Rhonda K. Garelick, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
"To several local Native American tribes, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Ventura County site\u2019s cave drawings and rock shelters bespeak a cultural heritage dating back centuries. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
"The UC Davis researchers, from the school\u2019s Violence Prevention Project, found that the fears driving the surge in gun sales bespeak a nation suffering a potentially serious crisis of confidence. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2020",
"For a contemporary American reader, there are a few jarring moments that bespeak the author\u2019s ignorance, or worse, of black American life (not least of which is a black character named Odysseus Cotton). \u2014 Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"His playing bespoke an investment in the entire lineage of jazz trumpet playing. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"However, the game isn't due until September 17 after a delay pushed it back from its original April release, which is likely the reason behind the timing of Nvidia\u2019s bespoke GPU. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The many positive responses on social media bespeak considerable support for his take-no-prisoners public attitude toward gang members who exert de facto control of entire neighborhoods and towns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": violently separated into parts : shattered",
": damaged or altered by or as if by breaking (see break entry 1 ): such as",
": having undergone or been subjected to fracture",
": not working properly",
": being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles",
": violated by transgression : not kept or honored",
": discontinuous , interrupted",
": disrupted by change",
": having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection",
": made weak or infirm",
": subdued completely : crushed , sorrowful",
": bankrupt",
": reduced in rank",
": cut off : disconnected",
": imperfectly spoken or written",
": not complete or full",
": disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent",
": separated into parts or pieces",
": not working properly",
": having gaps or breaks",
": not kept or followed",
": imperfectly spoken",
": having undergone or been subjected to fracture"
],
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"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n"
],
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"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
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"unbroken"
],
"examples":[
"The street was covered with broken glass.",
"a broken vase that could not be repaired",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In our broken political system, the fact that any deal was reached can be classified as progress. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The painful result was a fractured right orbital bone along with a broken nose. \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The arrest left Pecoraro with a concussion, a broken nose, deep abrasions, damage to his esophagus and post-traumatic stress, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The candidates cast their races as a fight for the future of democracy, the best chance to reform a broken voting system \u2014 and to win elections. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The candidates cast their races as a fight for the future of democracy, the best chance to reform a broken voting system \u2014 and to win elections. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The school tried to cover up the student\u2019s injuries, which included a concussion and a broken nose, by not calling paramedics and not contacting his family for 90 minutes, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Biden, who pardoned three people and commuted the sentences of 75 others, is also opening up pathways to new opportunities for people in our broken criminal justice system. \u2014 Van Jones And Janos Marton, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Daniel eventually escaped through a window of the classroom, cutting his hand on the broken glass. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185527"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": barbarism",
": barbarous cruelty : inhumanity",
": an act or instance of such cruelty"
],
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"b\u00e4r-\u02c8ber-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8ba-r\u0259-"
],
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"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"barbarousness",
"brutality",
"cruelness",
"cruelty",
"fiendishness",
"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"sadism",
"savageness",
"savagery",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"antonyms":[
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"examples":[
"The barbarity of the attack was horrifying.",
"The photos vividly capture the war's barbarity .",
"He is accused of inflicting unimaginable barbarities on his own people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This, obviously, is Loznitsa\u2019s point: The rhetoric of war, much like its barbarity , is the same on all sides. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Such acts of racial barbarity have not been relegated to America's past, however. \u2014 Emma Coleman Jordan, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"But the barbarity of Russia\u2019s concentrated artillery fire has made the second stage far more challenging for many Ukrainians in the trenches. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"The event would be retold over the years as an archetypal narrative of male supremacy and barbarity and abject female subservience. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"But the barbarity was too blatant, and witnessed by too many people. \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Group dynamics revolve around escalating barbarity ; it\u2019s a sport and bond. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Employees of the exclusion zone management agency based in Chernobyl suffered under the Russian occupation, but nothing approaching the barbarity visited on civilians in Bucha and other towns around Kyiv by the Russian forces. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Scurati also acknowledges the dark side of human nature titillated by the squadristi\u2019s barbarity ; with every wave of violence, membership in the Fascist Party soars. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185644"
},
"beanery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": restaurant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113n-r\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0113-n\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"caff",
"diner",
"eatery",
"grill",
"restaurant"
],
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"examples":[
"that jerkwater town doesn't boast a single decent beanery"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1879, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185656"
},
"bean cutworm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pinkish brown larval noctuid moth ( Loxagrotis albicosta ) that feeds on developing bean pods and seeds"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190335"
},
"botcher":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an inflammatory sore",
": to foul up hopelessly",
": to put together in a makeshift way",
": something that is botched : mess",
": patchwork , hodgepodge",
": to do clumsily and unskillfully : bungle",
": a badly done job",
": an inflammatory sore"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch"
],
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"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
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"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The store botched the order\u2014I received only half the books I paid for.",
"They clearly botched the investigation."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190635"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": companion , partner",
": friend sense 1",
": fellow",
": to become friendly",
": featuring a friendship or partnership between the two main usually male characters",
": a close friend"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259-d\u0113"
],
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"alter ego",
"amigo",
"chum",
"compadre",
"comrade",
"confidant",
"confidante",
"crony",
"familiar",
"friend",
"intimate",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal"
],
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"enemy",
"foe"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His fishing buddy just bought a new boat.",
"my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The comedy veterans team up for Netflix\u2019s new buddy action flick, streaming July 24. \u2014 Essence , 17 June 2022",
"In any case, what happened during one performance is uncontested: Henry, or Oscar, was led onstage, saw his buddy Don, folded his legs, sat down where he wasn\u2019t supposed to and resisted all entreaties to move along. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"And there\u2019s my cross-country skiing buddy and fellow retiree, Owen Davis, the ace copy chief in an era in which so many don\u2019t value editing. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"With his buddy Ed Norton at his side, Ralph would concoct scheme after scheme with the hopes of getting rich, none of which ever came to fruition. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
"Or her Ice Age Trail hiking buddy Little Bird, who is in her early 60s and hiked the Appalachian Trail in two sections. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"When Howie meets and falls for the privileged Charlie (James Scully as the film\u2019s Bingley), friction ensues between their opposing friend groups even as sparks fly between Noah and Charlie\u2019s buddy , Will (Ricamora). \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"In March, Depp\u2019s longtime buddy Marilyn Manson, who is godfather to Depp\u2019s daughter, filed a defamation lawsuit against the actress Evan Rachel Wood, who has publicly accused Manson of emotional abuse and rape. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Passion plays, Homeric odysseys and homoerotic buddy comedies. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tweens and teens can buddy up at Edge and Vibe, respectively, two chic hangouts with activities curated specifically for them. \u2014 Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day , 11 May 2022",
"To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with 2021 Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His political opponents are aghast that a former human-rights lawyer, imprisoned as a student activist for opposing South Korea\u2019s own military dictatorship, could buddy up to a man like Kim. \u2014 Time , 23 June 2021",
"That work ethic has drawn comparisons to buddy Collin Sexton. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2020",
"His complicated struggles to accept this team as well as having to buddy up with an actual terrorist was so fun to watch. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"He's already barged into the campaign, slamming Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and buddying up with Brexit Party boss Nigel Farage \u2014 a constant thorn in Johnson's right side. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Dec. 2019",
"To maximize the use of a Zero Waste Box consider buddying up with friends, family or co-workers. \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 25 June 2019",
"Indeed, even those who were inclined to buddy up to Trump appear to be changing course. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The buddy program helps the newcomers bolster those same skills in a safe environment, organizers said. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is a buddy comedy adventure involving an elite North Korean soldier and an espionage official from South Korea. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 10 Mar. 2022",
"There's literally a camel being milked by our buddy Glen (Clark Middleton). \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The events that transpire turn the film into a buddy comedy-meets-Cage-style action movie. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"In circles, otherwise known as buddy groups\u2014safe spaces where women could get together and share their stories. \u2014 Courtney Rubin, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The iQIYI original drama may not be a buddy drama, but there\u2019s definitely bromance. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The untitled show, which sources say Fox envisions as a possible companion to Call Me Kat, is a buddy comedy about two women who are placed in the witness protection program. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The mothers said their children grew up in a community where they always have been accepted by every school group, whether through a buddy program in elementary school or an adaptive PE program in high school. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1918, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1976, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191323"
},
"bawd":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pander",
": one who keeps a house of prostitution : madam",
": prostitute"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fd"
],
"synonyms":[
"call girl",
"cocotte",
"courtesan",
"drab",
"hooker",
"hustler",
"prostitute",
"sex worker",
"streetwalker",
"tart",
"whore"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in the 17th century the port was a notorious hangout for Caribbean pirates and their bawds"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bawde ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192511"
},
"beseech":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to beg for urgently or anxiously",
": to request earnestly : implore",
": to make supplication",
": to ask in a serious and emotional way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113ch",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8s\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeal (to)",
"beg",
"besiege",
"conjure",
"entreat",
"impetrate",
"implore",
"importune",
"petition",
"plead (to)",
"pray",
"solicit",
"supplicate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The standoff eventually prompted Akleh\u2019s brother, sitting on a man\u2019s shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"Health officials and experts continue to beseech Americans that the most effective way to avoid hospitalization is through vaccination. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The texts showed Hannity pleading with Trump to beseech the rioters to prevent CNN from reaping ratings gold. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
"On Monday, dozens of doctors and hospital employees in Palm Beach County gathered for an early morning news conference to beseech the unvaccinated to get shots, emphasizing that the surge was overwhelming the health care system and destroying lives. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Ghosts and forest spirits warn him of his doom and beseech him to turn around. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Acting Mayor Kim Janey appeared with transit advocates Monday to beseech the MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board to restore service levels on the bus and subway systems that were reduced as ridership plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Mar. 2021",
"In her misery, the queen beseeched the priest Kentigern to help her. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2020",
"Some campaigns still were sending out emails before Tuesday night\u2019s first quarter FEC deadline, beseeching donors for cash. \u2014 Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English besechen , from be- + sechen to seek",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193452"
},
"belligerence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8lij-r\u0259n(t)s",
"-\u02c8li-j\u0259-"
],
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"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Australia\u2019s previous prime minister, Scott Morrison, often spoke about the Chinese government with belligerence as relations hit a decades-long nadir. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence . \u2014 Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"At the same time, Russian belligerence would force the U.S. to shift resources and attention away from the Indo-Pacific to Europe. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"And that will be part of Biden's mission over the next week -- to unify the region around Taiwan as a deterrent to any Chinese belligerence . \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Republicans have lurched from the post-Cold War, free-trade-agreement era that bookended the two Bush presidencies all the way to the inconsistent anti-trade belligerence of Donald Trump. \u2014 Ryan Ellis, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In late March, when Governor Ron DeSantis, of Florida, in an act of Trumpian belligerence , signed into law the Parental Rights in Education bill, his action marked, among other things, a new front in the Republican Party\u2019s crusade against wokeness. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see belligerent ",
"first_known_use":[
"1814, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194212"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to, situated at, or forming the base",
": arising from the base of a stem",
": of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : fundamental",
": of, relating to, or being essential for maintaining the fundamental vital activities of an organism : minimal",
": used for teaching beginners",
": relating to, situated at, or forming the base",
": of, relating to, or essential for maintaining the fundamental vital activities of an organism (as respiration, heartbeat, or excretion)",
"\u2014 see basal metabolism",
": serving as or serving to induce an initial comatose or unconscious state that forms a basis for further anesthetization"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259l",
"-z\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259l",
"-z\u0259l"
],
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"abecedarian",
"basic",
"beginning",
"elemental",
"elementary",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"introductory",
"meat-and-potatoes",
"rudimental",
"rudimentary",
"underlying"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced"
],
"examples":[
"she clearly lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even basal pollution levels may impact cognitive function. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Physicians identified the cause of Abienwi\u2019s death as brain death secondary to basal ganglia hemorrhage, ICE said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Novo generates roughly half of its revenues, and a sizable part of its profit, in the U.S. There, net prices have fallen, by roughly 21% for basal insulin in 2018, one of the company\u2019s core products, according to Mr. Kapadia. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2019",
"Prices for basal insulin are down 15% to 20% year over year, Mr. Verdult said, while prices for Victoza, a glucagon-like peptid 1 product used to treat diabetes, have been flat. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 1 Nov. 2018",
"The radar cross section has been tilted 90\u00b0. The leftmost white line is the surface radar echo, while the light bluespots along the basal radar echo highlight areas of very high reflectivity, interpreted as being caused by the presence of water. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 25 July 2018",
"The plants grow in tight, multi-stemmed clumps with mostly basal leaves. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 29 May 2018",
"The plants grow in tight, multistemmed clumps with mostly basal leaves. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 17 July 2017",
"Those canes that are fruitful will produce fruiting shoots at their basal half-dozen or so buds; the buds further out are capable of producing shoots that will fruit the next year. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 6 Feb. 2018"
],
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194500"
},
"benightedness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": overtaken by darkness or night",
": existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"analphabetic",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
],
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
],
"examples":[
"the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This point is undoubtedly true, but to use Doris Day movies as an example of a benighted time doesn\u2019t track. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"But the pictures in Salih\u2019s series continually disrupt expectations of young refugees as benighted figures or objects of pity. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian economy is in free fall, with Putin\u2019s benighted subjects already waiting in Soviet-style lines for staples such as sugar and flour. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When Shortie is secured in the van, Gator \u2014 the PETA staffer who has made the most trips to this benighted place and has witnessed the dogs\u2019 deterioration firsthand \u2014 is crying with relief. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Our reduced olfactory apparatus was the detritus of a bestial and benighted past, and an allegory of our enlightenment. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Even with a crime of national interest, like terrorism, the death penalty serves no useful purpose as the main foes are people willing to be martyred for their benighted cause, like the perpetrators of 9/11. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"There are no borders between those benighted states and ours. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"In the most benighted times, these resources included human beings sold into slavery. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201512"
},
"barbarousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": uncivilized",
": lacking culture or refinement : philistine",
": characterized by the occurrence of barbarisms",
": mercilessly harsh or cruel",
": not civilized",
": cruel sense 2 , harsh",
": very offensive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b\u0259-r\u0259s",
"-br\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"brutal",
"brute",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
],
"examples":[
"the barbarous treatment of the native peoples of the New World by those bent on conquest at any cost",
"an aunt who abhors barbarous behavior such as eating with your fingers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resonance and immediacy of these barbarous 19th-century events are testament to Zhang\u2019s storytelling powers, and should stand as a warning to all of us. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The pontiff reiterated his condemnation of war as barbarous and sacrilegious. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Nevertheless, this is where Democratic extremism has taken the party, and this foolhardy vote tonight will do Americans the favor of exposing exactly how committed national Democrats are to this barbarous position. \u2014 Alexandra Desanctis, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"From Santiago to Sydney and Sacramento, from Tokyo and Taipei to Tel Aviv, protesters have raged at Vladimir Putin for his barbarous campaign to conquer Ukraine. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Iconic images of the accused being burned alive were deployed in the propaganda wars that cast the Black struggle, depending on the teller, as either barbarous or suffused with its own fearsome justice. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"People dismiss gold as a barbarous relic and governments de-emphasize its importance as a relic. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The savagery of the Korean War, however, didn\u2019t stop the United States from fighting another barbarous ground war in Asia that had little connection to its vital interests. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, The New Republic , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Though scarcely remembered now, the 2014 massacre of thousands of members of the Yazidi religion by ISIS, on Mount Sinjar, in Iraq, remains one of the most barbarous acts of genocide of recent years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin barbarus , from Greek barbaros foreign, ignorant",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-202902"
},
"blaze (up)":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": flare-up"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"from blaze up , verb",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203151"
},
"bedfast":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": bedridden",
": bedridden"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast",
"\u02c8bed-\u02ccfast"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1560, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203615"
},
"bestowment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bestowal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8st\u014d-m\u0259nt",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205713"
},
"blackball":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to vote against",
": to exclude from membership by casting a negative vote",
": to exclude socially : ostracize",
": boycott",
": a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box",
": an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-\u02ccb\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"kill",
"negative",
"nix",
"shoot down",
"veto"
],
"antonyms":[
"confirm",
"ratify"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was blackballed by the sorority",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That's why all of these coaches really need to band together, because the NFL can't blackball everybody. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Trust us, says the league that paid millions to quarterback Colin Kaepernick and defensive back Eric Reid to settle their claim that the league colluded to blackball them for their politics. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The lawyer is confident what is going on, from bullying to trying to blackball him with a feeling a betrayal. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Haines perhaps was overly convinced that his fame was robust enough to survive Mayer's attempts to blackball him. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 June 2021",
"The company\u2019s sway in business has come in for scrutiny, too, over its ability to blackball particular apps, cut preferential deals and use its financial power to acquire promising startups. \u2014 John D. Mckinnon, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers went so far as to say Kaepernick was being blackballed from the league. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 30 May 2020",
"In 2016, Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of these racist deaths, and the latter was functionally blackballed from the NFL. \u2014 Zo\u00e9 Samudzi, The New Republic , 16 May 2020",
"For years she was blackballed and had to settle for crumbs. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Photos of Jay-Z hamming it up with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who many see as the face of Kaepernick\u2019s blackball , were off-putting, to put it politely. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Supporters of the proposed law say letting landlords blackball people who qualify for federal vouchers is partly responsible for San Diego\u2019s stark racial segregation, with minorities dominating southern areas and whites dominant in northern areas. \u2014 David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 July 2018",
"Pay college players, blackball Colin Kaepernick, baseball is too slow. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Even with Kaepernick grayballed ( blackball -lite?), the trickle of protesters became a torrent, thanks to the president. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2018",
"There is a reason why fashionable members clubs admit freelance graphic designers who live hand to mouth and blackball superstar bankers. \u2014 Janan Ganesh, Town & Country , 8 Dec. 2017",
"But the idea that this situation is anything but a blackball is ridiculous. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Oct. 2017",
"When there are too many swimmers for safe surfing, the blackball flag serves as a warning. \u2014 Julia Herbst, Los Angeles Magazine , 13 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214248"
},
"brokenhearted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": overcome by grief or despair",
": very sad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
"\u02ccbr\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"down in the mouth",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"She was brokenhearted when her boyfriend left her.",
"she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1526, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215041"
},
"benefaction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of benefiting",
": a benefit conferred",
": a charitable donation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"alms",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"donation",
"philanthropy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the generous benefaction from an anonymous donor meant the animal shelter could stay open"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Late Latin benefaction-, benefactio , from Latin bene facere to do good to, from bene + facere to do \u2014 more at do ",
"first_known_use":[
"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215753"
},
"bemire":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to soil with mud or dirt",
": to drag through or sink in mire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8m\u012br",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"muddy",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"I was not thrilled to have my brand-new car bemired by the spattering mud."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222920"
},
"betray":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lead astray",
": seduce",
": to deliver to an enemy by treachery",
": to fail or desert especially in time of need",
": to reveal unintentionally",
": show , indicate",
": to disclose in violation of confidence",
": to prove false",
": to give over to an enemy by treason or treachery",
": to be unfaithful to",
": to reveal or show without meaning to",
": to tell in violation of a trust"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8tr\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstab",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
"two-time"
],
"antonyms":[
"stand by"
],
"examples":[
"They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.",
"She is very loyal and would never betray a friend.",
"She betrayed her own people by supporting the enemy.",
"She coughed, betraying her presence behind the door.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Then another soldier ordered me to shoot in a threatening tone, arguing that [Shelipov] would betray us. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Claire Parker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"Somberness prevails in a place where Christians believe Jesus dined with his disciples and revealed that one of them would betray him. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism, the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"As Anne\u2019s body begins to betray her and her academics and relationships suffer, the movie becomes a clock-ticking thriller, with chapter markers indicating the passage of another week of her pregnancy. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"While James' game is showing little signs of erosion, his body has begun to betray him. \u2014 Tom Withers, ajc , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In a few spare moments, her musings betray hints of anxiety and self-awareness. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Though a welcome victory for Ukraine, the incident highlights the risks that abundant media imagery of the conflict may betray the position of units, enabling fatal attacks. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir , from Latin tradere \u2014 more at traitor ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-230836"
},
"bequest":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of giving or leaving something by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 ) : the act of bequeathing",
": something given or left by will or transmitted from the past : something bequeathed : legacy",
": the act of leaving property by means of a will",
": something given or left by a will",
": an act of bequeathing",
": something bequeathed : legacy",
": a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then from other sources to the extent that the first is insufficient",
": a bequest that is to be distributed from the general assets of the estate and that is not a particular thing",
": a bequest of a particular item or part of an estate or that is payable only from a specified source in the estate and not from the general assets"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8kwest",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8kwest",
"bi-\u02c8kwest"
],
"synonyms":[
"birthright",
"heritage",
"inheritance",
"legacy",
"patrimony"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He made a bequest of his paintings to the museum.",
"left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The canvas came as part of the bequest from Martha Jackson, a highly influential dealer of abstract art in mid-century America. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"Before the 2020 sale, the land had been in the McGinnis family for nearly a century, originating with a bequest to Mr. McGinnis\u2019s first wife, Sammi, from her godfather. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Dulai also asked that a $500,000 bequest from Sarlo be removed in the fall of 2020, so that her actions would not be perceived as an improper effort to receive an inheritance, the complaint says. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hoy came to Trinity in the middle of a legal dispute over a $1 million bequest from Milwaukee philanthropist Bill Borchert Larson upon Larson\u2019s death in 2006. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The fellowship program is funded by a bequest from the late Fox Point artist Mary L. Nohl. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The bequest will be used to fund scholarship funds and program support for students from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the University\u2019s Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"First, current law does not treat a bequest as a sale so no income tax is due at death. \u2014 Steve Rosenthal, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The papers and other items in Leonard Bernstein\u2019s bequest , for example, total about 400,000, Horowitz said. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, irregular from bequethen ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-230908"
},
"balcony":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing",
": an interior projecting gallery in a public building (such as a theater)",
": a platform enclosed by a low wall or a railing built out from the side of a building",
": a platform inside a theater extending out over part of the main floor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bal-k\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8bal-k\u0259-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"deck",
"sundeck",
"terrace"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"We asked for a hotel room with a balcony .",
"on summer mornings I often have breakfast out on the balcony",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"George, Charlotte, and Louis made two special balcony appearances alongside their parents and grandmother, for the Trooping the Colour parade and the surprise ending to the Platinum Pageant at Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 June 2022",
"And travelers who book a trip by June 30 will get 2-for-1 deposits, taking advantage of 50% off deposits for club balcony suites and below. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Queen Elizabeth's Buckingham Palace balcony appearances Going into the Platinum Jubilee weekend, there was much uncertainty surrounding Queen Elizabeth's appearances. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"Meghan attended Trooping the Colour with Prince Harry yesterday, but the couple did not participate in the carriage procession or balcony flypast viewing due to their status as non-working royal family members. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"While the senior working royals stood on Buckingham Palace's balcony to watch the military parade, photographers caught glimpses of Prince Harry and Meghan chatting with other family members and playing with children in a nearby room. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Those who watched the Trooping of the Color might have noticed pieces of the royal family were missing on the balcony photo. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The traditional palace balcony appearance is back \u2014 and Queen Elizabeth is taking center stage. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Trooping the Colour, followed by a Royal Air Force flypast that will see the royals make a Buckingham Palace balcony appearance. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Italian balcone , from Old Italian, large window, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam \u2014 more at balk entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-233145"
},
"beanfeast":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an annual dinner given to employees by their employers",
": a festive occasion often including an outing and a meal"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-233434"
},
"brighten":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to become bright or brighter",
": to make bright or brighter",
": to enhance or intensify the flavor of (food) especially by adding an acidic element (such as citrus juice or vinegar)",
": to add more light to",
": to make or become cheerful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012b-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8br\u012b-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"buck up",
"cheer (up)",
"lighten",
"look up",
"perk (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"sadden"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The carotenoid technology is an intense antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"Roses climb up old stone walls, brighten small squares and even perfume the Roland Garros stadium, where the French Open tennis tournament is held. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The super thin formula plays well with other products and includes carotenoid technology, which reflects UV light and acts as a powerful antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Aloe leaf juice and shea butter nourish and soften the skin, while green tea extract works as an antioxidant to brighten and soothe. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim, have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"Case in point: Saie, one of our favorite clean beauty brands, recently launched its Hydrabeam concealer, a product that's time traveled from the future to brighten and blur dark spots and discoloration\u2014all without settling into fine lines. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
"But this search looked for transient changes in brightness: objects that would periodically brighten and fade again. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"Artists would use the buttery paint to brighten and define their compositions, which often relied on dramatic contrasts between light and shadows, per NPR. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-235146"
},
"bodily":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having a body : physical",
": of or relating to the body",
": in the flesh",
": in a manner that involves physically moving someone's body",
": as a whole : altogether",
": of or relating to the body",
": by the body",
": as a whole",
": of or relating to the body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00e4d-\u1d4al-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"animal",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"material",
"physical",
"somatic"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The victim suffered serious bodily injury.",
"the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments",
"Adverb",
"The blast lifted him bodily into the air.",
"The house will have to be moved bodily to the new site.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Talk about a message at odds with our current political moment, where women's bodily autonomy and power are under siege. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Maybe my personal morality\u2014my sense of right and wrong\u2014tells me that individuals should have bodily autonomy at all costs, and that no one else should interfere with that autonomy. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Much like the audience, Cronenberg\u2019s depiction of bodily autonomy wasn\u2019t always clear to the lead actors. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"Forcing people to undertake these risks against their will is a fundamental violation of bodily autonomy and human rights, Yet multiple states stand poised to ban almost all abortions as soon as the court revokes this right to terminate a pregancy. \u2014 Adebayo Adesomo, Scientific American , 30 May 2022",
"Everyone should have the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. \u2014 Anu Kumar, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"With regard to bodily autonomy, women must be entitled to it, irrespective of whether the Constitution explicitly provides for it. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"The speakers, some of whom were as young as 16, emphasized the importance of bodily autonomy and supporting Utahns in making their own decisions in their lives. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The overturning of Roe V Wade will mark a catastrophic shift in our fundamental rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive health care. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That\u2019s interesting, because, in a way, the portal, in the first half of your novel, is something that the protagonist is bodily immersed in\u2014is living a life inside of. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Standing before the Harrow School committee, Churchill flawlessly poured out line upon line telling the story of Horatius \u2014 the noble captain who would bodily defend the city against the onslaught of the mighty Etruscan army. \u2014 Tod Worner, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Those who refused to move were bodily escorted out by police. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2021",
"About 24 hours later, she was transported bodily , still snoozing, to the stage of the Gem Theatre, a vaudeville house at 113 W. Third St. \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 14 June 2021",
"We are bodily immersed in this show, and very, very far from the lonely, make-do experience of streaming theater. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2021",
"Conservatives have prevailed in an effort to deny people bodily autonomy. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 8 July 2020",
"Still, a beard could trap bodily fluids from coughs and sneezes, potentially infecting other people in close contact, Adalja said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2020",
"But a brand-new study just discovered that another bodily fluid may contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus, too: semen. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 8 May 2020"
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-235240"
},
"buchu camphor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": diosphenol"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000409"
},
"brownie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night",
": a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls typically in the second and third grades in school",
": a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts",
": a small square piece of chewy chocolate cake",
": a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the first through third grades in school",
": a cheerful elf believed to perform helpful services at night"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307-n\u0113",
"\u02c8brau\u0307-n\u0113"
],
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"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
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"examples":[
"some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shop has several unique flavors, including Nutella brownie blast, purple moon, cream cheese, lemon blueberry and more. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"For another eggless brownie , try Chocolate, Red Bean and Rose Brownies, which include aquafaba. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Andrew's signature dish is pan-seared filet mignon with baked potato served with a s'more brownie as a dessert. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The menu features pasta with homemade Bolognese sauce, Caesar salad and dinner roll prepared and donated by Salad Bar Glastonbury, and a chocolate brownie . \u2014 courant.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Pre-pandemic, the cafe was usually full during the week, noisy and buzzing with atmosphere as people socialized with each other while smoking a marijuana cigarette or eating a cannabis brownie . \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
"But working with Disney definitely earned me some major brownie points with my kids; just getting to have my name up there on a Disney project definitely impressed them, which takes a lot to do. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This brownie is high on the Guinness World Records list \u2014 the highest actually! \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Che said a cannabis products and retail company recently claimed to have created the world's largest pot brownie , 850 pounds' worth. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000628"
},
"bottle (up)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000708"
},
"blow off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore",
": to end a relationship with",
": to outperform in a contest",
": to fail to attend or show up for"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"break off (with)",
"ditch",
"dump",
"jilt",
"kiss off",
"leave"
],
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"before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off",
"blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000929"
},
"biggest":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent",
": large or great in quantity, number, or amount",
": operating on a large scale",
": capital sense 1",
": filled with or characterized by enthusiasm and interest",
": active and enthusiastic",
": expressed in an enthusiastic or unrestrained way : hearty",
": chief , preeminent",
": of great importance or significance",
": magnanimous , generous",
": outstandingly worthy or able",
": imposing , pretentious",
": marked by or given to boasting",
": more advanced in age : older",
": more mature",
": popular",
": of great force",
": of great strength",
": pregnant",
": nearly ready to give birth",
": full to bursting : swelling",
": full and resonant",
": full-bodied and flavorful",
": strongly favoring or liking",
": noted for",
": to a large amount or extent",
": on a large scale",
": in a loud or declamatory manner",
": in a boasting manner",
": hard",
": an individual or organization of outstanding importance or power",
": major league",
": a big player : a center or forward whose large size and strength are used to control play near the basket",
": large in size",
": large in number or amount",
": of great importance",
": of great strength or force"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big",
"\u02c8big"
],
"synonyms":[
"consequential",
"earth-shattering",
"earthshaking",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"monumental",
"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"pooh-bah",
"poo-bah",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Miami Valley Conference\u2019s Scarlet division ran through CHCA over the past three seasons (2019, 2021, 2022), with Payne being a big reason why. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"This three-mile stretch is protected by a barrier reef that lies offshore, which is visible at extreme low tide, and provides a buffer from the big waves of the Atlantic. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"With the exceptions of Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, no other jazz giant of the 20th century continues to have as big an impact in and beyond jazz as Monk. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"And that really was a big turning point for her because she was absolutely devastated. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"But this close to the final, DQing yourself is a big mistake that might cost her everything. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The Travelers Championship crowds have returned in big numbers for 2022 after fans weren\u2019t allowed in 2020 and capacity was restricted to just 10,000 in 2021. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Tyrone Taylor provided the big blast, a go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth, and Willy Adames added a critical insurance run in the fifth with his 15th homer of the season and fourth in his last seven games. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"During the big courtroom scene, someone turned a switch a half a mile away, and all the lights on the stage went out. \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Meanwhile, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, continues to score big at the box office, even in the fifth week of its release. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Less than nine months after going big on the metaverse, the company now known as Meta Platforms is reportedly shelving plans to release commercial AR glasses. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Representatives from smaller outlets, who sit in the rows behind the networks and wire services, complained in early March that the big -footing ways of the networks left little time for them. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not uncommon for families to travel for large quantities of takeout \u2014 from as far away as Kissimmee \u2014 to bring back to their Airbnbs. Pork belly and pork chops score big , says Wang. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Last fall, Ted Lasso scored big at the Emmys with a record-setting 20 nominations. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022",
"Like many losses during the season, UConn found itself down big and nearly made a comeback only to lose in the closing moments. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Over the following months, the two developed a tabloid-friendly relationship, de Armas broke big with a starring role in Knives Out, and the future looked bright. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The tune hit No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and hit big around the world. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The defense is bad, the shooting needs work, but another big who can involve teammates would be stellar. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Bobby Portis probably isn\u2019t cut out to switch at a high level, which leaves an opening for another big who can step in and fill this role. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Suns backup big recently visited St. Peter\u2019s Basilica at the Vatican City and had a discussion with Pope Francis about the humanitarian efforts of the Bismack Biyombo Foundation, according to a news release. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"But the movie is most enduring for its great big , beating heart. \u2014 Glenn Frankel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Finding a dependable big may not be click bait, but probably makes the top-ten to do list. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Jalen Duren, a freshman big who played at Memphis, and Griffin, a forward, could also be in the mix at No. 5. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Not every customer who has a taste for crawfish might want to order that big of a number. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"But after the cocaine and orgies allegation, the race started to shift, in large part because Republicans called in the code red: attacking\u2014and spending big \u2014to defeat him. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b",
"Adverb",
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-001417"
},
"bird-dog":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to watch closely",
": to seek out : follow , detect",
": a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds",
": one (such as a canvasser or talent scout) who seeks out something for another",
": one who steals another's date"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rd-\u02ccd\u022fg"
],
"synonyms":[
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"antonyms":[
"guide",
"lead",
"pilot"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The McGill Big Three are the McGill curl-up, the side bridge, and the bird dog . \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The bird dog crunch is an excellent core stability exercise that works your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and glutes. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Maybe it\u2019s because their life spans are shorter than ours that bird dog seasons seem to have less to do with a calendar year than the whole of their lives in consideration of human constraints and conditions. \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The gun has a lot of nice details, with beautiful engraving on the sides of the receiver, lovely wood with checkering, and a small metal plate on the bottom of the stock grip that shows a bird dog with a duck in its mouth. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Strengthen your core, which will help prevent back pain, with planks, abdominal curls and moves like bird dog and Superman. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Hugo\u2019s posture does not resemble the classic cartoon bird dog that points a paw toward a bird. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 31 July 2021",
"Directions Perform 8-15 reps per side of the dead bug, 6-12 reps per side of the bird dog , and hold the side plank for 20-45 seconds per side. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The most obvious place to look for your next bird dog might be in your living room. \u2014 Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life , 5 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1943, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-001602"
},
"balconet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a railing or balustrade on the outside of a window and in the form of a balcony"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" balcony + -et, -ette ",
"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-003230"
},
"blastoff":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blasting off (as of a rocket)",
": take off sense 1b",
": an instance of taking off (as of a rocket)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02c8blast-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"launch",
"liftoff",
"takeoff"
],
"antonyms":[
"landing"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff ? \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Walter Cronkite helms the program, and news clips depict excited crowds, waving astronauts and a blastoff countdown. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the James Webb Space Telescope is targeted for blastoff from the European Space Agency's Kourou, French Guiana, launch site at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday atop an Ariane 5 rocket, weather permitting. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The communications problem, which technicians were still troubleshooting as of this morning, has pushed Webb\u2019s blastoff back a couple of days, to December 24. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Live footage showed the 154-foot rocket soaring into the air with bright yellow flames shooting out of its engines after blastoff at Naro Space Center, the country's lone spaceport, on a small island off its southern coast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Shatner will join Chris Boshuizen, founder of Earth-observation company Planet Labs; microbiologist Glen de Vries; and Blue Origin's Audrey Powers for blastoff on a 10-minute up-and-down flight out of the discernible atmosphere to the edge of space. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 11 Oct. 2021",
"His image caught the fiery blastoff , with spectators silhouetted in the glow of creation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1934, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-014430"
},
"babblative":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": garrulous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8babl\u0259tiv"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" babble entry 1 + -ative (as in talkative )",
"first_known_use":[
"1576, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-024056"
},
"basal age":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the mental age level at which all the items on an intelligence test can be creditably passed"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-031007"
},
"breast":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals",
": either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged",
": the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen",
": the part of an article of clothing covering the breast",
": the seat of emotion and thought : bosom",
": something (such as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast",
": face sense 6",
": to contend with resolutely : confront",
": climb , ascend",
": to thrust the chest against",
": either of the two enlarged soft parts on a woman's chest that contain a gland that produces milk when she has a baby",
": the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach",
": the front part of a bird's body below the neck",
": either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult females of humans and some other mammals",
": either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged",
": the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen"
],
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"\u02c8brest",
"\u02c8brest",
"\u02c8brest"
],
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"belly",
"blood",
"bone(s)",
"bosom",
"core",
"gut",
"heart",
"heartstrings",
"inner space",
"inside",
"quick",
"soul"
],
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"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These results blow the outcomes for other metastatic breast -cancer therapies out of the water. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"In the field of breast cancer, the evidence supports this strongly. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The two-time Olympian also runs for Team USA teammate Kikkan Randall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Throughout her 100 years, Breunig has survived breast cancer, a heart attack and the loss of her late husband. \u2014 Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer that starts in the milk ducts and can move into the lymph nodes. \u2014 Essence , 9 June 2022",
"The data has helped detect rising cases of breast cancer among Japanese women who moved to the United States; link pesticides to brain tumors in children; and pinpoint racial disparities in cancer diagnosis and outcomes. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Despite the positive results, the future of Trodelvy as a new treatment for women with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer remains unclear. \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The national and international LGBTQ community lost a powerful voice when Ms. Vaid died in New York City of metastatic breast cancer on May 14, at 63. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here\u2019s an easy pot sticker recipe that can be made with pigeon or any number of other game meats. 8 pigeons, breasted \u00bc cup ginger, minced 2 eggs, beaten 1 head Napa cabbage, sliced 2 bunches of scallions, thinly sliced 2 carrots, julienned 2 Tbsp. \u2014 Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream , 30 Apr. 2020",
"On Plum Island, there were 16 Northern shovelers, eight red-grebes, two rough-legged hawks, and a yellow- breasted chat. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Few people pluck snows, and the birds are typically breasted . \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
"From the menswear brand's Winter 2019 collection, the monochrome look consisted of a double- breasted jacket over a matching shirt, skinny tie, and trousers. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2019",
"In fact, business suits with ties were few and far between on Milan runways, while jackets took on an array of shapes beyond the traditional notched lapel or double- breasted looks. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Sandwiched in between her husband and her son, Victoria grounded the trio of tailored looks in a white double- breasted ensemble which was deliberately oversized. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 4 Sep. 2019",
"The black pleated pants, the black bell sleeve turtleneck sweater, and the gingham plaid double breasted coat. \u2014 Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Working with stylist Kate Young, Gomez wore a checkered, double- breasted suit by Frame to cap off of her slew of winning looks. \u2014 Vogue , 28 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-044227"
},
"beastlily":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a beastly manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113st-l\u0259-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-044736"
},
"bawcock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fine fellow"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f-\u02cck\u00e4k"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"French beau coq , from beau fine + coq fellow, cock",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-051436"
},
"bespoke":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": custom-made",
": dealing in or producing custom-made articles",
": engaged"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8sp\u014dk",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"custom",
"custom-made",
"custom-tailored",
"customized",
"made-to-order",
"tailor-made",
"tailored"
],
"antonyms":[
"mass-produced",
"ready-made"
],
"examples":[
"a wealthy man who can easily afford bespoke suits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The marketing, the approach has to be very bespoke . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"For a retreat in Bellport, New York, designer Aamir Khandwala enlisted artist Shantell Martin to go wild on the kitchen wall (using her trademark Sharpie), resulting in a bespoke graphic wall treatment that's also a one-of-a-kind artwork. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To avoid a costly brain drain and a stagnant, unmotivated workforce, leaders need to reconcile themselves to providing a much more flexible and bespoke approach to employee engagement. \u2014 David Carry, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Frederick Chin, who serves as Chief Executive Officer for Viewpoint Collection, explains that high-end real estate in today's market requires a very bespoke approach. \u2014 Neal Leitereg, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
"But some of our projects are directly very bespoke . \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"Artemis is a brilliant little dude who's big on bespoke black suits but not authority. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 June 2020",
"Then, stop in Flagstaff to refuel at Macy\u2019s European Coffee House, where bespoke coffee concoctions and healthy breakfast fare are served all day long. \u2014 Macy Sirmans, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
"Every week means a fresh, multicourse, multi-choice menu and the possibility of flowers, fresh-baked bread (maybe crackling sesame flax loaf) and other bespoke touches. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 8 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"past participle of bespeak ",
"first_known_use":[
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-055130"
},
"betoken":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to typify beforehand : presage",
": to give evidence of : show"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8t\u014d-k\u0259n",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeak",
"denote",
"indicate",
"mean",
"point (to)",
"signify",
"tell (of)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-060214"
},
"barricade":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to block off or stop up with a barricade",
": to prevent access to by means of a barricade",
": an obstruction or rampart thrown up across a way or passage to check the advance of the enemy",
": barrier sense 1a",
": barrier sense 3 , obstacle",
": a field of combat or dispute",
": to block off with a temporary barrier",
": a temporary barrier for protection against attack or for blocking the way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101d",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccber-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101d",
"\u02ccba-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"block (off)",
"blockade",
"close (off)",
"guard",
"wall (off)"
],
"antonyms":[
"barrier",
"fence",
"hedge",
"wall"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The police barricaded the crime scene.",
"the city barricaded the flooded streets",
"Noun",
"The enemy broke through the barricade .",
"Police erected barricades to keep the crowds from approaching the crime scene.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The differences between an active shooter and barricade subject response for law enforcement cannot be more dynamically opposite and the duty to save lives, never more urgent. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, locals are working around the clock to cover stained glass windows with plywood and aluminum, and to barricade statues with sandbags. \u2014 Cristina Florea, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Teachers then evacuate kids from the building, barricade themselves in the classroom, or hide students. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Grocery store employees heard the gunshots and pushed shopping carts to barricade the doors as a precaution in an effort to keep people safe, the news station reported. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 29 May 2022",
"Smoke hung over the gray streets that day in Kyiv, where protesters had piled tires, furniture and barbed wire to barricade themselves from security forces. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The scenario--troops facing off against rival forces who attempt to barricade a bridge\u2014recreates the challenges of modern warfare, officials said. \u2014 Byshannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The trip to New York should have been a key moment for the Bulls to barricade themselves further into the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The police returned fire, which then led the suspect to barricade himself. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud And Terry Tang, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If the gunfire stops, the situation may change to a barricade or hostage scenario, which calls for a different, slower approach, experts say. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
"If the gunfire stops, the situation may change to a barricade or hostage scenario, which calls for a different, slower approach, experts say. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The driver, described as a man in his late 20s or early 30s, then crashed into a barricade near the interchange to SR-163, police said. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Outside, former Chateau Marmont employee Thomasina Gross quietly observed the passing SUVs at the barricade . \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Horry County spokeswoman Brooke Holden revealed guardsmen had waved the jail van around a barricade near the Little Pee Dee River in South Carolina. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Turner\u2019s family tried to drive around the barricade , but the warrant says a gunman opened fire with his AR-15-style rifle and struck the side and back of the vehicle, killing the girl. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Police officers in Hoover, the largest suburb south of Birmingham, arrested him and about 30 others who walked around a barricade . \u2014 al , 28 May 2021",
"Ramirez said a security guard pulled her over the barricade , while her date, Jason Rodriguez, lifted her up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-061753"
},
"bray":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey",
": to utter a sound like a donkey's",
": to utter or play loudly or harshly",
": to crush or grind fine",
": to spread thin",
": to make the loud harsh cry of a donkey",
": the loud harsh cry of a donkey",
"town and port on the Irish Sea in eastern Ireland population 25,101"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101",
"\u02c8br\u0101",
"\u02c8br\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leagues and team owners and sponsors will bray against it, because of their insatiable desire to make money, money and more money. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Brees and everyone else who\u2019s brayed about Kaepernick disrespecting the anthem or the flag fails to realize that those are symbols for the ideals and rights enshrined in our Constitution. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"When Emily picked up dinner recently at a local restaurant, a couple of braying young customers laughed at her mask. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 23 May 2020",
"All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Expect more braying from the brash second-year signal-caller, the NFL poster child for inflated self-worth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"The most obvious failure of our Constitution is President Trump himself, of course, who is exactly the sort of corrupt, braying champion of the mob that our Founding Fathers devoted so much time and effort to keeping out of the presidency. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
"Old-schoolers would bray about Grier letting down his school, yadda, yadda, yadda. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2018",
"Is there anything worse, anything less conducive to the enjoyment and understanding of the beautiful game, than a round table of former professionals braying platitudes at one another beneath the unforgiving lights of a TV studio? \u2014 Giles Harvey, New York Times , 3 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063243"
},
"belly laugh":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a deep hearty laugh"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"boff",
"boffo",
"boffola",
"cachinnation",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"hee-haw",
"horselaugh",
"laugh",
"laughter",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He has an infectious belly laugh .",
"The show provided lots of belly laughs .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When asked about that performance, Goosby let out a belly laugh . \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Bergeron chuckled his whole walk back to his seat behind the audience, before collapsing into his chair and letting out a big belly laugh . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Her book, like so many of her boisterous public appearances, feels like a generous belly laugh at Hollywood\u2019s expense. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021",
"Take a four-hundred year journey of powerful women through the ages, enjoy a good belly laugh or see a free concert during your beach vacation. \u2014 John Coffren, baltimoresun.com , 15 July 2021",
"There is science behind that -- and why a belly laugh is good for you. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 July 2021",
"Nothing gives your skin a nice glow like a good belly laugh . \u2014 Anneke Knot, Health.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Old reruns of The Office or Seinfeld will surely give you a good ole belly laugh . \u2014 Maria Minor, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"When Santa, ringing his bell and laughing his belly laugh , came down the aisle of the train, though, my kid lost it. \u2014 Allison Hope, CNN , 15 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-064500"
},
"brownnoser":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to ingratiate oneself with : curry favor with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307(n)-\u02ccn\u014dz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He has been brownnosing everyone in the company just to get a bigger office."
],
"history_and_etymology":"from the implication that servility is equivalent to having one's nose in the anus of the person from whom advancement is sought",
"first_known_use":[
"1938, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-064715"
},
"bottom line":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": concerned only with cost or profits",
": pragmatic , realistic",
": the essential or salient point : crux",
": the primary or most important consideration",
": the line at the bottom of a financial report that shows the net profit or loss",
": financial considerations (such as cost or profit or loss)",
": the final result"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonyms":[
"bull's-eye",
"centerpiece",
"core",
"crux",
"essence",
"gist",
"heart",
"kernel",
"keynote",
"meat",
"meat and potatoes",
"net",
"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"root",
"sum"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"If our flight is late, we will miss our connection. That's the bottom line .",
"A student with special needs can stress a school's budget, but the bottom line is that the state must provide for the child's education.",
"How will these changes affect our bottom line ?",
"He's always got his eye on the bottom line .",
"He says his bottom line is $120,000.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The company\u2019s bottom line suffered losses of billions of dollars. \u2014 Ran Blayer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The physics behind drippy teapots is fascinating, but the bottom line is that your typical ceramic kyusu spout is built with a stubby gooseneck that allows for a fast\u2014but drip-free\u2014pour. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The pandemic has trashed Rolls-Royce\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"For Sumbry, the bottom line is that pet stores don't need to sell animals. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"For Patricia, the bottom line is what matters most, and her obsession with SVN\u2019s success is contrasted with the tacky and ridiculous products hawked on the network, which range from leatherette pants to tandem Snuggies. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022",
"Adding slot machines and video poker to the bingo operations in 1992 greatly increased Fort McDowell\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
"More than half of Disney+'s new subscribers came in through the very inexpensive Disney+Hotstar combo, which doesn\u2019t add much to the company\u2019s bottom line . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-065413"
},
"barbarian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent",
": a barbarous person : a rude, crude, uneducated, or uncivilized person",
": of or relating to a land, culture, or people alien and usually believed to be inferior to another land, culture, or people",
": lacking refinement, learning, or artistic or literary culture",
": an uncivilized person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00e4r-\u02c8ber-\u0113-\u0259n",
"b\u00e4r-\u02c8ber-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"heathen",
"savage"
],
"antonyms":[
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"heathen",
"heathenish",
"natural",
"Neanderthal",
"Neandertal",
"rude",
"savage",
"uncivil",
"uncivilized",
"uncultivated",
"wild"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"people who were regarded as barbarian by the ancient Romans",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Amazigh are better known as Berbers, but that\u2019s actually a pejorative name, derived from the word barbarian . \u2014 Terri Colby, Philly.com , 20 Sep. 2017",
"But Charlie Gard shows that the barbarian no longer comes wielding a club and grunting in some undecipherable tongue. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 17 July 2017",
"The barbarian stuck behind the glass now indeed had two separate brows, but they were arched far above its eyes as if sketched by a cartoon artist. \u2014 Iman Hariri-kia, Teen Vogue , 2 Oct. 2017",
"Looking back eight centuries, Carleton traces an epic tale of war and redemption, of a Russia that finds itself constantly at risk of barbarian invasion and annihilation and yet manages, time and again, to save both itself and its neighbors. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, New Republic , 26 Sep. 2017",
"Medea New adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy about the barbarian princess scorned by her husband, the hero Jason. \u2014 Matt Cooper, latimes.com , 3 Sep. 2017",
"There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Would Trump the barbarian have been elected president of the United States even 10 or 20 years ago? \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017",
"Would Trump the barbarian have been elected president of the United States even 10 or 20 years ago? \u2014 John Kass, Twin Cities , 1 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104422"
},
"buttoned-up":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": coldly reserved or standoffish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4and-\u02c8\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"asocial",
"cold",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"offish",
"remote",
"standoff",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"unclubbable",
"unsociable"
],
"antonyms":[
"cordial",
"friendly",
"sociable",
"social",
"warm"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1767, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104545"
},
"bashful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": socially shy or timid : diffident , self-conscious",
": resulting from or typical of a bashful nature",
": uneasy in the presence of others",
": showing shyness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bash-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8bash-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"recessive",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
],
"examples":[
"bashful boys asking girls to dance",
"a bashful child who hid in his room whenever there were visitors in the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When your job is to constantly hunt for new restaurants, few things are as thrilling as coming across an intriguing new concept with a bashful name. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Camille Weatherspoon may be a bit bashful , but that hasn\u2019t stopped the high school student from getting her products into the hands of grateful customers. \u2014 C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"During our conversation, Welsh revealed that her bashful , timid nature wasn\u2019t anything new. \u2014 Essence , 3 Mar. 2022",
"San Francisco leaders haven\u2019t been bashful about their hopes to make Treasure Island a playground for the affluent. \u2014 Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Some are calm and bashful while others howl or jump, full of energy. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And there\u2019s no need to feel bashful about the situation either. \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things... or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things\u2026 or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Early Modern English bash \"to lose composure, be dismayed\" (going back to Middle English baishen, basshen , probably aphetic variant of abaissen, abaschen \"to abash \") + -ful entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104727"
},
"boychick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a young man : boy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02ccchik"
],
"synonyms":[
"boy",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my favorite boychick is getting tall, isn't he?"
],
"history_and_etymology":"American Yiddish boytshik , from English boy + Yiddish -tshik , diminutive suffix",
"first_known_use":[
"1921, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-105018"
},
"button flower":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tropical tree or shrub of the genus Gomphia (family Ochnaceae)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-105039"
},
"before bed":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": before going to sleep"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111852"
},
"Buchnera":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) chiefly of warm regions with mostly opposite leaves and showy white or bluish purple flowers in bracted spikes \u2014 see bluehearts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259kn\u0259r\u0259",
"\u02c8bu\u0307k-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin, after Andreas Elias B\u00fcchner \u20201769 German physician and professor",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112440"
},
"botched":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4cht"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"bungling",
"clumsy",
"fumbled",
"inept",
"inexpert",
"maladroit"
],
"antonyms":[
"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"facile"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Neither did a botched Covid-19 vaccine rollout and escalating political tensions surrounding Mrs. Merkel\u2019s lockdowns. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Despite divisive politics, conspiracy theories and a botched U.S. rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Americans are hungry for information about vaccines, new data from Google reveals. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 18 Feb. 2021",
"The botched proposal took place at Disneyland Paris, a Disney spokesperson told Newsweek. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The White House has been working to rebuild its credibility for nearly a year, ever since the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan shattered the public\u2019s confidence in Biden. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s success in Sievierodonetsk comes after its offensive in other parts of the Donbas region was thwarted by heavy losses due to Ukrainian counter-attacks and a botched river crossing. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Gabe Plotkin plans to wind down Melvin Capital Management after suffering billions of dollars of losses and angering investors with a botched plan to reboot the firm. \u2014 Hema Parmar, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Gavin Sheets dropped a routine fly ball to left in the first that allowed Cleveland\u2019s first run, and a botched throw from left field on a base hit allowed Amed Rosario to advance all the way to third, setting up another run in the ninth. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"The former Air Force cryptologic intelligence analyst referred to the botched U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Taliban\u2019s swift takeover of the country. \u2014 Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1752, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112823"
},
"bordering":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an outer part or edge",
": an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug",
": a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a lawn or walkway",
": boundary",
": a plain or decorative margin around printed matter",
": to put a border on",
": to touch at the edge or boundary : bound",
": to lie on the border",
": to approach the nature of a specified thing : verge",
": a boundary especially of a country or state",
": the outer edge of something",
": a decorative strip on or near the edge of something",
": to put a border on",
": to be close or next to",
": an outer part or edge \u2014 see brush border"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8b\u022frd-\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"borderline",
"bound",
"boundary",
"brim",
"circumference",
"compass",
"confines",
"edge",
"edging",
"end",
"frame",
"fringe",
"hem",
"margin",
"perimeter",
"periphery",
"rim",
"skirt",
"skirting",
"verge"
],
"antonyms":[
"bound",
"edge",
"frame",
"fringe",
"margin",
"rim",
"skirt"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"More sandhill cranes have started living in Illinois close to the Wisconsin border in recent years, especially in McHenry and Lake counties. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"The region covers the far southwest corner of Germany, spanning, in its most expansive interpretation, from the cities of Karlsruhe and Pforzheim, down about 100 miles to the Swiss border , and west from the A81 Autobahn to the Rhine river. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Drug seizures along the southern border were down in May in double digits, according to CBP. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"The two-story shelter is in Tijuana\u2019s Zona Norte close to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"John McCarry, 69, of Long Beach, was found dead in Panamint Valley on June 1. Death Valley National Park is located east of the Sierra Nevada mountains along the California-Nevada border . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"The Colorado River supplies water to nearly 40 million people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to the U.S.-Mexico border . \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"On a recent afternoon, Human Fliers President Vaughn Arrington strode through neighborhoods along the Detroit-Hamtramck border , knocking doors and talking to residents about their options. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Groups of violent, white-majority vigilante groups are increasingly patrolling areas along the U.S.-Mexico border , posing a risk to migrants and people of color, according to local watchdog groups. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One study will focus on elementary schools with boundaries that border on 700 East and Van Winkle, and the other on the boundaries between Skyline, Olympus and Cottonwood high schools. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Today, Saratoga Springs, Lehi, Vineyard and other fast-growing cities border the lake, and new subdivisions are pressing against its high waterline. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Baltic States -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania -- also border Russia to the west and are members of NATO. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Specific references to real-life Chicago, like a lone mention of the shooting of Laquan McDonald, are so scarce as to border on exploitative. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Expecting a Laker revival is starting to border that old theory of insanity\u2014doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The move should allow traffic to flow smoothly again over bridges that border the Mexican state, including in El Paso, where long delays and ensuing protests by Mexican truckers led to hourslong waits and temporary closure of three bridges. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Romania has asked its northernmost counties that border Ukraine to provide heating and electricity to existing refugee centers\u2014though local media has questioned whether the nation has the capacity. \u2014 Dorota Bartyzel, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Mays said not having a unified response to the pandemic, as was the case in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the three states that border the Navajo Nation, contributed to the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112829"
},
"black baldy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a hardy black cow with a mostly white face that is produced by crossing a Hereford and Angus cow"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1950, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113151"
},
"bespawl":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to spatter with or as if with saliva"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" be- + spawl ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113320"
},
"balk (at)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to she balked at lending him any more money"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113816"
},
"brood":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the young of an animal or a family of young",
": the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time",
": a group having a common nature or origin",
": the children of a family",
": kept for breeding (see breed entry 1 sense 3 )",
": to sit on or incubate (eggs)",
": to produce by or as if by incubation : hatch",
": to cover (young) with the wings",
": to think anxiously or gloomily about : ponder",
": to brood eggs or young",
": to sit quietly and thoughtfully : meditate",
": hover , loom",
": to dwell gloomily on a subject",
": to be in a state of depression",
": to sit on eggs to hatch them",
": to cover (young) with the wings for warmth and protection",
": to think long and anxiously about something",
": the young of birds hatched at the same time",
": a group of young children or animals having the same mother",
": the young of an animal or a family of young",
": the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time",
": to sit on or incubate (eggs)",
": to produce by or as if by incubation",
": to think anxiously or gloomily about",
": to brood eggs or young",
": to dwell gloomily on a subject",
": to be in a state of depression"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fcd",
"\u02c8br\u00fcd",
"\u02c8br\u00fcd"
],
"synonyms":[
"hatch",
"incubate",
"set",
"sit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a hen and her brood of chicks",
"Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.",
"Verb",
"He brooded over his mistake.",
"After the argument, she sat in her bedroom, brooding .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The puppy was with its mother, who was nursing her brood on the side of the road, while a protective adult male dog lingered nearby. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"Prince William and his brood know how to have a royally good time! \u2014 Leah Simpson, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ready to keep up with Kim and the rest of her brood with The Kardashians? \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"Borrow a Moke electric, open-air vehicle to tote the whole brood around town in a fun and unique way. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"Elsewhere in the big Bridgerton brood , bookish rebel Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is forced to come out into society but avoids balls and other soirees to attend political rallies and befriends a witty printer. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Only a small handful of the Baker children are given satisfying arcs while the rest of the brood are there solely for shenanigans\u2019 sake. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Anderson, sounding every bit the proud dad, also had a message for his on-screen brood . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"However, since their divorce was finalized in 2016, the host of The Masked Singer has added six more children to his growing brood by four other women. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Their home became a way station for traveling students, poets and artists, as well as for Mr. Barker\u2019s already sizable brood , many of them grown with families of their own. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The Yankees\u2019 ace didn\u2019t brood that whole time, but didn\u2019t forget about the Red Sox chasing him in the third inning of the American League Wild Card. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Biologists this week assigned the famed gray wolf OR-7 and his brood official pack status, the Associated Press reports. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2015",
"The most limiting factor for these stockings is acquiring brood stock. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The department\u2019s goal within the next few years is to create an army of brood fish from ShareLunker offspring. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Justin Hughes, upland gamebird habitat specialist for Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks in Region 7, said turkeys enjoyed good nesting and brood conditions across the region during 2020. \u2014 Brian Lovett, Outdoor Life , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Though still being tabulated, this summer\u2019s study suggests brood survival was favorable, at least in the northeast, Roy said. \u2014 Star Tribune , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The male seahorses \u2018get pregnant\u2019 and brood the babies in their pouch. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Keaton\u2019s Wayne, who manages to brood with a sense of humor, communicates with every love language in this film. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2021",
"The passengers on the Diamond Princess were mostly asleep, and Arma, not long awake himself, brooded over the possibilities. \u2014 Lauren Smiley, Wired , 30 Apr. 2020",
"There is fighting, there are hijinks, there are lots of tall, brooding Central Asians\u2014but beyond Sukhov, there is far too little character development. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Almost all presidents brood in private about the insults aimed at them. \u2014 Edwin L. Battistella, Time , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Weaks\u2019s brooding Cory, on the other hand, is a complete portrait of boyhood trying to break free of oppressive parental restraint. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 3 Oct. 2019",
"When emoting and brooding are needed, Daniel Craig portrays James Bond. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Feb. 2020",
"On Saturday afternoon, the lines of fans to meet those prices stretched backward through the grim, concrete conventional hall, the fans waiting quietly, dressed as Captain Marvels and Spider-Men and brooding beneath faux-fur as cosplay Jon Snows. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121126"
},
"blissful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness",
": happily benighted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
],
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Men and women love the lightweight feel and the delectable scent of coconuts and blissful paradise. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"To help facilitate a blissful vacation, there\u2019s an on-site spa with a dry sauna, experiential shower, and an outdoor treatment room. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The person in front of me, however, was calm, even blissful . \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"Bring that blissful feeling to you backyard patio with his stylish piece from Safavieh, which features a steel frame wrapped in all-weather black resin wicker. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been \u2014 in long-ago days \u2014 pure tragedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Those days of blissful fiscal ignorance will soon end. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bliss ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121555"
},
"barbed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having barbs",
": characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4rbd"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerb",
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sarcastic",
"sardonic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The candidates exchanged barbed comments during the debate.",
"barbed satire on American academia",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over brunch, a discussion about Miranda\u2019s decision to go gray devolves into a barbed exchange about the ethics of hair color. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Toward the end of the presentation, the chair of global advertising and partnerships delivered a barbed soliloquy that called out unnamed competitors by emphasizing that their streaming platform is, was and is likely to remain ad-supported. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
"The site remains surrounded by barbed wires and fences, which were electrified during the Holocaust. \u2014 Nathan Luna, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In El Sereno, where crime has been increasing, barbed -wire fences line the street-level train tracks. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Homesteaders built towns and barbed -wire fences in the middle of these migration routes, and in Jackson Hole opportunistic elk found sustenance in the form of ranchers\u2019 hay. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In El Sereno, where crime has been increasing, barbed -wire fences line the street-level train tracks. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022",
"To be able to find joy, make our joy, behind barbed wires and all these people wallowing in their misery. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In El Sereno, where crime has been increasing, barbed -wire fences line the street-level train tracks. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, oregonlive , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121800"
},
"bruit (about)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131325"
},
"bulletin":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source",
": a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast",
": periodical",
": the organ of an institution or association",
": to make public by bulletin",
": a short public notice usually coming from an informed or official source"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-t\u1d4an",
"also",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-t\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"book",
"diurnal",
"gazette",
"journal",
"mag",
"magazine",
"newspaper",
"organ",
"paper",
"periodical",
"rag",
"review",
"serial",
"zine"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin .",
"picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The following items were taken from the Niles Police Department bulletin . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The sheriff's office sent out a bulletin looking for Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet and Oriol Jean. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch And Tina Burnside, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Just last week, a Department of Homeland Security threat bulletin warned that domestic violent extremism remains one of the biggest terrorist threats in the country. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"The Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin earlier this week that said homegrown violent extremists may be targeting migrants and other groups, fueled in part by conspiracy theories. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The bulletin notably focused far more on homegrown extremism than threats from abroad. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
"When alerted, San Francisco police put out a bulletin to officers and an alert on the San Francisco Citizen app, but its reach is only 1 mile, Dunleavy said. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"All that plays out here in unexpected ways, like a stark bulletin from another time. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"The bulletin received a line-by-line review from officials at the FCC and the White House\u2019s National Economic Council, according to an FAA staffer involved in the matter. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1812, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131424"
},
"boorish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307r-ish"
],
"synonyms":[
"churlish",
"classless",
"cloddish",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When news broke of Better\u2019s boorish firings, Garg took a month-long hiatus from his duties, returning in mid-January. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s as if there were something about Buckley\u2019s openness and unassuming warmth on screen that inspires certain directors to use her as a dramatic counterweight, even a corrective, to all manner of boorish behavior. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"That increasingly jumpy VCs played a key role in ousting the boorish Kalanick is only further evidence (for Mallaby) of the utility of VC. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"From a modern viewpoint, Stevens\u2019 boorish attitudes remain unsettling to the very last page. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There was genuine goodwill between the teams as Australia\u2019s infamous boorish behavior has been eroded since the Sandpaper scandal and given further refining under the affable Cummins. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But these 110 minutes end up feeling like a boorish highlight reel of bad-boy antics from a protagonist who off-screen has attained greater perspective on his erstwhile antics than his celluloid biographers manage. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The early reviews of Horizon Worlds on the Oculus store read like a litany of complaints about boorish behavior by unwelcome youngsters. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Circa 2004, Donald Trump was that rich guy who said boorish things on Howard Stern, kept declaring bankruptcy, and was willing to attach his name to literally anything. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see boor ",
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131857"
},
"belly":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": abdomen sense 1",
": potbelly sense 1",
": the stomach and its adjuncts",
": the undersurface of an animal's body",
": hide from this part",
": womb , uterus",
": an internal cavity : interior",
": a central place where something is most prevalent, concentrated, or deeply ingrained",
": appetite for food",
": a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly",
": the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle",
": the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind",
": gut sense 4",
": to cause to swell or fill out",
": swell , fill",
": to slide or crawl on one's belly",
": belly-land",
": the front part of the body between the chest and the hips",
": the under part of an animal's body",
": stomach entry 1 sense 1",
": a space inside something",
": abdomen sense 1a",
": the undersurface of an animal's body",
": womb , uterus",
": the stomach and its adjuncts",
": the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-l\u0113",
"\u02c8be-l\u0113",
"\u02c8bel-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"emptiness",
"famishment",
"hunger",
"munchies",
"stomach"
],
"antonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"beetle",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The neck, belly and back floats offer all-around buoyancy. \u2014 Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"After flinging itself into the air, the frog, about the size of a Skittle, tumbles and cartwheels before flopping to the ground on its back or belly , reports the Atlantic's Katherine J. Wu. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"In countless replies to the tweet, clients gave Chewy\u2019s customer service the equivalent of some belly rubs and chin scratches. \u2014 Azure Gilman, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Three chefs compete in the wildfire round; two chefs battle for the best lamb belly in the crossfire round; the judges enjoy a dinner at the Diner in the feast of fire. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Doing this repeatedly can pump liquid from the robot\u2019s belly to its surroundings. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
"In the photo, the trio is dressed in white, with little Mint leaning over from her father's arms toward her mother's belly . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Still, there are tons of easy, last-minute DIY Halloween costume ideas that make the most of the big belly . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"Inhale slowly and deeply and observe the air enter and move through the throat, fill up the chest, and ultimately expand the belly out like a balloon. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The see-ya-Miguel theory also ran into complications Tuesday: Arraez went on the concussion list for seven days after his foolish decision to belly slide into home plate on Monday. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 May 2021",
"Earl, a beer- bellied alien with a quad-cannon and a trucker hat, drawls about the simple life with a southern accent. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"Working quickly and in batches if necessary (adding more oil for the second batch if needed), arrange the dumplings belly side down in concentric circles starting from the outer edge. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 1 Feb. 2020",
"As loose-limbed a feel as the show boasts, though, this is an intricately staged and smartly conceived retelling of DiCamillo\u2019s story about a mouse born with rampant curiosity, surprisingly large ears and an unusual lack of yellow- bellied -ness. \u2014 James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2019",
"The alder, least and yellow- bellied only occur as migrants. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 13 June 2018",
"Say bye-bye to belly fat and hello to a new and improved you. \u2014 David Zinczenko, Fox News , 8 Jan. 2018",
"Patients have included dogs and cats, of course, but also a bearded dragon lizard, a hamster, a hedgehog and a pot- bellied pig. \u2014 Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald , 23 Feb. 2018",
"But giving them a run for the money will be the wildlife ambassadors that call the Science Center home: Ethel the opossum, Spooks the hognose snake, Sunny the yellow- bellied ball python and Mr. Six the three-toed box turtle. \u2014 Faye Reeder, star-telegram , 25 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132251"
},
"Betonica":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) often included in Stachys having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin betonica, vettonica betony",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133050"
},
"bulk":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": magnitude",
": material that forms a mass in the intestine",
": fiber sense 1d",
": body",
": a large or corpulent human body",
": an organized structure especially when viewed primarily as a mass of material",
": a ponderous shapeless mass",
": the main or greater part",
": not divided into parts or packaged in separate units",
": in large quantities",
": to cause to swell or bulge : stuff",
": to gather into a mass or aggregate",
": swell , expand",
": to appear as a factor : loom",
": being in large quantities or not divided into separate units : being in bulk",
": of or relating to materials in bulk",
": greatness of size or volume",
": the largest or chief part",
": in large amounts",
": material (as indigestible fibrous residues of food) that forms a mass in the intestine",
": fiber sense 2",
": a large mass",
": not divided into parts or packaged in separate units",
": in large quantities",
": being in bulk",
": of or relating to materials in bulk"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259lk",
"also",
"\u02c8b\u0259lk",
"\u02c8b\u0259lk",
"\u02c8b\u0259lk"
],
"synonyms":[
"generality",
"lion's share",
"majority",
"mass",
"preponderance"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"amass",
"assemble",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"group",
"lump",
"pick up",
"round up"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.",
"Farming makes up the bulk of the country's economy.",
"The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.",
"Despite his bulk , he's a very fast runner.",
"Adjective",
"They sent bulk shipments of food to the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While total revenue can also include supplementary income sources, sales typically make up the bulk of it. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"At densities comparable to that of an atomic nucleus, the neutrons that make up the bulk of these objects aren't able to occupy the same energy states at the same time. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"While PGA Tour members make up the bulk of the field, the U.S. Open is administered by the U.S. Golf Association. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
"Semiconductor systems sales make up the bulk of Applied Materials\u2019 revenues, with $6.68 billion of the company\u2019s sales coming from this segment as of FY \u201921, making up almost 60% of total revenue. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The only culprit that can be conclusively ruled out is COVID vaccines, because kids under 5, who make up the bulk of the hepatitis cases, cannot yet be vaccinated. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Moore said that Gude\u2019s mask complaints make up a bulk of the complaints received. \u2014 Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Although smartphones and computers make up the bulk of the refurb market, there are other options. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The population of artists, producers, and engineers that make up the bulk of music\u2019s middle class saw their earnings stall over the last two decades before completely breaking down during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 T.m. Brown, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Several years of substantial capital inflows helped bulk the ESG market up to a multi-trillion dollar market, capturing $50 billion worth of net new investments in 2020, and $70 billion in 2021. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"The powders are concentrated pigments of color rather than filled with preservatives, talc, and all sorts of other fillers that bulk it out unnecessarily. \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
"Finally, iPhone and iPad users can now bulk rename and delete tags in the Reminders app. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Like steroids do for humans, antibiotics such as tetracycline can bulk some animals up more quickly. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Others have turned to community WeChat groups to try to bulk buy fruit and vegetables. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Nonetheless, Boeing has to enter the next round of competition with the vision system meeting Air Force expectations, because small differences bulk large when both offerors are proposing state-of-the-art products. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"At the same time, several drug dealers said in interviews, domestic dealers turned to fentanyl as a cheap way to bulk out thin wares. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Like, some people might bulk buy paper towels or toilet paper, or turpentine . . . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But unlike other options, the padding doesn't add bulk . \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Our pros also liked the lightweight construction that won't add bulk to busy babies. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Laptop sleeves like this one from Amazon Basics come in different sizes to fit your laptop, are lightweight and won't add bulk to your luggage. \u2014 Heather Roy, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Starter Carlos Rod\u00f3n\u2019s two-year, $44 million deal was officially announced, and the Giants also welcomed swingman Jakob Junis, a right-hander who can provide bulk innings in the bullpen or can be stretched out to start. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Orioles acquired right-handed swingman Adam Plutko from Cleveland for cash considerations Saturday, using another team\u2019s roster crunch to add a pitcher who could cover bulk innings for them in 2021. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 27 Mar. 2021",
"In many residential compounds, volunteers are working together to coordinate and distribute bulk orders of food and medicines. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"On Meituan Select, entire apartment complexes can make bulk orders for groceries, which require less manpower and resources to coordinate than individual purchases. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"People have been forced to organize bulk orders for sharing with their neighbors, and an informal bartering system has been established in many housing communities. \u2014 Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai, Time , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133113"
},
"brownness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being brown"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-nn\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133328"
},
"Barbarossa":{
"type":[
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"\u2014 see frederick i",
"died 1546 Khayr ad-D\u012bn Greek-Ottoman pirate and admiral"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4r-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-s\u0259",
"-\u02c8r\u022f-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133851"
},
"battery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of beating someone or something with successive blows : the act of battering (see batter entry 1 sense 1 )",
": an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent",
"\u2014 compare assault entry 1 sense 2a",
": a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical (see tactical sense 1a(1) ) purposes",
": the guns of a warship",
": an artillery (see artillery sense 2b ) unit in the army equivalent to a company (see company entry 1 sense 2b )",
": a combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect",
": a group of two or more cells (see cell sense 5 ) connected together to furnish electric current",
": a single cell that furnishes electric current",
": level of energy or enthusiasm",
": a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together : set , series",
": a series of cages or compartments for raising or fattening poultry",
": a usually impressive or imposing group : array",
": the position of readiness of a gun for firing",
": the pitcher and catcher of a team",
": two or more big military guns that are controlled as a unit",
": an electric cell or connected electric cells for providing electric current",
": a number of similar items or devices grouped together",
": an unlawful touching or use of force on a person against his or her will",
": a combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect",
": a group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric current",
": a single cell that furnishes electric current",
": a group or series of tests",
": a group of intelligence or personality tests given to a subject as an aid in psychological analysis",
": the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison or drug) that is not consented to by the victim \u2014 compare assault",
": criminal battery that is accompanied by aggravating factors: as",
": criminal battery that causes or is intended to cause serious bodily injury especially through the use of a dangerous weapon",
": criminal battery committed on a protected person (as a minor or a police officer) \u2014 compare simple battery in this entry",
": intentional and offensive sexual contact and especially sexual intercourse with a person who has not given or (as in the case of a child) is incapable of giving consent",
": forced or coerced contact with the sexual parts of either the victim or the perpetrator \u2014 see also rape",
": criminal battery that is not accompanied by aggravating factors (as a dangerous weapon) \u2014 compare aggravated battery in this entry",
"[Middle French batterie , from battre to beat]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-t\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8bat-\u0259-r\u0113, \u02c8ba-tr\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-t\u0259-r\u0113, -tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I bought new batteries for the flashlights.",
"The operation was performed by a battery of doctors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"EVs produce more carbon during their production, mostly due to the battery . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Plus, the removable battery can run for up to 60 minutes straight. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Each hour in the sun will add up to six miles of charge to the battery , according to Lightyear. \u2014 Tommy O'callaghan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the steel or the battery in a car, or the wheat that\u2019s grown with fertilizer in a loaf of bread. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"The battery of Goodwin and Kavanagh was the centerpiece of a team brimming with talent. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The issue, Ford said, is with the battery 's main contactors, which have the potential to overheat on the vehicles being recalled. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"The battery for Roger Bacon High School's baseball team Thursday night at Akron's Canal Park was the only two players who had previously played on the state field. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"But that battery isn\u2019t the only thing that will keep you on the road. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French baterie , from batre to beat, from Latin battuere ",
"first_known_use":[
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134205"
},
"blink":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to look glancingly : peep",
": to look with half-shut eyes",
": to close and open the eyes involuntarily",
": to shine dimly or intermittently",
": to look with too little concern",
": to look with surprise or dismay",
": yield , give in",
": to cause to blink",
": to remove (something, such as tears) from the eye by blinking",
": to deny recognition to",
": glimpse , glance",
": glimmer , sparkle",
": a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye",
": iceblink",
": in an instant",
": in or into a disabled or useless condition",
": to shut and open the eyes quickly",
": to shine with a light that goes or seems to go on and off",
": to close and open the eyes involuntarily (as when struggling against drowsiness or when dazzled)",
": to close and open (the eye) involuntarily",
": to remove (as tears) from the eye by blinking",
": a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bli\u014bk",
"\u02c8bli\u014bk",
"\u02c8bli\u014bk"
],
"synonyms":[
"flash",
"twinkle",
"wink"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair? \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One of the new Multiverse of Madness ads that Marvel released contains a blink -and-you-miss-it scene that could explain one of the film\u2019s big mysteries. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But my main direction is don\u2019t blink , don\u2019t move your face, and say your lines. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"During the hearing, Bray pointed to footage of a mysterious object zooming by a military aircraft, appearing and disappearing in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Anumita Kaurstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134404"
},
"benefactive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": indicating that someone is benefited",
": a benefactive form or set of forms in a language"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6fak-tiv",
"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6fak-tiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134626"
},
"blade":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": leaf sense 1a(1)",
": the leaf of an herb or a grass",
": the flat expanded part of a leaf as distinguished from the petiole",
": something resembling the blade of a leaf: such as",
": the broad flattened part of an oar or paddle",
": an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine",
": the broad flat or concave part of a machine (such as a bulldozer or snowplow) that comes into contact with the material to be moved",
": a broad flat body part",
": scapula",
": the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip",
": this portion together with the tip",
": the cutting part of an implement",
": sword",
": swordsman",
": a dashing lively man",
": the runner of an ice skate",
": to hit (a ball or shot) with the leading edge of the clubface : skull",
": to skate on in-line skates",
": a leaf of a plant and especially of a grass",
": the broad flat part of a leaf",
": something that widens out like the blade of a leaf",
": the cutting part of a tool, machine, or weapon",
": sword",
": the runner of an ice skate",
": a broad flat body part (as the shoulder blade)",
": the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip",
": this portion together with the tip",
": a flat working and especially cutting part of an implement (as a scalpel)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0101d",
"\u02c8bl\u0101d",
"\u02c8bl\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"brand",
"steel",
"sword"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the blade of an ax",
"dueled with blades rather than guns",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rock could be as minor as a burr on a blade , but if it wasn\u2019t eliminated or moved out of the way, the entire manufacturing process could be compromised. \u2014 Lance Knight, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Growing up, Ash Smith was the fearless sort \u2014 whether that meant chasing after a 500-pound pig on the family farm or cutting her own hair with just a razor blade . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"MacFhionghain held the knife in his right hand with the blade pointed downward over Mendoza, who was on his back and using his right hand to hold onto MacFhionghain\u2019s right wrist, San Francisco Police Commander Paul Yep said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022",
"The root ball will handily balance right on the flat on the blade . \u2014 Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Any vanilla seeds that get stuck on the blade , transfer them to the jar. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
"This particular package includes a chef\u2019s blade , a carving knife, and a paring knife, each featuring the brand\u2019s signature beechwood handle. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
"Its barrel is made of Damascus steel with sword- blade details, and the end piece recalls arrow slits. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Also found was a saw blade , an empty cigarette pack and a cigarette butt. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Runner-Up: Brod & Taylor Classic Knife Sharpener This tool features triple-action tungsten carbide sharpeners that automatically adjust to blade angles between 12 and 20 degrees. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2019",
"Burr grinders, as opposed to blade grinders, grind the coffee more evenly and consistently. \u2014 Rachel Marlowe, Vogue , 5 July 2017",
"Sami Vatanen had a clear shot at goalie Cam Talbot but missed up high, and Andrew Cogliano had a chance to blade a puck out of the air at close range. \u2014 Mark Whicker, Orange County Register , 10 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134700"
},
"book account":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": current account sense 1a"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135816"
},
"boort":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of boort variant of bort 1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135917"
},
"bowl (down ":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140611"
},
"botchery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": botch entry 3 sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch(\u0259)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141004"
},
"brown mustard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": black mustard",
": indian mustard"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141525"
},
"babbling":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": idle, foolish, or nonsensical talk or chatter",
": the production of meaningless strings of speech sounds by infants",
": talking idly or foolishly",
": producing meaningless speech sounds",
": producing a quiet, continuous sound (such as the sound of flowing water)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-b(\u0259-)li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For example, if one nestling is given corticosterone, did all its siblings\u2019 babbling increase? \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The lags were seen in behaviors such as rolling over, reaching for objects or babbling \u2014basic milestones of infancy. \u2014 Carey Goldberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"And some of it (those transcripts, Jack and Neal high and babbling ) is unreadable. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But as much as this behavior seemed like human babbling , scientists hadn\u2019t formally compared the two, says co-author Mirjam Kn\u00f6rnschild, a behavioral ecologist also at MNH. \u2014 Cathleen O\u2019grady, Science | AAAS , 19 Aug. 2021",
"In the background of her messages were the sounds of many people talking and walking around, children playing and babbling . \u2014 Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The bat pup chatter shared all the major features of human babbling , the researchers report today in Science. \u2014 Cathleen O\u2019grady, Science | AAAS , 19 Aug. 2021",
"My favorite was a little babbling brook that came out of the side of the mountain. \u2014 Kelly Cannon, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The world is upon you as a pressure, an aesthetic offense, a ghastly payload of noise and glare and babbling , galumphing people. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 30 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"When Sarah and Justin Arrington bought a gorgeous parcel of land\u2014complete with rolling hills, winding trails, and a babbling creek\u2014their plans for a future forever home were intentional and hard-won. \u2014 Lauren Helmer, al , 21 Mar. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The outdoors provide us with wide-ranging sensory stimulation: breathtaking, panoramic views; the dulcet sounds of babbling springs and sparkling birdsong; the satisfying crunch of twigs and pine needles beneath our feet. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141945"
},
"bight":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bend in a coast forming an open bay",
": a bay formed by such a bend",
": a slack part or loop in a rope"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"bay",
"cove",
"creek",
"embayment",
"estuary",
"firth",
"fjord",
"fiord",
"gulf",
"inlet",
"loch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the bight known as the Bay of Fundy is known for its fast-running tides",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cow Bay is one of those bights , right where the suburbs of Dartmouth and Cole Harbour begin to fade into something more rural. \u2014 Melissa Buote, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Following the path of the moon and sun along the Zodiac will be Gemini and Cancer as the bight winter season constellations of Orion and Taurus move farther west in the prime viewing hours of the evening sky. \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 Feb. 2018",
"Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 27 Jan. 2018",
"Following the path of the moon and sun along the Zodiac will be Gemini and Cancer as the bight winter season constellations of Orion and Taurus move farther west in the prime viewing hours of the evening sky. \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 Feb. 2018",
"Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 27 Jan. 2018",
"The map was full of promises of the undiscovered, coves and lookout points, brooks and bights each harboring a secret second chance. \u2014 Sara Novic, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English b\u016bgan to bend \u2014 more at bow ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142045"
},
"Borden":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Sir Robert (Laird) 1854\u20131937 Canadian lawyer and statesman; prime minister (1911\u201320)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142100"
},
"bashaw":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8sh\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142103"
},
"Benue":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"river 870 miles (1400 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing west into the Niger River"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101n-(\u02cc)w\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142955"
},
"booing":{
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a shout of disapproval or contempt",
": any utterance at all",
": to deride especially by uttering a prolonged boo",
": to express disapproval of by booing",
": a romantic partner : sweetheart , honey",
": a cry expressing disapproval",
": to express disapproval of with boos"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc",
"\u02c8b\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"Bronx cheer",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
],
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"A chorus of boos was heard after the shot missed the goal.",
"The announcement was greeted by a mixture of boos and cheers.",
"Verb",
"Many people in the crowd booed when the announcement was made.",
"Many people in the crowd booed the announcement, but a few people cheered it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
"C\u2019mon, when the day began the Dodgers were in third place in the standings, but led the league in pitching and led all of baseball in run differential and \u2026 boo ! \u2014 Bill Plaschke, latimes.com , 25 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The gown was elegantly sexed up with waist-hugging draping, a peek-a- boo cutout at the neckline, and (of course) a sky-high leg slit. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Tepera then walked Teoscar Hernandez, tying the score at 9 and setting off a raucous boo from the crowd. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"At the end of the lane, a peek-a- boo glass bubble showcases the powerful waves crashing against the rocks below as reminder of one\u2019s thrilling aerial position. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Aside from reprising the iconic peek-a- boo lingerie look, Lipa showed us that she's been having a blast exploring the great outdoors with a gallery showing off Ireland's gorgeous countryside. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His pitch \u2014 wide and short of the plate \u2014 drew a boo or two from the fans in the stands. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Reveal and Conceal Play peek-a- boo by pairing an unbuttoned blouse with your favorite swim top. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And Australian label Peony sells a green gingham sundress with a peek-a- boo cutout at the midsection. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Coral Pink Sand Dunes is just a minutes-drive away, not to mention Red Canyon, or Peek-a- boo Slot, and Gooseberry Mesa. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In other words, the teams didn\u2019t give their fan bases anything to boo about. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As the building began to buzz, driven by Duke fans who stuck around to boo MSU and root on Davidson, Bingham checked back in. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Introduced to the Madison Square Garden crowd by Kris Kristofferson, O\u2019Connor would soon be comforted by him when the crowd \u2014 or at least a vocal portion of it \u2014 tried to boo her offstage. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mets players, led by former Cub Javier B\u00e1ez, became the first athletes to boo their fans, using a thumbs-down gesture to show their displeasure. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Knicks fans would love another chance to boo Young in the teams' first meeting at MSG since last season's playoffs, when Young emerged as a New York villain and the Hawks eliminated the Knicks in the opening round. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The entire team spent the week rushing to clear Ball's name, fearing that the audience might boo her during the show's Friday night live taping. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Fans, for the most part, have stopped going to the games and the ones that do go, seem to boo or wear a paper bag on their head. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 5 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
"first_known_use":[
"Interjection",
"1639, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1833, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1988, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142958"
},
"basement":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level",
": the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture",
": the lowest or fundamental part of something",
": the rocks underlying stratified rocks",
": a toilet or washroom especially in a school",
": a low state, rank, or condition",
": the lowest place in the standings : cellar sense 2",
": the part of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101s-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8b\u0101-sm\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"cellar"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter",
"the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jews were being exterminated, and my family was hiding in the basement of a sympathetic neighbor. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The smoldering fire was eventually located in the basement of the three-story, concrete-block building. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"In another flabbergasting turn, a magazine writer found a clairvoyant in the Netherlands who professed to confirm the story in detail and added that Crater\u2019s body was buried in the basement of the house. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"John Ramsey found her body later that same day in the basement of her home. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"The room, located in the basement of the White House residence, is where President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tracked the movement of Allied Forces during World War II. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Chicago, already a city with more than its share of tragic fires, had one of its worst Dec. 1, 1958, when three nuns and 92 children died in a blaze that broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic school. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"In the basement of New England Connecticut stands tall. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
"But now the new instrument, made by the family business, Marcodi Musical Products, headquartered in the basement of Meeks\u2019s home in Glen Arm, Md., has seen a spike in sales. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" base entry 1 or base entry 2 + -ment , probably after Italian basamento ",
"first_known_use":[
"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143425"
},
"bravura":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution",
": a florid brilliant style",
": a show of daring or brilliance",
": marked by a dazzling display of skill",
": ornate , showy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259-\u02c8vyu\u0307r-\u0259",
"br\u00e4-",
"-\u02c8vu\u0307r-"
],
"synonyms":[
"adroit",
"artful",
"deft",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"artless",
"rude",
"unprofessional",
"unskillful"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The longest-running show in Broadway history has been astonishing audiences with bravura performances \u2014 not to mention its crashing chandelier \u2014 since Jan. 26, 1988. \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"Slay\u2019s legacy is enhanced by his lifelong dedication to old-school hip-hop vibes, sound and personal pride turned into bravura across each of his recordings. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"He\u2019s fascinated by ritual, runic mysticism and physical mortification, as well as visual compositions that favor firelight, shadows and bravura camera work. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the Ukrainian president\u2019s bravura performance, his wished-for closing of the skies will likely go unfulfilled. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Pauline Kael, in The New Yorker, was also struck by the visual bravura . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"After a bravura opening, The Reef settles down into a kind of m\u00e9nage \u00e0 quatre between a man, a woman, his mistress, and her stepson. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Sep. 2021",
"For four wonderful seasons, Louie graced us and fans of Baskets with a bravura performance as Christine Baskets, for which he deservedly was recognized by his peers with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There's a playfulness to Trier's filmmaking \u2014 the storybook chapters and wry voice-overs, a bravura segment in which love literally puts the entire universe on pause \u2014 that lends the movie a kind of dizzying effervescence. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143525"
},
"being (as":{
"type":[
"conjunction"
],
"definitions":[
"for the reason that being as how I paid for lunch, I'd appreciate it if you picked up the tab for dinner"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143553"
},
"bonus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something in addition to what is expected or strictly due: such as",
": money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee's usual compensation",
": a premium (as of stock) given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities, to a promoter, or to an employee",
": a government payment to war veterans",
": a sum in excess of salary given to an athlete for signing with a team",
": something given to someone (as a worker) in addition to what is usual or owed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u014d-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"cumshaw",
"dividend",
"donative",
"extra",
"gratuity",
"gravy",
"gravy train",
"lagniappe",
"perk",
"perquisite",
"throw-in",
"tip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"As a bonus for good behavior you can stay up late.",
"The product has the added bonus of providing extra vitamins.",
"Staff members were given a bonus for finishing the project on schedule.",
"The company offered bonuses to entice new workers.",
"We receive annual bonuses at the end of the year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Josef Newgarden earned a $1 million bonus for winning at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., where his third win of the season completed a trifecta of victories on IndyCar\u2019s different circuits. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"In Njoku\u2019s case, the $11.5 million signing bonus and $5.5 million in salary are fully guaranteed at this moment \u2013 for a total of $17 million. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"But Vounatsos still collected a $1.2 million bonus for 2021\u2014and total compensation worth $15.1 million. \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Rutschman signed shortly after the 2019 draft for a record $8.1 million signing bonus . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
"At JPMorgan, 31% of shares were voted in favor of the bank\u2019s pay plans, as investors objected to a $50 million retention bonus for CEO Jamie Dimon. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The Royals drafted Mozzicato with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the draft last July, and signed him with a $3.55 million bonus . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 18 May 2022",
"That's a shame for a 33-year-old pitcher with a $1 million bonus in his contract for pitching at least 110 innings this season, and then another $1 million for every 10 innings pitched after that up to 160 innings. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Alabama football coach Nick Saban received $11.1 million in 2017, an amount that included a $4 million signing bonus ; that season, Saban added $500,000 in incentive bonuses to that total. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, literally, good \u2014 more at bounty ",
"first_known_use":[
"1759, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143925"
},
"by-and-by":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a future time or occasion",
": before long , soon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u012b-\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"future",
"futurity",
"hereafter",
"offing",
"tomorrow"
],
"antonyms":[
"anon",
"before long",
"directly",
"momentarily",
"presently",
"shortly",
"soon"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"we'll get under way by and by"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1591, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1526, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143949"
},
"bequeathment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bequest"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th-m\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh-",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144107"
},
"burst (forth)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144253"
},
"blade angle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the angle between the chord of a propeller or rotor blade and a plane normal to the axis of rotation, its value varying along the span and decreasing from root to tip because of blade twist"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144312"
},
"blissed-out":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": experiencing bliss : ecstatic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blist-\u02c8au\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1973, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144704"
},
"brownnose":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to ingratiate oneself with : curry favor with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307(n)-\u02ccn\u014dz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He has been brownnosing everyone in the company just to get a bigger office."
],
"history_and_etymology":"from the implication that servility is equivalent to having one's nose in the anus of the person from whom advancement is sought",
"first_known_use":[
"1938, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144825"
},
"buffoonery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": foolish or playful behavior or practice"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u0259-\u02c8f\u00fc-n\u0259-r\u0113",
"-\u02c8f\u00fcn-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"horsing around",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhouse",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
"tomfoolery"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"their madcap buffoonery turned the duo into the nation's hottest comedy act",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite taunts about being soft on crime, Jackson didn\u2019t lose her cool before the mansplaining and buffoonery . \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Giuliani's buffoonery was on full display during a press conference just days after the election held at a local Philadelphia landscaping company that happened to share the name of the Four Seasons hotel. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Beauty, youth, heightened vivacity or even buffoonery overwhelm us, and the figures do indeed seem alive. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Ebert applies a freewheeling buffoonery to Mister and, later, an opposite dimension of cruel menace to his other role, a policeman who under stress will undergo a dramatic conversion. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Every buffoonery of the president and his people was answered by an idiocy from the other side, which in its own style was just as sinister and just as clownish. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 29 Aug. 2021",
"After seasons of corruption followed by buffoonery and anger, Daniel Espinoza died an optimist. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 28 May 2021",
"As Kanye descended more into incomprehensible buffoonery , there was high-profile coverage of how Kim helped free Alice Marie Johnson after 21 years in prison. \u2014 Allison P. Davis, Vulture , 26 Apr. 2021",
"It\u2019s not an art form that will appeal to everyone, with its silliness, rapid dialogue, stock characterizations, manic energy and acting that requires both buffoonery and at times a stilted formality. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1621, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145136"
},
"benefactor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit",
": a person who makes a gift or bequest",
": someone who helps another especially by giving money"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"angel",
"donator",
"donor",
"fairy godmother",
"Maecenas",
"patron",
"sugar daddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.",
"an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Advertisers can become an important benefactor for this modern, rewarding experiential approach to content and advertising. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Irvin\u2019s chief campaign benefactor is Griffin, who has been engaged in a feud for years with Pritzker, who himself is a billionaire. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"In 1783, Belinda Sutton, a woman formerly enslaved to wealthy Harvard benefactor Isaac Royall, petitioned Massachusetts for reparations, illuminating what many historians see as the long-fought battle for reparations that continues today. \u2014 Tiffany Cusaac-smith, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Harvard\u2019s report says Cuba Vassall was enslaved by Penelope Royall Vassall, sister of Isaac Royall Jr., the slaveholding benefactor of Harvard Law School. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That investment in an apparently losing candidate, though, pales to Flynn\u2019s biggest benefactor : cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
"Renewable energy will be a significant benefactor , which has already jumped by 250,000 megawatts over the last decade and could supply 33% to 50% of electric generation by 2030. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"School benefactor Johns Hopkins, the physician long touted as an abolitionist, was revealed in a 2020 report to have been a slave owner. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Utah Symphony pays tribute to real estate mogul and symphony benefactor Kem Gardner on Monday night at 7 p.m. at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145247"
},
"betide":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to happen especially as if by fate",
": to happen to : befall"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8t\u012bd",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"be",
"befall",
"chance",
"come",
"come about",
"come down",
"come off",
"cook",
"do",
"go down",
"go on",
"hap",
"happen",
"occur",
"pass",
"transpire"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145845"
},
"bupkus":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": the least amount : beans",
": nothing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259p-k\u0259s",
"\u02c8bu\u0307p-"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"continental",
"damn",
"darn",
"durn",
"diddly",
"diddly-squat",
"doodley-squat",
"doodly-squat",
"fig",
"ghost",
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"lick",
"modicum",
"rap",
"squat",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"whit",
"whoop"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Yiddish (probably short for kozebubkes , literally, goat droppings), plural of bubke, bobke , diminutive of bub, bob bean, of Slavic origin; akin to Polish b\u00f3b bean",
"first_known_use":[
"1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150054"
},
"bog":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": wet spongy ground",
": a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)",
": to cause to sink into or as if into a bog (see bog entry 1 ) : impede , mire",
": to become impeded or stuck",
": lavatory sense 2",
": wet spongy ground that is usually acid and found next to a body of water (as a pond)",
": to sink or stick fast in or as if in a bog"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4g",
"\u02c8b\u022fg",
"\u02c8b\u00e4g",
"\u02c8b\u022fg"
],
"synonyms":[
"fen",
"marsh",
"marshland",
"mire",
"moor",
"morass",
"muskeg",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"swamp",
"swampland",
"wash",
"wetland"
],
"antonyms":[
"bath",
"bathroom",
"can",
"cloakroom",
"comfort station",
"convenience",
"head",
"john",
"latrine",
"lavatory",
"loo",
"potty",
"restroom",
"toilet",
"washroom",
"water closet"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150456"
},
"big idea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": purpose , intent"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150734"
},
"bladdery":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling a bladder especially in being swollen but empty",
": puffy , inflated",
": having or characterized by bladders"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blad\u0259r\u0113",
"-ri"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151011"
},
"bestrew":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": strew",
": to lie scattered over"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8str\u00fc",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"dot",
"pepper",
"scatter",
"sow",
"spot",
"spray",
"sprinkle",
"strew"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the flower girl delightedly bestrewed the aisle with rose petals"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151636"
},
"bigness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent",
": large or great in quantity, number, or amount",
": operating on a large scale",
": capital sense 1",
": filled with or characterized by enthusiasm and interest",
": active and enthusiastic",
": expressed in an enthusiastic or unrestrained way : hearty",
": chief , preeminent",
": of great importance or significance",
": magnanimous , generous",
": outstandingly worthy or able",
": imposing , pretentious",
": marked by or given to boasting",
": more advanced in age : older",
": more mature",
": popular",
": of great force",
": of great strength",
": pregnant",
": nearly ready to give birth",
": full to bursting : swelling",
": full and resonant",
": full-bodied and flavorful",
": strongly favoring or liking",
": noted for",
": to a large amount or extent",
": on a large scale",
": in a loud or declamatory manner",
": in a boasting manner",
": hard",
": an individual or organization of outstanding importance or power",
": major league",
": a big player : a center or forward whose large size and strength are used to control play near the basket",
": large in size",
": large in number or amount",
": of great importance",
": of great strength or force"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big",
"\u02c8big"
],
"synonyms":[
"consequential",
"earth-shattering",
"earthshaking",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"monumental",
"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"fat cat",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"pooh-bah",
"poo-bah",
"wheel"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Miami Valley Conference\u2019s Scarlet division ran through CHCA over the past three seasons (2019, 2021, 2022), with Payne being a big reason why. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"This three-mile stretch is protected by a barrier reef that lies offshore, which is visible at extreme low tide, and provides a buffer from the big waves of the Atlantic. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"With the exceptions of Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, no other jazz giant of the 20th century continues to have as big an impact in and beyond jazz as Monk. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"And that really was a big turning point for her because she was absolutely devastated. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"But this close to the final, DQing yourself is a big mistake that might cost her everything. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The Travelers Championship crowds have returned in big numbers for 2022 after fans weren\u2019t allowed in 2020 and capacity was restricted to just 10,000 in 2021. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Tyrone Taylor provided the big blast, a go-ahead three-run homer in the fourth, and Willy Adames added a critical insurance run in the fifth with his 15th homer of the season and fourth in his last seven games. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"During the big courtroom scene, someone turned a switch a half a mile away, and all the lights on the stage went out. \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Meanwhile, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, continues to score big at the box office, even in the fifth week of its release. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Less than nine months after going big on the metaverse, the company now known as Meta Platforms is reportedly shelving plans to release commercial AR glasses. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Representatives from smaller outlets, who sit in the rows behind the networks and wire services, complained in early March that the big -footing ways of the networks left little time for them. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not uncommon for families to travel for large quantities of takeout \u2014 from as far away as Kissimmee \u2014 to bring back to their Airbnbs. Pork belly and pork chops score big , says Wang. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Last fall, Ted Lasso scored big at the Emmys with a record-setting 20 nominations. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022",
"Like many losses during the season, UConn found itself down big and nearly made a comeback only to lose in the closing moments. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, courant.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Over the following months, the two developed a tabloid-friendly relationship, de Armas broke big with a starring role in Knives Out, and the future looked bright. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The tune hit No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and hit big around the world. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The defense is bad, the shooting needs work, but another big who can involve teammates would be stellar. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Bobby Portis probably isn\u2019t cut out to switch at a high level, which leaves an opening for another big who can step in and fill this role. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Suns backup big recently visited St. Peter\u2019s Basilica at the Vatican City and had a discussion with Pope Francis about the humanitarian efforts of the Bismack Biyombo Foundation, according to a news release. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"But the movie is most enduring for its great big , beating heart. \u2014 Glenn Frankel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Finding a dependable big may not be click bait, but probably makes the top-ten to do list. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Jalen Duren, a freshman big who played at Memphis, and Griffin, a forward, could also be in the mix at No. 5. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Not every customer who has a taste for crawfish might want to order that big of a number. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"But after the cocaine and orgies allegation, the race started to shift, in large part because Republicans called in the code red: attacking\u2014and spending big \u2014to defeat him. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b",
"Adverb",
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151908"
},
"booty":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": plunder taken (as in war)",
": plunder taken on land as distinguished from prizes taken at sea",
": a rich gain or prize",
": buttocks",
": sexual intercourse",
": goods seized from an enemy in war or by robbery : plunder",
": a valuable gain or prize"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag"
],
"antonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151924"
},
"blow one's own horn":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows pride or too much pride"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152023"
},
"buddler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that buddles"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259d(\u1d4a)l\u0259(r)",
"\u02c8bu\u0307d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152927"
},
"battery acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dilute sulfuric acid for use in storage batteries"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1835, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153127"
},
"boordly":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of boordly variant of buirdly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307rdl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153222"
},
"bogach":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": buqsha"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)b\u014d-\u00a6gash"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French bogache , borrowed from Yemeni Arabic buqash , plural of buqsha ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154710"
},
"broken heart":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a state of extreme grief and depression",
": rupture of the heart muscle (as after myocardial infarction)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155132"
},
"beak":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the bill of a bird",
": a strong short broad bill",
": the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (such as the true bugs)",
": any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle)",
": the human nose",
": a pointed structure or formation:",
": a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship",
": the spout of a vessel",
": a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris \u2014 see molding illustration",
": a process suggesting the beak of a bird",
": magistrate",
": headmaster",
": the bill of a bird",
": a part shaped like or resembling a bird's bill"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113k",
"\u02c8b\u0113k"
],
"synonyms":[
"bill",
"neb",
"nib"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the beak of a hawk",
"an actor with a big beak",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some use their hard beak to drill into the shells of clams. \u2014 Erin Spencer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"There\u2019s something mesmerizing about a Dodo bird: Its squat body and feeble wings; the beady little eyes that peek out from behind its oversized beak . \u2014 Christina P\u00e9rez, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In one famous example, engineers in Japan modeled the front of their high-speed bullet train after the shape of a kingfisher's beak to make the design more streamlined and eliminate the sonic boom. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The painful incident left the sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her beak and a head fracture. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The other way to remask was to leave the mask slung under your chin, and then hoist it back up by the point of its beak . \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In the third set, Yastremska squandered several beak point opportunities before finally securing a break in the fifth game, to go up 3-2 on a Garcia double fault. \u2014 Andrew L. John, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Days later, Grinnell was discovered off campus on a trash-can lid, weakened by wounds to his beak , leg and wing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bec , from Anglo-French, from Latin beccus , of Gaulish origin",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155354"
},
"breathe (out)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to let or force out of the lungs leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160217"
},
"be quick on the draw":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to be quick about removing a gun from where it is kept : to quickly draw a gun and be ready to shoot it"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162000"
},
"bequeath":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give or leave by will (see will entry 2 sense 1 )",
": to hand down : transmit",
": to give or leave by means of a will",
": to hand down",
": to give by will",
"\u2014 see also legacy , legatee \u2014 compare devise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th",
"-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th",
"-\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh",
"bi-\u02c8kw\u0113th, -\u02c8kw\u0113t\u035fh"
],
"synonyms":[
"leave",
"will"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.",
"Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Englishwoman has generously decided to bequeath the villa to Sybbie (Fifi Hart), her great-great granddaughter named after Lady Sybil, Branson\u2019s first wife who died too, too young in an early television plot twist that set audiences sobbing. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The state can place a lien on each home, which will have to be paid off when the house is sold or passed on \u2014 greatly reducing what these homeowners can bequeath to heirs. \u2014 ProPublica , 12 May 2010",
"While elsewhere in the Islamic world waqf saw wealthy individuals bequeath lands or establish trust funds to support mosques and schools, in Tunisia the practice, known colloquially also as habous, relied on a much broader base. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"A minute later, the neighbors were recounting how good each of them had been to the deceased old man and what the deceased had promised to bequeath to whom. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Even if average new daily cases are currently on their way down, the pandemic will bequeath trauma that will take years to heal. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Mothers may even bequeath territories to their daughters. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"However, attorney Simasko thinks a revocable trust is the best option to bequeath property. \u2014 Tanisha A. Sykes, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The new Waters closet is the curators\u2019 way of thanking the Baltimore icon for his plan to bequeath 375 artworks to the museum. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bequethen , from Old English becwethan , from be- + cwethan to say \u2014 more at quoth ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162517"
},
"bulletin board":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a board for posting notices (as at a school)",
": a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages : message board",
": a board for posting bulletins and announcements"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Our teacher put our pictures up on the bulletin board .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After the game, the Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green went out of his way to give the Heat extra motivation with some primo bulletin board material by dismissing Miami\u2019s chances. \u2014 Hunter Felt, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"Besides the intrinsic motivation that comes with an elimination game at home, Doncic was gifted some further bulletin board material from his back-and-forth jawing with Phoenix star, Devin Booker. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"Normally HOAs have very limited bulletin board space to post board agendas and announcements and lack sufficient space to allow all members to post personal bulletins. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"The weekly conference calls expanded to include an internal electronic bulletin board called the Bull Horn. \u2014 R.j. Shook, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"One of Sutter\u2019s friends bought each of the children a bulletin board to put up on their bedroom wall. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"One day, when Moore was rearranging the bulletin board in front of the class, Frank fell from his perch and almost landed on her. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Notes that have been sent to Father Yaroslav Nalysnyk are pinned up on a bulletin board at Christ the King Ukrainian Church. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2022",
"On a bulletin board , drawings of flowers by the youngest children bore their names, signed in both. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162556"
},
"bawdiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": boisterously or humorously indecent",
": obscene , lewd",
": bawdry sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"wholesome"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children",
"a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For our family, Juneteenth isn\u2019t about bawdy celebrations that can be monetized. \u2014 Marisa Renee Lee, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Alexia\u2019s plan to book her ideal wedding venue hits a snag; Lisa hosts a bawdy slumber party. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"But at what cost? Horn\u2019s funny and bawdy book, Yazbek\u2019s hilarious lyrics and Denis Jones\u2019 choreography are the highlights of the show, presented by Broadway San Diego. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Their personalities certainly differ\u2014Musk can be brash and bawdy , while Agrawal keeps a low profile\u2014but they\u2019re bonded by a love for the technical and theoretical possibilities of their products. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Aiming to bring back tourists, Moche\u2019s mayor tapped the region\u2019s past with a bawdy idea: Put up a giant replica of an erotic ceramic from the pre-Incan Moche civilization that once flourished in the area. \u2014 Ryan Dube, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Many are bawdy , hilarious, the sort of stuff Lego would never touch. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Art, language, race and gender, folklore and politics are covered here, and Hurston is, by turn, provocative, funny, bawdy , informative and outrageous. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Everett was too rock and roll for Broadway, too bawdy for concert halls, and too musical for standup comedy. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But all the actors are adept at the musical\u2019s combination of dry, dark wit and bawdy humor. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Come for the bawdy humor, and stay for the roll call of icons who make cameos throughout: RuPaul, Quentin Crisp, Robin Williams, and of course, the titular Julie Newmar. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"Better known for her work with the likes of Robert Redford (Quiz Show) and Whit Stillman (Barcelona), Schiff's bawdy script didn't generate much enthusiasm within Sorvino's camp. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"On this date in 1887 a reporter for The San Diego Union wrote an expose on San Diego\u2019s vice that catalogued some 50 licensed saloons, 35 bawdy houses, three opium joints and a mysterious fortuneteller called Madam Coara. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"More than 3,000 visitors attended the first weekend of the bawdy gathering, indulging in two wild nights at one of Detroit\u2019s signature winter events. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Among Reitman's producing tasks on the project was trying to find a college prepared to host the bawdy film, which would eventually be shot at the University of Oregon. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"White remained youthful in part through her skill at playing bawdy or naughty while radiating niceness. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Despite its bawdy -satiric tone\u2014and an outrageous scene in which Tommy has a conversation with his love appendage\u2014the show is firmly on the lovers' side. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1656, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162709"
},
"boycott":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions",
": to join with others in refusing to deal with someone (as a person, organization, or country) as a way of protesting or forcing changes",
": the process or an instance of joining with others in refusing to deal with someone (as a person, organization, or country) as a way of protesting or forcing changes",
": to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a store, business, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions \u2014 see also primary boycott , secondary boycott"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u02cck\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"plans to boycott American products",
"They boycotted the city's bus system.",
"We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were excluded from the meeting because of their autocratic governments and poor human rights records -- prompting leaders of several other countries to boycott the Summit in solidarity. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Thousands of vendors on the marketplace, largely home to custom and made-to-order items from independent sellers, plan to boycott the site from April 11 to April 18 in protest of new, higher transaction fees, The Verge reported Wednesday. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Anti-Defamation League has also criticized Waters\u2019 urging to boycott Israel in support of Palestine in letters to other musicians. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Miss South Africa, one of the many contestants pressured by her own government to boycott the controversial pageant in support of Palestinian rights, was named second runner-up. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The Puerto Rican artist Ren\u00e9 P\u00e9rez Joglar, who records as Residente, was offended that Balvin would call to boycott the awards in a year honoring the legendary musician Rub\u00e9n Blades. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vulture , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Organizers have encouraged students and alumni to boycott Homecoming in an attempt to bring more awareness to their cause. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Pressure is mounting on Olympic sponsors to boycott the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing in protest of China\u2019s human-rights horrors. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Lingnan\u2019s union was once led by Nathan Law, who organized students to boycott classes in 2014 in a call for expanded voting rights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Charles C. Boycott \u20201897 English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents",
"first_known_use":[
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162755"
},
"beastings":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": the colostrum especially of a cow"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164020"
},
"bal-check valve":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a ball valve in which the ball is pushed against or away from its seat by fluid pressure opposed to the action of a spring"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165632"
},
"bungler":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act or work clumsily and awkwardly",
": mishandle , botch",
": to act, do, make, or work badly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
"bumble",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.",
"bungled the job the first time she tried to do it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fifth-round draft choice \u2014 no, Cincinnati did not bungle a pick on a kicker here \u2014 the kid has hit all 12 of his field goals, including four in the wild-card round, then winners at Tennessee and Kansas City. \u2014 Barry Wilner, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Attorney Kim Foxx managed to bungle things up early by exchanging texts with a relative of Smollett\u2019s, and everything got weirder from there. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"That is a question for the next president of baseball operations to solve, and the Mets cannot afford to bungle another job search. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Other members of the board wanted to make sure the state didn\u2019t bungle the reopening. \u2014 Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
"Don\u2019t mess around and bungle the best quarterback situation the Seahawks franchise has ever seen. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The on-field product was a disaster, only in part because of a season-ending injury to quarterback Dak Prescott, and the new coach found something new to bungle almost every week. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
"The reality is for countries that bungle the public health response, the economic damage is going to be deeper and longer lasting. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The prosecutor in that case, Debranjan Banerjee, told me that individuals working on behalf of the traffickers had offered him a bribe to bungle the prosecution so that the defendants would be released on bail. \u2014 Smita Sharma, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic banga to hammer",
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165927"
},
"bowl (down":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170006"
},
"bawdry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unchastity",
": suggestive, coarse, or obscene language"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f-dr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English bawderie , from bawde ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170641"
},
"block (off)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171158"
},
"brochure":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pamphlet , booklet",
": one containing descriptive or advertising material"
],
"pronounciation":[
"br\u014d-\u02c8shu\u0307r",
"British especially"
],
"synonyms":[
"booklet",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet",
"pamphlet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"handed out brochures giving practical hints about environment-friendly practices that every family can adopt",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make sure to post updates on a single social media account, the brochure advised. \u2014 Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The city recently posted a four-page, full-color brochure advertising the position on the municipal website, which also lists the position\u2019s current salary at $271,437 plus a $500 monthly car allowance. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"The brochure was full of gestures of care toward the natural world, most of them enforced by legal settlements. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"See the digital season brochure at SummerStage.org. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Big Sugar brochure states the park is still in the development stage. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The brochure features stories and biographies of the people involved. \u2014 Tamela Baker, baltimoresun.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The brochure was distributed by a company calling itself NSO\u2019s North American branch. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from brocher to sew, from Middle French, to prick, from Old French brochier , from broche ",
"first_known_use":[
"1748, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171505"
},
"benight":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to overtake by darkness or night especially before the end of a journey",
": to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness",
": to make dark especially by depriving of light : obscure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8n\u012bt",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" be- + night , noun",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171801"
},
"bleed (for)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to have sympathy for the young man bleeds for his friend, who just lost his father"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171808"
},
"burro":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": donkey sense 1",
": a small donkey used as a pack animal",
": a small donkey often used to carry loads"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8bu\u0307r-",
"\u02c8b\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"ass",
"donkey",
"jackass",
"moke"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"used a burro to carry the supplies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In April, a wild burro died during surgery after being shot with an arrow. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Despite treatment from the veterinarian and other staff members, the burro could not be saved. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Bureau of Land Management Nevada Ben Noyes, a horse and burro specialist with the Bureau of Land Management, spots horses during the roundup. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Cato's burro enrollado features an armlength Sonoran tortilla sobaquera stuffed with carne asada, avocado, melted cheese, tomato and green chile that's then wrapped in bacon and seared up on the flattop. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 12 Dec. 2021",
"One legend has it that the burro is thousands of years old and was the preferred food of Mesoamerians. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The gnats came for the dwarf Meyer lemon tree and the burro \u2019s tail on the balcony. \u2014 Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times , 14 July 2021",
"Police said the driver was OK and added there have been reports of high burro activity on the Bullhead Parkway. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 9 July 2021",
"Vehicles normally require a tow and then the Bureau of Land Management or the roads department is called to take possession of the burro 's remains, Fromelt said. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 9 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Spanish, irregular from borrico , from Late Latin burricus small horse",
"first_known_use":[
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171859"
},
"Bashan":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"region in ancient Palestine east and northeast of the Sea of Galilee in the area that is now southwestern Syria"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171943"
},
"best":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"auxiliary verb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": excelling all others",
": most productive of good : offering or producing the greatest advantage, utility, or satisfaction",
": most , largest",
": in the best (see best entry 1 ) way : to greatest advantage",
": most",
": as well, skillfully, or accurately as",
": the best (see best entry 1 ) state or part",
": one that is best",
": the greatest degree of good or excellence",
": one's maximum effort",
": a best performance or achievement",
": best clothes",
": under the most favorable circumstances",
": to overcome or outdo (someone or something) : to get the better of",
": to get the better of : outdo",
": had best (see best entry 2 sense 1 )",
": better than all others",
": most appropriate, useful, or helpful",
": most entry 3",
": in a way that is better than all the others",
": most entry 2 sense 1",
": a person or thing or part of a thing that is better than all the others",
": someone's greatest effort",
": to do better than : defeat or outdo",
"Charles Herbert 1899\u20131978 Canadian (American-born) physiologist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8best",
"\u02c8best",
"\u02c8best"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"antonyms":[
"beat",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There is a legacy here; New York basketball is the best . \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"His marks in the long and triple jumps were the second- best of the day. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Hoffman has been at his best in a long relief role in the middle innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"People passionately debate which among the hundreds of varieties is the best . \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"The videos showed the reality star trying out a few poses on the beach while a giggly Pete did his best to capture them from the other side of the camera. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t take anything away from the countless other ways of cultural eating that can make other people feel their best . \u2014 SELF , 18 June 2022",
"The light liquid was the best of the serums tested by the GH Beauty Lab at reducing wrinkles, by 5% after four weeks of use. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"Before the losing streak, Baltimore\u2019s 8-3 record had been the best in the AFC. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Luckily, the mom and New York Times best -selling author keeps her fans up to date on what is happening in the Napier household. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 19 June 2022",
"One of them is Amazon's best -selling Ekouaer Active Skirt, which just went on sale. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Indeed, Brunner bought the rights to Vincent\u2019s best -selling books in 2007, several years after her death, and went on to produce the multi-awarded cinema adaptation that snagged Oscar recognition. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"The film is based off Joyce Carol Oates best -selling novel originally titled Blonde. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 16 June 2022",
"This best -selling IT Cosmetics CC cream is one of makeup artist Shadi Malek's favorite formulas. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"The 60-year-old Brooks is the best -selling solo albums artist in the United States with more than 157 million albums sold. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 15 June 2022",
"His 260 New York Times bestsellers led Publisher\u2019s Weekly to dub him as the top best -selling author since 2005. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"And since then, Hinton has spoken across the country on prison reform and has released a best -selling memoir, which was later chosen as a selection for Oprah Winfrey's book club. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For Reed, this was her first perfect 10 of her collegiate career\u2014before then, her personal best was a 9.975 on floor. \u2014 Essence , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Being at our absolute best may not even equate to wins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Maybe the most surprised person in the stadium was Thompson-Herah, who didn\u2019t expect a personal best . \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Your personal best was a little bit less than 26 feet. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Andersen's throw was a mere 2 inches shy of Berry's personal best . \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 27 June 2021",
"Shaheed captured the 100 in 11.68 seconds and the 200 in 24.07, the latter a personal best . \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
"But that 43-6.75 stood until the end, when Morgan topped her own personal best . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 5 June 2021",
"Summer 2021 doesn\u2019t officially start for another week, but celebrities have already begun wearing their seasonal best . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
"All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"In Idaho, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin failed to best the incumbent Republican governor for another term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
"All but one of the statewide contests have incumbent Democrats running for reelection, all of whom are expected to best their challengers in the primary and are favored to win reelection in November. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"Expect Porsche to best the last-gen GT2 RS\u2019s 6:43.3 time at the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"No one was able to best Dixon's speed from the Fast 12 session. \u2014 Rob Peeters, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"In Philadelphia, a high of 97 is forecast on Saturday, a mark that would best the previous record of 95 degrees standing since 1934. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"The Norwegian climber is attempting to best the record for ascents of all 14 8,000 meter peaks set in 2019 by Nirmal \u2018Nims\u2019 Purja. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 16 May 2022",
"The cask in this sale, which could yield 534 700 ml bottles, could best that. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"From 10 to 14 feet out, Paul shoots a hefty 56.9%, second only to Richaun Holmes, and only Kevin Durant, C.J. McCollum, LaMarcus Aldridge and Trae Young can best his 53.9% shooting from 14-19 feet. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1863, in the meaning defined above",
"Auxiliary verb",
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172306"
},
"bloated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc."
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"exaggerated",
"hyperbolized",
"inflated",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overblown",
"overdrawn",
"overweening"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I felt bloated from eating too much.",
"a bloated sense of his own importance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are many different things that can cause your stomach to become hard and bloated . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Chief Executive Brian Cornell said that Target was taking the action to ensure that the bloated inventory levels don\u2019t cause problems throughout the year. \u2014 Colin Kellaher, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Fans may have embraced the video, but it was regarded by many cultural tastemakers as excessive, indulgent and bloated . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Either way, a lot of money even by bloated NFL standards. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The central government\u2019s senior finance officials ordered the bloated property giants to reduce their debt loads. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor And Clay Chandler, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Some say royalties have been replaced by front-loaded, bloated contracts, making flops all the more costly and obscuring creators\u2019 ability to see just how successful their works are. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"The chain said a lightening quick return by consumers to more normalized spending left it with bloated inventory of items including TV sets that must be marked down to sell. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Now, on June 1, the Fed will start reducing their historically bloated balance sheet. \u2014 Bob Haber, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1656, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172645"
},
"barely":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a meager manner : plainly",
": scarcely , hardly",
": almost not",
": with nothing to spare : by a narrow margin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-l\u0113",
"\u02c8ber-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"narrowly",
"scarcely",
"slightly"
],
"antonyms":[
"considerably",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"vastly",
"well"
],
"examples":[
"We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.",
"There are barely any new features in this software.",
"There is barely a difference between the two.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's barely anything in the way of entrees and most of the sharable plates are very small and very delicious. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"At just over two minutes, the mostly instrumental platform would barely be a blip for most bands. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"According to the report, despite the pandemic lockdowns, there was barely any improvement in pollution levels during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the long-term persistent health threats. \u2014 Ranjit Devraj, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"The pass had incredible touch, as the ball was barely in Rob\u2019s hands. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Seaweed aquaculture is barely a blip in the U.S. economy, compared with Asia, where most of the world\u2019s kelp is grown. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"In a poll last month from Alaska Survey Research, Palin was barely the top choice in the pick-one primary, with just 19 percent of the vote. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"There are no bad parts, and yet even the best ones are barely there. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"The two had barely been married three months at the time. \u2014 Asawin Suebsaeng, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172751"
},
"Broken Hill":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in a mining district of New South Wales, southeastern Australia population 18,430",
"\u2014 see kabwe"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173017"
},
"blather (on)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174202"
},
"beef":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (such as a steer or cow) used as food",
": an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state",
": a steer or cow fattened for food",
": a dressed carcass of a beef animal",
": muscular flesh : brawn",
": complaint",
": to increase or add substance, strength, or power to",
": complain",
": the meat of a steer, cow, or bull",
": a steer, cow, or bull especially when fattened for food",
": complaint sense 2",
": complain",
": to add weight, strength, or power to",
": the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0113f",
"\u02c8b\u0113f",
"\u02c8b\u0113f"
],
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"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
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"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I'm not eating as much beef as I used to.",
"My real beef is with the organization's president, not the group itself.",
"Verb",
"She's always beefing about something.",
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gyro is a blend of beef and lamb slow roasted on an upright rotisserie. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"These predators of the deep have some serious beef with just about everyone. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Seafood made from plant proteins has lagged behind beef and chicken, but it\u2019s an interesting frontier. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Mayor Adams has no beef with the NYPD\u2019s month-long wait to make an arrest in the cold-blooded slaying of a hard-working Chinese food delivery man that stemmed from a dispute about duck sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Heidi Montag, turns out, has some beef with none other than Lady Gaga. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Dublin boys basketball coach Tom Costello has only one beef with Courtney Anderson Jr., his team\u2019s leading scorer and top recruit. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Houston sports fans have no real beef with the 49ers or Rams, so that one was a wash, but there\u2019s history with both of the AFC finalists. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Tesla is of course owned by Elon Musk, who has a beef with the Golden State. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leaders shared few specifics about plans to beef up clinic capacity but underscored their willingness to help the tens of thousands of pregnant people expected to cross state lines to obtain abortions in Illinois and Minnesota. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Merck is eyeing a purchase of Seagen in order to beef up its portfolio of cancer drugs, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Accords were penned strengthening Argentina\u2019s place as an exporter of food products, from soybeans to beef , to China. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"In the wake of the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that left 10 Black people dead, the House on Wednesday approved a measure to beef up federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism and white supremacy. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
"Agency officials have been talking for years about the need to beef up the rules for trading platforms that handle Treasury bonds, usually by amending the nearly 25-year-old Regulation Alternative Trading System, or Reg ATS. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The impact of the coronavirus has only deepened the need to beef up government coffers. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
"More:Mike Woodson delivers on promise to beef up IU's schedule. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Australia will increase the size of its standing military by 30% to nearly 80,000 uniformed personnel, the latest step by the U.S. ally to beef up defenses amid growing competition between the U.S. and China in the Indo-Pacific region. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174311"
},
"buoyant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having buoyancy",
": such as",
": capable of floating",
": cheerful , gay",
": capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level",
": able to rise and float in the air or on the top of a liquid",
": able to keep a body afloat",
": lighthearted , cheerful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-y\u0259nt",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-y\u0259nt"
],
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"blithe",
"blithesome",
"bright",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"winsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"examples":[
"Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.",
"The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The series, adapted from Emily St. John Mandel\u2019s 2014 novel about survivors of a cataclysmic viral outbreak, offered something buoyant and rare: a spirit of optimism. \u2014 Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because it\u2019s both buoyant and IP67 dust- and waterproof, which means its submersible up to a meter for 30 minutes. \u2014 Will Palmer, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"William Taubman\u2019s volumes about Khrushchev and Gorbachev are vivid, buoyant , and dramatic. \u2014 Yuri Slezkine, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"Brazil\u2019s top samba schools filled Rio\u2019s Sambadrome, home to the festival since the 1980s, with buoyant and elaborate floats and dancers. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The through line for these seemingly disparate selections is his buoyant and mellifluous voice, capable of roping any and all material into the realm of genuine romance. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Written in a bracing, acerbic, and darkly comic tenor, the book is a surprisingly buoyant and fast-paced read, a modern and sly spin on the meaning of devotion. \u2014 Vogue , 29 May 2021",
"The real-life Jan in the documentary was buoyant and articulate. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 20 May 2021",
"Plastic in the ocean is constantly being degraded; even something as big and buoyant as a milk jug will eventually shed and splinter into microplastics. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see buoy entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1578, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180030"
},
"burr mill":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mill (such as a coffee mill) that grinds by means of a steel burr resembling in principle the old-fashioned millstone"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180055"
},
"backward":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": toward the back or rear",
": with the back foremost",
": in a reverse or contrary direction or way",
": toward the past",
": toward a worse state",
": to make extreme efforts (as at concession)",
": directed or turned toward the back",
": done or executed backward",
": diffident , shy",
": retarded in development",
": the part behind or past",
": toward the back",
": with the back first",
": opposite to the usual way",
": turned toward the back",
": done backward",
": not as advanced in learning and development as others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-w\u0259rd",
"\u02c8bak-w\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"back",
"rearward",
"rearwards"
],
"antonyms":[
"rearward",
"retrograde"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"No organization today can afford to base its business or future on telling AIOps to look backward \u2014there are too many unexpected, unplanned for, and unknown issues. \u2014 Lisa Wolfe, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Formerly a key piece of the Nuggets before injuries and offensive game took a step backward . \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But the second Leaders Debate last week, where the two men shouted over each other and ignored the younger female moderator, felt like a step backward to the 1950s. \u2014 Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"News of Elderserve's indefinite closing came as a shock to some community members who see the loss as a step backward for the Russell neighborhood, which has recently experienced a dizzying amount of investments. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Central Florida has one of the tightest housing markets in the country and any reduction in funds to support our most vulnerable neighbors is a step backward for our community. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Rather than moving forward beyond the Cold War, the alliance seems poised to take a step backward into a deep NATO-Russia freeze. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Lyman\u2019s bill would be a giant step backward for them. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"On that score, this year represented something of a step backward after last year\u2019s watershed nominations, even as some noteworthy milestones were achieved. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pat\u2019s in the Flats was a safe haven for the backward washouts to make their mark creatively. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Materials with strong certification requirements at the source need fiber-forward traceability, while materials currently considered low risk are more suitable to product- backward systems. \u2014 Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"In June, Xbox Live Gold members will get Aven Colony and Project Highrise: Architect\u2019s Edition, as well as Super Meat Boy and Raskulls via backward compatibility. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"Much of the service\u2019s value is held up by Microsoft\u2019s strong support for backward compatibility, even for its third-party titles. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Biles took three steps backward on her dismount after an otherwise solid routine. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 25 July 2021",
"The pelvis can rotate forward (anteriorly) or backward (posteriorly). \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"The reality is that there were multitudes of rough patches, stumbling blocks, backward steps and repositionings required to reach that success. \u2014 Vlad Rusz, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"One thing that never changed during the three performances was AleXa\u2019s spectacular backward fall from the top of a staircase. \u2014 Fred Bronson, Billboard , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When a claim is more general (e.g., a claim such as suppliers involved in making the garment treat their workers well), it can be ascertained through traceability data after it\u2019s been produced (product- backward ). \u2014 Madhava Venkatesh Raghavan, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Lead actor winner Adrien Brody bounded onstage, grabbed Berry \u2014 who was presenting the award \u2014 and bent her backward , delivering a deep smooch to the stunned actress. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday\u2019s date is twice as nice. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Start with some light jogging, then perform some dynamic flexibility exercises, such as giant walking lunges and standing forward- backward and side-to-side leg swings. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Climate change isn\u2019t illusory, but certainly my drifting backward was. \u2014 John Crowley, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Bo Nix spiked a snap backward , and it was ruled intentional grounding rather than a fumble. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Wave patterns are unpredictable, seawater corrodes metal generating machinery, and waves\u2019 energy is simultaneously dispersed across three dimensions (up-down, forward- backward and left-right). \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Each feint elicits a response, maybe a defensive parry or a hop backward . \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1610, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180153"
},
"botch-up":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an error or problem caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement : foul-up"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ch-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1926, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180208"
},
"bad blood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ill feeling : bitterness"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"animosity",
"animus",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor"
],
"antonyms":[
"amity"
],
"examples":[
"There's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.",
"there's been bad blood between the two families for years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Further, there may be lingering bad blood between Gonzalez and Alvarez stretching back more than a decade. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"That fact, naturally, caused speculation about lingering bad blood between Brady and the organization. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Some House Republicans have described lingering bad blood over the expulsion vote. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 3 July 2021",
"On July 22, 1995, Garner and Bevington locked up in a benches-clearing incident in the seventh inning at Comiskey Park, just the most recent chapter in a lengthy history of bad blood between the two. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"The two will finally meet in the ring on March 19 in Dubai, bringing more than two years of bad blood and the public feud to an endpoint. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There is no bad blood between Cardi B and Billie Eilish, and there are receipts to prove it. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
"The apparent gal pals were all smiles, so there's seemingly no bad blood between the duo. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"That has fostered not only a type of siege mentality but also frequent bouts of bad blood . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1664, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180641"
},
"behind-the-scenes":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being or working out of public view or in secret",
": revealing or reporting the hidden workings"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8h\u012bnd-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113nz",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"confidential",
"esoteric",
"hush-hush",
"hushed",
"inside",
"intimate",
"nonpublic",
"private",
"privy",
"secret"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"open",
"public"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181319"
},
"bum (out)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to make sad that sort of news really bums me out"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181501"
},
"Bessy cerka":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": queen triggerfish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6be-s\u0113-\u02c8s\u0259r-k\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps by folk etymology from American Spanish pejepuerco ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181848"
},
"borrow":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent",
": to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest (see interest entry 1 sense 3a )",
": to appropriate for one's own use",
": derive , adopt",
": to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place",
": to adopt into one language from another",
": lend",
": to borrow something",
": to do something unnecessarily that may result in adverse reaction or repercussions",
": to take and use something with the promise of returning it",
": to use something begun or thought up by another : adopt",
": to adopt into one language from another",
": to take or receive temporarily",
": to receive (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest",
"George Henry 1803\u20131881 English author"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"take on",
"take up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Consumers could borrow easily to buy homes and cars. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Decreasing the ability to borrow and resulting in less deal flow, rising rates are generally a net negative for the housing market as a whole. \u2014 Zain Jaffer, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The ability of a relative unknown to borrow such massive amounts gave rise to speculation among Russia experts and Western officials about Kremlin connections. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s struggling economy President Biden then revealed plans to work with allies to deny Russia\u2019s ability to borrow from leading multinational institutions, adding to Russia\u2019s economic pain. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Normally, Saffa said, the ability to borrow money improves in stages. \u2014 Byron Tate, Arkansas Online , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The latest figures come as Congress is acting this week to increase the government\u2019s ability to borrow and is debating a roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Final passage of that legislation, coupled with looming votes on a sprawling defense policy bill and raising the limit on the nation\u2019s ability to borrow , could potentially place Ms. Murphy in the spotlight once again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Biden also needs to get Congress to move to temporarily fund the government and preserve its ability to borrow as the debt limit could be breached in December. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English borwen , from Old English borgian ; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve \u2014 more at bury ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181926"
},
"bereaved":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": suffering the death of a loved one",
": someone who is suffering the death of a loved one : one who is bereaved",
": grieving over the death of a loved one"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113vd",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113vd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bereft"
],
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the bereaved parents of the victims",
"the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This article discusses topics that may be upsetting to expectant or bereaved parents or to other readers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"The bereaved person\u2019s head and heart are on a roller coaster of emotions, and they should be given space to process their grief. \u2014 Gloria Horsley, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"After the attack, North made a career change, leaving academia to partner with lawyers, scholars and other bereaved parents in launching the U.K.\u2019s first organization dedicated to gun reform: the Gun Control Network. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Another 3 percent were launched to pay for medical expenses, and 2 percent raised money for funerals and to support bereaved families left behind by a victim of COVID-19. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2020",
"The bereaved shoe owner posted about the theft on a neighborhood watch website and received a flood of responses from similarly distressed victims. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020",
"In the evening, South Korea was to hold a ceremony with 300 war veterans, bereaved relatives and government officials at a military airport near Seoul. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
"Each sheet represents another death, another bereaved family member looking for help. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Yang, who himself fled China after being briefly detained over his work with bereaved families, told the Times. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bereaved can heal, suicide prevention experts say, but their pain is often underestimated. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The bereaved had reached out to Jones, who plans to help them find an attorney to settle the issue. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Both those who have lost a loved one and professionals serving the bereaved can get help finding government resources as well as crisis-relief services and more. \u2014 Jennifer Wolff, Good Housekeeping , 17 Nov. 2020",
"But while the commemorations were cathartic, Chellat said, government support for the bereaved has been lacking: Some didn\u2019t know how to find help. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 13 June 2018",
"Survivors and the bereaved observed the silence at the foot Grenfell Tower, where a new mosaic was unveiled. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 14 June 2018",
"Veterans like the Phillipses serve as guides in the immediate aftermath, introducing the bereaved of Sandy Hook to those of San Bernardino and the parents of Virginia Tech to those of Roseburg, in a loose but growing network. \u2014 Vivian Yee, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2018"
],
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"He was popular because he was good at ball games .",
"Dad took us to a ball game .",
"watching a ball game on TV",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd plays a berzerker with simple life goals \u2013 avenge his father, save his mother (Nicole Kidman), kill his uncle \u2013 in a crazy tale with Slavic witches, a bloody ball game and a naked sword fight on top of an active volcano. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"The Yankees are never out of a ball game due to their tenacity and Boone\u2019s evolution as a manager. \u2014 Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The ball game with the Portland Sea Dogs is set for 7 p.m. and the concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"Navigating the world as a plus-size person comes with its own set of challenges, but posting on social media as a fat person is a whole other ball game . \u2014 Allure , 4 May 2022",
"Returning to MasterChef this time around is a very different ball game because the food industry has changed a lot in 13 years and there's plenty of fierce competition in the kitchen. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Compared with family and career concerns, a ball game might seem, frankly, sort of useless. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The postseason is a whole different ball game and the Grizzlies appear primed to make a statement. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And rather than languid toffs being the ones to strap the bracciale onto their hands, soon, ordinary young men were becoming the first professional players of the ball game . \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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": slave , serf"
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"would rather die as an insurgent than live as a bondman"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"noun"
],
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": fashionable manner or style",
": the fashionable or proper thing",
": high society"
],
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"(\u02cc)b\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4n",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02cct\u00e4n"
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"1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185151"
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"noun"
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": herdsman",
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique",
": a person's first notable success",
": an act or instance of moving through or beyond an obstacle",
": an instance of passing through a barrier or protection",
": infection occurring in someone who is fully vaccinated against an infectious agent",
": an offensive military assault that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line",
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"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccthr\u00fc",
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccthr\u00fc",
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccthr\u00fc"
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"setback"
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"Researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Russians made an initial breakthrough Sunday in Toshkivka, a small town southeast of the metropolitan area of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, where vicious street-by-street fighting and artillery duels have raged for weeks. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Back in October 2021, ahead of the talk show's 13th season premiere, Williams' breakthrough COVID-19 case and her ongoing health issues tied to Graves' disease delayed its initial return. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Pick interesting partners to work with, as multiple viewpoints make for more breakthrough findings. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Changing attitudes toward social media created another breakthrough for the 1,000 True Fans model. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Hall starred in Anderson\u2019s breakthrough short, Cigarettes and Coffee, and its subsequent feature-length adaptation, Hard Eight, as well as classics like Magnolia and Boogie Nights. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Senators announced a breakthrough agreement on gun control legislation Sunday. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"The breakthrough on gun control came after the mass shootings at a Buffalo, Nwe York, supermarket, where 10 shoppers and workers were killed, and an elementary school in Texas, where 19 students and two educators were killed. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"On Monday, a panel on the next breakthrough in mRNA technology attracted an overflow crowd. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022"
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],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast",
": strongly and grossly sensual",
": showing little intelligence or sensibility",
": being unfeeling and stupid"
],
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-tish",
"\u02c8br\u00fc-tish"
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"animalistic",
"beastly",
"bestial",
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"brute",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
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"examples":[
"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who bootlegs something: such as",
": a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally",
": a person who produces, reproduces, or distributes something (such as a recording) illicitly or without authorization"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190020"
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"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": spatter"
],
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"bi-\u02c8spa-t\u0259r",
"b\u0113-"
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"dash",
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"spatter",
"splash",
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"vehicle after passing vehicle bespattered the sides of my once-clean car with that wintry slush"
],
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"1602, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190141"
},
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall",
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": to set up as a booby trap",
": a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched",
": a trap set for an unsuspecting person"
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02cctrap",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0113-"
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"mine"
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"examples":[
"Someone had rigged a booby trap that blew up the car when the engine was started.",
"We set a booby trap by balancing a bucket of water on top of the door so that it would fall on him when he came in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One booby trap was recovered in a building across the street, designed to blow when the electricity was switched back on, but Rhyzenko\u2019s home appeared to be safe based on the expert\u2019s search. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The soldiers passed a Russian military identification document, fluttering in the wind on the lawn of a house, but did not touch it to check the name, fearing a booby trap . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It was thought their digging had triggered a booby trap . \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"The gunman in that attack, which killed 12, attempted to booby trap his home before the shooting. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"Flooding of the Money Pit, which the legend claims to be evidence of a booby trap , occurs naturally on that part of Oak Island due to the influx of fresh water from sands of the island\u2019s subsurface. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021",
"Ronald Cyr, age 65, a most distrustful chap, Determined to defend his home, devised a booby trap . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2020",
"The booby trap was placed on the sidewalk of a Southwest Austin neighborhood and those injured were young white males. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Stranger said that during the initial search of the property, one of the deputies stepped on a board with nails sticking up from it \u2014 which Stranger said had been placed as a booby trap . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020"
],
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190225"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being brutal",
": a brutal act or course of action",
": the quality of being cruel and harsh",
": a cruel and harsh act or course of action"
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"br\u00fc-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
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"cruelness",
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"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"sadism",
"savageness",
"savagery",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
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"benignity",
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"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"examples":[
"the brutalities of a prison",
"the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two years after thousands of residents descended on Phoenix streets to protest police brutality and call on the city to divert money from police, some of the same activists were outside City Hall on Tuesday to condemn pay raises for officers. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"And not to mention, the NFL was also facing backlash over their lack of support for players like Colin Kaepernick who had been kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"This heinous crime on May 25, 2020, caused a major racial reckoning worldwide, as people gathered together to protest police brutality toward Blacks. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"The video of the officers shoving Gugino was one of many instances of law enforcement personnel using riot tactics to forcefully move protesters in June 2020 as people nationwide took the streets to protest police brutality . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Others applauded Eminem for taking a knee during his set\u2014a clear nod to Colin Kaepernick, who in 2016 knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The move was an apparent nod to the former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem during the 2016 season to protest police brutality and racial inequity. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Like the hint of bitterness that keeps Coca-Cola from being cloying, Schwarzenegger\u2019s brutality is part of his verve. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Also, the rising death toll when police brutality and violent white supremacists are constant concerns, interested gun owners are taking stock of measures to protect themselves and others. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190412"
},
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"type":[
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": behind"
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"abaft",
"behind"
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"before"
],
"examples":[
"the equipment shed is a concrete structure back of the school"
],
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"1694, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190444"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": devil",
": a fallen angel in Milton's Paradise Lost ranking next to Satan"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0113-\u02c8el-zi-\u02ccb\u0259b",
"\u02c8b\u0113l-zi-",
"\u02c8bel-"
],
"synonyms":[
"archfiend",
"devil",
"fiend",
"Lucifer",
"Old Nick",
"Satan",
"serpent"
],
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"examples":[
"Beelzebub himself could not change her mind."
],
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"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190937"
},
"booklet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a little book",
": pamphlet",
": a little book usually having paper covers and few pages"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307k-l\u0259t",
"\u02c8bu\u0307k-l\u0259t"
],
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"brochure",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet",
"pamphlet"
],
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"examples":[
"This booklet describes how to set up the DVD player.",
"there's an instruction booklet next to the computer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Windsor Historical Society will serve as \u2018house tour central,\u2019 providing a convenient location to pick up a house tour program booklet and enjoy a variety of enticing concessions. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Download a printable coupon template and create a booklet filled with opportunities to do fun things together, or offer to take chores off his to-do list. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 1 June 2022",
"Participants will receive a booklet with information about the tour and footwear coverings to wear inside the houses. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"The option to mix-and-match to create a one-of-a-kind robot or follow a booklet containing photos of different models encourages creative thinking, spatial reasoning skills and independent design, all hallmarks of a good engineer. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The package features a CD, a hardcover binder, a photo booklet with a set of 24 pictures that are unique to each band member, a photocard, digipak, and a lyric book. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 20 May 2022",
"The star lot is an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Officially released in North America for the first time this year, the new Blu-ray collection from GKIDS features a new English dub, a 4K restoration, and a 16-page booklet of character art. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The Commission's annual resources booklet went out to more than 15,000 Marion County families this year, Brandon said. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1856, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191001"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": strongly and heavily built : husky",
": strongly and heavily built"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-l\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
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"brawny",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"mesomorphic"
],
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"examples":[
"a burly delivery man brought the furniture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those who want to get really nuts, the outer edges of the burly front bumper can be removed. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
"America\u2019s consummate communitarian, probably, was Franklin Roosevelt, who in one 1932 speech tried to convince his audience that the time for burly Jacksonian individualism had passed. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"These days, the site is run by a skeleton staff of two young nurses, a couple of medical assistants, and a burly Spanish-language translator. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
"Among them: those burly KGB thugs, those modern-day Cossacks hired to maintain order and protect the Cup and those who brought it. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"To neutralize the drone, a metal box pops open and a burly quadcopter called Anvil takes off at startling speed. \u2014 Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"News of this caused an immediate uproar among fans of the original who doubt that boxy concept sketches can ever hope to live up to the burly machines made by International Harvester. \u2014 Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Police had earlier asked for the public's help in identifying the gunman, tweeting out surveillance photos of a burly man dressed in a hoodie on a hot day. \u2014 Michael R. Sisak, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Vogelbach, the burly first baseman with a penchant for some big hits, notably a walk-off grand slam last year to turn a three-run deficit into a win, was non-tendered. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191236"
},
"backstairs":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": secret , furtive",
": sordid , scandalous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccsterz"
],
"synonyms":[
"behind-the-scenes",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
"hugger-mugger",
"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"stealth",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underground",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"overt",
"public"
],
"examples":[
"an influential Washington lobbyist who has been involved in a number of backstairs deals to limit regulation of financial institutions"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191629"
},
"Bethylidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family of small wasps the females of which oviposit on other insects that they sting and paralyze"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8thi-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Bethylus , type genus (from Greek b\u0113thylos , a kind of bird) + -idae ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192522"
},
"bunghole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a hole for emptying or filling a cask",
": anus , asshole"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-\u02cch\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192656"
},
"blunderbush":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of blunderbush dialectal variant of blunderbuss"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0259nd\u0259r\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193225"
},
"buzz (off)":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of buzz off informal \u2014 used as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away He told me to buzz off . Buzz off , will you? I'm busy right now."
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193240"
},
"ban":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to prohibit especially by legal means",
": to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of",
": bar entry 2 sense 3c",
": curse",
": to utter curses or condemnations",
": legal or formal prohibition",
": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure",
": anathema , excommunication",
": malediction , curse",
": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service",
": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table",
": to forbid especially by law or social pressure",
": an official order forbidding something",
": to prohibit or forbid especially by legal means (as by statute or order)",
": to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of",
": prohibition especially by statute or order"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n",
"\u02c8ban"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"interdict",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"proscribe"
],
"antonyms":[
"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction",
"malison",
"winze"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The school banned that book for many years.",
"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
"Noun (2)",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193337"
},
"back up":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that serves as a substitute or support",
": musical accompaniment",
": additional personnel who provide assistance",
": an accumulation caused by a stoppage in the flow",
": a copy of computer data (such as a file or the contents of a hard drive)",
": the act or an instance of making a backup",
": to accumulate in a congested state",
": to move into a position behind (a teammate) in order to assist on a play",
": hold back sense 1",
": to make a copy of (a computer file or data) to protect against accidental loss or corruption",
": to make copies of all the files on (a device)",
": a person who takes the place of or supports another",
": a situation in which the flow of something becomes blocked",
": a copy of information stored on a computer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottleneck",
"jam",
"jam-up",
"logjam",
"snarl",
"tailback",
"tie-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His role on the team is to be a backup to the regular quarterback.",
"We have an extra radio as a backup in case this one doesn't work.",
"We have an extra radio for backup .",
"He provides backup for the regular quarterback.",
"She sang backup on his CD.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last season, Gaffney was the primary backup for Cole off the bench. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"The problem is that the Blazers plan to start Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons at guard, with Josh Hart as the primary backup . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"Moore II\u2019s backup at the nickel might be up for grabs, but Dabo\u2019s transition is going to be tougher than most. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
"Other candidates include fifth-year senior Nick Patti, who was Pickett\u2019s primary backup last season and started the Chick-Fil-A Bowl against Michigan State before an injury ended his day. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the inconvenience of the bridge being impassable into Canada, and the backup of traffic at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, there are serious international commerce concerns. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to the inconvenience of the bridge being impassable into Canada, and the backup of traffic at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, there are serious international commerce concerns. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The closed-loop, one-two punch of AI and automation requires humans to be deeply involved, first in training the intelligence and then serving as its backup , manually resolving complex or ambiguous issues. \u2014 Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And backing up an old iPhone or iPad device and then restoring that backup to a new phone or tablet should move the app over. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While building slowly started to pick back up , global supply chain issues in the past couple of years blunted the progress. \u2014 Brittany Anas, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
"The attractions include 11 water slides, some of which loop outside the translucent walls of the six-story, 65,000-square-foot structure, some of which drop below floor level before shooting back up . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Chip shortages will end, dealer lots will fill back up and prices will come back down. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"It\u2019s about taking the hits that life brings and getting back up . \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s about taking the hits that life brings and getting back up . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Getting back up , dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it? \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 19 May 2022",
"Getting back up , dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it? \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
"Getting back up , dusting yourself off and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it \u2014 that\u2019s a gift. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1801, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194025"
},
"barretter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an early form of radio detector operating by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electric waves"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259\u02c8ret\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"modification of Old French bareter to exchange",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194050"
},
"bruting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of bruting a diamond"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fcti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"modification (influenced by English -ing ) of French brutage ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195040"
},
"bereavement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8r\u0113v-m\u0259nt",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The following May, my wife and I flew to London for my father's funeral. Pam, determined to wrangle us an upgrade to business class on the strength of my bereavement , gave the British Airways ticketing clerk two passports and a sob story. \u2014 John Haney , Gourmet , January 2003",
"In the sections of her book that should prove an enduring contribution to the literature of grief, Ms. Gilbert recounts her free fall into widowhood, starting with that modern rite of bereavement , the erasing of the answering-machine message. \u2014 James S. Kunen , New York Times Book Review , 19 Mar. 1995",
"In any case, sadness and loss of interest and drive during periods of bereavement are expected and normal. If Mozart had not been upset by his parents' deaths, his wife's illnesses, and his separations from her, he would be less than human. \u2014 William A. Frosch , Musical Quarterly , 1990",
"a period of grief after bereavement",
"people who have recently suffered bereavements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For some, the status of bereavement passed quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"For a comprehensive list of community bereavement resources, visit hospicewr.org/griefandloss. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"But researchers, including Dr. O'Connor, are now beginning to ask if pandemic bereavement comes with its own particular flavor of loss. \u2014 Kells Mcphillips, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"In 2021, Roberta's House Family Grief Support Center constructed a new state-of-the-art bereavement center in Baltimore. \u2014 Gabriel Kinder, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"There are also bereavement presents that simply help someone. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"This is evident with LinkedIn\u2019s release of career gap options users can put on their profiles, including bereavement , caregiving and personal goal pursuit. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"An extensive 35-hour bereavement training will be provided. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"Andrea Lucibello, a social worker and the coordinator of bereavement services for Yale New Haven Hospital, recently held a seminar in anticipation of Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day for adults who have lost a parent. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see bereave ",
"first_known_use":[
"1660, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195436"
},
"bumptiousness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : obtrusive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"a bumptious young man whose family wealth gave him a sense of entitlement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The moment became legendary for many Canadians who relished the sight of our young, charismatic leader imposing his cheery manners on the bumptious American president. \u2014 Jonathan Kay, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"That the bumptious billionaire Donald Trump at the moment looks to be the party\u2019s leader doesn\u2019t help. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Dickie is youngish and elegant, at least by the bumptious standards of Newark mobsters, and when the story begins he\u2019s dealing with two separate problems. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Britten\u2019s orchestration brilliantly characterizes the different social strata: oozy string slides and tinkling harps, celesta and glockenspiel for fairyland; winds and strings for the lovers; bumptious lower brass and bassoon for the tradesmen. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But if the tech industry\u2019s bumptious history with antitrust enforcement is any lesson, a caretaker who has reluctantly stepped into the spotlight might be preferable to a charismatic leader born to it. \u2014 Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Donald Trump\u2019s bumptious , boisterous, blustering performance in his first face-to-face debate with Joe Biden changed the trajectory of the presidential race\u2014giving the former vice president a hefty lead. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"In 1993, the break-out star was Sean Burroughs, a bumptious earthen mound from Long Beach, California. \u2014 Adam Kuhlmann, Longreads , 15 Apr. 2020",
"George Washington\u2019s mother, Mary Ball Washington, is often seen as a bumptious obstacle to her son\u2019s success. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":" bump entry 1 + -tious (as in fractious )",
"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195440"
},
"betime":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": betimes"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from be- + time ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200402"
},
"bad books":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": disfavor"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1861, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201333"
},
"blight":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)",
": an organism (such as an insect or a fungus) that causes blight",
": something that frustrates plans or hopes",
": something that impairs or destroys",
": a deteriorated condition",
": to affect (a plant) with a disease or injury marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) : to affect with blight (see blight entry 1 sense 1 )",
": to impair the quality or effect of",
": to suffer from or become affected with blight",
": a disease that makes parts of plants dry up and die",
": to injure or destroy by or as if by a blight",
": an inflammation of the eye in which the eyelids discharge a thick mucous substance that often seals them up for days and minute granular pustules develop inside the lid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u012bt",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the city's spreading urban blight",
"the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside",
"Verb",
"Builders blighted the land with malls and parking lots.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its Slavic roots are evident, its jewels of Roman architecture are stunning, its centuries as an Ottoman outpost are recognizable, its remnants of Communist blight are saddening, and its European aspirations are palpable. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 2 May 2022",
"According to DeKalb County, a task force was never put in place to address issues at Brannon Hill specifically but a Blight Task Force looks at the status of blight throughout the county and studies the nature of the problem. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"Alas, the system has broken down, leaving a form of blight to sweep the world \u2014 devastating crops and corrupting the animallike machines that were once caretakers of the land. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The city, under state law, must bring in a third party to conduct the blight study. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to supporting Jacobs\u2019 razing of mostly squalid motels, the city used its blight fund in 2016 to finance the demolition of two vacant motels despite pleas from the community to preserve them as housing. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022",
"In recent years, council members have shown their support for some of Duggan's platform, including the blight bond proposal to raise funds for demolitions of crumbling structures. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And, just as researchers had hoped, grafting edible pears onto Callery roots produced blight -resistant fruit trees. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The neighborhood, which is just west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, has long suffered from blight , and city leaders targeted it for redevelopment more than two decades ago. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And these avatars certainly capture ABBA\u2019s original exuberance, minus the Jurassic tendencies that tend to blight decades-after-the-fact reunions in the real world. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Baltimore Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy praised the mayor for his commitment to blight prevention and pledged to keep working diligently to address the nearly 15,000 vacant houses in Baltimore. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Challenges are based on worries that the vast arrays of turbines will interfere with fishing, obstruct naval exercises and blight views from summer houses. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Doping allegations continue to blight Russia\u2019s race-walking program\u201417 of its athletes have been banned for doping in the past few years\u2014even as athletes from the program have dominated the world championships and Olympics. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2015",
"Tent encampments still blight cities, however, and many voters equate them with crime. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In my experience, few things blight a career as much as a failed software implementation. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"However, Camilla is also acutely aware of the challenges that blight gardeners\u2019 efforts. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1695, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201728"
},
"boast":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a statement expressing excessive pride in oneself : the act or an instance of boasting (see boast entry 2 ) : brag",
": a cause for pride",
": to praise oneself extravagantly in speech : speak of oneself with excessive pride",
": glory , exult",
": to speak of or assert with excessive pride",
": to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride)",
": have , contain",
": to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work",
": to express too much pride in a person's own qualities, possessions, or achievements",
": to have and be proud of having",
": an act of expressing too much pride in a person's own qualities, possessions, or achievements",
": a cause for pride"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dst",
"\u02c8b\u014dst"
],
"synonyms":[
"credit",
"crown jewel",
"glory",
"honor",
"jewel",
"pride",
"treasure",
"trophy"
],
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"brag",
"bull",
"crow",
"gasconade",
"swagger",
"vapor",
"vaunt"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle boast .",
"We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.",
"The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The FireCuda drives each boast a 2TB storage capacity, USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for zippy file transfers, and can be used to save games and data on PC, Mac, PlayStation and Xbox. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Most fans have at least three speed settings, though some boast 12 or more. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Gardens boast banana, papaya, tamarind and mango trees. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Not only do nearly all of the above boast a larger population which in turn provides a larger candidate pool, but other nearby cities that currently appoint their law directors include Independence, Brecksville, North Royalton and Broadview Heights. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"The Aztecs boast the stingiest scoring defense in the tournament field at 57.7 a game. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Gay, told of this boast , rolled his eyes and immediately ceased with the compliments. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Spun from a soft microfiber material, the sheets are almost like silk and boast cooling properties. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The faithful are accustomed to seeing the scoreboard boast big numbers. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Gamblers, who boast some of the top defensive players in the USFL, forced a safety and intercepted a J\u2019Mar Smith pass with about 1:22 remaining in the game. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
"The Warriors have also won at least one away matchup in 26 consecutive postseason series and boast the collective experience to win big games on the road. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Farmers' markets boast tables heaped with the crimson stems right now. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"True to his distinctive nickname, Scrap Iron's teams had to scratch and claw for wins in an era when the Milwaukee Brewers did not boast considerable star power. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"The Broncos, who have won three Super Bowls and boast one of the league's biggest fanbases, are valued at more than $3.7 billion, according to Forbes. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"Judge and the Yankees took two of three in the series and boast the best record in baseball at 31-13 heading into their first matchup this season with AL East rival Tampa Bay. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine also has reverberated across the industry, although few international chip companies have a significant presence in those countries and Russia doesn\u2019t boast a major semiconductor industry. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"David McIntosh, head of the influential conservative group the Club for Growth, used to fly on Air Force One, get personal shout-outs from Donald Trump and boast to friends about his access to the former president. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202209"
},
"boondockers":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": field shoes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcn\u02ccd\u00e4k\u0259(r)z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202332"
},
"boon companion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a close friend"
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"He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bullied out of private school and at odds with her divorced parents, lonely high schooler Jane spirals out of control after falling in with a hard-partying crowd and becoming smitten with a dangerously charismatic bad boy . \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Bullied out of private school and at odds with her divorced parents, lonely high schooler Jane spirals out of control after falling in with a hard-partying crowd and becoming smitten with a dangerously charismatic bad boy . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The portrayal gave the actor a bad boy persona but he was also considered a Western icon, receiving a star on the Western Walk of Stars in Santa Clarita, Calif., in 2017. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"The power of the memory is strong enough to wrench Billy from the Mind Flayer\u2019s grasp and the former bad boy sacrifices himself. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"But when Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes a month before graduation, Chloe is thrust into a bizarre scavenger hunt alongside Smith, Shara's quarterback boyfriend, and Rory, Shara's bad boy neighbor, both of whom Shara also kissed. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Despite his age, Faison hopes his days of playing his bad boy character aren't over. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"Imagine trying to slice up that bad boy for a summer picnic. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022",
"Accusations from Brussels that Mr. Orban has eroded democratic standards including judicial independence and media freedom, coupled with arguments with other EU countries over money and culture wars, have given him the status of the EU\u2019s bad boy . \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 10 May 2022"
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"Adjective",
"left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly , purposeless existence",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s no evidence that carnivorous plants acquired any of their beastly habits by hijacking genes from their animal victims, says Hedrich, although genes do sometimes pass from one type of organism to another. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Back here on Earth, an image of this beastly beauty is perhaps the most famous shots ever snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope in its almost 30 years of operation. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Apr. 2020",
"The Serengeti is one of the world's greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
"There are some beastly devices out there that max out at 4TB or 5TB\u2014that will be necessary for some, but those drives also necessitate higher prices. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Same with Thompson, who continues to increase his price with beastly performances and invaluable leadership. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2020",
"In this live-action re-imagining of the fairy tale, a young woman takes her father\u2019s place as prisoner in a beast\u2019s castle, only to fall in love with her beastly captor, who turns out to be a prince. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"But Nadal\u2019s triumph confirms his standing as one of the most beastly players in the history of men\u2019s tennis. \u2014 Kevin Craft, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Lion country The Serengeti is one of the world\u2019s greatest lion lairs, with around 2,800 beastly kings marauding about the 5,700-square-mile park. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The beastly mill is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and is capable of churning out 1,479 hp and 1,181 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"Sherif\u2019s music is not quite as loud and beastly as Pop Smoke\u2019s. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The beastly mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and roars from quad exhaust pipes. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 May 2022",
"Buy our brand of razors instead, for a smooth, glossy feel, you beastly woman, haha! \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Not to mention the fact that its beastly V-12 mill was capable of producing the sort of power that was virtually unheard of in 1974. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Defender's roughly three-ton curb weight is responsible for taming its beastly engine, resulting in acceleration that's more authoritative than urgent. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Fresh tires and a few more laps might have been enough to beat the beastly Cadillac. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The South Korean boy band bring their twice-rescheduled tour to Arizona Federal Theatre for a concert initially scheduled for July 8, 2020. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"The White House has invited the South Korean boy band to meet with President Biden to discuss the rise in anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the United States, the administration announced in a statement obtained by AP. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Lance Bass, a member of the boy band NSYNC, is among the 2,583 to comment on Tess\u2019 video. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2022",
"The singer found fame in 1995 as a member of boy band phenomenon NSYNC. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Even the filmic mainstream got a shot in the arm, with several members of the Canto-pop boy band sensation Mirror rapidly transitioning into film. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Since exiting the netherworld of boy band mania, Styles has repeatedly proven himself a mature, thoughtful artist. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"During the South Korean boy band \u2019s fourth and final consecutive show at Allegiant Stadium, a dynamic montage of scenes from BTS music videos played onscreen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Tom Parker, a singer for the British-Irish boy band the Wanted, has died after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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": a usually ornate and high wagon for a band of musicians especially in a circus parade",
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"tried to get everyone on the bandwagon about forming a neighborhood crime watch",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even influencer Tinx hopped on the bandwagon and tried out the wax stick in a TikTok. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Most bitcoin buyers hopped on the bandwagon last year as crypto's popularity soared, McKenzie said. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"One mistake is jumping on the bandwagon each time new technology, channels or platforms are introduced. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"After a Texas lawmaker proposed banning drag shows where children are present, Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills, jumped on the bandwagon . \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"Rob Portman continues to stand on the sidelines Mr. Spine, but lots of others have been getting on the Steve Detol back bandwagon . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Still, investors looking to join the bandwagon might find the jump a bit high at the moment. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The jump to a new apex of $70,000 looked like another craze driven by still more kudos from famous names, and the millennials' and Gen-X-ers rushing to join the bandwagon . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Brands didn\u2019t take long to join the bandwagon to stamp their online presence through social marketing, reminding followers of their social media handles on the need to stay safe. \u2014 Thomas Helfrich, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to be suitable, appropriate, or advantageous",
": to be in a proper situation",
": to be the property of a person or thing",
": to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency",
": to be a member of a club, organization, or set",
": to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing",
": to be properly classified",
": ought , must",
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"She was here for 15 years, but she never really belonged .",
"your shoes belong in the closet, not in the middle of the living room where people will trip on them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Until 2015, Maine was part of the clean-plate club to which most states belong . \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"While in Jeddah, Mr. Biden will meet with the leaders of nine Arab nations: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman, which all belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council, along with Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"That distinction would probably belong to Barry\u2019s ex-girlfriend Sally (Sarah Goldberg), who has returned to him hoping to enlist his help in getting revenge on her former assistant Natalie. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Some of the regular protesters in the parking lot handing out antiabortion pamphlets and rosaries belong to the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
"These laboratories can determine if the sample is positive for an orthopoxvirus \u2014 the family to which monkeypox and smallpox belong . \u2014 Helen Branswell And Andrew Joseph, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The Southern Region has the most Fortune 500 companies, and a large number of them are based in Texas and belong to the oil and gas industry. \u2014 Nicolas Rapp, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Someone told a school resource deputy at Somerset Parkland Academy on Thursday morning that the two guns were found at the school, the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office said, and said investigators found the guns belong to the principal. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Cash's version stands out not just because of the Man in Black's iconic voice but for his brief comment beforehand about how a song can belong to us all. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220013"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to make barbarian or barbarous",
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"noun"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccshel"
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"discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the past few months, Anne Hathaway has returned to the spotlight with a series of high-profile roles (and some seriously impressive bombshell style along the way). \u2014 Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Netflix released the first teaser on June 16, giving us the first official look of de Armas as the iconic Hollywood bombshell . \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Though investors and economists were ultimately expecting such an increase, that didn't make the hike \u2014 the central bank's largest since 1994 \u2014 any less of a bombshell . \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"But when the two did come together for their bombshell mother-daughter photoshoot, the influencer remembers her mom's vivacious personality on-set. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"And the Daily Beast reports on yet another bombshell on Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"See more reactions to the latest Bey bombshell below. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"For decades, countless Angelenos wondered about the identity of the mysterious blonde bombshell who appeared on hundreds of billboards across town beginning in the mid \u201980s, most bearing little but her pseudonym: Angelyne. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"After the Hallie telenovela-worthy bombshell , Buhle says that Hunter can no longer hurt her, that the worst is behind her. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": gay , merry"
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"\u02c8bl\u012bth-s\u0259m",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh-"
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"bright",
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"cheery",
"chipper",
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"gay",
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"lightsome",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
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"glum",
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"saturnine",
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"sullen"
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"1594, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a random movement of microscopic particles suspended in liquids or gases resulting from the impact of molecules of the surrounding medium",
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"\u02c8brau\u0307-n\u0113-\u0259n-",
"\u02ccbrau\u0307-n\u0113-\u0259n-"
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"1849, in the meaning defined above"
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"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to mark or dirty by trampling"
],
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"bi-\u02c8tram-p\u0259l",
"b\u0113-"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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},
"Battersea enamel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": 18th century English decorative enamel work with painted or transfer designs on a usually white background"
],
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"\u02c8bat\u0259(r)s\u0113-",
"-at\u0259-",
"-si-"
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"prefix",
"verb"
],
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": a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage",
": a can for trash or garbage : dustbin",
": to put into a bin",
": bi- entry 1",
": a box or enclosed place used for storage"
],
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"\u02c8bin",
"\u02c8bin"
],
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"caddy",
"case",
"casket",
"chest",
"locker",
"trunk"
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"Noun",
"Put the old newspapers in the recycling bin .",
"a storage bin for hats and gloves",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The center console has a spacious bin and plenty of room for cupholders and a wireless charging pad. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Upon seeing a homeless man by the trash bin of a fast food restaurant, a Grossmont College staffer bought a hamburger and bottle of water for him. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Several businesses and bus shelters were damaged, and a trash bin at a police precinct was set on fire following a Saturday night gathering at Peninsula Park, police said. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Some areas in Wales ask households using disposable diapers to set them out in a separate bin for collection each week. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The single bin can process up to 4.4 pounds of waste per day, and can hold a total of 20 gallons of compost. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
"One family carried a load of glass shards and twisted metal in a bedsheet to the nearby trash bin . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Keeping it extra secure in a bin of camp-kitchen gear would provide an extra bit of mental assurance when driving down washboard roads. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Police made the grisly discovery near a trash bin at the back of the motel. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Courier-Journal , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For instance, it was reported that Tesco suppliers are being forced to bin nearly 50 tonnes of food each week due to a lorry driver crisis. \u2014 Amy Nguyen, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"The reusable bins the company normally supplies to clients have been replaced by cardboard boxes. \u2014 Kim Velsey, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
"After Fiji flanker Semi Kunatani was sin- binned , Adams finished off a slick four-man passing move for 14-10. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Oct. 2019",
"Amazon binned a hiring algorithm that was persistently sexist, and Apple is being investigated over its new credit card, which offers women lower credit limits. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
"This is not the first time Saudi Arabia has been implicated in phone hacking\u2014though the incident may provide the strongest link yet to bin Salman himself. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 22 Jan. 2020",
"After three weeks of strikes and demonstrations, Jupp\u00e9 had to bin his plan. \u2014 Sylvain Cypel, The New York Review of Books , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The downside includes having to secure a second mortgage to obtain LPs that barely made it to the thrift-store dollar bins a decade earlier. \u2014 Jim Allen, Popular Mechanics , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Both were charged with passing on information about dissidents to bin Salman\u2019s government. \u2014 Karl Vick, Time , 12 Dec. 2019"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"1839, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the condition of being bedfellows"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231428"
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"bullheaded":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stupidly stubborn : headstrong"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d",
"also"
],
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"adamant",
"adamantine",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hard-nosed",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
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"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"examples":[
"a bullheaded boss who won't take advice from anyone",
"a bullheaded government official who refused to bend the rules even just a little bit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
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"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231720"
},
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"geographical name"
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"former metropolitan borough of southwestern London, England, on the south bank of the Thames River, now part of Wandsworth"
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"\u02c8ba-t\u0259r-s\u0113"
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"brown hyena":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a solitary southern African hyena ( Hyaena brunnea ) often scavenging along the seashore"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232343"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trifle sense 1",
": any of various games involving the rolling of balls into scoring areas",
": a short literary or musical piece in light style"
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"\u02ccba-g\u0259-\u02c8tel"
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"child's play",
"frippery",
"nonproblem",
"nothing",
"picayune",
"shuck(s)",
"small beer",
"small change",
"trifle",
"triviality"
],
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"examples":[
"the question of who will pick up the coffee is a mere bagatelle in the overall planning of the conference"
],
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232618"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal",
": the condition or status of a lower (see lower entry 3 sense 3 ) animal",
": display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses",
": sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal",
": the crime of engaging in sexual relations with an animal \u2014 see also crime against nature"
],
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"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccbesh-",
"\u02ccb\u0113s-",
"\u02ccb\u0113sh-",
"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8al-\u0259t-\u0113",
"\u02ccb\u0113s-",
"\u02ccbes-ch\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113, \u02ccb\u0113s-"
],
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"animality",
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"brutality",
"brutishness",
"swinishness"
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"I was shocked by the bestiality of their behavior.",
"by the end of hostilities the populace had been reduced to a level of bestiality that would have been unthinkable before the war"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233517"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the assemblage of metamorphic and igneous rocks underlying stratified rocks in a particular region",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233816"
},
"bottom plate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the horizontal beam on which the studs of a partition rest",
": a plate supporting a foundry mold"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234137"
},
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"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Willem circa 1550\u20131597 Dutch navigator"
],
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u0259n(t)s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234307"
},
"battery charger":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": charger sense 1c"
],
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"1861, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234739"
},
"bane":{
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a source of harm or ruin : curse",
": death , destruction",
": woe",
": poison",
": killer , slayer",
": to kill especially with poison",
": bone",
": poison \u2014 see henbane"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0101n",
"\u02c8b\u0101n"
],
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"affliction",
"curse",
"nemesis",
"scourge"
],
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"blessing",
"boon",
"felicity",
"godsend",
"good",
"manna",
"windfall"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d",
"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1578, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000151"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pastoral Tigre-speaking Hamitic people belonging to the same racial group as the Bisharin and Hadendoa",
": a member of the Beni Amer people"
],
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"\u02ccbe-n\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-m\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001014"
},
"brood body":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a gemma (as of a moss or liverwort)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001727"
},
"beeman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": beekeeper"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0113-m\u0259n",
"-\u02ccman"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002015"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": given to or marked by boasting : expressing excessive self-pride"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dst-f\u0259l"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002049"
},
"bare-knuckle":{
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not using boxing gloves",
": having a fierce unrelenting character"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002359"
},
"big if":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that is both important and uncertain : a fundamental question"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002705"
},
"back away":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)"
],
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"drop back",
"fall back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
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"advance"
],
"examples":[
"backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1833, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003335"
},
"bud":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot",
": something not yet mature or at full development: such as",
": an incompletely opened flower",
": child , youth",
": an outgrowth of an organism that differentiates into a new individual : gemma",
": an outgrowth having the potential to differentiate and grow into a definitive organ or part : primordium",
": buddy",
": marijuana",
": in an early stage of development",
": to set or put forth buds",
": to commence growth from buds",
": to grow or develop from or as if from a bud",
": to reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent",
": to produce or develop from buds",
": to cause (a plant) to bud",
": to insert a bud from a plant of one kind into an opening in the bark of (a plant of another kind) usually in order to propagate a desired variety",
": a small growth at the tip or on the side of a stem that later develops into a flower, leaf, or branch",
": a flower that has not fully opened",
": an early stage of development",
": to form or put forth a small growth that develops into a flower, leaf, or branch",
": to reproduce by asexual means by forming a small growth that pinches off and develops into a new organism",
": an asexual reproductive structure",
": a primordium having potentialities for growth and development into a definitive structure",
": an anatomical structure (as a tactile corpuscle) resembling a bud",
": to reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259d",
"\u02c8b\u0259d",
"\u02c8b\u0259d"
],
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"bairn",
"bambino",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"whelp",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth"
],
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"adult",
"grown-up"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The bush has plenty of buds but no flowers yet.",
"that sitcom star is still a bud , so all he needs right now are looks and personality",
"Verb",
"The trees budded early this spring.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nip hair shedding and undesirable flakes in the bud with this anti-dandruff shampoo that Kingsley loves. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"The aim is to nip any silent transmission in the bud . \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"Sloan School of Management finds that corporate culture is 10.4 times more important to employees than compensation, not to mention the strongest factor in predicting turnover, leaders would do well to nip any and all forms of toxicity in the bud . \u2014 Vicky Valet, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Sometimes a stem terminates in leafy growth in place of a bud . \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"In this genre-crossing comedy, Seth Rogen and James Franco star as two stoners who, high on a rare batch of bud , witness a murder and are then chased by bad guys. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The headphones can also be set up so that holding and pressing the side of a bud will turn off the active noise cancellation/ however, while out for a run the headphones would do this without any input from me. \u2014 Benny Har-even, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"And rather than pesky touch controls, physical buttons on the outside of each bud makes everything less frustrating. \u2014 Brenda Stolyar, Wired , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Wash the garlic scapes, then trim off the end and the bud . \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Thankfully, leaves have begun to bud and temperatures are rising. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Lincoln bud Norman Reedus gunning hard for a shot at playing Ghost Rider in the MCU. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In general, cold weather in spring delays bud break and warm weather accelerates it. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Many crops and plants in the Southeast have started to bud because of warmer weather until now and the freezing cold temperatures \u2014 maybe record low \u2014 that are expected on the back end of this bomb cyclone can cause some serious damage, Cohen said. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The best time to prune is now, before the tree begins to bud out. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s bud as in the flowering marijuana bud that Snoop likes to smoke, not the old Budweiser Bud Bowl Super Bowl ad campaign. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Take one bud out of your ear and these headphones also cut noise-cancelling to the earbud that remains in the other ear. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
"The center plans to continue measuring through the end of October, then will resume in March or April, when trees begin to bud . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004056"
},
"baneberry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several perennial herbs (genus Actaea ) of the buttercup family having acrid poisonous berries",
": one of the berries",
": the acid poisonous berry of any plant of the genus Actaea",
": a plant of the genus Actaea"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113,"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" bane entry 1 + berry entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1755, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004459"
},
"bestreak":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cover with streaks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8str\u0113k",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" be- + streak ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004917"
},
"Bullhead City":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in western Arizona across the Colorado River from Nevada population 39,540"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02cched"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004936"
},
"ball fringe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a decorative fringe (as for upholstery, curtains, or clothing) made with covered balls or yarn balls hanging at even intervals along one edge"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005749"
},
"bottling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u00e4t-li\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, those gorgeous little bubbles require a careful pour, so Enroot had to invest in customized parts in order to retain effervescence during the bottling . \u2014 Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"This organic bottling is redolent with aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle, backed up by flavors of peaches, apricots and ginger. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The company said Stoli\u2019s blending, filtration, bottling , packaging and distribution all takes place in a Latvian factory and warehouse. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Here is the wine is aged 16 to 18 months in French oak, before being gently moved by gravity to the third cave, reserved for bottling and storage. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Numerous properties have announced new initiatives including Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, which is working with a local partner to launch a new on-site zero-waste water bottling and filtration system. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Only with de N\u00e9goce, the bottling and delivery timeline isn\u2019t a matter of years. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This is another farm-to-glass Tequila brand with each bottling coming from agaves produced at a single site and harvested in the same year. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Coca-Cola made its Russian debut in 1979 and opened its first bottling plant two decades later in Moscow, according to the company. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"1860, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a very long oil or gas pipeline 24 inches in diameter"
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"adverb",
"preposition"
],
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": in comparison with",
": on a par with",
": not relevant to",
": besides",
": in a state of extreme excitement",
": nearby",
": besides",
": at or by the side of",
": compared with",
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": not relating to"
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"bi-\u02c8s\u012bd",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8s\u012bd"
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"as well as",
"besides",
"beyond",
"over and above"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Regardless, Joanna Adamicki, the city's special events coordinator, said the new location holds other benefits beside safety, including the introduction of a Raised Grain Brewing Co. beer garden that will also feature food trucks and live music. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Fred picked from lakeside sedges beside stag moose, camels, and giant beavers as the matriarch kept watch for dire wolves. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"Two wooden picnic tables rest on the other side of the tree, situated beside a narrow forested strand separating the oak property from the neighborhood. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"There was nothing to do in that room but listen to records and write and dream beside the fireplace. \u2014 Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor , 21 June 2022",
"Jenner\u2019s son, the baby formerly known as Wolf, is her second child with Travis Scott, who is presumably the grown-up pictured beside the chubby pair of toddler legs. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"Muhammad, who traveled with his girlfriend from Indiana to Portland during the height of the social injustice protests two years ago, now stood in a blue jail smock in Hernandez\u2019s 15th floor courtroom, beside an assistant federal public defender. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"The emperor Domitian had his holiday villa just north of Monte Circeo, beside a wide lagoon. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
"In some cases, transgender athletes might be put in separate events or allowed to compete beside cisgender opponents but with separate results and medals. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In the photos, Salazar can be seen posing beside and behind the wheel of a car. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Along the way and during the performance, ticketholders might just be spooked by the witch or possessed Richmond teens who pop out beside , behind and even underneath show-goers at unexpected moments. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Someone who is lacking the missing metric is someone who is driven and intelligent but still not a person who others want to work beside or for. \u2014 Pam Boney, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Media has historically been about finding the cracks between the content and then finding the best audience or the best contextual alignment to put your advertisement in front of or beside . \u2014 Andrea Palmer, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"And, yet, the sports world is beside -itself outraged because Tebow \u2014 one of the greatest college players and ambassadors of all-time \u2014 is getting another chance because his college coach happens to be coaching his hometown NFL team? \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
"Makes one 9-inch cake Spoon berries and softly whipped cream beside slices of this simple lemon-cornmeal cake glazed with sugar syrup. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2021",
"Krystyna Krakowski became a firefighter in Florida at a time when there were very few women to work beside or guide her in the service. \u2014 Anila Yoganathan, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
"Both Fauci and Birx were often standing beside or behind Trump when the former president made spurious claims about the virus. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 29 Mar. 2021"
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"Preposition",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011938"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": having two adductor muscles"
],
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012206"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to oppress or exhaust with toil"
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"bi-\u02c8t\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"b\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012242"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a belly of a specified kind",
": having a belly of a certain kind"
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"\u02c8be-l\u0113d",
"\u02c8be-l\u0113d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guston worked in the streaky, pale- bellied tones of an unhealthy white man\u2019s skin, which is to say of his own. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"Some squirrel species \u2014 the yellow- bellied marmot, for example \u2014 have been found to benefit from being less social. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
"At times the clouds seemed swollen and dark- bellied , as if laden with rain. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow- bellied sapsucker in Springfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Local observers reported black vultures in Milton and Canton, and two yellow- bellied sapsuckers at Hall\u2019s Pond in Brookline in addition to one at Moose Hill Sanctuary in Sharon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Marmots, a genus spanning 15 species of varying sociality \u2014 including alpine marmots living in multigenerational family groups, semi-social yellow- bellied marmots and ostensibly antisocial groundhogs \u2014 were a natural subject. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In the meantime, as dancers take the stage as opulent flowers and full- bellied mice, Wedig-Johnston is ready just offstage \u2013 in her own costume of sorts. \u2014 Kathrine Nero, The Enquirer , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The affected species include black- bellied whistling ducks, blue-winged teal and a variety of egrets. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012620"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": pane sense 3b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013415"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
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": a communication (such as a phone call or text message) by which a person arranges a sexual encounter with someone",
": a person to whom someone makes a booty call especially regularly"
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"Definition of breas plural of brea"
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"border (on)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
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": to have a border on (something) : to lie on a boundary of (something)",
": to be very like (something) : to come very close to being (something)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013622"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a place of escape or refuge"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dlt-\u02cch\u014dl"
],
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"asylum",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"sanctuary",
"sanctum",
"shelter"
],
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"circa 1851, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013701"
},
"boffo":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely successful : sensational"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-(\u02cc)f\u014d"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
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"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
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"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kenneth Walker III caps his amazing year with another boffo performance and Mel Tucker lays the groundwork for continued success in 2022. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins\u2019 dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021",
"November 2 was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 5 Nov. 2021",
"More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 21 May 2021",
"Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday\u2019s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers. \u2014 Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Zoom flexed its muscles last week with a boffo earnings report. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 8 June 2020",
"Salons: Many Northeast Ohio hair salons and barber shops have done boffo business in the first few days after Gov. Mike DeWine reopened them. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2020",
"Yet when Iowans caucus in three weeks, her boffo performance Tuesday probably didn\u2019t win her too many die-hard supporters. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1943, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014316"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of the animals (such as fallow deer, roe deer, fox, marten) that might be kept in or hunted under a chase in medieval England \u2014 compare beast of venery , beast of warren",
": a game mammal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014828"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": utterly or ridiculously backward , foolish, or wrong : ass-backward"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8a-sw\u0259rd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"alteration of ass-backward entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1971, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015443"
},
"Buck":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": dollar sense 3b",
": a sum of money especially to be gained",
": money",
": a male animal",
": a male deer or antelope",
": a male human being : man",
": a dashing fellow : dandy",
": antelope",
": buckskin",
": an article (such as a shoe) made of buckskin",
": a supporting rack or frame",
": a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting",
": to spring into the air with the back arched",
": to charge against something",
": to move or react jerkily",
": to refuse assent : balk",
": to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior",
": oppose , resist",
": butt entry 3",
": to throw or dislodge (a rider) by bucking",
": to move or charge into",
": to pass especially from one person to another",
": to move or load (heavy or cumbersome objects) especially with mechanical equipment",
": an act or instance of bucking",
": stark , completely",
": responsibility",
": an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal",
": a token used as a mark or reminder",
": of the lowest grade within a military category",
": the male of an animal (as a deer or rabbit) the female of which is called doe",
": dollar",
": man entry 1 sense 1 , fellow",
": to spring or jump upward with head down and back arched",
": to charge or push against",
": to go against : oppose",
": to become more confident",
"Linda B. 1947\u2013 American biologist",
"Pearl 1892\u20131973 n\u00e9e",
"American novelist",
"[short for sawbuck sawhorse]"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259k",
"\u02c8b\u0259k",
"\u02c8b\u0259k"
],
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"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
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"hitch",
"hoick",
"jerk",
"jolt",
"twitch",
"yank"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the car bucked and stalled",
"bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1750, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1877, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1928, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020753"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of the Oxford Group movement : a follower of the religious reformer Frank Buchman or his teachings"
],
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"-\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020816"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": impiously irreverent : profane"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blas-f\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"impious",
"irreverent",
"profane",
"sacrilegious"
],
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"pious",
"reverent"
],
"examples":[
"Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last month, a Christian student was beaten to death and her body set on fire after fellow students accused her of sending blasphemous messages about the Prophet Muhammad in a WhatsApp group conversation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The tyrant cleric had seen in it only blasphemous portrayals of the prophet Muhammad. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, opposition peaked when Islamist groups demonstrated in major cities, accusing the marchers of using blasphemous slogans \u2014 a crime punishable by death in Pakistan \u2014 accusations of which have provoked lynchings and murders. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The fight broke out between conservative lawmakers Hassan Riati and Shadi Udwan after insults were exchanged and blasphemous remarks were made, according a source who saw events unfold first-hand. \u2014 Celine Alkhaldi, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Naked she-demons stood in a circle, singing blasphemous and profane songs to him. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Turning a classic cocktail into a cloyingly sweet Italian dessert typically packed with candied fruits is blasphemous , right? \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Sunni Muslims, especially of the Barelvi sect, who make up a majority of Pakistan\u2019s population, view depictions of the Prophet Muhammad as blasphemous . \u2014 Salman Masood, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Set in rural India, the film will follow an adolescent girl who struggles to survive through drought, hardship and discrimination as her father is shunned by the majority of the village for engaging in a blasphemous act. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021044"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hobgoblin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcd\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"modification of Scottish Gaelic bodach old man, churl, miser, ghost, from bod penis; akin to Old Irish bot penis, Cornish & Welsh both nave of a wheel, boss of a shield, Old Slavic gvozd\u012d nail",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021147"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": territory at or near a border",
": fringe sense 3a",
": a vague intermediate state or region"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259r-\u02ccland"
],
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"border",
"frontier",
"march"
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"examples":[
"in the borderland between sleeping and waking",
"He describes adolescence as the tumultuous borderlands between childhood and adulthood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This borderland between Brazil and Peru, where the lowland Amazon rain forest slopes gently toward the Andes foothills, is rich with biological and cultural diversity. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Another variant would be considered as adjacent to the AI, residing in a type of borderland that is not exactly inside the AI and not fully outside the AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Most of the time, the borders themselves occupy a borderland between real and unreal. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"For now, that point seems to lie in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of a country whose name means borderland . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The situation leaves Colombia and Venezuela with the same problem: The presence of highly skilled criminal groups that control chunks of their borderland territories. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
"For her part, Ms. Butcher is a feminist, a humanist and apparently an agnostic who\u2014for love\u2014tries hard to find some borderland within herself for both these postures. \u2014 Richard Adams Carey, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
"During this early period, many agents were active in borderland chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. \u2014 Alicia Schmidt Camacho, The New Yorker , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Miami is not situated along a geographical border between two countries, but Cromwell came to see it as a borderland nonetheless. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 4 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021234"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": backcountry"
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"history_and_etymology":" back entry 3 + veld ; probably partial translation of Afrikaans agterveld ",
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"1903, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021925"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": any of various units of dry capacity \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
": a container holding a bushel",
": a large quantity",
": repair , renovate",
": a unit of measure (as of grain, produce, or seafood) equal to four pecks or 32 quarts (about 35 liters)"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-sh\u0259l",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-sh\u0259l"
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"passel",
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"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
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"profusion",
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"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
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"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"picked up a bushel of decorations at the after-Christmas sale",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Corn futures trade at $8 per bushel , the highest price in a decade. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"Global wheat prices spiked 6%, with futures trading in Chicago hitting $12.40 per bushel , the highest price in two months. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Lake Meadow Naturals in Ocoee has doubled from $4 or $4.50 a bushel a year ago to $8 or $9 in May. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Soft red winter wheat for July delivery locked in at $12.39 a bushel after rising as high as $12.47, its highest level since mid-March. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 16 May 2022",
"Until recently, that drought a decade ago was the only time that corn cost more than $8 a bushel . \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The status of nobility had been diluted by the new titles that Napoleon and Leopold II handed out by the bushel as favors to friends and courtiers\u2014not to mention the many fake ones that social climbing parvenus conferred upon themselves. \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Insect plagues were of such severity that farmers were paid by the bushel for locust corpses. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Russia and Ukraine harvest more than a quarter of the world\u2019s wheat, which has ramped 50% in price this year, to more than $12 per bushel \u2014 levels not seen since 2008. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1877, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tofu"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vietnamese influences also inform the cocktails, which will be mixed with such ingredients as pho broth, lime, mint, ginger, condensed milk, lime leaf, cardamom, bean curd , and oyster sauce. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
"It is often used as a wrap for stuffed bean curd rolls that are fried and/or steamed to perfection. \u2014 Jessie Yuchen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Repeat with the remaining bean curd sheets, filling and slurry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"For anyone unfamiliar with cooking tofu, those white spongy looking blocks of bean curd might be a little intimidating. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Every Chinese supermarket stocks a dazzling array of bean curd and substitute meat products made with gluten. \u2014 Time , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Soybeans are crushed to squeeze out juice that's used to make bean curd and soy milk, explains Chen. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Aside from the restaurants, Buddhist temples have often served vegetarian meals, including tofu, bean curd dishes, fresh sauteed greens and wheat gluten. \u2014 Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The house special spicy pot is one of those chaotic, throw everything in the pot creations, with ingredients like glass noodles, bean curd , lotus root, quail eggs and thick slabs of spam, all swimming in soupy ma la fire. \u2014 Lauren Saria, azcentral , 21 June 2019"
],
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"1842, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024400"
},
"bedflower":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": yellow bedstraw"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02ccflau\u0307r",
"-\u02ccflau\u0307-\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025410"
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"beseeching":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": expressing or marked by earnest pleading or entreaty"
],
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"bi-\u02c8s\u0113-chi\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
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"entreating",
"imploring",
"pleading",
"prayerful",
"soliciting",
"suppliant",
"supplicant",
"supplicating",
"supplicatory"
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"1704, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025438"
},
"bravoite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral (Ni,Fe)S 2 consisting of a nickel sulfide containing iron related to pyrite"
],
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"\u02c8br\u00e4\u02ccv\u014d\u02cc\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Jos\u00e9 J. Bravo \u20201928 Peruvian mineralogist + English -ite ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030315"
},
"burrow":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (such as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation",
": to make a burrow",
": to progress by or as if by digging",
": to make a motion suggestive of burrowing : snuggle , nestle",
": to conceal oneself in or as if in a burrow",
": to penetrate by means of a burrow",
": to construct by tunneling",
": to make a motion suggestive of burrowing with : nestle",
": to hide in or as if in a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter and habitation : to hide in or as if in a burrow",
": a hole in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit or fox) for shelter or protection",
": to hide in or as if in a burrow",
": to make a burrow",
": to proceed by or as if by digging",
": a passage or gallery formed in or under the skin by the wandering of a parasite (as the mite of scabies or a foreign hookworm)"
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d, \u02c8b\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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"den",
"hole",
"house",
"lair",
"lodge"
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"Noun",
"the chipmunk retreated to its burrow to have its babies",
"Verb",
"The rabbit burrowed into the side of the hill.",
"The frogs burrow under the mud.",
"The mole burrowed its way under the ground.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the predawn hours of a cold winter morning in the French Alps, the photographer Jose Grand\u00edo lay still in the snow, waiting for a stoat (Mustela erminea) to emerge from its burrow . \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow and saw his shadow, declaring there would be six more weeks of winter. \u2014 Bradley Blackburn, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Burrow won\u2019t have time to do much more than burrow , and Aaron Donald could be theMVP in a bruising response to his last tepid Super Bowl. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Phil left his burrow early that morning, as usual, to look for his shadow. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"After scouting their territory, the groundhog will return to its burrow to sleep a few more weeks\u2014emerging for a frenetic week that will lead to a baby boom in April. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"On that day, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler\u2019s Knob in Pennsylvania to predict the weather for the rest of the winter. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Squinting against the high noon sun, Mikulski points to the dirt trail leading into the hole \u2014 a clear sign of an active rat burrow . \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 31 Jan. 2022",
"After each female molted to adulthood, a male was placed in her enclosure and allowed to approach the burrow . \u2014 Nala Rogers, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2014",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Temperatures plunged, forcing me to burrow inside my sleeping bag. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Perhaps now is precisely the moment simply to stand up to these lone strongmen who have managed to burrow their way deeply into democratic institutions. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"The worms can mature and breed there, and legions of little larvae\u2014about 600 micrometers in length\u2014can emerge, burrow directly into a person's skin unnoticed, and make their way into the intestines by various routes. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In rare cases, the larvae can also burrow their way inside the eyeball. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"By using the Wagner Group to burrow into these resource-rich countries and secure lucrative mining concessions, Russia has been trying to future-proof itself against the kinds of sanctions now being imposed by the U.S. and its allies. \u2014 Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
"During the lockdown\u2019s early period, sometimes my own instinct was to burrow even deeper into bed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Armored sucker catfish like to burrow into dirt and concrete along the riverbanks, which could be what\u2019s causing the banks to collapse and humans to have to repair them. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"There seems to me to be a value in keeping our dreams private and asocial, particularly in a world where social technologies burrow ever deeper into our conscious lives. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031132"
},
"blink (at)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to dismiss as of little importance the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031319"
},
"boot (out)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031711"
},
"bemusement":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to make confused : puzzle , bewilder",
": to occupy the attention of : distract , absorb",
": to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement",
": to cause to be confused and often also somewhat amused"
],
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"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8my\u00fcz"
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"absorb",
"busy",
"catch up",
"engage",
"engross",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"enwrap",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"immerse",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"involve",
"occupy"
],
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"examples":[
"a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away",
"the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
"According to Peggy Leboeuf, a partner at Perrotin Gallery, a startled, and bemused , a woman in the crowd thought the original artist \u2014 Cattelan \u2014 was eating his own banana off the wall. \u2014 Howard Cohen And Siobhan Morrissey, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"The officer, bemused but apparently satisfied, took Braithwaite\u2019s license and walked away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Which is why the look athletics director Joe Castiglione\u2019s face was a mixture of bemused and puzzled when this question was raised Wednesday as Oklahoma prepared to play in Saturday\u2019s Peach Bowl as a two-touchdown underdog to No. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2019",
"Bellocchi is both aghast and bemused by the psychology behind the cultural phenomenon of Mafia crime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The notion that Bolton, a longtime bugbear of Democrats who has worked in four Republican administrations, was operating furtively within the White House to advance liberal objectives bemused some who have dealt with him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031916"
},
"Buchmanism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": oxford group movement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307km\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u0259k-"
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"history_and_etymology":"Frank N.D. Buchman \u20201961 American evangelist, its founder + English -ism ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032637"
},
"break off (with)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to end a usually intimate relationship with sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033123"
},
"Border Leicester":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a strain or variety of the Leicester breed of sheep used in England and Scotland chiefly in the production of superior mutton through crossbreeding especially with the Cheviot"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033326"
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"bruteness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being brute"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033906"
},
"brock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": badger"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4k"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English broc , of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh broch badger",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034143"
},
"bethylid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the family Bethylidae"
],
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"\u02c8be-th\u0259-l\u0259d",
"-\u02cclid"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin Bethylidae ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034256"
},
"barricaded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": protected or blocked by a barricade"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ber-\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-d\u0259d",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccber-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-",
"\u02ccba-r\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Texas Department of Public Safety and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told Fox News that one person has been shot and the shooter \u2013 who ran to the school \u2013 became barricaded inside it. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 24 May 2022",
"Traditionally, a barricaded suspect buys the police time to set up a perimeter and call a SWAT team, which could take 20 minutes to arrive. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud And Terry Tang, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The call for a barricaded suspect initially came in at 9:30 a.m., while the shots fired call was reported around 3:25 p.m., police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The altercation was an early moment in the siege where Trump supporters were able to make it past one barricaded section of the grounds, according to court records. \u2014 Hannah Rabinowitz And Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 4 June 2021",
"Back in the barricaded room with McConnell aides, one staffer began snapping photos through a window. \u2014 Karoun Demirjian, Star Tribune , 10 Jan. 2021",
"Back in the barricaded room with McConnell aides, one staffer began snapping photos through a window. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2021",
"Residents who access reopened areas are asked to avoid barricaded locations. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Unlike the Lake Street corridor, where hundreds of storefronts remain barricaded and property owners complain of living in a war zone, West Broadway doesn\u2019t look much different from before the riots. \u2014 Jeffrey Meitrodt, Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020"
],
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"1603, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034725"
},
"bout":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a spell or period of activity: such as",
": an athletic match (as of boxing)",
": outbreak , attack",
": session",
": a contest of skill or strength",
": attack entry 2 sense 4 , outbreak"
],
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"\u02c8bau\u0307t",
"\u02c8bau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"meet",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney"
],
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"examples":[
"undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet",
"she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Never mind that the project is just a rich man\u2019s folly, something that an 80-year-old millionaire decided to do in a bout of post-birthday ennui. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"Benavidez doesn't have the resum\u00e9 that Garcia has, but his only loss was to the still undefeated Terence Crawford in a WBO welterweight title bout in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The scorecards of the three judges showed three different interpretations of what happened in Anders\u2019 middleweight fight against South Korea\u2019s Junyong Park in the first bout on the main card of UFC Fight Night 206 on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, at Brooks City Base\u2019s Hangar 9, San Antonio welterweight Jairo Castaneda (13-2, 5 KOs) takes on Leonardo Esquivel Carrizales (5-7-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout atop an 11-bout card in former fighter Luis Villarreal\u2019s promotional debut. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
"As for all that talk about Alvarez trying to become undisputed light-heavyweight champion, of fighting a 200-pound cruiserweight champion in December and pursuing heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a 201-pound bout next year? \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"When gripped in a bout of severe challenge, the actual or potential of damage to one\u2019s mental and emotional fabric, pain in this context can spiral quickly past the control of the one experiencing it. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In his final match of the season, Habibi took down sophomore Jacob Gaum of Walt Whitman by decision in the 4A/3A championship bout . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At least 45 people were killed last week in the latest bout of fighting between Arab and non-Arab tribes in South Darfur. \u2014 Mike Corder, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend",
"first_known_use":[
"1575, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034729"
},
"boortree":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of boortree variant of bourtree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307r\u02cctr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034817"
},
"battery eliminator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a device to supply voltage to electron tubes from electric power supply mains \u2014 compare a power supply , b power supply , c power supply"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035210"
},
"bellwort":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a small genus ( Uvularia ) of herbs of the lily family with yellow bell-shaped flowers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
"-\u02ccw\u022frt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1737, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035528"
},
"best (out) of three/five/seven":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of best (out) of three / five / seven \u2014 used to say that the winner of a series of games, sets, etc. will be the one that wins the majority of the odd number (three, five, seven, etc.) maximum to be played The team advanced to the finals by winning the best out of seven semifinal series four games to one. The winner of a best of five set tennis match must win three sets."
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035723"
},
"bastard yellowlegs":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": stilt sandpiper"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040004"
},
"brink":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": edge",
": the edge at the top of a steep place",
": a bank especially of a river",
": the point of onset : verge",
": the threshold of danger",
": the edge at the top of a steep place",
": a point of beginning"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bri\u014bk",
"\u02c8bri\u014bk"
],
"synonyms":[
"cusp",
"edge",
"point",
"threshold",
"verge"
],
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"examples":[
"was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The signs of the devastating crisis are everywhere, including medicine shortages at hospitals and businesses on the brink of closure. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The natural disaster comes at a difficult time for Afghanistan as the country was already teetering on the brink of a humanitarian disaster amid crippling food shortages and sanctions against the country\u2019s Taliban rulers. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Jefferson County Public Schools is on the brink of embarking on a historic new direction for student assignment. \u2014 courier-journal.com , 22 June 2022",
"Melville wrote the book in 1857, on the brink of the Civil War, when the everyman made use of a loose, unchecked system of currency. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Talks had teetered on the brink of failure repeatedly last week, as lawmakers, in late-night meetings and calls, wrestled with how to translate their outline into a legislative text. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"Notwithstanding committee hyperbole about our democracy on the brink of destruction, the main hero of this dark episode is the Constitution. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
"The evolution of the Israeli policy comes as U.S.-led efforts to broker a new deal to contain Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities with Iran appear to be on the brink of collapse. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The losses sustained during the rise in robberies have some operators teetering on the brink of solvency. \u2014 Scott Thomas, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022"
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": predicament , fix",
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": to hit (something, especially someone's ears) with the hand",
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": a punch or slap especially on the ear",
": an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits",
": a widely cultivated shrub ( B. sempervirens ) used for hedges, borders, and topiary figures",
": to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order",
": an evergreen shrub or small tree used for hedges",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4ks"
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"case",
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"chest",
"locker",
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"encase",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
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"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
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"Verb (3)",
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"\u02c8ber-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0259n(t)",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u0259n(t)s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041439"
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"noun",
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": the cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine",
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": a person suffering from burnout",
": a person showing the effects of drug abuse",
": to drive out or destroy the property of by fire",
": to cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted especially from overwork or overuse",
": to suffer burnout",
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"\u02c8b\u0259rn-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
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"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"lassitude",
"prostration",
"tiredness",
"weariness"
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"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
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"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout .",
"the burnout rate among teachers",
"a novel about academic burnouts",
"Verb",
"working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Apart from Gen Z, respondents from each generation said that Facebook is the social media app most contributing to their empathy burnout . \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Many medical students and healthcare workers have dealt with burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Still, certain parts of the fandom will greet the end of this season with some weariness\u2014and the casting of a straight, cis man is a symptom, not the cause, of their burnout . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Sean McVay isn't feeling his usual end-of-the-season coaching burnout this month. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The best-selling author of The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test is back with another all-too-relatable love story, this one about a violinist struggling with burnout . \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The facilities are confronting record or near-record levels of patients while staff struggle with burnout and call in sick in large numbers due to the virus. \u2014 Melanie Evans, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Recent data shows that Black women have been doubly affected by the racial reckoning and financial havoc the pandemic has caused, leading the group to be among the hardest hit with burnout . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Now, the industry has been contending with burnout and fatigue among its workforce, raising concerns about labor shortages. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Do not let this fairy-tale view of the world burn out with age, my dear Pisces moon! \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"The stress caused by the more than 200 unfilled positions in the district is causing employees to burn out , said James Tobler, president of the Salt Lake Education Association. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Firefighters were letting the natural gas burn out on its own, according to Paliz. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"So increasing health approaches are critical to ensure sales talent don\u2019t burn out or give up. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Leaders can burn out because there is so much work to do all throughout, from the lead up to the closing and for some time after the merger. \u2014 Jenn Lofgren, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Professional gamers, barely past their teens, burn out even faster than athletes. \u2014 Arijeta Lajka, CBS News , 21 Dec. 2018",
"In the years since, the original game\u2019s update schedule slowed to a crawl, and additions grew insubstantial, leading many players to burn out or move on. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The overwork and staffing shortages of the pandemic have affected veterinarians as much as other doctors and nurses, and dealing with the constant moral dilemmas and emotional output was driving many to burn out even before 2020. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042052"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading",
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"\u02c8bl\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259s",
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"botcher",
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"butcher",
"fumbler",
"screwup"
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"leave it to that blunderbuss to bungle a job that a child could do",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adding a novel tariff blunderbuss is not likely to make the situation better. \u2014 Timothy Fitzgerald, National Review , 22 Apr. 2021",
"This would turn antitrust law into a blunderbuss aimed by failing competitors against companies that do a better job of serving consumers. \u2014 Robert H. Bork, National Review , 11 June 2021",
"Most of the fun lies in appreciating the blunderbuss incompetence of the team, whose errors result in innocent people\u2019s heads getting sliced in two or their viscera getting exploded all over the scenery. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Handicapping off-year congressional elections nearly 400 days in advance has proven about as accurate as an eighteenth-century blunderbuss . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His blunderbuss diplomacy and a startling proposal to invite Taliban leaders to Camp David unnerved even some of his own advisers. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Newsom\u2019s strategy is an unimaginative blunderbuss approach \u2014 raising ungodly amounts of cash from billionaires and special interests, and bludgeoning recall proponents as dangerous insurrectionist tools of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Past negotiations were just a bunch of negotiators around the table, but now all of the parties have a blunderbuss pointed at their own foot. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The orderliness of the Armenian Revolution doesn\u2019t fit the berets-and- blunderbusses image of what a revolution is supposed to look like. \u2014 Tom Ball, The New Republic , 1 July 2019"
],
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"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042753"
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"idiom"
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": in an ambulance"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042851"
},
"brown horseshoe bat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian leaf-nosed bat ( Hipposideros bicolor )"
],
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"adverb"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043722"
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044731"
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"communications code word",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": villain , desperado",
": a hired assassin",
": a shout of approval",
": to applaud by shouts of bravo"
],
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d"
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"1600, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1806, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1732, in the meaning defined above",
"Communications code word",
"1952, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045134"
},
"burr medic":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bur clover ( Medicago denticulata ) with serrated leaf margins"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045242"
},
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"Definition of badawi variant spelling of bedawi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050358"
},
"brownie point":{
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"noun"
],
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],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While people are thrilled that the statue is gone, some have rightly pointed out that the city, and Kenney, in particular, should not receive brownie points for their decision to finally take it down. \u2014 refinery29.com , 3 June 2020",
"As each task is completed, reward yourself with virtual brownie points (not chips or cookies!), then go on to the next one. \u2014 Jane E. Brody, New York Times , 18 May 2020",
"To really score some brownie points with your working mom friends, bring over toys, games, or books that will keep her kids busy for at least 5-10 minutes. \u2014 Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 Apr. 2020",
"All the doom and gloom aside, the time is upon you to one-up your pals with some factual knowledge, courtesy of Opta, that is sure to earn you brownie points in the everlasting battle to have the biggest footballing brain. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"For two decades, Senator Sessions kept his head down in the weeds - and against the weed - voting Alabama/Bible belt/NRA red, collecting conservative brownie points and being a loyal Boy Scout to the old ways. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 30 Oct. 2019",
"But there\u2019s no sign yet if O\u2019Rourke\u2019s new strategy will win him more than progressive brownie points . \u2014 Casey Tolan, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Both got brownie points for wearing black shoes, pun intended. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 20 Aug. 2019",
"So, tactically, China has a chance to win brownie points with America\u2019s business lobby. \u2014 The Economist , 6 July 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050814"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an aromatic solution of iron and ammonium acetate formerly used as a hematinic"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"after William R. Basham \u20201877 English physician",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051628"
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"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051654"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person unusually devoted to reading and study",
": a person who reads a lot"
],
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"\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
],
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"dink",
"dork",
"geek",
"grind",
"nerd",
"swot",
"weenie",
"wonk"
],
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"examples":[
"She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.",
"a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The perfect reading accessory, this would be a practical and slightly unexpected gift or stocking stuffer for the senior bookworm in your life. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"Any bookworm will adore this simple, yet sweet, gift. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"As a teenager, the voracious bookworm became frustrated with the cumbersome, inadequate technology available to blind and visually impaired readers. \u2014 Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"If your mom is a major bookworm who swears by reading tangible paper, this little light is for her (and will clip to an e-reader too). \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
"With access to true crime, romance, science fiction and more, your bookworm won't be able to contain his excitement. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both my husband and I are academicians, so a bookworm daughter didn\u2019t seem a stretch. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The most famous bookworm of them all, Oprah Winfrey, is receiving a literary honor for her work championing authors over the past quarter century. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For my tenth or eleventh birthday, a dear friend and fellow bookworm presented me with a paperback copy of Burnett\u2019s A Little Princess (1905). \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1580, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051912"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Barbary Coast",
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": one of the natives of the Barbary Coast formerly noted for their piratical activity"
],
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"\u00a6b\u00e4rb\u0259\u00a6resk",
"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051936"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": any of various Scottish coins of small value",
": an English halfpenny"
],
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"\u02c8b\u022f-(\u02cc)b\u0113",
"b\u022f-\u02c8b\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":"probably from Alexander Orrok, laird of Sille bawbe flourished 1538 Scottish master of the mint",
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052056"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an award for the poorest performance in a game or competition",
": an acknowledgment of notable inferiority"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052512"
},
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"transitive verb"
],
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": to treat well or badly : provide or furnish with"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English beseen , from Old English bes\u0113on , from be- + s\u0113on to see",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052603"
},
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"noun"
],
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052805"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides",
": a steep bank or bluff"
],
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],
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"cliff",
"crag",
"escarpment",
"palisade",
"precipice",
"scar",
"scarp"
],
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"examples":[
"the intimidating barrancas that can be found in the Sierra Nevada"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine derivative of barranco \"cliff, precipice, gully, ravine,\" of pre-Latin substratal origin",
"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053050"
},
"belt (down)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to swallow in liquid form I belted down a can of soda and rushed back out to the game"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053336"
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"button ear":{
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dog's ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside"
],
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},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055450"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": made of bast"
],
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055949"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral (Fe,Al)Po 4 .2H 2 O consisting of a pale-gray hydrous phosphate of iron and aluminum belonging to the isomorphous series strengite-variscite"
],
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"b\u0259\u02c8ran\u02ccd\u012bt",
"\u02c8bar\u0259n-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061223"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": amount in bushels"
],
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is scant doubt that today\u2019s AI foregoes even a modicum of attention toward the AI symbolics camp, whereby the use of KBS, ES, and RBS or similar tech are all relegated to the backroom and rarely given any room to breathe . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But between the rapidly changing intel on the Separatist insurgencies and the sheer chaos of synthesizing military battalions into the long-standing traditions of the Jedi Order, Obi-Wan and Anakin barely had time to breathe , let alone have a talk. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The moments where Hanna had room to breathe landed best. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After giving the moment some time to breathe , Smith and Pinkett Smith held hands over the bistro table between their seats at the front of the auditorium. \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Lured by nostalgia for his ancestors' land, and after having built up his finances as a lawyer and consultant, Di Ciacca decided to return to breathe new life into the village his family had left behind and revamp its local economy. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"And in fact, the diverse cast of the show even add in elements from their own lives to breathe more depth into their characters. \u2014 Anhar Karim, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"McKinney and his partner Daniel Banks, who co-founded the DNAWORKS arts and service organization, saw an opportunity to breathe new, productive life into a building that once housed so much hate. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"The exchanges breathe warmth into social interactions, which are so important in post-pandemic life. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022"
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"Our boffins finally broke the enemy's code!",
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"And boffins are constantly improving what bogus burgers taste like. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2019",
"So China\u2019s boffins are, like many others, surprised by how things have gone. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Whereas in many other countries legal boffins do the drafting, in Indonesia the job can fall to politicians, many of whom are inexperienced. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
"According to the boffins , the different results stem partly from a tweak to its methodology to avoid double-counting across Chinese regions. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 July 2018",
"But the boffins at headquarters in Los Gatos help set the budgets. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018",
"But the boffins in Stuttgart have been tinkering with their PHEV tech, adding more kWh, horsepower, torque, and generally refining all the software and control electronics that make everything work. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2018",
"The Lucasfilm Story Group's boffins are tying together the franchise's two main trilogies, doubling down on what many thought to be beyond salvaging. \u2014 Brendan Nystedt, WIRED , 29 May 2018",
"Allen is the latest British boffin to argue for the Traversette. \u2014 Smithsonian , 29 July 2017"
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"1942, in the meaning defined above"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The footage captured a sunny Sunday afternoon \u2014 last year\u2019s Fourth of July \u2014 around 3:30 p.m. A pair walked up to the barbed wire fence outside his store. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The Smiths wrapped the next iteration with barbed wire . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Cut to Jimmy pulling up at his last appointment of the day, ominously located behind a chain-link fence laced with barbed wire . \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"But some Russians stayed behind, sheltering until the early 2000s behind a fence topped with barbed wire from a city that, with the collapse of their empire, had suddenly become hostile territory \u2014 and an important intelligence target. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Federal authorities tried to secure the fish\u2019s future by surrounding the hole with 10-foot fencing capped with barbed wire , surveillance cameras and radio antennas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The woman tried to climb the fence, the blade tucked into her elbow, but soon came back down, apparently dissuaded by the barbed wire strung along the top. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"But the bag with the baby formula and water bottles were with Jacob, on the other side of the barbed wire . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"As the Ollie case shows, Benedict has tripped most often on the barbed wire of coaching extensions. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 22 Jan. 2022"
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"verb"
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"noun",
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": to eject or emit violently",
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": to force out gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth usually with a sound",
": to throw out or be thrown out with force",
": a forcing out of gas from the stomach through the mouth",
": to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth",
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"\u02c8belch",
"\u02c8belch"
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"erupt",
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"He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, \u201cThat's disgusting!\u201d.",
"Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In digesting those, microbes belch out methane, a potent greenhouse gas. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"And even in Kyiv\u2014the gray, multilevel concrete interchange at the Vydubychi transport hub, framed by the smokestacks of the TETs energy plant, which belch a thick, dense smoke into the deep-blue sky. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Next Gen Delivery Vehicle looks adorably goofy, but the vast majority of these new mail trucks will belch almost exactly as much carbon dioxide into the air as the old Grumman LLV trucks. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The vehicles belch noxious fumes into the air \u2014 setting off carbon monoxide alarms in nearby apartment buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"All of our meddling has primed Earth to collapse under cities and belch greenhouse gases, a nasty feedback loop that\u2019s accelerating global warming. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The CO2will stay underground\u2014but putting it there will drive more fossil fuels into the maw of the American economy, which will belch them back out as greenhouse gases. \u2014 Vince Beiser, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
"As Dixie and other large fires across the West continued to belch smoke into the atmosphere, plenty of precipitation was on its way to the other side of the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Its smokestacks belch out the worst sulfur dioxide pollution in the world. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"adverb (or adjective)"
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"noun"
],
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"noun"
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"blissless":{
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being without bliss"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094740"
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"bump up":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
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": to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc."
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"noun"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an insatiable appetite",
": bulimia"
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"history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English bolisme, bolismus , from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French bolisme , from Medieval Latin bolismus , alteration of Latin bulimus ",
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": something resembling a brush: such as",
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh"
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"nudge",
"shave",
"skim"
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"run-in",
"scrape",
"skirmish"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-t\u0113-\u0259s"
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"fetching",
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"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
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"plain",
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"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
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"a beauteous woman in a ball gown",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan goes back in time to tell the origin story of the Dutton Family in 1883, an unfettered look at the old West that's told through the eyes of a beauteous young blonde named Elsa Dutton (newcomer Isabel May). \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"And nobody ever personified the graceful and beauteous indulgences of art better than Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal, And gird thy beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! \u2014 Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"The fascinating and beauteous Roman city of Arles in Provence is enjoying a vital artistic renaissance, due in no small part to the vision and generosity of the cultural philanthropist Maja Hoffmann. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2018",
"Gershwin's music flows out from the stage in great and beauteous waves. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 11 Aug. 2017",
"She is rendered destitute along with her cousin, the beauteous actress Comfort Vertue, who is going on 30 and losing a bit of her former luster. \u2014 Jean Zimmerman, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
"Two men pursue the Black Pearl, hoping to rescue this beauteous damsel: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith and childhood friend secretly in love with her, and haughty Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), who fancies himself her fiance. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2017",
"Miraculously, the slow, stuttering, myopic Rohit is transformed into a hero who can dance, woo the beauteous heroine and defeat the bad guys. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 11 June 2006"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102831"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a benumbing manner"
],
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"bi-\u02c8n\u0259-mi\u014b-l\u0113",
"b\u0113-"
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},
"badassery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the state or condition of being a badass : badass quality or character",
": the actions or behavior characteristic of a badass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bad-\u00a6a-s\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" badass entry 1 + -ery ",
"first_known_use":[
"1995, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104355"
},
"bean counting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": financial decision-making or analysis done by bean counters"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha's enthusiasm for bean counting is surpassed only by her enthusiasm for pasting those beans into award-winning crop art. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 Mar. 2021",
"These have stemmed from a culture of excessive bean counting in plane construction\u2014not product decisions, which have been sound. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2020",
"The individual, who was an attorney in the civil division of the office, said O\u2019Connell fostered an anxiety among his employees through his frequent angry outbursts and constant bean counting of his employee\u2019s political contributions. \u2014 Andrew Keiper, Fox News , 22 May 2018",
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"And, to be clear, this is not merely an exercise in bean counting . \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2018",
"Festivities include a raffle, jelly- bean counting contest and a visit from the Easter Bunny. \u2014 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
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"1976, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104648"
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"adverb"
],
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": in a braving manner"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105349"
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"bullethead":{
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a head that is round or shaped like a bullet",
": a pigheaded person"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105447"
},
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": to cause to appear or occur"
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"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
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"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
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"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
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"this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences"
],
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"1592, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105830"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": poverty , penury",
": the class of beggars",
": the practice of begging"
],
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"\u02c8be-g\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"destituteness",
"destitution",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"pauperism",
"penuriousness",
"penury",
"poorness",
"poverty",
"want"
],
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"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"wealthiness"
],
"examples":[
"too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110244"
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"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to reveal one's most private thoughts and feelings"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110822"
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"adjective",
"biographical name",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to suppress quietly or indirectly",
": bypass , avoid",
"Edmund 1729\u20131797 British statesman and orator"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259rk",
"\u02c8b\u0259rk"
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"suppress"
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"the executives knew that the drug had dangerous side effects, but they burked the findings"
],
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"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111348"
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"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111426"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": accipiter sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111626"
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"Boyden":{
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"biographical name"
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"history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin baccalaureus litterarum ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112257"
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"big iron":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": large mainframe computers"
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"1981, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112801"
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"adjective"
],
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": equipped with two separate motors"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113014"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": of or relating to the anthropologist Boas or his anthropological theories"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113743"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": bloated , puffy",
": to make turgid or swollen",
": to cause abdominal distension in",
": to fill to capacity or overflowing",
": swell",
": one that is bloated",
": unwarranted or excessive growth or enlargement",
": digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments",
": a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach",
": to make swollen with or as if with fluid",
": to make turgid:",
": to produce edema in",
": to cause or result in accumulation of gas in the digestive tract of",
": to cause abdominal distension in",
": to become turgid",
": a digestive disturbance of ruminant animals and especially cattle marked by accumulation of gas in one or more stomach compartments",
": a condition of large dogs marked by distension and usually life-threatening rotation of the stomach",
": any flatulent digestive disturbance of domestic animals"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u014dt",
"\u02c8bl\u014dt",
"\u02c8bl\u014dt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As is often the case, the scale of the obsession (as well as the responding compulsions) can bloat and expand over time. \u2014 Sadhbh O'sullivan, refinery29.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"But that was four years ago, so inflation should bloat those projections a little. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 11 June 2021",
"The compromised hermetic seal may affect can integrity and may cause the cans to leak, bloat or allow bacteria to grow inside the product which could lead to serious illness. \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 18 May 2021",
"Apple\u2019s macOS does tend to produce a lot of log files and system caches that can bloat and take up a lot of storage space. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Timothy has claimed to federal agents and a grand jury that Williams, through Burdett, pressured him to bloat the business write-offs. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 8 Jan. 2021",
"At the center of the government\u2019s case is an allegation that Williams, through Burdett, ordered the tax preparer to bloat Williams' business deductions by more than $700,000 over five years, reducing his tax liability by about $200,000. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Windows Update will still tend to bloat up the operating system pretty rapidly, and the SxS directory in particular still balloons with legacy versions of code that has been replaced in security upgrades. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 26 June 2020",
"There\u2019s a herd of dinosaur mobs, bloated with essence, between you and the three-vs-three teamfight. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, a research study from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine suggests that elevated feeders may actually increase your dog\u2019s risk of bloat . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"There's also the matter of the oversized cast, which approaches Avengers levels of bloat . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"Several current and former officials described the Russian security service as rife with corruption, beset by bureaucratic bloat and ultimately out of touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The process has also been streamlined by having a small team of a couple dozen people and avoiding the bloat of modern AAA game design. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Which leads some critics to complain of bloat , while others, like me, feel like the app is full-featured. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That lengthy digestion can lead to the classic post-burger-and-fries feeling of bloat and gassiness, per the MD Anderson Cancer Center. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Arizona voters in 1980 placed limits on school spending through a ballot initiative, preventing unrestrained budget bloat . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Cutting bloat is one way to help, but closing the commissaries is a hit below the belt. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1677, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115815"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": characterized by or making quick changes in direction to avoid widely scattered tacklers"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1903, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120533"
},
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"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide (see slide entry 2 sense 4b ), hatband, or ornament",
": a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00fcn-\u02ccd\u00e4-g\u0259l",
"-\u02ccd\u022f-"
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"examples":[
"Critics say the dam is a complete boondoggle \u2014over budget, behind schedule, and unnecessary.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But is hydrogen a crucial clean energy solution, or a greenwashing boondoggle that would prop up the fossil fuel industry? \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Opponents call it a boondoggle that would benefit parent company Brookfield Infrastructure while saddling ratepayers with the costs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Hall\u2019s serious miscasting goes beyond a boondoggle but suggests that the filmmaker is clueless about her story\u2019s issues and the facts of social living. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"But is biogas a crucial climate solution, or a boondoggle for big polluters? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And there are thousands of motorists who have a great likelihood of getting snared in places like Brookside, Alabama\u2019s traffic enforcement boondoggle . \u2014 Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The most controversial component of Mr. Johnson\u2019s net-zero boondoggle concerns an attempt to steer households away from the gas boilers on which 86% of them rely for hot water and central heating. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"There are a few ways of looking at the cost of a $3.5 trillion boondoggle . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 29 Sep. 2021",
"In recent years, renewable energy companies caught wind of this boondoggle , albeit traditionally at a smaller scale. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120611"
},
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"trademark"
],
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],
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"\u02c8bre-th\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r",
"\u02c8breth-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r",
"\u02c8bre-th\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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": something that is out of date"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121530"
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],
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"Definition of blume Scottish variant of bloom"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u1d6bm"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122302"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to beat, thrash, or pelt thoroughly"
],
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"b\u0113-"
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},
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"type":[
"conjunction"
],
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124350"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": worn-out , debilitated"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a loose enveloping garment that covers the face and body and is worn in public by certain Muslim women"
],
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"Those who were brave enough to venture out spoke in hushed voices, for fear of provoking a Taliban beating for anything as simple as not having a long-enough beard (for a man) or a long-enough burka (for a woman), or sometimes for nothing at all. \u2014 Lynsey Addario, The Atlantic , 16 Aug. 2021",
"For the past 20 years, Kabul has become a place where women can walk freely, where they're not forced to wear the burka or be accompanied by a male relative \u2014 those basic freedoms may soon be under threat once the U.S. withdraws. \u2014 Charlie D'agata, CBS News , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Yes, the burka is oppressive and ridiculous\u2014but that\u2019s still no reason to ban it. \u2014 Ariel Levy, The New Yorker , 25 May 2020",
"Once the Americans leave, women under Taliban rule would be obliged to wear a hair-covering hijab, rather than the body-covering burka , Shaheen said. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 20 July 2019",
"In 2001, Carolyn Maloney, then Congresswoman from New York, made a show of putting on a burka on the floor of the House of Representatives. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 12 June 2018",
"The Afghan man with the long beard, white turban, and worn farmer\u2019s hands led his wife, draped all in a flowing dark blue burka , into a small office booth in Kabul. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2018",
"Once the Americans leave, women under Taliban rule would be obliged to wear a hair-covering hijab, rather than the body-covering burka , Shaheen said. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 20 July 2019",
"In 2001, Carolyn Maloney, then Congresswoman from New York, made a show of putting on a burka on the floor of the House of Representatives. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 12 June 2018"
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"noun"
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"Thousands of people were murdered in the bloodbath .",
"one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its latest warning could portend a promotional bloodbath among retailers this summer. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Netflix released an eight-minute teaser clip of the season last week, showing a bloodbath at the Hawkins National Laboratories \u2014 with a young Eleven at the center of the chaos. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Expect horror classics and bloodbath franchises such as Psycho, Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes, Nightmare on Elm Street, Hostel, American Psycho, Joy Ride, Wrong Turn, Sinister, Happy Death Day and many others. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Netflix\u2019s first-quarter earnings report, released Tuesday evening, was a Kill Bill-level bloodbath . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Nonetheless, that bloodbath (just briefly glimpsed before a long sequence at the one-hour mark) is undeniably a nasty sight that literally turns the sea red. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"That could point to a bloodbath or a disaster to come. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Practice English with the minions from Despicable Me or brush up on your Korean during the Squid Game bloodbath . \u2014 Reece Rogers, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Authorities have tried with little success to stop the bloodbath or find a long-term solution to the war on drugs. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 16 Apr. 2021"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marissa Rohan, a 24-year-old Cal State Northridge senior who serves as the Dodgers ball girl seated down the right-field line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"At the time, Proctor didn\u2019t realize the magnitude of being the Miami Heat\u2019s first ball girl . \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Glamour , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Her presence eventually inspired the Miami Heat owner's daughter, Kelly Arison, to become a ball girl , too. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Glamour , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Decades before the start of their relationship, Kloss\u2014who became the number-one doubles player in 1976 and is now commissioner of World Team Tennis\u2014met King while working as a ball girl for one of King\u2019s matches in South Africa. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 23 Sep. 2020",
"At Wimbledon in 1995, Tim Henman hit a ball into the head of a ball girl and was defaulted from a doubles match. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 6 Sep. 2020",
"But on a return of serve, a scorching forehand from Nadal hit a ball girl on the head. \u2014 Jill Martin, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
"French tennis player Elliot Benchetrit caused controversy in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open after asking a ball girl to peel his banana. \u2014 CNN , 20 Jan. 2020",
"Scheduled in the Australian summer, the Open is where the former champion Ivan Lendl donned a Legionnaire\u2019s cap to combat the sun and where the ball boys and ball girls still wear them. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 19 Jan. 2020"
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"1921, in the meaning defined above"
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": to set aside time for",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307k",
"\u02c8bu\u0307k"
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"tome",
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"bespeak",
"reserve"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending the book launch party of The Young Stalin: The Adventurous Early Life Of The Dictator 1878-1917 in London with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"As such, the book belongs as much to the people Laisv\u0117 connects. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The book spans a decade and grew out of an unlikely place. \u2014 Julius Constantine Motal, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Shoemaker-Galloway, who is also a children\u2019s book author, said her customers were understanding. \u2014 Dee-ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The free program is designed to help book lovers of all ages accomplish reading goals and for children to continue learning throughout the summer. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Based on the beloved 1965 children\u2019s book by Bernard Waber, the film follows the anthropomorphic croc on an adventure through the Big Apple after the Primm family moves into their house on 88th Street. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Nye reached out to Mundy by email to share a note about the book , and the two began dating. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Airport officials recommend travelers to arrive early, pre- book and plan ahead. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Non- book readers who are curious: this season is based on The Viscount Who Loved Me. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019, earlier this year announced a multi- book partnership with children\u2019s media giant Scholastic. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Flyer officially begins service Feb. 1 and guests can pre- book online. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Simon & Schuster, which has a multi- book deal with New York Magazine, currently boasts best sellers including a Rupi Kaur collection and memoirs from Stanley Tucci and Tori Amos. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the heart of Herbert\u2019s Dune series, a multi- book tale of space empires, sandworms, religious fervor, and political gamesmanship spanning centuries, was a simple observation: Great power comes with terrible burden. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The consolidation was mostly to cut down on non- book inventory like magazines, records, gifts and used DVDs, not because of pandemic distress. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors must pre- book tickets and follow Covid-19 safety precautions. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like all beach clubs here, reservations are required and book up quickly. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Try to book midweek flights and select a seat beside an empty middle seat, if possible. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Users log in to the app, can see your auto listing by location and can book it with specific pickup and drop-off times. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Survey respondents overwhelmingly showed a desire to book faraway trips and execute ambitious, meaningful, and scaled-up travel plans this year. \u2014 Audrey Hendrey, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"But travelers need to vote with their wallets and book their hotel rooms as part of a conversation with the hotel, and not online. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Local media reported that visitors couldn\u2019t book tickets for the city\u2019s public theaters and museums, and residents were forced to communicate with officials via fax. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"TD Garden doesn\u2019t book many events in early June, in case of deep postseason runs for the Celtics or Bruins, said Latimer. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
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],
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": any of a breed of medium-sized sheepdogs of British origin noted for their herding abilities"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the 33-pound border collie is indisputably best at her main job\u2014bossing the sheep around on a Florida farm. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Born in 2008, the likable, talented and smart border collie was adopted by Xander Stone and his family. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Ruby, an Australian shepherd/ border collie mix, was the first shelter dog to train with the Rhode Island State Police. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Ruby was an Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 15 May 2022",
"Sally is an 11-year-old husky, Australian shepherd and border collie mix. \u2014 Grace Cifranic, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The actress is video chatting from her home in the Catskills in upstate New York, joined by her Aussie- border collie mix Finn, who is lounging nearby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In the picture, the black and white border collie mix has one of his front legs stitched up while standing tall on the other three. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The idea began when neuroethologist Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Budapest with her dog, Kun-kun, a border collie . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"noun"
],
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"noun"
],
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"verb"
],
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": to ride, sit, or stand astride : straddle",
": to tower over : dominate",
": to stride across"
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"b\u0113-"
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"a giant that bestrode the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The alternative is to continue to bestride both systems and accept the consequence that trust\u2014arguably the most important attribute of a communication tool like Zoom\u2014is at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party. \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
"The offices are spooky-minimalist, and a colossal statue of a little girl bestrides the campus, her eyes glassy and piercing like a nightmare doll\u2019s. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
"His father spent years on the run and three uncles were sent to labour camps for opposing the dictatorship of Mathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou, one of dozens of autocrats who bestrode Africa in the 1970s and 1980s. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Mar. 2020",
"In Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman bestrode the stage as a great modernizer. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020",
"For a generation, Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani bestrode the Middle East spreading terror and death. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
"The tech sector today bestrides the U.S. economy like a colossus. \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2019",
"The symbol of the mace has been noted as one of the U.S. government's most important historical symbols: an eagle with its wings spread wide seated on top of a globe that bestrides a bundle of 13 rods, representative of the original 13 states. \u2014 Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2019"
],
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"noun"
],
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": a genus of small freshwater snails that is the type of the family Bulimidae and includes a species ( B. fuchsianus ) that is the chief intermediate host of the Chinese liver fluke",
": a genus of land snails somewhat equivalent to the family Bulimulidae"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134529"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar",
": to modify by abridging , simplifying, or distorting in style or content"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"\u02c8bau\u0307d-"
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"red-pencil"
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"bowdlerize a classic novel by removing offensive language",
"a bowdlerized version of \u201cGulliver's Travels\u201d that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
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"Thomas Bowdler \u20201825 English editor"
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134647"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a superlative example of its kind"
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": barbados gooseberry"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in the manner of a brute"
],
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"brown mite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": clover mite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135417"
},
"brevity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shortness of duration",
": shortness or conciseness of expression",
": the condition of being short or brief"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bre-v\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8bre-v\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"briefness",
"conciseness",
"shortness"
],
"antonyms":[
"lengthiness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The Enquirer's questions and were edited for clarity and brevity while Berhalter's responses are quoted verbatim. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
"The following interview was edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"Candidate responses have been edited lightly for formatting and brevity . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Justice Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s six-page majority opinion is a monument to brevity . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. \u2014 Claire Brindis, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"What makes poetry so perfect for traveling is its dense brevity . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Latin brevitas , from brevis \u2014 see breve"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135818"
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"bedcovering":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bedspread",
": bedclothes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u0259-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedspread",
"counterpane",
"coverlet",
"hap",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"antique bedcovers that should be handled with extreme care",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mon Rouge was inspired by her own bed with its 19th-century red satin coverlet highlighted by white appliqu\u00e9d cotton and its toile de Jouy bedcover . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 7 May 2021",
"In keeping with the restful mood, the bedcover is a pale shade of the main accent color. \u2014 Jennifer Fernandez, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Apr. 2021",
"While companies like Pendleton and Hudson\u2019s Bay that are known for their blankets produce coats reminiscent of their bedcover designs, fashion brands like Herm\u00e8s, Loewe and The Elder Statesman all sell blankets themselves. \u2014 Lane Florsheim, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Gabe had turned down the bedcovers , dimmed the lights. \u2014 Emma Cline, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"The Pod by Eight Sleep, Queen ($2,495; eightsleep.com) Couples who feud over the thermostat or the bedcovers , this one's for you. \u2014 Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Throw: 70-year-old wedding suzani used as a bedcover , Tamam. \u2014 Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Bhutan\u2019s rich weaving heritage appears as attractive bedcovers and drapery in the guestrooms, all equipped with WiFi and Swedish under floor heating. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
"The man\u2019s mother, a tiny 93-year-old woman, sat slumped amid a chaos of bedcovers . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times , 22 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135915"
},
"breard":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of breard Scottish variant of braird"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113rd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140730"
},
"bellicosely":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a bellicose manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-li-\u02cck\u014ds-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140757"
},
"bimorphemic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": consisting of two morphemes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u012b-m\u022fr-\u02c8f\u0113-mik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140821"
},
"bawdy house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brothel"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"bagnio",
"bordello",
"brothel",
"cathouse",
"disorderly house",
"sporting house",
"stew",
"whorehouse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1552, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140934"
},
"Beggiatoa":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus (the type of the family Beggiatoaceae) of colorless filamentous sulfur bacteria of the order Beggiatoales that in form and motility resemble algae of the family Oscillatoriaceae and that often form thick mats of unsheathed filaments in swamps, sulfur springs, and seawater"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8ja-t\u0259-w\u0259",
"\u02ccbe-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from F. S. Beggiato , 19th century Italian botanist"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141150"
},
"Barbary ape":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tailless monkey ( Macaca sylvanus ) of northern Africa and Gibraltar"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b(\u0259-)r\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"barbary coast , Africa"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141202"
},
"Bulimulidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family of land snails many of which are large and beautifully colored \u2014 see bulimoid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccby\u00fcl\u0259\u02c8my\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Bulimulus , type genus (diminutive of Bulimus ) + -idae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141216"
},
"brooch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck",
": a piece of jewelry fastened to clothing with a pin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014dch",
"also",
"\u02c8br\u014dch",
"\u02c8br\u00fcch"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The giant sapphire was originally a brooch , gifted to Diana by the Queen Mother as a wedding present. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"The single piece from contemporary jeweler, JAR, was a brooch designed as a watercolor flower painting using diamonds, green garnets, pink and orange sapphires in an oak wood frame. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the brooch , Queen Elizabeth accessorized her bright-pink outfit with a multi-strand pearl necklace, one of her signature pieces of jewelry. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
"This deep blue velvet blazer, with a peek of glittering lining bordering his collarless shirt, and the tasteful brooch all look fit for the Duke of Hastings on a night out on the ton. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
"But the shamrock brooch reportedly belongs to the Irish Guards. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The double nominee, for EE Rising Star and as supporting actor for The Power of the Dog, wore a custom double-breasted suit in blue wool with a white silk shirt by Louis Vuitton and a diamond brooch . \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"There is some mystery surrounding the provenance of Princess Anne\u2019s copy of the brooch . \u2014 Jennifer Newman, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"Apatow\u2019s Cartier jewelry included a vintage 1939 brooch in her hair and a high-jewelry necklace of diamonds set in platinum. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English broche \"pointed instrument, brooch\" \u2014 more at broach entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141618"
},
"brinkmanship":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bri\u014bk-m\u0259n-\u02ccship"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"two nations caught up in nuclear brinksmanship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That Simeone\u2019s team had been able to run City so close was not despite its brinkmanship , but because of it. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The limitations on what those majorities can do is rapidly attenuating, and if voters don\u2019t send a contrary message, the result will be a combustible mix of greater polarization, partisan brinkmanship and heightened election stakes. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Wagner\u2019s car rolled off of a VW Beetle assembly line in 1962, the year Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev played nuclear brinkmanship with President Kennedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The country will now face early elections after days of brinkmanship in which Mr. Khan tried to dissolve Parliament to head off the no-confidence vote. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"An atomic test would be the first globally in more than four years and add to concerns about the risks of nuclear brinkmanship amid Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. \u2014 Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"North Korea\u2019s resumption of nuclear brinkmanship reflects a determination to cement its status as a nuclear power and wrest economic concessions from Washington and others from a position of strength, analysts say. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
"For the first time in at least 30 years, a US president has arrived with the continent rattled by Russian aggression and jarred by a return of nuclear brinkmanship . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This, in effect, would be a victory for Putin and his tactics of nuclear brinkmanship , leading to a more dangerous world in which other dictators take the lesson that bullying and intimidation work. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141647"
},
"bastinade":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a blow with a stick or cudgel",
": a beating especially with a stick",
": a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick",
": stick , cudgel",
": to subject to repeated blows"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccba-st\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Spanish bastonada , from bast\u00f3n stick, from Late Latin bastum"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142425"
},
"bull header":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a header brick laid on its edge",
": a brick having one of its corners rounded, laid with one of its ends exposed, and serving as the sill under and beyond a window frame, as a quoin, or as a part of the masonry around a doorway"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142501"
},
"B of T":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"board of trade"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6b\u0113\u0259v\u00a6t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143034"
},
"bungled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": badly done : unsuccessful because of mistakes : botched"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b-g\u0259ld"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bungled response to a problem discovered two weeks before the election left many key primary races hanging for over a week after Election Day. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"But in the short term and long, the world appears more at risk of a nuclear conflict as a result of Putin\u2019s bungled invasion and nuclear threats, according to arms control experts and negotiators. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Some Hollywood insiders say Chapek\u2019s bungled response reflects a lack of experience in the creative side of Hollywood before taking the CEO job. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Washington will need to do better than Mr. Biden\u2019s bungled summit. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"But the district\u2019s bungled effort to test tens of thousands of students over winter break only added to parents\u2019 and teachers\u2019 concerns. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The return to lethal injections in the state where the method was created follows a series of bungled and gruesome executions in 2014 and 2015. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"At its low point, shortly after the bungled launch of its online insurance marketplace in the fall of 2013, only about one-third of Americans approved of the Affordable Care Act, according to polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2021",
"The current standoff comes against the backdrop of Mr. Modi\u2019s bungled response to the pandemic\u2014and his roasting on Twitter over it. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 10 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1619, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143127"
},
"benefact":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act as a benefactor of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccfakt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from benefactor"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143215"
},
"bushwhack":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to attack (someone) by surprise from a hidden place : ambush",
": to travel by foot through uncleared terrain",
": to clear a path or advance through thick woods especially by chopping down bushes and low branches"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307sh-\u02cc(h)wak"
],
"synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"charge",
"descend (on ",
"go in (on)",
"jump (on)",
"pounce (on ",
"raid",
"rush",
"set on",
"sic",
"sick",
"storm",
"strike",
"trash",
"turn (on)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The group bushwhacked through the jungle.",
"They used the controversy as an opportunity to bushwhack their political opponents.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your hands need to bushwhack , grip onto sturdy trees, and point out the soaring eagle ahead. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 29 May 2021",
"That means hikers are sometimes required to bushwhack to get to waypoints such as the summit of El Cajon Mountain east of Lakeside. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
"To get a clear picture of an emergency in progress, officers often had to bushwhack through dozens of byzantine databases and feeds from far-flung sensors, including gunshot detectors, license plate readers, and public and private security cameras. \u2014 Arthur Holland Michel, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021",
"This new one will bushwhack a path into the woods and pamper your ass on a run to the mall. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Or simply study the terrain and bushwhack them along a ridge spine or other terrain funnel, without ever making a call. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 May 2020",
"Cassens and Groot were among scores of volunteer searchers who had bushwhacked for days, looking for the elderly couple. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 26 Feb. 2020",
"The Bruins and Leafs were tied in wins (24) and the Bolts, seemingly woke now some nine months after getting bushwhacked by the Blue Jackets in the opening round of the playoffs, had 23. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Jan. 2020",
"While bushwhacking through hellish yew thickets, the sling kept twisting and finally unscrewed the swivel stud. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 14 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from bushwhacker"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143232"
},
"bonus baby":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a baseball player given a large bonus to sign a first professional contract",
": one who signed under special rules that were sporadically in effect between 1947 and 1965 requiring that such a player be immediately added to a team's major-league roster for a period of time (such as one or two years) before being assigned to the minor leagues"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1949, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143514"
},
"Beggiatoales":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an order of free-living bacteria having relatively large rigid cells often in filaments, lacking flagella and moving by gliding like some of the blue-green algae, and often containing sulfur granules within or on the surface of the cells \u2014 see beggiatoa"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02ccja-t\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Beggiatoa + -ales"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143631"
},
"belonephobia":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": abnormal fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as hypodermic needles or scissors) : aichmophobia",
": aichmophobia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbe-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02ccbe-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-b\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"needle\" (from bel-, base of uncertain meaning and origin + -on\u0113, suffix of instruments\u2014as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\") + -phobia",
"Note: Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of b\u00e1llein \"to throw, strike by throwing\" as b\u00e9los \"missile, dart, arrow\" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and b\u00f3los \"throw, cast, net\" (see devil entry 1 ). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, bel\u00f3n\u0113 has been connected with Greek d\u00e9llithes \"wasps, stinging insects\" (a word known only from the lexicographer Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian g\u00e9lti \"to sting, prick, ache\" (and a host of other less certain comparable items\u2014see quell entry 1 ), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in bel\u00f3n\u0113 ."
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143730"
},
"behind someone's back":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": without someone's knowledge : in secret"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144301"
},
"boastworthy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": deserving to be noted with pride : worthy of boasting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dst-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144529"
},
"bewailing":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wail over",
": to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8w\u0101l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"deplore",
"grieve (for)",
"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)"
],
"antonyms":[
"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
],
"examples":[
"Many people bewailed the changes to the historic building.",
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now Gove\u2019s remark became the source of the ashen taste in the mouths of Remoaner metropolitan elites bewailing how provincial troglodytes, geriatrics, and Little Englanders had dashed their rationalist, internationalist dreams. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s critics bewailed the outcome as a defeat and a betrayal of our Kurdish allies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Frequently bewailing the know-nothingness of the age, Davenport grouses that real scholarship has disappeared because of the vogue for critical approaches and appreciations. \u2014 Michael Dirda, National Review , 25 July 2019",
"Understandably, promoters and artist representatives have long bewailed the enormous profits being made on the secondary market, which takes none of the risk and puts up none of the funding \u2014 and shares none of its profits \u2014 for major live events. \u2014 Variety, The Mercury News , 24 July 2019",
"Across the country, North and South, Christians gathered in their churches to remember the crucifixion of Christ and to bewail their sins, which made such a sacrifice necessary. \u2014 Jonathan Den Hartog, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2018",
"While progressives may cheer specific cases like Obergefell, recent years have seen them deliver numerous harsh assessments of the Supreme Court\u2019s overall record, bewailing its interpretations of the Constitution that purportedly favor the wealthy. \u2014 James W. Lucas, National Review , 8 Dec. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144714"
},
"barbeiro":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large, black, red-spotted conenose ( Panstrongylus megistus synonym Triatoma megista ) of the American tropics that transmits the trypanosome causing Chagas disease"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00e4r\u02c8b\u0101(\u02cc)r\u00fc",
"-r\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Portuguese, literally, barber, from barba beard, from Latin; from its bloodsucking apparatus"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144808"
},
"braw":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": good , fine",
": well dressed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022f",
"\u02c8br\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"modification of Middle French brave brave entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145102"
},
"be to do with":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to relate to (something) : to be about (something)",
": to relate to or involve (someone)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145934"
},
"boots":{
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": a servant who shines shoes especially in a hotel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcts"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"from plural of boot entry 3"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150105"
},
"bathroom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet",
": lavatory sense 2",
": a room containing a sink and toilet and usually a bathtub or shower"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bath-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
"-\u02ccru\u0307m",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th-",
"\u02c8bath-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th-",
"-\u02ccru\u0307m"
],
"synonyms":[
"bath",
"bog",
"can",
"cloakroom",
"comfort station",
"convenience",
"head",
"john",
"latrine",
"lavatory",
"loo",
"potty",
"restroom",
"toilet",
"washroom",
"water closet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Their house has three bathrooms .",
"The restaurant has only one bathroom .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still Point Pictures Growing Up Coy is an eye-opening account of one Colorado family\u2019s fight for their transgender daughter Coy, who at six years old, was banned to use the girls\u2019 bathroom at her school. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"Arnett also told him to take his dogs out to use the bathroom . \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"At some point, overnight between Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, Reddick got out of bed and went to use the bathroom . \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"One of the friends, while trying to find a spot to use the bathroom , lost her footing and fell down the cliff onto the rocky beach, Avila said. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Cockpit doors were reinforced, and if a pilot needed to use the bathroom the flight attendants had to set up a barrier, often blocking off the front of the aisle with their cart. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"According to KTUL Tulsa, Oklahoma\u2019s bill was proposed last year after Stillwater Public Schools refused to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that matched their gender identity unless a law declared otherwise. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The girl, named Nicole, went to use the bathroom while attending the Mavericks game with her father and never returned, according to a press release from her family's attorney, Zeke Fortenberry of the Fortenberry Firm, PLLC. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"Jeff Walker pulled up to the school driveway in his white SUV, his mind racing: Will my daughter be able to use the bathroom at school? \u2014 Romina Ruiz-goiriena, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150121"
},
"bandwagon effect":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the phenomenon by which the growing success of something (such as a cause, fad, or type of behavior) attracts more widespread support or adoption as more people perceive and are influenced by its increasing popularity"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150222"
},
"boots and saddles":{
"type":[
"noun plural but singular in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": the bugle call preceding assembly for mounted formations"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150605"
},
"betimes":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in good time : early",
": in a short time : speedily",
": at times : occasionally"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8t\u012bmz",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151108"
},
"box barberry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dwarf Japanese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii minor ) used for low hedges"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"box entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151346"
},
"black bag":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blue bag"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151818"
},
"brownmillerite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral Ca 2 AlFeO 5 consisting of an oxide of calcium, iron, and aluminum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307n\u02ccmil\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"German brownmillerit , from L. T. Brownmiller , born 1902 American chemist + German -it -ite"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151859"
},
"burroweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a weed ( Suaeda moquini ) of the family Chenopodiaceae growing on alkaline lands in the southwestern U.S.",
": iodine bush",
": bur sage",
": any of several rayless goldenrods"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"burro + weed"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151935"
},
"bite (on)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to crush or grind with the teeth she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152429"
},
"brutalitarian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": advocating or practicing brutality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)br\u00fc\u02cctal\u0259\u02c8ter\u0113\u0259n",
""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"brutality + -arian (as in humanitarian ; probably newly coined in the 30s or construed as a blend of brutal and totalitarian"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152614"
},
"bighearted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": generous , charitable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"free",
"freehanded",
"freehearted",
"fulsome",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"open",
"openhanded",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"costive",
"illiberal",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penurious",
"selfish",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"examples":[
"a bighearted guy who can't seem to ever say \u201cno\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That spirit shines through a flawed but bighearted adaptation. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Adams\u2019 book shines with a bighearted cast finding rejuvenation in books and the community. \u2014 Stefanie Milligan, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Both are messy, bighearted books that prioritize emotional searching. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The bighearted leader volunteered as a Sunday school teacher at the state prison. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2021",
"Swift \u2014 or at least the version of Swift on her albums \u2014 has remained largely the same person since her debut: a thin-skinned, bighearted obsessive, with a penchant for huge romantic moments. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 11 Jan. 2021",
"In Omar\u2019s version, America wasn\u2019t the bighearted country that saved her from a brutal war and a bleak refugee camp. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 10 July 2019",
"Sometimes the beautiful, bighearted sides of humanity need a gentle nudge from the ugly, small-minded sides. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 6 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1846, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152622"
},
"beldame":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an old woman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"carline",
"carlin",
"crone",
"hag",
"hellcat",
"trot",
"witch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1520, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152636"
},
"beggar":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that begs (see beg entry 1 sense 1 )",
": a person who lives by asking for gifts",
": pauper",
": fellow sense 4c",
": to reduce to poverty or the practice of asking for charity : to reduce to beggary",
": to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy",
": a person who lives by begging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"mendicant",
"panhandler"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar !",
"the pitiful beggars that are such a common sight in underdeveloped countries",
"Verb",
"Years of civil war had beggared the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The last symbol a dim garden over-run With Roman beggar -ticks. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Another word for a beggar is a \u2018panhandler,\u2019 although both terms are vaguely offensive. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
"By situating\u2014or isolating\u2014words, phrases, and sentences in unexpected ways, Jacob gives a surprising weight and importance to a key, a ragpicker, a group of smiling men, three mushrooms, or a Neapolitan beggar . \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Lakshmi did not come to San Antonio, so Torres brought a taste of the city to the show, cooking a popular dish from Mixtli\u2019s wide-ranging Mexican repertoire: green chile pork in a corn-flour beggar \u2019s purse. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 15 June 2020",
"But their games last night devolved into dissertations on solo play while the other starters hung around the 3-point line like beggars hoping to cadge quarters from the stars. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 15 May 2018",
"The next sticky seed source that will show up is beggar \u2019s lice. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
"In 1924, David-N\u00e9el disguised herself as a beggar and made her way to the holy city of Lhasa, which at the time, was forbidden to foreigners. Born in 1868, David-N\u00e9el\u2019s adventurous spirit was unheard of for a woman. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 28 Feb. 2020",
"In 1768, in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil, Sade induced a beggar , Rose Keller, to accompany him home, promising her a job as a housekeeper. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Iraq entered a long, grueling period of international sanctions that beggared its once robust middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2019",
"This, given the popularity of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, beggars belief. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Aug. 2019",
"His cat like reflex saves often beggared belief, and he was voted Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2001/02 season. \u2014 SI.com , 12 June 2019",
"Summer is made of stories: fiction that seems true, and true stories that beggar belief. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 2 June 2018",
"To imagine that a country with an economy smaller than Canada\u2019s or Italy\u2019s could leverage a superpower ten times wealthier beggared the imagination. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 May 2018",
"And both seek a way out, though nothing could be less virtual, or more beggared of thrills, than the path that Charley chooses. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2018",
"The prescience of this story, intended as satire in the mid-\u201970s and all too real in 2018 America, beggars belief. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Cousins was having his best season as a pro, putting up stat lines that beggared belief, fusing brilliantly with fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis, and likely leading the Pelicans to a playoff berth. \u2014 Nathaniel Friedman, GQ , 30 Jan. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Middle English beggere, beggare , from beggen \"to beg entry 1 \" + -ere, -are -er entry 2",
"Verb",
"Middle English beggeren , verbal derivative of beggere beggar entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152810"
},
"blissom":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": tup",
": to be in heat"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English blissomen , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bl\u00e6sma in heat (said of goats); akin to Old Norse bl\u0101sa to blow"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152851"
},
"barbel":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a European freshwater cyprinid fish ( Barbus barbus ) with four barbels on its upper jaw",
": any of various closely related fishes",
": a slender tactile process on the lips of certain fishes (such as catfishes)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun (1)",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus , diminutive of Latin barbus barbel, from barba beard \u2014 more at beard",
"Noun (2)",
"obsolete French, from Middle French, diminutive of barbe barb, beard"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153043"
},
"beast of venery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of the animals (such as red deer, boar, wolf, hare) that might be hunted in the forests (see forest sense 1 ) in medieval England"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153118"
},
"border irrigation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": irrigation controlled or directed by short dikes around areas treated"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153337"
},
"breast backstay":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a forward backstay set up to sustain an upper mast when the wind is before the beam"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153345"
},
"Bedford":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in southern Indiana noted for the mining of limestone population 13,413",
"city east-northeast of Fort Worth in northern Texas population 46,979",
"town in southeast central England; capital of Bedfordshire population 74,245"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153823"
},
"brisk":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": keenly alert : lively",
": pleasingly tangy",
": fresh , invigorating",
": sharp in tone or manner",
": energetic , quick",
": marked by much activity",
": to make animated, energetic, or marked by much activity : to make brisk",
": to become brisk",
": done or spoken with quickness and energy",
": quick and efficient",
": very refreshing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brisk",
"\u02c8brisk"
],
"synonyms":[
"active",
"airy",
"animate",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"mettlesome",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"pizzazzy",
"pizazzy",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy"
],
"antonyms":[
"dead",
"inactive",
"inanimate",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languishing",
"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
"listless",
"spiritless",
"vapid"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Across the board, vendors reported brisk business and minimal fan complaints about price increases. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"The truck has been there for five weeks and is doing brisk business, Pipkin says, filling about 100 to 200 orders a day. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
"Ingrid Puac, an alumna with two sons at the school, stood outside on a brisk November day alongside other parents, teachers and students protesting a potential closure. \u2014 Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Brite Winter came back on Saturday night, filling a brisk February day with music, art and community. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Within a short drive of the White House, lines of people waiting for free tests snaked around buildings on a brisk December day. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Conditions throughout the day ranged from brilliant sunshine to steel gray clouds, rain, graupel, and brisk winds all while temperatures hovered around the low to mid-fifties. \u2014 Maryanna Skowronski, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The jean fabric is warm enough to protect you from brisk winds and the silhouette is cool enough to tie around your neck or waist once temps heat up. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Another thing to watch out for today will be brisk winds. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS: brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"probably modification of Middle French brusque",
"Verb",
"verbal derivative of brisk entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154525"
},
"Burman":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": burmese",
": a member of the Mongolian ethnic group in Burma",
": of or relating to Burma or the Burmans : burmese"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Burma (formerly also Birma ) + English -an"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154612"
},
"bail out":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a rescue from financial distress",
": to parachute from an aircraft",
": to abandon a harmful or difficult situation",
": leave , depart",
": a rescue from financial distress"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101l-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8b\u0101l-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"government bailouts of large corporations",
"Verb",
"if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out",
"the government bailed out the savings and loan industry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Veronica also thought this was yet another bailout and was not too worried. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Nonetheless, the effect of the decision was a bailout of Tsingshan and its banks to the tune of several billion dollars. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The cash was used to return Householder to leadership and in turn pass and protect a $1 billion bailout bill to benefit FirstEnergy and other utilities. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
"As bilateral relations with the U.S. deteriorated, El Salvador lost key political backing at the IMF to secure a bailout . \u2014 Santiago P\u00e9rez, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"The country cannot make progress negotiating with foreign lenders to restructure its debt and secure a bailout if the government is in disarray, officials and analysts say. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Sri Lanka has exhausted its foreign currency reserves and urgently needs to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to import fuel, food and medicine, which are all in short supply on the island. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Niha Masih And Gerry Shih, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"Unpopular in the polls, saddled with a massive government deficit, facing a resurgent Communist party, President Yeltsin required financial backing for his campaign\u2014and his government needed a bailout . \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"In 2018, more than 300 residents packed council chambers, most of them to protest a sewer-tax bailout for residents in the Four Seasons subdivision. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1939, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154749"
},
"bootstrap":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a looped strap sewed at the side or the rear top of a boot to help in pulling it on",
": unaided efforts",
": designed to function independently of outside direction : capable of using one internal function or process to control another",
": carried out with minimum resources or advantages",
": to promote or develop by initiative and effort with little or no assistance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fct-\u02ccstrap"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These bootstrap CDAOs combine critical thinking, business acumen, and a solid understanding of problem-solving and decision-making using data. \u2014 Joel Shapiro, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"With such accolades, this bootstrap mentality then asks us to continue selling these myths to others, to use our story as evidence and encouragement for people on a similar journey. \u2014 Giovanna Alcantar, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022",
"Tapas, which launched as a bootstrap startup in 2012, built a global audience that has racked up over 9.5 billion pageviews of 103,000 original series, mostly mobile-digital comics and light novels, primarily targeting young women age 18-24. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The same Jos\u00e9 Huizar once held up in Southern California political circles as a bootstrap success story, but who now serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"As detailed above, some companies will fit neatly into a category or market dynamic that clearly dictates taking either the bootstrap or venture route. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Operating on bootstrap financing, ED Times is keen on expanding its social media presence. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In a bootstrap company, the founders retain the majority of the equity in the company. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"How did bootstrap -pulling go from a ridiculous idea to an American ideal? \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not everyone can bootstrap their business, and not every business should be bootstrapped. \u2014 Carl Rodrigues, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Seek investment and go big to go home or bootstrap your way to success? \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Brown left her 20-year corporate career in healthcare and insurance to bootstrap the company\u2019s first 18 month. \u2014 Bruce Rogers, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These platforms often have no choice but to deploy these considerable resources to incentivize growth in the form of nine, and sometimes ten-figure, incentive programs to bootstrap growth and development. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Friends and family are frequently some of the earliest private investors in helping startups bootstrap their small businesses. \u2014 Katherine Webster, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Blizzard is the latest example in the growing trend of nine-figure incentive programs by blockchain teams to bootstrap growth. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"With their relentless drive, the couple was able to bootstrap CurlMix to over a million dollars in sales in just 12 months. \u2014 Essence , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many business owners love to bootstrap their business not to take on debt. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
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"boot entry 3 + strap entry 1",
"Adjective",
"from attributive use of bootstrap entry 1",
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"derivative of bootstrap entry 1 or bootstrap entry 2"
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"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
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"transitive verb"
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": to strip or deprive (someone) of something : despoil",
": to mar or ruin (something) : spoil"
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"bi-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"b\u0113-"
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"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"idiom"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the head of a bolt",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160509"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an Australian tree of the genera Brachychiton and Sterculia (especially S. rupestris ) \u2014 see kurrajong"
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"so called from the swollen trunk"
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"Definition of boorach variant of bourock"
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"\u02c8b\u00fcr\u0259\u1e35"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a glass container that has straight sides and a round, square, or rectangular bottom and is entirely open at the top and that is used especially in biology and chemistry laboratories"
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"blood bank":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a place where blood is stored so that it later can be given to people who are ill or injured",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161901"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": tall oat grass",
": any of several Australian grasses:",
": a crab grass ( Digitaria sanguinalis )",
": any of several grasses (genus Dactyloctenium ) that are used to some extent for hay and pasture"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": one that blazes",
": a sports jacket often with notched collar and patch pockets"
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"\u02c8bl\u0101-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"He wore a blue blazer and khaki pants.",
"a wool skirt and matching blazer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Polish off your practically perfect look with a ruffled blouse, carpet bag, and tweed blazer that matches Bert's. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Take Dakota Johnson in her white Area blazer dress, which was cut to perfection, or Quannah Chasinghorse in her tweed, plunging V-neckline Chanel dress. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Tales of drug use and salty language throughout are the inverse of Loggins\u2019 image of the blazer -sporting adult contemporary soft-rocker. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Cut to Hailey Bieber embracing the blazer dress on two separate jaunts through Manhattan Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"Never missing a style beat, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wore one standout outfit after another from a white Alexander McQueen blazer dress to a fuchsia Stella McCartney piece worn for the Jubilee pageant. \u2014 Megan C. Hills, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Frequent travelers will find lots of use for the suit or even the blazer alone, which comes in three different colors. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The duchess looked gorgeous in a recycled white Alexander McQueen blazer dress and a navy fascinator by Philip Treacy while attending the Trooping the Colour parade. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Middleton looked positively regal in a white Alexander McQueen blazer dress and complementary blue and white Philip Treacy hat. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 2 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162909"
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of beld Scottish variant of bald:1"
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"\u02c8beld"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163422"
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"Ben Venue":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"mountain 2393 feet (729 meters) in central Scotland south of Loch Katrine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccben-v\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163709"
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"beggar's-buttons":{
"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": burdock",
": its flower heads"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163753"
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"blade back":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the surface of a propeller or rotor blade that corresponds to the upper surface of a lifting airfoil"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164238"
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"brushability":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ease of application with a brush"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbr\u0259-sh\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1936, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164802"
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"bottom rake":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": clearance sense 2e"
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165010"
},
"banderol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long narrow forked flag or streamer",
": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
],
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"banner",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"jack",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennant",
"pennon",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
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"examples":[
"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2",
"Note: Old Occitan bandiera corresponds exactly in sense and suffixation to Old French baniere (see banner entry 1 ). Though the bases of each word are distinct, their derivatives have in effect coalesced. This is also true of other words derived ultimately from, on the one hand, Germanic *bannan- \"call on, order, summon, etc.,\" and on the other, Gothic bandwo \"sign, signal.\" Compare Italian bandire \"to announce, proclaim, proscribe\" (see bandit ), overlapping in sense with Old French banir (see banish ), both dependent in part on Medieval Latin bann\u012bre, band\u012bre, with both forms."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165234"
},
"boose":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stall for a horse or a cow"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcs"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Middle English boos ; akin to Old English b\u014dsig cow stall, Old Norse b\u0101s , Gothic bansts barn, Old English bindan to bind"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165303"
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"bathrobed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": wearing a bathrobe"
],
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"\u02c8bath-\u02ccr\u014dbd",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1913, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165816"
},
"beggarweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various plants (such as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground",
": any of several tick trefoils (genus Desmodium )",
": a West Indian forage plant ( D. tortuosum ) cultivated in the southern U.S."
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0113d"
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"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165851"
},
"baster":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": one that bastes food during cooking",
": a utensil that consists of a tube with a bulb at one end that draws in and ejects liquid for basting food",
": one who bastes garments or other articles : one who sews something with long, loose stitches"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-st\u0259r"
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1525, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1846, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170319"
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"brush ore":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an iron ore in stalactitic forms resembling a brush"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"brush entry 3"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170941"
},
"barbell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bar with adjustable weighted disks attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight lifting",
": something that resembles a barbell",
": an ornament that consists of a small, thin metal rod with a ball or bead at each end and that is worn on the body as a piercing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-\u02ccbel"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wiz Khalifa lies under the weight rack, hands grasping a barbell a few feet above. \u2014 Mark Lelinwalla, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"How: Set up a barbell at sternum height in a squat rack. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 7 May 2020",
"Stand holding the barbell with an underhand grip slightly wider than shoulder-width. \u2014 Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
"For example, in a recent study by Norwegian researchers, a group of 17 runners experienced a 21-percent increase in aerobic endurance after doing heavy barbell half-squats for eight weeks. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 24 Nov. 2015",
"Arnold Schwarzenegger famously employed friends to add and remove barbell plates to achieve this effect during his bodybuilding career. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Teo's not alone in stepping away from the barbell bench press\u2014Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. also quit the classic gym staple for some time. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 8 Feb. 2022",
"While other pilots got to test the track during informal trainings for the monobob competition, Meyers Taylor was left lifting a barbell in her hotel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"One built a makeshift house out of plywood on the back of an 18-wheeler; another set up an outdoor gym with a bench press, dumbbells, and a barbell looped through two fuel cans. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171400"
},
"bailpiece":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a certificate formerly issued to the surety attesting the surety's act of offering bail",
": a warrant issued to the surety upon which the surety may arrest the person who has been bailed"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"bail entry 1 + piece"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172030"
},
"bris\u00e9 vol\u00e9":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bris\u00e9 performed with each leg alternately and finished on one foot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)br\u0113\u02ccz\u0101v\u014d\u02c8l\u0101"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French, literally, flown bris\u00e9"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172552"
},
"bream":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish ( Abramis brama )",
": any of various related fishes",
": any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy",
": any of various freshwater sunfishes ( Lepomis and related genera)",
": bluegill",
": to clean (a ship's bottom) by heating and scraping"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brim",
"\u02c8br\u0113m",
"\u02c8br\u0113m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For over three hours we were served more than a dozen courses, including the platonic ideal of chorizo, sardines, prawns, razor clams, goose barnacles and a whole red bream . \u2014 Jason Wilson, Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Inner Passage winds through the Combahee River, a small blackwater tributary that is good for bream fishing. \u2014 Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In this corner of Portugal, bass, bream , octopi, and delectable goose-neck barnacles thrive in the highly oxygenated intertidal zone where whitewater waves crash against the rocks. \u2014 Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Archeologists also found animal remains that attest to the rich diet that the emperors and their acolytes would have enjoyed \u2013 oyster shells, sea urchins, and the bones of fish like tuna and bream , as well as mammals such as wild boar and cattle. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The tasty bream typically are on the beds on the weeks of full and new moon in May, June and July across much of Alabama. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 2 June 2021",
"Dinners feature spicy Durban curry prepared with local bream and wines from a cellar stocked by the family's Bouchard Finlayson estate in South Africa. \u2014 Jane Broughton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2021",
"Pine Tree is also open to small game and waterfowl hunting, and several ponds and lakes across the property provide access for catfish and bream fishing. \u2014 James Brandenburg, Outdoor Life , 13 Mar. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English breme , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine",
"Verb",
"probably from Dutch brem furze; from the use of burning furze in the cleaning"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1626, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172636"
},
"bung-full":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": very or completely full : chock-full"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"bung entry 1 + full"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173031"
},
"backhanded":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": indirect , devious",
": sarcastic",
": using or made with a backhand",
": using or done with a backhand",
": not sincere"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8han-d\u0259d",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cchan-d\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
"examples":[
"We were disappointed by his backhanded apology.",
"\u201cYou throw okay, for a girl\u201d is a bit of a backhanded compliment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phillip Danault got the secondary assist and really made the goal happen with a twirl-around backhanded pass to Durzi that left the Flyers helplessly out of position. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The 1-0 lead didn\u2019t last long as CC\u2019s Parker Jamieson answered at 6:07 of the same period with a backhanded rebound after defenseman Nick Condon\u2019s shot from the left point caromed off the goalpost. \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Morant showcased his singular style in the second quarter, launching skyward to pirouette midair and dish a backhanded layup off the backboard. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Without hesitation, Tibbs gives the white man a backhanded slap in return. \u2014 Dennis Mclellan, Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"His biggest highlight was a scrambling backhanded pass to Seth Williams that went for 34 yards and led to a field goal. \u2014 Tim Booth, ajc , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The adults clink Prosecco flutes and swap backhanded compliments. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"If anyone delivers any backhanded compliments about your progress, just brush off their jealousy. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"White land-grabbing \u2014 the result of a Black sellout\u2019s backhanded collaboration, to the detriment of this nascent Black community\u2019s survival \u2014 is what proves the threat. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173432"
},
"breastband":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": breast collar",
": a band or rope fastened at both ends to the rigging to support the person who heaves the lead in sounding"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173802"
},
"bandwagoner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who takes part in or becomes enthusiastic about something only when it is popular or fashionable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwa-g\u0259-n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"The serious message of the film is ruined by the bathos of its ridiculous ending.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a fair amount of heavy lifting in the book\u2019s philosophical debates, but Lavery banishes earnestness thanks to her drily witty use of bathos . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Much of the show unfolds this way, in a wry flurry of montage that brings pathos, and bathos , to Wilson\u2019s narration. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Most importantly, the film never succumbs to the bathos that might have been expected from its melodramatic plot elements (although a climactic scene set in a cemetery comes awfully close). \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Aug. 2020",
"The foremost risk in such a setup is bathos : the poor kid! \u2014 John Domini, Dallas News , 1 July 2019",
"The bathos of the latter tends to casts an absurd light on the former. \u2014 Hermione Hoby, The New Yorker , 3 July 2019",
"The foremost risk in such a setup is bathos : the poor kid! \u2014 John Domini, Dallas News , 1 July 2019",
"The foremost risk in such a setup is bathos : the poor kid! \u2014 John Domini, Washington Post , 13 June 2019",
"And Link, to her credit and with great help from the honest Zacharias, avoids the trap of hyperventilation or bathos , into which movies based on Tolstoy often sink. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2018"
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"borrowed from Greek b\u00e1thos \"depth,\" neuter s-stem derivative of bath\u00fds \"deep\" \u2014 more at bathy-",
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": a member of a Russian aristocratic order next in rank below the ruling princes until its abolition by Peter the Great"
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": being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology",
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"a movie with a dark and broody atmosphere",
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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": any of several woundworts formerly included in the genus Betonica",
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"rapping the shoes of the sleeping vagrant with his billy club , the policeman told him to move on",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lopez, who was armed with a gun while Sales had a knife and billy club , said he was punched by Sales, then opened fire, hitting him eight times. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"My weapon was a billy club \u2014a ball of lead wrapped in leather with a nine-inch stem and a loop handle. \u2014 John Mcphee, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark had prodded her in the neck with a billy club and ordered her to vacate the premises. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2021",
"In the 2008 presidential election, Roman made a splash by promoting a video of two members of the New Black Panther Party standing outside a polling place in Philadelphia, one of them holding a billy club . \u2014 Michael Biesecker And Garance Burke, Star Tribune , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Lewis, a civil-rights pioneer, preached nonviolence even after a state trooper cracked his skull with a billy club as Lewis and other protesters were crossing a bridge in Selma, Ala., in 1965. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 Oct. 2020",
"As the police, beating billy clubs on their shields, got closer, Wallace urged the protesters to not run even as police hit some of them with pepper spray and pulled many to the ground before zip-tying their wrists to make arrests. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com , 4 June 2020",
"The story of voter suppression today is no longer the stuff of billy clubs and hoses that Ms. Abrams heard about as a child. \u2014 Elaina Plott, New York Times , 16 May 2020",
"Testimony at the inquest revealed that on the day of his murder, Sturgus had left his billy club , handcuffs, money and identification at home. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2020"
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"1885, in the meaning defined above"
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": exposed and barren and often windswept",
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": lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : grim",
": not hopeful or encouraging : depressing",
": severely simple or austere",
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"\u02c8bl\u0113k",
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"a bleak outlook for the team for the rest of the season",
"it was a dark and bleak wintry day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outlier, Beyond Sleep, superbly translated by Ina Rilke, is the least bleak and violent, and has a far more appealing\u2014if no less incompetent\u2014hero, a geology graduate student. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Saunders\u2019s short story has a bleak and introspective ending that might not have translated well to screen. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"The alternative to that, i.e., continuing to be desperate, can be pretty bleak and even for some, traumatic. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"What a bleak and unforgiving view of office culture all these considerations present. \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Return to menu President Biden entered office at both a bleak and a hopeful moment in the trajectory of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Still, the familiar premise\u2014an odd couple thrown together by circumstances\u2014is refreshed, in a paradoxical way, by the bleak and moldering state of Russian transport after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The treeless island looks bleak and nearly deserted. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Amid the bleak outlook for glove exports and other global headwinds, the index of Malaysian healthcare stocks has dropped 37% in the past year, with glove manufacturers among the worst performers. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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"Middle English bleke pale; probably akin to Old English bl\u0101c"
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
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": an inflammatory swelling of a lymph gland especially in the groin",
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"\u02c8by\u00fc-(\u02cc)b\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Porters greeting the ships found a grisly sight: a few ill sailors, their bodies ravaged with black, oozing buboes , standing on deck among their dead crewmates. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The inflamed lymph gland was widely known as a bubo , giving rise to the term bubonic plague. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Pus filled buboes then grow on parts of the body -- generally in the armpit and groin area -- and a fever develops. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"But, within a few days, victims developed the classic symptoms of bubonic plague\u2014lumps, or buboes , in their groin and under their arms. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
"There, the bacteria multiply, causing the dark, swollen lump called buboes that give the plague its name. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 12 June 2018",
"Nevertheless, the bubonic plague, which is characterized by buboes , or swollen lymph nodes in people, is the most common form, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). \u2014 Elly Belle, Teen Vogue , 14 June 2018",
"These prominent buboes give their name to bubonic plague. \u2014 Maggie Fox, NBC News , 3 Nov. 2017",
"This causes a painful swelling called a bubo , where the infection gets its name. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 Oct. 2017"
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"Medieval Latin bubon-, bubo , from Greek boub\u014dn"
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"noun"
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": July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789"
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": characterized by brain death",
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"soft",
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"stupid",
"thick",
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"1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": shoe tree",
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a double-barreled automatic antiaircraft gun"
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"Bofors , munition works in Sweden"
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"1936, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a flat-bottomed bluff-bowed river or coasting boat usually rigged as a ketch or sloop and carrying leeboards"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
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"type":[
"noun"
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": humor relating to bathroom activities : scatological humor"
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"first_known_use":[
"1944, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time",
": final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the time the error was realized, the patient suffered cardiac arrest and partial brain death . \u2014 Mariah Timms, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Vaught eventually realized the error, but Murphey had already gone into cardiac arrest and suffered partial brain death . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"His body launched a severe inflammatory response that led to organ failure and, ultimately, brain death . \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death , the department noted. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Doctors cannot take a medical history from a patient who suffered brain death after a car accident or drug overdose. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": southernwood",
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"noun"
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"brush entry 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193827"
},
"Blum":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"L\u00e9on 1872\u20131950 French politician; provisional president (1946\u201347)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194259"
},
"basal area":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the area of a breast-high cross section of a tree or of all the trees in a stand"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195307"
},
"bowled over":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take unawares",
": impress entry 1 sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"amaze",
"astonish",
"astound",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"floor",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"thunderstrike"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195346"
},
"buzzkill":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that has a depressing or negative effect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259z-\u02cckil"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Barry is a buzzkill in general and incredibly skeptical of The Godfather. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s all too seamlessly integrated by the movie to be a buzzkill , exactly, but in a movie of this style, the spies\u2019 romantic lives are not so flagrant as to feel like a total conflict of interest. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Luckily, there are ways to act without being a buzzkill . \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Indeed, whining and complaining about a current or previous employer is a real buzzkill and should be avoided. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"After decades of glitzy, boozy Golden Globes affairs that kicked off awards season in style, the real story behind the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is one heck of a buzzkill . \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 May 2021",
"But then\u2014smack!\u2014there's the biggest summer buzzkill : the fresh, itchy, welt of a mosquito bite. \u2014 Felicity Warner, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Allison, ever the responsible buzzkill , watches in dismay. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 7 June 2021",
"The main buzzkill , many say, is pitchers using gluey gunk to grip the ball better, enhancing their spin rate and making pitches dance and dart. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1992, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195953"
},
"boutade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an outbreak or burst especially of temper",
": caprice , whim",
": an 18th century French dance of impromptu character",
": an instrumental musical composition similar to the Italian capriccio in an impromptu fanciful style"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00fc\u02c8t\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, from Middle French, from bouter to thrust + -ade"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200123"
},
"bepuzzle":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to puzzle greatly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8p\u0259-z\u0259l",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + puzzle"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200508"
},
"belly lox":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": salmon that has been cured in brine"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"so called because it is traditionally cut from the fatter center part of the fish"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200521"
},
"black bamboo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small Asian bamboo ( Phyllostachys nigra ) having black branches"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200659"
},
"Burlington":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in southeastern Iowa on the Mississippi River population 25,663",
"town south-southeast of Lowell in northeastern Massachusetts population 24,498",
"city east of Greensboro in north central North Carolina population 49,963",
"city on Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont population 42,417",
"city in southeastern Ontario, Canada north of Hamilton population 175,779"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-li\u014b-t\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200926"
},
"bighead":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several diseases of animals marked by swelling about the head",
": an exaggerated opinion of one's importance",
": any of several diseases of animals: as",
": equine osteoporosis",
": an acute photosensitization of sheep and goats that follows the ingestion of various plants \u2014 compare fagopyrism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8big-\u02cched",
"\u02c8big-\u02cched"
],
"synonyms":[
"amour propre",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty"
],
"examples":[
"the kind of early success that can give a young performer a bighead",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Introduced from Asia in the 1960s to control weeds and algae, four voracious species \u2014 silver, bighead , grass and black carp \u2014 escaped from ponds in the South and have exploded in numbers along the Mississippi River and its far-reaching tributaries. \u2014 Peter Kendall, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"While they are all considered invasive, bighead and silver carp, especially, have spread through the U.S. over the last several decades and resulted in significant damage to native ecosystems and fisheries. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The bighead , grass and silver carp in this case are different from the carp known as German carp or common carp which have lived in Wisconsin since the mid-1800s. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The silver and bighead carp would be the two most destructive to Lake Erie, said Tory Gabriel, extension program leader and fisheries educator for the Ohio Sea Grant program at Ohio State University. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Three bighead carp were found in Lake Erie, one in 1995 and two in 2000, while the silver carp has never been seen in the lake, Gabriel said. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The fish \u2014 including bighead and silver carp \u2014 have made their way toward Chicago and, capable of reproducing at a rapid pace and gobbling up a lot of plankton, threaten to cause serious problems for other aquatic organisms. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"For the first time, bighead carp DNA has been found in the Milwaukee River, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Grass carp devour stringy vegetation; black carp gobble mollusks; bighead and silver vacuum up free-floating plankton. \u2014 jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200959"
},
"barranco":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a deep gully or arroyo with steep sides",
": a steep bank or bluff"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8ra\u014b-k\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluff",
"cliff",
"crag",
"escarpment",
"palisade",
"precipice",
"scar",
"scarp"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the intimidating barrancas that can be found in the Sierra Nevada"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine derivative of barranco \"cliff, precipice, gully, ravine,\" of pre-Latin substratal origin",
"Note: Outcomes of a pre-Latin form *barrank-, with variants, are known primarily from Iberia and southern France, with outliers in Piedmont (Val Sesia baranca ), Switzerland (Surselvan vraunca ) and Calabria and Sicily (see references in Joan Coromines, Diccionario cr\u00edtico etimol\u00f3gico castellano e hisp\u00e1nico, Madrid, 1984). Greek pharang-, ph\u00e1ranx \"gully, chasm\" seems inseparable from the Romance etymon (see note at pharynx )\u2014all perhaps evidence of a trans-European substratal terrain term (or a pre-Indo-European Wanderwort?). The hypothesis of derivation with a suffix *-anka from a base *barr- \"bar, barrier\" (see bar entry 1 ) seems unlikely, despite forms such as Occitan barrancon \"rung of a chair or ladder,\" almost certainly of secondary origin (cf. Johannes Hubschmid in Vox Romanica, vol. 11 [1950], pp. 265-66)."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201908"
},
"boding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": foreboding"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"augury",
"auspice",
"foreboding",
"foreshadowing",
"omen",
"portent",
"prefiguring",
"presage"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202917"
},
"bellyman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a worker who assembles and adjusts the soundboard of a piano"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-l\u0113-\u02ccman"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203523"
},
"borderless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being without a border"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203726"
},
"brinjarry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a traveling dealer in grain and salt in India"
],
"pronounciation":[
"brin\u02c8j\u00e4r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"modification of Hindi b\u00e3j\u0101r\u0101 , from Sanskrit va\u1e47ijy\u0101 trade (from va\u1e47ij merchant) + -k\u0101raka one who does; akin to Sanskrit karoti he does"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205224"
},
"bombardment":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones",
": to attack especially with artillery or bombers",
": to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)",
": to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (such as electrons)",
": to attack with heavy fire from big guns : shell",
": to hit or attack again and again"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u00e4rd",
"b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd",
"also",
"b\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u00e4rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"batter",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bomb",
"cannonade",
"shell"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The navy bombarded the shore.",
"Scientists bombarded the sample with X-rays.",
"The car was bombarded by rocks as it drove away from the angry crowd.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"My best advice is to bombard them with joy and power and freedom and jubilation and celebration. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"Next, multiple lasers bombard the strontium atoms with photons and magnetic fields that slow atom momentum to a near motionless state, lowering the atom\u2019s temperatures to about one-millionth of a degree above absolute zero. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Russia continues to bombard the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged port city of Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has wracked the country\u2019s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Zelenskyy has previously warned that negotiations could crumble if Russia continues to aggressively bombard civilians trapped inside Mariupol. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The prisoners had to assemble the V2 rockets developed by Wernher von Braun, which were used to bombard London and Antwerp in 1944. \u2014 Jens Christian-wagner, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This steady feedback is not to bombard employees, but to demystify the promotion process. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"As the Russian ground advance hit snags, its efforts to bombard Ukrainian cities appear to be intensifying. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Middle English bombard, bumbard, borrowed from Middle French bombarde, probably from an onomatopoeic base bomb- + -arde -ard \u2014 more at bomb entry 1",
"Note: As with bomba, bombe, etc. (see note at bomb entry 1 ), the origin and diffusion of bombarda, bombarde, etc., remain incompletely elucidated. French bombarde, in reference to an engine of war, appears in the Vrayes chroniques of Jean le Bel, a history of the Hundred Years War begun in 1357 (see Dictionnaire du Moyen Fran\u00e7ais, online) and in the accounts of the Valenciennes city clerk Nicole de Dury from 1363 (see H. Caffiaux, Nicole de Dury, ma\u00eetre clerc de la ville de Valenciennes 1361-1373, Valenciennes, 1866, p. 103). Italian bombarda may be dependent on the French word, given that the earliest use of the word is in reference to artillery used at the battle of Cr\u00e9cy in 1346 (in the final book of the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani, who died in 1348; manuscripts containing the final book are significantly later). The 1311 date given for bombarda in Tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise, Cortelazzo and Zolli's Dizionario etimologico della lingua italiana, and a number of earlier sources from which they draw (as the Enciclopedia Italiana ) is incorrect; the text in question, the Polystorio or Polyhistoria by Niccol\u00f2 da Ferrara (not Bartolomeo da Ferrara), alludes to events of 1311 but was written sometime after 1367, when the chronicle ends, at the court of Niccol\u00f2 II d'Este, marquess of Ferrara from 1361 (cf. Richard Tristano, \"History 'Without Scruple': The Enlightenment Confronts the Middle Ages in Renaissance Ferrara,\" Medievalia et Humanistica, new series, no. 38 [2012], p. 85). Spanish lombarda, attested about 1400, is clearly a folk-etymologizing of bombarda (pace Coromines' etymology in Diccionario cr\u00edtico-etimol\u00f3gico castellano e hisp\u00e1nico, which does not take account of the earlier French forms).",
"Verb",
"earlier, \"to fire a large cannon,\" borrowed from Middle French bombarder, verbal derivative of bombarde bombard entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205613"
},
"bandersnatch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a wildly grotesque or bizarre individual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259r-\u02ccsnach"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"from Bandersnatch , a fabulous animal in Through the Looking Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) \u20201898 English mathematician & writer"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205701"
},
"blithering":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": talking foolishly",
": marked by or consisting of foolish or nonsensical words"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blit\u035fh-ri\u014b",
"\u02c8bli-t\u035fh\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1889, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210001"
},
"blaspheme-vine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a greenbrier ( Smilax laurifolia ) of the southeastern U.S. with thick coriaceous leaves"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211707"
},
"bush elephant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": savanna elephant"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211952"
},
"blood bay":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dark reddish bay color",
": a horse of this color"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212015"
},
"beggar's chicken":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a traditional Chinese dish of marinated and stuffed chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and roasted in a shell of clay"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1961, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212532"
},
"bulletinize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to approach or notify by means of a bulletin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bz",
"-\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213438"
},
"bolt handle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the projecting lever or knob by which a rifle bolt is manually operated"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"bolt entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214402"
},
"beggingly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a begging manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-gi\u014b-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215143"
},
"bleaky":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": somewhat bleak"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u0113k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215801"
},
"basal body":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure",
": a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and resembling a centriole in structure"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220104"
},
"brown mica":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": phlogopite"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220559"
},
"bavin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bundle of brushwood or kindling used for fuel or in fences or drains"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba-v\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"origin unknown"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221236"
},
"burnable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases",
": to undergo combustion",
": to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion",
": to contain a fire",
": to give off light : shine , glow",
": to be hot",
": to produce or undergo discomfort or pain",
": to become emotionally excited or agitated: such as",
": to yearn ardently",
": to be or become very angry or disgusted",
": to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat",
": to die in the electric chair",
": to force or make a way by or as if by burning",
": to suffer sunburn",
": to cause to undergo combustion",
": to destroy by fire",
": to use as fuel",
": to use up : consume",
": to transform by exposure to heat or fire",
": to produce by burning",
": to record digital data or music on (an optical disk) using a laser",
": to record (data or music) in this way",
": to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation : scorch",
": to execute by burning",
": electrocute",
": irritate , annoy",
": to subject to misfortune, mistreatment, or deception",
": to beat or score on",
": to cut off all means of retreat",
": to rebuke strongly",
": to use one's resources or energies to excess",
": to work or study far into the night",
": an act, process, instance, or result of burning: such as",
": injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations",
": a burned area",
": an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn",
": a burning sensation",
": the firing of a rocket engine in flight",
": anger",
": increasing fury",
": a cutting remark intended to embarrass or humiliate someone",
": creek sense 1",
": to be on fire or to set on fire",
": to destroy or be destroyed by fire or heat",
": to make or produce by fire or heat",
": to give light",
": to injure or affect by or as if by fire or heat",
": to ruin by cooking too long or with too much heat",
": to feel or cause to feel as if on fire",
": to feel a strong emotion",
": to record music or data on a computer disk",
": to get a sunburn",
": an injury produced by burning or by something rubbing away the skin",
": to produce or undergo discomfort or pain",
": to become reddened or irritated by or as if by exposure to sun or wind",
": to injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation",
": to break down and use as a source of energy",
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"\u02c8b\u0259rn",
"\u02c8b\u0259rn",
"\u02c8b\u0259rn"
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"combust",
"flame",
"glow"
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"bourn",
"bourne",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"creek",
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"rill",
"rivulet",
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"Verb",
"Middle English birnen , from Old English byrnan , intransitive verb, b\u00e6rnan , transitive verb; akin to Old High German brinnan to burn",
"Noun (2)",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2c",
"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
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": a rescue from financial distress",
": to parachute from an aircraft",
": to abandon a harmful or difficult situation",
": leave , depart",
": a rescue from financial distress"
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"\u02c8b\u0101l-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8b\u0101l-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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"go off",
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"Noun",
"government bailouts of large corporations",
"Verb",
"if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out",
"the government bailed out the savings and loan industry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Veronica also thought this was yet another bailout and was not too worried. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Nonetheless, the effect of the decision was a bailout of Tsingshan and its banks to the tune of several billion dollars. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The cash was used to return Householder to leadership and in turn pass and protect a $1 billion bailout bill to benefit FirstEnergy and other utilities. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
"As bilateral relations with the U.S. deteriorated, El Salvador lost key political backing at the IMF to secure a bailout . \u2014 Santiago P\u00e9rez, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"The country cannot make progress negotiating with foreign lenders to restructure its debt and secure a bailout if the government is in disarray, officials and analysts say. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Sri Lanka has exhausted its foreign currency reserves and urgently needs to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to import fuel, food and medicine, which are all in short supply on the island. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Niha Masih And Gerry Shih, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"Unpopular in the polls, saddled with a massive government deficit, facing a resurgent Communist party, President Yeltsin required financial backing for his campaign\u2014and his government needed a bailout . \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"In 2018, more than 300 residents packed council chambers, most of them to protest a sewer-tax bailout for residents in the Four Seasons subdivision. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1939, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a variable color averaging a brilliant bluish green that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average bright turquoise green"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221935"
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"noun"
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": thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer"
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"br\u00fc-\u02c8she-t\u0259",
"-\u02c8ske-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This bruschetta , from the Jane Goodall Institute\u2019s new book of vegan recipes, employs some smart strategies to keep the oven from overheating your kitchen. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"Garnish each bruschetta with a fresh mint sprig. Serve immediately and enjoy. \u2014 Kristen Massad, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
"Either of these sauces also works well as a bruschetta and crostini topping for an impromptu happy hour with snacks. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
"Also featured on the new menu is bruschettone prosciutto e fichi, a summer bruschetta with fig, prosciutto, whipped ricotta and chestnut honey. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2021",
"Boursin scalloped potatoes, my mother-in-law's steak dinner magic, and my sister-in-law's famous bruschetta . \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 28 May 2021",
"Serve on crostini, toss it with pasta for an appetizer, use it as a panini spread or stir the bruschetta topping into a bowl of chicken soup. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The company's Signature Selection Menu has regional dishes derived from local ingredients in more than 40 major markets across 240 airports, such as tuna tartare in South Florida, lobster bruschetta in Boston, and Texas carpaccio in Houston. \u2014 Katy Spratte Joyce, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Sep. 2020",
"To make the bruschetta : Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. \u2014 Beth Dooley, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian, from Italian dialect (Tuscany), from bruscare to toast, burn, probably from Vulgar Latin *brusicare , frequentative of *brusare, *brusiare to burn"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222001"
},
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in central and northern Bolivia flowing north to unite with the Mamor\u00e9 River forming the Madeira River"
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"\u02c8b\u0101-n\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a predominantly pagan people inhabiting northern Luzon, Philippines \u2014 compare igorot",
": a member of such people",
": the Austronesian language of the Bontok people"
],
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"b\u00e4n\u02c8t\u00e4k"
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"native name in northern Luzon"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222428"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tall spiny long-lived desert tree ( Fouquieria columnaris synonym Idria columnaris ) native to northwestern Mexico and related to the ocotillo"
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-j\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps from boojum , an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque appearance"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222630"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a player stationed at a base \u2014 see first baseman , second baseman , third baseman"
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"\u02c8b\u0101-sm\u0259n"
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"verb"
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"definitions":[
": meet"
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"idiom"
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"Definition of best of luck informal \u2014 used to say that one hopes someone will succeed We're sorry that you're leaving. Best of luck to you in your new job."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224023"
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"bobble":{
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"noun",
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": bob entry 1",
": fumble",
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": a small ball of fabric",
": one in a series used on an edging",
": error , mistake",
": a mishandling of the ball in baseball or football"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-b\u0259l"
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"blow",
"boggle",
"bollix (up)",
"boot",
"botch",
"bugger (up)",
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"bungle",
"butcher",
"dub",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foozle",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"muck up",
"muff",
"murder",
"screw up"
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"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
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"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
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"oversight",
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"stumble",
"trip"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The catcher bobbled the ball.",
"the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe",
"Noun",
"a bobble that cost them the game",
"The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Looking through all the frames, Njoku doesn\u2019t bobble the catch at all. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021",
"Turbulence is nothing more than wonky wind currents that cause planes to bobble a bit, not at all unlike driving on a bumpy road or sailing on a choppy sea. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Edelman bobbled the ball for a split second but clearly reached out and got both hands under the ball before landing on the turf. \u2014 Sportsday Staff, Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
"Rengifo bobbled the grounder but recovered to throw to first to complete the 11th no-hitter in club history and first combined no-hitter since Mark Langston and Mike Witt against Seattle on April 11, 1990. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com , 12 July 2019",
"Don\u2019t let your head bobble or your chin tuck toward your chest, which can create tension in the neck and shoulders, says Atkins. \u2014 Mallory Creveling, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Your arms were like strings and your head bobbled on your neck. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Then, backup Philip Nelson, Jones\u2019 replacement, turned the ball over on a play that was ruled a fumble when a backward pass was bobbled and landed in the hands of Houston linebacker DeMarquis Gates. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2020",
"The Eagles nearly scored on fourth down, but a pass from sophomore quarterback Cameron Knickerbocker to junior Tony Valdez was bobbled in the end zone and ultimately dropped, causing a turnover on downs. \u2014 Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On a 4 on 4, Gustafson gets a breakaway after taking a bobble from James Stefan, who has to take him down. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Despite a bobble at the start of his semifinal run, Radamus finished ahead of his German competitor, Linas Strasser, to get the United States\u2019 only point. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Chen landed four more effortless quads, his only slight bobble coming on a late combination sequence. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Kagiyama, 18, and Uno, 24, both had a high degree of difficulty in their routines, but each made mistakes on his jumps, and against a skater at the peak of his talents like Chen, any bobble was one too many. \u2014 Juliet Macur, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Under pressure, Jackson sidearmed a ball to running back Justice Hill, whose bobble gave inside linebacker L.J. Fort enough time to make a play for the ball. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Bader's bobble allowed Milwaukee's Lorenzo Cain to accomplish the rare feat of scoring from second base on a sacrifice fly in the Brewers' 4-1 victory. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 13 May 2021",
"The Bruins squandered the advantage, and McAvoy tripped Yegor Sharangovich after a bobble at the line with 14 seconds left in the man-up. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2021",
"Nick Solak's bobble of Sam Haggerty's double in the left-field corner allowed Haggerty to reach third. \u2014 Chris Talbott, Star Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020"
],
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"Verb",
"frequentative of bob entry 1"
],
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"Verb",
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"Noun",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224401"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by great vigor, violence, or fierceness"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u1d4an-\u02c8g\u0259ts"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
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"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1975, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225310"
},
"bookwork":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the manufacture of books as distinct from newspaper or magazine printing or from job work",
": work that involves the use of books: such as",
": schoolwork",
": paper work"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225433"
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Anson 1820\u20131870 American diplomat",
"city on the west shore of San Francisco Bay in western California population 28,806"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-l\u0259n-\u02ccg\u0101m",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-li\u014b-\u02ccg\u0101m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225732"
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"bighead carp":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a freshwater, cyprinid fish ( Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ) that has a large head and mouth, a ventral keel between the anal and pelvic fins, and a blotchy, dark-gray color and that is native to eastern Asia and has been widely introduced into nonnative waters where it is often considered a pest"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225915"
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"B of H":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"board of health"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6b\u0113\u0259\u00a6v\u0101ch"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230106"
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"booby hutch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a covered horse-drawn vehicle used especially in the 18th century"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"booby entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230446"
},
"book agent":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a book salesperson"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1810, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231211"
},
"bedcord":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a rope drawn from one side of a bedstead to another to support a mattress"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cck\u022frd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bed + cord"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231429"
},
"Balch":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Emily Greene 1867\u20131961 American economist and sociologist"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022flch"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231610"
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"be put to death":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to be killed at a scheduled time by someone who is legally allowed to do so"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231645"
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"Ben-Gurion":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"David 1886\u20131973 Israeli (Polish-born) statesman; prime minister of Israel (1949\u201353; 1955\u201363)"
],
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"\u02ccben-gu\u0307r-\u02c8y\u022fn",
"ben-\u02c8gu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231655"
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"button day":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tag day"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231833"
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"bestraught":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": distraught"
],
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"examples":[],
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"be- + straught , short for distraught"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231851"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a compliment that implies it is not really a compliment at all"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232030"
},
"buoyancy tank":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an airtight tank fitted into the stern or bow of a small boat (such as a lifeboat) to keep it afloat if it fills with water or capsizes"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232120"
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"borderline personality disorder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood",
": a personality disorder that is marked by unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior and that has an onset during adolescence or early adulthood"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1970, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233553"
},
"be struck by":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to be very impressed by or pleased with (something or someone)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234210"
},
"beef's blood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": oxblood"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234223"
},
"basal cell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin",
": one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Endeavor\u2019s therapy candidates include an oral inhibitor that\u2019s been through clinical studies for patients with basal cell carcinoma. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In August 2019, Dunleavy\u2019s office announced that biopsies of skin variations removed from his head confirmed a basal cell carcinoma, or a mild form of skin cancer. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Shearer\u2019s lesion was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma and required an urgent surgery with a price tag of $3,000. \u2014 USA Today , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Markowitz utilizes a dermatoscope, a handheld device that combines light and microscope technology, to properly diagnose early basal cell carcinoma and other skin diseases. \u2014 Erin Nicole Cellett, Allure , 23 Aug. 2021",
"He was first treated for basal cell carcinoma in November 2013, with the most recent treatment in 2015. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Closer to 15 years, actually \u2015 since I was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma for the first time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"According to Gilbert, basal cell cancers can start as flat shiny spots and become bumps over time. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 5 Aug. 2021",
"While other skin cancers, like basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), tend to stay confined to one location, melanoma works a bit differently. \u2014 Seraphina Seow, Health.com , 23 June 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1889, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234300"
},
"behind schedule":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": not according to schedule : late"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234518"
},
"benefice":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an ecclesiastical office to which the revenue from an endowment is attached",
": a feudal estate in lands : fief"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-f\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin beneficium , from Latin, favor, promotion, from beneficus"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234717"
},
"back turn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an inverted turn"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235948"
},
"behind the wheel":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": in the act of driving"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001127"
},
"back out":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"back down",
"back off",
"cop out",
"fink out",
"renege"
],
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"examples":[
"she backed out on her offer to help with the wedding planning"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001322"
},
"blaze orange":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a very bright orange used in clothing especially by hunters for visibility"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quested also noted seeing Joseph Biggs meet the Arizona Proud Boys, who wore distinctive blaze orange caps. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Thankfully the thick grasses couldn't conceal the blaze orange clothing of others toting shotguns and seeking to answer the same question. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The blaze orange of hunters this weekend wasn't the only color indicating a new season had arrived in Wisconsin. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Nov. 2021",
"In Wisconsin the improvements are largely linked to a hunter education program that began in 1967 and regulations such as a blaze orange requirement during dun deer seasons. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Nov. 2021",
"His bright white smile popped against his blaze orange robes. \u2014 Michael Easter, Outside Online , 13 May 2021",
"The cumulative experience of that blaze orange and camouflage army is considerable, to say the least. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Nov. 2020",
"Two young fellows, dressed in red and blaze orange , clearly deer hunters, got out. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2021",
"The two men were not hunting together and the victim was not wearing blaze orange , according to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1958, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001726"
},
"burrlike":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": like a burr (as in being prickly)"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003241"
},
"begin":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start",
": to come into existence : arise",
": to have a starting point",
": to do or succeed in the least degree",
": to set about the activity of : start",
": to bring into being : found",
": originate , invent",
": as the first thing to be considered",
": to do the first part of an action",
": to come into existence",
": to start to have a feeling or thought",
": to have a starting point",
": to do or succeed in the least degree",
"1913\u20131992 prime minister of Israel (1977\u201383)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8gin",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8gin",
"\u02c8b\u0101-gin"
],
"synonyms":[
"commence",
"embark (on ",
"enter (into ",
"fall (to)",
"get off",
"kick off",
"launch",
"lead off",
"open",
"start",
"strike (into)"
],
"antonyms":[
"conclude",
"end",
"finish",
"terminate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rowdy Tellez stands in front of his locker at American Family Field ahead of a day game Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals and one day before the Toronto Blue Jays would coming to town to begin a three-game series. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Construction is expected to begin later this summer and completed sometime in December. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the White House is engaged in an ugly fight on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers\u2019 unwillingness to spend more money on the federal Covid response might force the government to begin rationing tests, vaccines, and therapeutics. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"His family plans to begin videotaping next month and airing the podcasts in August. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Sydney has an upcoming role in Madame Web, Sony's first female superhero movie, as well as recently being cast as USA government whistleblower Reality Winner in a movie that has yet to begin filming. \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
"The first season of the Peacock show saw Reagan begin to assert herself in her friendships, expand her career and her relationship with her community and open herself up to love. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Cargo flights from Europe and Australia already have brought baby formula into the U.S., including two new rounds of air shipments that begin this weekend. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"One of the first public figures to begin wearing them was Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who was a leading military and political figure in Britain at the time. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English beginnen , going back to Old English beginnan , from be- be- + -ginnan , going back to Germanic *genn-a- , verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan \"to be at a starting point, start,\" Old High German beginnan , Gothic duginnan"
],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003707"
},
"banderillero":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who thrusts in the banderillas in a bullfight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccban-d\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113(l)-\u02c8yer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Spanish, from banderilla banderilla + -ero, going back to Latin -\u0101rius -er entry 2"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004325"
},
"belvedere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a structure (such as a cupola or a summerhouse) designed to command a view"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcove",
"casino",
"gazebo",
"kiosk",
"pavilion",
"summerhouse"
],
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"examples":[
"a Greek revival belvedere stands majestically on a grassy knoll overlooking the river"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian, literally, beautiful view"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1549, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004439"
},
"Brinser":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of a religious body called United Zion's Children that in 1853 separated from the River Brethren"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brinz\u0259(r)",
"-n(t)s\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after Matthias Brinser fl 1855 American theologist, founder of the sect"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005454"
},
"bestiarist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a writer of bestiaries"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bes-ch\u0113-\u0259-rist",
"\u02c8besh-",
"\u02c8b\u0113s-",
"\u02c8b\u0113sh-",
"-t\u0113-\u0259-"
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005735"
},
"boutefeu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who causes contention : firebrand"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle French, literally, linstock, from bouter to thrust, put, set + feu fire, from Latin focus hearth"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005743"
},
"blaze a trail":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to show a trail with marks on trees",
": to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005905"
},
"bondless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being without a bond"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4ndl\u0259\u0307s",
""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010116"
},
"bathorse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a horse that carries baggage (as of an officer) during a military campaign"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bat + \u02cc-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"partial translation of French cheval de b\u00e2t packhorse, from b\u00e2t packsaddle, from Old French bast"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010735"
},
"be/get togged up/out":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to be or get dressed in special clothes for a particular occasion or activity"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010831"
},
"back-ordered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": ordered for purchase or delivery but not yet available : placed on back order"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1901, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010842"
},
"backhand":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"adverb or adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a stroke (as in tennis) made with the back of the hand turned in the direction of movement",
": the side on which such strokes are made",
": a catch (as in baseball) made to the side of the body opposite the hand being used",
": handwriting whose strokes slant downward from left to right",
": made with a backhand",
": with a backhand",
": to do, hit, or catch backhand",
": a stroke in sports played with a racket that is made with the back of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving",
": a catch (as in baseball) made with the arm across the body and the palm turned away from the body",
": with a backhand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02cchand",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cchand",
"\u02c8bak-\u02cchand"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She has a good backhand but a weak forehand.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Her backhand was solid and smooth and found corners, flat and fast. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"But Parry, with her rare one-handed backhand , still had to come up with the goods under duress to close out the match and secure her first victory over a top-50 player. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The property also has a partnership with LUX Tennis, a Spanish tennis concierge service, with a resident tennis coach who can teach you how to hit that perfect serve or improve your backhand . \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"As a result, Mills went to work ahead of the state tournament, changing the grip on his backhand and serve to commit fewer errors. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Coleman got the rebound and sent a backhand pass across the front of the goal from behind the line, and Gourde knocked it in from the right side for his third of the postseason with 9:55 left. \u2014 Vin A. Cherwoo, Star Tribune , 18 June 2021",
"Larkin netted his 29th goal with 7:25 to play in regulation, taking a feed from Filip Hronek and driving to the net to score on a backhand to make it 3-2. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Serving for the match at 5-3, Nadal closed it out when Berrettini hit a backhand into the net on match point. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Los Angeles averted a shutout 16 seconds after Kane's second goal when Kopitar went top shelf on a backhand in front of the net. \u2014 Joe Reedy, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Warriors got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning after Kula placed a slow ground ball perfectly to the backhand side of Maloney shortstop David Stimpson. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Unbothered, Gauff broke right back to lead 4-3, smacking a backhand winner that brought Mom and Dad out of their seats in the player guest box. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Carter used his 6-foot-3 frame to stretch for a backhand tap in front of the net that slipped by Shesterkin 14:12 into the first, the 18-year veteran\u2019s eight goals in 12 career playoff games since joining Pittsburgh at the 2021 trade deadline. \u2014 Will Graves, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
"Hellberg made a good save on a backhand attempt by Fabian Zetterlund in the first period, but Dawson Mercer forced Seider into committing a turnover that ended with Mercer stuffing the puck on Hellberg late in the period. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Nadal got a break back in closing to 5-3, but his backhand error gave Fritz another break and the set. \u2014 Fox News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Canadiens goalie Jake Allen was helpless to stop Brad Marchand's backhand for the game-winner 34 seconds into overtime. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"In the second quarter, Hirshfield converted a strong backhand shot and Dimeo followed with another goal 30 seconds later to increase the Vikings\u2019 lead to 6-3 with 4:36 left. \u2014 Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Greiss made eight saves in the first period, including stopping Barclay Goodrow's wrist shot from just outside the crease and denying Chris Kreider on a backhand attempt. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Working on a crossover dribble, backstroke or backhand takes patience and determination. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But Fritz battled back, benefitting from Rublev\u2019s faulty backhand and ending the game with an ace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In the tiebreak, Alcaraz earned an early mini-break and then ripped a two-handed backhand up the line for a 3-1 lead. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"The left-handed Nadal repeatedly pounded the Italian\u2019s backhand and took him out of his comfort zone. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"But Nadal closed it out by pulling Opelka out of the court and the American's backhand landed wide. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Knight\u2019s no-look backhand through the crease set up Harmon for a tap-in at the right post to open the scoring 12:29 in. \u2014 John Wawrow, courant.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Korda\u2019s versatile and aggressive game, distinguished by his punishing backhand , is a marvel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Nadal really mixed it up beginning the second set and went to his bag of tricks by serving-and-volleying, hitting the slice backhand and using several drop shots when Medvedev was way back in the court. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn\u2019t fumble a backhand grounder. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Smith dodged from behind the cage wrapping a backhand shot in mid-air past Gladstone. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
"Gostisbehere scored from long range when Jakob Chychrun couldn't gather in a puck and managed to send a backhand pass to his teammate for the shot. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Andy Andreoff collected a loose puck at the top of the crease and threaded a backhand pass through traffic to Chris Terry, who fired a shot by Wolf Pack starter Adam H\u00faska 14:47 into the game. \u2014 Staff Reports, courant.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Rasmus Ristolainen displayed stellar stickwork in the slot before a backhand pass to Mayhew, whose wrister from a sharp angle beat Quick. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, ajc , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Kozak fumbles the puck but is able to backhand it back to Cagnoni who manages to get it through a diving Vikman. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Vladislav Namestnikov moved the puck into Columbus\u2019 zone along the boards, pulled up and slipped a backhand pass to Rasmussen, who fired a shot from the top of the left circle. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Luke Jackson took the baton in the seventh and retired the side in order, thanks to a nice backhand play and bouncing throw across the diamond by Austin Riley to get Yuli Gurriel ending the inning. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1695, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1767, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011150"
},
"Bible":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament",
": the sacred scriptures of some other religion (such as Judaism)",
": book",
": a copy or an edition of the Bible",
": a publication that is preeminent especially in authoritativeness or wide readership",
": the book of sacred writings accepted by Christians as coming from God",
": a book containing the sacred writings of a religion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8b\u012b-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"Book",
"Good Book",
"Holy Writ",
"Scripture"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible .",
"The book is famous among foodies\u2014it's the gourmet's bible .",
"The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The book has been translated into 15 languages and is regarded by many across the world as a bible of ecological principles. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Neither Dylann Roof, who pled guilty to massacring nine people at a Charleston bible study, nor James Fields, who was convicted of killing a Charlottesville demonstrator with his car, were sentenced with the terrorism enhancement. \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Reznikoff has handled several auctions of former first lady items, including a bible of Mary Todd Lincoln's, which sold for $90,000, and accessories that belonged to Jacqueline Kennedy, including a pair of white gloves that fetched $2,400. \u2014 Kate Bennett, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"For nearly seven decades, Finley\u2019s publication remained the bible of New York Fashion Week. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
"To me Manu Chao has always represented hope, his lyrics were like a bible to me growing up. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Aspiras and Tanno spent months building a bible to guide their looks that referenced every shade, color and hairstyle for every single scene of the movie. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Luckily, photographs of Tammy were easy to acquire from the archives as well as her friends and family, a collection Travers studiously turned into a design bible . \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Vulture , 28 Sep. 2021",
"My personal bible on the topic is The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins. \u2014 Michael Adler, Forbes , 18 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin biblia , from Greek, plural of biblion book, diminutive of byblos papyrus, book, from Byblos , ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported"
],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011328"
},
"brushout":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sample application of paint usually for testing"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"brush out , verb"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011829"
},
"burr oak":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of burr oak variant spelling of bur oak"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012300"
},
"buttonhead":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a head with a spherical exposed surface and plane shoulder, the height of the head being usually less than a hemisphere",
": a buttonhead bolt, screw, or rivet"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012510"
},
"Bagdad boil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": oriental sore"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after Baghdad, Bagdad , Iraq"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012803"
},
"bare (it) all":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to reveal everything",
": pose nude"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012907"
},
"bespete":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to spit upon : spatter with saliva"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English bespeten , from be- + speten to spit"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014222"
},
"badass":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ready to cause or get into trouble : mean",
": of formidable strength or skill",
": a person who is badass"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bad-\u02ccas"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014748"
},
"broo":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the liquid in which food has been cooked : broth , juice",
": favorable opinion"
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"definitions":[
": a tropical American herb ( Rivina humilis ) with racemes of red berries resembling those of pokeweed"
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"definitions":[
": a pignut ( Carya glabra )"
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"openly",
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"After the show, we went backstage to meet the band.",
"some of the most important decisions were made backstage , and only presented to the full committee afterward",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The documentary contains memorable clips such as McDaniel's acceptance speech and footage of backstage pandemonium. \u2014 CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Some of the backstage makeup artists must have put Fox's very divisive black eye shadow on their mood boards, since both the Stephane Rolland and Chanel shows featured smudgy, emo-esque eye makeup. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Corniel says that Drakeo (real name: Darrell Caldwell) was backstage with a group of people including his younger brother Devonte, who raps under the name Ralfy the Plug. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
"One photograph that appears in the book, in fact, conveys the casualness of the backstage scene: David Attie posed before his own camera, clearly just playing around, with the actual Bert and Ernie puppets on his hands. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Photographer Darrel Hunter was backstage to get a close-up glimpse at all the details before the show; scroll through his best behind-the-scenes photos here. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021",
"And because Lamb\u2019s has a long tradition of working with a familiar ensemble of artists, no fewer than four married couples are part of this year\u2019s onstage and backstage team. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Dec. 2021",
"There would be no backstage platinum-record presentation this time. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Some are waking up, some are getting ready for the show, some are backstage , some are hanging out after the show. \u2014 Liam Hes, Vogue , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"There were so many accounts of what happened backstage . \u2014 Michael Tyrone Delaney, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"After their show in Liverpool, Jagger's girlfriend Melanie Hamrick posted an adorable video on her Instagram Story of their son Deveraux, 5, dancing backstage during the concert. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"The opportunity to leave my troubles backstage and be whisked away to a completely different world was everything to me, especially growing up as a young Black person in predominantly white institutions. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Model Kate Moss, who testified during rebuttal on Depp\u2019s behalf, reportedly attended a show and spent time backstage afterwards. \u2014 Christie D\u2019zurilla, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Before the siblings stepped out in front of the cameras, Jenna was already turning heads backstage with her dramatic daytime outfit. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Following that show, Underwood actually met Rose backstage . \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022",
"Recall that video footage of Guilfoyle has surfaced showing her dancing backstage at the Stop the Steal rally. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"After winning five awards, including album of the year, Jon Batiste comes backstage to talk about the big day. \u2014 Kristin Robinson, Billboard , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021154"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": in the most comfortable or favorable economic circumstances"
],
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"\u02c8best-\u02c8\u022ff"
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"first_known_use":[
"1865, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021338"
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"Definition of backbackiri variant spelling of bacbakiri"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021412"
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"burnoose":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a one-piece hooded cloak worn by Arabs and Berbers"
],
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"(\u02cc)b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u00fcs"
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"French burnous , from Arabic burnus"
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"1695, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023428"
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"blown three-mold":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": produced by blow molding in a mold of two or more pieces and designed to simulate hand-cut glass"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a woman's light boot"
],
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"b\u0259\u02c8t\u0113n",
"b\u00e4\u02c8-"
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"French, from Middle French botine , diminutive of bote boot"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025438"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": back down"
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"back down",
"back out",
"cop out",
"fink out",
"renege"
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"you'd better not back off on your promise to do all the planning for the big dance"
],
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"1920, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025552"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": wearing spectacles"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The image of a trusty, bespectacled librarian managing a small internet community instead of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg fully controlling a global, near-ubiquitous billion-dollar social network feels like a cool breeze over a hot garbage pit. \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The site is still being excavated \u2014 one bespectacled archaeologist sat in the middle of the floor, methodically sweeping dust with an almost religious devotion. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Clad in a maroon button-down and casually rolled pants, the bespectacled Thor actor twirls barefoot through the scene, equal parts slink and smarm. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"All signs rather transparently point to a classic corporate villain, Biosyn Genetics, whose bespectacled CEO (Campbell Scott) seems to have been unceremoniously plucked from one of the later Bond movies. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Outside, a bespectacled man with a graying beard, who introduced himself as Abdul Sadiq, carried a Mitchell electric-guitar box. \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Instead, spends his life stalking a bespectacled local reporter. \u2014 Eli Grober, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"Many of them are living in Mexico, El Salvador, and Spain, but the largest share is concentrated in and around D.C. Sandoval, short and bespectacled , with a wry sense of humor, is forty and the group\u2019s social center. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His photograph is accompanied by a brief, painful note: Another includes an image of a bespectacled woman sitting on a bench. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"1742, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030000"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": corporal oath"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": somewhat blue : having a tinge of blue"
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"\u02c8bl\u00fc-ish"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drifting clouds of drippy fog swirled through the ancient oaks, incense cedars and stately pines, and the roadside clusters of bluish -purple lupines glistened from the beads of accumulating mist. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"In other rooms, workers pack pouches, swabs and solution into bluish -purple boxes labeled BinaxNow. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Scientists already knew that Neptune and Uranus get their general bluish appearance from the methane in their atmosphere, which absorbs incoming sunlight\u2019s red hues, leaving blues and greens for our eyes to see. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"The neighborhood of Fatih, with its beautiful 15th-century Ottoman mosque of low domes and pointed minarets sheathed in bluish lead, and its delicate linden and plane trees, had turned into a little Syria. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Female trees which get pollinated produce clusters of olive-like fruits that turn a bluish black in the fall and are a favorite of birds. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 May 2022",
"At first, Augusta caddies wore a bluish denim uniform with a green cap and a yellow button, before transitioning to the traditional white uniform in the early 1950s for Masters play. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"While the audience members settle into their seats, a sheer, bluish scrim stretches from the ceiling to the edge of the stage. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Over Zoom, Kelleher showed off a bluish photo of Xylome\u2019s proprietary yeast strain, developed from an oil-producing species called Lipomyces starkeyi. \u2014 James Dinneen, Wired , 8 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030720"
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"Belding's ground squirrel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a ground squirrel ( Spermophilus beldingi synonym Urocitellus beldingi ) of the northwestern U.S. that typically lives in large colonies in alpine meadows and that is grayish with a broad, brown band extending along the center of its back"
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"\u02c8bel-di\u014bz-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"after Lyman Belding \u20201917 American naturalist and ornithologist",
"Note: The vernacular name is based on the taxon, originally Spermophilus beldingi , assigned to the animal by the zoologist and ethnographer Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-1942) in \"Description of a New Spermophile from California, Spermophilus beldingi , sp. nov.\" (\"Read December 17th, 1888\"), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , vol. 4 (1887-89), pp. 317-21. Merriam's description was based on a specimen sent to him by Lyman Belding \"from the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in Placer Co., California\"; he goes on to say \"I take pleasure in naming it in honor of its discoverer, Mr. L. Belding, of Stockton, California, whose contributions to the knowledge of the zoology of the region, particularly its ornithology, entitle him to lasting remembrance\" (p. 317)."
],
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"1918, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031025"
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"biographical name"
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"Frank Nathan Daniel 1878\u20131961 American evangelist"
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"\u02c8b\u0259k-"
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"definitions":[
"Daniel 1734\u20131820 American pioneer",
"city north-northwest of Des Moines in central Iowa population 12,661"
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"\u02c8b\u00fcn",
"\u02c8b\u00fcn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031214"
},
"beggar's dance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dance of India and Central Europe performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts",
": an American Indian dance consisting largely of a masked procession and performed for the purpose of obtaining gifts"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031630"
},
"bullhead lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": spatterdock"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bull entry 1 + head"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-031833"
},
"bagasse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": plant residue (as of sugarcane or grapes) left after a product (such as juice) has been extracted",
": plant residue (as of sugarcane or grapes) left after a product (as juice) has been extracted"
],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8gas",
"b\u0259-\u02c8gas"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Add a luxurious Oil Bath For The Senses to your tub, which is infused with rosemary, sugarcane bagasse and corncob. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"This includes agricultural residues as sugarcane bagasse and corn cobs, wood chips and pellets from thinnings and wood industry residues, and even dried animal dung. \u2014 Nils Rokke, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The compostable bagasse products made from a byproduct of sugarcane, for example, don\u2019t always hold up well with soupy or saucy foods, said Leonard, of the 80-year-old Leonard Paper Company. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2020",
"To make the products, the company takes fiber materials, which could include recycled boxes, newspapers, agricultural waste, wheat starch, virgin papers, and bagasse , a sugar cane byproduct. \u2014 Amanda Morris, azcentral , 29 Jan. 2020",
"All food and beverages must now be served with marine degradable packaging, including paper, fiber, wood, wheat straw/straw, bagasse , or edible material, and even marine degradable straws and silverware can be provided only upon request. \u2014 Dakota Kim, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"All food and beverages must now be served with marine degradable packaging, including paper, fiber, wood, wheat straw/straw, bagasse , or edible material, and even marine degradable straws and silverware can be provided only upon request. \u2014 Dakota Kim, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018"
],
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"French"
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"first_known_use":[
"1806, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032143"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of or belonging to an Egyptian predynastic neolithic culture dated about 5000 b.c. and characterized by fine handmade pottery (such as black beakers with incised designs in white), flint tools, and polished stone axes",
": one of the ancient Egyptian people who produced the Badarian culture"
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"b\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4r\u0113\u0259n",
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"Adjective",
"Badari , village in Upper Egypt, where the discoveries were made + English -an"
],
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"1928, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033320"
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"be struck on":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to like or be impressed by (someone or something) very much"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033944"
},
"be laughing":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034137"
},
"backhanded rope":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": left-handed rope"
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"first_known_use":[
"1898, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035532"
},
"buzz planer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a wood-planing machine consisting of a revolving horizontal cutter projecting slightly above a slot in the surface of a flat table"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040022"
},
"book bag":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bag or sack (such as a knapsack) often with a handle or strap that is used for holding books and other items"
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"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-040942"
},
"bloodbird":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian honeyeater ( Myzomela sanguinolenta ) having the head, neck, breast, and back bright scarlet, the wings and tail black, and the under parts buff"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041839"
},
"burn oneself":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to injure oneself with a burn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042149"
},
"bloated clay":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": clay caused to swell naturally or by gas-forming additives and used especially as insulation in concrete because of its porosity and lightness"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bloated entry 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042523"
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"box barrage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a barrage on three sides of a given area to prevent escape or reinforcement of the enemy or to cover the front and flanks of a friendly force",
": a barrage of antiaircraft fire intended to block off invaders from a given objective"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"box entry 2"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043455"
},
"bushelful":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": as much as a bushel will hold"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259l\u02ccfu\u0307l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043708"
},
"blown pattern":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the unevenly distributed pattern of shotgun pellets that results from the charge of shot overtaking the front wadding of the shell and being disrupted in flight"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043747"
},
"buzz off":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of buzz off informal \u2014 used as a rude or angry way to tell someone to go away He told me to buzz off . Buzz off , will you? I'm busy right now."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044228"
},
"bean counter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person involved in corporate or government financial decisions and especially one reluctant to spend money"
],
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"examples":[
"He blames corporate bean counters for causing thousands of workers to lose their jobs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hubble, Kepler \u2014 have been, instead of a bean counter ? \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"If time with a bean counter sounds like a return to the scintillating Fred Creighton days, that\u2019s not entirely accurate, because the tidy, soft-spoken Creighton was canned as coach only seven games prior to the start of the \u201980 playoffs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
"County bean counters are calling for all departments to make 20 percent cuts across-the-board. \u2014 Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Now, this offseason, the 49ers\u2019 bean counters figure to express their appreciation for the contributions made by Kittle and Buckner. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Based on that, its bean counters determined that \u2014 at its current rate of 2,300 meals a day \u2014 the 45 millionth meal would get dished up sometime this week. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 4 Mar. 2020",
"In fact, the whole special pathogens program was always in the crosshairs of government bean counters . \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 7 Jan. 2020",
"His adversaries call him a shill for health insurers, a bloodless bean counter who would rather let some sick people die than see them get expensive life-saving medicines. \u2014 Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2019",
"Many of the news organization\u2019s bean counters saw them as luxuries, said Doug Haddix, executive director of the organization Investigative Reporters & Editors. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2019"
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"geographical name"
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"island in the western Pacific east-southeast of Nauru; belongs to Kiribati area over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), population 284"
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"noun"
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"gauze",
"haze",
"mist",
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"reek",
"smog",
"soup"
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"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon"
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"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief"
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": delude sense 1"
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"b\u0113-"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being born to parents who are not married to each other",
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"spuriousness"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054710"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in a babbling manner"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a linear algebra over the field of real or complex numbers that is also a Banach space for which the norm of the product of x and y is less than or equal to the product of the norm of x and the norm of y for all x and y belonging to it"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4k-",
"-n\u0259k-",
"-\u02ccn\u00e4\u1e35-",
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"after Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician"
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"1944, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055249"
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"adjective"
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"\u02c8bak-\u02c8\u00e4-f\u0259s",
"-\u02c8\u022f-f\u0259s"
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"1915, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055615"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": one who charges and repairs storage batteries",
": an electrotyper who works at the battery",
": one who tends the battery cells in which sugar is extracted from beets"
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"-m\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060249"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": silver bell"
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"\u02c8bel-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060837"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": backcountry , hinterland"
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"\u02c8bak-\u02ccland"
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"backwoods",
"bush",
"frontier",
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"outback",
"outlands",
"up-country"
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"they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people"
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"1683, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061100"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the art or trade of binding books",
": the binding of a book"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307k-\u02ccb\u012bn-di\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Minnesota Center for Book Arts is a visual arts nonprofit organization that supports creative expression through traditional and contemporary book arts, including papermaking, bookbinding , and letterpress printing. \u2014 Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities , 13 Dec. 2019",
"The concept is artfully expanded to include architecture by India Mahdavi, bespoke helicopters by Sergio Bortoluz, and dazzling bookbinding by Martin Frost, among others. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 19 Sep. 2018",
"Another Texan artist, Mychal Mitchell, of Austin, takes festival attendees on a trip to 14th-century Europe and earlier with her ancient bookbinding skills. \u2014 Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2018",
"There are printmaking, bookbinding , letterpress and papermaking studios, which are operated and maintained by resident artists, volunteers and visiting artists. \u2014 Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Analyzing the leaf dimensions and bookbinding , among other things, the expert concluded that Ms. Parsons\u2019s copy belonged to the Vatican, and that letter in the Vatican Library was a fake. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2017",
"Try the School Excursion to India, a five-day R and R retreat in Jaipur that focuses on jewelry designing, bookbinding , and, during an optional Pushkar add-on, perfume making (October 2017). \u2014 Fan Winston, CNT , 10 Mar. 2017",
"Harry Potter has crawled far beyond his bookbindings and into seemingly every nook a boy wizard might cast his spell. \u2014 Jordan Lite, WIRED , 15 Aug. 2000"
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061626"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart , windbag"
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"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cch\u00e4rd"
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"babbler",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
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"examples":[
"a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard",
"a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His actions bespeak a prime-time TV blowhard who understands how objectionable his rhetoric has become. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the argument, anyway\u2014and it\u2019s advanced by athletes, coaches, cable-news pundits, blowhard musicians, and more. \u2014 Jason Feifer, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The man\u2019s an oblivious, ignorant, overconfident blowhard . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Stan plays the character as an entitled blowhard who ignites Gauthier\u2019s class fury and masculine jealousy. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Jesse, a hedonist blowhard who\u2019s mulling a takeover; Kelvin (Adam Devine), an earnest youth minister; and Judy (the incredible Edi Patterson), the lone daughter, undervalued by Eli because of her gender. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"In the Czech Republic the right-wing blowhard Prime Minister Andrej Babis recently lost narrowly against a coalition of center-left and center-right parties. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 15 Oct. 2021",
"An ambitious, boastful, obnoxious blowhard takes a totally unnecessary swipe at Jaimie Lannister, a knight whose sword hand was amputated. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"While Jean sees himself as a courageous soldier who dares to criticize powerful lords, Jacques sees him as an imprudent blowhard who barges into action without thinking. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1848, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062049"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an arbor made of brushwood especially as a place for a camp meeting"
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"brush entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062510"
},
"break (with) precedent":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to do something that has not been done before"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062601"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually triangularly folded kerchief for the head",
": a head covering (such as a scarf) resembling a babushka",
": grandmother",
": an elderly Russian woman"
],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8b\u00fcsh-k\u0259",
"-\u02c8bu\u0307sh-",
"ba-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bandanna",
"bandana",
"do-rag",
"handkerchief",
"kerchief",
"madras",
"mantilla"
],
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"examples":[
"an elderly Russian woman with a babushka",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"The look is finished off with a silk scarf tied around her head like a babushka , gigantic sunglasses, and a Dior tote with her name embroidered onto it. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The babushka -wearing elderly women sweeping the vast square early every morning used bunches of twigs tied to short broomsticks. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Retro kerchiefs appeared at Conner Ives and Anna Sui, while Paco Rabanne imagined a cozier take: A faux fur babushka . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2021",
"For those who don\u2019t fish for keeps, or for those whose haul exceeds the limits of their bellies, an old, dumpling-faced Russian woman in a babushka takes up the slack. \u2014 Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream , 8 Dec. 2020",
"An old lady in a babushka greets him warmly and congratulates him on his great new gig as a bakery delivery man. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 4 May 2020",
"One mother has decided to adopt multiple personas: a Russian babushka , a cynical Brooklynite and a Scottish woman who loves the outdoors. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Following in the footsteps of rapper A$AP Rocky and model Kendall Jenner, Jaden Smith became the latest style star to sport a babushka . \u2014 Vogue , 28 Sep. 2019"
],
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"Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba old woman"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063121"
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"bad breath":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": breath that smells unpleasant"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064111"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being in good spirits : hearty"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4bish"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps from bob entry 1 + -ish"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065905"
},
"bedclothing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bedclothes"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d-t\u035fhi\u014b"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bed + clothing"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070630"
},
"blood and thunder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": violence and uproar such as characterizes melodrama"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070730"
},
"barbecue pit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a trench in which wood is burned to make a bed of hot coals over which meat is barbecued"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073932"
},
"Betio":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"islet and village in northern Kiribati at the southern end of Tarawa"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0101-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
"-sh\u0113-",
"\u02c8b\u0101t-s\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074133"
},
"brashly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brittle",
": heedless of the consequences : audacious",
": done in haste without regard for consequences : rash",
": full of fresh raw vitality",
": uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3 ) : bumptious",
": lacking restraint and discernment : tactless",
": aggressively self-assertive : impudent",
": piercingly sharp : harsh",
": marked by vivid contrast : bold",
": a mass of fragments (as of ice)",
": an attack of illness",
": a short severe illness",
": water brash"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brash",
"\u02c8brash"
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"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
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"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"His co-star, who plays Lady Macbeth, was even more brash . \u2014 John Carucci, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Philbrick burst on the art scene as a brash young dealer, bidding millions for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Yayoi Kusama, and then vanished in late 2019 amid a wave of lawsuits by collectors including the billionaire Reuben brothers. \u2014 Bob Van Voris And Bloomberg, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Between the brash -to-humble son and his angry-to-sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bay specializes in making brash , cacophonous, high-calorie, low-nutrition fast-food cinema. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
"UConn coach Geno Auriemma was the brash upstart going up against venerable Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, and UConn was looking for its first national championship. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Boz, these employees say, is more extroverted, more hard-charging and brash . \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Naturally, the brass has issues with his brash ways and our man will get called to carpet a lot. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
"Tony Scott\u2019s film was a highly successful, undeniably compelling advertisement for brash 1980s jingoism. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"In the file footage, including rare clips of the group\u2019s formative gigs at the Rivoli in Toronto, the Kids are all brash energy and suburban rebellion. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"origin unknown",
"Noun",
"obsolete English brash to breach a wall"
],
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"Adjective",
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-075035"
},
"boneyard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cemetery",
": a place where worn-out or damaged objects (such as cars) are collected to await disposal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dn-\u02ccy\u00e4rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"cemetery",
"God's acre",
"graveyard",
"memorial park",
"necropolis",
"potter's field"
],
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"examples":[
"a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Terri Nunn walking through a fighter jet boneyard with her own music video that\u2019s already racked up over 17 million views ... before anyone has even seen the movie. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Over the past decade a team from Ege University in Izmir has drilled 500 holes deep into Troad soil in a futile search for a large boneyard . \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The pink and green Watson's Flowers sign is among the crown jewels of the neon boneyard . \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Two years of extreme drought have turned large stretches of northern Mexico into a boneyard . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2021",
"The other, 26-year-old G-CIVB, took the even shorter trip to an aircraft boneyard at Kemble in England\u2019s Cotswold hills, though won\u2019t immediately be broken up. \u2014 Siddharth Vikram Philip, Bloomberg.com , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Residents include the former Mir space station, numerous uncrewed supply spacecraft, and\u2014almost\u2014the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, which crashed into the Pacific a few thousand kilometers away from the aquatic boneyard . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2020",
"Residents include the former Mir space station, numerous uncrewed supply spacecraft, and\u2014almost\u2014the first Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, which crashed into the Pacific a few thousand kilometers away from the aquatic boneyard . \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2020",
"These planes are stored temporarily, but Victorville also has the longest-term parking: an airplane boneyard , which is what industry people call the airplane equivalent of an automotive junkyard. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": made of wood that is bent rather than cut into shape"
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"\u02c8bent-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"definitions":[
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"type":[
"noun"
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": any of various chiefly tropical warblers (family Sylviidae) of open or brushy country"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": magani"
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"b\u0259\u02c8g\u00e4n\u0113"
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"1871, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084028"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"first_known_use":[
"1940, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084549"
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"betoss":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to toss violently : agitate"
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"bi-\u02c8t\u022fs",
"b\u0113-"
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"be- + toss"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085025"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": heavily and powerfully built",
": substantial , sturdy",
": of or suggesting beef",
": full of beef"
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"\u02c8b\u0113-f\u0113"
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"brawny",
"burly",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"mesomorphic"
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"The new truck has a beefier construction than the old model.",
"a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But a beefy motor and more power don\u2019t always mean better performance. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 21 May 2020",
"Young Amleth escapes the violence, vowing revenge, and after growing into the beefy form of Alexander Skarsgard, sets out to get it. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The adjustable silicone rings on this rolling pin are beefy enough to measure out the ideal thickness for cookies, tart linings, or biscuits. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The latter includes the rather beefy looking Ultimate Dancouga. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Underneath, beefy skid plates help keep obstacles from impaling the truck's vital components, and knobby 33-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory all-terrain tires have been wrapped around the standard 18-wheels. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The result is not only a beautiful color, but also a rich, beefy flavor. \u2014 Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The result is a beefy PCIe desktop graphics card seemingly outfitted with four HDMI DisplayPort slots. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In the end, Bystriyk was satisfied with a beefy Nissan Patrol to drive back to the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085450"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of brocht Scottish variant of brought"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091733"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a building in which prostitutes are available"
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-th\u0259l",
"\u02c8br\u022f-",
"also"
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"bagnio",
"bawdy house",
"bordello",
"cathouse",
"disorderly house",
"sporting house",
"stew",
"whorehouse"
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"examples":[
"the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This growling ode to a New Orleans brothel could also help sell a New England abode facing eastward, with dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows and captivating sunrises. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"One day Kenny and my boyfriend delivered a crimson love seat to a brothel . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"What is a shock is that this glorious combination was supposedly conjured up in a brothel . \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The difference between what exists at the moment and, say, a brothel denizen on Westworld is the difference between an ox cart and a Tesla. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Krell charged the motel owner and manager with conspiracy to commit prostitution and pimping \u2014 essentially, owning and operating a brothel . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Born in 1775, historians speculate that Madame Ching may have started out as a prostitute or madame on a floating brothel . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong, the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel , is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The story focus on a forlorn band of prostitutes, forced to pick sides when the American military invades and the soldiers hole up in their seaside brothel . \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen , past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English br\u0113othan to waste away; akin to Old English br\u0113otan to break \u2014 more at brittle"
],
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"1566, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092536"
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"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various plants (as of the genera Hackelia and Cynoglossum of the borage family) with prickly or adhesive fruits",
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"\u02c8be-g\u0259rz-\u02ccl\u012bs"
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"1835, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093301"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a detailed note or memorandum of account",
": one containing an enumeration of documents"
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"\u02ccb\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d"
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"French, from Middle French bordrel , probably from bord border, from Old French bort \u2014 more at border"
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"circa 1858, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093321"
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"blightbird":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several silvereyes of Australia and New Zealand that feed freely on various insect pests"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094653"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": jipijapa"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Portuguese bombaje"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095147"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": brisk"
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"\u02c8brisk\u0259n"
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"brisk entry 1 + -en"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095922"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": suitable for taking to bed"
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"\u02c8be-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"bed entry 2 + -able"
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"1941, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100715"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in a buzzing manner"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100831"
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"baseload":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the amount of power made available by an energy producer (such as a power plant) to meet fundamental demands by consumers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccl\u014dd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, ERCOT data shows virtually no real baseload capacity has come online during the past 12 months. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Natural gas can provide residential heating and serves as baseload in countries like the US. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"To overcome this problem, traditional baseload resources need to be replaced by adequate amounts of flexible, firm dispatchable capacity, and renewables. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
"German baseload power prices for January rose more than 7%. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Egypt\u2019s long-term energy strategy boils down to a gradual buildup of renewables while natural gas continues to provide the baseload of the country\u2019s energy mix. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The problem with that argument is that the open-market system has miserably failed to send the price signals necessary to encourage the building of new baseload generating capacity for well over a decade now. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"As the energy sector needs a secure, carbon-free baseload which is not weather-dependent, like solar and wind, nuclear renaissance is absolutely needed. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"Many stakeholders, utility officials and industry leaders warned that losing baseload sources like coal would increase the probability of brownouts and blackouts if demand increased, a likely occurrence in the next ten years. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 15 June 2021"
],
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"base entry 1 + load entry 1"
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"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100850"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure",
": to look upon with disapproval or envy",
": to give or allow reluctantly"
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"bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8gr\u0259j"
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"envy",
"resent"
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"She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.",
"After what he's been through, it's hard to begrudge him the money he has.",
"You shouldn't begrudge her success.",
"Many commuters begrudge every minute spent in traffic.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So don\u2019t begrudge this actor his magic cape and wand. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
"Surely nobody would begrudge a marginal feel-good figure getting his day in the sun \u2014 except maybe the real centrists whom the Grammys keep pushing to the edges. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The managers knew about and valued his previous experience, and didn\u2019t begrudge him for ranting about his old job on TikTok. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
"He got called for a technical, but the USF coaches, players and fans did not begrudge him. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Shelton, who spent a year and a half opening for Keith, doesn't begrudge his fellow Oklahoman's success. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Others though are likely to begrudge the use of outlandish pricing and point out that some could demonstratively benefit from the invention and yet are priced out of the chance of doing so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"But Peterson did not begrudge the players\u2019 feelings. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"While fans still grapple with the appearance of Amaya forcing an exit, teammates don't begrudge him for it, Joseph-Claude Gyau indicated during a Monday interview. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
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"Middle English begrucchen , from be- be- + grucchen, gruggen \"to murmur, grudge entry 1 \""
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101030"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a catadromous bony fish ( Lates calcarifer of the family Centropomidae) with a greenish-bronze back and silvery sides that is found from the Persian Gulf to southern China and Australia and is valued as a sport and food fish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccber-\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259n-d\u0113",
"\u02ccba-r\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The state has allowed Norwegian salmon to be raised in Homestead and Australian barramundi , a freshwater fish similar to snook, to be raised in open ponds in Osceola County. \u2014 Ed Killer, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Pearl meat and wild barramundi are among super-fresh seafood on offer; and the restaurant's iconic Peking Duck highlights on a menu that is both traditional and inventive. \u2014 Keira Alexander, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"One recent week of menus included Cajun chicken with Dijonnaise, Moroccan shrimp bisque, pork chops with tzatziki, creamy French onion meatballs, and barramundi with creamy kale, among others. \u2014 Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored , 17 Aug. 2020",
"His indoor fish farm in Australia supplies restaurants with plate-size barramundi grown to 1.8 pounds. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 14 June 2020",
"That means ros\u00e9 and barramundi sliders at legendary chef Matt Moran\u2019s three-level Barangaroo House. \u2014 Erin Florio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 July 2018",
"Festivalgoers can discover the bush cuisine that the aboriginal people have eaten for more than 65,000 years \u2014 there\u2019s emu, chorizo, barramundi , magpie goose and more. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Animals found on Ubirr's walls include barramundi (Asian sea bass), catfish, mullet, goannas (Australian monitor lizard), long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums and wallabies. \u2014 Smithsonian , 7 Apr. 2017",
"Animals found on Ubirr's walls include barramundi (Asian sea bass), catfish, mullet, goannas (Australian monitor lizard), long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums and wallabies. \u2014 Smithsonian , 7 Apr. 2017"
],
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"perhaps borrowed from an indigenous language of inland central Queensland, Australia",
"Note: According to R. M. W. Dixon, et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2006), \"Said to be from a language spoken around the Dawson and Fitzroy Rivers, central Queensland; however, it has not been possible to confirm this from data available on languages of this region\" (p. 90)."
],
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"1864, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101039"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"verb, transitive + intransitive"
],
"definitions":[
": to experience bliss or ecstasy",
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"1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101638"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"city and port on the Atlantic in western Angola population 40,996"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102140"
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"brockage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an imperfectly minted coin",
": an error made in striking a coin usually as the result of the coin getting stuck in the die"
],
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-kij"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"English dialect brock rubbish + English -age"
],
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"1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102409"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft",
": to cast a spell over",
": to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant , fascinate",
": to bewitch someone or something",
": to gain an influence over by means of magic or witchcraft",
": to attract or delight as if by magic"
],
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"bi-\u02c8wich",
"b\u0113-",
"bi-\u02c8wich"
],
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"charm",
"enchant",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"overlook",
"spell",
"strike"
],
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"People believed the girls had been bewitched .",
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The idea, ultimately, is to bewitch readers with the story while also representing the islands in a way that is both culturally respectful and authentic. \u2014 Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"This performance was strong enough to bewitch some formidable minds, at least temporarily. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Anyone with a brain and a heartbeat will find something to bewitch , beguile, and, yes, bewilder since the art\u2019s both cutting-edge and bleeding-edge. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Take the moment in Act 2 when Albrecht, the morally deficient nobleman who\u2019s been bewitched to dance himself to death, begins his coda with a bravura series of entrechat-sixes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Yet there was something bewitching about her resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"With issue #700, former Marvel Comics writer Nick Spencer began his own tale \u2013 and guess what bewitching Greendale resident is suddenly attending Riverdale High? \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2020",
"For his first opera, Hans Abrahamsen\u2014a Danish compatriot of Andersen\u2019s and composer\u2014has transformed the tale of a girl\u2019s quest for a lost friend bewitched by icy powers into a sparkling snowscape of orchestral and vocal colours. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Based on a ballad by Goethe, the tone poem tells the story of a budding magician who bewitches a broom to do his chores. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102723"
},
"Bombarde":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a powerful organ chorus reed stop of 8\u2032 pitch with pipes of inverted conical shape",
": a manual from which this stop is played"
],
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"(\u02c8)b\u014dm\u00a6b\u00e4rd",
"(\u02c8)b\u00e4m-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from French, literally, bombard entry 1 (musical instrument)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104105"
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"bonewood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": cheesewood"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"so called from its ivory color and hardness"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104350"
},
"bowdlerized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": altered to remove or modify elements considered objectionable or potentially offensive"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dd-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bzd",
"\u02c8bau\u0307d-"
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"1879, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a limonite that is used as a pigment",
": ocher brown"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105500"
},
"bubinga":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several large leguminous trees of tropical West Africa (especially Didelotia africana and members of the genera Copaifera and Brachystegia )",
": the wood of a bubinga",
": the hard heavy heartwood of a bubinga that is similar in appearance to rosewood and is used for veneers"
],
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"b\u00fc\u02c8bi\u014b(g)\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Bantu"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105618"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
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": a person who becomes insolvent",
": a person who is completely lacking in a particular desirable quality or attribute",
": reduced to a state of financial ruin : impoverished",
": legally declared bankrupt",
": of or relating to bankrupts or bankruptcy",
": broken , ruined",
": exhausted of valuable qualities : sterile",
": destitute",
": to reduce to bankruptcy",
": impoverish",
": not having enough money to pay debts",
": to cause to not have enough money to pay debts",
": a person or business that does not have enough money to pay debts",
": a debtor (as an individual or organization) whose property is subject to administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors",
"\u2014 see also debtor",
": ruined financially",
": judicially declared a bankrupt",
"\u2014 compare insolvent",
": to reduce to bankruptcy"
],
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-(\u02cc)r\u0259pt",
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u0259pt",
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cckr\u0259pt"
],
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"bare",
"barren",
"bereft",
"destitute",
"devoid",
"void"
],
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"break",
"bust",
"ruin"
],
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"Noun",
"As a lawyer, she specialized in working with bankrupts .",
"Adjective",
"The lawsuit could leave them bankrupt .",
"she's a kind soul, but bankrupt of all common sense, I'm afraid",
"Verb",
"Several risky deals bankrupted the company.",
"several bad investments bankrupted him",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt . \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 19 May 2020",
"India was granted independence in 1947 by a Britain left bankrupt after World War II. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near- bankrupt Nissan. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
"China\u2019s Hong Kong puppet regime, albeit bankrupt of any legitimacy, is still unwilling to cede power to the people. \u2014 Joshua Wong, Quartz , 3 Sep. 2019",
"From Henry Ford to Donald Trump, America has lionized business leaders (and shameless bankrupts ) who disdain history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 June 2019",
"That perception came back to bite in big way later in 2008, with the failure of investment bank Lehman Brothers, which went bankrupt on Sept. 15, 2008. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2018",
"After earning $17 million, the men declared the company bankrupt . \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 16 June 2018",
"Tarsila, bankrupt , divorced from de Andrade and increasingly Marxist, would veer into a more politically engaged style. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s asset-management arm, which lost money after Wirecard went bankrupt , have both dropped EY as their auditor, citing conflicts of interest. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"But in 2020, the company lost $22.4 billion, and many smaller oil producers went bankrupt . \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Cambridge Biotech, which was started to pursue vaccines for HIV, Lyme disease, and other diseases, never got off the ground and went bankrupt in 1994. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In 2020, the crypto lender Cred went bankrupt after reportedly taking out bad loans. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
"The town purchased the property on Woodfield Road \u2014 a golf course, pool and clubhouse \u2014 for $7 million in 2009 to keep it from being developed after the owners went bankrupt . \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Since those programs can go bankrupt only if Congress connives for that to happen, this is a curiously tautological mandate. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Gun industry representatives argue the Remington suit is unusual because it was settled after Remington went bankrupt . \u2014 CBS News , 29 May 2022",
"Wedtech went bankrupt in 1986, and the next year Mr. Wallach, Mr. Chinn and another associate were indicted on 18 charges, including mail fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Orange County\u2019s ban on the retail sale of puppies and kittens, set to take effect Wednesday, survived a legal challenge brought by three owners of pet shops who argued the new ordinance will bankrupt them. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"And wholesaler consolidation has reduced competition and enabled revenue grabs such as billbacks and deductions that bankrupt smaller producers. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"An army might protect itself from artillery but in doing so bankrupt itself. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"Some critics have warned that Mr. Petro\u2019s energy proposals would bankrupt the country. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"So is the threat that unionization would bankrupt the company. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The Legislature is expected to address concerns that the bill would potentially bankrupt the Utah High School Activities Association with costly lawsuits in the special session. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But the risk of creating bubbles that could bankrupt untold numbers of people is the same. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Will future cases of Type 2 diabetes bankrupt our health care system? \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"modification of Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French banqueroute bankruptcy, from Old Italian bancarotta , from banca bank + rotta broken, from Latin rupta , feminine of ruptus , past participle of rumpere to break \u2014 more at bank , reave"
],
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"Noun",
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a side alley"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112201"
},
"blowhole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a hole in metal caused by a bubble of gas captured during solidification",
": a nostril in the top of the head of a cetacean and especially a whale",
": a hole or fissure in rocks along a shore through which incoming waves force air to rush upward or water to spout intermittently"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u014d-\u02cch\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Someone had hacked off its flukes, and another person, or perhaps the same one, had stuck a cigar butt in its blowhole . \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"After that, the orcas jumped onto the whale's blowhole to exhaust the animal and prevent it from breathing. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
"During the session, VanderVelde spotted water spouting out of a whale's blowhole in the ocean about 200 yards from the shore, per KAKE. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Again through manipulation and dissection, the researchers figured out that when the animal was ready to swallow its latest meal, the oral plug shifted upward to protect the upper respiratory tract, including the nasal cavities and blowhole . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Ascend their tails to get to the blowhole on their heads, then get launched a great distance upwards to escape a tricky situation. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"During dives, the blowhole is sealed by a nasal plug that opens when the animal surfaces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Baleen whales have two openings in their blowhole , while toothed whales have one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The parts aren\u2019t exactly alike, but both animals have a dorsal fin and a blowhole . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112353"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a prominent forelock of hair styled upward and backward : having a quiff"
],
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"bi-\u02c8kwift",
"b\u0113-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1989, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112955"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an instrument similar to a cross-staff but fitted with a reflector and formerly used for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"back entry 1 + staff ; from the position of the observer, whose back is turned toward the sun when using it"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1627, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113200"
},
"borderlight":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long striplight hung above a theater stage for general illumination"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113538"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the common Old World snipe ( Capella gallinago )"
],
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"\u02c8blit\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps alteration of bleater"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-115402"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a loose often absorbent robe worn before and after bathing or as a dressing gown",
": a robe that is worn especially before or after a bath"
],
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"\u02c8bath-\u02ccr\u014db",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th-",
"\u02c8bath-\u02ccr\u014db",
"\u02c8b\u00e4th-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our experts and tester rated it the best value bathrobe for women. \u2014 Jaimie Potters, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
"After a massage, Casa Polanco's intimate environment encourages a relaxing walk around the property in a bathrobe \u2014 you're meant to feel at home, after all. \u2014 Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"There was Dame Helen Mirren, still as queenly as ever in her hotel bathrobe , taking in the C\u00f4te d'Azur view from her balcony before lording over the red carpet later that evening in full metallic regalia. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
"In the case of Spell on You, my imperfect nose, only recently liberated from chronic allergies, catches a hint of Haribo peach that softens into a moody rose\u2014practically begging for a hotel bathrobe . \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But sitting in her bathrobe after a welcome shower at the Arena Ursyn\u00f3w, a sports complex now used to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees, Bats talked about her own trauma. \u2014 Dana Bash And Abbie Sharpe, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Wrapped in a Dior bathrobe ahead of Vanity Fair\u2019s Oscars party on Sunday, Taylor-Joy channeled a similar beauty attitude. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The post was accompanied by a comical photo of a younger, smirking Willis wearing a bathrobe , sunglasses, a gold chain with a cross, and a towel around his head. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"And so begins a conversation with one of the greatest film directors ever, coming to us from a 14th-century abode in England while wearing, yes, a bathrobe . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120004"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Spanish stringed instrument of the lute family"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-y\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Spanish"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121518"
},
"blood-and-feather-dressed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": new york dressed"
],
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"buzzer-beater":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a shot successfully made just before a buzzer or horn sounds to signal the end of a period",
": such a shot made to win a game just before the final buzzer or horn sounds"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1965, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122611"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey \u2014 see africanized bee , bumblebee , carpenter bee , honeybee , sweat bee",
": an eccentric notion : fancy",
": bee entry 1 sense 2",
": the letter b",
": a gathering of people for a specific purpose",
"bachelor of electrical engineering",
": an insect with four wings that is related to the wasps, gathers pollen and nectar from flowers from which it makes beebread and honey for food, and usually lives in large colonies",
": a gathering of people to do something together or engage in a competition",
": honeybee",
": any of numerous hymenopteran insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey \u2014 see africanized bee"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"caprice",
"crank",
"fancy",
"freak",
"humor",
"kink",
"maggot",
"megrim",
"notion",
"vagary",
"vagrancy",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun (1)",
"Middle English, from Old English b\u0113o ; akin to Old High German b\u012ba bee, Old Irish bech , Lithuanian bitis",
"Noun (3)",
"perhaps from English dialect been help given by neighbors, from Middle English bene prayer, boon, from Old English b\u0113n prayer \u2014 more at boon entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1769, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122738"
},
"blasphemy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God",
": the act of claiming the attributes of a deity",
": irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable",
": the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and especially God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings"
],
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"\u02c8blas-f\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02c8blas-f\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"defilement",
"desecration",
"impiety",
"irreverence",
"profanation",
"sacrilege"
],
"antonyms":[
"adoration",
"glorification",
"worship"
],
"examples":[
"She was condemned by the church for uttering blasphemies .",
"in the 17th century the Quakers were persecuted for beliefs and practices that older churches regarded as blasphemies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brandishing bloodstained cleavers, two men warn Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about inflaming religious tensions in India and vow to avenge acts of blasphemy . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"But their comments had already drawn accusations of blasphemy in some Middle Eastern countries, leaving New Delhi struggling to contain the fallout. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"For example, in Pakistan, at least 16 individuals accused of blasphemy were sentenced to death in 2021. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Park aficionados, for instance, will certainly hear some words that would have once been blasphemy to echo in Epcot. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"While some contemporary readers may associate blasphemy laws primarily with Muslim cultures, similar codes have obtained, at various times, in Maryland and Madrid, Holland and Hong Kong. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The dominant religious reasoning of the time argued that if plagues were sent by God, then to work against them was blasphemy . \u2014 Peter Manseau, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In office, my father had sought clemency for a poor Christian woman accused of blasphemy . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The prosecutor in this case claims to support religious freedom, but her attempt to wield Finnish statute as a secular blasphemy law says otherwise. \u2014 Kelsey Koberg, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"see blaspheme"
],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122841"
},
"bright-eyed and bushy-tailed":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": happy and full of energy"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123916"
},
"bronzite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral consisting of a ferriferous variety of enstatite often having a luster like that of bronze"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4n\u02ccz\u012bt"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"German bronzit , from bronze (from French) + -it -ite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-124615"
},
"backstabber":{
"type":[
"adjective,",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": betrayal (as by a verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccsta-bi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
],
"examples":[
"She was hurt by her former friend's backstabbing .",
"a reality TV show that seems to have raised backstabbing to an art form",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jack Dorsey accused of \u2018 backstabbing \u2019 his own Twitter board by helping Elon Musk as shareholders meet by Christiaan Hetzner (Some of these stories require a subscription to access. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Nonetheless, life starts reshaping itself into something very much akin to where it was headed two decades earlier, proving that some behavioral currents (cattiness, backstabbing , etc.) run deeper than wokeness. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this look at backstabbing , fake friends and a party gone wrong. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"There is just ambition, backstabbing and a mean streak of bullying. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There are tongue lashings, loud outbursts of indignation, trash talking and all sorts of backstabbing commentary. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas that title is a podcast set in the 90s, and delves into corporate backstabbing and other excesses around the 1-900 boom of the era, this TV show coming to the streamer is set against the backdrop of a much more universal motif. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Her book is seamy, full of score-settling, gossip and backstabbing . \u2014 Daniel Rasmussen, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The qualitative shift in the series begins around the fourth episode, which steps up both the action and the military strategy while also stepping up the backstabbing and character reversals. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1855, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125020"
},
"break the spell":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring an end to magic"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-131427"
},
"bounce house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a springy inflatable structure often resembling a four-sided building and used especially by children for jumping for sport : bouncy house"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1978, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132032"
},
"beegerite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral Pb 6 Bi 2 S 9 consisting of massive gray sulfide of lead and bismuth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Hermann Beeger , 19th century American metallurgist + English -ite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132932"
},
"bee louse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a minute wingless fly ( Braula coeca ) parasitic on honeybees"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133838"
},
"bootylicious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": voluptuously sexy and attractive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0113-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"booty entry 2 + -licious (in delicious )"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1994, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134301"
},
"bonte quagga":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": burchell's zebra"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307-",
"-t\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"obsolete Afrikaans (now bontkwagga ), from bont spotted + quagga"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": paruresis"
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"1981, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a clip or bar for holding hair in place",
": a clasp or bar used to hold hair in place"
],
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"b\u00e4-\u02c8ret",
"b\u0259-",
"b\u00e4-\u02c8ret",
"b\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And of course, in true Jennifer Behr form, the whole collection was built on the notion that the right pair of earrings or bow barrette can transform an outfit\u2014and be worn endlessly. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
"Morningstar Danford, 18, assists her littlest sister, 2-year-old Journee, with a beaded medallion and barrette made to look like Hello Kitty, her favorite. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The model wore a skintight yellow dress by Coperni, an oversized black leather jacket by Junya Watanabe, and an old-school yellow barrette in her hair. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fans of statement jewelry will love this barrette , which measures more than four inches by one and a half inches, and features an eye-catching pattern. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Further attitude was created with a deep side parting, while a delicate barrette added to the overall youthfulness. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Her blunt inky bob was held back on one side by a plastic barrette , and though her face was round, its skin had wrinkled into a topographical map. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Her eyes are rimmed heavily with black eyeliner, and her blunt bob is punctuated with a red barrette . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 5 Oct. 2021",
"This Morning co-host got a chance to meet Gabby Goodwin, the 14-year-old behind GaBBY Bows \u2014 the first and patented double-faced double-snap barrette . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 9 July 2021"
],
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"French, diminutive of barre bar"
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"1901, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144643"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Martin 1878\u20131965 Israeli (Austrian-born) philosopher"
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-b\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150434"
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": crooked , bent",
": a large usually rectangular sunken pool or well in India that serves as a public water supply and a resting place and is usually provided with terraces and shaded recesses"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dl\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fcl\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u014dl\u0113"
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"Adjective",
"perhaps from bool + -y",
"Noun",
"Hindi b\u0101wl\u012b , from Sanskrit v\u0101p\u012b pond"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151615"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": timber hitch"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151823"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the upper part or top of a boot",
": a lace ruffle formerly worn so as to conceal the top of the boot"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152527"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a device consisting of two layers of a crystal (such as Rochelle salt) cemented together and often used in a phonograph pickup because of the ability to convert the vibration of the needle into electrical voltage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b\u02ccm\u022frf"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bi- entry 1 + -morph"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153443"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous largely subterranean usually dark-colored small bugs constituting the family Cydnidae and resembling beetles"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155351"
},
"bank run":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bank gravel"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bank entry 1"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160351"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bloak variant spelling of bloke"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161215"
},
"best seller":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an article (such as a book) whose sales are among the highest of its class"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bes(t)-\u02c8se-l\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[
"She has written several best sellers .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her first book, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up, came out May 17 and became an instant New York Times best seller . \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 10 June 2022",
"The book became a best seller across Europe and later in Ukraine as well. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"His 2018 sci-fi film, Annihilation, adapted a mind-bending best seller and put a poetic spin on its final showdown, in which Natalie Portman performs a balletic fight with an alien copy of herself. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
"After the first day of testing, PEOPLE testers already understood why this pair was a best seller . \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Beautystat Universal C Skin Refiner is perfect for fighting hyperpigmentation and is a best seller on retailers like Violet Grey. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Schor\u2019s book, a best seller and classic of its genre, may very well be the origin story for how so many people otherwise uninvolved in medieval history came to know and share this particular factoid. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"The best seller , rooted in modern Christian fundamentalism, has captured the attention of this insular community. \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Maus \u2014 a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust \u2014 became an Amazon best seller after getting banned by a Tennessee county school board. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1864, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163209"
},
"beldam":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an old woman"
],
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"\u02c8bel-d\u0259m"
],
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"carline",
"carlin",
"crone",
"hag",
"hellcat",
"trot",
"witch"
],
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"examples":[
"knocking on the beldam's door on Halloween was once an annual ritual for the kids in the neighborhood"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1520, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164050"
},
"bookless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": without books : having no books",
": unlearned , unscholarly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307-kl\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164346"
},
"booklift":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small usually electric and automatic lift for moving books from tier to tier in a library"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164806"
},
"Belvidere":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city east of Rockford in northern Illinois noted for its historic colorful advertising murals population 25,585"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-v\u0259-\u02ccdir"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165347"
},
"belly in":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to crash-land an aircraft with landing gear retracted : belly-land"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"belly entry 2"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171917"
},
"bandana":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief",
": a large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ban-\u02c8da-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"babushka",
"do-rag",
"handkerchief",
"kerchief",
"madras",
"mantilla"
],
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"examples":[
"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Bandits donates 10% of the proceeds from every bandanna to the charity of the artist\u2019s choice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Investigators also found the murder weapon and a bandanna with Jones' DNA in an attic space above his bedroom. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Hindi b\u0101\u1e45dhn\u016b & Urdu b\u0101ndhn\u016b tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhn\u0101ti he ties \u2014 more at bind"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1741, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174702"
},
"brasero":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a brick stove built into many Mexican kitchens"
],
"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259\u02c8se(\u02cc)r\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Spanish, from brasa live coals"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175537"
},
"bubonic plague":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": plague caused by a bacterium ( Yersinia pestis ) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes",
": a dangerous disease which is spread by rats and in which fever, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes are present",
": plague caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia (Y. pestis synonym Pasteurella pestis ) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes \u2014 compare pneumonic plague"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00fc-\u02c8b\u00e4-nik",
"by\u00fc-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 14th-century Europe, Jews were blamed for the bubonic plague . \u2014 Arie Perliger, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague ) in the foregut of the flea vector. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Try reading something where a rat coming out of a house could give people bubonic plague . \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"During the Middle Ages, for instance, Europeans burned bundles of rosemary in their homes and even stuffed it in their noses to ward off the Black Death, a.k.a. bubonic plague . \u2014 Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Great plagues terrorized humanity in ancient and pre-modern times, most notably the bubonic plague . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"A few centuries after the bubonic plague , the idea of work as a higher calling\u2014once reserved for priests and nuns\u2014grew out of the Protestant Reformation. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The 1918 Spanish flu, the second deadliest pandemic after the bubonic plague , became much less deadly and caused only ordinary seasonal flu by 1920. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2022",
"This is perhaps not dissimilar to how my fellow mid-1300 Italians looked at the years after the bubonic plague was finally tamed \u2014 a period that led to the Renaissance, one of the most prolific times in our modern society. \u2014 Max Versace, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1803, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175731"
},
"button clover":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an annual European forage plant ( Medicago orbicularis ) introduced into the U.S. that has sharply toothed leaflets and greenish yellow flowers"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180300"
},
"barbellate":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having short stiff hooked bristles or hairs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4rb\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t",
"(\u02c8)b\u00e4r\u00a6bel\u0259\u0307t"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin barbella short stiff hair (diminutive of Latin barbula , diminutive of barba beard + English -ate"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181306"
},
"Belawan":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"town and port at the mouth of a river that feeds into the Strait of Malacca in northeastern Sumatra , Indonesia"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0101-\u02c8l\u00e4-\u02ccw\u00e4n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181453"
},
"Babuyan":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"chief island of the Babuyan group of northern Philippines"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4-bu\u0307-\u02c8y\u00e4n"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183035"
},
"benedight":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": blessed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Late Latin benedictus"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183112"
},
"brinjal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eggplant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brin\u02ccj\u022fl",
"-j\u00e4l",
"\u02c8brinj\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Portuguese bringella, beringela , from Arabic b\u0101dhinj\u0101n , from Persian b\u0101ding\u0101n , probably from Sanskrit v\u0101ti\u1e45ga\u1e47a"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183336"
},
"bowyer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a maker of shooting bows"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d-y\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English bowyere"
],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183932"
},
"bored":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": filled with or characterized by boredom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022frd"
],
"synonyms":[
"fed up",
"jaded",
"sick",
"sick and tired",
"tired",
"wearied",
"weary"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbed",
"engaged",
"engrossed",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"rapt"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"We are enthralled by con narratives, then grow bored with our own enthrallment. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Mira is terminally bored with a career of big-IP projects. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Clarkson sounds bored with the verse\u2019s straightforward melody, adding unnecessary trills to keep herself engaged and failing to match the raw desperation of Yorke\u2019s original vocal. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"In this case, a 27-year-old is bored , scrolling through his phone while avoiding studying for the LSATs. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In other words, the brand suffered the fate of every fad: The cool kids grew bored with it. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In the show, the star helps homeowners who are bored with their bland home interiors try something more adventurous. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Sure, some may find all the LEDs gaudy, and others will get bored with them after a few days. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"By the mid-\u201990s, there were rumors that Mr. Mugler had become bored with fashion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184904"
},
"burn off":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to be dissipated by the sun's warmth",
": to cause to burn off"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1925, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185342"
},
"brown malt":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": malt for brewing kilned at high temperature over a wood fire"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185819"
},
"beyond":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": on or to the farther side : farther",
": in addition : besides",
": on or to the farther side of : at a greater distance than",
": out of the reach or sphere (see sphere entry 1 sense 4b ) of",
": in a degree or amount surpassing",
": out of the comprehension of",
": in addition to : besides",
": something that lies on or to the farther side : something that lies beyond (see beyond entry 1 sense 1 )",
": something that lies outside the scope of ordinary experience",
": hereafter",
": on or to the farther side",
": on the other side of",
": out of the limits or range of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4nd",
"b\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"farther",
"further",
"yon",
"yonder"
],
"antonyms":[
"over",
"past"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"From East Hampton to Montauk and beyond , have Figue, will travel! \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"But other new homes, especially as suburbia gave way to exurbia and beyond , were being built at some distance from the towns that clustered around Chicago\u2019s railroad lines. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Over distant centuries and recent decades, its people and their foodways have migrated to Southeast Asia and beyond ; a global diaspora maintains culinary traditions that also at times convey mingled influences. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"European leaders from Brussels to London and beyond , who may have feared a Le Pen win would upend the continent's post-war order, swiftly congratulated Macron on his re-election. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"People left their cars and extra belongings keep going on foot, onto the bridge over the Irpin River and to Kyiv and beyond , often to begin their lives as displaced persons or refugees. \u2014 Peter Maass, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Since the war began in late February, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled west to Lviv and beyond , trying to escape the worst of the fighting, which was concentrated in the east. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"When your dinner menu plans don\u2019t go to infinity and beyond , there\u2019s bound to be a food delivery option for that. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"So Reynolds, who has spent three decades writing about worthy destinations on the West Coast and beyond , took the challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Some visitors park themselves in one town and use public transportation, including ferries, buses and trains, to reach the rest of the lake and beyond . \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"And that experience goes beyond fields and facilities, encompassing details like staffing, game and practice schedules, and transportation arrangements. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Older people also benefit from a portfolio that provides alternative sources of income beyond gains in stock price, Williams said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Upward Bound Program, which provides preparation and guidance for students to pursue education beyond high school. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"There are launch windows from August 23 to August 29, September 2 to September 6 and beyond . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Myles Brady Davis, director of communications for Equality Illinois, said the risks the LGBTQ community is exposed to extend beyond pride celebrations to their daily lives. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Some also argued that the case did not have implications beyond that, noting Alito's specific statement. \u2014 John Hanna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"What is your hope for the film now that the masses get to see it beyond the festival circuit? \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"San Diego actor Kandis Chappell stars as Roosevelt, telling stories about her life and work from the great beyond . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"J\u2019Nai Bridges sang it with more conventional sentiment than had the fearlessly penetrating Hunt Lieberson, as love in the here and now and not in the eternal beyond . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The final gesture comes as a surprise: a sudden, brilliant cascade from opposite ends of the keyboard toward the center, a carillon from the beyond . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"At a manor with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories\u2014and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"Corosdale scored the quarter\u2019s final seven points, including a go-ahead three from the beyond the top of the key. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Yet Styles\u2019s music is connecting surely, too, because of its beyond -his-years, can\u2019t-quite-log-off weariness. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"This isn't the first time NASA has transmitted depictions of naked humans to the great beyond in hopes of luring the attention of aliens. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
"But this six-part Netflix production does unfold at a languid, almost-hypnotic pace, while employing AI technology to create Warhol's voice reading his words from the great beyond , which is as oddly creepy as that sounds. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"phrasal verb"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"by\u00fc\u02c8kr\u0101n\u0113\u0259m"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"She wore plastic bangles on both wrists.",
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"There isn\u2019t much that\u2019s more iconic than Herm\u00e9s\u2019 signature orange, so choose a tangerine-hued bangle from the brand as a cool layering piece. \u2014 Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"Sophie was also spotted wearing the Maya Torque bangle by British jewelry brand Halcyon days. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
"One, confirmed by Netflix, is the sequence at the altar when Kate drops her mother\u2019s green and gold bangle , only for Anthony to swoop down to pick it up and hand it back to her. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Get acquainted with a streamlined pendant from its Arc collection, then come back for the matching bangle . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Zahra was playing with a plastic bangle , trying to get the attention of her siblings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The toddler also wore tiny black ballet flats, while her mom finished her look with black platform pumps by Andrea Wazen and diamond bangle bracelets and matching earrings from Bvlgari. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The Bala Bangles come in either 1 or 2 pounds per bangle and can be wrapped around your wrists or ankles to add a little extra resistance to any workout. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Simone Rocha dress; Kay bangle (worn as hand cuff), Kay diamond two-stone stud earring, and Kay solitaire earrings; Neil Lane diamond ring; Thom Browne tuxedo, shirt, bow tie, and shoes; Lang Antiques brooch; Neil Lane wedding band. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician"
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"noun"
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"adverb"
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": clumsily awkward or inept"
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"noun"
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": the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest",
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"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259m",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259m"
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"On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom .",
"the boredom of a long car trip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With social distancing practices easing, investors who once played the markets out of boredom may be turning back to other modes of entertainment. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Many of them are currently offering free trials, to help get you through any stretch of boredom . \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, cats \u2013 especially indoor cats \u2013 need toys to stay fit and relieve boredom . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Enrichment toys challenge your dog or cat and prevent the boredom that causes pet stress. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Some sources of unhappiness that lead to distraction and mind-wandering are: fear, anxiety, neuroticism, and of course, boredom . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Gendron\u2019s allegedly wrote that he was radicalized on 4chan due to boredom during the early months of the pandemic in 2020. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"Without gifted programs, experts say, high-achieving students risk boredom , lack of motivation and missing out on academic growth. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"If your spending strays upon experiencing feelings like anxiousness or boredom , make a plan for those occasions. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"bore entry 5 + -dom"
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"1853, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203717"
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"phrasal verb"
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"noun"
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"a hockey player with a blistering slap shot",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": a stock issue of high investment quality that usually pertains to a substantial well-established company and enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability",
": a company that offers such stocks",
": a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability",
": one that is outstanding: such as",
": an outstandingly worthwhile or valuable property or asset",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With ratings down across cable, Mr. Licht has told colleagues that strengthening CNN\u2019s reputation as a fair-minded news outfit will help attract blue chip advertisers. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The fund manager at the center of the controversy saw its stock sink 5.3%, underperforming declines in the broader German blue chip index DAX. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The blue chip index jumped 618.34 points, or nearly 2%, to 31,880.24. \u2014 NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"In tennis, a blue chip is one of the very best players. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Oregon has added another blue chip prospects to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
"There is a limited supply of blue chip works in the world and collectors \u2014 as well as auction houses \u2014 remain hungry for inventory. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Boeing needed a high profile blue chip customer win and no doubt the commercial terms are exceptionally advantageous for IAG. \u2014 John Strickland, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wirecard, founded in 1999, began by processing payments for gambling and pornography websites before becoming a fintech star and a member of Germany\u2019s blue chip DAX index. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a large fire built in the open air",
": a large fire built outdoors"
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012br"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The festival is typically attended by thousands of hikers and supporters and includes a hiker talent show, a parade with a marching band, a bonfire , drumming, and plenty of dancing. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In Gujarat, the state on India\u2019s west coast where my family is from, the two-day festival my parents grew up celebrating consists of lighting a bonfire \u2014 called Holika Dahan \u2014 on the eve of Holi, which signifies the victory of good over evil. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Summer in the south means that a bonfire or two is inevitable. \u2014 al , 23 May 2022",
"The whole family will love a private beach bonfire when the sun sets. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"But some of its auroras only make an appearance when screaming winds shoot across the north pole\u2014a bit like a gust of air stirring up a cosmic bonfire . \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Students started a bonfire near the edge of campus where dozens of highway patrolmen and members of the National Guard, called in by then Gov. Robert McNair armed with rifles stood watch, according to Bass and Nelson. \u2014 Jade Lawson, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The Sunday evening after the election, Lynlee Thorne hosted a bonfire on her farm in the Shenandoah Valley. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Volunteers will be clearing brush and building a bonfire at the 100-acre Illinois nature preserve and after will dine on chili and shared leftover holiday cookies and other treats. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"Middle English bonefire a fire of bones, from bon bone + fire"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a line of rope carried in a pouch by a firefighter and used in various emergencies"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225246"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large group or collection",
": a group of animals and especially quail"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other highlights among features on this high-end backpack include a stainless steel adjustable wand with a locking handle and a bevy of nozzle attachments, plus thick shoulder pads and organizational pockets for small items. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"Law Roach couldn\u2019t help spicing things up with the addition of sheer black opera gloves and a bevy of Chopard jewels. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
"David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, has expressed a desire for the company to have one primary streaming service for consumers to pay for and use, rather than a bevy of services. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Mike Ehrmantraut, Gus Fring, Huell Babineaux, and a bevy of other Breaking Bad characters have their stories fleshed out more on Better Call Saul than on Breaking Bad. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The agent testified that more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and a bevy of firearms were seized from the basement where Harris lived, including an AR-15-like rifle, another assault-style rifle, two revolvers, a pistol and three other rifles. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Card users will be able to earn one point per dollar spent on rent and a bevy of perks for other purchases, according to the statement. \u2014 Jennifer Surane, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Hyperpop has gone on to share some of electroclash\u2019s defining characteristics, including the fusion of multiple mainstream genres, performative artistic output and a bevy of LGBTQ performers blazing the trail forward for the new musical movement. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
"With shots made unpredictable by swirling gusts, a bevy of golfers jockeyed for the lead, including unheralded Mito Pereira of Chile, who charged to a commanding advantage at the midpoint of his round. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 21 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": holes 10 through 18"
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"noun"
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": jacket"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low Countries in imitation of the Beguines and eventually proscribed as heretical by the medieval church and in the 14th century all but extinct"
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"\u02c8be-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
"\u02c8beg-\u02cch\u00e4rd",
"\u02c8be-g\u0259rd"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231328"
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"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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"definitions":[
": bur marigold",
": its prickly achenes",
": beggar's-lice"
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"\u02c8be-g\u0259r-\u02cctiks"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231804"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"city and capital of Hungary; comprised of formerly separate towns on either side of the Danube River which were united in 1872 population 2,008,546"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02ccpest",
"\u02c8by\u00fc-",
"-\u02ccpesht"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233640"
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"Definition of barragudo variant spelling of barrigudo"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233903"
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to stamp on the back",
": to stamp (a piece of mail) with the date of receipt and the name of the receiving post office along the transportation route",
": a stamp (such as a date stamp or postmark) on the back of a piece of mail"
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"\""
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"Transitive verb",
"back entry 1 + stamp"
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"Transitive verb",
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"1906, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235058"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a cord or strap tied around a worker's trousers just below the knee"
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"\u02c8b\u014d\u02ccya\u014b"
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"alteration of English dialect bowy-yanks (plural) leather leggings"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235708"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": having breath especially of a specified kind",
": voiceless sense 2"
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"\u02c8bretht"
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000503"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning \"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\"",
": a canticle from Matthew 21:9 beginning \"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord\""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t\u0259s"
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"Late Latin, blessed, from past participle of benedicere ; from its first word"
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005217"
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"bee-martin":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": kingbird"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010542"
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"babbitt metal":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": either of two alloys used for lining bearings:",
": a tin-base alloy",
": one containing 2 to 8 percent copper and 5 to 15 percent antimony",
": a lead-base alloy containing 1 to 10 percent tin and 10 to 15 percent antimony with or without some arsenic"
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"after Isaac Babbitt \u20201862 American inventor"
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"1850, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012852"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to adorn with spangles : dot or sprinkle with brillantly sparkling or glittering objects"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8spa\u014b-g\u0259l",
"b\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013211"
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute class"
],
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"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259"
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"Russian, from Polish, from Italian pandura, pandora , from Late Latin pandura, pandurium three-stringed lute"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013220"
},
"Burroughs":{
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"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"Edgar Rice 1875\u20131950 American writer",
"John 1837\u20131921 American naturalist",
"William Seward 1914\u20131997 American writer"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014dz",
"\u02c8b\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014dz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013602"
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"belly gut":{
"type":[
"noun or adverb or intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": belly flop"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013923"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a hook having a screw and nut so that it can be used like a bolt"
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"bolt entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014426"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": kickback"
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"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015707"
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"Bedford cord":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a clothing fabric with lengthwise ribs that resembles corduroy",
": the weave used in making this fabric"
],
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"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"perhaps from New Bedford , Massachusetts"
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"first_known_use":[
"1860, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015917"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a catch having a bullet bolt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020137"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a member of an irregular ill-disciplined auxiliary of the Ottoman Empire",
": irregular",
": a turbulent ill-disciplined person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbash\u0113b\u0259\u02c8z\u00fck"
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"Turkish ba\u015f\u0131 bozuk irregular soldier, from ba\u015f head, leader + bozuk depraved, corrupt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-024620"
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"Brevoortia":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a genus of small marine fishes (family Clupeidae) comprising the menhadens"
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"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259\u02c8v\u014drsh(\u0113)\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, probably from J. Carson Brevoort \u20201887 American naturalist and ichthyologist + New Latin -ia"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-025608"
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"bare-root":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having roots cleared of soil in preparation for transplanting",
": relating to or producing bare-root plants"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1927, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030328"
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"bemedaled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": wearing or decorated with medals"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8me-d\u1d4ald",
"b\u0113-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030424"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": belt pulley",
": a wheel on which a band saw runs"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031130"
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"bushelman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": busheler"
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"-sh\u0259lm\u0259n"
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"bushel entry 3 + man"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031530"
},
"behind/off schedule":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": later than planned",
": doing or finishing something later than planned"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032530"
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"bowdock":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bowdock variant spelling of bodock"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014d\u02ccd\u00e4k"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033104"
},
"bailsman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who gives bail for another"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101lz-m\u0259n"
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"first_known_use":[
"1798, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033754"
},
"brush aside":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"definitions":[
": to treat (something) as not important : to ignore or dismiss (something)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033803"
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"blackband":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the mineral siderite when occurring mixed with clay, sand, and considerable carbonaceous matter and frequently being associated with coal"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040029"
},
"bandannaed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": covered with a bandanna"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040449"
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"bandwidth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a range within a band of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies",
": a range of radio frequencies which is occupied by a modulated carrier wave, which is assigned to a service, or over which a device can operate",
": the capacity for data transfer of an electronic communications system",
": the maximum data transfer rate of such a system",
": the emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwidth",
"-\u02ccwitth"
],
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"examples":[
"The modem has a bandwidth of 56 kilobits per second.",
"Graphics use more bandwidth than text does.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doing so will push the digital future forward and unleash enormous demand from AI, VR and autonomous use cases that rely on low-latency, high- bandwidth networks. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Its main business is providing low- bandwidth telecom services, like text messages and data relays with internet of things devices. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"Is this a matter of limited Joy-Con bandwidth , which is already iffy enough for one or two Joy-Cons? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"While filming, the production team relied on a low- bandwidth internet connection that made streaming backups to the cloud impossible. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The pandemic has more than proven that deep bonds can be made despite remote environments and the lags of a low- bandwidth Zoom call. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The speed of your broadband (always-on, high-capacity, wide- bandwidth ) internet connection has never been more critical. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Feb. 2022",
"These subjects consume a large share of the FCC\u2019s regulatory bandwidth , which means the agency could be deadlocked for good or ill on many issues. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"And some of the older altimeters have a communications conflict with some of the bandwidth \u2014not all of it\u2014of 5G. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-041029"
},
"brown hen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": gray hen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-041334"
},
"beggar belief":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to be unbelievable or not deserving to be believed : to defy belief"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042007"
},
"bag and baggage":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": with all possessions : completely"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042015"
},
"bagac":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": apitong"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259\u02c8gak"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"native name in the Philippines"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042557"
},
"belcher":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a blue neckerchief having large white spots with dark blue spots at their centers",
": a multicolored handkerchief worn about the neck",
": broad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8bel-ch\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"after James Belcher \u20201811 English pugilist",
"Adjective",
"from the name Belcher"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-043047"
},
"Bible-banger":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bible-thumper"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-045823"
},
"brave west winds":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the strong westerly to northwesterly winds between the latitudes 40 degrees and 50 degrees in the oceans of the southern hemisphere"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-045943"
},
"bescribble":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to scribble very illegibly",
": to scribble about : scribble upon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8skri-b\u0259l",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + scribble"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051121"
},
"back mutation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": mutation of a previously mutated gene to its former condition",
": mutation of a previously mutated gene to its former condition"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1927, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053627"
},
"booklist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a reading list of books having some unifying feature"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1808, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053837"
},
"Buzau":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in eastern Romania population 134,227"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d",
"-\u02c8zau\u0307"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055217"
},
"book learning":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": knowledge gained from reading books"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060135"
},
"bodkin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": dagger , stiletto",
": a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth",
": an ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto",
": a blunt needle with a large eye for drawing tape or ribbon through a loop or hem"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4d-k\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English bodekin"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060334"
},
"bottom-road bridge":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bridge having its roadway carried on a floor system at the level of the lower chord in a truss bridge or at the bottom in a tubular bridge"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-061010"
},
"buoyancy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid",
": the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it",
": the upward force exerted",
": the ability to recover quickly from depression or discouragement : resilience",
": the property of maintaining a satisfactorily high level (as of prices or economic activity)",
": the power of rising and floating (as on water or in air)",
": the power of a liquid to hold up a floating body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-y\u0259n(t)-",
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"the natural buoyancy of cork",
"The swimmer is supported by the water's buoyancy .",
"We hope that the economy will maintain its buoyancy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Glazunov\u2019s Concert Waltz No. 2 in F \u2014 imparting welcome softness and buoyancy to the strings that made the waltzes shimmer. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Fellini\u2019s early films as a director were in a neorealist mode but had a buoyancy and antic air that suggested a different direction. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The float also has a full-roll pillow, adding extra buoyancy on the water. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"In fact, the side-forming air tubes absorb vibrations and limit any rolling while retaining buoyancy . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This was in part because of the whale oil on board, which provided buoyancy to the sinking ship, according to a report filed by Delgado, Brennan, Sorset, BOEM and SEARCH, Inc. \u2014 Maxime Tamsett, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The pure pop buoyancy of the creative partnership between Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield\u2013coupled with the Robb Brothers\u2019 stellar production\u2013took this Boston band into the stratosphere. \u2014 Ron Hart, SPIN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In both that epiphany and the buoyancy of its six youthful Comedian Harmonists, the show captures the bittersweetness\u2014the bright music, the dark history\u2014at the core of the group\u2019s allure. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As the Bulls prepare for a physically demanding series, Donovan believes emotional buoyancy will be vital for Vu\u010devi\u0107 to anchor the team in the paint. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"see buoy entry 1"
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"1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His crew is set to include Bryan Neale (umpire), Derick Bowers (down judge), Carl Johnson (line judge), Rick Patterson (field judge), Keith Washington (side judge), Scott Halverson ( back judge ) and Roddy Ames (replay official). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"1947, in the meaning defined above"
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"idiom"
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"noun"
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"idiom"
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"noun",
"transitive verb,"
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": barricade"
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"borrowed from Middle French barricade barricade entry 2 , with suffix conformed to -ado , Spanish equivalent of -ade frequently used in 16th-century English"
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the shot nearest the exact center of the bull's-eye in an archery contest"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a male singing voice of medium compass between bass and tenor",
": a person having this voice",
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense",
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"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
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"bull",
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"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
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"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
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"senselessness",
"silliness",
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"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
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"Noun",
"She had a bad case of the blahs .",
"gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them",
"Adjective",
"The hotel room was totally blah .",
"She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This isn't some Amazon drama stretching one episode of story into eight episodes of blah . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Although this Outlander is way better than the third generation, the end result is still blah at best. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That felt like some pretty blah thinking at the time. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Could the tyranny of the blah , stuffy tuxedo finally be coming to an end? \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But despite using the best whitening toothpastes on the market, the color has always been a little blah . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sure, the challenges were a bit blah , but still, a rousing and triumphant success. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Nearly 20,000 people came to Target Field on an overcast, blah -weather Wednesday to watch the baseball equivalent of an irritating song being played on repeat. \u2014 Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune , 7 July 2021",
"High on the Hog comes to mind as a recent creative success\u2014but that its ratio of blah offerings to genuine winners is all off. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 6 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The inside is clean and neat, but the front yard is so blah ! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"But driving to MetLife Stadium is a nightmare and the stadium itself is pretty blah . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2021",
"That's not to say that this first taste will be totally blah . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 13 May 2021",
"Your daily matchas and teas at home can feel so blah nowadays. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
"These last few weeks have left me feeling a bit blah . \u2014 Katie Laughridge, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The vets on this team are pretty blah , limited pieces such as Dennis Smith, Julius Randle, Omari Spellman, Elfrid Payton and Kevin Knox, who don't fit. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Wearing the same style of face mask every day can feel so blah . \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 9 July 2020",
"The most helpful shopping ideas right now are coming from blah big box stores like Walmart and Lowe\u2019s. \u2014 Shira Ovide, New York Times , 26 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"imitative"
],
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"Noun",
"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-105319"
},
"buttonhold":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": buttonhole entry 3"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"back-formation from buttonholder one who buttonholes a person, from button entry 1 + holder"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-105744"
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"begettal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or fact of being begotten"
],
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"bi-\u02c8ge-t\u1d4al",
"b\u0113-"
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"bungo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large canoe or dugout of the southwestern U.S. and parts of Central and South America"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u014b(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Spanish bongo"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-113454"
},
"bolt face":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the surface of the rifle-bolt end that makes contact with the base of the cartridge case"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bolt entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114525"
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"blue-chipper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blue chip"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02ccchi-p\u0259r"
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"1953, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-120507"
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"blinged-out":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": wearing or embellished with flashy jewelry or features"
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"2000, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-120652"
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"Definition of boutell variant of boltel"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121924"
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"Buchlo\u00eb":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a genus of perennial stoloniferous grasses (family Gramineae) having pistillate and staminate spikelets borne on the same or separate plants, the pistillate in sessile capitate clusters and the staminate in elongated one-sided racemes \u2014 see buffalo grass"
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"New Latin, from Greek bous head of cattle + chlo\u0113 young grass; akin to Greek chloos light green"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122604"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an adjacency effect characterized by a faint dark line just within the high-density side of the margin lying between a lightly exposed and a heavily exposed area"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": aborigine sense 1b",
": a native of New Guinea"
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"\u02c8b\u00fc\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u014d\u02cc\u00e4\u014b"
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"of unknown origin",
"Note: The Australian National Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 1988) suggests that it is borrowed from a word be\u014b , \"man, human being,\" in Wemba-Wemba, an aboriginal language formerly spoken in northern Victoria and adjacent New South Wales. More recently, though, R.M.W. Dixon, et al., in Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning (Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2006), reject any aboriginal origin for the word and suggest that it may be borrowed from Jakarta Indonesian bung , a word meaning \"elder brother,\" also used as a general term of address."
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a common rockweed ( Fucus vesiculosus ) used in preparing kelp and as a manure"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stump marking the cricket bowler's position when a single wicket is used"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-130216"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to be starting to have or suffer from (an illness)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-132004"
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"noun plural but singular in construction"
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"definitions":[
": bluet"
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"blue pea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tropical vine ( Clitoria ternatea ) with pinnate leaves and bright-blue yellow-centered flowers"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-132600"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
],
"definitions":[
": apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers : careless"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccfi\u014b-g\u0259rd"
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"awkward",
"cack-handed",
"clumsy",
"graceless",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"handless",
"heavy-handed",
"left-handed",
"maladroit",
"unhandy"
],
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"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"sure-handed"
],
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"I'm so butterfingered this morning\u2014I keep dropping things."
],
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"1615, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134030"
},
"butterfish":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of numerous bony fishes (especially family Stromateidae) with a slippery coating of mucus"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccfish"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seasonal specials are also available including Rockefeller butterfish , Baja scallops, shrimp scampi pasta, and molten chocolate lava cake. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a plump little sea urchin on a bed of rice and seaweed; thin, tender slices of Wagyu short rib; and a bite of butterfish , artfully plated with a touch of yuzu chili paste. \u2014 Fortune , 8 Sep. 2019",
"That causes squid and butterfish , which aren\u2019t good puffin food, to dominate local waters, Major said. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2019",
"The birds can suffer when waters warm and squid and butterfish , which aren\u2019t good puffin food, dominate local waters, Major said. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, The Denver Post , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Creative sashimi are also strong, like butterfish tataki wrapped around crisp white asparagus with a touch of herb and yuzu. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 1 July 2019",
"Millie Clark, Acworth A: Also known as butterfish , blue cod, candlefish and coal cod, sablefish isn\u2019t really part of the cod family at all. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Misoyaki Butterfish That melt-in-your-mouth feeling of the misoyaki butterfish is delightful. \u2014 Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine , 23 Oct. 2017",
"Ahi Tuna This one isn\u2019t as exciting as the misoyaki butterfish burger, but it\u2019s no less tasty. \u2014 Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine , 23 Oct. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1673, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141654"
},
"boldly":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fearless before danger : intrepid",
": showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit",
": impudent , presumptuous",
": assured , confident",
": sheer , steep",
": adventurous , free",
": standing out prominently",
": being or set in boldface",
": boldface",
": willing to meet danger or take risks : daring",
": not polite and modest : fresh",
": showing or calling for courage or daring",
": standing out prominently",
": being or set in boldface",
"blood oxygenation level-dependent; blood oxygen level-dependent"
],
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"\u02c8b\u014dld",
"\u02c8b\u014dld"
],
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"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
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"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Bill Ackman sold his Netflix shares for a loss of $450 million in three months, with some goading him for his decision while others congratulated Pershing Capital for being bold and walking away from a losing position. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"So it\u2019s a relief that playwright Lolita Chakrabarti has opted not to spell out the contemporary subtext of her 1800s-set play in bold , red ink. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Affordable housing advocates, however, said his plan was not bold enough. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Seeing how bold this new generation is inspires me. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler have been bold in their first three months with the Raiders, trading for Davante Adams, giving big contracts to Adams and Chandler Jones, and signing Derek Carr to an extension, among several moves. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"That was my first interaction with her, which is pretty bold . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
"Beverley wasn\u2019t afraid to ruffle feathers during his television appearance \u2014 his statements were bold . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bonding with bold and self-assured teen Billie won't be easy for Justin, who is a bit of a hot mess. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Built for the bold \u2013 MONOLITH 50/50 are the ultimate statement-making performance sunglasses. \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The feeling stems from their philosophy of life: Fortune favors the bold . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"The charming winery offers is known for its bold -tasting Cabernet Sauvignon as well as its wide variety of fruit wines a specialty wines. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022",
"Retail favors the bold but also the timeless classics. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Jeff Leatham, floral designer to the stars, will showcase his bold , visually sensational kaleidoscope of colors this year at The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Dear Ruby is decidedly not as your-lips-but-better-adjacent as some of the other, more subtle shades, but its semi-sheer, non-glossy finish strikes a balance between bold and understated. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Step aside, shrinking violet, this is a season of the bold and the brilliant. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Adjective and Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English beald ; akin to Old High German bald bold"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"circa 1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the night of November 5th observed in Britain with fireworks and bonfires to celebrate the capture in 1605 of a group of people who planned to destroy the buildings of Parliament"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a slit or loop through which a button is passed",
": boutonniere",
": to furnish with buttonholes",
": to work with buttonhole stitch",
": to detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of",
": a slit or loop for fastening a button"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an-\u02cch\u014dl",
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u1d4an-\u02cch\u014dl"
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"alteration of buttonhold"
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"1848, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-150326"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a device like a clevis used to terminate a suspension rod or bolt"
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"bolt entry 1"
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"noun"
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": the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter consisting essentially of a mixture of glycerides (such as those derived from butyric, capric, caproic, and caprylic acids)",
": the natural fat of milk that is the chief ingredient of butter",
": the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter consisting essentially of a mixture of glycerides (as butyrin, olein, and palmitin)"
],
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"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccfat",
"\u02c8b\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccfat",
"-\u02ccfat"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"European butter is typically churned longer and has a higher butterfat content compared to its American counterpart. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The mold gives Roquefort a sharp tang that livens up the high- butterfat creaminess of the sheep\u2019s milk. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Ghee is butter that has been heated and clarified\u2014that is, had its milk solids and water removed to produce pure butterfat . \u2014 Jane Black, WSJ , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Melting causes the milk solids and water in butter to separate from the butterfat . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"By increasing the palmitic acids in cattle feed, dairy farmers would be able to change the mix in their cows\u2019 milk, increasing butterfat without increasing the overall quantity of milk. \u2014 Karen Ho, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The route winds through the Hocking Hills, graced with waterfalls and towering hemlocks, and passes through the farms of Amish country rich in buggies, bonnets and butterfat . \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
"Buffalo milk is 8 percent butterfat , compared to 3 to 5 percent for most cows. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 9 June 2021",
"This specific livestock feed supplement, which is federally approved for use in Canada, helps increase the output of the fatty portion of milk, known as butterfat . \u2014 Karen Ho, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2021"
],
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"1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152332"
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"Definition of Booidea taxonomic synonym of bovoidea"
],
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"b\u014d\u02c8\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
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"New Latin, alteration of Bovoidea"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152408"
},
"bling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status",
": expensive and ostentatious possessions"
],
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"\u02c8bli\u014b"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manicurist Stephanie Staunton doesn't shy away from providing her clientele with a little bling . \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Embellishments, bling , embroidery, and general over-the-top-ness were all fair game. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"The singular bling features an eye-catching jagged strap, a bezel encrusted with 26 round white diamonds and an interlocking chain lining one side. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"Georgia football\u2019s national championship rings went public on Saturday with the seniors and others who moved on from the Bulldogs showing off their new bling . \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For sheer jaw-dropping bling , no wrist could compete with what DJ Khaled sported at the Academy Awards. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Minaj drops her lines while standing inside a provocative pink balloon cave and posing with supersoaker water guns, sharing a cone with her pal, parting his hair and admiring his bling . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Yes, some enjoy having a goal to work towards\u2014and the bling that comes along with it. \u2014 Christine Yu, Outside Online , 3 Jan. 2019",
"Featuring an array of spectacular bling , the #HandInHand virtual sale will raise money to fight food poverty caused by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"imitative"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1999, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153659"
},
"batterymate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fellow member of a baseball battery (see battery sense 11 ) : the catcher who is paired with a pitcher or the pitcher who is paired with a catcher"
],
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"\u02c8ba-t(\u0259-)r\u0113-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154836"
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"Bible-basher":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bible-thumper"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1945, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-160436"
},
"black-banded snake":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small brownish back-fanged snake ( Coniophanes imperialis ) with three black bands extending along its back and sides that is native to Mexico and southern Texas"
],
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"noun",
"noun ()",
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],
"definitions":[
": the deep resonant sound especially of a bell",
": a simple water pipe consisting of a bottle or vertical tube partially filled with a liquid (such as water or liqueur) and a smaller offset tube ending in a bowl",
": a deep sound like that of a large bell"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u022f\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u00e4\u014b",
"\u02c8b\u022f\u014b"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"imitative",
"Noun (2)",
"Thai b\u0254\u0302\u0254\u014b hollow piece of wood or bamboo"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"1855, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1971, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162114"
},
"Belone":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus (the type of the family Belonidae) of needlefishes"
],
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"\u02c8be-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u0113"
],
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"borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin (Pliny) belon\u0113 \"the pipefish Syngnathus acus ,\" borrowed from Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 \"a sea fish (either the pipefish or the gar Belone belone ), literally, needle,\" from bel- (base of uncertain meaning and origin) + -on\u0113 , suffix of instruments (as in ak\u00f3n\u0113 \"whetstone,\" per\u00f3n\u0113 \"pin, tongue of a buckle\")",
"Note: The genus name appears to have been suggested independently by both the German naturalist Lorenz Oken (in Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte, 3. Theil, Zoologie, 2. Abteilung, Fleischthiere , Jena, 1816, p. 102) and by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier ( Le r\u00e8gne animal , tome 2, Paris, 1817, p. 185), based on the specific epithet belone used by Linnaeus in the name Esox belone (now Belone belone ). // Greek bel\u00f3n\u0113 has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of b\u00e1llein \"to throw, strike by throwing\" as b\u00e9los \"missile, dart, arrow\" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and b\u00f3los \"throw, cast, net\" (see devil entry 1 ). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, bel\u00f3n\u0113 has been connected with Greek d\u00e9llithes \"wasps, stinging insects\" (a word known only from Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian g\u00e9lti \"to sting, prick, ache\" (and a host of other less certain comparanda\u2014see quell entry 1 ), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in bel\u00f3n\u0113 ."
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163438"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who wears a blue coat: such as",
": a Union soldier during the American Civil War",
": police officer"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02cck\u014dt"
],
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"first_known_use":[
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-170143"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": ballhooter",
": limber"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"origin unknown"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-173142"
},
"burp":{
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"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or an instance of belching",
": belch",
": belch",
": to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back",
": belch entry 1 sense 1",
": to help (a baby) let out gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back",
": belch entry 2",
": belch",
": belch",
": to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259rp",
"\u02c8b\u0259rp",
"\u02c8b\u0259rp"
],
"synonyms":[
"belch",
"eructation"
],
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"Noun",
"felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared",
"Verb",
"Say \u201cexcuse me\u201d when you burp .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Albayati remembers the day of a class field trip, Maldonado drinking a bottle of kombucha that didn\u2019t agree with her stomach, burp -singing One Direction lyrics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"Any slight burp in the path from raw material to the finished product in consumer\u2019s hands causes a shortage. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Some carry Russian burp guns; some have rifles that look four decades old; some wear only rice bags for shoes. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in brightness. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Wired , 18 June 2021",
"If classic volcanoes vomit the Earth\u2019s churning guts, then mud volcanoes are more like a burp . \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 July 2021",
"Combined with some timely ground observations, this UV data indicated that a big burp that formed a cloud of dust near the star may have caused the star to get darker. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Wired , 18 June 2021",
"But cows\u2019 burp is only one of the many CO2 emitting items in the chapter of the beef industry. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Other more creative solutions addressed to diminish cow\u2019s burp have shown up. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the earliest stage of parenthood, so many of the demands are physical \u2014 the baby needs to be fed, burped, cleaned, dressed, rocked \u2014 and Basile, a quadriplegic who has only limited movement in his arms, can\u2019t feed, burp or rock the baby. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Scientists now suspect that most marsquakes are triggered by the planet\u2019s gradually cooling interior, which, eons ago, was hot enough to burp up towering supervolcanoes such as Olympus Mons\u2014the tallest and largest peak in the entire solar system. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"Alex Brown has a different idea: Make the cows burp less. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Feed and burp your baby, make sure their diaper isn\u2019t wet or dirty, put your baby in the crib awake, grab a baby monitor, shut the door and let your baby cry themselves to sleep. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In fact, some people report obscure spasticity triggers; being tickled, having to burp , or hearing a loud noise can set off these muscle spasms. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Most beef emissions are in the form of methane that cows burp up while digesting food, so feed additives that reduce methane production could be one option. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Closer to the site, the ground continued to burp gas about every 40 days, which hinted at the source of the gas leak, and also spurred fears of another explosion. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Cheap prosecco in honor of the Roys\u2019 soon-to-be stepdad, sad pool beer, Tom and Shiv\u2019s disgusting Germanic wine, and Tom\u2019s prison-toilet wine (don\u2019t forget to burp it). \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"imitative"
],
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"1929, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"circa 1932, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-173800"
},
"bonding plaster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bond plaster"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-175731"
},
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"Definition of bely variant spelling of belie"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184522"
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"border pen":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a drawing pen designed for the drawing of ornamental borders"
],
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},
"bring your own bottle":{
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"idiom"
],
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"Definition of bring your own bottle \u2014 used to tell the people who are invited to a party that they should bring their own alcoholic drinks"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-185837"
},
"bulimoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": resembling the land snails of the family Bulimulidae especially in having ovate somewhat elongate shells with an ovate aperture"
],
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"\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccm\u022fid"
],
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"New Latin Bulimus + English -oid"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-185909"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a spring hawser led at a forward angle to the wharf from the stern or midships"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"back entry 3 + spring"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-191920"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cast a spell on : enchant"
],
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"bi-\u02c8spel",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + spell , noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-192206"
},
"basement house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dwelling in which the principal drawing rooms are located at least one story above ground level with the main entrance at ground level or one story above and reached by exterior steps"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-201553"
},
"borecole":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": kale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u014dr\u02cck\u014dl",
"\u02c8b\u022fr-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"modification of Dutch boerenkool , from boeren- (from boer peasant) + kool cabbage; akin to Old English c\u0101l cabbage"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202207"
},
"bee-eater":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a family (Meropidae) of brightly colored slender-billed insectivorous chiefly tropical Old World birds"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1668, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202246"
},
"bur parsley":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a spreading hairy Old World annual herb ( Anthriscus neglecta ) that is closely related to wild chervil"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202400"
},
"backland":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": backcountry , hinterland"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccland"
],
"synonyms":[
"backcountry",
"backwater",
"backwoods",
"bush",
"frontier",
"hinterland",
"outback",
"outlands",
"up-country"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they purposely vacationed in the backlands to get away from people"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1683, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-203337"
},
"bonga":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": betel palm",
": betel nut"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022f\u014b\u0259",
"\u02c8b\u014d\u014b\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Tagalog & Bisayan bunga"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-210154"
},
"brise-bise":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a half curtain for the lower part of a window"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113z\u02ccb\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, literally, windbreaker, from briser to break + bise north wind"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-214517"
},
"budbreak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": initiation of growth from a bud"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-220850"
},
"Bube":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Bantu-speaking people of the island of Fernando Po, West Africa",
": a member of such people",
": a Bantu language of the Bube people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc\u02ccb\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222257"
},
"boomy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by an economic boom",
": having an excessive accentuation on the tones of lower pitch in reproduced sound"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00fc-m\u0113"
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"booming",
"flourishing",
"golden",
"halcyon",
"healthy",
"lush",
"palmy",
"prospering",
"prosperous",
"roaring",
"successful",
"thriving"
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"a Web designer who made a fortune during the boomy days of the dot-com bubble"
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"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": tansy ragwort"
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"\u02c8ben-\u02ccw\u0113d"
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"noun,",
"verb, transitive + intransitive"
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": to walk in the bush : hike"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307sh-\u02ccw\u022fk"
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"idiom"
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": more than people thought would be the case"
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": to mark with or as if with spots"
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"bi-\u02c8sp\u00e4t",
"b\u0113-"
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"noun"
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": lentibulariaceae"
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"Definition of beddal Scottish variant of beadle"
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"noun"
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": a monotypic genus of widely distributed aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) with floating oval leaves and small dull-purple flowers \u2014 see water shield"
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"br\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
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"New Latin"
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"noun"
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": casuarinaceae \u2014 compare casuarina"
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"noun"
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": canadian bacon"
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"1902, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a person who observes and identifies butterflies in their natural environment",
": a swimmer who specializes in the butterfly : butterflyer"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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": a genus (the type of the family Burmanniaceae ) of slender herbs native to warm regions and having leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth"
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"New Latin, from Johannes Burmann \u20201779 Dutch botanist + New Latin -ia"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005646"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a theory that language originated in imitations of natural sounds (such as those of birds, dogs, or thunder) \u2014 compare dingdong theory , pooh-pooh theory"
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": lawn bowling"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011530"
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"noun"
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": any of a genus ( Utricularia of the family Lentibulariaceae, the bladderwort family) of chiefly aquatic plants having leaves with tiny saclike structures to trap small invertebrates"
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"\u02c8bla-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
"-\u02ccw\u022frt"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But flowers with pollen concealed within their petals, such as the common bladderwort , decreased their UV pigment as temperatures went up\u2014regardless of whether ozone levels changed. \u2014 Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS , 28 Sep. 2020",
"In puddle-deep tracks next to the levees the endless squiggles of Florida bladderwort , an aquatic plant, kept looking like snakes, and weren\u2019t. \u2014 Gena Steffens, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
"In puddle-deep tracks next to the levees the endless squiggles of Florida bladderwort , an aquatic plant, kept looking like snakes, and weren\u2019t. \u2014 Gena Steffens, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
"The zoo will also have carnivorous plants such as Venus flytrap, pitcher plant and bladderwort . \u2014 James Ewinger, cleveland.com , 24 May 2017",
"Throughout its evolutionary history, the bladderwort acquired its curated genetic possessions in a couple of ways. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 19 May 2017",
"Another unusual resident of Mud Pond is the lesser bladderwort , found at only three other sites in New Jersey. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 May 2017"
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"1776, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-012552"
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"noun"
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"brothel",
"cathouse",
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"stew",
"whorehouse"
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"the cabdriver offered to show me what he claimed was the fanciest bordello in town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No longer was this a matter of a U.S. senator frolicking at a male bordello : The security of the nation was now at risk. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Peck wore a series of leather masks with strips of dangling bordello fringe, which obscured most of his features, but not his searching blue eyes. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Born in Searchlight, Nevada, to an alcoholic father who killed himself at 58 and a mother who served as a laundress in a bordello , Reid grew up in a small cabin without indoor plumbing and swam with other children at a pool at a local brothel. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 9 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Italian, from Old French bordel , from borde hut, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English bord board"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-012719"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a usually riotous celebration by a college making a certain number of bumps or retaining its first-place position in a bumping race"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"definitions":[
": to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014747"
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"boo-hoo":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to weep loudly and with sobs"
],
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"b\u00fc-\u02c8h\u00fc",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-\u02cch\u00fc"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"imitative"
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"1806, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015502"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a bit for drilling rock"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015538"
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"brush mouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a common white-footed mouse ( Peromyscus boylii ) of the western U.S."
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"history_and_etymology":[
"brush entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-020617"
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bamming present participle of bam"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022512"
},
"barrage reception":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a system of radio reception in which interference from one or more directions is prevented (as by directional properties of antennas)"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"barrage entry 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173631"
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"be/get in someone's face":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173929"
},
"B-list":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a list or group of individuals who are prominent but not important or popular enough to be on the A-list"
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"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02cclist"
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"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175158"
},
"Bontemps":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Arna Wendell 1902\u20131973 American writer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175259"
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"bow drill":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a drill worked by a bow and string to bore holes or make fire"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175318"
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"birl":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": carouse",
": spin",
": to cause (a floating log) to rotate by treading",
": to progress by whirling"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
"Scotland also"
],
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"binge",
"carouse",
"revel",
"roister",
"wassail"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"Middle English, from Old English byrelian ; probably akin to Old English beran to carry \u2014 more at bear",
"Verb (2)",
"perhaps imitative"
],
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"Verb (1)",
"circa 1585, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1724, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175546"
},
"booby hatch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a raised framework with a sliding cover over a small hatch on a ship",
": a psychiatric hospital"
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"first_known_use":[
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175928"
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"bontebok":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a southern African antelope ( Damaliscus dorcas dorcas synonym D. pygargus ) that is now extinct except in semidomestication and is of a purplish red color with a white face and rump"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307\u02ccb\u00e4k"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Afrikaans bontebok, bontbok , from bont spotted (from Middle Dutch, probably from Medieval Latin punctus dotted) + bok male antelope, male goat, from Middle Dutch boc ; akin to Old High German boc male goat"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180419"
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"benedictory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or expressing benediction"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbe-n\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"first_known_use":[
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181010"
},
"belly-gun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an easily concealed short-barreled revolver used only at very close range"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181024"
},
"bright-field":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": producing or using a strongly lighted background",
"\u2014 compare dark-field"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181433"
},
"brother":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another",
": one related to another by common ties or interests",
": a fellow member",
": one of a type similar to another",
": kinsman",
": one who shares with another a common national or racial origin",
": a Black boy or man : soul brother",
": a member of a congregation of men not in holy orders and usually in hospital or school work",
": a member of a men's religious order who is not preparing for or is not ready for holy orders",
": a male person or animal related to another person or animal by having one or both parents in common",
": a fellow member of an organization"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"We must support our brothers and sisters fighting overseas.",
"the brothers in a monastery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The royal family recently celebrated Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, reuniting with William's younger brother Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 20 June 2022",
"And 13-year-old Laila will likely shoulder more responsibilities, including babysitting her brother and sister. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Designed by Brooklyn artist Andy Freidman, the shoes feature images of Boone\u2019s grandfather, father and brother , all of whom also played big league baseball. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
"The two had been adopted by the Faheys and lived as brother and sister, but had fallen in love. \u2014 Johnny Edwards, ajc , 17 June 2022",
"Speaking to her older brother Ethan and his wife Olivia in the clip, Moriah further explained her thoughts on Max's video. \u2014 Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Willie Alexander III had three siblings, including an older brother and two younger sisters. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"Jonathan's brother Drew and wife Linda Phan joined them in person while JD Scott and wife Annalee Belle and Jim and Joanne Scott joined them over Zoom. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
"Scott's younger brother and sister \u2014 twins Jordan and Joshua \u2014 turn 22 this week. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Old English br\u014dthor ; akin to Old High German bruodor brother, Latin frater , Greek phrat\u0113r member of the same clan"
],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181516"
},
"Bashi Channel":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"strait between the Philippines and Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4-sh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181737"
},
"burrowing anemone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various sea anemones that burrow in muddy or sandy sea bottoms"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182038"
},
"broker":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one who acts as an intermediary: such as",
": an agent who arranges marriages",
": an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale (as of real estate, commodities, or securities)",
": power broker",
": one who sells or distributes something",
": a person who acts as an agent for others in the buying or selling of property",
": an agent who negotiates contracts of sale (as of real estate or securities) or other agreements (as insurance contracts or mortgages) between the parties for a fee or commission \u2014 compare dealer , finder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker"
],
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"examples":[
"the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust",
"all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The median listing price in Fredericksburg in April 2022 was $780,500 \u2014 a 45.3% jump year over year, according to Anna Lee, a broker at Moreland Properties. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Rising interest rates put the most pressure on people who were already stretching their finances to the limit to afford a home, said Carl Hawthorne, broker at Atlanta Communities. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t make any assumptions, said Mario Greco, a real estate broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and the founder of MG Group, which specializes in land acquisition and new construction development. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Alison Malkin, head broker at RE/MAX Essentia in Avon, said in an interview in March. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Available to Clarendon Hills residents only is also porch-pickup option coordinated by Meredith Lannert, real estate broker at Keller Williams Experience Realty. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Randy Baruh, 51, an associate broker at Corcoran, thought of TikTok as something his 9-year-old used until his social media manager persuaded him to post a tour of a $50 million apartment at Museum Tower. \u2014 Kim Velsey, Curbed , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Barry, as a broker , underwriter and developer, left his mark on landmarks across metro Atlanta. \u2014 Ben Smith, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"For example, an EU broker providing services in the EU member states (EU MSs), on EU stock markets, in instruments denominated in EU MSs currencies, is also subject to EU sanctions regulation. \u2014 Timur Turlov, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
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"-\u02c8thy\u00fcn"
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""
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": nothing"
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": an agent (such as lewisite) that causes blistering",
": a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves",
": any of various structures that bulge out (such as a gunner's compartment on a bomber)",
": to become affected with a blister",
": to raise a blister on",
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": to defeat (a competitor) decisively",
": to hit (a ball, shot, etc.) very powerfully",
": a small raised area of the skin filled with a watery liquid",
": a swelling (as in paint) that looks like a blister of the skin",
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"\u02c8bli-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8bli-st\u0259r",
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"Noun",
"She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In some of the new cases, monkeypox has caused people to develop what looks like a pimple or blister , rather than a widespread rash, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a briefing. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Sock liners help prevent blister formation by reducing chafing in places like the toes or heels, areas in direct contact with your hiking shoes or hiking boots. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The disease eventually progresses into a rash and lesions that blister and scab over. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Otherwise, roast poblanos in oven under broiler, turning to char and blister on all sides, a few minutes, until skin is nicely browned but chiles are not too soft and tender. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"In September of that same season, Roberts removed Rich Hill from a game after seven perfect innings and 89 pitches, wary of a blister problem Hill was enduring at the time. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"An unidentified male and a female stole blister -prevention tape, a DVD, vitamin B12 capsules and enhanced absorption soft gels at about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 25 from CVS, 14372 Snow. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Two blister packs of fertility supplements lie next to them, covering a third packet which has torn foil and capsules missing. \u2014 Lydia Morrish, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But now some of those blisters had a dent in the center known as umbilication (because the blister resembles a navel). \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The disease later progresses into a rash and lesions that can blister and scab over all over the body -- usually lasting two to four weeks. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The rash itself usually doesn\u2019t blister or bleed, but in many cases, the skin may peel. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Allure , 17 Aug. 2021",
"A few minutes are enough to blister their skins and boost the flavor of the blend. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
"Women gasp for air when the laces are pulled taught; others blister around the edges of the garment. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Violence and racial unrest continue to blister the country. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2020",
"The Washington Post reported that Baghdad's record-breaking heat is so bad that metal door handles can blister skin. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Toss and allow other side of peas to blister for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Tear gas them, rubber bullet them, spray them with chemical water and blister their butts. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 1 June 2020"
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"Middle English blister, blester , probably from Old English *bl\u0233ster, *bl\u01e3ster ; akin to Old Norse bl\u0101str swelling, Old English bl\u01e3st blast"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
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"biographical name"
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"William 1754\u20131817 English naval officer"
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"1882, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184943"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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": a family of operculate snails (order Pectinibranchia) that includes numerous intermediate hosts of medically and economically important flukes"
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"New Latin, from Bulimus , type genus + -idae"
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"idiom"
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": to go out in bad weather"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Santana scored three more in the top of the seventh with the aid of a Saints defensive brain cramp . \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And, yet, in a massive brain cramp by the entire organization, manager Dave Roberts stuck to the party line by summoning a starting pitcher who has not relieved in a late-inning high-leverage situation all year. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Rosario singled also had a brain cramp in the first inning of Game 3, getting a terrible read on Albies\u2019 looper to shallow center and getting doubled off second in the first inning. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"This wasn\u2019t a brain cramp from a young player who got confused or doesn\u2019t know any better. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The brain cramp leaving the house, grabbing your face covering but not your wallet, or vice versa, and shoot, the tank is empty and hand sanitizer would be nice after pumping gas. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 4 July 2020",
"Accordingly, Marchand skated freely from his line-change brain cramp . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"After the end-of-period brain cramp , the Bruins regained the lead on a gaffe by Tampa\u2019s penalty killers, and a nice look by Krug. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Rickard could thank some brain cramps by Rays catcher Wilson Ramos. \u2014 Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com , 27 May 2018"
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"1944, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185729"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": nut of bahera"
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"idiom"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a size of anthracite coal",
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"1825, in the meaning defined above"
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"circa 1670, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193558"
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"noun"
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"mantilla"
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"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford\u2019s Indian Jones and a Stetson. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Hindi b\u0101\u1e45dhn\u016b & Urdu b\u0101ndhn\u016b tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhn\u0101ti he ties \u2014 more at bind"
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"noun"
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": posaune sense 2"
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"b\u0259\u02c8z-",
"-zan"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"probably modification of German posaune"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194011"
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"noun"
],
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": bastard oak sense 2"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": spurious",
": cheaply showy : tawdry"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0259-mi-j\u0259m"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of Birmingham , England, the source in the 17th century of counterfeit groats"
],
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"1679, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200552"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": bookmobile"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201020"
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"Bible Belt":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an area chiefly in the southern U.S. whose inhabitants are believed to hold uncritical allegiance to the literal accuracy of the Bible",
": an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism"
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"first_known_use":[
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201223"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a phase of fire blight characterized by cankers"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201514"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially with respect to food and drink"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-v\u0113-\u02c8v\u00e4nt",
"\u02ccb\u014d\u207f-v\u0113-\u02c8v\u00e4\u207f"
],
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"epicure",
"epicurean",
"gastronome",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
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"examples":[
"In addition to being a renowned travel writer, he was a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sassoon\u2019s glum persona contradicts his bon vivant advantages \u2014 at least that\u2019s what Davies makes of Sassoon\u2019s lifelong pessimism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022",
"McGrath was a unique figure in mid-century popular culture \u2014 a rags-to-riches bon vivant who entered the music business when Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun decided to give him his own label, Clean Records. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Several current and former Caroline Church parishioners interviewed for this article remember Father Wancura as something of an eccentric bon vivant . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Like much of her work from the 1980s, it was dedicated to the memory of her mother, fashion designer and bon vivant Mme Willi Posey (Momma Jones, as my sister and I knew her). \u2014 Michele Wallace, Town & Country , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Many come for superb skiing or other recreation like cross-country skiing, tobogganing and winter hiking, while others simply come to slow down and enjoy the quaint yet bon vivant lifestyle amongst spectacular scenic beauty. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Give it to the bon vivant and forever-young spirit. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Owner and bon vivant Joy Malinowski, who has a strong personal aesthetic and a background in art, restored the property about seven years ago. \u2014 Sheri Castle, Travel + Leisure , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Keith, whose restrictive religious upbringing resulted in an aggressively foul mouth, typically holds court as the resident bon vivant . \u2014 Sean Malin, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021"
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"1674, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201859"
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"Sir James Matthew 1860\u20131937 Scottish novelist and dramatist",
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],
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"\u02c8ber-\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0113",
"\u02c8ber-\u0113",
"\u02c8ba-r\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": back track",
": backtrack"
],
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"Verb",
"back trail"
],
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"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202518"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of backmost superlative of back"
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"\u02c8bak\u02ccm\u014dst"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203221"
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"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": a remote place"
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"1816, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203459"
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"idiom"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of best of all \u2014 used to refer to the most important or appealing part of something that has many good parts The machine is easy to use, easy to clean, and best of all , it's absolutely free when you order these books."
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"geographical name"
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"city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, an eastern suburb of Vancouver population 223,218"
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205759"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to administer baptism (see baptism sense 1 ) to",
": to purify or cleanse spiritually especially by a purging (see purge entry 1 sense 1 ) experience or ordeal",
": initiate",
": to give a name to (as at baptism) : christen",
": to administer baptism",
": to dip in water or sprinkle water on as a part of the ceremony of receiving into the Christian church",
": to give a name to as in the ceremony of baptism : christen"
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"bap-\u02c8t\u012bz",
"\u02c8bap-\u02cct\u012bz",
"especially Southern",
"or",
"bap-\u02c8t\u012bz",
"\u02c8bap-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
"nominate",
"style",
"term",
"title"
],
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"examples":[
"The priest baptized the baby.",
"She was baptized at the age of 20.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Janak reassured him that God recognized the family\u2019s intention to baptize the boy. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 29 May 2022",
"Karen and Michael Hidde watched the flight nurse baptize their baby, sprinkling water on him from a small shell. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Only priests could baptize , ordain, perform the sacrament of the Eucharist and give last rites. \u2014 Lisa Bitel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Fans are dissecting the hallucination\u2014which saw Nate impregnate Cassie and then watch as a pool-side Cal Jacobs, his father, proceeded to erotically baptize her. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
"James reacted by putting his fingers in Max\u2019s water and splashing him as if to baptize him into James\u2019s unique religion of belligerent assholery. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021",
"The woman said Hogan swam over to her and offered to baptize her children. \u2014 al , 28 July 2021"
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French baptiser , from Late Latin baptizare , from Greek baptizein to dip, baptize, from baptein to dip, dye; akin to Old Norse kvefja to quench"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205831"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of bote dialectal British past tense of bite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210058"
},
"Bandung":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city southeast of Jakarta in western Java, Indonesia population 2,057,442"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccdu\u0307\u014b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210125"
},
"book-learned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by book learning",
": bookish",
": learned through books rather than from practical experience or application"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0304n-",
"-l\u0259\u0304nd"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210214"
},
"bango":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an East African grass ( Phragmites mauritianus ) used in thatching buildings"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ba\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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"native name in East Africa"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210515"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": cooked on a barbecue : roasted or broiled over hot coals or an open fire"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4r-bi-\u02ccky\u00fcd"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not to mention the barbecued tri-tip for which the area is known. \u2014 Krista Simmons, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Shrimp alfredo and barbecued chicken were on offer this week. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2021",
"At Wolf\u2019s Head Smokehouse, Wittek and Doty serve Instagram-friendly smash burger and sandwiches stacked high with barbecued meats. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Anderson and his team have also started a more casual concept, TA-que, a food truck featuring street tacos with barbecued meats. \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Or make a barbecued chicken topping by shredding leftover chicken tossed with barbecue sauce. \u2014 Tina Danze, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020",
"For a snack, Ronto Roasters served a warm flatbread wrap filled with flavorful barbecued sausage, tender pork, and still crunchy slaw \u2014 not what most would expect from theme park fare. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
"In a sliver of the state alongside the Tennessee River, barbecued chicken is famously adorned in a creamy white sauce of mayonnaise, vinegar and spices. \u2014 Larry Olmstead, USA TODAY , 9 July 2019",
"Serve with barbecued chicken or use as a dip for smoked wings. \u2014 Derek Herscovici, al.com , 4 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1734, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210546"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": made of brass",
": sounding harsh and loud like struck brass",
": of the color of polished brass",
": marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness",
": to face with defiance or impudence",
": made of brass",
": sounding loud and usually harsh",
": done or acting in a very bold and shocking way without shame"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8br\u0101-z\u1d4an"
],
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"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
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"beard",
"brave",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
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"Adjective",
"He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings.",
"a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich",
"Verb",
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Then, in 1985, it was stolen on the day after Thanksgiving in a brazen heist and remained missing for more than 30 years. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Nothing draws the news like novelty; a brief scooplet, freshly exposed, will often outweigh a brazen plot freely confessed from a presidential podium or by tweet. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The brazen killing of Pecci, a key South American partner of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has shocked Colombians and Paraguayans alike, and appeared to underscore the dangers of investigating drug trafficking in Latin America. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The man who made national headlines after a video of his brazen Walgreens theft went viral has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, time served, and one year of probation, the San Francisco District Attorney\u2019s Office announced Monday. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"In this wildly inventive collection of stories, Kirby explores the power of feminity in its many forms \u2013 including as brazen witches, virgins who can't be sacrificed and even cockroaches who catcallers fear. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Visceral is a term commonly assigned to visual art that provokes us, often with brazen imagery (representational, figurative, or abstract), symbolism, and colors. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Adjective and Verb",
"Middle English brasen , from Old English br\u00e6sen , from br\u00e6s brass"
],
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211001"
},
"bespread":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": overspread"
],
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"bi-\u02c8spred",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English bespreden , from be- + spreden to spread"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211120"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"Elizabeth Barrett 1806\u20131861 wife of Robert Browning English poet",
"Robert 1812\u20131889 English poet"
],
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"\u02c8brau\u0307-ni\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211152"
},
"bang off":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to stop normal operation due to the failure of the shuttle to enter the box"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211217"
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"breathed new life into":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to give new energy, vitality, or hope to"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a lively smart assertive person",
": fellow , boy"
],
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"\u02c8bir-k\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"origin unknown"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212414"
},
"bail to the action":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
": bail above"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"bail entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1808, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084357"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a soil nematode ( Radopholus similis ) attacking the roots of sugarcane in Hawaii"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084837"
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"basement membrane":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a thin membranous layer of connective tissue that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propia",
": a thin extracellular supporting layer that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propria and is composed of the basal lamina and reticular lamina",
": basal lamina sense 2"
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"first_known_use":[
"1842, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085743"
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"blaze-up":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": flare-up"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"from blaze up , verb"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075105"
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"boot topping":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the part of a ship's hull between the light line and the load water line",
": a paint used on the boot topping to prevent corrosion and fouling"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075318"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": chacma"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-v\u0113-\u0259n",
"-vy\u0259n"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"obsolete German or Dutch; obsolete German bavian (now pavian ), from Dutch baviaan , alteration of babiaen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075456"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a preparation used in laundering to counteract yellowing of white fabrics"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u00fc-i\u014b"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1652, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075745"
},
"bethump":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to beat or pelt soundly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8th\u0259mp",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + thump"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075904"
},
"band tool":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a machine tool having an endless belt (often of metal) that contains cutting elements (as for sawing, shaping, or finishing materials)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080325"
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"Botaurus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of birds (family Ardeidae) comprising the typical bitterns"
],
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"b\u014d\u02c8t\u022fr\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, modification (influenced by Latin bos cow and Latin taurus bull) of Middle English botor bittern & Old French butor bittern; Middle English botor from Middle French butor , from Old French"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080545"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a town enjoying a business and population boom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fcm-\u02cctau\u0307n"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His father worked in the oil fields, and Jim spent much of his childhood in Iraan, a boomtown in southwest Texas. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Its quick growth and ample top earned it fame as the dusty pueblo turned into a boomtown . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"At the time of his arrival, Hong Kong, only recently colonized by the British, was already transforming into a boomtown with corruption, drugs and disease on land and piracy and smuggling on the water. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The tech hub, an economic boomtown over the last decade, is struggling with the nation\u2019s weakest office occupancies, stubbornly low transit ridership and one of the country\u2019s slowest recoveries of jobs. \u2014 Romy Varghese, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The irony isn\u2019t lost on me that in 1883, my great-grandfather, Peter Pearson, left Sweden to start a new life in the mining and logging boomtown of Tower, 20 miles west of Ely. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 20 May 2019",
"The state capital of Texas has become a major boomtown for Americans migrating from other parts of the country, especially the West Coast. \u2014 Andrew Depietro, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"So close, yet so far Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Ottawa is the fastest growing county in Michigan and Allendale Township its boomtown \u2014 a Grand Rapids bedroom community home to Grand Valley State University. \u2014 John Flesher, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1896, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080550"
},
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of belyve variant spelling of belive"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080720"
},
"balbriggan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a knitted cotton fabric used especially for underwear or hosiery"
],
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"bal-\u02c8bri-g\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Balbriggan , town in Ireland"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1885, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081231"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"islands of the northern Philippines north of Luzon area 225 square miles (585 square kilometers)"
],
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"\u02ccb\u00e4-bu\u0307-\u02c8y\u00e4n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081554"
},
"bodiment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": embodiment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4d\u0113m\u0259nt",
"-d\u0259\u0307m-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"body entry 1 + -ment"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081819"
},
"Burmanniaceae":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family (order Orchidales) of chiefly tropical herbs having the leaves basal or arranged like bracts along the flower stalk and small flowers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u0259r\u02ccman\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Burmannia , type genus + -aceae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082038"
},
"blabby":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one that blabs : tattletale",
": idle or excessive talk : chatter",
": to talk idly or thoughtlessly",
": to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter",
": to reveal especially without reserve or discretion",
": to reveal a secret",
": to talk too much"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blab",
"\u02c8blab"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Don't tell Mary. She'll blab it all over town.",
"\u201cHow did she find out about the surprise party?\u201d \u201cTom blabbed .\u201d",
"He kept blabbing on and on about politics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lots of people just blab on about personal things to me, but this is a medical office. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"On cue, the CDC's latest update is being met with the usual tomato-throwing response from the anti-vaccine, anti-mask, anti-science, anti-logic members of the blab -o-sphere who have declared the CDC hopelessly lost, unscientific and waffling. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Will the former National Security Advisor and right-wing nightmare answer a subpoena and blab to the house committee on Thursday? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 3 Nov. 2019",
"Doing this will: kick your blab habit; conquer your fear of rejection (worst case, you get rejected for being yourself, far better than being loved for faking it); and render your what-to-tell question moot. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Want to hear a scientist blab about his latest project? \u2014 Steven Strom, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"More to the point, what kind of guy would blab to the world on TV about the level of his losses? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Just remember to take advice from real experts -- not from someone blabbing on Instagram or Facebook or tweeting junk to us. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2020",
"The chat can go on for as long as the chattiest participant wants to blab on. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Toby should not have blabbed about being in love with Nadal. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"But that\u2019s not the end of the bad vibes, as Victoria F. is mad that Alayah had been reading online spoilers during her ever-so-brief time off the show, and Alayah has been blabbing about the Chase Rice connection. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2020",
"His climactic loop in a helicopter after blabbing about it for the first part of the movie is the equivalent of an old drunk at the bar reenacting his game-winning high school touchdown. \u2014 Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Alexa is all too happy to blab all the details about what\u2019s in those packages to anyone in the house who asks. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Boisterous lunch customers pack tables, blabbing in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek and English. \u2014 Seth Kugel, New York Times , 1 July 2019"
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"They'll all be interspersed as a mass of modular floating platforms in the pattern of a brain coral . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Designed in a pattern similar to brain coral , the city will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
"The park\u2019s main pool, a 70-foot-deep cavern, is shaped like a funnel, with limestone formations that resemble brain coral . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2020",
"An unusual feature of the recovery is that brain coral that started out with heat-sensitive algae had a higher survival rate (82%) than coral that began with heat-tolerant algae (25%), the team reports today in Nature Communications. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Researchers discovered the protist living on a brain coral in a tropical aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. \u2014 Sean Greene, latimes.com , 23 May 2018",
"Coral researchers believe brain coral , like this off Grassy Key, are more susceptible to the disease. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"\u02c8br\u022fth",
"\u02c8br\u022fth"
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"The Calphalon Digital Saut\u00e9 turned out some of the most tender beef in our lab's test; the stew broth was rich and the vegetables held their shape. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The fiery broth is fortified with kimchi, gochujang and an assortment of flavorful sausages. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The steaming broth was spicy and flavorful, and the beans came with cueritos de puerco and small slices of salchicha. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"The spicy broth in the signature Kazu Ramen is even better than the lighter, milky tonkotsu that wowed me during my first visit. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"But it was served lukewarm, and even for Skyline, the broth was thin and bland. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The broth was too watery, the vegetables were haphazardly thrown together. \u2014 An Uong, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The soup feels medicinal: The broth is relatively clear, though beef particles swirl around like the soul of the cow distilled into beef stock. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"definitions":[
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"\u02ccbas\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
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": book learning"
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"alteration (influenced by lore ) of Scots booklear"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122500"
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"New Latin, from Latin bupleuron hare's-ear ( Bupleurum rotundifolium ), alteration of Greek boupleuros , from bou- (from bous ) + -pleuros (from pleura rib)"
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"definitions":[
": a Turkic-speaking Muslim people between the Volga and the Ural mountains regarded as tatarized Finns",
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"definitions":[
": bunkum , hooey"
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"definitions":[
": a small tree wallaby ( Dendrolagus lumholtzi ) native to Queensland"
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"definitions":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fct\u1d4al\u02cciz\u0259m",
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"1953, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"first_known_use":[
"1974, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to or being an electrolyte that dissociates into two bivalent ions"
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"\u00a6b\u012b-(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u00a6v\u0101-l\u0259nt",
"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8b\u012b-v\u0259-l\u0259nt"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a loan by a bank to a stock-exchange broker secured by negotiable securities",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134429"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 \u2014 see east pakistan"
],
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"\u02ccb\u00e4\u014b-gl\u0259-\u02c8desh",
"\u02ccba\u014b-",
"\u02ccb\u0259\u014b-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His journal, which extends beyond his cactus garden to record encounters with owls and geckos, donkeys and spiders, moths and tortoises, can seem like a medieval bestiary , a nature chronicle with the vividness of a dream. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The result is a wildly imaginative bestiary that transports its viewer to a different realm, offering a welcome reprieve from our current one. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2021",
"The most common beings in her bestiary are a variety of mer-creatures, ranging from the regal merlion (and cub) to the comical merchicken. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2020",
"And beyond these, the show\u2019s bestiary of Main Street America, its hapless parents and inept leaders, its weird small businesses and petty local politics, its moral pretensions and amoral vanities do ring true, however exaggerated. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Here, reducing the medieval bestiary to a contemporary footnote makes for a listless conclusion to an otherwise strong and compelling show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2019",
"In the galleries The Getty Museum is currently the site of a beastly exhibition about bestiary , the medieval manuscripts that depicted fantastic creatures (unicorns and beavers, oh my!). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 July 2019",
"Medieval bestiaries were books that served as compendiums of creatures both fantastic and real. \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 11 July 2019"
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"transitive verb"
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": debase , lower"
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"autonomous republic of eastern Russia in Europe in the southern Ural Mountains; capital Ufa area 55,443 square miles (143,597 square kilometers), population 4,008,000"
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"Definition of booyah \u2014 used to express triumph or exuberance Booyah ! Danish scientists found that women with skinny thighs had a higher risk of heart disease and premature death than those with meatier ones. \u2014 Emmalie Vance , Parenting School Years , July 2012 \u2026 Chris Parnell [plays] the sort of gung-ho, self-obsessed vice principal who says, \" Booya !\" when he gets something right. \u2014 Ted Cox , Chicago Daily Herald , 18 Mar. 2008"
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": bestially"
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"noun"
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": town , village : such as",
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": any of several perennial plants constituting the genus Zygophyllum and having usually ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers",
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": back button"
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"1980, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162230"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a spiny tree ( Idria columnaris ) of the family Fouquieriaceae chiefly of Lower California sometimes arching over and rooting at its tips"
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"perhaps from boojum , an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll (C.L.Dodgson) \u20201898 English mathematician & writer; from its grotesque appearance"
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"1951, in the meaning defined above"
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": either of two large chiefly West Indian parrot fishes ( Scarus caeruleus and Sparisoma chrysopterum )",
": either of two Australian labrid food fishes ( Choerodon ommopterus and C. cyanodus )"
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"town in Panama at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal adjacent to Panama (city); former administrative center of the Canal Zone"
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"Definition of booza variant of boza"
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"noun"
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": a rabbet or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab or other filling"
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a sudden violent backward movement or reaction",
": the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears)",
": the jar caused by this when the parts are put into action",
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": a strong adverse reaction (as to a recent political or social development)"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After backlash , Lizzo's latest song has gone through another draft. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 14 June 2022",
"After backlash against a human-sounding AI feature for Google Assistant in 2018, the company promised to add a disclosure. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"After backlash against a human-sounding AI feature for Google Assistant in 2018, the company promised to add a disclosure. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Then, Rosin backpedaled a day later after a backlash ensued and Bechdel got in the last word. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"The company has since taken down the tweet after a backlash , but gun companies have increasingly targeted young children, especially boys. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"After backlash from some of its most loyal frequent fliers, Delta Air Lines has opted to take a different approach in tightening access to its Sky Club airport lounges. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"By the next day, after an intense backlash from public health experts, Delta had taken the offending language down. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"After the backlash , Airbnb quickly reversed its policy. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022"
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"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164835"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": muffled up"
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"bi-\u02c8m\u0259-f\u0259ld",
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a movement in ballet in which the feet or legs are clicked together in the air"
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"French, from bris\u00e9 , past participle of briser to break"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prison",
": brothel"
],
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"\u02c8ban-(\u02cc)y\u014d",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-"
],
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"bawdy house",
"bordello",
"brothel",
"cathouse",
"disorderly house",
"sporting house",
"stew",
"whorehouse"
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"examples":[
"the police staged a raid on the London bagnio , causing great inconvenience to its well-heeled clientele"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian bagno , literally, public baths (from the Turks' use of Roman baths at Constantinople as prisons), from Latin balneum , from Greek balaneion"
],
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165605"
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"bastard trout":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": silver squeteague"
],
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"black-backed woodpecker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a three-toed woodpecker ( Picoides arcticus ) native to forests of the northern U.S. and Canada that is black above and white below with dark barring on the flanks, a white facial stripe, and in the male a yellow crown"
],
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"1828, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170457"
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"blaauw wildebeest":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brindled gnu"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u014d-"
],
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"obsolete Afrikaans (now blouwildebees ), literally, blue wildebeest"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171044"
},
"brutum fulmen":{
"type":[
"Latin noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": meaningless thunderbolt : an empty threat : an ineffectual legal judgment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbr\u00fc-tu\u0307m-\u02c8fu\u0307l-men"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171308"
},
"barbellula":{
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a very small barb or bristle"
],
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"b\u00e4r\u02c8bely\u0259l\u0259"
],
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"New Latin, diminutive of barbella short stiff hair, diminutive of Latin barbula little beard"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171337"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that takes the lead or initiative : leader",
": an indicator of trends"
],
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"\u02c8bel-\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r",
"-\u02ccwe-"
],
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"leader",
"pacemaker",
"pacer",
"pacesetter",
"trendsetter"
],
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"follower",
"imitator"
],
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"She is a bellwether of fashion.",
"High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.",
"a county that is a bellwether in national elections",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Republicans are hoping to flip three bellwether congressional races in Virginia. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Gene therapy firms are eagerly waiting to see if Bluebird can get insurers to cover its therapies at premium prices, which would be a true bellwether for investors to feel confident that other firms can command similarly high prices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"Walmart and Target, a bellwether of the broader American consumer, are both indicating that sales of discretionary items has been slowing. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"In fact, there might not be a bigger bellwether in the entire country this year than what happened to fill an open state Senate seat in Down East Maine. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"The company \u2014 which makes construction equipment among other products \u2014 is a manufacturing bellwether and one of the 30 companies whose stock price influences the Dow Jones Industrial Average. \u2014 Andy Rose, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"The wine industry also is a highly visible bellwether in the agricultural world, often setting trends that later get adopted in tree-fruit orchards and fields of leafy greens. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"In Asia, the sector is meeting a similar fate, with the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Retail Index down 20% this year and bellwether Australian retail-chain operator Wesfarmers Ltd. falling 26%. \u2014 Lisa Pham, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
"Microsoft is considered to be a bellwether among large companies for employment practices, and is likely to be emulated by other big employers. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English bellewether, belleweder \"castrated ram with a bell around his neck followed by the other sheep in a flock, leader,\" from belle bell entry 1 + wether, weder wether"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171713"
},
"besoul":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to endow with a soul"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8s\u014dl",
"b\u0113-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + soul , noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171811"
},
"Birkenia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus (the type of the family Birkeniidae of the order Anaspida) of Upper Silurian ostracoderms having no cephalic armor and having the body covered with small scales"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259r\u02c8k\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Birken head Burn, Lanark county, Scotland + New Latin -ia"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171922"
},
"beagling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hunting with beagles"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171943"
},
"boldacious":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": brazen , impudent"
],
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"(\u02c8)b\u014dl\u00a6d\u0101sh\u0259s"
],
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"probably blend of bold and audacious"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172132"
},
"blue panic":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a robust glabrous leafy perennial grass ( Panicum antidotale ) of southeastern U.S. with spikelets that are black at maturity"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172450"
},
"breathable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": suitable for breathing",
": allowing air to pass through : porous"
],
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"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dear Frances's mesh ballet flats are so much more breathable than all-over leather pairs\u2014ideal for your muggiest summertime commutes or outdoor events. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"All of Eberjey's loungewear is made with buttery soft fabrics that are extremely breathable and temperature-regulating, so even hot sleepers can feel comfortable lounging around in them. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Testers loved how breathable and stretchy the polyester-elastane blend was beneath a shell. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 June 2022",
"Now that summer is upon us, the crunch is on to find supportive sandals that are breathable , slip-on, and provide extra cushioning. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, SELF , 1 June 2022",
"Ideal for hot sleepers, these sheets are more breathable than other fabrications. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Plants provide oxygen, which could be used to help create atmospheres that are breathable within lunar colonies. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 May 2022",
"The machine-washable yoga pants are made from a four-way stretch material that's both breathable and moisture-wicking. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The 100 percent cotton fabric is breathable and also fits snugly. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172543"
},
"bescreen":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": screen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8skr\u0113n",
"b\u0113-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + screen"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172608"
},
"bombardier":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": artilleryman",
": a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery",
": a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00e4m-b\u0259-\u02c8dir",
"-b\u0259r-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For director John Milius, Johnson portrayed a bombardier in Flight of the Intruder (1991) as well as Henry Nash, one of men under the command of Teddy Roosevelt, in the 1997 TNT miniseries Rough Riders, starring Tom Berenger. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"McMackin was a 26-year-old bombardier on a B-24 Liberator that participated in Operation Tidal Wave on Aug. 1, 1943. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Dad played football as a freshman in the fall of 1942, served two years as a bombardier on a B-17, and then returned to play three more years of football, meet my mother and finally graduate in 1948. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2021",
"Cindy\u2019s father Jim Hensley, a WWII bombardier , had introduced his daughter, barely out of grad school, to Capt. \u2014 Town & Country , 21 Oct. 2020",
"As part of the 10-man crew, Granat, the bombardier , and Parker, the navigator, would lead 41 aircraft from the 491st Bombardment Group on a difficult re-supply mission over German-occupied Holland. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2020",
"The bombardier applied a tourniquet and shot him with morphine but the leg could not be saved; it was amputated the next day. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Christopher Abbott also secured a nomination for his portrayal of a bombardier desperate to complete his missions in the waning days of the war. \u2014 Meredith Blake, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Shrapnel peppered his aircraft, fatally injuring the bombardier and nearly severing the navigator\u2019s leg. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Middle French, \"one in charge of a bombard,\" from bombarde bombard entry 1 + -ier -eer"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172635"
},
"be sick":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to vomit"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173201"
},
"blood alley":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an alley used in the game of marbles that is spotted or streaked with red"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173246"
},
"baresma":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": barsom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bar\u0259sm\u0259",
"-\u0259zm\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Avestan bar\u0259sman-"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173713"
},
"burn alive":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to kill by being set on fire"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173729"
},
"Burma padauk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a tree ( Pterocarpus macrocarpus ) of India and Burma that yields a wood resembling mahogany",
": the wood of the Burma padauk"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174216"
},
"bee glue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": propolis"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175419"
},
"bedclothes":{
"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the covering (such as sheets and blankets) used on a bed",
": coverings (as sheets and blankets) for a bed"
],
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"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014d(t\u035fh)z",
"\u02c8bed-\u02cckl\u014dz",
"-kl\u014dt\u035fhz"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180512"
},
"by-product":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something produced in a usually industrial or biological process in addition to the principal product",
": a secondary and sometimes unexpected or unintended result",
": something produced (as in manufacturing) in addition to the main product"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-d\u0259kt"
],
"synonyms":[
"derivate",
"derivation",
"derivative",
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"spin-off"
],
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"origin",
"root",
"source"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180653"
},
"button chrysanthemum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a garden chrysanthemum with numerous small heads in profuse clusters"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181556"
},
"black bass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Micropterus ) of freshwater sunfishes native to eastern and central North America and including the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fishermen have been observing more warm-water fish like black bass migrating northward into New England waters, while lobster populations have crashed in southern New England and Gulf of Maine shrimp populations have been depleted. \u2014 David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Fishing regulations for black bass vary from lake to lake. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Spotted, largemouth and smallmouth are the three species of black bass . \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The warden found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black bass and a cast net. \u2014 John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Predatory fish \u2014 which build up methylmercury by eating other fish \u2014 include: all species of black bass and gar, striped bass, white bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, sauger, saugeye, flathead catfish, muskellunge and northern pike. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The kits will feature prime filet mignon, wild black bass , Scottish salmon and more that people can cook easily at home. \u2014 Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Each dinner includes your choice of starter, a traditional turkey plate, six-hour osso buco or pan-roasted black bass . \u2014 Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Plus there's an abundance of warm-water fishing opportunities in the clear lakes created by these dams for everything from black bass to stripers to walleye. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182503"
},
"bag net":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a bag-shaped net for catching fish"
],
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"\u02c8bag-\u02ccnet",
"\u02c8b\u0101g-",
"-n\u0259t"
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1777, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182514"
},
"besetting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": constantly present or attacking : obsessive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8se-ti\u014b",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[
"compulsive",
"driven",
"impulsive",
"obsessional",
"obsessive"
],
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"examples":[
"that woman's besetting need to meddle in the affairs of others"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1634, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182926"
},
"bandworm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tapeworm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8band-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183149"
},
"bibitory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": concerned with or relating to drinking",
": capable of taking up moisture"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bi-b\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin bibitorius , from Latin bibitus (past participle of bibere ) + -orius -ory"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183538"
},
"bodle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a copper coin that was issued in Scotland in the 17th century and was worth two Scotch pence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8b\u022fd-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"origin unknown"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183623"
},
"boobyalla":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian wattle ( Acacia longifolia )",
": any of several Australian trees of the genus Myoporum having alternate leaves and flowers in clusters (especially M. acuminatum )"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u00fcb\u0113\u02c8al\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from bubiala in a language of the Southeastern Tasmanian family",
"Note: Cf. R.M.W. Dixon et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning , 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 108."
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183948"
},
"bulletless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being without a bullet"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u0259\u0307tl\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184126"
},
"bush willow":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a number of southern African trees of the genus Combretum : such as",
": a small deciduous tree ( Combretum apiculatum ) 15 to 20 feet high that is a common constituent of the Transvaal bushveld",
": a small tree ( Combretum erythrophyllum ) bearing 4-winged fruits and usually growing on the banks of streams"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184511"
},
"bourette":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an irregular slubbed yarn made usually of silk waste",
": a plain-woven fabric that has a rough uneven appearance and is made from bourette yarn"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u00fc\u02c8ret",
"b\u0259\u02c8"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French bourrette coarse silk on the outside of a cocoon, from Middle French, from bourre (silk) waste, padding (from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth) + -ette"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184638"
},
"bordelaise sauce":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sauce consisting of stock thickened with roux and flavored typically with red wine and shallots"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101z-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1902, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184941"
},
"Borreria":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of herbs or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) found in warm or tropical regions with opposite entire leaves and small funnel-shaped flowers"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259\u02c8rir\u0113\u0259"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from William Borrer \u20201862 English botanist + New Latin -ia"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185313"
},
"bourgade":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a village of scattered dwellings : an unfortified town"
],
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"bu\u0307r\u02c8g\u00e4d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French, probably from Old Proven\u00e7al borgada village, suburb, from borc fortified place, from Latin burgus"
],
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"bonding course":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bond course"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190027"
},
"brown ore":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": limonite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190342"
},
"bandy words":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to say angry words in an argument : to argue"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190526"
},
"Beyoglu":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"section of Istanbul, Turkey comprising the area north of the Golden Horn"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u0101-\u022f-\u02c8gl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190731"
},
"burpee":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a conditioning exercise in which a person squats, places the palms of the hands on the floor in front of the feet, jumps back into a push-up position, in some cases completes one push-up, returns to the squat position, and then jumps up into the air while extending the arms overhead"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after Royal H. Burpee \u20201987 American physiologist"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1939, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-190846"
},
"ball gown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long dress that is worn to large formal parties for dancing"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191652"
},
"begild":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to gild especially to excess"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8gild",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + gild"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191929"
},
"bellwaver":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wander aimlessly : fluctuate , ramble"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bel-\u02ccw\u0101-v\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192317"
},
"blind-your-eyes":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian tree ( Excoecaria agallocha )"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"so called from its volatile juice"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192627"
},
"blood blister":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192805"
},
"blackening":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blacking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8blak-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8bla-k\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"calumniation",
"calumny",
"character assassination",
"defamation",
"defaming",
"libel",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slander",
"smearing",
"traducing",
"vilification",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"blackening of the senator's good name disgusted voters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Temple leaves the tail shell on the end of the shrimp to protect the tender tip in the blackening process. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Drizzle lime juice over tilapia, season with 1/2 tsp salt, and dip in blackening seasoning. \u2014 Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Like Dorian Gray\u2019s portrait, his face registered the blackening of Walt\u2019s soul. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 11 Oct. 2019",
"He and manager Dave Bristol went at it one day at the yard, with the manager blackening The Count\u2019s eye. \u2014 Gary Peterson, The Mercury News , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Fenolio came across an academic journal with a paper about a particular species of frog that had faced similar deaths \u2014 a blackening and drying of the skin followed by a quick demise. \u2014 Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com , 8 July 2019",
"The floors were free from the blackening caused by fire. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"Any blackening or a brown shade on the switch or outlet is cause for concern. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2016",
"But then slowly, as the guests began to arrive, our multiracial viewing party started to get the sense that this wasn\u2019t going to be like any other royal wedding in history: The blackening of Windsor was upon us. \u2014 Attica Locke, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193653"
},
"bubu":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of bubu variant spelling of boo-boo"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195847"
},
"broken home":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a family in which the parents have divorced"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195910"
},
"bilious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile sense 1b )",
": marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile",
": appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder",
": of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition",
": sickeningly unpleasant",
": of or relating to bile",
": marked by or affected with disordered liver function and especially excessive secretion of bile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bil-y\u0259s",
"\u02c8bil-y\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"acid",
"bearish",
"bloody-minded",
"cantankerous",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"ornery",
"splenetic",
"surly"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiable",
"good-humored",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered"
],
"examples":[
"a bilious old dog who snaps at everyone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Via social media and email, bilious readers shared stats and articles that purported to show minority groups commit more mass shootings than white people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Nevertheless, Strickland builds his own worlds with such a distinctive style \u2014 down to the fonts, the bilious shades of green and the textures of the silks \u2014 that the viewer can\u2019t help feeling pulled into his crazy maelstrom of quirk. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Beneath the bilious loner is a nostalgic relic of Old Hollywood, a caustically witty observer and, on some level, a real human being. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Tropical Storm Kate is still spinning in the mid Atlantic but its organization is looking bilious . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Maybe Zuckerberg envisioned that, in determining whether Trump should return, the board would unroll a litany of bilious Trump posts to justify its ruling. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 5 May 2021",
"The freedom inside the bilious green room, while naughty, funny, and subversive, also included the darker liberties. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2021",
"But the election was more than a vindication of persistence or even a partial rejection of the bilious , boodling, brain-dead regime of Donald J. Trump. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 7 Nov. 2020",
"This tune, dotted with Roth\u2019s patented milk-curdling screams, ended with the lead screamer striking a devilish pose at the stage\u2019s end while being bathed in torrents of bilious green lights. Want more? \u2014 The Enquirer , 7 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle French bilieux , from Latin biliosus , from bilis"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200309"
},
"buchite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a vitreous metamorphic rock produced by the contact action of basalt or by friction metamorphism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00fc\u02cck\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"German buchit , from Baron Christian L. von Buch \u20201853 German mineralogist + German -it -ite"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200356"
},
"beylic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the territory ruled by a bey : the jurisdiction of a bey"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-lik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Turkish beylik , from bey + -lik (suffix used to form abstract nouns)"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200726"
},
"by air":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": by flying in airplanes"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200922"
},
"botete":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": puffer fish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u014d\u02c8t\u0101t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"American Spanish"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201257"
},
"Barbary Coast":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"region of northern Africa extending from Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former",
"section of San Francisco formerly noted as a center of gambling, prostitution, and riotous nightlife"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-b(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201900"
},
"blue cheese":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a cheese marked with veins of greenish-blue mold",
": cheese ripened by and full of greenish blue mold"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bl\u00fc-\u02c8ch\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gorgonzola blue cheese is an ideal dressing for risotto. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"What's better than a wedge salad with blue cheese and crisp bacon? \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"That said, there is quite a difference in flavor and consistency between, for example, a lemon vinaigrette and blue cheese dressing. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The previous winner was an organic blue cheese , Rogue River Blue, the first-ever American champion in these awards. \u2014 CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Get the salad with pecans, pear dressing, and blue cheese ice cream. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 12 May 2022",
"The dinner box for two has an appetizer of focaccia, fig jam, prosciutto, blue cheese and arugula; a burrata salad; an entr\u00e9e of New York strip of sea bass; and a dessert pastry box. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The dinner includes baked spinach and feta tart, an asparagus and wild leek soup and a salad of organic lettuce topped with Asian pears, Oregon blue cheese , and pecans. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But all the key elements are here: crisp iceberg lettuce, a scrumptious buttermilk blue cheese dressing, cherry tomatoes, warm bacon bits, fresh dill. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202027"
},
"Bedfordshire":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"county in southeast central England area 494 square miles (1279 square kilometers), population 514,200"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bed-f\u0259rd-\u02ccshir",
"-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202146"
},
"bolbophyllum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large genus of epiphytic orchids having small pseudobulbs, stiff leaves, and racemose or solitary showy flowers with a jointed lip, being native chiefly to the Old World tropics, and including a few forms in cultivation",
": a plant or flower of the genus Bolbophyllum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6b\u00e4lb\u0259\u00a6fil\u0259m",
"\u00a6b\u014dl-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Greek bolbos bulb + New Latin -phyllum"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203052"
},
"beef bacon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": beef plate or brisket cured in the same way as pork bacon"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203611"
},
"Baily's beads":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the row of brilliant points of sunlight shining through valleys on the edge of the moon that are seen for a few seconds just before and after the central phase in an eclipse of the sun"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101l\u0113z-",
"-liz-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"after Francis Baily \u20201844 English astronomer who described them"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1858, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203926"
},
"Bareilly":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, northern India, east-southeast of Delhi population 699,839",
"\u2014 see rohilkhand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204139"
},
"banned":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to prohibit especially by legal means",
": to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of",
": bar entry 2 sense 3c",
": curse",
": to utter curses or condemnations",
": legal or formal prohibition",
": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure",
": anathema , excommunication",
": malediction , curse",
": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service",
": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table",
": to forbid especially by law or social pressure",
": an official order forbidding something",
": to prohibit or forbid especially by legal means (as by statute or order)",
": to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of",
": prohibition especially by statute or order"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ban",
"\u02c8b\u00e4n",
"\u02c8ban"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"interdict",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"proscribe"
],
"antonyms":[
"anathema",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction",
"malison",
"winze"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The school banned that book for many years.",
"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Verb",
"Middle English bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation, assemble (an armed force), gather (arms), curse, anathematize, prohibit, outlaw,\" going back to Old English bannan (class VII strong verb) \"to summon by proclamation, call to arms,\" going back to Germanic *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" (whence also Old Frisian bonna, banna \"to call upon, command, place under a ban,\" Old Saxon & Old High German bannan \"to summon, order,\" Old Norse banna \"to prohibit, curse\"), going back to Indo-European *b h o-n-h 2 -e-, presumed o-grade intensive derivative (with gemination from a present formation with *-nu\u032f-e- ?) from a verbal base *b h eh 2 - \"speak, say,\" whence also Latin for, f\u0101r\u012b \"to speak, say,\" Greek ph\u0113m\u00ed, ph\u00e1nai, Armenian bay \"(s/he) says, speaks,\" and with extensions Eastern Church Slavic baju, bajati \"to tell (stories), cast a spell, cure,\" Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian b\u0201jati \"to tell tales, practice sorcery,\" Sanskrit bh\u00e1nati \"(s/he) speaks, says, (it) sounds\"",
"Note: The senses \"curse, anathematize, prohibit,\" etc., in Middle English are not attested in Old English and are generally thought to reflect influence of the cognate Old Norse verb. The English verb has also been influenced in sense by Medieval Latin bann\u012bre and Old French banir (see banish ). \u2014 The reconstruction of the source of Germanic *bannan- in Indo-European terms is from G. Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Brill, 2013), though any number of alternative reconstructions are possible that result in the new verbal base *bann-. Indo-European *b h eh 2 - \"speak, say\" is phonetically identical with and probably a semantic offshoot of the base *b h eh 2 - \"shine, give light, appear\" (see fantasy entry 1 ); the presumed sense in shift would be \"shine, give light\" > \"make bright, illuminate\" > \"make clear, clarify\" > \"speak, say.\"",
"Noun (1)",
"Middle English ban, bane, banne \"proclamation by an authority, summons, one of the marriage banns, troop of warriors summoned by their overlord,\" in part noun derivative of bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation,\" in part borrowed from Anglo-French ban, baan \"proclamation, edict, jurisdiction, one of the marriage banns\" (also continental Old French, \"summons to arms by a lord, proclamation commanding or prohibiting an action\"), going back to Old Low Franconian *banna-, going back to Germanic (whence also Old Frisian bon, ban, b\u0101n \"order commanding or prohibiting under pain of a fine, authority, summoning of the army, banishment,\" Old Saxon bann \"command, summons, fine, excommunication,\" Old High German ban \"command by an authority, order, legal extension or withdrawal of protection\"), noun derivative of *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1",
"Note: The Middle English noun may also continue Old English gebann, gebenn \"edict, proclamation, command,\" a derivative of gebannan, similar in meaning to unprefixed bannan. The negative senses \"prohibition, condemnation,\" etc., though present to a limited degree already in early Medieval Latin, do not appear in English (or French) until the sixteenth century, and are in part derived from the verb ban entry 1 . The Germanic etymon appears in Latin as bannus (or bannum ), from the sixth century in Gregory of Tours' Historia Francorum, and the seventh century in the Lex Ripuaria, the laws of the Ripuarian Franks; the Latin word went on to develop a broad range of meanings (compare the entries in J.F. Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis lexicon minus and Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources ).",
"Noun (2)",
"Romanian, money, coin, small coin"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun (1)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
"Noun (2)",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204604"
},
"bashlyk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a protective hood with long ends for use as a scarf worn especially by the Russian military"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Russian bashlyk , from Turkish ba\u015fl\u0131k hood, from ba\u015f head"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205426"
},
"bring up short":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause (someone) to stop suddenly"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210930"
},
"brownout":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a period of reduced voltage of electricity caused especially by high demand and resulting in reduced illumination"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307-\u02ccnau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More than 100 San Diego firefighters are in isolation due to the coronavirus, prompting department leaders to put together an emergency brownout plan outlining which fire crews will be idled if staffing shortages demand it. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
"As the field of burnout research expanded, subcategories proliferated: wear-out, brownout , frenetic burnout, underchallenged burnout. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Gensse also simulated an out-of-control flight in brownout conditions, resembling limited pilot visibility. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Nov. 2021",
"When Your Lights Go Out Ally suffered from a brownout , a drop in mental voltage when work stress steals your brain power, dimming you in the present moment. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
"In the same way that high-energy appliances will be disproportionately affected when voltage levels drop during a metropolitan brownout , even small reductions in mitochondrial function can have large effects on the brain, Wallace says. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
"The film is arch, but no triumph, an airless exercise in mistrusting its audience, and all of it is accompanied by pummeling music that sounds like a Vangelis wannabe recorded during a brownout . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Three months prior to the end of the war in Europe, cities in the U.S. were under a brownout order in which shop windows were dark and theater marquees and outdoor advertising signs were turned off. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 8 May 2020",
"The Australian energy industry hopes having good market data and access to renewables storage will mean smoothing out events like, for example, black- or brownouts caused by high-cost, high-demand summer heat. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"brown + black out"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211455"
},
"barrage balloon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small captive balloon used to support wires or nets as protection against air attacks"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"noun"
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"\u02c8b\u0259r-l\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212915"
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"noun"
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": dwarf signal"
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"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to wear or soil with or as if with thumbs"
],
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"bi-\u02c8th\u0259m",
"b\u0113-"
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": one who uses a brush especially as a vocation: such as",
": a worker who assists in cleaning the outside of a building by brushing a previously scoured surface with a chemical cleaner",
": one who applies coats of finish with a brush",
": a worker who roughens new concrete pavement with a stiff brush",
": a painter especially skilled in brushwork",
": one who cuts and burns brush"
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"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259n",
"\""
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"brush entry 3 + man",
"Noun (2)",
"brush entry 1 + man"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the Greek god of the north wind",
": the north wind personified"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215926"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variations"
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"\u02ccbu\u0307-g\u0113-\u02c8wu\u0307-g\u0113",
"\u02ccb\u00fc-g\u0113-\u02c8w\u00fc-g\u0113"
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"origin unknown"
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"1928, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220148"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a technique or process in which plastic or plywood-plastic combinations are molded to curved forms by use of a rigid die within a flexible cover through which fluid pressure (as of steam, air, or vacuum) may act on the material to be molded"
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"first_known_use":[
"1943, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220340"
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"adjective or adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": facing in opposite directions and often touching",
": coming one after the other : consecutive",
": a house that is connected in a row with other houses on each side and with a similar row of houses behind it",
": a sequence of two games scheduled to be played on consecutive days"
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"\u02c8bak-t\u0259-\u02c8bak"
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"sequent",
"sequential",
"straight",
"succeeding",
"successional",
"successive"
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"inconsequent",
"nonconsecutive",
"nonsequential"
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"Adjective or adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221008"
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"geographical name"
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"city in central Puerto Rico population 30,318"
],
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"\u02ccb\u00e4r-r\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0113-t\u00e4s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221447"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": cloth made of natural undyed wool",
": a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown",
": a pale to grayish yellow",
": of a color that is light grayish-yellowish brown : of the color beige",
": lacking distinction : vanilla sense 2",
": a yellowish brown"
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"\u02c8b\u0101zh",
"\u02c8b\u0101zh"
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"characterless",
"faceless",
"featureless",
"indistinctive",
"neutral",
"noncommittal",
"nondescript",
"vanilla"
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"Adjective",
"some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Magic Brownie's comes with a true beige and warmer chocolate shade to warm it up or cool it down, and Angel Rave's comes with a bright blue and vivid pink, for the same effect. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"Color options include neutral beige , peacock blue, and the charcoal gray that's shown. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"The cushions are available in a handful of soft colors, plus neutral beige . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Ours was appointed in gloss black and a mix of faux and real leather in a light beige that made the cabin look like the top of a cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Although as long as ever, Megan wore one of her most subtle manicures ever \u2014 a glossy beige with pink undertones. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"While its most recognizable beige , camel, and khaki coloring make the trench considered a very versatile garment, one in a different color feels just as timeless when keeping to its signature silhouette. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In one of her first moves, Ms. Mirabella had the red walls of Vreeland\u2019s office repainted in shades of beige \u2014 her favorite color. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Users have their choice of three neutral shades: rush (a cool pink), pulse (a spicy red-orange), or\u2014Belfiore's favorite flow (a warm beige ). \u2014 Health.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Makeup for Ever is slightly more rosy and Nyx is slightly more beige . \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
"It is refreshed by Caroline\u2019s fleur prints in an earthy shade of beige and white. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For months, the three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed flyers. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The three-block stretch of beige single- and double-wide homes bustled with community meetings; residents distributed fliers and newsletters. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Millennial pink entered the scene as a non-neutral neutral, a modern conceptualization of beige that was quickly commandeered by the beauty, fashion, home furnishings, and technology industries. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Bursts of green crop fields cling close to the water, but in the distance is an unbroken expanse of beige . \u2014 Leon Mccarron, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Shoppers have their choice of eight colors, including neutrals like black and beige , plus bold hues such as yellow and braided combinations of coral, cream, and turquoise. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"An entertaining space known as the White Room is the polar opposite, with mostly white and beige furnishings and dramatic 16-foot ceilings. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Noun",
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French baige , noun derivative of Old French bege \"uncolored, having the color of natural wool,\" of uncertain origin",
"Adjective",
"borrowed from French \u2014 more at beige entry 1"
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"Adjective",
"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": roll sense 2d(1)"
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"\u02c8br\u0153\u0305t\u1e35\u0259n"
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"German, from br\u00f6t- (from brot bread, from Old High German br\u014dt ) + -chen , diminutive suffix, from Middle High German -ch\u012bn ; akin to Middle Dutch -kijn , diminutive suffix"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222252"
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"blowing adder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hognose snake"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"so called from its habit of distending the surface of its head before striking"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222945"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": a pack (see pack entry 1 sense 1a ) that usually has two shoulder straps and is carried on the back: such as",
": a large pack (as of canvas or nylon) that is supported by an external or internal frame (as of aluminum) and is used especially for carrying supplies when hiking and camping",
": a bag or small pack (as of canvas, polyester, or nylon) used for carrying personal belongings or supplies : knapsack",
": a load carried on the back",
": a piece of equipment designed for use while being carried on the back",
": to carry (food or equipment) on the back especially in hiking",
": to hike with a backpack",
": a bag worn on the back for carrying things"
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"\u02c8bak-\u02ccpak",
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccpak"
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"kit bag",
"knapsack",
"pack",
"packsack",
"rucksack"
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"stuffed her backpack with so many books that she could barely walk",
"Verb",
"After college, she backpacked through Europe.",
"We're planning to go backpacking in a national park this summer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Police found a silver derringer-style gun in his backpack at the time of his arrest. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Latasha had put a bottle of juice in her backpack and had $2 in her hand. \u2014 Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The juice bottles in her backpack were a somewhat unusual brand, Wallace said, and investigators tried to research who distributed them. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Start at the trailhead in the small community of Sugar Pine and pack in (and pack out) lunch in your backpack . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Talking with the group, the officers discovered that Benton had marijuana in his backpack . \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Police found a black tactical vest, a knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, screwdriver, nail punch, crowbar, pistol light, duct tape, hiking boots and other items in his backpack and suitcase. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"When the first hiker was swept into the water, the second removed their backpack and tried to help but was carried deeper into the ocean. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
"Tyler still had people-pleasing tendencies, keeping mustard packets in his backpack for students experiencing period cramps. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If your kid is more of a dino fan, Cat & Jack also makes a dinosaur toddler backpack in a similar size. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
"It can be easily tossed in your carry-on, purse, beach bag, fanny pack, or backpack to add comfort to all kinds of warm-weather occasions, from amusement park trips to concerts and sports games. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"Some of the men used their personal belongings \u2014 a sweater and backpack straps \u2014 as tourniquets. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Together, that\u2019d pack up small and light enough to backpack with yet provide a comfortable night\u2019s sleep, keep bugs off my entire body, and give me a daytime shade/rain structure. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 26 June 2017",
"Frequent traveler Mia Clarke prefers any travel-friendly carry-on bag or backpack . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The case is compact and easy to fit in a pocket, purse, or backpack . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 17 May 2022",
"Many have sacrificed function for fashion, but not so for this Stackers backpack . \u2014 Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
"Herm\u00e8s coat, $4,375, Hermes.com, The Row jacket, $1,820, TheRow.com, Dior Men pants, $1,200, Dior.com, Bottega Veneta sneakers, $1,300, BottegaVeneta.com. Play the game\u2014and win\u2014in an athletic zip-up and backpack . \u2014 Jason Rider, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb",
"1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223128"
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"adverb or adjective"
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"definitions":[
": without a covering for the head"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223239"
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"basting":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of a sewer who bastes",
": the thread used in basting",
": the stitching made by basting",
": the action of one that bastes food",
": the liquid used in basting",
": a severe beating"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0101-sti\u014b"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1599, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225020"
},
"black-backed jackal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a common South African jackal ( Canis mesomelas ) with a dark dorsal saddle mark"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225210"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to titrate back to the end point after it has been passed"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225825"
},
"bimonthly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": occurring every two months",
": occurring twice a month : semimonthly",
": once every two months",
": twice a month",
": a bimonthly publication"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th-l\u0113",
"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th-l\u0113",
"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th-l\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For this year's selection, editors from the bimonthly British style magazine Dazed chose the Duchess of Sussex's Armani wrap dress. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Smith\u2019s pop-up shop is part of the bimonthly Art and Market Aurora and features about a dozen different types of confections that sell at a pretty good clip. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2021",
"Last August, Artesanas Mexicanas launched Tianquiztli \u2014 a free bimonthly outdoor market celebrating Latino cuisine, artists and musicians. \u2014 Stephanie Garc\u00eda, baltimoresun.com , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Publishing under the DC Black Label, the bimonthly series began in November with art by Giuseppe Cammuncoli and Andrea Cucchi. \u2014 Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"That $2,725 spread across 24 bimonthly paychecks is about $113 in additional income per pay stub, which may not sound as enticing as a bigger lump sum. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, USA TODAY , 30 Dec. 2019",
"For a real shocker, head to the Spectacle, an adventurous micro-cinema in Williamsburg, for its Sunday Blood Brunch, a bimonthly horror matinee where the movie is a surprise. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Aug. 2019",
"At times the bimonthly publications have been devoted to specific themes, such as women and minorities who served in America's armed forces. \u2014 Brian Albrecht, cleveland.com , 2 May 2018",
"In 2010, Zordel was recruited to run Project Homeless Connect, a bimonthly day of service for homeless people that\u2019s usually held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, bimonthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, bimonthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"For metro Detroit, overall prices for food were up 1% from March-April, according to the BLS bimonthly regional report. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2021",
"The nonprofit also sponsors three families bimonthly , paying utilities, expenses and rent to relieve burdens brought on by the pandemic. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 14 Dec. 2020",
"For metro Detroit, grocery prices rose 3.3% from February-April, according to the BLS bimonthly regional report. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2020",
"The hikes ranged from 88 cents bimonthly during the 2009-10 fiscal year to $10.25 bimonthly for the 2015-16 fiscal year. \u2014 Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com , 22 June 2018",
"The GenForward Survey is a bimonthly , nationally representative survey of young adults, with particular focus on how race and ethnicity shape political attitudes. \u2014 Matthew Fowler, Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1839, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230111"
},
"bondon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a cheese resembling a bung in form and made in Neufch\u00e2tel, France"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)b\u014d\u207f\u00a6d\u014d\u207f"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French bondon , literally, bung, from bonde bung, from (assumed) Gaulish bunda ; akin to Middle Irish bond, bonn sole of the foot, Latin fundus bottom"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230155"
},
"book louse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various tiny usually wingless insects (order Psocoptera and especially genus Liposcelis ) that feed on organic matter and especially mold, usually inhabit damp areas, and are often found in stored papers, books, and grains"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"1753, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230226"
},
"bepuffed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": praised unduly",
": very puffy or swollen"
],
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"bi-\u02c8p\u0259ft",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + puffed"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230325"
},
"blain":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an inflammatory swelling or sore",
": an inflammatory swelling or sore"
],
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"\u02c8bl\u0101n",
"\u02c8bl\u0101n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Old English blegen ; akin to Middle Low German bleine blain, Old English bl\u0101wan to blow"
],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231014"
},
"beemaster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": beekeeper"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0113-\u02ccma-st\u0259r",
"-\u02ccm\u00e4-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233017"
},
"blood-albumin glue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blood glue"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234624"
},
"braze":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": harden",
": to solder with a nonferrous alloy having a lower melting point than the metals being joined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101z"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Verb (1)",
"irregular from brass",
"Verb (2)",
"French braser , from Old French, to burn, from breze hot coals \u2014 more at braise"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"1604, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"1678, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000924"
},
"Buys Ballot's law":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a law in meteorology: when an observer's back is to the wind the lower barometric pressure is to the observer's left in the northern hemisphere and to the observer's right in the southern hemisphere owing to rotation of the earth"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The quick rise of Duke\u2019s program is one of college softball\u2019s recent success stories, but the Blue Devils are running into a buzz saw . \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"The rivals \u2014 along with the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays \u2014 will be duking it out all season in a buzz saw of a division in which three teams reached the playoffs last year. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Florence girls ran headfirst into a buzz saw in the form of Hoover on Thursday morning. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 17 Feb. 2022"
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": a stock issue of high investment quality that usually pertains to a substantial well-established company and enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability",
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": a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability",
": one that is outstanding: such as",
": an outstandingly worthwhile or valuable property or asset",
": an athlete rated as excellent or as an excellent prospect",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seider, 21, is an integral part of the rebuild, a blue chip defenseman with size, smarts and leadership. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"Oregon has added a second blue chip safety to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Casino gambling, sort of, with a major Toledo painting as the blue chip . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"With ratings down across cable, Mr. Licht has told colleagues that strengthening CNN\u2019s reputation as a fair-minded news outfit will help attract blue chip advertisers. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The fund manager at the center of the controversy saw its stock sink 5.3%, underperforming declines in the broader German blue chip index DAX. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The blue chip index jumped 618.34 points, or nearly 2%, to 31,880.24. \u2014 NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"In tennis, a blue chip is one of the very best players. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Oregon has added another blue chip prospects to its 2023 recruiting class. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 May 2022"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": one that blinks with or as if with weak eyes",
": a stupid, slow-witted, or obtuse person"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015946"
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"noun"
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"French bordelaise , feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux, from Bordeaux"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021515"
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"noun",
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": a person who engages in the sport of boxing",
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": any of a German breed of compact medium-sized dogs with a short usually fawn or brindled coat",
": a member of a Chinese secret society that in 1900 attempted by violence to drive foreigners out of China and to force Chinese converts to renounce Christianity",
": a person who engages in the sport of boxing",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4k-s\u0259r",
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"Noun (4)",
"approximately translation of Chinese (Beijing) y\u00ech\u00e9 ju\u01cen , literally, righteous harmonious fist"
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1546, in the meaning defined above",
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"1903, in the meaning defined above",
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"1899, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
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"definitions":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First by stealth, then by degrees, and now by great leaps, China is building a blue water navy and a network of bases to extend its military and political influence. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"One photo, however, features a sliver of greenery and blue water from Lake Michigan right next to the Summerfest grounds and its parking lot. \u2014 Jordan Tilkens, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Kehlani\u2019s highly anticipated third album blue water road, will be released on April 29th\u2013pre-order it here! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The track will appear on her third album, blue water road, which will be released on April 29. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Horses in crystal blue water , white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"See if this isn\u2019t so, as your gaze segues smoothly across black outlines among greenery, blue water and sky, and orangish flesh. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So, according to Gurman, the next iPad Pro is set to put clear blue water between it and the new Air. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"1582, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an Italian card game for four players in two partnerships"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023140"
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": a flour tortilla rolled or folded around a filling (as of meat, beans, and cheese)"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are two tacos in a meal or one baby-arm-sized burrito . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Everyone who participates is greeted with a warm cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito . \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Breakfast the next morning is coffee and a breakfast burrito at Mojo\u2019s. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Nikic eats healthy meals, including his favorite burrito bowls from Chipotle. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Aug. 2014",
"Roti of the Caribbean uses a flatbread similar to naan and flattened to a near perfect circle like a burrito . \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Taco Bell Rewards members get a free burrito Thursday with any app order of $15 or more. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Coastal Grill is offering every burrito on the menu for $6.99 Thursday. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Coastal Grill is offering every burrito on the menu for $6.99 Thursday. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024533"
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": a genus of African birds (family Bucerotidae) consisting of the ground hornbills \u2014 compare buceros"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024539"
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"definitions":[
": archer sense 1",
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"\u02c8b\u014d-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8bau\u0307-m\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024715"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a secondary relay to protect a power system against faults in the event of failure of the primary relay to function as desired"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031143"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ditch the bronzing mitt with this aerosol self-tanning solution. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"Sunny Honey Bali bronzing foam comes with a hypoallergenic tanning mitt and kabuki brush for seamless application without streaks and orange tones. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Often confused with bronzing , contouring is solely designed to add structure to the [face]. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 4 July 2021",
"Incorporate a bronzing product into your summer makeup routine for a dewy, glass-skin finish. \u2014 Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire , 29 June 2021",
"Tom Ford\u2019s grooming range is produced by Est\u00e9e Lauder and features a bronzing gel, a concealer, a brow definer and gel comb. \u2014 Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report , 23 June 2021",
"This bronzing foam is one of the best self tanners for deeper skin tones. \u2014 Kasey Caminiti, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Liquid bronzers have a dewy finish and are blendable, unlike bronzing powders, for a more natural look that melts in with the rest of your makeup. \u2014 Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"First things first, bronzing and contouring the skin are not the same. \u2014 Shammara Lawrence, Allure , 12 Dec. 2020"
],
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"1834, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031833"
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"bonze":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Buddhist monk"
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"French, from Portuguese bonzo , from Japanese bons\u014d"
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"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033357"
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"belly-god":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": glutton"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033552"
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"blister fly":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": blister beetle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033753"
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"bobbin lace":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": a handmade lace made by intertwisting threads wound on bobbins and worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked out by pins"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034437"
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"bewailingly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a bewailing manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8w\u0101-li\u014b-l\u0113",
"b\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040153"
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"best/surest/safest bet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that is most likely to happen or be successful"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040233"
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"back is to/against the wall":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": in a bad position in which one is forced to do something in order to avoid failure"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041721"
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"back order":{
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"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to assign to the status of back order",
": a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable"
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"pronounciation":[
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.",
"The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The city opened the bridge last year, and was supposed to put the sealant on at that time, but the material has been on back order . \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Not surprisingly, the non-toy version was well beyond my household budget, and \u2014 less surprisingly, still \u2014 months on back order . \u2014 Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"These gifts won\u2019t clutter closets and won\u2019t be on back order . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Stores are sold out, websites are on back order and prices are stubbornly high. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
"When a piece of equipment broke, Slowinski tried to buy a new one, only to find that a replacement was on back order with no delivery date. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Avoid anything on back order or coming from another country. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Shipping logjams are seemingly putting everything on back order . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Perfect Hoodie appears on the Gap website to be either sold out or on back order . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 30 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1901, in the meaning defined above",
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"1887, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043500"
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"book boat":{
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"noun"
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"One of them appeared to be carrying a boogie board . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"On the beach, Sharon Siegler meditated next to her boogie board and wetsuit. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Four years ago Ocean Beach resident Naomi Masiello bought a $20 kiddie pool from Walmart, filled it with water and put Bing Bang on a boogie board in the middle of it to teach him how to balance. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Rent gear from Mission Beach Surf and Skate (also known as Hamel\u2019s) to take a bike cruise along the boardwalk or boogie board in the ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
"There\u2019s a bubblegum matte television and a boogie board waiting for you\u2014or perhaps a blue pair of oars or nautical-themed objets d\u2019art. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The dumpster was spilling over with trash, and the swimming pool was drained with only Coke cans and a boogie board lying on the bottom. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Ready your BBQs, break out your star spangled flip flops, and dust off your boogie boards , folks. \u2014 refinery29.com , 2 July 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other nonnatives fish in Utah Lake include perch, walleye, bass, bluegill channel catfish and black bullhead catfish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, black crappie and bullhead , several dozen in all. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"Their team was ahead by two points when the buzzer signaled the end of the game.",
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"Just before the second-quarter buzzer sounded, Jordan Poole\u2019s attempt at the rim was contested by guard De\u2019Anthony Melton. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But his 3-pointer at the buzzer well beyond the key heeled out, and the Williamston players finally broke their stoic game faces. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Marriotts Ridge senior Casey Pung soared from the backside, executing an acrobatic tap in finish just before the third-quarter buzzer sounded. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Anna Kleszynski contributed 14 points and made a momentum-changing shot to close the first half \u2014 a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer that handed the Spartans a 22-16 lead. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Jordan Poole knocked down a 33-foot 3 from the left wing to beat the third-quarter buzzer as the Warriors took a 75-74 lead into the final 12 minutes after the Celtics roared back in the third. \u2014 Janie Mccauley, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
"Tatum beat the buzzer with a decisive layup in Game 1, and the Celtics went on to sweep Brooklyn. \u2014 Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"Stevens beat the third-quarter buzzer with a basket in the lane to give Chicago a 70-65 lead. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
"Jordan Clarkson beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to give Utah a 92-75 lead entering the fourth quarter, where the Jazz have been one of weakest finishers among playoff teams and the Suns have been the best. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chef-owner Rudy Zamora-Herrera starts by simmering brisket for hours in a stock pot. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Traditional biscuits and gravy will be offered, but Walker might be compelled to prepare a brisket gravy, as well. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"The highlight of the event is an array of pitmaster vendors offering a selection of mouth-watering barbecued foods from brisket to ribs to pulled pork and plenty more. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"Take, for example, the Wagyu beef brisket bao buns with serrano peppers. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"Garcia's brisket curry prompted major accolades from all of the judges. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"In Houston, Al Flores increased the price of his BBQ restaurant\u2019s brisket plate because the cost of the cut doubled due to meatpacking plants\u2019 inability to fully staff immigrant-heavy production lines. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"It's typically served with gefilte fish or beef brisket , or eaten on matzo. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Canter\u2019s family has shared and compared notes on brisket recipes with other deli owners \u2014 and shared supplies. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"He's not a great actor but he gets roles anyway because of all the moviegoers interested in beefcake .",
"He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated beefcakes .",
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"Soon after, Peter happens upon that glen and discovers a stash of Henry\u2019s beefcake mags, which Phil kept. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The video, which also stars British electro pop-punk singer Luciana, features a lot of cheesecake, beefcake and even some breakdancing. \u2014 Leslie Richin, Billboard , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Employed by both Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as a picker at New York\u2019s flea markets and vintage stores, Loughlin repeatedly painted the same strong-jawed, cigarette-smoking beefcake visage on mugs, tables, chairs and other surfaces. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
"To add subscribers, Cory convinced popular beefcake photographers, such as George Quaintance, to promote the service, according to Johnson. \u2014 Michael Waters, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Instead, Affleck was the flash-in-the-pan talent who revealed himself to be just another Hollywood beefcake , making stinky action movies like Pearl Harbor and Paycheck. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 4 Mar. 2021",
"But the actor has more than a beefcake physique to his credit. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 18 Nov. 2020",
"However, the All-Pro known for riffing on pro wrestling and wearing beefcake T-shirts of shirtless quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has offered pointed comments following the past two ugly upset losses to the Eagles and Dolphins. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The show\u2019s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 1 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With a 25-foot wingspan and about 24 feet in length, the Meteor was equipped with a 1,000 horsepower Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engine and a three- bladed Hamilton Standard propeller. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"Some anglers are also catching bigger walleye trolling the large profile double- bladed spinner rigs and nightcrawler. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"According to the investigation, ground resonance events are a phenomenon of multi- bladed helicopters caused by the blades rotating off the aircraft\u2019s center of gravity. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Effective and easy to use, this electric razor is an excellent alternative to a manual bladed razor \u2014 and there\u2019s no risk of cutting yourself either. \u2014 Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"And custom six- bladed propellers designed to minimize noise and vibration while maximizing performance and efficiency. \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In turf grass, early flowering crocus can flourish and spread, especially in fine- bladed lawns. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
"When the family tried to back away and threw objects at Zurcher-Wood to keep her back, police said the suspect threatened them with the bladed weapons and used racial slurs before running away. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Zoysia is a fine- bladed , low-growing, heat-tolerant grass that is more environmentally friendly than the more common turf-type tall fescue. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021"
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"1600, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090932"
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"noun"
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": a rutaceous evergreen shrub ( Helietta parvifolia ) of Texas with opposite trifoliolate leaves and purple flowers"
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"modification of Mexican Spanish barreta , from Spanish barreta, barrete cap, biretta, from Catalan barret , from Proven\u00e7al berret"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091311"
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": chattering , garrulous"
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"Nothing has been done to stop the brain drain as more and more doctors move away from the area.",
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"The lack of progress may lead to a brain drain as workers choose areas that are more tolerant, according to a new business climate ranking given exclusively to USA TODAY. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"This brain drain echoes multiple prior periods in the Russian people\u2019s troubled history. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The war against Ukraine has triggered a brain drain of professional workers from Russia. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Of the three countries, only Ukraine has the potential to join those nations for which a brain drain becomes, surprisingly enough, an economic boon. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With the Russian economy in shreds and Putin rapidly closing anything left of a free internet, the tech-worker brain drain was becoming a frantic mass exodus. \u2014 Paul Starobin, Wired , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By contrast, Russia faces a drastic tech brain drain , with thousands of engineers having left for other countries since President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to invade Ukraine. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Another less talked about aspect of sanctions is ' brain drain ' \u2013 high-skilled professionals exiting the country due to punishing sanctions and brutal political repression. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And tens of thousands of young professionals have fled the country out of opposition to the war or fear of sanctions, causing a devastating brain drain . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now grab your bestie and fix yourself a bowl of hot dog soup! \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"Here's one way to guarantee that your baby and her bestie automatically win Cutest Best Friend Costume. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s and Billie Eilish\u2019s conversational writing style, for example, project chatting-with-your- bestie intimacy. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Nala is looking forward to walks, hiking and playing with her new bestie . \u2014 Matt Harris, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Gigi Hadid and Blake Lively have been close friends for years after meeting through mutual bestie Taylor Swift. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The more Lizzie pined for handsome jock Ethan Craft (Clayton Snyder), the harder the nerdy Gordo seemed to fall for his bestie . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Hoffman told Vanity Fair that in season 2, Mabel will be meeting someone new, at least, and the character is played by Gomez's real life bestie Cara Delevingne. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 8 May 2022",
"On TikTok, and elsewhere, that friend is social media strategist and influencer Madi Prettyman \u2014 Taurus, manifester of clear skin, and acne prone skin bestie . \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1991, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093002"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094811"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095132"
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": one who engages in barratry"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095147"
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"Banahao, Mount":{
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"extinct volcano 7141 feet (2142 meters) on southern Luzon, Philippines, southeast of Manila"
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"noun"
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"geographical name"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bill\u2019s signing made the front page of The New York Times; Title IX received a bullet point . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The Alabama Department of Commerce, which oversees the state\u2019s incentives, released a bullet point of the approximately $135.3 million in tax breaks and credits that will be rolled into the final project agreement. \u2014 al , 11 May 2022",
"That\u2019s especially true because the U.S. has the advantage in Fuller\u2019s last bullet point : technology and capital. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a growing tradition that as MipTV or Mipcom winds down, Ampere Analysis\u2019 Guy Bisson will present a concise bullet point analysis on what\u2019s really going on with the TV business, making complex current phenomena eminently comprehensible. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Michael Becker, branch manger at Sierra Pacific Mortgage, said one bullet point in the Fed\u2019s news release will put upward pressure on mortgage rates. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That second bullet point is all-important; the free rapid tests the government is distributing are generally not the type that are proctored. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Placing a banner on LinkedIn, similar to the #OpentoWork trend or adding a bullet point to your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 could mean the difference between getting a job offer or not. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Owners, on the other hand, believe M.L.B. players have the best deal in professional sports and point to this off-season\u2019s free-agent spending as one bullet point in that argument. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"1983, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a blundering person"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"probably alteration (influenced by blunder entry 1 ) of dunderhead"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101112"
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"back out",
"cop out",
"fink out",
"renege"
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"if you back down about dinner again, I'm not going to agree to another date"
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"1849, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101744"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": striped or spotted with black and white",
": streaked with dirt"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"earlier Scots brokit , probably alteration of brukit streaked with black, from Middle English (Scots) brukit, brukyd"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102045"
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"blue water gas":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": blue gas"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a device that indicates irregularities in a pavement or roadbed"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccb\u0259m\u02c8p\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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"bumpometer from bump entry 2 + -o- + -meter; bump meter from bump entry 2 + meter (measurer)"
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"buphthalmic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or affected with buphthalmos"
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"(\u02c8)b(y)\u00fcf\u00a6thalmik",
"\u00a6b\u0259f-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"International Scientific Vocabulary buphthalm- (from New Latin buphthalmos ) + -ic"
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"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": to close the transactions previously made in a spreading operation",
": to transfer a hedge from one market to another",
": an arbitrage operation like a spread but performed when the difference in price between the two markets is less than the normal one"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia",
": tucano"
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"b\u0101-\u02c8t\u014d-y\u0259n",
"-\u02c8t\u022fi-\u0259n"
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"Betoya , a South American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (from Spanish betoya, betoy, betoye , of American Indian origin) + English -an"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102729"
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"Definition of burrough (Entry 1 of 2) obsolete variant of borough",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102741"
},
"bulkhead":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an upright partition separating compartments",
": a structure or partition to resist pressure or to shut off water, fire, or gas",
": a retaining wall along a waterfront",
": a projecting framework with a sloping door giving access to a cellar stairway or a shaft",
": a wall separating sections in a ship"
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"\u02c8b\u0259lk-\u02cched",
"\u02c8b\u0259l-\u02ccked",
"\u02c8b\u0259lk-\u02cched"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That didn\u2019t stop his business partners from building a bulkhead on the island. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Testers raved about the endless storage: a 78-liter rear hatch, a bulkhead in the bow, and a lunch-securing pod on the deck. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"The carbon-fiber body of this example, which is no. 235 according to a plaque on the rear bulkhead , is finished in a stunning coat of Starfire Pear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Not long after, Debra Jonsson, then 57, traveling from her home in Arizona to visit her daughter, joined her by the bulkhead . \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The stabilization could be accomplished by removing less than half of the unstable soil because the installation of a new bulkhead at the river\u2019s edge would firm up the slope. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The rising water prevented the workers from using a crane to remove a bulkhead that weighs about 3 tons. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"To accommodate this, the promenade sits atop the bulkhead built by the navy \u2014 but then there\u2019s a set of landscaped tiers that climb five feet to the picnic tables and recreational areas. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The port would also re-grade the slop and build a massive bulkhead along the river. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"bulk (structure projecting from a building) + head"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102804"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": brushwood , undergrowth",
": a woodland in which shrubs predominate"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103657"
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"Blagoveshchensk":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"city on the Amur River in Russia in Asia population 214,000"
],
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"\u02ccbl\u0259-g\u0259-\u02c8vy\u0101sh-ch\u0259n(t)sk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103812"
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"Barbary fig":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a common prickly pear ( Opuntia vulgaris ) of the eastern U.S. introduced into North Africa"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103857"
},
"Botany Bay olive":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an Australasian shrub or small tree ( Olea apetala ) with evergreen leaves and red fruits"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104147"
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"barbecue":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
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": to roast or broil (food, such as meat) on a rack or revolving spit over or before a source of heat (such as hot coals or a gas flame)",
": to prepare (food, such as beef, pork, or chicken) by seasoning (as with a marinade , a barbecue sauce , or a rub ) and cooking usually slowly and with exposure to low heat and to smoke",
": to subject (someone) to harsh criticism or ridicule",
": to barbecue food",
": a large animal (such as a steer) roasted whole or split over an open fire or a fire in a pit",
": barbecued food",
": a social gathering especially in the open air at which barbecued food is eaten",
": an often portable fireplace over which meat and fish are roasted",
": to cook over hot coals or on an open fire often in a highly seasoned sauce",
": an often portable grill",
": an outdoor meal or party at which food is cooked over hot coals or an open fire"
],
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"\u02c8b\u00e4r-bi-\u02ccky\u00fc",
"\u02c8b\u00e4r-bi-\u02ccky\u00fc"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"We barbecued chicken and ribs.",
"We barbecue often during the summer.",
"Noun",
"grill a steak on the barbecue",
"We plan to have a barbecue for the whole family.",
"She invited us over for some beer and barbecue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"What sets barbecue apart from other cooking methods is how heat reaches the food. \u2014 Kristine Nolin, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"People barbecue all over the world, and under that umbrella comes grilling. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Many were already gathered around, helping clean up the mess or preparing to barbecue for the block. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The skateboarders would often barbecue together at the Burnside park, and Castillo-Pacheco was always there, Barnes said, with a big smile and a cold Modelo. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 July 2021",
"But Deirdre has to be mom, dad, coach, buddy, the works; teaching her sons how to barbecue and play lacrosse. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2021",
"Millions of Americans will be taking the opportunity to barbecue with friends today. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 31 May 2021",
"There is also a hamper at the house dedicated solely to barbecue clothes. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Each offseason, Mulugheta and his clients will work out, watch film and also barbecue with their families. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each tiki torch in the set of four stands five feet high and holds 12 ounces of oil for an approximate six-hour burn time\u2014long enough for a barbecue that extends late into the evening. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Gunfire erupted early Monday at a park in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, where police said a group of people were having a barbecue when multiple shooters opened fire. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Police were called to the 2500 block of Patron Drive after a dark-colored SUV drove by and fired about 20 to 30 rounds on a family barbecue , San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus told reporters. \u2014 Angela Alcala-bach, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2022",
"At least two people were killed and five others injured in a drive-by shooting on a family barbecue late Saturday, police in San Antonio, Texas said. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Runners were still able to complete the 5K virtually and a large group gathered near Anchorage\u2019s Ship Creek for fun, contests and a barbecue . \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"On most weekends the Lady Lowrider Car Club cruises to a car show, sets up its cars, props up a canopy and starts a barbecue . \u2014 Palabra, oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Attractions at the free event include live music, a freedom march, food vendors, special performances and a Fathers Day barbecue . \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
"Buying a fancy tie, treating dad to a baseball game, or cooking up a backyard barbecue are just a few of the ways Americans will celebrate their dads on Father\u2019s Day, June 19. \u2014 Bea Lewis, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022"
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"Noun and Verb",
"American Spanish barbacoa framework for supporting meat over a fire, probably from Taino"
],
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"Verb",
"circa 1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1733, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
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},
"blue water":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the open sea"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First by stealth, then by degrees, and now by great leaps, China is building a blue water navy and a network of bases to extend its military and political influence. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"One photo, however, features a sliver of greenery and blue water from Lake Michigan right next to the Summerfest grounds and its parking lot. \u2014 Jordan Tilkens, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Kehlani\u2019s highly anticipated third album blue water road, will be released on April 29th\u2013pre-order it here! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The track will appear on her third album, blue water road, which will be released on April 29. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Horses in crystal blue water , white sand beaches, rum and sugar served in a coconut: this is the idyllic promise of Jamaica, the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean and one frequented by more than 4 million tourists a year. \u2014 Beck Bamberger, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"See if this isn\u2019t so, as your gaze segues smoothly across black outlines among greenery, blue water and sky, and orangish flesh. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"All come with a backdrop of stunning towering mountains, the rustle of the wind through the trees and the allure of an endless expanse of clear blue water merging with the sky. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So, according to Gurman, the next iPad Pro is set to put clear blue water between it and the new Air. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104932"
},
"bonding company":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a company issuing fidelity and surety bonds : surety company"
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"from present participle of bond entry 4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105358"
},
"ball handler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a player who controls the ball in any of various games",
": a player who is skilled at handling the ball (as in basketball)"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Flashy ball handler , with a range of hesitation and change of pace dribbles. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"In that time, Tyus Jones was the primary ball handler and Desmond Bane assumed the backup point guard position. \u2014 Damichael Cole, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Despite playing the role of primary ball handler , Irving is far from a dynamic distributor. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The team could decide to keep the ball handler on a two or three year deal, given their available team building tools, and put team options on future seasons. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"JaVale McGee isn't a good ball handler in the open floor. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Suns' 7-foot center JaVale McGee isn't a good ball handler in the open floor. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
"But the Celtics are going to have to improve on allowing dribble penetration because an unimpeded ball handler in the paint causes all types of trouble. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"This year their pick-and-roll ball handler workload has spiked: 114 possessions for Mann, for an average of 0.96 points, and 66 possessions for Coffey, at a clip of 0.94 points, according to Synergy Sports. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105413"
},
"benedictive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": expressing a wish : precative"
],
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"\u00a6be-n\u0259-\u00a6dik-tiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Late Latin benedict us (past participle of benedicere to bless) + English -ive"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105456"
},
"Bash\u014d":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"\u2014 see matsuo"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105827"
},
"barred":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by or divided off by bars",
": having alternate bands of different color"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u00e4rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"banded",
"streaked",
"striped"
],
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"examples":[
"He looked out the barred windows of the jail.",
"a bird with a barred tail",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In California, for example, the legislature in 2018 barred felony murder charges against participants in a felony who did not personally kill anyone. \u2014 jsonline.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Similarly, Alexey Kortnev, the frontman of the band Neschastny Sluchai, who was tapped to be the festival's host, declined and expressed support for the barred candidates. \u2014 Vladimir Kozlov, Billboard , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The couple and their daughter had lived with Martinez\u2019s mother in a sea-green brick home with barred windows in a working-class neighborhood of San Martin on the outskirts of the capital, San Salvador. \u2014 Christopher Sherman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2019",
"And the manner in which some died \u2014 trapped between barred windows and roaring flames \u2014 echoes this. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
"Russia\u2019s track team remains barred from global competition, and the country\u2019s antidoping operations have been decertified by international regulators. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2018",
"DeAngelo, 72, appeared in court for Monday's brief hearing, walking in on his own power and standing in a barred holding cage before the judge. \u2014 Paige St. John, latimes.com , 14 May 2018",
"There are more barred windows, chain-link fences and cheap apartment blocks. \u2014 www.latimes.com , 29 Mar. 2018",
"Marshall said Hardwick remains barred following his conviction. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 10 June 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110011"
},
"bur marigold":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Bidens ) of coarse composite herbs with prickly flattened achenes that adhere to clothing and fur"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110043"
},
"bottle tit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": long-tailed tit"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"so called from the shape of its nest"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110109"
},
"blue palmetto":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a dwarf fan palm ( Rhapidophyllum hystrix ) of the southern U.S. having a creeping stem that is clothed with fibrous leaf sheaths and occasional spines and leaves that are long-stalked and somewhat glaucous"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110151"
},
"bathroom tissue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": toilet paper"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company previously announced plans to increase prices on products in its baby- and child-care, adult-care and Scott bathroom tissue businesses starting in June. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
"The cost of wood pulp, a key part of the paper in bathroom tissue and other products, spiked in February, as speculators in China drove up spot prices by nearly 50 percent. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The hikes will affect baby and child care products, adult care products and Scott bathroom tissue . \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Facial tissue and bathroom tissue are similar in the sense of overall construction. \u2014 Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2020",
"Panicked buyers swept up fundamentals of alimentation and elimination: yeast, flour, bathroom tissue . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 17 Aug. 2020",
"Seventy percent of the world\u2019s population doesn\u2019t even use bathroom tissue . \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Seventy percent of the world\u2019s population doesn\u2019t even use bathroom tissue . \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Seventy percent of the world\u2019s population doesn\u2019t even use bathroom tissue . \u2014 Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110227"
},
"by-product oven":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a coke oven consisting typically of rows of long narrow coking chambers that alternate with flues in which fuel gas is burned, used especially for high-temperature and medium-temperature carbonization of coal, and having provision for recovery of volatile products (such as gas, ammonia, light oils, and tar)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110257"
},
"Betjeman":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Sir John 1906\u20131984 British author; poet laureate (1972\u201384)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8be-ch\u0259-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110355"
},
"blink back tears":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to prevent oneself from crying or to make tears go away by blinking"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110432"
},
"Brocken":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"mountain 3747 feet (1142 meters) high in central Germany near the former East Germany\u2013West Germany border; highest of the Harz Mountains"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4-k\u0259n"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110902"
},
"Birkenhead":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"1st Earl of 1872\u20131930 Frederick Edwin Smith English jurist and statesman",
"borough of northwestern England in Merseyside on the estuary of the Mersey River opposite Liverpool population 123,907"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8b\u0259r-k\u0259n-\u02cched",
"\u02c8b\u0259r-k\u0259n-\u02cched",
"\u02ccb\u0259r-k\u0259n-\u02c8hed"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111147"
},
"base metal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a metal or alloy (such as zinc, lead, or brass) of comparatively low value and relatively inferior in certain properties (such as resistance to corrosion)",
": the metal to which a coating or plating is applied : the metal existing underneath a coating or plating",
": the chief constituent of any alloy",
": the metal composing parts to be welded"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"base entry 4"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111250"
},
"backlight":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": illumination from behind",
": the source of such illumination"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bak-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The keyboard's auto backlight , which turns on or off depending on the environment's lighting, works well. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
"And the vehicle\u2019s curvaceous backlight and lack of rear-quarter windows emphasize the car\u2019s dramatic fastback profile. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"Amazon also sells a Signature Edition of the Paperwhite that adds Qi wireless charging, 32GB of storage space (up from the standard model's 8GB), and an auto-adjusting backlight . \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Feb. 2022",
"With almost 18,000 five-star reviews on Amazon, this affordable meat thermometer has some seriously high-end features, including a backlight option and a probe that rotates 180\u00ba. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"Beneath each keycap there is an RGB backlight and a choice of 19 dynamic lighting patterns and a further 8 colors of backlights. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The display and its backlight reportedly work as well. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps more notable is the bump from a 12-bit to a 14-bit backlight . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The keyboard's flashiest aspect is its white backlight . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1822, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111434"
},
"bestud":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set (a surface) with or as if with studs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"bi-\u02c8st\u0259d",
"b\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"be- + stud"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111525"
},
"broken knees":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the injured or abnormal knees of a horse that falls frequently while in action"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111903"
},
"bur oak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually large oak ( Quercus macrocarpa ) of eastern North America having oval acorns enclosed in a fringed cap and tough close-grained wood"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"True, some of its hardiness can be attributed to the tree's species, which is a bur oak . \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Two years after their 311 request, Gage Park residents Stefany Barajas and her mother, Inocencia Vargas, had a bur oak planted through the city. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Tree varieties include red oak, bur oak and swamp white oak. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Among the best shade trees for San Antonio are live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, bur oak , Mexican white oak and chinkapin oak. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Apr. 2021",
"In the park\u2019s center, ringed by a bench, is a bur oak that is small now, but will grow quickly to provide substantial shade. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Consider Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, Mexican white oak, bur oak , live oak and chinkapin oak. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 1 Jan. 2021",
"The adapted list includes Texas red oak, live oak, cedar elm, Mexican white oak, bur oak , Mexican sycamore and chinquapin oak. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Consider Texas red oak, live oak, bur oak , Mexican sycamore, cedar elm, Mexican white oak, chinkapin oak and anaqua. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 1 Oct. 2020"
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": any of a family (Meloidae) of soft-bodied beetles whose blood contains cantharidin",
": any of various beetles (as the Spanish fly) that are used medicinally dried and powdered to raise blisters on the skin",
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"neighborhood abutting Williamsburg in northern Brooklyn, New York"
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": a black soybean commonly used usually fermented in east Asian cuisine"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Black beans, corn, avocado and tangy spices combine for a delicious and hearty black bean salad from The Spruce Eats. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Picnic baskets, at $30 each, come in two varieties: an apple turkey sandwich, Mason jar Caprese salad and a bag of chips; or a black bean burger wrap, Mason jar Caprese salad and a bag of chips. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Skip the chips and have a small cup of gazpacho or black bean soup as an appetizer instead. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Offerings expanded to chicken, turkey and vegetarian selections, as well as black bean soup and fresh-baked pastelitos. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The star ingredient in these black bean recipes is important to all kinds of people. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Popular items from the pop-up days will transfer over to the new restaurant, including smoky black bean burgers, crispy empanadas and curry chickpea rice bowls. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The gluten-free chef contributed to MasterChef's #AtHomeWith series in 2020 by sharing a black bean soup recipe. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"These baked wings are an absolute flavor bomb, with a sauce made from hoisin, ketchup, tamari, gochujang, Dijon mustard and black bean chili sauce \u2014 or the last bits of all those jars hanging around your fridge door. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"Definition of brotch dialectal English variant of broach:1 2d"
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"\u02c8br\u014dch",
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": blue lotus",
": a blue-flowered African water lily ( Nymphaea capensis zanzibariensis )"
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"definitions":[
": a state or condition of sluggishness, inactivity, or torpor exhibited by reptiles (such as snakes or lizards) during winter or extended periods of low temperature"
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"Latin br\u016bma \"winter solstice, midwinter\" + (hibern)ation",
"Note: Term introduced by the American zoologist Wilbur W. Mayhew (born 1920) in \"Hibernation in the Horned Lizard Phrynosoma m'calli ,\" Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology , vol. 16, no. 1 (September, 1965), pp. 116: \" \u2026 it seems advisable to have one term to designate winter dormancy in heterotherms and another for such [in] ectotherms. Hibernation has been used to denote this condition in heterotherms particularly, so it seems best to retain this term for that group of vertebrates. Therefore, I propose the terms brumation (from bruma , L. winter) to indicate winter dormancy in ectothermic vertebrates that demonstrate physiological changes which are independent of body temperature.\""
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"1965, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121247"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a player skillful in taking the ball away from opponents (as in basketball or football)",
": a fielder in baseball skilled in catching fly balls"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122441"
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"noun",
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": boogie-woogie",
": earthy and strongly rhythmic rock music conducive to dancing",
": a period of or occasion for dancing to this music",
": to dance to rock music",
": revel , party",
": to move quickly",
": to get going"
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-",
"\u02c8bu\u0307-g\u0113",
"\u02c8b\u00fc-"
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"Verb",
"Let's boogie on out of here.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Regardless, fans adore the light-hearted celebratory boogie Teller does while playing football in the sand. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"This husband-wife piano duo tour the world performing, either side-by-side on one piano or together on separate pianos, a mix of jazz stride, swing and boogie songs from the Great American Songbook. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"And how better to boogie than while wearing shiny new makeup? \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"On the weekends a beach day was an all-day affair, with boogie boarding and ukelele jam sessions. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Tomas was boogie boarding at the time of the attack and was brought to shore by a surfer, according to authorities. \u2014 Gregory Yee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"His music touched on several genres, including Louisiana rhythm and blues, country-pop, boogie -woogie and gospel. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"The result is a vibrant cultural history that gestures beyond the tropes of the boogie down and the burning metropolis, those pervasive narratives of cultural renaissance and urban neglect that have dogged the area for half a century. \u2014 Emily Raboteau, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Watersports options include paddleboards, kayaks, Hobie Cat rides, boogie boards, snorkeling, and diving. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Take a look at the night\u2019s big festivities, and be sure to grab your skates and boogie over to Flipper\u2019s before the summer\u2019s over. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Get ready to boogie with some of the best disco and funk music at this 21-and-up affair, happening at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Debbie McCollum, senior director of program leadership, sat across from a boy ready to boogie . \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Still, credit the 74-year-old Close for being willing to boogie shortly after losing out on an Oscar for the eighth time \u2014 a record among living performers. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The Heat need a ballhandling guard who can boogie with it. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Dance-party endings can be interactive and participatory, sometimes encouraging audience members to come onstage or else just get up and boogie in the aisles. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Around that time, Woods started collecting Amateur Championship titles and losing his ability to boogie to the beat. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Choose waves or the calm bay, and relax on the shore or stay busy surfing, paddleboarding, or boogie boarding. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2020"
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"Noun",
"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"definitions":[
": any of numerous carabid beetles of Brachinus or related genera that when disturbed discharge audibly a pungent and corrosive vapor from the anal glands"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": phrenology"
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"bump entry 2 + -o- + -logy"
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"Brisbane quandong":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": an Australian tree ( Elaeocarpus grandis ) with hard white timber and edible fruit"
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"definitions":[
": loose baggy trousers gathered tightly at the ankle and worn especially in Argentina and Uruguay for riding and outdoor work"
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"b\u014dm\u02c8-"
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"borrowed from American Spanish (Argentina) bombachas, bombachos , from Spanish bomba \"pump, bomb\" (hence something puffy or globular) + -acho, -acha , augmentative and pejorative suffix"
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": barb entry 4 sense 1"
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": a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater",
": any of various synthetic illicit drugs with stimulant and sometimes hallucinogenic properties that are used (as by being injected or snorted) typically in the form of a white or brown crystalline powder",
": a usually colored crystalline compound for perfuming and softening bathwater",
": any of various synthetic, illicit, stimulant drugs that contain derivatives of cathinone (such as MDPV ) and are typically sold as white or brown crystalline powders"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thanks to a unique blend of essentials oils, these bath salts strive to help relieve fatigue, soothe sore muscles and joints. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This gift set, complete with great-smelling bath salts , balms, and soap, is all your mother-in-law needs for a much-deserved weekend of rest and relaxation. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After the fire station was decommissioned and the firefighters moved out, the 1946 building was used by a limousine service company and as a bath salts factory and flea market. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Featuring 25 of Acqua di Parma\u2019s signature scents, easily transition your bathroom to a spa with their Arancia di Capri Shower Gel, Colonia shampoo, conditioner, and bath salts . \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Beauty essentials make for the perfect stocking stuffers, and Amazon is chock-full of everything from bath salts to shampoos to hot tools, that the beauty lover in your family would be so ecstatic to receive. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The shop has its own line of men\u2019s products \u2013 or muscle soaks \u2013 that include bath salts , body salts and beard oil. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Drug checking -- whether with fentanyl test strips or chemical reagents to test for MDMA, bath salts or LSD -- has been utilized in Europe since the 1990s and is starting to find greater practice in the United States. \u2014 Nadia Kounang, CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Bath bombs can have a wide range of ingredients, including bath salts (which can help sooth muscles), food coloring, fragrances and other components. \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 8 May 2014"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124850"
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"blowing agent":{
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": a substance (such as sodium bicarbonate) that produces gas used in making expanded cellular or spongy products (as of rubber)"
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"definitions":[
": a two-horse chariot of ancient Mediterranean countries"
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"\u02c8b\u012b-",
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"Latin, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -ga (from jugum yoke)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125421"
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"definitions":[
": an instrument consisting of a rule or frame and a plumb line and bob and used to regulate the batter of a wall in building"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130211"
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"broken banknote":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a note issued by a bank, business firm, or other legal body before the issue of an authorized U.S. paper currency in 1861"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": bumptious , pugnacious"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131519"
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"Bowling Green":{
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"city in southern Kentucky population 58,067",
"city in northwestern Ohio south of Toledo population 30,028"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132400"
}
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