dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/do_mw.json

{
  "do":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring to pass : carry out",
      ": put",
      ": perform , execute",
      ": commit",
      ": bring about , effect",
      ": to give freely : pay",
      ": to bring to an end : finish",
      ": to put forth : exert",
      ": to wear out especially by physical exertion : exhaust",
      ": to attack physically : beat",
      ": kill",
      ": to bring into existence : produce",
      ": to play the role or character of",
      ": mimic",
      ": to behave like",
      ": to perform in or serve as producer of",
      ": to treat unfairly",
      ": cheat",
      ": to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:",
      ": to put in order : clean",
      ": wash",
      ": to prepare for use or consumption",
      ": cook",
      ": set , arrange",
      ": to apply cosmetics to",
      ": decorate , furnish",
      ": to be engaged in the study or practice of",
      ": to work at as a vocation",
      ": to pass over : traverse",
      ": to travel at a speed of",
      ": tour",
      ": to spend (time) in prison",
      ": to serve out (a period of imprisonment)",
      ": to serve the needs of : suit , suffice",
      ": to approve especially by custom, opinion, or propriety",
      ": to treat with respect to physical comforts",
      ": use sense 4",
      ": to have sexual intercourse with",
      ": to partake of",
      ": act , behave",
      ": get along , fare",
      ": to carry on business or affairs : manage",
      ": to take place : happen",
      ": to come to or make an end : finish",
      ": to be active or busy",
      ": to be adequate or sufficient : serve",
      ": to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety",
      ": to defeat or confound thoroughly especially by indirect or deceptive means",
      ": to put an end to : abolish",
      ": to put to death : kill",
      ": to deal with : treat",
      ": to attend to the wants and needs of : take care of",
      ": to bring about the death or ruin of",
      ": to have sexual intercourse",
      ": to act justly",
      ": to treat fairly or adequately",
      ": to show due appreciation for",
      ": to acquit in a way worthy of one's abilities",
      ": to give cause for pride or gratification",
      ": to produce a desired result",
      ": to make good use of : benefit by",
      ": necessary to be done",
      ": fuss , ado",
      ": deed , duty",
      ": a festive get-together : affair , party",
      ": battle",
      ": a command or entreaty to do something",
      ": cheat , swindle",
      ": hairdo",
      ": the first tone of the major scale in solf\u00e8ge",
      "ditto",
      "double occupancy",
      "defense order",
      "doctor of osteopathic medicine; doctor of osteopathy",
      ": to cause (as an act or action) to happen : perform",
      ": act entry 2 sense 2 , behave",
      ": to make progress : succeed",
      ": to finish working on",
      ": to put forth : exert",
      ": to work on, prepare, produce, or put in order",
      ": to work at as a paying job",
      ": to serve the purpose : suit",
      ": to have an effect",
      ": to travel at a speed of",
      ": to get rid of",
      ": kill entry 1 sense 1",
      ": the first note of the musical scale",
      "doctor of optometry",
      "doctor of osteopathic medicine; doctor of osteopathy",
      ": perform , execute",
      ": commit",
      ": to be engaged in business activities (as soliciting sales)",
      ": to engage in activities sufficient to subject a foreign company to the personal jurisdiction of a state",
      "\u2014 see also doing business statute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "\u02c8d\u014d",
      "d\u00fc",
      "\u02c8d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befit",
      "beseem",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "serve",
      "suit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affair",
      "bash",
      "binge",
      "blast",
      "blowout",
      "event",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "function",
      "get-together",
      "party",
      "reception",
      "shindig"
    ],
    "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)",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1754, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190540"
  },
  "do up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fasten",
      ": to deck (someone) out : clothe",
      ": to furnish (something) with something ornamental : decorate",
      ": to prepare (something) for wear or use (as by cleaning or repairing)",
      ": to wrap (something) up",
      ": to prepare so as to preserve for later use can entry 2 , put up",
      ": exhaust , wear out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "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":[
      "the whole house had been done up for Halloween",
      "on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1666, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214809"
  },
  "do-good":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccgu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altruistic",
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "charitable",
      "eleemosynary",
      "good",
      "humanitarian",
      "philanthropic",
      "philanthropical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "self-centered",
      "self-concerned",
      "selfish"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192718"
  },
  "do-nothing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shiftless or lazy person",
      ": marked by inactivity or failure to make positive progress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccn\u0259-thi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "couch potato",
      "deadbeat",
      "drone",
      "idler",
      "layabout",
      "lazybones",
      "loafer",
      "lotus-eater",
      "slouch",
      "slug",
      "slugabed",
      "sluggard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doer",
      "go-ahead",
      "go-getter",
      "hummer",
      "hustler",
      "self-starter"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195031"
  },
  "docile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily taught",
      ": easily led or managed : tractable",
      ": easily taught, led, or managed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "also",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "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":[
      "In the course of a single month, from Annie's arrival to her triumph in bridling the household despot, Helen [Keller] had grown docile , affectionate, and tirelessly intent on learning from moment to moment. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 16 & 23 June 2003",
      "Africanized honeybees look like the European honeybees now commonly found in our gardens, and like their relatives, they make honey. They are fairly docile when they are foraging, but they defend their nests ferociously. \u2014 Lynn Ocone , Sunset , February 1994",
      "His students were docile and eager to learn.",
      "a docile young pony that went wherever it was led",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Outdoor lovers can swim with docile whale sharks, relax on Balandra Beach, or snorkel in the reefs along Espiritu Santo Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. \u2014 Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Join the gang, the rough and tough AI says to the polite and docile AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Terry, a corporate drone who still brags about his Ivy League pedigree, tries on various macho archetypes: the decisive patriarch, the rugged woodsman, the breadwinner who commutes home every night to a docile wife. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In his influential work Discipline and Punish, French theorist Michel Foucault digs deep into the mechanisms that shape our modern society and turn us into docile bodies, cogs in a machine. \u2014 Jelena Radonjic, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Atlanta Asian Justice rally, which drew some 100 people, speakers railed against the stereotypes of Asian women as either docile or exotic and said those harmful perceptions contribute to the violence. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Moreover, in the fullness of time, hyenas, like guinea pigs, might wise up and become more docile and friendly. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin docilis , from doc\u0113re to teach; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221452"
  },
  "docility":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily taught",
      ": easily led or managed : tractable",
      ": easily taught, led, or managed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "also",
      "especially British",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "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":[
      "In the course of a single month, from Annie's arrival to her triumph in bridling the household despot, Helen [Keller] had grown docile , affectionate, and tirelessly intent on learning from moment to moment. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 16 & 23 June 2003",
      "Africanized honeybees look like the European honeybees now commonly found in our gardens, and like their relatives, they make honey. They are fairly docile when they are foraging, but they defend their nests ferociously. \u2014 Lynn Ocone , Sunset , February 1994",
      "His students were docile and eager to learn.",
      "a docile young pony that went wherever it was led",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Outdoor lovers can swim with docile whale sharks, relax on Balandra Beach, or snorkel in the reefs along Espiritu Santo Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. \u2014 Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Join the gang, the rough and tough AI says to the polite and docile AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Terry, a corporate drone who still brags about his Ivy League pedigree, tries on various macho archetypes: the decisive patriarch, the rugged woodsman, the breadwinner who commutes home every night to a docile wife. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In his influential work Discipline and Punish, French theorist Michel Foucault digs deep into the mechanisms that shape our modern society and turn us into docile bodies, cogs in a machine. \u2014 Jelena Radonjic, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Atlanta Asian Justice rally, which drew some 100 people, speakers railed against the stereotypes of Asian women as either docile or exotic and said those harmful perceptions contribute to the violence. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Moreover, in the fullness of time, hyenas, like guinea pigs, might wise up and become more docile and friendly. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin docilis , from doc\u0113re to teach; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214444"
  },
  "dock":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a place (such as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials",
      "a usually wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats",
      "a device in which a smartphone, digital camera, etc., is placed for charging, accessing a power supply, or connecting to another electronic device",
      "a usually artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height",
      "slip entry 2 sense 1b",
      "the combining site of a molecular receptor \u2014 see receptor sense b",
      "to haul or guide into or alongside a dock",
      "to connect an electronic device (such as a computer or a digital camera) to another device",
      "to join (two spacecraft) mechanically while in space",
      "to come into or alongside a dock",
      "to become docked",
      "to combine with a molecular receptor \u2014 see receptor sense b",
      "to subject to a deduction",
      "to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due",
      "to fine by a deduction of wages",
      "to take away a part of abridge",
      "to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short",
      "to cut off the end of a body part of",
      "to remove part of the tail of",
      "the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened",
      "the solid part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair",
      "the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial",
      "on trial",
      "any of a genus ( Rumex ) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs",
      "any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium )",
      "to cut off the end of",
      "to take away a part of",
      "an artificial basin for ships that has gates to keep the water in or out",
      "a waterway usually between two piers to receive ships",
      "a wharf or platform for loading or unloading materials",
      "to haul or guide into a dock",
      "to come or go into a dock",
      "to join (as two spacecraft) mechanically while in space",
      "any plant of the genus Rumex",
      "to combine with a molecular receptor",
      "the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial \u2014 compare bar , bench , jury box , sidebar , stand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u00e4k",
    "synonyms":[
      "float",
      "jetty",
      "landing",
      "levee",
      "pier",
      "quai",
      "quay",
      "wharf"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anchor",
      "land"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1586, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162544"
  },
  "docket":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief written summary of a document : abstract",
      ": a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action",
      ": a register of such records",
      ": a list of legal causes to be tried",
      ": the caseload of a court or judge",
      ": a calendar of business matters to be acted on : agenda",
      ": an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover",
      ": to place on the docket for legal action",
      ": to make a brief abstract of (something, such as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list",
      ": to inscribe (something, such as a document) with an identifying statement",
      ": a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action",
      ": a register of such records",
      ": a list of legal actions to be heard by a court",
      "\u2014 compare calendar",
      ": the caseload of a court",
      ": to enter in a docket (as of a case or a court)",
      "\u2014 compare calendar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-k\u0259t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agenda",
      "calendar",
      "program",
      "schedule",
      "timetable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket .",
      "on the Broadway docket for the early part of this season",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even a decision as simple as what gift to give gets complicated with multiple weddings on the docket . \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "California may still be tabulating its votes from last week\u2019s races, but the midterm primary calendar stops for no one, with contests in four states on the docket Tuesday. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Major League Baseball easily leads the way in terms of the sheer quantity of games on the docket . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Looking further ahead, the publisher has Skin Deep, Storyteller and Thirsty Suitors on the docket . \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "On the docket that day will be approval of the settlement, as well as the approval of attorneys\u2019 fees. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 June 2022",
      "The vote has support from some large shareholders and is among a handful of contentious issues on the docket for McDonald\u2019s at its annual meeting. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "On the docket this week in Destin, Fla., is a proposal to shift that deadline to May 1 \u2014 which is in line with the NCAA deadline for players to enter the portal and use their one-time transfer while maintaining immediate eligibility. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "Agreeing on another round of measures is likely to prove much tougher \u2013 especially because next on the docket is whether to target natural gas, which is much harder to cut off. \u2014 Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By a 5-4 vote, the court held that other state officials, including court clerks who would docket the private lawsuits couldn\u2019t be sued in a pre-enforcement challenge. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "The suit was filed on Friday, but not docketed until late Tuesday. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "The Senate Judiciary Committee docketed the bill right away, even before Northam\u2019s seven other gun-control bills, which will be heard Monday. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "But some legal observers believe the way in which the hearing has been docketed indicates that a guilty plea is likely. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "By that time, Duckett\u2019s home had been docketed for foreclosure for more than a year. \u2014 Rachel Chason, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "Gabbard said the application will undergo review from different government agencies and several revisions before the city can docket it for a public hearing and potentially approve it. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 30 July 2019",
      "Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases. \u2014 Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 June 2018",
      "Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases. \u2014 Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205529"
  },
  "document":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": proof , evidence",
      ": an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something",
      ": something (such as a photograph or a recording) that serves as evidence or proof",
      ": a writing conveying information",
      ": a material substance (such as a coin or stone) having on it a representation of thoughts by means of some conventional mark or symbol",
      ": documentary",
      ": a computer file containing information input by a computer user and usually created with an application (such as a spreadsheet or word processor )",
      ": to furnish documentary evidence of",
      ": to furnish with documents",
      ": to provide with factual or substantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed",
      ": to equip with exact references (see reference entry 1 sense 3b ) to authoritative supporting information (as by means of footnotes )",
      ": to construct or produce (something, such as a movie or novel) with authentic situations or events",
      ": to portray realistically",
      ": to furnish (a ship) with ship's papers",
      ": a written or printed paper that gives information about or proof of something",
      ": a computer file containing data entered by a user",
      ": to record (as on paper or in film) the details about",
      ": to prove through usually written records",
      ": a writing (as a deed or lease) conveying information \u2014 see also instrument",
      ": something (as a writing, photograph, or recording) that may be used as evidence",
      ": an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege)",
      ": to furnish documentary evidence of",
      ": to provide with exact references to authoritative supporting information",
      ": to furnish (as a ship) with documents (as ship's papers)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "-ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blank",
      "form",
      "paper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demonstrate",
      "establish",
      "prove",
      "substantiate",
      "validate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This document captures a useful summary of the discussions. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "To view the full document , visit metropolitanhousing.org/annual-reports. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "This is not the document in which to reveal secrets (another family, an account in the Caymans, or a crime committed \u2014 as examples). \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The document included multiple photos of Kelley that the FBI described as screengrabs from video taken that day, with Kelley wearing aviator sunglasses and a baseball cap worn backward, trying to rally the pro-Trump crowd. \u2014 Ed White And Sara Burnett, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The document also lists procedures for screening, documenting and verifying military status. \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Called the Prosperity Playbook, the 80-page document insists that Tahoe must grow beyond its reliance on tourism and cultivate a more robust community capable of supporting seasonal workers, high-earning residents and everyone in between. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
      "Fox News Digital reviewed the key passages in the 368-page document outlining security threats to Germany. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
      "The 10th document contained the agenda for a Dec. 16 meeting. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Both versions of the bill would sharply curtail that practice by requiring cities and towns to document any impacts and tailor their fees accordingly, with the cannabis commission empowered to reject deals that don\u2019t pass muster. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The man needed a police report to document the incident and provide the state justification of docking the ex-employee $250 from his last paycheck. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "But, experts say, rape is an extremely difficult crime to document and even more challenging to prosecute \u2014 especially in times of war. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Osbourne intends to document her experience at CBS and discuss the events that led to her departure in March of 2021. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 3 May 2022",
      "During the pandemic, the library gave kids recorders to document the stories of their family members and distributed seeds and groceries to those in need. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
      "The aim is to document about 150 Olmsted projects across Connecticut and write a detailed account of the Olmsted firm\u2019s origins and ongoing relationship with the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In each place, the local staff will partner with a library or cultural organization and collaborate with non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens to document community stories and address a local challenge raised by these stories. \u2014 Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The lab began collecting an inventory of existing sites to document what\u2019s there and to watch for changes. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215340"
  },
  "documentation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of furnishing or authenticating with documents",
      ": the provision of documents in substantiation",
      ": documentary evidence",
      ": the use of historical documents",
      ": conformity to historical or objective facts",
      ": the provision of footnotes, appendices, or addenda referring to or containing documentary evidence",
      ": information science",
      ": the usually printed instructions, comments, and information for using a particular piece or system of computer software or hardware"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmen-",
      "-ky\u00fc-"
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      "attestation",
      "confirmation",
      "corroboration",
      "evidence",
      "proof",
      "substantiation",
      "testament",
      "testimonial",
      "testimony",
      "validation",
      "voucher",
      "witness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disproof"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You cannot visit the country unless you have the proper documentation .",
      "Keep your receipts as documentation of your purchases.",
      "Can you provide documentation of the claims you're making?",
      "The program's documentation is poorly written.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet the impact of the documentation requirements can cut both ways. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There is almost no documentation about who invented deep dish pizza, and without it, legend has taken over. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "There has been documentation of two girls in just over two years who died in Utah youth treatment centers \u2014 one by suicide at West Ridge Academy, and the other at Maple Lake Academy. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Chuck Null of Visual Data also continued his photographic documentation of the Shuttle\u2019s journey. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "On TikTok, young people have amassed huge followings for their simple explanations of what is happening in the war and their documentation of daily life in underground bomb shelters. \u2014 Kate Linthicumstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Jahraus said he's sent Lazebna an email with all his documentation and the letter from Sashko\u2019s doctor. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Potential avenues for change include creating systemwide education, amending medical documentation , reframing patient conversations and advocating for upstream policies that increase access. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "Still, the documentation shows the FTC undertook a monthslong investigation, interviewed some large employers about the merger, and was in close contact with staff from the state AG's office. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195153"
  },
  "dodger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that dodges",
      ": one who uses tricky devices",
      ": a small leaflet : circular",
      ": corn dodger",
      ": a usually canvas screen on a boat or ship that provides protection from spray"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheat",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200407"
  },
  "dodo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extinct heavy flightless bird ( Raphus cucullatus synonym Didus ineptus of the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon",
      ": an extinct flightless bird ( Raphus solitarius ) of the island of R\u00e9union similar to and closely related to the dodo",
      ": one hopelessly behind the times",
      ": a stupid person",
      ": a large heavy bird unable to fly that once lived on some of the islands of the Indian Ocean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "fogy",
      "fogey",
      "fossil",
      "fud",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That dodo can't do anything right.",
      "I feel like a complete dodo .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If Elvis Presley was the lovable dodo , Roy Orbison was a nightingale; if Jerry Lee Lewis was the virtuoso magpie, Johnny Cash was\u2014well, a kind of crow, a spectral oddity with dubious pipes. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In addition to Fred, there\u2019s Dante the dinosaur (Tyler Shamy), Dudley the dodo (David Errigo Jr.), Peaches the astronaut chimp (Laraine Newman) and Ishmat the girl mummy (Ashlyn Madden). \u2014 Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Garum has long been considered the dodo of gastronomic history. \u2014 Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Social niceties are going the way of the dodo and landline telephone these days. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "Social niceties are going the way of the dodo and landline telephone these days. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "That may not seem significant, except for the fact that the apple on that tree was previously believed to have gone the way of the dodo or the Tasmanian tiger. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2021",
      "The enigmatic pop star has gone the way of the dodo bird. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 3 June 2021",
      "Ornithologists speculate that the seeds of the tambalacoque had to pass through a dodo \u2019s gut to germinate. \u2014 Barry Estabrook, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Portuguese doudo , from doudo silly, stupid",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193516"
  },
  "doer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that takes an active part",
      ": a person who tends to act rather than talk or think about things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'm more of a thinker than a doer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In prose that moves like a clear river, Rustad presents Shetler as that peculiar breed of American peregrinator pushing to the farthest limit, a fearless doer who mixes raw earnestness with extreme ambition to end up in a mess of bad trouble. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "These kinds of activities feel comfortable to someone who is a doer . \u2014 Carl Gould, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s no need to choose between being a dreamer and a doer . \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Whether for the benefit of your self-talk or interactions with others, energize yourself and your plans by being a doer , not just a thinker. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
      "The researchers linked this to the pandemic lockdowns, which may have put survivors in proximity with their harm- doer for extended periods. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021",
      "Who\u2019s the ultra-organized, list maker, task doer in your family? \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "In training camp before the start of the season, Popovich implored Poeltl to occasionally think of himself as a scorer, and not just a screen-setter, rebounder and doer of dirty work. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "Yes, the fast-talking, energetic Preston is a doer . \u2014 cleveland , 9 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201950"
  },
  "doff":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove (an article of wear) from the body",
      ": to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect",
      ": to rid oneself of : put aside",
      ": to show respect to : salute",
      ": to take off"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4f",
      "\u02c8d\u022ff",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4f",
      "\u02c8d\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "douse",
      "peel (off)",
      "put off",
      "remove",
      "shrug off",
      "take off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "don",
      "put on",
      "slip (into)",
      "throw (on)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He doffed his cap as he introduced himself.",
      "They doffed their coats when they came inside.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the beginning of the pandemic, nurses or techs would be stationed outside the COVID rooms to watch us don and doff the P.P.E. \u2014 Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "So, many of the forthcoming players may yet line up on a baseline and doff their poorly-conceived collector\u2019s hat to the crowd on the evening of July 13. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 July 2021",
      "Two new studies are being hailed as proof that vaccinated people can doff masks and pod-hop worry-free. \u2014 Megan Molteni, Wired , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Hospital workers were still learning how to don and doff protective equipment and familiarizing themselves with constantly changing protocols for avoiding infection. \u2014 Elliott Woods, Wired , 17 May 2020",
      "Another module teaches how to don and doff personal protective equipment, and how to adjust the settings on a mechanical ventilator. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Time to doff that winter coat, and (temporarily) lose those mittens. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "Faced with this new infection risk, many hospitals are scrambling to retrain workers in safety precautions, such as how to correctly don and doff personal protective equipment. \u2014 Jenny Gold | Kaiser Health News, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "Pilots in flight uniforms doffed their hats and knelt, and flight attendants held bouquets of flowers. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from don to do + of off",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182952"
  },
  "dog":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": canid",
      ": a highly variable domestic mammal ( Canis familiaris ) closely related to the gray wolf",
      ": a male dog",
      ": a male usually carnivorous mammal",
      ": a worthless or contemptible person",
      ": fellow , chap",
      ": any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook",
      ": andiron",
      ": uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity",
      ": either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor",
      ": feet",
      ": ruin",
      ": one inferior of its kind",
      ": such as",
      ": an investment not worth its price",
      ": an undesirable piece of merchandise",
      ": an unattractive person",
      ": an unattractive girl or woman",
      ": hot dog sense 1",
      ": canine",
      ": having an inferior or inauthentic quality : spurious",
      ": unlike that used by native speakers or writers",
      ": to hunt, track, or follow (someone) like a hound",
      ": to be a persistent source of difficulty or distress to (someone) : plague",
      ": to bother or pester (someone) persistently : hound",
      ": to fasten (something) with a dog (see dog entry 1 sense 3a )",
      ": to fail to do one's best : goldbrick",
      ": extremely , utterly",
      "\u2014 see also dog-tired",
      ": a domestic animal that eats meat and is closely related to the wolves",
      ": any of the group of mammals (as wolves, foxes, and jackals) to which the domestic dog belongs",
      ": person sense 1",
      ": to hunt, track, or follow like a hound",
      ": pester",
      ": to cause problems for",
      ": a highly variable carnivorous domesticated mammal of the genus Canis ( C. familiaris ) closely related to the common wolf ( Canis lupus )",
      ": any member of the family Canidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "doggy",
      "doggie",
      "hound",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bird-dog",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "follow",
      "hound",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gina Yashere, for example, told one long story about getting another dog . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "What are some of the reasons that Cleveland continues to lead the nation in dog bites of postal carriers? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Tickets are $50 and provide entry for one dog and one human. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
      "The 25-year-old suspect was taken to a trauma center to be treated for dog bites, then booked into San Diego Central Jail. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Peralta says her retirement home residents all love the pup, with one dog being incredibly close to Joey. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "None of the other animals tested around the farm \u2014 two dogs, a cat, raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, rats, groundhogs and rabbits \u2014 were infected, but one dog tested positive for antibodies, officials said. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "None of the other animals tested around the farm \u2014 two dogs, a cat, raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, rats, groundhogs and rabbits \u2014 were infected, but one dog tested positive for antibodies, officials said. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Zeus from Bedford, Texas is confirmed as the world's tallest living dog . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many suggest its the potential exposure to exercise that explains the benefit: The AHA points to studies that found pet owners who walk their dogs got up to 30 minutes more exercise a day than non- dog -walkers. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "State records show dog handler applications were submitted under ISS for dozens of guards. \u2014 Joe Mahr, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Dog beds: Hemp Vintage Stripe Envelope in Black; harrybarker.com. \u2014 Southern Living , 1 Sep. 2013",
      "For entertainment, there will be dog races, a police K-9 demonstration, dogs splashing into water and Repticon, a showing of exotic pets, consisting of reptiles, insects and amphibians. \u2014 Louis Casiano Jr., Orange County Register , 28 Apr. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While Donelson and Jackson remarried in 1794, after her divorce became final, the bigamy controversy would dog Jackson during his political campaigns. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Controversies around misinformation and inflammatory content on Meta\u2019s social platforms have also continued to dog the company, creating internal problems for Sandberg in particular. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s an inherent goofiness to dog clothing that could seem disrespectful at solemn events, for instance, or professional workplaces. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "This scandal could dog the wine in the general election. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "Visitors from different departments regularly take breaks to mix with the dogs, and guests are treated to dog tours at the office. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, there\u2019s a question of whether Los Angeles has an appetite for the potential conflicts of interest that would dog a developer with several projects in the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "This burgeoning profile has begun to dog Kaplan in Washington. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "S\u00faper Mu\u00f1eco\u2019s wrestling career slowed down as health problems began to dog him, but his heyday was lucha libre\u2019s heyday. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190156"
  },
  "dogface":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": soldier",
      ": infantryman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccf\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fighter",
      "legionary",
      "legionnaire",
      "man-at-arms",
      "regular",
      "serviceman",
      "soldier",
      "trooper",
      "warrior"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilian"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "during World War II journalist Ernie Pyle gained fame for his sympathetic reports on the wartime experiences of the common dogface"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1932, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223508"
  },
  "doggedly":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by stubborn determination",
      "stubbornly determined"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "insistent",
      "patient",
      "persevering",
      "persistent",
      "pertinacious",
      "tenacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.",
      "a dogged pursuit of power",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But in the end, after a series of dogged negotiations, the rapper\u2019s lawyer was able to obtain the beat for him and clear the way for an official release. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The knives were out with players leaking to the Australian cricket press and the renowned stubborn Langer went on the back foot much like his dogged batting. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And there are many\u2013a drug cartel, the FBI, a dogged private investigator\u2014converging on Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney), their kids (Skylar Gaertner and Sofia Hublitz), and their off-on accomplice Ruth (Julia Garner). \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But Stanford fought back with a dogged effort in the paint and finished with a 43-33 advantage on the boards after outpacing ASU by nine in the second half. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dog  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1700, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "doggie":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a usually small dog",
      "concerned with or fond of dogs",
      "resembling or suggestive of a dog",
      "stylish , showy",
      "not worthy or profitable inferior",
      "a usually small or young dog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "dog",
      "hound",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "what a good little doggy !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The wait times are longer at vets, doggy , daycares, pet grooming places. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Mudrooms or even a simple doggy washing station with hot and cold water inside or out can ease the transition for families dealing with muddy paws after a bike ride, walk or the aftermath of a 2 a.m. skunk spraying. \u2014 Michelle Hofmann, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "This dog grooming kit comes complete with an electric trimming comb, hair scissors, and nail clipper for a complete doggy makeover. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Pick the color and font, then add your pet's name to build the personalized doggy mat of your dreams. \u2014 Summer Cartwright, PEOPLE.com , 22 July 2021",
      "All aspects suggested that this mountain lion was unstoppable and had become possessed with the intent of taking her much-loved doggy . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Its idea of a nefarious character is a spoiled doggy who steals from a picnic basket. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 7 Jan. 2021",
      "In addition to being introduced to BootayBag, Scott and the sharks are pitched portable oatmeal balls GoOats, biodegradable doggy clean up Pooch Paper and P-nuff Crunch, a snack made with peanuts, navy beans, and brown rice. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "The home includes a second living area/media/game room, four bedrooms with en suite baths and an expansive utility room with a custom doggy shower. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Ditch the water dishes that are prone to spilling and add a doggy water bottle to your packing list instead. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Snoop Dogg won\u2019t be bringing his doggy style to Australia later this year as planned. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
      "The event allows visitors and their doggy friends to experience the attraction, which features mind-bending backdrops and funky hands-on activities. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Dodgy doggy ads, low turnout numbers and two really bad candidates are among the winners and losers on Tuesday Zepnick's announcement leaves one seat on the Milwaukee County Board unsettled after Tuesday's election. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "After Taku dominated their third challenge in a row (their only setback coming when Omar's doggy paddle kept pushing his key farther away in the water), Vati came back on the fish puzzle to overtake Ika. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "According to Ring, a home security company known for their doorbell cameras, one of their doorbell camera recently captured a canine who escaped from a doggy daycare near Lenexa, Kansas. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Luckily, Megan Jones, who owns the dog boutique Furever Fab, had doggy snacks on hand. \u2014 Marvin Joseph, Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Similarly, Hatchett notes the appeal of a doggy daycare en route to work or a nearby vet, particularly for aging pets. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1692, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": canid",
      ": a highly variable domestic mammal ( Canis familiaris ) closely related to the gray wolf",
      ": a male dog",
      ": a male usually carnivorous mammal",
      ": a worthless or contemptible person",
      ": fellow , chap",
      ": any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook",
      ": andiron",
      ": uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity",
      ": either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor",
      ": feet",
      ": ruin",
      ": one inferior of its kind",
      ": such as",
      ": an investment not worth its price",
      ": an undesirable piece of merchandise",
      ": an unattractive person",
      ": an unattractive girl or woman",
      ": hot dog sense 1",
      ": canine",
      ": having an inferior or inauthentic quality : spurious",
      ": unlike that used by native speakers or writers",
      ": to hunt, track, or follow (someone) like a hound",
      ": to be a persistent source of difficulty or distress to (someone) : plague",
      ": to bother or pester (someone) persistently : hound",
      ": to fasten (something) with a dog (see dog entry 1 sense 3a )",
      ": to fail to do one's best : goldbrick",
      ": extremely , utterly",
      "\u2014 see also dog-tired",
      ": a domestic animal that eats meat and is closely related to the wolves",
      ": any of the group of mammals (as wolves, foxes, and jackals) to which the domestic dog belongs",
      ": person sense 1",
      ": to hunt, track, or follow like a hound",
      ": pester",
      ": to cause problems for",
      ": a highly variable carnivorous domesticated mammal of the genus Canis ( C. familiaris ) closely related to the common wolf ( Canis lupus )",
      ": any member of the family Canidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "doggy",
      "doggie",
      "hound",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
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      "bird-dog",
      "chase",
      "course",
      "follow",
      "hound",
      "pursue",
      "run",
      "shadow",
      "tag",
      "tail",
      "trace",
      "track",
      "trail"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Gina Yashere, for example, told one long story about getting another dog . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "What are some of the reasons that Cleveland continues to lead the nation in dog bites of postal carriers? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "Tickets are $50 and provide entry for one dog and one human. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
      "The 25-year-old suspect was taken to a trauma center to be treated for dog bites, then booked into San Diego Central Jail. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Peralta says her retirement home residents all love the pup, with one dog being incredibly close to Joey. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "None of the other animals tested around the farm \u2014 two dogs, a cat, raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, rats, groundhogs and rabbits \u2014 were infected, but one dog tested positive for antibodies, officials said. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "None of the other animals tested around the farm \u2014 two dogs, a cat, raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, rats, groundhogs and rabbits \u2014 were infected, but one dog tested positive for antibodies, officials said. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Zeus from Bedford, Texas is confirmed as the world's tallest living dog . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many suggest its the potential exposure to exercise that explains the benefit: The AHA points to studies that found pet owners who walk their dogs got up to 30 minutes more exercise a day than non- dog -walkers. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "State records show dog handler applications were submitted under ISS for dozens of guards. \u2014 Joe Mahr, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Dog beds: Hemp Vintage Stripe Envelope in Black; harrybarker.com. \u2014 Southern Living , 1 Sep. 2013",
      "For entertainment, there will be dog races, a police K-9 demonstration, dogs splashing into water and Repticon, a showing of exotic pets, consisting of reptiles, insects and amphibians. \u2014 Louis Casiano Jr., Orange County Register , 28 Apr. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While Donelson and Jackson remarried in 1794, after her divorce became final, the bigamy controversy would dog Jackson during his political campaigns. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Controversies around misinformation and inflammatory content on Meta\u2019s social platforms have also continued to dog the company, creating internal problems for Sandberg in particular. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s an inherent goofiness to dog clothing that could seem disrespectful at solemn events, for instance, or professional workplaces. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "This scandal could dog the wine in the general election. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "Visitors from different departments regularly take breaks to mix with the dogs, and guests are treated to dog tours at the office. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, there\u2019s a question of whether Los Angeles has an appetite for the potential conflicts of interest that would dog a developer with several projects in the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "This burgeoning profile has begun to dog Kaplan in Washington. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "S\u00faper Mu\u00f1eco\u2019s wrestling career slowed down as health problems began to dog him, but his heyday was lucha libre\u2019s heyday. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182144"
  },
  "doggy":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a usually small dog",
      "concerned with or fond of dogs",
      "resembling or suggestive of a dog",
      "stylish , showy",
      "not worthy or profitable inferior",
      "a usually small or young dog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "canine",
      "dog",
      "hound",
      "pooch",
      "tyke",
      "tike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "what a good little doggy !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The wait times are longer at vets, doggy , daycares, pet grooming places. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Mudrooms or even a simple doggy washing station with hot and cold water inside or out can ease the transition for families dealing with muddy paws after a bike ride, walk or the aftermath of a 2 a.m. skunk spraying. \u2014 Michelle Hofmann, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "This dog grooming kit comes complete with an electric trimming comb, hair scissors, and nail clipper for a complete doggy makeover. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Pick the color and font, then add your pet's name to build the personalized doggy mat of your dreams. \u2014 Summer Cartwright, PEOPLE.com , 22 July 2021",
      "All aspects suggested that this mountain lion was unstoppable and had become possessed with the intent of taking her much-loved doggy . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Its idea of a nefarious character is a spoiled doggy who steals from a picnic basket. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 7 Jan. 2021",
      "In addition to being introduced to BootayBag, Scott and the sharks are pitched portable oatmeal balls GoOats, biodegradable doggy clean up Pooch Paper and P-nuff Crunch, a snack made with peanuts, navy beans, and brown rice. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "The home includes a second living area/media/game room, four bedrooms with en suite baths and an expansive utility room with a custom doggy shower. \u2014 Dallas News , 12 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Ditch the water dishes that are prone to spilling and add a doggy water bottle to your packing list instead. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Snoop Dogg won\u2019t be bringing his doggy style to Australia later this year as planned. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
      "The event allows visitors and their doggy friends to experience the attraction, which features mind-bending backdrops and funky hands-on activities. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Dodgy doggy ads, low turnout numbers and two really bad candidates are among the winners and losers on Tuesday Zepnick's announcement leaves one seat on the Milwaukee County Board unsettled after Tuesday's election. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "After Taku dominated their third challenge in a row (their only setback coming when Omar's doggy paddle kept pushing his key farther away in the water), Vati came back on the fish puzzle to overtake Ika. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "According to Ring, a home security company known for their doorbell cameras, one of their doorbell camera recently captured a canine who escaped from a doggy daycare near Lenexa, Kansas. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Luckily, Megan Jones, who owns the dog boutique Furever Fab, had doggy snacks on hand. \u2014 Marvin Joseph, Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Similarly, Hatchett notes the appeal of a doggy daycare en route to work or a nearby vet, particularly for aging pets. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1692, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dogmatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts",
      ": of or relating to dogma (see dogma )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "d\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doctrinaire",
      "opinionated",
      "opinionative",
      "opinioned",
      "pontifical",
      "self-opinionated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "latitudinarian",
      "undoctrinaire",
      "undogmatic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "What we are being treated to, clearly, is an extended set of variations on that most ancient of all intellectual chestnuts, the infinite capacity of the professorial mind for the dogmatic and ludicrous misinterpretation of evidence regarding past civilizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New Republic , 20 Mar. 2000",
      "The New York Times , dogmatic as always, claimed that \"facts and reason, the authority of all dictionaries, and the support of every chronologer and historian that ever lived, to say nothing of the invariable understanding and custom of all lands and ages\" underlay its choice of 1901. It spoke dismissively of \"the delusion that there is a controversy as to when the twentieth century begins,\" even as the controversy dragged on in its pages for a year and a half. \u2014 Frederic D. Schwarz , American Heritage , December 1999",
      "After absorbing one magazine's strict injunctions on such topics as the number of saucepans to register for and which varieties of flowers hold up best in bouquets, I would move on to another mag, only to find an equal number of equally dogmatic assertions, delivered with equal certainty and often in complete contradiction with the first set. \u2014 Ruth Halikman , New Republic , 18 Oct. 1999",
      "She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.",
      "a critic's dogmatic insistence that abstract expressionism is the only school of 20th century art worthy of serious study",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By the 1940s, Christians began turning toward evangelicalism, a less dogmatic version of the faith, and in that spirit, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles opened Biola College (later Biola University) in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The office of cardinal \u2014 unlike that of pope, bishop, priest, or deacon \u2014 has no scriptural or dogmatic basis, but is instead a practical creation of the church. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "Many are far more facile than even Berger\u2019s simplest arguments, while others are dogmatic in a way that shuts down independent thinking rather than encouraging it. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "But Mandel was never dogmatic about her authority to begin with. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Doing away with that veto-proof majority wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean a reduction in the more dogmatic wings of the party, Niven said. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Kelner\u2019s focus on individual personalities \u2014 in particular two Islanders, a teacher and a full-time fisherman, plus one high-ranking and one volunteer Sea Shepherd \u2014 makes for a lively, non- dogmatic treatment of the subject. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "That represents a mixed blessing for the most dogmatic American climate advocates. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This perspective better recalls late-19th-century positivism or the more dogmatic materialists of the Enlightenment. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dogma ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183759"
  },
  "dogmatism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant",
      ": a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bigotry",
      "illiberalism",
      "illiberality",
      "illiberalness",
      "intolerance",
      "intolerantness",
      "narrow-mindedness",
      "opinionatedness",
      "partisanship",
      "sectarianism",
      "small-mindedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broad-mindedness",
      "liberalism",
      "liberality",
      "open-mindedness",
      "tolerance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No clearer recent example of such pre-enlightenment dogmatism exists than Francis Collins conniving with Anthony Fauci to silence and discredit the scientists who wrote the Great Barrington Declaration in opposition to the pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "The world of politics is, of course, filled with dogmatism , earned or not. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "The most impactful burning event may come from Renaissance Florence, where the humanism and artistic innovation of the Renaissance caused a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals, leaving behind a culture of religious dogmatism and fatalism. \u2014 Will Jeakle, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "Both Mises and Hayek have been criticized\u2014and, many would note, discredited\u2014for their simplistic dogmatism . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "The media and progressive elites dismissed these voices and refused to drop their lockdown dogmatism . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Like the anti-nuclear world view\u2014and perhaps partly in response to it\u2014the pro-nuclear world view can edge toward dogmatism . \u2014 Rebecca Tuhus-dubrow, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "Preferable would be a mix of innate fear and an anti-virus, pro-social-norm dogmatism . \u2014 Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 7 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dogma ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211905"
  },
  "dogmatist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who dogmatizes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-tist",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bigot",
      "dogmatizer",
      "partisan",
      "partizan",
      "sectarian"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a dogmatist as far as economics are concerned, he's an unquestioning supporter of the supply-side theory"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1547, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224936"
  },
  "dogsbody":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drudge sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fgz-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drone",
      "drudge",
      "drudger",
      "fag",
      "foot soldier",
      "grub",
      "grubber",
      "grunt",
      "laborer",
      "peon",
      "plugger",
      "slave",
      "slogger",
      "toiler",
      "worker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I worked for several years as a gofer and general dogsbody for a London publishing house."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"British naval slang dogsbody pudding made of peas, junior officer",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214103"
  },
  "doldrums":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spell of listlessness or despondency",
      ": a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b ), squalls , and light shifting winds",
      ": a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump",
      ": a spell of sadness",
      ": a period of no activity or improvement",
      ": a part of the ocean near the equator known for its calms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-dr\u0259mz",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
      "\u02c8d\u022fl-",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-dr\u0259mz",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
      "\u02c8d\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abeyance",
      "cold storage",
      "deep freeze",
      "dormancy",
      "holding pattern",
      "latency",
      "moratorium",
      "quiescence",
      "suspended animation",
      "suspense",
      "suspension"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And not Cody Riley, who leaped out of the doldrums to block an Ali Ali layup with four seconds remaining to seal an eventual 57-53 victory at Portland\u2019s raucous Moda Center. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In a season of doldrums for the Utah men\u2019s basketball team, Thursday provided a glimmer of hope. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The hope is that subscriptions can help spur admissions as movie theaters recover from the pandemic doldrums . \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "China\u2019s housing market remains deep in the doldrums despite easing policies rolled out by many local governments. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "The Hong Kong film industry has been in the doldrums for much of the past two years. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But one speculative corner of the market is still in the doldrums : SPACs. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It was billed as the final steroid shot needed to propel the economy out of its COVID-19-induced doldrums . \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "The airport has been rebounding from the pandemic doldrums . \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably akin to Old English dol foolish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174056"
  },
  "dole out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give or deliver in small portions",
      ": dish out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "administer",
      "allocate",
      "apportion",
      "deal (out)",
      "dispense",
      "distribute",
      "hand out",
      "mete (out)",
      "parcel (out)",
      "portion",
      "prorate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "misallocate"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230148"
  },
  "doleful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of grief : cheerless",
      ": expressing grief : sad",
      ": causing grief or affliction",
      ": very sad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
      "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 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",
      "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dole  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210230"
  },
  "dolefully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": full of grief : cheerless",
      ": expressing grief : sad",
      ": causing grief or affliction",
      ": very sad"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
    ],
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      "aching",
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      "anguished",
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      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
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      "funeral",
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      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
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      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
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      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
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      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
      "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 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",
      "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dole  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192002"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of grief : cheerless",
      ": expressing grief : sad",
      ": causing grief or affliction",
      ": very sad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
    ],
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      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
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      "dolorous",
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      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
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      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
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      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
      "You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 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",
      "Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174544"
  },
  "dolesome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doleful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dl-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the dolesome sound of a lone harmonica arising from the darkened encampment"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174520"
  },
  "dolled up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dress elegantly or extravagantly",
      ": to make more attractive (as by decorating)",
      ": to get dolled up"
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      "bedizen",
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      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
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      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance",
      "got all dolled up for the party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021",
      "To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020",
      "Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020",
      "Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213036"
  },
  "dollop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an indefinite often large quantity especially of something liquid",
      ": a lump or glob of something soft or mushy",
      ": an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : portion",
      ": a small lump, portion, or amount",
      ": something added or served as if in dollops",
      ": to serve or dispense in dollops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blob",
      "chunk",
      "clod",
      "clot",
      "clump",
      "glob",
      "gob",
      "gobbet",
      "hunk",
      "knob",
      "lump",
      "nub",
      "nubble",
      "nugget",
      "wad"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "My piece of pie was served with a dollop of whipped cream.",
      "A dollop of milk was left in the container.",
      "large dollops of wit and humor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Work a dollop of this rich leave-in conditioner/styling cream hybrid from Suave, a GH Beauty Award winner (and less than $5!), through damp waves or spirals. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Pour a dollop of shampoo; usually, a quarter-sized amount is recommended, but check your bottle for specifics and rub the product into your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "In fact, the performance is for anyone who appreciates a creative vision, superb execution, a dollop of weirdness \u2014 and, of course, eye-rolling puns. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "But in a way, the film\u2019s relative singularity \u2014 its relative Raimi-ness \u2014 could leave fans of the director longing for a project that didn\u2019t treat his contributions like an accent or a mere dollop of exotic flavor. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
      "The bulgogi breakfast wraps were made with thick chive pancakes of the Chinese street food variety that were stuffed with a straightforward dollop of scrambled eggs and beef short ribs. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Alzheimer\u2019s has given her a refreshing dollop of equanimity. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Squeeze a dollop of gentle shampoo into a glass/mug and fill it with warm water. \u2014 ELLE , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "To serve, dress with fresh dill and a dollop of sour cream. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Eat simply with chips, or dollop over a hot meal for a cool touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Use it to whip up a batch of frozen yogurt instead of ice cream or bake scones and then sweeten with confectioners\u2019 sugar to dollop on top. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
      "The small bowl of garlic-lemon aioli can be served on the side, so diners can dollop it onto their shrimp and/or dip their potatoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
      "Each American Coney Island kit costs $100 and contains 12 Dearborn Sausage hot dogs, 12 buns, onion and the Keros family famed chili sauce to dollop on hot dogs. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the sauce over each piece, then dollop with topping. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
      "Artfully dollop some marshmallow creme atop a scoop of ice cream, blast it with a kitchen torch and call it baked Alaska. \u2014 Forest Evashevski, WSJ , 14 July 2021",
      "Drizzle or dollop the lemon yogurt on each potato, sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons of dukkah, and serve warm or at room temperature. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 July 2021",
      "Soda jerks would whip egg whites and dollop them on top of the chocolate soda. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1860, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204709"
  },
  "dolly bird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pretty young woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8d\u022f-l\u0113-"
    ],
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      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "fox",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019",
      "The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018",
      "She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013",
      "Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019",
      "She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013",
      "The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1964, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203923"
  },
  "dolorous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief",
      ": causing, characterized by, or affected with physical pain",
      ": causing, marked by, or expressive of misery or grief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "dolorous ballads of death and regret",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
      "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017",
      "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017",
      "The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016",
      "Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea? \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 5 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190758"
  },
  "dolt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dlt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "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":[
      "What a dolt I've been!",
      "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
      "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably akin to Old English dol foolish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195650"
  },
  "doltish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dlt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "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":[
      "What a dolt I've been!",
      "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
      "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably akin to Old English dol foolish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171937"
  },
  "domestic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living near or about human habitations",
      ": tame , domesticated",
      ": of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country",
      ": of or relating to the household or the family",
      ": devoted to home duties and pleasures",
      ": indigenous",
      ": a servant hired to work for a household",
      ": an article (such as a rug or blanket) manufactured within one's own country or for use in a household : an article of domestic (see domestic entry 1 sense 2 ) manufacture",
      ": relating to a household or a family",
      ": relating to, made in, or done in a person's own country",
      ": living with or under the care of human beings : tame",
      ": of or relating to the household or family",
      "\u2014 see also family court",
      ": of, relating to, or originating within a country or state and especially one's own country or state",
      "\u2014 compare foreign , municipal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8me-stik",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8me-stik",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8mes-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "familial",
      "household"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "daily",
      "flunky",
      "flunkey",
      "flunkie",
      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The company hopes to attract both foreign and domestic investors.",
      "the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores",
      "Noun",
      "She got in a domestic with her husband.",
      "working as a team, the man and his wife hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This is also when the country's more traditional tourism offerings tend to decrease, making this a unique opportunity for domestic and international tourists. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "The 25 fencers who made the team qualified by accruing points at domestic and international events, according to USA Fencing. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Bad poll numbers and a collapsing domestic and international situation have excited the typically drowsy president into action. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 4 June 2022",
      "The holiday could draw as many as 2.6 million domestic and international tourists to the capital, according to the New West End Company. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Demand is high from both domestic and international travelers after two years of not traveling. \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Delta Air Lines was heavily affected by the cancellations, with more than 500 domestic and international flights flights axed from Saturday through yesterday. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Similar disputes arose again on several of Stanford\u2019s extended domestic and international trips. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "An economic advisor to Zelenskyy said if Russia opened up the Black Sea ports, Ukraine would have enough grain stored to meet domestic and international needs through 2022. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "No Way Home will end with around $765 million-$780 million domestic . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "New Lenox police said a second person, who tried to intervene in the domestic , was battered and taken to the hospital for their injuries. \u2014 Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Claude Humphrey was born on June 29, 1944, in Memphis, a son of Dosie Humphrey, a school maintenance engineer, and Millie Hayes Humphrey, who worked as a domestic . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "That included $135 million in China (+70% from Godzilla and -25% from Skull Island) and $110 million domestic on a $180 million budget. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The Millennial tendency to dabble in the domestic is now, essentially, many people\u2019s full-time job. \u2014 Angela Lashbrook, refinery29.com , 12 Jan. 2021",
      "Her mother was a domestic who was home only one day a week; her stepfather was a longshoreman. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "One of nine children, he was raised by his mother, Era, who supported the family by working as a domestic . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The rub was that Gamgort saw no way his domestic can suppliers could possibly make enough of them. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 19 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193803"
  },
  "domesticated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adapted over time (as by selective breeding) from a wild or natural state to life in close association with and to the benefit of humans",
      ": made fit for domestic life : adapted to life in a household",
      ": brought to the level of ordinary people (as by being expressed in understandable terms)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8me-sti-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "domestic",
      "tame",
      "tamed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "feral",
      "savage",
      "undomesticated",
      "untamed",
      "wild"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201342"
  },
  "dominant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others",
      ": very important, powerful, or successful",
      ": overlooking and commanding from a superior position",
      ": of, relating to, or exerting ecological or genetic dominance",
      ": being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action",
      ": the fifth tone of a major or minor scale (see scale entry 5 sense 1 )",
      ": a character or factor that exerts genetic dominance (see dominance sense 1b )",
      ": any of one or more kinds of organism (such as a species) in an ecological community that exerts a controlling influence on the environment and thereby largely determines what other kinds of organisms are present",
      ": an individual having a controlling, prevailing, or powerful position in a social hierarchy : a dominant (see dominant entry 1 sense 1 ) individual in a social hierarchy",
      ": controlling or being more powerful or important than all others",
      ": being or produced by a form of a gene that prevents or hides the effect of another form",
      ": exerting forcefulness or having dominance in a social hierarchy",
      ": being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action",
      ": of, relating to, or exerting genetic dominance",
      ": a dominant genetic character or factor",
      ": a dominant individual in a social hierarchy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4m-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259nt",
      "-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "last",
      "least"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The company is now dominant in its market.",
      "It is the dominant culture in the region.",
      "the dominant female of the pack",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "More than half of Wall Street analysts covering the stock remain bullish about the company\u2019s long-term growth prospects, however, arguing that Tesla will continue to be the dominant player in the fast-growing electric vehicle market. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Even with the policy change, Meta remains a dominant player in the online advertising market, posting $27.9 billion in total revenue in the first quarter of this year, up 6.6% from the same period a year earlier. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "Swiatek, now 21 and the No. 1 seed from Poland, cemented her status as the game\u2019s dominant player by defeating Coco Gauff of the United States, 6-1, 6-3, in Saturday\u2019s women\u2019s final in just over an hour. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Mautz breezed through the Commodores lineup with efficiency and ease, striking out five and allowing just one run and four hits over seven dominant innings. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The most dominant player in the postseason, Doncic averaged 31.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 15 playoff games. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "From Mike DiGiovanna: Patrick Sandoval did not look too pleased for a guy who had just thrown 7 1/3 dominant innings to lead the Angels to an eventual 4-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics before 40,042 at Angel Stadium on Sunday. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The righthander pitched briefly for the Lowell Spinners that summer, delivering 17 dominant innings (1.06 ERA, 19 strikeouts), then dazzled out of the bullpen while representing Team USA in the Premier12 international tournament. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The muscle that had made him such a dominant football player disappeared. \u2014 Chris Iseman, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sunday\u2019s blowout loss and last week\u2019s stunning defeat to the Jets have erased all the goodwill coach Zac Taylor earned from a 5-2 start and a dominant over the Ravens. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "But the system has changed to become point-guard dominant . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "If Duarte pans out, he's considered a more versatile version of McDermott who is right-hand dominant and primarily used on one side of the floor because of it. \u2014 J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star , 30 July 2021",
      "In California, new data from the California Department of Public Health found that 35.6% of coronavirus variants analyzed in June have been delta variant, up from 5.6% in May and making the delta variant the dominant in the state. \u2014 Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY , 5 July 2021",
      "After six wins last season behind a dominant , if under the radar, nationally ranked defense, WVU could be poised for a move in the Big 12. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 28 May 2021",
      "The vaccine also has been found to have good efficacy against the variant dominant in South Africa. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome And Andrew Meldrum, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "Experts think the AstraZeneca vaccine could still offer better protection against severe disease and death caused by the variant dominant in South Africa, but that has not yet been tested. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021",
      "Researchers have also found that the variant dominant in the U.K. is also more deadly than the original virus. \u2014 Karel Janicek, Star Tribune , 16 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192008"
  },
  "dominate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rule , control",
      ": to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on",
      ": to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position",
      ": to be predominant in",
      ": to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in",
      ": to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence",
      ": to occupy a more elevated or superior position",
      ": to have a commanding position or controlling power over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "One company has dominated the market for years.",
      "He dominated her life for many years.",
      "His work dominated the art scene last year.",
      "Our team dominated throughout the game.",
      "Our team dominated play throughout the game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "ABC News continues to dominate as the #1 NEWS NETWORK IN AMERICA! \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Si thinks that the shorter videos will be a lasting trend that continues to dominate , at least for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Fintech, in particular, continues to dominate venture funding for African startups. \u2014 Martin Siele, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
      "The film's stature has only grown since, creating a new franchise that continues to dominate the box office today. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The attorney general\u2019s race is expected to dominate the statewide contests in California this fall because there has been little fanfare over the races for governor and U.S. Senate. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "China wants to dominate shipping lanes that have long been guaranteed by the reach of the U.S. Navy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "As Reuters reported Monday, Apple\u2019s unveiling of new car features, such as a digital dashboard displaying speed and gas mileage, shows that the company is determined to dominate all types of screens. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "Again, Rising failed to dominate a supposedly inferior opponent. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin dominatus , past participle of dominari , from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house \u2014 more at dome ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173232"
  },
  "domination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": supremacy or preeminence over another",
      ": exercise of mastery or ruling power",
      ": exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influence",
      ": dominion sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascendance",
      "ascendence",
      "ascendancy",
      "ascendency",
      "dominance",
      "dominion",
      "hegemony",
      "imperium",
      "predominance",
      "predominancy",
      "preeminence",
      "reign",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market",
      "the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That summer of 2000, Mexican voters stunned the world by ending 70 years of domination by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "By presenting men insecure about their masculinity with an enemy in need of domination , fascist-friendly media personalities can pull their audience to the right. \u2014 Parker Molloy, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "After nearly a decade of domination by the Mercedes team and its star driver Hamilton, expectations are high for a generational change that was already foreshadowed by Verstappen finishing in first last season. \u2014 Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia no longer is possessed by a universal, totalizing ideology of domination . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "And the journey to that level of domination for both Press and her team started in despair with that heartbreaking loss in Brasilia five summers ago. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021",
      "In a Hobbesian past, a cohesive tribe would have had a better chance of domination . \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021",
      "On the girls side, East\u2019s Olyvia Mamae continued her domination of the sprints and hurdles. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "Brahe-Pedersen continued her domination of the sprint events in the state. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190221"
  },
  "dominion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": domain",
      ": supreme authority : sovereignty",
      ": an order of angels \u2014 see celestial hierarchy",
      ": a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state",
      ": absolute ownership",
      ": ruling or controlling power : sovereignty",
      ": a territory under the control of a ruler : domain",
      ": supreme authority : sovereignty",
      ": a territory over which such authority is exercised",
      ": a self-governing nation (as Canada) of the British Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as the head of state",
      ": the power (as authority) or right (as ownership) to use or dispose of property",
      ": absolute or exclusive use, control, ownership, or possession of property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8mi-ny\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8min-y\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8min-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascendance",
      "ascendence",
      "ascendancy",
      "ascendency",
      "dominance",
      "domination",
      "hegemony",
      "imperium",
      "predominance",
      "predominancy",
      "preeminence",
      "reign",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The U.S. has dominion over the island.",
      "The countries fought for dominion of the territory.",
      "the dominions of the empire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Along with Russia\u2019s naval dominion in the Black Sea, annexation would tighten Moscow\u2019s stranglehold on the Ukrainian economy and solidify its blockade of Ukraine\u2019s southern coast. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "When Kyivan Rus had collapsed, most of its lands had been absorbed by Lithuania, but some of its northeastern territories remained under the dominion of a Mongol successor state. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The press barons were more than willing to use military force to establish or uphold their country\u2019s dominion over non-White nations. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "Allowing rumination to take agency over your dominion can lead to a negative frame of mind, less proactive behavior, self-sabotage, and hypertension. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Could this be the beginning of the end of meat \u2014 or at least red meat, with its aura of dominion and glory? \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Embedded in an experimental comedy is the tale of a tragic overreacher, a mortal who has come to assume a godlike dominion over the rest of the planet. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Detonating a nuclear bomb in a country Putin sought dominion over, one next to his own, wouldn\u2019t be rational, Nunn said. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "There would be oaths to the king and a kind of dominion status like that of Canada or New Zealand. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dominioun , from Middle French dominion , modification of Latin dominium , from dominus \u2014 see dominical ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203733"
  },
  "done":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": arrived at or brought to an end",
      ": doomed to failure, defeat, or death",
      ": gone by : over",
      ": physically exhausted",
      ": cooked sufficiently",
      ": conformable to social convention",
      ": cooked completely or enough",
      ": socially acceptable or fashionable",
      ": doomed to failure, punishment, defeat, or death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complete",
      "completed",
      "concluded",
      "down",
      "ended",
      "finished",
      "over",
      "over with",
      "terminated",
      "through",
      "up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuing",
      "incomplete",
      "ongoing",
      "uncompleted",
      "undone",
      "unfinished"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Check to see if the meat is done .",
      "Getting a divorce just wasn't done at the time."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222327"
  },
  "done for":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sunk in defeat : beaten",
      ": mortally stricken : doomed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259n-\u02ccf\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dead",
      "done",
      "doomed",
      "finished",
      "kaput",
      "kaputt",
      "ruined",
      "sunk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201728"
  },
  "donkey":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the domestic ass ( Equus asinus )",
      "a stupid or obstinate person",
      "an animal related to but smaller than the horse that has short hair in mane and tail and very large ears"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u00e4\u014b-k\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "ass",
      "burro",
      "jackass",
      "moke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon",
      "called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And how\u2019s this for a wild-card possibility EO (still seeking U.S. distribution), the story of a donkey in a circus (inspired by Robert Bresson\u2019s 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar), from veteran Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
      "In Italian, to be a donkey , or asino, means to either not be good in school or to work to the point of exhaustion. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Childhood toys such as a hobby horse are turned into erotic playthings, and pastimes such as pin-the-tail-on-the- donkey become games of seduction. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "This epic journey, seen through a donkey \u2019s eyes, will give hope to audiences during our troubling times, and reflects not only Jerzy Skolimowski\u2019s love of animals, but of the world. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "When fitted with the optional towing and trailering packages ($2,775 combined for Pro models), this donkey can tow 10,000 pounds and haul 2,235 pounds. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Grace Bussey this morning attended the Palm Sunday procession at Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, where churchgoers follow a donkey from Brother Bryan Park to the front lawn of the church before the morning service. \u2014 al , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Most engaging of all are the stories of the animals, their personalities, eccentricities and odd friendships llama and donkey , kitten and duck, horse and UPS driver. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of the homeless men at the Five Points South fountain came up to pet the donkey , named Wenonah, as worshippers entered the church and Tony Fallin of T&N Farms in Blount County prepared to lead her away. \u2014 al , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163811"
  },
  "donnybrook":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free-for-all , brawl",
      ": a usually public quarrel or dispute",
      "city in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02ccbru\u0307k",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02ccbru\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affray",
      "brawl",
      "broil",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "free-for-all",
      "melee",
      "m\u00eal\u00e9e",
      "rough-and-tumble",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.",
      "a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The unequal three-way donnybrook \u2014 film critics on one side, the vox populi and aggrieved artists on the other \u2014 is a digital-era twist on a perennial Hollywood story. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Second, there is that political donnybrook sense of a right ugly fight while people hammer each other in hopes of furthering their own agendas. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "City officials said the donnybrook between FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power has spanned several years, both inside and outside courtrooms, fights that are likely to continue. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021",
      "Wilson then followed up his battering of Buchnevich by body-slamming Artemiy Panarin to the ice during the ensuing donnybrook . \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 4 May 2021",
      "What followed is a legal donnybrook that has the region\u2019s top law firms fighting to keep documents about the hospital under seal. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "But in the partisan donnybrook surrounding the bill\u2019s passage, little attention was paid to the fact that the benefits cut off at the margin rather than sloping down. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "On top of this, the legislatures appointing electors would trigger a historic donnybrook in Congress, which considers objections to electoral ballots under the Electoral Count Act of 1887. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "The other Senate race in Georgia is a donnybrook featuring eight Democrats, six Republicans, five independents, and one from the Libertarian and Green Party. \u2014 al , 27 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" Donnybrook Fair, annual Irish event known for its brawls",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201703"
  },
  "doofus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-f\u0259s",
      "-fis"
    ],
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      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Don't be such a doofus .",
      "I don't want to be partnered on the project with that doofus .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Extending their doofus -and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "To a pint-sized doofus like myself, this was by far the coolest thing imaginable. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But Dupieux has always created mini-universes in which his deadpan- doofus characters can pinball about obeying the laws of a physics not quite the same as ours, so in many ways, the restrictions don\u2019t seem to have restricted him that much. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "As Irons plays him, at least until the movie\u2019s swerving finale, this PM is a likable doofus , certain that any problem can be solved with a handshake and a cup of tea. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "When Marcia asks him to go back to her home and fetch Logan\u2019s PJs and slippers \u2014 a favor mostly orchestrated to get this weird doofus out of her orbit for a while \u2014 Greg doesn\u2019t have the money to pay cab fare. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "For two decades, Simon Rex had been on a Gump-like tour of the least prestigious jobs in Hollywood: male model, MTV VJ, sitcom actor, Scary Movie doofus , white rapper, and Vine star. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Since there are only two noteworthy humans in the story \u2014 one is dumped after the opening ten minutes and the other is a comedy-relief doofus \u2014 humanity is notably missing from the story. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "What happens when a bad-tempered, distractible doofus runs an empire? \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of goof entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185634"
  },
  "doom":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England",
      "judgment , decision",
      "a judicial condemnation or sentence",
      "judgment sense 5a",
      "judgment day sense 1",
      "destiny",
      "unhappy destiny",
      "death , ruin",
      "to give judgment against condemn",
      "to fix the fate of destine",
      "to make certain the failure or destruction of",
      "a terrible or unhappy ending or happening",
      "death sense 1",
      "to make sure that something bad will happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u00fcm",
    "synonyms":[
      "finding",
      "holding",
      "judgment",
      "judgement",
      "ruling",
      "sentence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destine",
      "fate",
      "foredoom",
      "foreordain",
      "ordain",
      "predestine",
      "predetermine",
      "preordain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom .",
      "the story of a mysterious creature who lures travelers to their doom",
      "Verb",
      "A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.",
      "had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Yes, only 13 times in NHL history \u2014 out of 156 instances, or 8.3% of the time \u2014 a team had overcome the 3-1 deficit of doom . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Think of it as a tangible, narrowcasted reboot of virtual doom -scrolling. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In subsequent communiqu\u00e9s, which mixed doom -laden prophecies of ecological disaster with furious demands for change, the group described its ethos in greater detail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Ortiz unleashes colossal death- doom with Tzompantli\u2019s debut album, inspired by indigenous Mesoamerican culture. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022",
      "With so many stuck at home doom -scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a look at who\u2019s predicting impending economic doom and why. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Newport equates this perfunctory, robot-like doom scrolling with how people use a slot machine in Las Vegas. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s letting the audience know that chaos is imminent and impending doom will not be easily thwarted by the idiotic actions of men. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "In Miami coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Concerns that warming temperatures, fires and disease could doom the dwindling number of ancient trees on federal forests drew a bipartisan group of lawmakers to California this month. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "Elon Musk says doubt about spam accounts could doom his Twitter deal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "In Nebraska, one of the top red-meat-producing and -processing states, some farming experts believe the war will doom some livestock farmers who are already paying more for animal feed. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Dairbekov said the public\u2019s negative reaction to the bill as well as the government hailing its deal with Facebook \u2014 confusion notwithstanding \u2014 could doom the draft law. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 1 May 2022",
      "Those same logistical failures, exacerbated by a worsening infantry shortage, could doom Russia\u2019s offensive in the east, too. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That being said, Laura Young, a social worker in Charlottesville, VA, previously told Allure that minor fluctuations during the first year of a child's life won't doom them to particular attachment style or romantic future. \u2014 Allure , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "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 at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162328"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England",
      ": judgment , decision",
      ": a judicial condemnation or sentence",
      ": judgment sense 5a",
      ": judgment day sense 1",
      ": destiny",
      ": unhappy destiny",
      ": death , ruin",
      ": to give judgment against : condemn",
      ": to fix the fate of : destine",
      ": to make certain the failure or destruction of",
      ": a terrible or unhappy ending or happening",
      ": death sense 1",
      ": to make sure that something bad will happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcm",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcm"
    ],
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      "finding",
      "holding",
      "judgment",
      "judgement",
      "ruling",
      "sentence"
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      "destine",
      "fate",
      "foredoom",
      "foreordain",
      "ordain",
      "predestine",
      "predetermine",
      "preordain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom .",
      "the story of a mysterious creature who lures travelers to their doom",
      "Verb",
      "A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.",
      "had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Yes, only 13 times in NHL history \u2014 out of 156 instances, or 8.3% of the time \u2014 a team had overcome the 3-1 deficit of doom . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Think of it as a tangible, narrowcasted reboot of virtual doom -scrolling. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In subsequent communiqu\u00e9s, which mixed doom -laden prophecies of ecological disaster with furious demands for change, the group described its ethos in greater detail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Ortiz unleashes colossal death- doom with Tzompantli\u2019s debut album, inspired by indigenous Mesoamerican culture. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022",
      "With so many stuck at home doom -scrolling, there was unslakable need for his brand of musical comedy relief. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s a look at who\u2019s predicting impending economic doom and why. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Newport equates this perfunctory, robot-like doom scrolling with how people use a slot machine in Las Vegas. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s letting the audience know that chaos is imminent and impending doom will not be easily thwarted by the idiotic actions of men. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In Miami coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Concerns that warming temperatures, fires and disease could doom the dwindling number of ancient trees on federal forests drew a bipartisan group of lawmakers to California this month. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "Elon Musk says doubt about spam accounts could doom his Twitter deal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "In Nebraska, one of the top red-meat-producing and -processing states, some farming experts believe the war will doom some livestock farmers who are already paying more for animal feed. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Dairbekov said the public\u2019s negative reaction to the bill as well as the government hailing its deal with Facebook \u2014 confusion notwithstanding \u2014 could doom the draft law. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra\u2019s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn\u2019t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 1 May 2022",
      "Those same logistical failures, exacerbated by a worsening infantry shortage, could doom Russia\u2019s offensive in the east, too. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That being said, Laura Young, a social worker in Charlottesville, VA, previously told Allure that minor fluctuations during the first year of a child's life won't doom them to particular attachment style or romantic future. \u2014 Allure , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "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 at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221421"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suggestive of doom : doomful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baleful",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "foreboding",
      "ill",
      "ill-boding",
      "inauspicious",
      "menacing",
      "minatory",
      "ominous",
      "portentous",
      "sinister",
      "threatening"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unthreatening"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205633"
  },
  "doorway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the opening that a door closes",
      ": an entrance into a building or room",
      ": door sense 3",
      ": the opening or passage that a door closes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "access",
      "accession",
      "admission",
      "admittance",
      "door",
      "entrance",
      "entr\u00e9e",
      "entree",
      "entry",
      "gateway",
      "ingress",
      "key",
      "passport",
      "ticket"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Please don't block the doorway .",
      "She stepped through the doorway .",
      "He stood in the doorway , wondering if he should go in.",
      "Homeless people sleep in the doorways of the shops.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Chick-fil-A employees tried to resolve the issue, but the man returned to the eatery and fired a shot from the car into the doorway of the store, striking the teen. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "While standing in the doorway of the apartment, Solorio fatally shot German and Ventura Aviles, then shot and wounded another man inside the apartment. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Just after midnight Monday, a 26-year-old was found dead inside the doorway of his apartment at the Pointe at Canyon Ridge apartments. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 25 May 2022",
      "Police say Sikes was found in the doorway of a residence near the 14900 block of Kinsman Road with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and stomach. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "At the central station in the western city of Lviv, a teenage girl stood in the doorway of a waiting train, a white pet rabbit shivering in her arms. \u2014 Nebi Qena, Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "At the central station in the western city of Lviv, a teenage girl stood in the doorway of a waiting train, a white pet rabbit shivering in her arms. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Standing in the doorway of their mother Carla Joi Farmer\u2019s bedroom, Camirin Farmer took it all in: a towering afro, thick layers of soft cascading waves; dreadlocks accented with purple and platinum pieces; long braids perched on top of an armoire. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "On a small street across the tracks from Ivana-Franka, an old woman lay face down in her doorway ; a trembling dog stood at her shoulder, barking over and over. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212609"
  },
  "doozie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extraordinary one of its kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .",
      "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .",
      "Some of her comments have been real doozies .",
      "a doozy of a year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Gotta agree with JJ, this really was a doozy of a day. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "With about 29% of the league hailing from outside of the U.S. and Canada, spelling surnames can be a doozy . \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of daisy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210133"
  },
  "dope":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a stupid person",
      "an illicit drug (such as heroin or cocaine) used for its intoxicating or euphoric effects",
      "marijuana",
      "a preparation (such as an anabolic steroid, diuretic, or tranquilizer) given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance",
      "information especially from a reliable source",
      "a thick liquid or pasty preparation",
      "a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface",
      "absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (such as the making of dynamite)",
      "a cola drink",
      "to give a narcotic or intoxicating drug to",
      "to surreptitiously put a sedating drug into",
      "to administer a drug to (a horse) to help or hinder performance in a race",
      "figure out",
      "to treat with dope or a dopant",
      "to take an intoxicating drug",
      "to use a performance-enhancing substance typically banned for use in sports",
      "excellent",
      "an illegal drug",
      "a stupid person",
      "information",
      "a preparation of an illicit, habit-forming, or narcotic drug (as opium, heroin, or marijuana)",
      "a preparation given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance",
      "a narcotic addict",
      "to give a narcotic to",
      "to take dope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u014dp",
    "synonyms":[
      "book",
      "411",
      "inside",
      "lowdown",
      "poop",
      "scoop",
      "skinny",
      "tip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "answer",
      "break",
      "crack",
      "figure out",
      "puzzle (out)",
      "resolve",
      "riddle (out)",
      "solve",
      "unravel",
      "unriddle",
      "work",
      "work out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They were caught smoking dope .",
      "What a dope he is.",
      "Verb",
      "They tried to dope him.",
      "Adjective",
      "That movie was so dope .",
      "Check out this dope new song.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Just for me, as a budding filmmaker, to be able to get that guy to come across that that graciously was dope to me. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "At the time Snoop said the job paid in the mid-5 figures, with perks including free dope , of course. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Got no time for the rope-a- dope , Wallace is gonna ride like the Pope. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "James \u2014 an interesting matchup for woods because of his more sinister style \u2014 raps about coke, dope , and what both of those poisons did to his already turbulent life. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Another posited that as much as 90 percent of pro cyclists dope , according to VeloNews. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2015",
      "Salmela says their fibers can be dope -dyed before blending with cotton (for example), thereby further reducing the total water and energy usage. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Tecovas, a purveyor of dope -looking cowboy boots, also applies its Western craftsmanship to its marquee briefcase. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The initial Love and Thunder poster features Hemsworth's Thor, rocking his new axe Stormbreaker and a dope red leather vest. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Is there too much focus on the athletes who dope , rather than on the people or systems that guide the athletes? \u2014 Dan Weil, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The 97-page report accuses Riis of encouraging his team members\u2014including Tyler Hamilton, Bo Hamburger, Michael Rasmussen, and J\u00f6rg Jaksche\u2014to dope . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2015",
      "The next year, Maximum Security\u2019s trainer, Jason Servis, was among 27 people charged by federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging scheme to secretly dope horses and cheat the betting public. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "But this is my guy, which makes this so dope for me. \u2014 Rembert Browne, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Tough to dope out a week when the possibilities include four games in five days, or maybe a two-day break before a wild-card game, or the saddest scenario of all - see you next spring. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The bride tries to find the most dramatic place to put that sucker so the wedding pics look dope -as-hell. \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 11 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1786, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
      "Verb",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dope (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking : to figure out (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210508"
  },
  "dopehead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a drug addict : a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u014dp-\u02cched"
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      "hype",
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      "junky",
      "stoner",
      "user"
    ],
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      "nonaddict",
      "nonuser"
    ],
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      "threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1903, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203436"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs",
      ": a person who sells illicit drugs",
      ": an athlete who uses performance-enhancing substances typically banned for use in sports",
      ": a person who frequently or habitually uses illicit drugs"
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      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0259r"
    ],
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      "addict",
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      "freak",
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      "hophead",
      "hype",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "stoner",
      "user"
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      "nonaddict",
      "nonuser"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202805"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "dulled by alcohol or a narcotic",
      "sluggish , stupefied",
      "stupid , fatuous",
      "lacking alertness and activity",
      "stupid sense 2"
    ],
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      "airheaded",
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      "brain-dead",
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      "chuckleheaded",
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      "dim-witted",
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      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
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      "knuckleheaded",
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      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
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      "simple",
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      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
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      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
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      "vacuous",
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      "witless"
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      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.",
      "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": dulled by alcohol or a narcotic",
      ": sluggish , stupefied",
      ": stupid , fatuous",
      ": lacking alertness and activity",
      ": stupid sense 2"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113"
    ],
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      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dorky",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
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      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
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      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
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      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
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      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.",
      "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204841"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": double sense 2a",
      ": alter ego sense 1b",
      ": a person who has the same name as another",
      ": a ghostly counterpart (see counterpart sense 3a ) of a living person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02ccga\u014b-\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccge\u014b-",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02c8ga\u014b-",
      "-\u02c8ge\u014b-"
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      "alter ego",
      "carbon",
      "carbon copy",
      "clone",
      "counterpart",
      "double",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
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      "image",
      "likeness",
      "look-alike",
      "match",
      "mirror image",
      "picture",
      "replica",
      "ringer",
      "spit",
      "spitting image",
      "twin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelg\u00e4nger .",
      "at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelg\u00e4nger",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second character, cousin Colton, is Constance\u2019s doppelganger and a Gen-Z, TikTok-loving, crypto enthusiast counterpart from New York, who now lives in between his cousin Constance\u2019s mansions and his own pad in Beverly Hills. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Jon-El sees his doppelganger and tries to take him down while Jordan tries to step in and mediate. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "All the matches are striking in their way, but there\u2019s something especially doppelganger -y about N\u00e9lisse and Lynskey. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The Knot, with 86% of 5,000 respondents in the US preferring them as engagement rings' center stone, and diamond doppelganger moissanite the next most popular option. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Amid the visual spectacle, Rift Apart also draws a surprising amount of emotional depth from Ratchet's interactions with Rivet, a female doppelganger who is also his first encounter with another member of his species. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The story even went international at one point, with Ellis seeing a doppelganger of Dear David in Japan. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 25 June 2021",
      "Naples \u2014 though the unassuming Fabietto (Chalamet doppelganger Filippo Scotti) often feels less like the star than a linchpin in a narrative that swings freely between comedy and tragedy, melodrama and memory play. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "And then, authorities link what seems to be a doppelganger of the husband to the case. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"German Doppelg\u00e4nger , from doppel- double + -g\u00e4nger goer",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225334"
  },
  "dork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an odd, socially awkward, unstylish person",
      ": an annoyingly stupid or foolish person : jerk sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022frk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bookworm",
      "dink",
      "geek",
      "grind",
      "nerd",
      "swot",
      "weenie",
      "wonk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I look like a complete dork in these clothes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their onscreen chemistry is a balm to the millennial soul\u2014the filthy comic, and the ultimate hipster dork of our teens and 20s, united. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "However, much like the lovable dork that came before him, that doesn\u2019t mean that he can\u2019t be redeemed down the line. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Dornan's inner comedy dork \u2014 on a par with Andrew Garfield's inner musical nerd unleashed in Tick, Tick\u2026Boom! \u2014 would not be denied. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Erskine played Maya with an alpha dork 's tense confidence, always unsure if people were laughing at her or with her. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "And she can\u2019t be faulted for breaking character after being face to face with surprise guest Stewart, who donned a wig and braces to play a Grateful Dead loving dork . \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Described as your dorky next door neighbor who grew up to be hot but couldn\u2019t shake being a dork , Daniel is an investigator at Jax\u2019s law firm. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "But everyone will likely recognize the conundrum posed by the dork -adjacent Dennis ( Ryan Hansen ), who meets Andrea on a flight back to Los Angeles from New York and is immediately smitten. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 22 June 2021",
      "When their story begins, Jeanette is your typical dork while Kate is living her best Cher Horowitz life. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of dick ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182752"
  },
  "dorkiness":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "foolishly stupid clueless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u022fr-k\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
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      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
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      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
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      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky -cute phase. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "But longer shorts are making a stab at acceptability again in ways that some men welcome and other men consider irredeemably dorky . \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The result, as Pickman accurately points out, was that endurance road rigs always had a dorky rep as an old man\u2019s bike. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Meet Mei Lee, a dorky 13-year-old torn between remaining a dutiful daughter to her overprotective mother and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "That Leonard is better suited to Sandra seems obvious until Michelle takes him out for the night, and this shlumpy, melancholic man dives onto the dance floor to show off some dorky but ambitious moves. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "As the cheerfully dorky best friend of Greg, the titular wimpy kid, Rowley emanates inborn self-acceptance\u2014a pointed contrast to Greg\u2019s flailing efforts to become the coolest boy in middle school. \u2014 Julian Towers, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Turning Red introduces Mei Lee, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, as a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother\u2019s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dorky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolishly stupid : clueless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky -cute phase. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "But longer shorts are making a stab at acceptability again in ways that some men welcome and other men consider irredeemably dorky . \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The result, as Pickman accurately points out, was that endurance road rigs always had a dorky rep as an old man\u2019s bike. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Meet Mei Lee, a dorky 13-year-old torn between remaining a dutiful daughter to her overprotective mother and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "That Leonard is better suited to Sandra seems obvious until Michelle takes him out for the night, and this shlumpy, melancholic man dives onto the dance floor to show off some dorky but ambitious moves. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "As the cheerfully dorky best friend of Greg, the titular wimpy kid, Rowley emanates inborn self-acceptance\u2014a pointed contrast to Greg\u2019s flailing efforts to become the coolest boy in middle school. \u2014 Julian Towers, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Turning Red introduces Mei Lee, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, as a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother\u2019s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222702"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being dormant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-m\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
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      "abeyance",
      "cold storage",
      "deep freeze",
      "doldrums",
      "holding pattern",
      "latency",
      "moratorium",
      "quiescence",
      "suspended animation",
      "suspense",
      "suspension"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy",
      "a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The timing was disastrous for sites where vulnerable grape buds were emerging from winter dormancy . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Only one percent of mink breeders in Denmark applied for dormancy compensation, while the vast majority of them consider closing their business, revealed the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "One of those areas of interest is in in reaching big, live crowds at sports events, concerts and the like, after a period of dormancy spurred by the recent coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The commission\u2019s dormancy also has caught the attention of Supreme Court justices who have raised concerns about the body\u2019s inability to fulfill its responsibilities. \u2014 Deanna Paul, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "However, the rules under CAA have not been notified yet, leaving the law in a state of dormancy . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
      "Chang says violence toward Asian Americans occurs in cycles punctuated by dormancy . \u2014 Ashley Vaughan, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Note that when dormancy ends, grass leaves that have turned brown won't revive, but new leaves will appear. \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 July 2021",
      "Plants overwintering in pots can be sheltered a bit near a wall or windbreak, but don\u2019t bring them inside as the interruption of dormancy may detriment their health. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1789, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174718"
  },
  "doss":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sleep or bed down in a convenient place",
      ": a crude or makeshift bed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fs",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bed",
      "crash",
      "retire",
      "turn in"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bed",
      "bunk",
      "hay",
      "kip",
      "lair",
      "pad",
      "rack",
      "sack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the living room couch was my doss for the weekend I spent at my friend's Lake District cottage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent commitments such as the billion doses promised to poor countries after the G7, or Canada\u2019s latest announcement of a 10 million doss donation, are steps in the right direction but continue to be insufficient. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 17 Aug. 2021"
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      ": being obsessed or infatuated",
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      "mentally unbalanced crazy",
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      "looney",
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      "nutty",
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      "sappy",
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      "senseless",
      "silly",
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      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
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      "sensible",
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      "wise"
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      "Adjective (1)",
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      "Adjective (2)",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": unintelligible language",
      ": the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously"
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      "abracadabra",
      "babble",
      "blabber",
      "burble",
      "double-talk",
      "drivel",
      "gabble",
      "gibber",
      "gibberish",
      "jabber",
      "jabberwocky",
      "mumbo jumbo",
      "nonsense",
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      "The girls were playing double Dutch on the sidewalk.",
      "the fast-talking con man spouts some double Dutch , and it is only afterwards that the victim realizes that he's given two twenties for a ten"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222947"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made",
      ": dilemma sense 1",
      ": a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made"
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      "the double bind faced by every politician: responding to scurrilous charges only gives them unwarranted publicity; not responding to such charges is often interpreted as an admission of guilt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Caught in the double bind of toxic masculinity and a racist revolving-door carceral system, where does the buck stop? \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Compounded by the expectation that Black women are expected to ceaselessly perform labor for society\u2019s comfort or entertainment, famous athletes like Osaka and the Williams sisters are in a double bind due to their notoriety and talent. \u2014 SELF , 8 May 2022",
      "This double bind can be a cause for friction yet is avoidable. \u2014 Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Two statements that represent a terrific double bind \u2014a rope thrown by one black woman to constrict another, that surely ends up constricting them both. \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Shaving is somewhat of a double bind for trans girls. \u2014 Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Allure , 30 June 2021",
      "Febos added that the likeability trap places girls in a double bind where they are expected to manage their reputation and maintain purity, yet please everyone. \u2014 Kyv Editorial Staff, NBC News , 25 May 2021",
      "Bradley proves herself sensitive to the double bind of addiction and incarceration throughout her documentary, which follows Sibil Fox Richardson\u2019s efforts to free her husband from prison. \u2014 Jonathan W. Gray, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "The double bind deepens when Dana learns that this survival depends on Rufus\u2019s enslavement and rape of a free Black woman named Alice. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210242"
  },
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      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": having two barrels mounted side by side or one beneath the other",
      ": twofold",
      ": having a double purpose"
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      "-\u02c8ba-r\u0259ld"
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      "binary",
      "bipartite",
      "double",
      "double-edged",
      "dual",
      "duplex",
      "twin",
      "twofold"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194354"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having two cutting edges",
      ": having two components or aspects",
      ": capable of being taken in two ways"
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      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8ejd"
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      "duplex",
      "twin",
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200620"
  },
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": hypocritical , two-faced",
      ": having two faces or sides designed for use",
      ": finished on both sides : reversible"
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      "artificial",
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      "counterfeit",
      "double",
      "double-dealing",
      "fake",
      "feigned",
      "hypocritical",
      "insincere",
      "Janus-faced",
      "jive",
      "left-handed",
      "lip",
      "mealy",
      "mealymouthed",
      "Pecksniffian",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "phony-baloney",
      "phoney-baloney",
      "pretended",
      "two-faced",
      "unctuous"
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      "artless",
      "candid",
      "genuine",
      "heartfelt",
      "honest",
      "sincere",
      "undesigning",
      "unfeigned"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191837"
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    "type":"verb",
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      "to call into question the truth of to be uncertain or in doubt about",
      "to lack confidence in distrust",
      "to consider unlikely",
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      "a deliberate suspension of judgment",
      "a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense",
      "doubtless entry 1",
      "to be uncertain about",
      "to lack confidence in",
      "to consider unlikely",
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      "a reason for disbelief",
      "the condition of being undecided",
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      "question",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But two decades later, lead investigator Paul Carey began to doubt inconsistencies in the stories and re-investigated his own case \u2014 as evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "While very few completely doubt the efficacy of listening, many leaders fail to see the remarkable value of being an excellent listener. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Much has been made of Leto and Hathaway\u2019s chemistry in playing a couple in a relationship that might be considered toxic, but viewers never doubt their passion for one another. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Politics may be left to the government, but few doubt the importance of these occasions. \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "For many workers, the sudden cutbacks have been jarring and cast doubt on the future of the industry. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "However, Ripley\u2019s on Thursday attempted to cast doubt on the images. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Some of the rioters cast doubt on the voting process, with some naming Dominion voting machines that Trump baselessly criticized. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "There are enough variables in racing to cast doubt on any outcome. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "They might be motivated to interfere in the administration of future elections or simply use their position to cast doubt on the results. \u2014 Christina A. Cassidy And Scott Sonner, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "The movie relies on a flawed analysis of that cellphone data and makes several leaps of logic to cast doubt on the election results, reported The Associated Press. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The absences have cast doubt on the relevance of a summit that was meant to demonstrate cooperation among neighbors but has instead loudly broadcast rifts in a region that is increasingly willing to defy American leadership. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Sussman, working at the foot-soldier level, was even better; where other editors on a story so difficult might have cast doubt upon the fragments the young reporters were bringing in, Sussman offered only constant encouragement. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about",
      ": to lack confidence in : distrust",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": fear",
      ": suspect",
      ": to be uncertain",
      ": a lack of confidence : distrust",
      ": an inclination not to believe or accept",
      ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making",
      ": a deliberate suspension of judgment",
      ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense",
      ": doubtless entry 1",
      ": to be uncertain about",
      ": to lack confidence in",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": a feeling of being uncertain",
      ": a reason for disbelief",
      ": the condition of being undecided",
      ": a lack of trust"
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      "\u02c8dau\u0307t"
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      "mistrust",
      "question",
      "suspect"
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      "dubitation",
      "incertitude",
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      "uncertainty"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But two decades later, lead investigator Paul Carey began to doubt inconsistencies in the stories and re-investigated his own case \u2014 as evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "While very few completely doubt the efficacy of listening, many leaders fail to see the remarkable value of being an excellent listener. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Much has been made of Leto and Hathaway\u2019s chemistry in playing a couple in a relationship that might be considered toxic, but viewers never doubt their passion for one another. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Politics may be left to the government, but few doubt the importance of these occasions. \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For many workers, the sudden cutbacks have been jarring and cast doubt on the future of the industry. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "However, Ripley\u2019s on Thursday attempted to cast doubt on the images. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Some of the rioters cast doubt on the voting process, with some naming Dominion voting machines that Trump baselessly criticized. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "There are enough variables in racing to cast doubt on any outcome. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "They might be motivated to interfere in the administration of future elections or simply use their position to cast doubt on the results. \u2014 Christina A. Cassidy And Scott Sonner, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "The movie relies on a flawed analysis of that cellphone data and makes several leaps of logic to cast doubt on the election results, reported The Associated Press. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The absences have cast doubt on the relevance of a summit that was meant to demonstrate cooperation among neighbors but has instead loudly broadcast rifts in a region that is increasingly willing to defy American leadership. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Sussman, working at the foot-soldier level, was even better; where other editors on a story so difficult might have cast doubt upon the fragments the young reporters were bringing in, Sussman offered only constant encouragement. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185253"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without doubt",
      ": probably",
      ": free from doubt : certain",
      ": without doubt or with very little doubt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8dau\u0307t-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "assuredly",
      "certainly",
      "clearly",
      "definitely",
      "easily",
      "forsooth",
      "hands down",
      "inarguably",
      "incontestably",
      "incontrovertibly",
      "indeed",
      "indisputably",
      "plainly",
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      "sure",
      "surely",
      "truly",
      "unarguably",
      "undeniably",
      "undoubtedly",
      "unquestionably"
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      "confident",
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      "positive",
      "sanguine",
      "sure"
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "she is doubtless the one and only girl for me",
      "doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway",
      "Adjective",
      "another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Anne Hathaway will doubtless have more chapters in her fashion story, but for now her narrative spells out one thing: confidence. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Liberties are doubtless taken, which is perfectly fine as long as the story gets at the spirit of the truth. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "John Roberts\u2019s vote may be one of the last mysteries in a decision that, after thePolitico leak, will doubtless furnish few surprises. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Gurman also predicts that the iPhone Health app may add new sleep tracking, women\u2019s health features and medication tracking, all doubtless integrated with its most intimate gadget, the Apple Watch. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Some feature the trending astronaut bubble window (such as the Lollimeow Pet Carrier Backpack, which any cat lover has doubtless seen on Instagram), while others are covered in sizable, strong breathable mesh panels made of anti-scratch material. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Part of it is doubtless the enchanted, silvery atmosphere of Severance, but there is always a sense of occasion when this orchestra performs. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "The Interior Department identified more than 500 deaths at 19 schools, though that figure is doubtless a vast undercount. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not surprising which side the album is better remembered for, though, and the end product is doubtless one of the most unforgettable albums of its era anyway. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Part of the reason is doubtless because, as any time spent studying neuroscience will show you, our knowledge of the brain is in its infancy. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Although finding a definitive pancake definition is difficult, and doubtless contentious, here are some of the very best pancakes around the world. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "This kind of work is doubtless more difficult, and less self-satisfying, than advancing brilliant legal and ethical arguments or marching on the steps of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The audience watching the Super Bowl pregame show is of course different, and certainly more eclectic, than the audience that watches nightly broadcast news reports or morning shows, though there\u2019s doubtless crossover. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Whereas the sponsors of Resolution 37/43 had their eyes open, Amnesty International\u2019s leaders doubtless have their eyes shut. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224329"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without doubt",
      ": probably",
      ": free from doubt : certain",
      ": without doubt or with very little doubt"
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      "\u02c8dau\u0307t-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t-l\u0259s"
    ],
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      "all right",
      "alright",
      "assuredly",
      "certainly",
      "clearly",
      "definitely",
      "easily",
      "forsooth",
      "hands down",
      "inarguably",
      "incontestably",
      "incontrovertibly",
      "indeed",
      "indisputably",
      "plainly",
      "really",
      "so",
      "sure",
      "surely",
      "truly",
      "unarguably",
      "undeniably",
      "undoubtedly",
      "unquestionably"
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      "assured",
      "certain",
      "clear",
      "cocksure",
      "confident",
      "implicit",
      "positive",
      "sanguine",
      "sure"
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      "Adverb",
      "she is doubtless the one and only girl for me",
      "doubtless you have heard this story before, but I'll tell it anyway",
      "Adjective",
      "another one of his doubtless predictions that will never come true",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Anne Hathaway will doubtless have more chapters in her fashion story, but for now her narrative spells out one thing: confidence. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Liberties are doubtless taken, which is perfectly fine as long as the story gets at the spirit of the truth. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "John Roberts\u2019s vote may be one of the last mysteries in a decision that, after thePolitico leak, will doubtless furnish few surprises. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The war will doubtless turn Ukraine into an emptied land\u2014how many of the millions who left even before this war started would go back? \u2014 WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Gurman also predicts that the iPhone Health app may add new sleep tracking, women\u2019s health features and medication tracking, all doubtless integrated with its most intimate gadget, the Apple Watch. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Some feature the trending astronaut bubble window (such as the Lollimeow Pet Carrier Backpack, which any cat lover has doubtless seen on Instagram), while others are covered in sizable, strong breathable mesh panels made of anti-scratch material. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Part of it is doubtless the enchanted, silvery atmosphere of Severance, but there is always a sense of occasion when this orchestra performs. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "The Interior Department identified more than 500 deaths at 19 schools, though that figure is doubtless a vast undercount. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not surprising which side the album is better remembered for, though, and the end product is doubtless one of the most unforgettable albums of its era anyway. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Part of the reason is doubtless because, as any time spent studying neuroscience will show you, our knowledge of the brain is in its infancy. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Although finding a definitive pancake definition is difficult, and doubtless contentious, here are some of the very best pancakes around the world. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "This kind of work is doubtless more difficult, and less self-satisfying, than advancing brilliant legal and ethical arguments or marching on the steps of the Supreme Court. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The audience watching the Super Bowl pregame show is of course different, and certainly more eclectic, than the audience that watches nightly broadcast news reports or morning shows, though there\u2019s doubtless crossover. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Whereas the sponsors of Resolution 37/43 had their eyes open, Amnesty International\u2019s leaders doubtless have their eyes shut. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191852"
  },
  "dough":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (such as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll",
      ": something resembling dough especially in consistency",
      ": money",
      ": doughboy",
      ": a thick mixture usually mainly of flour and liquid that is baked",
      ": money sense 1"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u014d",
      "\u02c8d\u014d"
    ],
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      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "currency",
      "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":[
      "I don't have much dough .",
      "didn't have to spend a lot of dough for a new stereo",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The resulting dough is wet and pipable and puffs up when baked. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "While the main ingredient \u2013 wheat flour \u2013 is the same, Afghan bakers hand-shape the dough , rather than rolling it out, and their use of a tandoor results in large, pillowy rounds. \u2014 Shefali Rafiq, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "The dough is cold fermented for 48 hours before getting fired up in the impressive Neapolitan wood-burning oven perched at the back of the restaurant. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "For biscotti, the dough is rolled into logs and given a spell in the oven, then cooled, sliced and slotted back in. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Milk, eggs and butter enrich the dough for these buns that will soak up all those delectable burger juices. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Brenda and Lee will teach you how to make the wheat dough from scratch and then prepare the noodles in two ways\u2014BiangBiang (broad, belt-like noodles) and Xinjiang Lamian (thin, strand-like noodles)\u2014before dressing them in a hot and sour sauce. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
      "The dough for pinsa is made with a low-gluten mix of wheat and rice flour, cold-fermented for 72 hours, then baked into an oval. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Around noon on Good Friday, Lymar began preparing the dough for her Paska, the traditional egg bread with a soft and airy crumb. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English doh, dogh, dowe, going back to Old English d\u0101g, going back to Germanic *daiga- (whence Middle Dutch deech \"dough,\" Old High German teig, Old Norse deig, deigr, Gothic daigs ), ablaut derivative from the base of *digan-, *d\u012bgan- \"to knead, shape\" (whence Gothic digan, gadigan \"to knead, form from clay\"), going back to Indo-European *d h ei\u032f\u01f5 h - \"knead, shape\" \u2014 more at feign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213653"
  },
  "doughty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by fearless resolution : valiant"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0113"
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      "bold",
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "dauntless",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "gutty",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "manful",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "undauntable",
      "undaunted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
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      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "coward",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "fainthearted",
      "fearful",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "nerveless",
      "poltroon",
      "poor-spirited",
      "pusillanimous",
      "spineless",
      "spiritless",
      "timorous",
      "uncourageous",
      "ungallant",
      "unheroic",
      "weakhearted",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the doughty heroes of old",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the ministry\u2019s nimble online work and doughty conventional fighting by Ukraine\u2019s military, Russia's attacks have intensified, and some cities and towns have been captured by Russian forces. \u2014 Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "One foot still in the stirrups, the doughty Englishman was saved by a loose-fitting shoe from being dragged to death. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Stymied by his dilemma, Bill turns to doughty flight attendant Jo. \u2014 Malcom Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
      "There was many a tense moment for George as Elizabeth moped about in tearful martyrdom while her mother and grandmother, the doughty old Queen Mary, fought her battle for her. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Portraits of a few of these feckless rotters line the wall on the way to dinner, along with the portrait of another of the doughty women who seem to keep popping up in Yorkshire. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "These days the doughty turkey has won the loyalty of millions of people for another reason\u2014as a favourite festive-season meal. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "There has been scant polling in Michigan accounting for the possibility of an Amash candidacy, but what little there is likely sends a shiver through the heart of Biden\u2019s most doughty institutional supporters. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "One doughty grey-haired woman in a woollen jumper leads her tribe down the broken walkway, her walking stick pointing the way. \u2014 Tom Rowley, 1843 , 6 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English dohtig ; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223531"
  },
  "dour":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stern , harsh",
      ": obstinate , unyielding",
      ": gloomy , sullen",
      ": looking or being serious and unfriendly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8du\u0307r",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307r",
      "\u02c8du\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "austere",
      "fierce",
      "flinty",
      "forbidding",
      "grim",
      "gruff",
      "intimidating",
      "lowering",
      "louring",
      "rough",
      "rugged",
      "severe",
      "stark",
      "steely",
      "stern",
      "ungentle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benign",
      "benignant",
      "gentle",
      "mild",
      "nonintimidating",
      "tender"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She had a dour expression on her face.",
      "the dour mood of the crowd",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even a simple question like double-checking his age unleashes Black's hilariously feisty, often dour sense of humor. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Surveys, however, are showing an increasingly dour mood among consumers through the latest phase of the pandemic combined with the effects of inflation among other developments. \u2014 Sarah Nassauer And Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The Russian government gave a dour assessment of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization proposals seeking to mitigate tensions over Ukraine, while also indicating that talks are likely to continue. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Henderson, will portray the dour Romeo Travis, while Everage (Cobra Kai) takes on the role as group enforcer Sian Cotton. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "There's no comparable emotional arc to Fantastic Beasts, which substitutes a straight line into adulthood for a shapeless origin story populated by dour functionaries. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The mood seemed dour post-reveal, with Jeong outright glowering and crossing his arms, and eventually walking off during Giuliani\u2019s reprise performance. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Her cheerful provincial sociability contrasts radiantly with Y\u2019s urbanely dour skepticism. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "So chances are high that someone else has a copy and that person might know who the dour pastor is. \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin durus hard \u2014 more at during ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194103"
  },
  "douse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plunge into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench",
      ": slosh",
      ": extinguish",
      ": to fall or become plunged into water",
      ": a heavy drenching",
      ": blow , stroke",
      ": to take in : lower , strike",
      ": slacken",
      ": take off , doff",
      ": to stick into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on",
      ": to put out : extinguish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s"
    ],
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      "doff",
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      "remove",
      "shrug off",
      "take off"
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      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
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      "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)",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182638"
  },
  "doused":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plunge into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench",
      ": slosh",
      ": extinguish",
      ": to fall or become plunged into water",
      ": a heavy drenching",
      ": blow , stroke",
      ": to take in : lower , strike",
      ": slacken",
      ": take off , doff",
      ": to stick into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on",
      ": to put out : extinguish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doff",
      "peel (off)",
      "put off",
      "remove",
      "shrug off",
      "take off"
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      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
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      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
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      "hook",
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      "larrup",
      "lash",
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      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
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      "smack",
      "smash",
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      "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)",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175702"
  },
  "dove":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous pigeons",
      ": a small wild pigeon",
      ": a gentle woman or child",
      ": one who takes a conciliatory attitude and advocates negotiations and compromise",
      ": an opponent of war \u2014 compare hawk entry 1",
      ": a bird that is related to the pigeon but usually of somewhat smaller size"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259v",
      "\u02c8d\u014dv",
      "\u02c8d\u0259v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "war hawk",
      "warmonger"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The President sided with the doves and worked to avoid war.",
      "the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As Curry dove to the floor, Boston's Al Horford appeared to fall on Curry's left leg. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "Vermillion came in for Ramage and Zach Ehrhard hit a line drive that Lanzilli dove to catch in right field. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "Other native species on-site include fox, bobcats, dove and turkey. \u2014 Gabriel Romero, Chron , 14 May 2022",
      "The property also boasts of light hunting opportunities for whitetail deer, Axis deer, turkeys, dove and hogs. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Winters was aided in the inspection by his canine colleague Bailey, who is trained to sniff out shark fin, sea turtle shells, red snapper, dove and oysters. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Stoli has posted several images on its Instagram account to form a dove in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Pieces from Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga were on sale in the stands, some featuring prints of a flying dove . \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Shares of Twitter\u2019s stock dove in response, falling to almost $40, suggesting strong doubt on Wall Street that the deal would ever close. \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183806"
  },
  "dovetail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something resembling a dove's tail",
      ": a flaring tenon and a mortise into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces (as of wood)",
      ": to join by means of dovetails",
      ": to cut to a dovetail",
      ": to fit skillfully to form a whole",
      ": to fit together with",
      ": to fit together into a whole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259v-\u02cct\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agree",
      "answer",
      "check",
      "chord",
      "cohere",
      "coincide",
      "comport",
      "conform",
      "consist",
      "correspond",
      "fit",
      "go",
      "harmonize",
      "jibe",
      "rhyme",
      "rime",
      "sort",
      "square",
      "tally"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differ (from)",
      "disagree (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don't dovetail at all",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While the law itself allows the cash to be used for a broader set of purposes that could more closely dovetail with the mini-city vision, early conversations between the county and the stadium authority curtails how it would be used. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s where the results of the poll on homelessness dovetail with the Youth Poll. Local governments in Southern California have poured billions of dollars in recent years into housing and services for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Because the voice plan\u2019s limitations dovetail with the limitations of using a phone behind the wheel anyway, Apple Music\u2019s voice plan might be best suited for people who spend long stretches in cars. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Harrison is visited a few times by friends like Mukunda Goswami of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness; in late 1971, his interests in Hinduism dovetail with his music in the classic Concert for Bangladesh. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "In some cases, those requests dovetail with prosecutor offices whose approach to defendants is more lenient than prosecutors have been for decades. \u2014 Peter Nickeas, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Sometimes these stories dovetail , as when Trump met with Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was recently acquitted after killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "There are two reasons, which sort of dovetail into one. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Moore connected with Cislaw, a magazine owner with a background in institutional finance, through a mutual friend who saw the dovetail in their respective professional endeavors. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kamala\u2019s story to dovetail with the rest of the MCU. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "The bills dovetail with a bigger conversation about conserving and smartly using lands for the future. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 29 May 2021",
      "Allowing Trump to return to the platform would dovetail with Musk\u2019s ongoing criticism of how the app approaches free speech. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "The proposal would dovetail with the governor's proposal aimed at boosting entry-level salaries for troopers at the Arkansas State Police, Hickey said. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The group has since grown in size and influence, capturing the attention of Republican officials who recognize it has become a fulcrum for culture war issues that dovetail with education. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The approach seems to dovetail with the Building Blocks DC initiative launched last year by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), which is billed as a public health effort rather than purely an enforcement strategy. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The key is to find solutions that dovetail with where the grocery industry is headed: toward a hybrid, omnichannel future, in which customers and store operators alike will move regularly between the digital and physical worlds. \u2014 Orlee Tal, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "This perceived anger behind the wheel seems to dovetail with a surge in fatal crashes across the country in both urban and rural areas. \u2014 Cindy Carcamo Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1573, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211607"
  },
  "dovish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous pigeons",
      ": a small wild pigeon",
      ": a gentle woman or child",
      ": one who takes a conciliatory attitude and advocates negotiations and compromise",
      ": an opponent of war \u2014 compare hawk entry 1",
      ": a bird that is related to the pigeon but usually of somewhat smaller size"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259v",
      "\u02c8d\u014dv",
      "\u02c8d\u0259v"
    ],
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      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "war hawk",
      "warmonger"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The President sided with the doves and worked to avoid war.",
      "the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As Curry dove to the floor, Boston's Al Horford appeared to fall on Curry's left leg. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "Vermillion came in for Ramage and Zach Ehrhard hit a line drive that Lanzilli dove to catch in right field. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "Other native species on-site include fox, bobcats, dove and turkey. \u2014 Gabriel Romero, Chron , 14 May 2022",
      "The property also boasts of light hunting opportunities for whitetail deer, Axis deer, turkeys, dove and hogs. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Winters was aided in the inspection by his canine colleague Bailey, who is trained to sniff out shark fin, sea turtle shells, red snapper, dove and oysters. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Stoli has posted several images on its Instagram account to form a dove in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Pieces from Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga were on sale in the stands, some featuring prints of a flying dove . \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Shares of Twitter\u2019s stock dove in response, falling to almost $40, suggesting strong doubt on Wall Street that the deal would ever close. \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173408"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby",
      ": lacking smartness or taste",
      ": old-fashioned",
      ": a dowdy woman",
      ": pandowdy",
      ": not neatly or well dressed or cared for",
      ": not stylish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-d\u0113"
    ],
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      "blowsy",
      "blowzy",
      "frowsy",
      "frowzy",
      "slobbish",
      "slobby",
      "sloppy",
      "sloven",
      "slovenly",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dapper",
      "dashing",
      "dolled up",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "spruce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She played a dowdy old woman in the film.",
      "the dowdy , beat-up furniture at the cheap motel"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184639"
  },
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    "type":"adverb",
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      "toward or in a lower physical position",
      "to a lying or sitting position",
      "toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom",
      "as a down payment",
      "on paper",
      "in a direction that is the opposite of up such as",
      "southward",
      "to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker's point of reference",
      "in or into the stomach",
      "to a lesser degree, level, or rate",
      "to or toward a lower position in a series",
      "to or in a lower or worse condition or status",
      "from a past time",
      "to or in a state of less activity or prominence",
      "to a concentrated state",
      "into defeat",
      "perfectly , completely",
      "down (see down entry 1 ) along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on",
      "to cause to go or come down (see down entry 1 ) such as",
      "to cause to fall by or as if by shooting bring down sense 1",
      "consume sense 3",
      "to cause (a ball) to be out of play",
      "defeat",
      "to go down",
      "occupying a low position",
      "lying on the ground",
      "directed or going downward",
      "lower in price",
      "not being in play because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play",
      "defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored)",
      "out",
      "reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity",
      "not operating or able to function",
      "depressed , dejected",
      "depressing",
      "sick",
      "done , finished",
      "completely mastered",
      "cool sense 7",
      "understanding or supportive of something or someone",
      "being on record",
      "having a low opinion of or dislike for",
      "experiencing misfortune and especially financial distress",
      "descent , depression",
      "an instance of putting down someone (such as an opponent in wrestling)",
      "a complete play to advance the ball",
      "one of a series of four attempts in American football or three attempts in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards",
      "dislike , grudge",
      "downer",
      "a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of -\u00b9/\u2083 and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon",
      "an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil",
      "a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England",
      "a covering of soft fluffy feathers",
      "these feathers",
      "something soft and fluffy like down",
      "down syndrome",
      "toward or in a lower position",
      "to a lying or sitting position",
      "toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom",
      "below the horizon",
      "to or toward the south",
      "in or into the stomach",
      "as a down payment",
      "on paper",
      "to a lower level or rate",
      "to a weaker or worse condition",
      "from a past time",
      "to or in a state of less activity",
      "in a way that limits movement",
      "from a higher to a lower point of something",
      "along the course or path of",
      "to go or cause to go or come to the ground",
      "eat sense 1",
      "defeat entry 1 sense 2",
      "in a low position",
      "directed or going downward",
      "at a lower level",
      "having a lower score",
      "sad sense 1",
      "not working",
      "finished or completed",
      "learned completely",
      "a low or falling period",
      "a high area of land with low hills and no trees",
      "soft fluffy feathers",
      "small soft hairs",
      "district of southeastern Northern Ireland bordering the Irish Sea; established 1974 area 250 square miles (650 square kilometers), population 69,750",
      "traditional county of southeastern Northern Ireland"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8dau\u0307n",
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      "below",
      "downward",
      "downwards",
      "over"
    ],
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      "bowl (down ",
      "drop",
      "fell",
      "floor",
      "knock down",
      "knock over",
      "level",
      "mow (down)",
      "prostrate"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb, Preposition, Verb, Adjective, and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1647, 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",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1987, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "down and dirty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unvarnished",
      ": made or done hastily : not revised or polished",
      ": marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition",
      ": bawdy",
      ": seedy",
      ": relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ad hoc",
      "ad-lib",
      "extemporaneous",
      "extemporary",
      "extempore",
      "impromptu",
      "improvisational",
      "improvised",
      "off-the-cuff",
      "offhand",
      "offhanded",
      "snap",
      "spur-of-the-moment",
      "unconsidered",
      "unplanned",
      "unpremeditated",
      "unprepared",
      "unrehearsed",
      "unstudied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "considered",
      "planned",
      "premeditated",
      "premeditative",
      "prepared",
      "rehearsed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Season 1 now completed on HBO Max, Parham spoke to Variety about getting down and dirty as a liberated woman of the \u201870s. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Few songs have distilled the essence of the down and dirty Sunset Strip life more effectively. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "These are often down and dirty wars of tribal fury, where the fighting itself is what matters. \u2014 David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The way James decided to shoot it, which is like a documentary with the camera on the shoulder (of the cameraman) shooting these characters, very immediate, down and dirty , really works. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Gottmik draws her brows sky high on her signature, clown-white face, but her reality TV standards are down and dirty . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 23 July 2021",
      "The best machine for cleaning upholstery is a spot cleaner, which uses suction and steam to get into even the most down and dirty stains. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "In 2020, designing wasn\u2019t about styling or embellishment but about coming up with down and dirty solutions. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "The cushions will likely get worn down and dirty the fastest. \u2014 Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored , 17 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212038"
  },
  "down in the mouth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dejected sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "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":[
      "after a disastrous date like that, anyone would be down in the mouth"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191848"
  },
  "down(s)":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "two ranges of hills in southeastern England \u2014 see north downs , south downs",
      "roadstead in the English Channel along the east coast of Kent, protected by the Goodwin Sands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212644"
  },
  "down-and-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": destitute , impoverished",
      ": physically weakened or incapacitated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200544"
  },
  "down-at-heel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shabby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "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":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172901"
  },
  "down-at-heels":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shabby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "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":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222157"
  },
  "down-at-the-heel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shabby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183002"
  },
  "down-at-the-heels":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shabby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccat-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "dog-eared",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210438"
  },
  "down-market":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating or appealing to lower-income consumers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccm\u00e4r-k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1969, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210921"
  },
  "down-to-earth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": practical",
      ": unpretentious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-t\u00fc-\u02c8\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demure",
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "meek",
      "modest",
      "unassuming",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrogant",
      "bumptious",
      "chesty",
      "conceited",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "fastuous",
      "haughty",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "high-and-mighty",
      "high-handed",
      "high-hat",
      "hoity-toity",
      "huffish",
      "huffy",
      "imperious",
      "lordly",
      "overweening",
      "peremptory",
      "pompous",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "pretentious",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-assertive",
      "supercilious",
      "superior",
      "toplofty",
      "toploftical",
      "uppish",
      "uppity"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220646"
  },
  "downfall":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden fall (as from power)",
      ": a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy",
      ": something that causes a downfall (as of a person)",
      ": a sudden fall (as from power, happiness, or a high position) or the cause of such a fall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccf\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "death",
      "destruction",
      "ruin",
      "ruination",
      "undoing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Their downfall was the result of several bad decisions.",
      "Bad decision-making was their downfall .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In all versions, collective humanity is responsible for either the downfall or the reconstruction of the planet. \u2014 Deepak Garg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "There are economic effects, and those have begun to be tangible\u2014however, not to an extent that there is an abrupt downfall in the living standards. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "In many ways, the documentary suggests, budding distrust of the Soviet handling of the nuclear disaster was the start of the government\u2019s downfall . \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "The progression of digital currencies will continue despite crypto's recent downfall , Litan said. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "The book, series and movie cemented Ness\u2019s image as a tough-talking, gun-toting federal agent, much to the annoyance of some who knew the true story of Capone\u2019s downfall . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "The downfall of actor Armie Hammer \u2014 as well as that of the Hammer family \u2014 will be the focus of an upcoming special coming to Discovery+. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
      "Speaking on private convos and praying on mfs downfall . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
      "Or more accurately, ending on the start of the downfall . \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 12 Apr. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225732"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": downcast , dejected",
      ": sad sense 1"
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      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
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      "jubilant",
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      "upbeat"
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      "downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state"
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      "1742, in the meaning defined above"
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      ": downcast , dejected",
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      "saddened",
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      "downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state"
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      ": toward the bottom of a hill",
      ": toward a worsened or inferior state or level",
      ": a descending slope",
      ": the sport of skiing on downhill trails",
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      ": not difficult : easy",
      ": sloping downhill",
      ": closer to the bottom of an incline",
      ": progressively worse",
      ": relating to, employing, or being a style of running in which a ballcarrier moves powerfully forward into the line of scrimmage and down the field toward the opponent's end zone without a lot of movement toward the sidelines to avoid tacklers",
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      ": toward a worse condition",
      ": sloping downward",
      ": having to do with skiing down mountains"
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      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cchil",
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      "dip",
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      "fall",
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      "fluid",
      "hands-down",
      "light",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Hawkins, who had diabetes for about 20 years, went downhill over the last few days, his wife told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Pointing her lens at the Tijuana district of Valle San Pedro, Arreola captures what started as a gubernatorial project for sustainable housing that went downhill after the economic setbacks of the Great Recession. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. \u2014 Robert Burns, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Difficulty: Easy; one moderate climb, but otherwise mostly flat or downhill . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The closest relative with military experience was her father, who served in the Korean War, but somehow landed a cushy role downhill skiing in the Alps for the Army. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The crypto market had been chugging downhill since May 4, which perfectly coincides with the Fed\u2019s half-point rate hike. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "However, an ocean breeze drove the flames downhill and to the east. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "From there, Bitcoin mainly hurtled downhill while bouncing along the way. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The world\u2019s top female skier didn\u2019t win the downhill or even come close. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This makes sense because skinny skis are uniquely difficult to turn or stop on the downhill yet light and agile enough to hop out of the track on the uphill. \u2014 Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "The men's downhill was postponed on Sunday because of high winds. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Shiffrin will race the combined, which is one run of downhill and one run of slalom. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The combined includes one run of slalom and one run of downhill , with the winner finishing in the fastest total time. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But the thrill of the downhill is difficult to replace. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Just let your legs go on this downhill , don\u2019t force it. \u2014 Scott Fauble, Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "With bases of three feet or more at many ski resorts throughout the east, spring skiing should prove to be a fun time for all downhill enthusiasts. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The former downhill superstar just published a memoir, Rise, earlier this month, detailing a life and career that has included 82 World Cup wins, 20 World Cup titles, three Olympic medals, and seven World Championship medals. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "To the unaware, a 6-foot downhill putt at No. 9 looks better than a 20-foot uphiller. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Mikaela Shiffrin is 0-for-4 at the Beijing Olympics after finishing 18th in the downhill Tuesday. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Shiffrin said after the downhill training session Monday. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who leads both the downhill and super-G standings this season, said with a laugh. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "In the downhill and super-G, athletes get just one run to record a time. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, SELF , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "This threatens winter sports such as downhill and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Connecticut is on the downhill side of a spike in cases that pushed hospitalizations above 1,900 patients and the testing positivity rate to more than 24%. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191717"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": straight down",
      ": absolutely sense 1a",
      ": forthright",
      ": directed vertically downward",
      ": outright , thorough",
      ": plain , blunt",
      ": really sense 2 , very",
      ": outright entry 2 sense 1 , absolute"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccr\u012bt",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccr\u012bt"
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      "mealymouthed"
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The movie was downright stupid.",
      "It's very difficult, if not downright impossible.",
      "Adjective",
      "rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush",
      "that's a downright lie, and you know it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Composer Michael Giacchino\u2019s score harks back to '70s and '80s sci-fi TV themes, the animation is downright phenomenal at times, Sox is totally the new Baby Yoda, and the narrative mines a lot of comedy at the expense of the overly serious Buzz. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The duel with the guitarist was remarkable, with the two of them first trading, then meshing into some dissonances that were downright avant-garde. \u2014 Michael J. West, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Playful dressing ought to be encouraged, if not downright mandatory. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
      "On a day when the Ravens\u2019 passing game was downright awful and more defensive players had touches than receivers because of knocked down passes, rookie tight end Charlie Kolar had two exceptional catches over the middle. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "Testers agreed that the dual-density EVA midsole\u2014softer, low density underfoot and firmer, medium density on the sides\u2014felt downright stiff. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "With a tone that was smart, whimsical and occasionally downright silly, Bloom County examined events in politics and culture from the viewpoint of an idyllic small town in Middle America. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "For instance, increasingly popular suggestions to perform self-care can seem downright silly to a responsible employee who is facing deadlines, dilemmas and equivalent distress at home. \u2014 Liz Kislik, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "If the rest of Skeletal Lightning, out July 22, is half as full of emo-pop wonder as this single, the album will be downright inspiring. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "If Fine Line offered blasts of euphoria, Harry\u2019s House is more downright fun \u2014 a well-rounded, effervescent crowd-pleaser that exhales when past projects tried to gulp air. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "Behind the numbers are stories of mentally ill inmates who were neglected, isolated and, in some instances, treated with downright cruelty. \u2014 Jennifer Peebles, ajc , 13 May 2022",
      "The third season definitely unraveled a bit in the second half, leading to mixed or downright negative critical reactions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
      "The idea that diners need to come into restaurants with more respect has gained traction over the pandemic, a period that has seen a rise in impatient, prickly, demanding, and downright abusive behavior. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "So far this earnings season, investors are in a downright bearish mood, punishing companies that report top- or bottom-line misses, or those that disclose a less than rosy full-year forecast. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That mystery ultimately proves less compelling than the scenarios themselves, which range from mildly off-putting to downright stomach-turning \u2014 but which are always fiendishly well-constructed. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "For colorful prints and playful details, look no further than Alice McCall\u2019s assortment of downright fun dresses. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But that\u2019s an escape from the continuing influence and downright domination of Trump\u2019s leadership of the Republican Party. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183324"
  },
  "downscale":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut back in size or scope",
      ": lower in class, income, or quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccsk\u0101l"
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      "expand",
      "increase",
      "raise"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The festival will have to be downscaled this year.",
      "the poor economy forced the plant to downscale production",
      "Adjective",
      "an apartment in a downscale neighborhood",
      "The company aims to reach a more downscale market with its new stores.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In 2021, even as safety precautions are lifted, couples are continuing to intentionally downscale their celebrations. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2021",
      "The decision to downscale the mass vaccination sites was made given overall statewide progress on vaccinations, the governor\u2019s office said. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 19 June 2021",
      "Conservationists have been fighting for several years to downscale the project proposal, and would ultimately like the creek returned to its natural state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "And as remote work and online learning proliferate (with IBM planning to downscale its 50 million square foot building to a mere 150,608 on anticipation of permanent changes), Keysight has also bolstered their software testing capabilities. \u2014 Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Standard Chartered Bank, similar to HSBC in having dual corporate headquarters in Europe and Asia, intends to downscale its office space by over 30%. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Flying Harpoon is a gloriously downscale venue overlooking a bayou on a side road off Ala. 59 near the beach. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "Phillips argued that social and cultural issues would attract more downscale voters to the GOP. \u2014 Vincent J. Cannato, National Review , 13 May 2021",
      "Or an entire town shut down by a plant closing, being stripped of its ZIP Code, forcing depressed, penniless residents to flee to hideously downscale trailer parks? \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "After that, the space went downscale , turning into a T.G.I. Friday\u2019s and Arby\u2019s, before lying vacant. \u2014 Gary Stern, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Over the game's six chapters, nearly all of its puzzles utilize this upscale/ downscale mechanic. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "Our team of scientists, however, has developed a geographic and statistical model to downscale national opinion results to the state, congressional district, and county levels. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Across the country, brides-to-be have had to cancel, postpone or downscale wedding celebrations out of coronavirus safety precautions and stay-at-home orders. \u2014 NBC News , 17 May 2020",
      "As the city hunkered down in the coronavirus pandemic, people stripped bare shelves in trendier grocers including Whole Foods and Trader Joe\u2019s, while downscale supermarkets such as Key Foods and Gristedes remained well supplied. \u2014 Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205515"
  },
  "downshift":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shift an automotive vehicle into a lower gear",
      ": to move or shift to a lower level (as of speed, activity, or intensity)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccshift"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You can downshift to slow the car down.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That means drivers have to downshift twice at the end of the front stretch and once at the end of the back stretch, which could make for a long day in temperatures expected to hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius). \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 4 June 2022",
      "There's numbness in the steering, but the gearbox is clever enough to downshift under braking and upshift at redline. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The Tacoma\u2019s very tall gear ratios are good for official fuel-economy numbers, but in the real world, drivers will find that the transmission must downshift so frequently that matching those numbers becomes unrealistic. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "If the price of breakfast cereal increases across the board, for example, a higher-income household that used to buy a brand name product could downshift to a store brand to save money. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "And its shift logic follows your natural movement during hard driving\u2014pull to upshift, push to downshift . \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Prime time begins in October, when temperatures downshift from summer\u2019s triple-digit highs and visitors begin to pour in. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Six speeds don't seem like many these days, but the automatic doesn't hesitate to downshift , and its crisp shifts were much preferred to the faux shifts of the competition's CVTs. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "After his run with luxe Huntsville restaurants, Erick is ready to downshift to simpler fare for The Standard. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201248"
  },
  "downside":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a downward trend (as of prices)",
      ": a negative aspect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccs\u012bd"
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    "synonyms":[
      "debit",
      "disadvantage",
      "disbenefit",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "incommodity",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "negative",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "asset",
      "edge",
      "plus"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He could find no downside to the car.",
      "the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only downside is the sale is not valid on gift cards and certain brands, including, but not limited to, Byredo, Chanel, Diptyque, Olaplex, Victoria Beckham Beauty, and Shani Darden. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 May 2022",
      "The only downside is that if one leg of the parlay loses, the entire wager loses. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Reviewers were very satisfied with their purchase, with the only downside being that the backpack design could be more feasible, which makes this choice a no-brainer when taking trips. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022",
      "The only downside is that the small buttons may be slightly difficult to use for those with larger hands. \u2014 Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The only downside of this grill is that its grates are flush with the sides, so food can accidentally be pushed off when flipping or rearranging. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
      "The only real downside of synthetic oil is the cost, generally two to four times the price of conventional oil. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
      "The only downside to this towel is its size; while it's perfectly sized for children and individuals under 5 feet 8 inches in height, taller users won't be able to lie on the towel without their legs hanging off the end. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The only downside is Windows Bitlocker is only available on Pro versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184611"
  },
  "downsize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce in size",
      ": to design or produce in smaller size",
      ": to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business",
      ": to undergo a reduction in size"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "de-escalate",
      "decrease",
      "dent",
      "deplete",
      "diminish",
      "downscale",
      "drop",
      "dwindle",
      "ease",
      "knock down",
      "lessen",
      "lower",
      "reduce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aggrandize",
      "amplify",
      "augment",
      "boost",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "increase",
      "raise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They have downsized the car's engine in the new model.",
      "The company is planning to downsize next year.",
      "The company will be downsized next year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Township officials touted the proposal as an affordable option for senior citizens to downsize while still remaining close to family and friends. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Haddigan said the sale of their campus will help the nonprofit downsize its overhead operations and instead focus more money on its mission to end world hunger. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
      "Justin Crump, a former British tank commander who is now a security consultant, said Russia's losses have forced it to downsize its objectives in Ukraine. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
      "Moscow\u2019s losses have forced it to downsize its objectives. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Moscow\u2019s losses have forced it to downsize its objectives. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Moscow\u2019s losses have forced it to downsize its objectives. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Kavid Keyton, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "But absorbing inflationary costs could hurt your business, forcing you to downsize , scale back operating hours or streamline your offerings. \u2014 Kyle Leighton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Some renters must downsize and share bedrooms with children or their parents. \u2014 Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1975, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172902"
  },
  "downwards":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": from a higher to a lower place",
      ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up",
      ": from a higher to a lower condition",
      ": from an earlier time",
      ": from an ancestor or predecessor",
      ": moving or extending downward",
      ": descending from a head, origin, or source",
      ": from a higher place, amount, or level to a lower one",
      ": going or moving from a higher place, amount, or level to a lower one",
      ": going from a higher to a lower level",
      ": from a higher to a lower level"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "below",
      "down",
      "over"
    ],
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      "bowed",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "lowered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.",
      "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .",
      "Adjective",
      "Sales continued their downward trend.",
      "the downward revision of an estimate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are now trending downward . \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
      "The fact is, however, Depp\u2019s career had been trending downward even before Heard penned the 2018 op-ed that sparked the litigation. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Thomas Shaw, a political science professor at the University of South Alabama, said that overall turnout has been trending downward since the 1960s, and that elections occurring on non-presidential cycles often lead to low interest among voters. \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
      "Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices are trending downward , following U.S. stocks lower after their biggest loss since June 2020. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Earlier this month, festival organizers reasoned that vaccination rates were encouraging and the infections were significantly trending downward in France, so lifting most restrictions made sense. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Enrollment had already been trending downward , but a ransomware attack that struck in December knocked out the college\u2019s computer system and obscured how dire the picture had become, President David Gerlach told the Tribune last month. \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "The 3-point percentage began trending downward in the second half. \u2014 Damichael Cole, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "No wonder the markets have been swerving wildly, falling one day, rising the next, but trending downward since the beginning of the year. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Each one contributes to those record revenues and, in the not-too-distant future, the shortfall that has caused uncomfortable downward pressure on the players\u2019 salary cap will be erased. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This exerts downward pressure on the yield, pushing it back below the central bank's target level. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Even if the Fed can pull off the delicate task of tamping down inflation without triggering a downturn, higher interest rates still put downward pressure on stocks. \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "But even if a recession is avoided, the Fed's interest rate hikes will still put downward pressure on stocks. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "High interest rates put downward pressure on all assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Even if central banks can pull off the delicate balancing act and avoid a recession, higher interest rates put downward pressure on stocks and all kinds of investments regardless. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "As inflation continuously undershot its 2% target, the risk of deflation was clear, and downward pressure on rates prevailed. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In the meantime, higher interest rates put downward pressure on stocks and other investments. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173018"
  },
  "downy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a bird's down",
      ": covered with down",
      ": made of down",
      ": soft , soothing",
      ": like small soft feathers",
      ": covered or filled with small soft feathers or hairs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cottony",
      "satin",
      "satiny",
      "silken",
      "silklike",
      "silky",
      "soft",
      "velvetlike",
      "velvety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coarse",
      "harsh",
      "rough",
      "scratchy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the downy surface of a ripe peach",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep things interesting with a variety of downy cashmere and wool beanies in every shade of the rainbow. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The video, captured Saturday at Taiaroa Head near the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, shows a downy six-week-old albatross chick chirping at an incoming adult, who is trying to time its landing. \u2014 Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Here, the black centers on the anemone pops and the white protea looks almost downy . \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "Tomentosum has large, downy peppermint-smelling leaves and tiny white flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021",
      "Indeed, less than an hour after the cicadas have begun their crawl up the big maple, a pair of downy woodpeckers, several tree sparrows, and a crow swoop in and start to feast on the smorgasbord. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 21 May 2021",
      "The images are a crisp black-and-white, each downy strand of fuzz on each piglet rendered hyper-real and sharp. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
      "Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "Other North American woodpeckers that cache are downy , red-headed, hairy, Lewis, red-bellied, gila, golden-fronted and red-bellied sapsucker. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203542"
  },
  "dowse":{
    "type":[
      "verb (1)",
      "verb (2)"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plunge into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench",
      ": slosh",
      ": extinguish",
      ": to fall or become plunged into water",
      ": to use a divining rod",
      ": to find (something, such as water) by dowsing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (2)",
      "1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170359"
  },
  "dowsed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plunge into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on : drench",
      ": slosh",
      ": extinguish",
      ": to fall or become plunged into water",
      ": a heavy drenching",
      ": blow , stroke",
      ": to take in : lower , strike",
      ": slacken",
      ": take off , doff",
      ": to stick into water",
      ": to throw a liquid on",
      ": to put out : extinguish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcs",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307s"
    ],
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      "doff",
      "peel (off)",
      "put off",
      "remove",
      "shrug off",
      "take off"
    ],
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      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "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)",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172856"
  },
  "doxie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": floozy , prostitute",
      ": mistress sense 4a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps modification of obsolete Dutch docke doll, from Middle Dutch",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032445"
  },
  "doyen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the senior member of a body or group",
      ": a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor",
      ": the oldest example of a category"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fi-\u0259n",
      "-\u02cc(y)en",
      "\u02c8dw\u00e4-\u02ccya\u207f(n)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "stager",
      "vet",
      "veteran",
      "warhorse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "recruit",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is considered the doyen of political journalists.",
      "considered the doyen of American art critics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only under George Balanchine, the doyen of American ballet, did sylphlike figures become the norm. \u2014 Hannah Jackson, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s exactly what Charles Onyango-Obbo, the doyen of east African journalism, Ugandan by birth, and pan-African by work\u2014his footprints are to be found everywhere, from Nairobi to Johannesburg\u2014seeks to redress. \u2014 Peter Kimani, Quartz , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Even after a strong post-pandemic recovery, shares such as GM and VW are very lowly rated relative to EV specialists, which offer investors huge growth potential, as well as to luxury doyen Ferrari. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "For the eternally young doyen of the Broadway musical, even revivals were an opportunity for trying something new. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Last and dandiest is Roebuck Wright (Jeffrey Wright), a doyen of the Tastes and Smells department, who is hot on the scent of cuisine gendarmique. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "As habits go, stagewear collecting could be outr\u00e9 for anyone not named Marty Stuart, the guitarist and country doyen whose other hats have included Travis Tritt co-writer, sideman to Johnny Cash and TV emcee. \u2014 Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
      "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French deien , from Late Latin decanus dean \u2014 more at dean ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183456"
  },
  "doze":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sleep lightly",
      ": to fall into a light sleep",
      ": to be in a dull or stupefied condition",
      ": to pass (time) drowsily",
      ": bulldoze sense 2",
      ": to sleep lightly",
      ": to fall asleep",
      ": a light sleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dz",
      "\u02c8d\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Surrounded by antique stores and art galleries, dogs doze in the sun while their owners feast on wine and pasta. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "Tell ghost stories or don\u2019t, drink or don\u2019t, ditch your tent and sleep under the stars, doze off under the stars and crawl into your tent at two in the morning. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
      "Putin could be seen on camera during NBC\u2019s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly doze off according to some onlookers. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "But it\u2019s also just four people chatting in the park \u2014 about politics, movies, family, the weather \u2014 while a dog at their feet studies the pigeons and the passing toddlers doze in their strollers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Republicans have also been quick to point to any video of Biden stumbling over his words or appearing to doze off during events as evidence of the president's senility; Democrats employed a similar tactic when Trump was in the White House. \u2014 Max Ufberg, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Each villa also comes with a retractable roof, so kids can doze off beneath the stars. \u2014 Kris Fordham, CNN , 13 June 2021",
      "It is performed for supine audiences who are encouraged to doze off during the proceedings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "At the New York City Fire Department\u2019s training academy, lessons can last as long as six hours and trainees will tell you it\u2019s not uncommon for people to doze off during class. \u2014 Rebecca Liebson, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1677, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213331"
  },
  "dozen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of 12",
      ": an indefinitely large number",
      ": a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of the opponent's family",
      ": a group of twelve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-z\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-z\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "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":[
      "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":[
      "dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On her phone was a year-old picture of her and a dozen co-workers \u2014 from Panama, Colombia, Peru, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "In May 1943, the Germans raided Ms. Geulen\u2019s boarding school (today called the Isabelle Gatti de Gamond Royal Atheneum), where a dozen Jewish children were hidden. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "On August 24, 2017, at 5:30 a.m., a dozen armed federal agents hammered on the door of his apartment in Manhattan, startling him awake. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "On March 12, a dozen dogs had arrived with Dos Santos Borges in Ruby, a checkpoint just under 500 miles from the start of the race. \u2014 Yvonne Gonzalez, ajc , 5 June 2022",
      "Maspar and fashion retailer Killer Jeans are understood to be looking to open in Russia, while at least four companies have already agreed franchise agreements in Russia, with another dozen or so expected to follow suit. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The Swamp lily blooms later in the year, and swamp lilies bloom in clusters of up to a half dozen ; Cahaba lilies only have one flower per stalk. \u2014 Haley Laurence | Hlaurence@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
      "As years go by, the bands on the Stanley Cup that each list a dozen teams are removed for display in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto to make room for new champions. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "And the nominees count in many categories has dramatically expanded \u2014 now up to a dozen in some cases. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dozeine , from Anglo-French duzeine, dozeyne , from duze twelve, from Latin duodecim , from duo two + decem ten \u2014 more at two , ten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192319"
  },
  "down-the-line":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": complete"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "faithful",
      "fast",
      "good",
      "loyal",
      "pious",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true",
      "true-blue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyal",
      "faithless",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-105711"
  },
  "dozing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sleep lightly",
      ": to fall into a light sleep",
      ": to be in a dull or stupefied condition",
      ": to pass (time) drowsily",
      ": bulldoze sense 2",
      ": to sleep lightly",
      ": to fall asleep",
      ": a light sleep"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dz",
      "\u02c8d\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Surrounded by antique stores and art galleries, dogs doze in the sun while their owners feast on wine and pasta. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "Tell ghost stories or don\u2019t, drink or don\u2019t, ditch your tent and sleep under the stars, doze off under the stars and crawl into your tent at two in the morning. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
      "Putin could be seen on camera during NBC\u2019s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly doze off according to some onlookers. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "But it\u2019s also just four people chatting in the park \u2014 about politics, movies, family, the weather \u2014 while a dog at their feet studies the pigeons and the passing toddlers doze in their strollers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Republicans have also been quick to point to any video of Biden stumbling over his words or appearing to doze off during events as evidence of the president's senility; Democrats employed a similar tactic when Trump was in the White House. \u2014 Max Ufberg, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Each villa also comes with a retractable roof, so kids can doze off beneath the stars. \u2014 Kris Fordham, CNN , 13 June 2021",
      "It is performed for supine audiences who are encouraged to doze off during the proceedings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "At the New York City Fire Department\u2019s training academy, lessons can last as long as six hours and trainees will tell you it\u2019s not uncommon for people to doze off during class. \u2014 Rebecca Liebson, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1677, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113120"
  },
  "documentary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing",
      ": of, relating to, or employing documentation (see documentation sense 2 ) in literature or art",
      ": factual , objective",
      ": a presentation (such as a film or novel) expressing or dealing with factual events : a documentary presentation",
      ": a film that tells the facts about something",
      ": being, consisting of, or contained in documents"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8men-tr\u0113",
      "-ky\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8men-tr\u0113",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "factual",
      "hard",
      "historical",
      "literal",
      "matter-of-fact",
      "nonfictional",
      "objective",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fictional",
      "fictionalized",
      "fictitious",
      "nondocumentary",
      "nonfactual",
      "nonhistorical",
      "unhistorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "You must present documentary proof of your residence.",
      "a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor",
      "Noun",
      "We watched a documentary on the early history of jazz.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Since 2015, our collaboration has brought to life 35 documentary film projects, nurturing a new generation of filmmakers, many of whom are from underrepresented groups. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "Founded in 2010, CDFF is a five-day celebration of the art of documentary film, at venues in and around the century village of Chagrin Falls. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Purja\u2019s record vaulted him to international recognition, and in 2021 a documentary film chronicling his expedition aired on Netflix. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Cannes Film Market sidebar Cannes Docs has kicked off as new stats show documentary film in Europe is thriving with the number of productions nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Directed by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the documentary series follows the case beat-by-beat, from the perspective of Peterson, his family, and his defense team, led by attorney David Rudolf. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Latin genres such as reggaeton, trap en espa\u00f1ol, cumbia, and bachata continue to be among the most popular on the planet, and now MTV Entertainment Studios wants to dive into some of the stories behind the music through a new documentary series. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Babylon\u2019 13, an independent film collective formed at the beginning of the Ukraine uprising in 2013 that produced the 2015 documentary series Winter That Changed Us, reformed following the Russian invasion. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "By the time Michael went to trial, Lestrade was already filming what would become his epic 13-episode documentary series. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Co-productions are the lifeblood of the documentary making process and as always, the event is highlighting this aspect. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Diving into 70 years of alleged abuse within the Boy Scouts of America and the organization\u2019s failure to protect the boys entrusted to them, this documentary has firsthand accounts from survivors about their experiences and journey for justice. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The documentary is timelier than ever, of course, with the Supreme Court\u2019s expected ruling that would effectively reverse Roe v. Wade likely to arrive any day. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Jennifer Lopez takes it to the stage at Super Bowl LIV in this behind-the-scenes documentary . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Jennifer Lopez takes it to the stage at Super Bowl LIV in this behind-the-scenes documentary . \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The documentary is something of a love letter to the city of Chicago, a hub of civil rights, anti-war and women\u2019s rights organizing. \u2014 Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
      "This inspiring documentary about a Memphis high school team trying to break its 110-year losing streak went on to win at the 2012 Oscars. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "To learn more about BOOMBOX Boxing Club, watch this brief documentary produced by Magenta Edge, a T-Mobile for Business initiative created to help small businesses get ahead. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115254"
  },
  "do down":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get the better of (as by trickery)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "best",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "subdue",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)",
      "worst"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lose (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182902"
  },
  "doozy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extraordinary one of its kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .",
      "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .",
      "Some of her comments have been real doozies .",
      "a doozy of a year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Gotta agree with JJ, this really was a doozy of a day. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "With about 29% of the league hailing from outside of the U.S. and Canada, spelling surnames can be a doozy . \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of daisy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191942"
  },
  "dolor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mental suffering or anguish : grief",
      ": physical pain",
      ": mental suffering or anguish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259r",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "anguish",
      "dolefulness",
      "grief",
      "heartache",
      "heartbreak",
      "sorriness",
      "sorrow",
      "woe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "cheer",
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "delight",
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "exuberance",
      "exultation",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "gladsomeness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "happiness",
      "joy",
      "joyfulness",
      "joyousness",
      "jubilation",
      "pleasure",
      "rapture",
      "rapturousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dolour , from Anglo-French, from Latin dolor pain, grief, from dol\u0113re to feel pain, grieve",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192537"
  },
  "downward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": from a higher to a lower place",
      ": toward a direction that is the opposite of up",
      ": from a higher to a lower condition",
      ": from an earlier time",
      ": from an ancestor or predecessor",
      ": moving or extending downward",
      ": descending from a head, origin, or source",
      ": from a higher place, amount, or level to a lower one",
      ": going or moving from a higher place, amount, or level to a lower one",
      ": going from a higher to a lower level",
      ": from a higher to a lower level"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "below",
      "down",
      "over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bowed",
      "down",
      "downcast",
      "lowered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The mountain streams flow downward to the lake.",
      "Mud covered his pants from the knees downward .",
      "Adjective",
      "Sales continued their downward trend.",
      "the downward revision of an estimate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are now trending downward . \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
      "The fact is, however, Depp\u2019s career had been trending downward even before Heard penned the 2018 op-ed that sparked the litigation. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Thomas Shaw, a political science professor at the University of South Alabama, said that overall turnout has been trending downward since the 1960s, and that elections occurring on non-presidential cycles often lead to low interest among voters. \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
      "Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices are trending downward , following U.S. stocks lower after their biggest loss since June 2020. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Earlier this month, festival organizers reasoned that vaccination rates were encouraging and the infections were significantly trending downward in France, so lifting most restrictions made sense. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Enrollment had already been trending downward , but a ransomware attack that struck in December knocked out the college\u2019s computer system and obscured how dire the picture had become, President David Gerlach told the Tribune last month. \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "The 3-point percentage began trending downward in the second half. \u2014 Damichael Cole, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "No wonder the markets have been swerving wildly, falling one day, rising the next, but trending downward since the beginning of the year. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Each one contributes to those record revenues and, in the not-too-distant future, the shortfall that has caused uncomfortable downward pressure on the players\u2019 salary cap will be erased. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "This exerts downward pressure on the yield, pushing it back below the central bank's target level. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Even if the Fed can pull off the delicate task of tamping down inflation without triggering a downturn, higher interest rates still put downward pressure on stocks. \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "But even if a recession is avoided, the Fed's interest rate hikes will still put downward pressure on stocks. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "High interest rates put downward pressure on all assets, including stocks and cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Even if central banks can pull off the delicate balancing act and avoid a recession, higher interest rates put downward pressure on stocks and all kinds of investments regardless. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "As inflation continuously undershot its 2% target, the risk of deflation was clear, and downward pressure on rates prevailed. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In the meantime, higher interest rates put downward pressure on stocks and other investments. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200208"
  },
  "dog-eared":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having dog-ears",
      ": shabby , timeworn",
      ": having a lot of pages with corners turned over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccird",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccird"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dilapidated",
      "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":[
      "1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200359"
  },
  "donkey's years":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very long time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "aeon",
      "eon",
      "age",
      "blue moon",
      "coon's age",
      "cycle",
      "eternity",
      "forever",
      "long",
      "months",
      "moon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-212013"
  },
  "doggone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": damn",
      ": damned",
      ": damn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g-\u02c8g\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02c8g\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "confounded",
      "cursed",
      "curst",
      "cussed",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "freaking",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, for our furry friends, at least, 2020 has been, well, doggone fun. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
      "What's the date for getting that boat out of that doggone water? \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
      "An adorable, fun-loving collection of doggone glitz. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The event is a top entry in our guide to the Southland\u2019s coolest pup-friendly activities, beaches, doggone -fun classes and luxe hotels. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Taking pictures of the crime scene with a doggone cell phone? \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "The Hulu mystery comedy starring Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short will twist and turn in every doggone way, according to EP John Hoffman. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "L\u00e9a-L\u00e9a\u2019s has so many doggone options for hot dogs. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 July 2021",
      "Besides, Mullens is so doggone earnest and likable and hard-working. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 4 Oct. 2020",
      "From there, the El Paso rescue had to solve the doggone dilemma of transporting the pup nearly 2,000 miles to his new home in Raleigh. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Don\u2019t look at me and start believing \u2018anybody can make it.\u2019 That\u2019s a doggone lie. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1819, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective or adverb",
      "1850, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-223035"
  },
  "donate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a gift of",
      ": to contribute to a public or charitable cause",
      ": to transfer (a particle, such as an electron) to another atom or molecule",
      ": to make a donation",
      ": to give as a way of helping people in need",
      ": to transfer by a gift or donation",
      ": to make a donation \u2014 compare give , sell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101t",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bestow",
      "contribute",
      "give",
      "give away",
      "present",
      "volunteer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Dallas Cowboys and the NFL Foundation also combined to donate $400,000 to Uvalde. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "Munroe also noted that L\u2019Oreal pledged to donate funds to U.K.-based charities that supported the fight against racial injustice and supported trans and gender-diverse children. \u2014 Zach Boyette, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Student Jacob McDermott gave his textbook to his teacher to donate to a student in need in the coming year. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Those who wish to donate to the Colleen Buckley Scholarship can send a check to the Draper Center for Dance Education, 1326 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "During a global fashion summit in Copenhagen last week, Shein announced plans to donate $15 million over three years to The Or Foundation, a nonprofit that studies fast fashion waste in Ghana. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
      "Besides delivering a public apology to a gathering of descendants, the fund decided to donate an undisclosed amount to the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, Koller said. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
      "Besides delivering a public apology to a gathering of descendants, the fund decided to donate an undisclosed amount to the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, Koller said. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "When extreme weather hit Texas in early 2021, Danneel posted resources on how to donate to relief funds. \u2014 Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from donation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1785, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224626"
  },
  "doable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to be done or attained : achievable , possible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from don \"to do entry 1 \" + -able  -able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225731"
  },
  "dogfight":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fight between dogs",
      ": a fiercely disputed contest",
      ": a fight between two or more fighter planes usually at close quarters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-\u02ccf\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball game",
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "competition",
      "conflict",
      "confrontation",
      "contention",
      "contest",
      "duel",
      "face-off",
      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.",
      "The election has turned into a real dogfight .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "We've been bombarded with this left and right divisive dogfight . \u2014 David Chiu, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Yet the best moment comes after Maverick's dogfight heroics. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "The exchange offered a glimpse into why the Republican primary race for the office that oversees elections remains a dogfight just days from Election Day, on May 24. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "And while Trump couldn't keep Oz out of a dogfight with Dave McCormick, McCormick never tried to put distance between himself and Trump. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Our screenwriting team did a great job of figuring that out with dogfight football. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "As insanely cool as the aerial dogfight scenes were in the original, the sequel\u2019s action sequences level them up with unreal camera angles and nonstop tension. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "The next two quarters devolved into a dogfight between the both team\u2019s stars. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Philadelphia 76ers are headed into a likely dogfight against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230437"
  },
  "dodgy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": evasive , tricky",
      ": not sound, good, or reliable",
      ": questionable , suspicious",
      ": requiring skill or care in handling or coping with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catchy",
      "delicate",
      "difficult",
      "hairy",
      "knotty",
      "nasty",
      "prickly",
      "problematic",
      "problematical",
      "sensitive",
      "spiny",
      "sticky",
      "thorny",
      "ticklish",
      "touchy",
      "tough",
      "tricksy",
      "tricky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The car's got a dodgy engine.",
      "They got into a dodgy situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In case of a dodgy activity, IdentityIQ will send you a timely alert and also go all the way towards restoring your identity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Formerly dodgy neighborhoods like Malasa\u00f1a\u2014from which La Movida movement and Pedro Almod\u00f3var came\u2014and the once druggy Chueca have been cleaned up and reinvented with stylish storefronts, sunny cafes, and a chorus of languages, including English. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Lo and behold, Lumon is up to plenty of dodgy activities, though none of the Innies know precisely what. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Its debut episode introduced Steven Grant, a maladroit museum gift-shop clerk with a dodgy British accent, played by Oscar Isaac. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "In an evocative example, Lee\u2019s story describes a dodgy online marketplace where people pay for discounted access to others\u2019 login information. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-231415"
  },
  "domicile":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dwelling place : place of residence : home",
      ": a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes",
      ": residence sense 2b",
      ": to establish in or provide with a domicile",
      ": a place where someone lives",
      ": the place where an individual has a fixed and permanent home for legal purposes",
      ": the place where an organization (as a corporation) is chartered or that is the organization's principal place of business \u2014 compare citizenship , residence",
      ": to establish in or provide with a domicile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-sil",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bl",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bl, \u02c8d\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abode",
      "diggings",
      "dwelling",
      "fireside",
      "habitation",
      "hearth",
      "hearthstone",
      "home",
      "house",
      "lodging",
      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "bestow",
      "billet",
      "bivouac",
      "board",
      "bunk",
      "camp",
      "chamber",
      "encamp",
      "harbor",
      "house",
      "lodge",
      "put up",
      "quarter",
      "roof",
      "room",
      "shelter",
      "take in"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "You will need to report your change of domicile to your insurance company.",
      "Students must establish a domicile in the state to be eligible for reduced tuition.",
      "Verb",
      "the university domiciles students in a variety of buildings in and around its urban campus",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And domicile can sometimes seem like an almost mystical concept. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Singapore headquarters was an issue for regulators at the time, but the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "One concern was Broadcom\u2019s Singapore headquarters, and the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "One concern was Broadcom\u2019s Singapore headquarters, and the company has since switched its domicile to the US. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Among the first net zero homes in the nation\u2019s capital, this domicile is designed to meet DOE Energy Star for homes requirements. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In addition, state income taxes will be owed in the player\u2019s state of domicile and to many other states in which the player has played a game that year, if the state has an income tax as all except nine do... \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Also note that Netflix\u2019s password-sharing rules apply to individuals in a customer\u2019s household \u2014 not the physical confines of a domicile . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Yes, the camel lives behind a truck stop, which is an unusual domicile for a camel but probably not unprecedented. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By having more funds domiciled in Singapore, the government hopes to not only attract more cash, but also jobs in the legal and accounting sectors. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
      "The current crisis might instead prompt us to ask whether companies domiciled in tax havens have any right to come crying to governments for a handout. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 1 May 2020",
      "That wasn\u2019t the case five years ago when AbbVie sought to reduce its tax bill by merging with Shire, which was domiciled in Ireland where the corporate rate is 12.5% and intellectual property is taxed at 6.25%. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 June 2019",
      "That levy, collected at the end of December, falls heavily on American giants Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, which have frequently been criticized for sidestepping local taxes by domiciling core operations in lower-tax nations. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "For centuries, a vast range of African art has been domiciled outside the continent. \u2014 Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Quartz Africa , 7 Mar. 2020",
      "Li, worth some $30 billion as of June, started to reduce his risk in Hong Kong over 30 years ago by re- domiciling his principal holding company in Bermuda well before the U.K. handed its colony back to China in 1999. \u2014 Geoffrey Smith, Fortune , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "This again indicates that Ford travelled to North Carolina because Williamson was\u2014his attorneys will contend\u2014 domiciled there. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "There is no dispute that Ford is a citizen of Florida and is domiciled there. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-002822"
  },
  "double-quick":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": double time sense 1",
      ": a rapid pace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cckwik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-024634"
  },
  "dome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stately building : mansion",
      ": a large hemispherical roof or ceiling",
      ": a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building",
      ": a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof",
      ": an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions",
      ": a roofed sports stadium",
      ": a person's head",
      ": to cover with a dome",
      ": to form into a dome",
      ": to swell upward or outward like a dome",
      ": a rounded top or roof that looks like half of a ball",
      ": a rounded structure",
      ": a rounded-arch element in the wave tracing in an electroencephalogram"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dm",
      "\u02c8d\u014dm",
      "\u02c8d\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bean",
      "block",
      "head",
      "mazard",
      "mazzard",
      "nob",
      "noddle",
      "noggin",
      "noodle",
      "nut",
      "pate",
      "poll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the dome of the Capitol building",
      "The team's new stadium is a dome .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With its glass dome rising among the prewar buildings of the Upper West Side, the Rose Center for Earth and Space was at first considered sacrilege by some residents. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The complex, which included a cathedral famous for its golden dome , was pillaged by the Mongols in 1240 and restored a few centuries later. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Copper sheathing was laid out on the dome and then sealed. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Another dome setting will be nice to Ryan and the passing game. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "Island is the Montreal Biosphere, a geodesic dome designed by American architect Buckminster Fuller to serve as the U.S. pavilion. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "The media had been called to the Capitol dome for a last-minute jab-back at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who earlier that morning slammed California\u2019s gun laws as ineffective. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Rick 'Jester' Heatherly \u2013 Matt Hasselbeck: Seems like a solid \u2013 maybe underappreciated? \u2013 starter \u2013 and one with a glorious dome . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Doubt turned into enchantment at first sight of the chora, or main town \u2014 a blue church dome topping a medieval castle topping a white village lined by windmills and cascading down a rocky outcrop to the sea. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Other 270 awnings, like the AluCab Shadow Awning ($1,500), avoid this by using clever fabric spreaders that dome the fabric to prevent pooling. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "This most recent push has focused on sapping public sector workers\u2019 collective bargaining rights, in particular, like the bill that led thousands of union members to peacefully occupy Wisconsin\u2019s capitol dome in 2011. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2021",
      "Chicago-area restaurants desperate to keep outdoor dining alive amid plummeting temperatures and new coronavirus restrictions are flooding tent and dome rental companies with inquiries. \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1876, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123255"
  },
  "dopy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dulled by alcohol or a narcotic",
      ": sluggish , stupefied",
      ": stupid , fatuous",
      ": lacking alertness and activity",
      ": stupid sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dorky",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.",
      "After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This standard ballad of devotion might have fared better without such a childish title and chorus, which really just sounds dopey coming from a then-17-year-old. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Tiger salamanders, their yellow lips giving them the appearance of a dopey grin, twisting their wet, rubbery bodies around each other in breeding ponds. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "For instance, the original Toyota Celica Supra was kind of a dopey nose extension of the Celica to accommodate a six-cylinder engine that was then finished off with tufted velour upholstery. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Al and Greta are cartoonishly creepy; Max is only slightly less cartoonishly dopey ; consequently, the stakes feel low all around. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That was also when dopey , relatively earnest disaster epics could still pull crowds into multiplexes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "A decade or so later, McDonald\u2019s rethought him rather significantly, reduced his arms by two, dropped the epithet from his name and turned him into Ronald McDonald\u2019s dopey sidekick. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-135900"
  },
  "double-talk":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense",
      ": inflated, involved, and often deliberately ambiguous language",
      ": language that seems to make sense but is actually a mixture of sense and nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cct\u022fk",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02cct\u022fk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflegab",
      "gibberish",
      "gobbledygook",
      "gobbledegook",
      "rigmarole",
      "rigamarole",
      "song and dance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141152"
  },
  "downbeat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented note of a measure of music",
      ": the first beat of a measure",
      ": a decline in activity or prosperity",
      ": pessimistic , gloomy",
      ": the first beat of a measure of music"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccb\u0113t",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccb\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bearish",
      "defeatist",
      "despairing",
      "hopeless",
      "pessimistic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeful",
      "optimistic",
      "Panglossian",
      "Pollyanna",
      "Pollyannaish",
      "Pollyannish",
      "rose-colored",
      "rosy",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a downbeat prediction for the company's sales performance in the upcoming year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And at 11:01, the first downbeat of 'Jingle Bells' starts. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This move emphasized a strong kick on every downbeat , popularizing the four-to-the-floor rhythmic pattern and laying the foundations for early house and techno. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "This is a rare instance of Watts stepping into the spotlight, throwing fills onto the end of nearly every line but never missing the timing of the next downbeat . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Friz Freleng gave us a highly theatrical Bugs who seemed to exist on a vaudeville stage, always ready at the drop of a downbeat to fly into song and dance. \u2014 Will Friedwald, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "These are all part of the remarkably consistent downbeat on radio stations given over to holiday music. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "Heavy on the downbeats , his reading of that season-opening staple was the only weak link on the orchestra\u2019s unusually lively and engaging opening gala on Saturday night. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "Three minutes before downbeat at Unitas\u2019s final rehearsal at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts earlier this month, the conductor was informed that the entertainment license for the evening had been revoked. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Madonna, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2018",
      "Over a resonant downbeat , Abel Tesfaye makes good use of his signature falsetto. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 2 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As a result, Republicans in the Walker era were almost uniformly upbeat about how things were going and Democrats were overwhelmingly downbeat . \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Rivalries were put aside when the Ukrainian national anthem was played and was applauded by the home fans, who later clapped off the downbeat opposition. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Chinese internet stocks jumped, after results from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. came in ahead of the market\u2019s downbeat expectations. \u2014 Rebecca Feng, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Target and Walmart stunned the markets in recent days with underwhelming corporate results and downbeat full-year forecasts, adding to the fears that inflation will force the mighty American consumer to hold back on purchases, sinking growth. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
      "Commenters remarked that despite the soothing title, the song was an odd choice due to its downbeat lyrics. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "These companies are thriving despite the fact that consumer prices are soaring and many Americans have a downbeat view of the economy because of sky-high inflation and rising interest rates. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But The Batman moves the goalposts for downbeat superhero thrills. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "One reason Stokes\u2019s downbeat lyrics didn\u2019t dampen the mood is that many of them were sung back to her by the audience in a spirit of communal bliss. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142033"
  },
  "dot":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small spot : speck",
      ": a small round mark: such as",
      ": a small point made with a pointed instrument",
      ": a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation",
      ": a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 \u00b7 5 = 30)",
      ": a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half",
      ": a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato",
      ": a precise point especially in time",
      ": a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)",
      ": a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet",
      ": to mark with a dot",
      ": to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random",
      ": to make a dot",
      ": dowry sense 1",
      "Department of Transportation",
      ": a small point, mark, or spot",
      ": a certain point in time",
      ": a short click forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code)",
      ": to mark with or as if with small spots",
      ": a small spot or speck \u2014 see maurer's dots , schuffner's dots",
      "\u2014 Department of Transportation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u022ft",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "eyespot",
      "fleck",
      "mottle",
      "patch",
      "pip",
      "point",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bestrew",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "sow",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle",
      "strew"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Don't forget to dot the i .",
      "Quaint cottages dot the countryside.",
      "The fields were dotted with wildflowers.",
      "Dot the cream all over your face."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1740, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162218"
  },
  "doubting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about",
      ": to lack confidence in : distrust",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": fear",
      ": suspect",
      ": to be uncertain",
      ": a lack of confidence : distrust",
      ": an inclination not to believe or accept",
      ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making",
      ": a deliberate suspension of judgment",
      ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense",
      ": doubtless entry 1",
      ": to be uncertain about",
      ": to lack confidence in",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": a feeling of being uncertain",
      ": a reason for disbelief",
      ": the condition of being undecided",
      ": a lack of trust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "misdoubt",
      "mistrust",
      "question",
      "suspect"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "distrustfulness",
      "dubiety",
      "dubitation",
      "incertitude",
      "misdoubt",
      "misgiving",
      "mistrust",
      "mistrustfulness",
      "query",
      "reservation",
      "skepticism",
      "suspicion",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "But two decades later, lead investigator Paul Carey began to doubt inconsistencies in the stories and re-investigated his own case \u2014 as evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "While very few completely doubt the efficacy of listening, many leaders fail to see the remarkable value of being an excellent listener. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Much has been made of Leto and Hathaway\u2019s chemistry in playing a couple in a relationship that might be considered toxic, but viewers never doubt their passion for one another. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Politics may be left to the government, but few doubt the importance of these occasions. \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For many workers, the sudden cutbacks have been jarring and cast doubt on the future of the industry. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "However, Ripley\u2019s on Thursday attempted to cast doubt on the images. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Some of the rioters cast doubt on the voting process, with some naming Dominion voting machines that Trump baselessly criticized. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "There are enough variables in racing to cast doubt on any outcome. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "They might be motivated to interfere in the administration of future elections or simply use their position to cast doubt on the results. \u2014 Christina A. Cassidy And Scott Sonner, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "The movie relies on a flawed analysis of that cellphone data and makes several leaps of logic to cast doubt on the election results, reported The Associated Press. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The absences have cast doubt on the relevance of a summit that was meant to demonstrate cooperation among neighbors but has instead loudly broadcast rifts in a region that is increasingly willing to defy American leadership. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Sussman, working at the foot-soldier level, was even better; where other editors on a story so difficult might have cast doubt upon the fragments the young reporters were bringing in, Sussman offered only constant encouragement. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-162500"
  },
  "double-dealing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity",
      ": given to or marked by duplicity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "cheating",
      "cozenage",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "crookedness",
      "crookery",
      "cunning",
      "cunningness",
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "deception",
      "deceptiveness",
      "dishonesty",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "dupery",
      "duplicity",
      "fakery",
      "foxiness",
      "fraud",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crooked",
      "deceitful",
      "defrauding",
      "dishonest",
      "false",
      "fraudulent"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1529, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190733"
  },
  "downpour":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pouring or streaming downward",
      ": a heavy rain",
      ": a heavy rain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccp\u022fr",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccp\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cloudburst",
      "deluge",
      "downfall",
      "rain",
      "rainfall",
      "rainstorm",
      "storm",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in a Pittsburgh downpour that made gripping and fielding challenging, the Pirates mounted a two-out rally, with a double by Josh Bell scoring the tying and winning runs for the walk-off win. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "By late afternoon, when Jakarta got its customary downpour , Gudskul purred with activity. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Some areas will miss the rainfall all together while some towns get a downpour . \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Monty and Rose appeared on posters, along with their offspring, near the site of Monty\u2019s death in the Montrose plover habitat, as some visitors took selfies with the memorial in between a downpour . \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Not even Mother Nature\u2019s heaviest downpour could put out the fire between McAdams and Gosling\u2014who dated IRL after filming\u2014in this waterlogged reunion. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "The title sequence alone \u2014 Gene Kelly spinning and splashing, in love in a downpour \u2014 is instantly recognizable to people who haven\u2019t even seen the film. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite a constant downpour on Friday night, the best track and field athletes battled it out for spots in the state championship meet at Oregon City High School in the district\u2019s championship meet. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "Overall, rain amounts through this somewhat damp weekend shouldn\u2019t amount to much, unless a thunderstorm happens to slowly move a downpour over you. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191145"
  },
  "double-dome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intellectual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccd\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "geek",
      "highbrow",
      "intellectual",
      "intellectualist",
      "longhair",
      "nerd"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-intellectual",
      "lowbrow",
      "philistine"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191920"
  },
  "doll up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dress elegantly or extravagantly",
      ": to make more attractive (as by decorating)",
      ": to get dolled up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do 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":[
      "if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance",
      "got all dolled up for the party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021",
      "To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020",
      "Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020",
      "Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192207"
  },
  "downer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up",
      ": a depressant drug",
      ": barbiturate",
      ": someone or something depressing, disagreeable, or unsatisfactory",
      ": a depressant drug",
      ": barbiturate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bummer",
      "down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "upper"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I took some downers to help me sleep.",
      "\u201cHis cat just died.\u201d \u201cOh, that's a real downer .\u201d",
      "Our conversation about death was a bit of a downer .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For real, though, nothing is quite such a downer as being wide awake while your face looks as tired as someone who\u2019s been up for 36 hours. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Exasperatingly, the vast majority center on one of three plots: the coming-out story, the in-love-with-my-straight-buddy dead-end romance and the coping-with-AIDS downer . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Despite the downer sentiment hanging over markets (crypto too is sinking), crude prices are stable, with Brent trading around $100. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The actual series finale walks back that downer , but only a little. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the dour title, Tobias Fischer\u2019s primer on the concept of biophony is anything but a downer . \u2014 Peter Hemminger, Longreads , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "By one account, Linguanotto accidentally dropped mascarpone in a bowl of sugar and eggs and later, with di Pillo-Campeol, added ladyfingers soaked in espresso for a bit of an upper (many subsequent versions have added rum, for a bit of a downer ). \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The only downer for the Utes will be the absence of freshman Kara Eaker. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "After that, the game could have been a downer , but Ransom raised the roof on the creaky old gym. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193447"
  },
  "dominance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fact or state of being dominant : such as",
      ": controlling, prevailing, or powerful position especially in a social hierarchy (see hierarchy sense 4 )",
      ": the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression (see expression sense 1b(4) ) of the other in the heterozygous condition",
      ": the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant (see dominant entry 2 sense 2b )",
      ": functional (see functional sense 1b ) asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (such as the right and left hands)",
      ": the state or fact of being in control of or having more power than another",
      ": the fact or state of being dominant : as",
      ": the relative position of an individual in a social hierarchy \u2014 compare pecking order",
      ": the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression of the other in the heterozygous condition",
      ": functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (as the right and left hands)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4m-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259ns",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4m(-\u0259)-n\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascendance",
      "ascendence",
      "ascendancy",
      "ascendency",
      "domination",
      "dominion",
      "hegemony",
      "imperium",
      "predominance",
      "predominancy",
      "preeminence",
      "reign",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "although Napol\u00e9on had achieved dominance over the European continent, Great Britain still ruled the waves",
      "the professor's dominance in the field of ancient Greek history",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This season, the Jazz couldn\u2019t recapture that regular-season dominance , and they were bounced in the first round by the Mavericks. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Escaping from Our Constraints How exactly has the American banks pulled off this global banking system dominance . \u2014 Jarl Jensen, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "This furthers one of the main themes that inspired her work with electric guitars \u2014 confronting the male dominance associated with the instrument, which is often perceived as a phallic object. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "In fact, two subvariants\u2014BA.2 and BA.2.12.1\u2014have already reached dominance since the BA.1 wave in January. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "One pity is that NATO countries did not assert some dominance early in the crisis, say, by escrowing Russia\u2019s energy revenues contingent on a cease-fire. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Costco\u2019s dominance among Asian American consumers bodes well for the warehouse retailer\u2019s longer-term growth trajectory \u2014 and carries implications for other retailers as the industry evolves alongside a diversifying United States. \u2014 Hannah Miao, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "The Beavers responded from their shaky opener of the Corvallis Regional with a performance befitting a No. 3 national seed, flexing both depth and dominance in a 12-3 victory over the San Diego Toreros Saturday night at Goss Stadium. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "Like in Mariupol before it, Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk continue to resist Russia\u2019s military dominance and have slowed Russia\u2019s advance with their unwillingness to surrender even an inch of the city, according to the report. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dominant  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194247"
  },
  "double-cross":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray",
      ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it",
      ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate",
      ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)",
      ": betray sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstab",
      "betray",
      "cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backstabbing",
      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "sellout",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022",
      "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021",
      "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1903, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201432"
  },
  "dodge":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of evading by sudden bodily movement",
      ": an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick",
      ": expedient",
      ": to move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course",
      ": to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow)",
      ": to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit",
      ": to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position",
      ": to avoid an encounter with",
      ": to evade (something, such as a duty) usually indirectly or by trickery",
      ": to narrowly avoid an unwelcome, harmful, or disastrous outcome or occurrence",
      ": a sudden movement to one side",
      ": a trick done to avoid something",
      ": to move suddenly aside or to and fro",
      ": to avoid especially by moving quickly",
      ": evade",
      "Mary Elizabeth 1831\u20131905 n\u00e9e",
      "American author"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4j",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4j",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "fetch",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "duck",
      "jink",
      "sidestep",
      "slalom",
      "weave",
      "zigzag"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There may be half-measures on guns that could help, as well as other policies aimed at problems ranging from school security to mental health help, if there is a serious desire for solutions rather than simply a dodge . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 26 May 2022",
      "Please, somehow, save this fraudulent tax- dodge of a system from the U.S. Supreme Court. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
      "With a split dodge , sophomore Maverick Smith beat his defender inside and put the diving finish past Gladiators goalie Blake Hunter, for his third goal of the game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
      "Financially, Iran has built a shadowy network that uses front companies and circuitous transactions to launder money and dodge sanctions, analysts say, which some believe may be offered for Russian use. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes the dodge says more than an answer could. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Thankfully, Aloy has unlimited quick- dodge stamina, along with an ability to scan enemies on the battlefield in search of their weak points. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Even low level grunts can present significant roadblocks, while huge monsters like bosses test every dodge , attack and parrying skill in your growing arsenal. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Just hours before their meeting, the United States warned China against helping Russia dodge potential sanctions related to the crisis in Ukraine. \u2014 Andrew Jeong And Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the span of just a few months, Omicron has already sprouted several new alphanumeric offshoots\u2014BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5\u2014that can dodge the defenses that even a tussle with their sibling BA.1 leaves behind. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
      "In fact, Ozark\u2019s fourth and final season is basically just \u2026 a bunch of things keep happening to Marty and Wendy Byrde, who, naturally, flail around trying to dodge all of the falling knives. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Overall, a variant-specific booster may only be needed if a future variant evolves that can dodge current cross-reactive responses, the authors argue. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts said in interviews. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Unlike previous variants, omicron and its many descendants seem to have evolved to partially dodge immunity. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The virus also mutates, leaving open the possibility of a future strain that causes more severe disease or can dodge existing immunity. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Service was able to dodge a loss last week against Bartlett. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Moses tries to dodge the police and gets in touch with a possible lifeline. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1680, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201845"
  },
  "double":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a twofold relation or character : dual",
      ": consisting of two usually combined members or parts",
      ": being twice as great or as many",
      ": worth two of the specified amount",
      ": marked by duplicity : deceitful",
      ": folded in two",
      ": of extra size, strength, or value",
      ": having more than the normal number of floral leaves often at the expense of the sporophylls",
      ": involving correspondence of two syllables (as in exciting and inviting )",
      ": designed for the use of two persons",
      ": to make twice as great or as many: such as",
      ": to increase by adding an equal amount",
      ": to amount to twice the number of",
      ": to make a call in bridge that increases the value of odd tricks or undertricks at (an opponent's bid)",
      ": to bend or fold (something, such as a sheet of paper) usually in the middle so that one part lies directly against the other part",
      ": clench",
      ": to cause to stoop",
      ": to avoid by doubling : elude",
      ": to replace in a dramatic role",
      ": to play (dramatic roles) by doubling",
      ": to advance or score (a base runner) by a double",
      ": to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a double",
      ": to put out (a base runner) in completing a double play",
      ": double-team",
      ": to become twice as much or as many",
      ": to double a bid (as in bridge)",
      ": to turn sharply and suddenly",
      ": to turn back on one's course",
      ": to follow a circuitous course",
      ": to become bent or folded usually in the middle",
      ": to serve an additional purpose or perform an additional duty",
      ": to play a dramatic role as a double",
      ": to make a double in baseball",
      ": to twice the extent or amount",
      ": two together",
      ": downward and forward from the usual position",
      ": something twice the usual size, strength, speed, quantity, or value: such as",
      ": a double amount",
      ": a base hit that enables the batter to reach second base",
      ": one that is the counterpart of another : duplicate : such as",
      ": a living person that closely resembles another living person",
      ": wraith",
      ": understudy",
      ": one who resembles an actor and takes his or her place especially in scenes calling for special skills",
      ": an actor who plays more than one role in a production",
      ": a sharp turn (as in running) : reversal",
      ": an evasive shift",
      ": something consisting of two paired members: such as",
      ": fold",
      ": a combined bet placed on two different contests",
      ": two consecutive strikes in bowling",
      ": a game between two pairs of players",
      ": an act of doubling in a card game",
      ": a room (as in a hotel) for two guests \u2014 compare single sense 4",
      ": very quickly : right away",
      ": being twice as great or as many",
      ": made up of two parts or members",
      ": having two very different aspects",
      ": made for two",
      ": extra large in size or amount",
      ": to make or become twice as great or as many : multiply by two",
      ": to fold usually in the middle",
      ": to bend over at the waist",
      ": clench sense 2",
      ": to turn sharply and go back over the same path",
      ": to have another use or job",
      ": two times the amount",
      ": two together",
      ": something that is twice the usual size or amount",
      ": a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach second base",
      ": someone or something that is very like another",
      ": very quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "binary",
      "bipartite",
      "double-barreled",
      "double-edged",
      "dual",
      "duplex",
      "twin",
      "twofold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "duplicate",
      "redouble"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Baltimore Police have arrested a 15-year-old in the double shooting at the Inner Harbor promenade on Memorial Day weekend that left one teen dead and another injured. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "Kevin Na surges out to tie for lead, then double bogeys \u2014 2:55 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Phoenix often had players wide open for easy layups or threes after the Indiana defense missed an assignment or sent the double team in too quick. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "For female pro golfers, the chance of double bogeying on consecutive holes is about 2%. \u2014 Lisa Ward, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "If the children are coming along, this also saves on child care, which is a double bonus. \u2014 Rick Blatstein, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Inclement weather may affect showtimes so double -check hours online or call ahead. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 16 June 2022",
      "Activists started blocking the paths of double -decker shuttles run by Google, Facebook, and other companies, which picked up tech workers at public bus stops. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "Perelman said the company also used the health crisis as an opportunity to double -down on investments online. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to Pam Nelson, the trust's director of land protection, the Northwest Arkansas region loses nine acres of open space each day and the population of the area is expected to double between 2020 and 2045. \u2014 Benjamin Collins, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "When the visa was launched, Poland had a shortage of about 50,000 tech workers, with the number expected to double within the next 10 years if nothing is done. \u2014 Elisabeth Braw, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "Of the 40,000-plus boats in its inventory, a total of 1,100 reside in the U.S., and that number is expected to double by the end of this year, according to a company representative. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "Seventy-five percent of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, where the electrification rate is just 45% and the population is expected to double by 2050. \u2014 Jacqueline Novogratz, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Intel doubled the number of executive inclusion advocates in 2021 and the company is on track to double them again in 2022. \u2014 Carolina Milanesi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The other is backlot space, which is expected to soon double . \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 12 May 2022",
      "The camp typically attracts more than 60 kids, but is expected to double this year, Pisani said. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Slevin and her husband were told when building Twin Sisters to settle on a budget, double it, and add 50%. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Alexander was an escape artist in the early going, holding the Nationals off the scoreboard despite allowing a pair of baserunners in the first inning with one out, a one-out double in the second and then stranding the bases loaded in the third. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s one-out double in the sixth inning was the Razorbacks\u2019 only other hit. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
      "Two innings later, after OSU relievers Reid Sebby, DJ Carpenter and Ryan Brown \u2014 who earned the win \u2014 mowed through the Huskies lineup, the Goss Gods made up for that two-run double in the sun and set up Forrester\u2019s walk-off. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith allowed a one-out double in the ninth, but nothing more. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Kyle Farmer hit a two-run double off Madison Bumgarner in the fifth inning, scoring Tyler Stephenson from first base, on a line drive to center field that skipped past diving center fielder Alek Thomas. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "After Briana Perez's one-out double in the first, Trautwein retired 11 consecutive hitters before Alyssa Garcia led off the fifth with a single. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Fried worked around Randal Grichuk\u2019s leadoff double in the sixth and helped snap Brendan Rodgers' 20-game hitting streak. \u2014 Mike Cranston, ajc , 4 June 2022",
      "The Guardians made it 6-0 on Naylor\u2019s double off the right field scoreboard in the seventh to score Miller. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Smith sealed her double in the 86th minute after striking again from outside the box to make it 5-0. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "Moncada went 5-for-6 with five RBIs, hitting a three-run home run in the first, a single in the fourth, a double in the sixth and RBI singles in the eighth and ninth. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, with the Brewers ahead 10-2, Renfroe threw out Jeff McNeil attempting to leg out a double to end the sixth inning from the gap in deep right-center. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Schunk also hit an RBI double in the eighth to give the Yard Goats a 6-2 lead. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "It was cut off and Longoria tried to stretch it into a double . \u2014 Brian Mazique, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Connelly herself\u2014not a stunt double \u2014drove the factory-correct Silver Metallic 911 S coupe. \u2014 Fortune , 28 May 2022",
      "Zyria Palmer was 2-for-4 for Har-Ber (1-6, 0-2) and Anniston Reith had a double . \u2014 Rick Fires, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Oregon scored three runs in the top of the eighth, two on a double from Anthony Hall, cutting the Louisville lead to 7-5. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202958"
  },
  "dormant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws",
      ": marked by a suspension of activity: such as",
      ": temporarily devoid of external activity",
      ": temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated",
      ": asleep , inactive",
      ": having the faculties suspended : sluggish",
      ": having biological activity suspended: such as",
      ": being in a state of suspended animation",
      ": not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales ) from the environment",
      ": associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy",
      ": not active for the time being"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "awake",
      "sleepless",
      "wakeful",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The seeds will remain dormant until the spring.",
      "Her emotions have lain dormant for many years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In late summer, let the bulb go dormant , cut off the foliage, and don\u2019t water until November. \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022",
      "Works well in a border and looks like a grass, but doesn\u2019t go dormant , so expect a blue-gray spikey look all year round. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 3 May 2022",
      "May 12, 19 Native Plant Maintenance Basics, a walk and talk through the Theodore Payne Foundation\u2019s demonstration gardens about summer maintenance practices for California native plants, which often go dormant during the region\u2019s hottest months. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Led by Alexander, participants on the Wildflower Walk will search out and identify Freja Park ephemeral wildflowers, the perennials which flower in spring, then go dormant by mid-summer. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Spring-flowering trees and shrubs such as lilacs and crab apples form their flower buds in late summer or fall before the plants go dormant for the winter. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Some of our iguana friends down there go dormant in such conditions and could take a tumble. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "So, the Court really did go dormant , no pun intended. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Most trees go dormant in the winter and can withstand temperatures in the negative degrees. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire ; akin to Sanskrit dr\u0101ti he sleeps",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203835"
  },
  "doggedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by stubborn determination",
      ": stubbornly determined"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d",
      "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "insistent",
      "patient",
      "persevering",
      "persistent",
      "pertinacious",
      "tenacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.",
      "a dogged pursuit of power",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But in the end, after a series of dogged negotiations, the rapper\u2019s lawyer was able to obtain the beat for him and clear the way for an official release. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The knives were out with players leaking to the Australian cricket press and the renowned stubborn Langer went on the back foot much like his dogged batting. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And there are many\u2013a drug cartel, the FBI, a dogged private investigator\u2014converging on Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney), their kids (Skylar Gaertner and Sofia Hublitz), and their off-on accomplice Ruth (Julia Garner). \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But Stanford fought back with a dogged effort in the paint and finished with a 43-33 advantage on the boards after outpacing ASU by nine in the second half. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dog  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1700, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224914"
  },
  "double cross":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray",
      ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it",
      ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate",
      ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)",
      ": betray sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstab",
      "betray",
      "cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backstabbing",
      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "sellout",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022",
      "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021",
      "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1903, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232117"
  },
  "donative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a special gift or donation",
      ": of or relating to donation",
      ": having the character of a donation",
      ": of or relating to donation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-",
      "or",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bonus",
      "cumshaw",
      "dividend",
      "extra",
      "gratuity",
      "gravy",
      "gravy train",
      "lagniappe",
      "perk",
      "perquisite",
      "throw-in",
      "tip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the support of the military was bought with a large donative to a couple of well-placed generals",
      "regarded her annual bonus as a just recompense for her job performance and not as some corporate donative"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1559, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232347"
  },
  "doltishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dlt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "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":[
      "What a dolt I've been!",
      "he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "The dolt to your right has essentially forced you into doing this, due to their careless parking and not having obeyed the rule to always park in the center of a parking spot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
      "Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably akin to Old English dol foolish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-000624"
  },
  "dogged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by stubborn determination",
      ": stubbornly determined"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d",
      "\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "insistent",
      "patient",
      "persevering",
      "persistent",
      "pertinacious",
      "tenacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.",
      "a dogged pursuit of power",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The efforts of President Biden and Congressional Democrats to pass common sense gun legislation\u2014which is supported by the majority of Americans\u2014will face dogged opposition not only in the form of Republican obstinacy. \u2014 Samuel L. Perry, Time , 25 May 2022",
      "Beyond its value, the collection\u2014a formally diverse but thematically cohesive selection of works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Bauhaus, and other giants\u2014provides insight into one woman\u2019s dogged pursuit of excellence. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "Crown put The Book Bin on the brink as well, the store saved by the dogged persistence of my mom, who barely paid herself most years, and the store\u2019s supporters who knew the town would be diminished without a bookstore. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of those who did show up seemed to have done so out of a dogged sense of responsibility. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But in the end, after a series of dogged negotiations, the rapper\u2019s lawyer was able to obtain the beat for him and clear the way for an official release. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The knives were out with players leaking to the Australian cricket press and the renowned stubborn Langer went on the back foot much like his dogged batting. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And there are many\u2013a drug cartel, the FBI, a dogged private investigator\u2014converging on Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney), their kids (Skylar Gaertner and Sofia Hublitz), and their off-on accomplice Ruth (Julia Garner). \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But Stanford fought back with a dogged effort in the paint and finished with a 43-33 advantage on the boards after outpacing ASU by nine in the second half. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dog  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1700, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005131"
  },
  "do in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring about the defeat or destruction of",
      ": kill",
      ": exhaust , wear out",
      ": cheat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilate",
      "cream",
      "decimate",
      "demolish",
      "desolate",
      "destroy",
      "devastate",
      "extinguish",
      "nuke",
      "pull down",
      "pulverize",
      "raze",
      "rub out",
      "ruin",
      "shatter",
      "smash",
      "tear down",
      "total",
      "vaporize",
      "waste",
      "wrack",
      "wreck"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "build",
      "construct",
      "erect",
      "put up",
      "raise",
      "rear",
      "set up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a business venture that was done in by poor planning",
      "the early frost did in all of our tender plants"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-033441"
  },
  "door":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened",
      ": a similar part of a piece of furniture",
      ": doorway",
      ": a means of access or participation : opportunity",
      ": the designated time at which the doors at a performance venue (such as a theater) are opened to admit attendees",
      ": as a charge against one as being responsible",
      ": a usually swinging or sliding frame or barrier by which an entrance (as into a house) is closed and opened",
      ": a part of a piece of furniture that swings or slides open or shut",
      ": doorway"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr",
      "\u02c8d\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gate",
      "hatch",
      "portal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I heard a knock on the door .",
      "Please don't block the door .",
      "I peeked through the open door .",
      "He stood at the door .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The staff at the Old Canteen snuck him out the back door . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "This opens the door , however, to abuse, frustration, and irrationality. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "For Louisville residents, this opens the door to some cheap flights. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Supply chain issues might also squeeze the advertising revenue of broadcast networks and others, says Moody\u2019s analyst Neil Begley, as automobile manufacturers, in particular, no longer need to advertise to get inventory out the door . \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Simplicity opens the door to establishing an authentic conversation with no B.S. \u2014 Mariana Ferrari, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "This type of data opens the door not only to more tailored tactics, but also custom messaging. \u2014 Partner Content, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Doing so opens the door to infection (in this case, the blister is acting like a natural bandage, Dr. Larson explains). \u2014 Mara Santilli, SELF , 25 May 2022",
      "Some legal experts believe their reaction was because Heard referencing past instances of alleged abuse in this case opens the door for Depp's team to do the same \u2013 and Heard has prior domestic abuse charges against her. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dure, dor , from Old English duru door & dor gate; akin to Old High German turi door, Latin fores , Greek thyra ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-194541"
  },
  "dogma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something held as an established opinion",
      ": a definite authoritative tenet",
      ": a code of such tenets",
      ": a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds",
      ": a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church",
      ": something firmly believed",
      ": a belief or set of beliefs taught by a church"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g-",
      "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "doctrine"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inspired by true events, the film is a powerful exploration of religious dogma that raises larger questions about the nature of freedom and faith. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "For his part, Joshua Sutter has faced no consequences for his role in spreading Order of Nine Angles dogma . \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
      "These organizations often force churches to teach counter to their dogma , and often insert nationalistic propaganda into worship. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022",
      "But writing a history of empire, pillage, bloodthirstiness and dogma cannot be done in a vacuum, ignoring the dark side of their appeal. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s leaked draft decision, steeped in authoritarian strains of religious dogma , is a road map for further erosions of the liberties all Americans enjoy. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "The team\u2019s findings confirmed that some aspects of canine behavior do seem quite heritable\u2014and sometimes even echo kennel-club dogma . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "An investigation by two fictional detectives, one of whom, Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield), is a church member, provides the central narrative device by which Black unpacks big questions of history, faith and dogma . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But a new generation of environmentalists is beginning to challenge the anti-nuclear dogma of its activist forebears. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin dogmat-, dogma , from Greek, from dokein to seem \u2014 more at decent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-023051"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak or write dogmatically",
      ": to state as a dogma or in a dogmatic manner"
    ],
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      "\u02c8d\u022fg-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4g-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French dogmatiser , from Late Latin dogmatizare , from Greek dogmatizein , from dogmat-, dogma ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105601"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": schoolmaster",
      ": clergyman"
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      "sense 1 is usually",
      "sense 2 is usually"
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      "clergyperson",
      "cleric",
      "clerical",
      "clerk",
      "deacon",
      "divine",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "minister",
      "preacher",
      "priest",
      "reverend"
    ],
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      "layman",
      "layperson",
      "secular"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a small village where the doctor and the dominie were the two pillars of society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin domine , vocative of dominus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114505"
  },
  "downgrade":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a downward grade (as of a road)",
      ": a descent toward an inferior state",
      ": to lower in quality, value, status, or extent",
      ": minimize , depreciate",
      ": a downward slope (as of a road)",
      ": to lower in grade, rank, position, or standing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccgr\u0101d",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccgr\u0101d"
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    "synonyms":[
      "decadence",
      "declension",
      "declination",
      "decline",
      "degeneracy",
      "degeneration",
      "degradation",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "descent",
      "deterioration",
      "devolution",
      "downfall",
      "ebb",
      "eclipse",
      "fall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "bust",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "disrate",
      "reduce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a downgrade in the company's stock prices",
      "a singing career on the downgrade",
      "Verb",
      "The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.",
      "She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The order follows the downgrade of FedNat\u2019s financial stability rating by ratings firm Demotech a month ago. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "Another debt ceiling crisis occurred in 2011, rattling financial markets and prompting Standard & Poor\u2019s to issue the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. government\u2019s credit rating. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade . \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "By itself, the downgrade of its trade status won\u2019t have an immediate far-reaching effect on the Russian economy. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Last week, the International Monetary Fund said the war and sanctions on Russia were likely to cause a downgrade of its global growth forecasts. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "As Oracle faces the threat of a Moody\u2019s downgrade of its debt ratings, perhaps this is not the ideal time to buy Oracle stock. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Utah\u2019s admitted downgrade at the position would be offset by adding a 3-and-D forward to the mix. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Specifically, users can expect download speeds to range from 5Mbps to 100Mbps in high usage waitlist zones, a potentially massive downgrade from the normal 50Mbps to 250Mbps download speeds. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "These new numbers make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more likely to further downgrade India\u2019s GDP from an earlier estimate of 8.2% in April. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
      "Spoelstra said Butler seemed a little bit off, so trainers evaluated the situation and made the decision at halftime to downgrade him for the remainder of the game. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "As the March 27 Oscar ceremony looms, conversation has centered on the Academy\u2019s decision to downgrade eight categories, their Twitter contest for fan favorites and their vaccination double-standard for attendees. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said, in remarks suggesting that such actions could cause Seoul to reconsider its decision to downgrade the threat level of its neighbor. \u2014 Fortune , 30 July 2019",
      "Rates on trucking\u2019s spot market are sliding and analysts have started to downgrade companies in the sector as truckers prepare to report first-quarter earnings in a market that is signaling growing economic uncertainty. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet every time Cancelo plays well, the same complaints are aired, as if the move happened in a vacuum and the Juve hierarchy decided to downgrade at right-back on purpose and with no other factors coming into play. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The law also gives cities more flexibility to downgrade speed limits in certain commercial zones. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Google will also include its Tensor chip, but there\u2019s word that the company will downgrade from a 50-megapixel sensor back down to 12 megapixels as well. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115905"
  },
  "doodley-squat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": diddly-squat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al-\u0113-\u02ccskw\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "continental",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly",
      "diddly-squat",
      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" doodley (perhaps alteration of do one's do to defecate) + squat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125859"
  },
  "do-or-die":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable",
      ": presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r-\u02c8d\u012b",
      "-\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bent (on ",
      "bound",
      "decisive",
      "determined",
      "firm",
      "hell-bent (on ",
      "intent",
      "out",
      "purposeful",
      "resolute",
      "resolved",
      "set",
      "single-minded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "faltering",
      "hesitant",
      "indecisive",
      "irresolute",
      "undetermined",
      "unresolved",
      "vacillating",
      "wavering",
      "weak-kneed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-135818"
  },
  "downtown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city or town",
      ": hip , trendy",
      ": the lower part of a city or town",
      ": the main business district or central part of a city or town",
      ": the main or central part of a city or town",
      ": to or toward the main or central part of a city or town"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n",
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctau",
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctau\u0307n",
      "\u02ccdau\u0307n-\u02c8tau\u0307n"
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      "au courant",
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      "def",
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      "hep",
      "hip",
      "in",
      "mod",
      "now",
      "trendy",
      "turned-on",
      "with-it"
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      "out",
      "uncool",
      "unhip",
      "untrendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There has been a boom in entrepreneurship in non- downtown New York areas like Jamaica, Queens, and the South Bronx. \u2014 Mae Anderson And Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Windows were blown out of downtown high-rises and downed trees and power lines blocked roads across the city. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Davinder Singh, co-founder of the Duwara Consciousness Foundation, also is often downtown to oversee mobile showers on 16th Street. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Reyna had been scheduled to take Andr\u00e9s, a family friend, with her on a semiweekly trip to a downtown wholesale market to get supplies for her shop. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
      "Before San Francisco office workers start streaming back to downtown high-rises again, property owners and managers need to make sure those buildings are safe. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 28 May 2020",
      "Freed from the shackles of 9-to-5 office work, these white-collar workers are seeking mountain homes near open space and tranquility far from downtown high-rises. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "His firm's BMO Tower just opened in April and is downtown Milwaukee's newest office tower. \u2014 Jeff Bollier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2020",
      "Located in a neighborhood that was then an industrial backwater, the club provided a safe space in downtown Manhattan for large groups of young African-Americans. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Riders civil rights activists, the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art is opening a new interactive photographic exhibit Friday at the Quartyard downtown . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "But the best amenity of all was a wall-spanning window that provided a fishbowl view of downtown and the ski trails of Aspen Mountain. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "For Charter Oak State College, for instance, that makes the prospect of relocating to downtown appealing. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Officers responded to a report of a shooting downtown in the 200 block of East Redwood Street at 3:57 a.m. where officers found two adult men suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the unit block of South Calvert Street, police said. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "The downtown Los Angeles Pizzeria Bianco is housed in an adaptive reuse of a former coffee roaster and caf\u00e9, according to a press release. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The announcement comes a few weeks after another downtown theater named its new artistic director. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "Black Wall Street in downtown Orlando brings the community together for a free daytime block party and nighttime event. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Lack of opportunity for many in our district juxtaposed to the abundance in South Addition and downtown is stark. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1845, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140608"
  },
  "dozy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drowsy , sleepy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drowsy",
      "sleepy",
      "slumberous",
      "slumbrous",
      "somnolent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alert",
      "awake",
      "conscious",
      "wakeful",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He's a dozy old chap.",
      "the big Thanksgiving dinner left us all feeling satisfied and dozy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The seminar had the dozy air common to classes that take place right after lunch\u2014the fluorescent lights buzzing, the smell of burned coffee and wintergreen gum. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Where other bond-fund managers are looking for ways to wake up the somnolent, dozy parts of the investment world by using derivatives and exotic products to goose returns, Ms. Stanek and her team at Baird Funds are happy to avoid that excitement. \u2014 Chuck Jaffe, WSJ , 6 May 2018",
      "Where other bond-fund managers are looking for ways to wake up the somnolent, dozy parts of the investment world by using derivatives and exotic products to goose returns, Ms. Stanek and her team at Baird Funds are happy to avoid that excitement. \u2014 Chuck Jaffe, WSJ , 6 May 2018",
      "Shearer 3 run (Eubank pass from Murray) MC\u2013 Dozier 15 pass from Mosfield (run failed) Records: SK 1-0, MC 0-1. \u2014 Enquirer Preps, Cincinnati.com , 18 Aug. 2017",
      "Dozier begins rehab assignment Top prospect Hunter Dozier began a rehab assignment Tuesday at Class A Wilmington. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity , 23 May 2017",
      "Dozier \u2019s leadoff single, Jorge Polanco\u2019s double and a one-out walk for Kepler loaded the bases for the lefty-swinging Vargas. \u2014 Ben Standig, Twin Cities , 24 May 2017",
      "The legislation also provides for the reburial of unidentified remains from Dozier at a cemetery in Tallahassee. \u2014 Jim Turner, miamiherald , 2 June 2017",
      "Dozier , 25, has played five games on his rehab assignment, including three for Class A Wilmington and two at Omaha. \u2014 Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com , 1 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1693, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144656"
  },
  "dodder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Cuscuta ) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves",
      ": to tremble or shake from weakness or age",
      ": to progress feebly and unsteadily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "careen",
      "lurch",
      "reel",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "totter",
      "waddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In early September 2021, the NHU is filming a predator just as vicious\u2014the dodder \u2014using technology that didn\u2019t exist back in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The dodder , Cuscuta europaea, a k a strangleweed or the devil\u2019s hair, is a parasitic plant. \u2014 Stephen Armstrong, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The one weed seed the feds found was dodder , a parasitic plant that climbs up unsuspecting regular plants and sucks the life out of them. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 18 July 2021",
      "Conseulo De Moraes of Penn State University planted a young dodder near a tomato plant and continuously filmed the pair for several days. \u2014 Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Botanists had wondered about the dodder \u2019s strategy for timing reproduction. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "Once the dodder has a tight grip on its host, the anchoring root withers away. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "Without the host\u2019s flowering signal, neither the host nor the dodder flowered. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "Scott Ward Abernethy is obviously having a blast channeling Audrey\u2019s sadistic-dentist boyfriend, as well as assorted cameo figures, and Robert John Biedermann dodders aptly as the shop\u2019s cantankerous owner, Mr. Mushnik. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tel Aviv University biologist Daniel Chamovitz discusses dodder and many other fascinating plants in his upcoming book, What A Plant Knows, an excerpt from which appears in the May issue of Scientific American. \u2014 Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "The Dodgers appeared to dodder in the first two games, running up huge pitch counts against Atlanta starters Max Fried and Ian Anderson, but failing to score a run in 14 of the first 15 innings. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "Last, the researchers created a green fluorescent version of the flowering signal chemical, which provided visual evidence that dodder plant tissues can absorb the chemical and direct it to their flowering mechanisms. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "As for pests, experts have identified a tiny wasp, two noxious weeds (water spinach and dodder ) and a larval seed beetle. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "The pale, curvy pillars of Phil Charlwood\u2019s set variously represent forest trees; the cottage of the wise, doddering Sami Finn Woman (an amusing Anna Lynch); and, helped by frosty lighting designed by Doug Del Pizzo, the Snow Queen\u2019s castle. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "Cassidy took control when the Bruins were doddering along at 26-23-6, both feet firmly planted on a path to a third consecutive DNQ. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "And, there is the looming presence of a doddering Winston Churchill. \u2014 John Cherwa, latimes.com , 14 July 2019",
      "Television may be a dinosaur in the Internet epoch, but a dinosaur is a very big thing, and television is a mighty if doddering T. rex. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 28 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-150409"
  },
  "doc":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doctor",
      "document",
      ": doctor",
      "document"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k"
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    "synonyms":[
      "croaker",
      "doctor",
      "medic",
      "medico",
      "physician",
      "sawbones"
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    "antonyms":[
      "nondoctor",
      "nonphysician"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Am I going to be OK, doc ?",
      "currently completing a residency as an emergency room doc",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The group Of Monsters and Men will also perform following a doc about the band. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Trouble in Mind, a doc about the rock and country legend that\u2019s being distributed by A24, Coen opened up about working on his first film without brother Joel, stepping back from directing and why he isn\u2019t done with filmmaking just yet. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "At one point during In the Court of the Crimson King, a new doc about mighty prog institution King Crimson, former drummer Bill Bruford zeroes in on the core philosophy of the band and its founder, guitarist Robert Fripp. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In one of the radio interviews excerpted in the doc , Dworkin envisions a genderless society. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "This doc is centered on Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile, a longtime Tucker fan, who takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her idol about Tucker's raucous and rebel life. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "In the two-part doc , Judd and his crew masterfully share legendary comedian George Carlin\u2019s story. \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Yet Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, the doc that accompanies the new sketch series, gives you a sense of how unlikely their return to TV, much less return to form, was in the face of the group\u2019s long, storied and extremely mercurial history. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 May 2022",
      "The ani- doc produced by Amka Films Productions and Nadasdy Film is expected in fall 2022. \u2014 Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-172745"
  },
  "doctrine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma",
      ": a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations",
      ": a principle of law established through past decisions",
      ": a military principle or set of strategies",
      ": something that is taught",
      ": teaching , instruction",
      ": something (as a rule or principle) that is taught, believed in, or considered to be true",
      ": a principle established through judicial decisions \u2014 compare law , precedent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canon",
      "dogma"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The government was founded on a doctrine of equality for all people.",
      "Many psychologists now question the doctrines of Sigmund Freud.",
      "teaching religious doctrine to young people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Harris and three other Baltimore teens were in the area burglarizing homes, which allowed the prosecution to seek a felony murder charge \u2014 a doctrine that can apply when someone is killed during the course of a different felony. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Harris, with three other Baltimore teens, were in the area burglarizing homes, which allowed the prosecution to seek a felony murder charge \u2014 a doctrine that can apply when someone is killed during the course of a different felony. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "But elsewhere, Republicans seized on the Supreme Court\u2019s embrace of a once-obscure legal doctrine to keep even blatant gerrymanders from being blocked. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "In the most abstract sense, qualified immunity is a judicial doctrine that sometimes protects state and local officials from lawsuits under Section 1983. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Russia has a large stockpile of relatively small-yield tactical nuclear weapons and a military doctrine that justifies using them if its conventional forces come up short. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "Here Elder Renlund is reiterating and affirming what the church has previously taught: Heavenly Mother exists, and that existence is doctrine . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Such a reversal of current law would bypass stare decisis \u2013 a doctrine holding that the court should follow a historical precedent when ruling on cases with similar scenarios and facts. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022",
      "In thousands of rulings over its storied history, the U.S. Supreme Court has broken with stare decisis, the doctrine of respecting prior decisions, just 145 times in cases requiring interpretation of the Constitution. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina , from doctor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-184059"
  },
  "doubtful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination",
      ": uncertain in outcome : undecided",
      ": marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity",
      ": giving rise to doubt or uncertainty : open to question",
      ": undecided or unsure about something",
      ": not likely to be true",
      ": not likely to be good",
      ": not certain in outcome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "distrustful",
      "dubious",
      "hinky",
      "mistrustful",
      "skeptical",
      "suspicious",
      "trustless",
      "uncertain",
      "unconvinced",
      "undecided",
      "unsettled",
      "unsure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "certain",
      "convinced",
      "positive",
      "sure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I tried to reassure them, but they remained doubtful .",
      "The truth of the statements was doubtful .",
      "Their decisions were based on data of doubtful accuracy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Horford was listed as doubtful on Thursday morning before being updated to questionable in the afternoon and finally being cleared to play just before 3 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Morant had been listed as doubtful to play after re-injuring his troublesome knee on a play with Jordan Poole that the teams have debated from the Grizzlies\u2019 142-112 loss Saturday night that gave Golden State a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Morant is expected to make a full recovery, but he is described as doubtful to return for the remainder of the postseason. \u2014 Trisha Easto, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "James did his rehabilitation Monday and also had been listed as doubtful . \u2014 Broderick Turnerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Johnson is listed as doubtful for Wednesday\u2019s game while McGee is ruled out. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The Spurs, who host Utah on Friday, listed Primo as doubtful in Thursday\u2019s injury report. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cavs have been without Caris LeVert (foot) and Rajon Rondo (toe), and both are listed as doubtful for the Raptors game on the injury report. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Jusuf Nurkic and Cody Zeller remain in protocols but are listed as doubtful for Monday rather than out. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see doubt  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-184145"
  },
  "dollar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": taler",
      ": any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (such as a Spanish peso)",
      ": any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) \u2014 see Money Table",
      ": a coin, note, or token representing one dollar",
      ": ringgit",
      ": money obtained from a specific source",
      ": any of various coins or pieces of paper money (as of the United States or Canada) equal to 100 cents"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bone",
      "buck",
      "clam",
      "one",
      "smacker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs.",
      "She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter.",
      "The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.",
      "the strength of the dollar",
      "The dollar is worth more in Mexico.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For American travelers to Europe, the dollar strengthening against the euro and the pound is also a factor, by making hotels and restaurants more affordable. \u2014 Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Each dollar spent on affiliated hotels gets the customers 10 points. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "But these shortcomings of crypto should be paired with the shortcoming of fiat currencies as well, recognizing that plenty of illicit laundering and insider trading takes place with the dollar too. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Violators risk a range of penalties under U.S. and local laws and international anti-money-laundering regulations, including billion-dollar fines and the loss of access to the dollar and the world\u2019s most important financial market. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Prices of oil spiked to $122.11 on June 8, their highest since March and about a dollar off its highest level since 2008. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "When the dollar \u2019s value increased in the late \u201990s, Argentina\u2019s exports ceased to be competitively priced, eventually leading to mass unemployment. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Most of these decisions come down to a thirst for the almighty international dollar . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "Keep in mind Nexstar\u2019s reputation for being tight with a dollar . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch or Low German daler , from German Taler , short for Joachimstaler , from Sankt Joachimsthal , Bohemia, where talers were first made",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-191301"
  },
  "doodly-squat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": diddly-squat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al-\u0113-\u02ccskw\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "continental",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly",
      "diddly-squat",
      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" doodley (perhaps alteration of do one's do to defecate) + squat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093156"
  },
  "doughtiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by fearless resolution : valiant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "dauntless",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "gutty",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "intrepid",
      "lionhearted",
      "manful",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "stouthearted",
      "undauntable",
      "undaunted",
      "valiant",
      "valorous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "chickenhearted",
      "chicken-livered",
      "coward",
      "cowardly",
      "craven",
      "dastardly",
      "fainthearted",
      "fearful",
      "gutless",
      "lily-livered",
      "milk-livered",
      "nerveless",
      "poltroon",
      "poor-spirited",
      "pusillanimous",
      "spineless",
      "spiritless",
      "timorous",
      "uncourageous",
      "ungallant",
      "unheroic",
      "weakhearted",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the doughty heroes of old",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the ministry\u2019s nimble online work and doughty conventional fighting by Ukraine\u2019s military, Russia's attacks have intensified, and some cities and towns have been captured by Russian forces. \u2014 Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "One foot still in the stirrups, the doughty Englishman was saved by a loose-fitting shoe from being dragged to death. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Stymied by his dilemma, Bill turns to doughty flight attendant Jo. \u2014 Malcom Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
      "There was many a tense moment for George as Elizabeth moped about in tearful martyrdom while her mother and grandmother, the doughty old Queen Mary, fought her battle for her. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Portraits of a few of these feckless rotters line the wall on the way to dinner, along with the portrait of another of the doughty women who seem to keep popping up in Yorkshire. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "These days the doughty turkey has won the loyalty of millions of people for another reason\u2014as a favourite festive-season meal. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "There has been scant polling in Michigan accounting for the possibility of an Amash candidacy, but what little there is likely sends a shiver through the heart of Biden\u2019s most doughty institutional supporters. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "One doughty grey-haired woman in a woollen jumper leads her tribe down the broken walkway, her walking stick pointing the way. \u2014 Tom Rowley, 1843 , 6 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English dohtig ; akin to Old High German toug is useful, Greek teuchein to make",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100142"
  },
  "doodle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a doodle",
      ": dawdle , trifle",
      ": to produce by doodling",
      ": an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch",
      ": a minor work",
      ": to scribble, sketch, or make designs on paper often while thinking about something else",
      ": a scribble, design, or sketch done often while thinking about something else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddle (around)",
      "fool around",
      "fribble",
      "goof (around)",
      "hang about",
      "kick around",
      "mess around",
      "monkey (around)",
      "play",
      "potter (around)",
      "putter (around)",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes.",
      "I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "You'll be given the option to doodle your signature on your screen, which is easier to get right than on a computer. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "But don\u2019t treat your package as a canvas for your inner artist to doodle all over. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Read, take photographs, journal, keep a hundred notebooks to draw, doodle and scribble down midnight ideas. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "But don\u2019t treat your package as a canvas for your inner Picasso to doodle . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "Many have room to write goals and intentions, and spots to doodle and daydream. \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "Kids who doodle , finger paint, or design bead jewelry aren\u2019t just making art\u2014they\u2019re boosting their brainpower. \u2014 Mckenna Becker, National Geographic , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "This is a great set for younger children who want to play with different mediums, or like to doodle . \u2014 Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Dotted, rather than lined, the 249 pages in the medium-sized journal give you the chance to doodle , write, scribble, and map freely\u2014while a contents page and page numbers in the front give you the chance to organize your travels. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 June 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Google is celebrating the life and career of Black British composer, teacher and opera singer Amanda Aldridge with its latest doodle . \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "Our little rescue doodle had been a stray on the streets; no one knew for how long. \u2014 Johnny Runnette, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "His team, the Golden State Warriors, also shared the news via Instagram with a doodle of Curry in his Warriors uniform, holding a diploma and graduation cap. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Even though Gus the golden doodle is tail-wagging and smiling, the past few years have been tough for the pup. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Enlarge / The Google doodle for Russia National Day 2016. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "Google couldn\u2019t celebrate Curiosity\u2019s second anniversary on Mars (in Earth years) with just a doodle . \u2014 Tori Peglar, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2014",
      "To understand the gap between how Nitram saw himself versus how others perceived the inarticulate, angry young man, Kurzel assigned Jones tasks: film himself with a video camera, doodle in a diary. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Annie Rose, an English doodle from Ohio, is the winner of the fourth annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1935, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101631"
  },
  "doppelganger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": double sense 2a",
      ": alter ego sense 1b",
      ": a person who has the same name as another",
      ": a ghostly counterpart (see counterpart sense 3a ) of a living person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02ccga\u014b-\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccge\u014b-",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-p\u0259l-\u02c8ga\u014b-",
      "-\u02c8ge\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "carbon",
      "carbon copy",
      "clone",
      "counterpart",
      "double",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "facsimile",
      "fetch",
      "image",
      "likeness",
      "look-alike",
      "match",
      "mirror image",
      "picture",
      "replica",
      "ringer",
      "spit",
      "spitting image",
      "twin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "In the story, the character is haunted by a doppelg\u00e4nger .",
      "at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelg\u00e4nger",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second character, cousin Colton, is Constance\u2019s doppelganger and a Gen-Z, TikTok-loving, crypto enthusiast counterpart from New York, who now lives in between his cousin Constance\u2019s mansions and his own pad in Beverly Hills. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Jon-El sees his doppelganger and tries to take him down while Jordan tries to step in and mediate. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "All the matches are striking in their way, but there\u2019s something especially doppelganger -y about N\u00e9lisse and Lynskey. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The Knot, with 86% of 5,000 respondents in the US preferring them as engagement rings' center stone, and diamond doppelganger moissanite the next most popular option. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Amid the visual spectacle, Rift Apart also draws a surprising amount of emotional depth from Ratchet's interactions with Rivet, a female doppelganger who is also his first encounter with another member of his species. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The story even went international at one point, with Ellis seeing a doppelganger of Dear David in Japan. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 25 June 2021",
      "Naples \u2014 though the unassuming Fabietto (Chalamet doppelganger Filippo Scotti) often feels less like the star than a linchpin in a narrative that swings freely between comedy and tragedy, melodrama and memory play. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "And then, authorities link what seems to be a doppelganger of the husband to the case. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"German Doppelg\u00e4nger , from doppel- double + -g\u00e4nger goer",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-111452"
  },
  "doozer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extraordinary one of its kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They say the snowstorm tonight is going to be a doozy .",
      "Watch out for that first step. It's a doozy .",
      "Some of her comments have been real doozies .",
      "a doozy of a year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For the San Francisco Giants, who face a doozy of a decision whenever LaMonte Wade Jr. comes back, the options overload might be painful. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "Oz is the focal point of Tuesday\u2019s doozy of a Republican primary. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In an investor note this morning, UBS chief economist Paul Donovan called this a doozy of a downgrade. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "That was a doozy of a storm, dropping over three feet in the last 72 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "And, don\u2019t forget, there was a doozy of a press conference in September, with the two fighters swinging at each other. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The season 3 finale of You was an explosively (pun intended) wild ride, filled with countless attempts at murder, backstabbing, and one doozy of a martial disagreement. \u2014 Neha Prakash, Marie Claire , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Gotta agree with JJ, this really was a doozy of a day. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "With about 29% of the league hailing from outside of the U.S. and Canada, spelling surnames can be a doozy . \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of daisy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112443"
  },
  "Don Juan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women",
      ": a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of women",
      ": a man who pursues women promiscuously"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4n",
      "chiefly British and in poetry",
      "(\u02c8)d\u00e4n-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4n,"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Casanova",
      "lecher",
      "lothario",
      "lounge lizard",
      "masher",
      "philanderer",
      "satyr",
      "wolf",
      "womanizer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at the hotel bar she was immediately hit on by the local Don Juan"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-131600"
  },
  "dogmatical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts",
      ": of or relating to dogma (see dogma )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "d\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doctrinaire",
      "opinionated",
      "opinionative",
      "opinioned",
      "pontifical",
      "self-opinionated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "latitudinarian",
      "undoctrinaire",
      "undogmatic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "What we are being treated to, clearly, is an extended set of variations on that most ancient of all intellectual chestnuts, the infinite capacity of the professorial mind for the dogmatic and ludicrous misinterpretation of evidence regarding past civilizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New Republic , 20 Mar. 2000",
      "The New York Times , dogmatic as always, claimed that \"facts and reason, the authority of all dictionaries, and the support of every chronologer and historian that ever lived, to say nothing of the invariable understanding and custom of all lands and ages\" underlay its choice of 1901. It spoke dismissively of \"the delusion that there is a controversy as to when the twentieth century begins,\" even as the controversy dragged on in its pages for a year and a half. \u2014 Frederic D. Schwarz , American Heritage , December 1999",
      "After absorbing one magazine's strict injunctions on such topics as the number of saucepans to register for and which varieties of flowers hold up best in bouquets, I would move on to another mag, only to find an equal number of equally dogmatic assertions, delivered with equal certainty and often in complete contradiction with the first set. \u2014 Ruth Halikman , New Republic , 18 Oct. 1999",
      "She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.",
      "a critic's dogmatic insistence that abstract expressionism is the only school of 20th century art worthy of serious study",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Camp avoids the dogmatic , mystical aspects of the practice. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "By the 1940s, Christians began turning toward evangelicalism, a less dogmatic version of the faith, and in that spirit, the Bible Institute of Los Angeles opened Biola College (later Biola University) in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The office of cardinal \u2014 unlike that of pope, bishop, priest, or deacon \u2014 has no scriptural or dogmatic basis, but is instead a practical creation of the church. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "Many are far more facile than even Berger\u2019s simplest arguments, while others are dogmatic in a way that shuts down independent thinking rather than encouraging it. \u2014 R.e. Hawley, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "But Mandel was never dogmatic about her authority to begin with. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Doing away with that veto-proof majority wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean a reduction in the more dogmatic wings of the party, Niven said. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Kelner\u2019s focus on individual personalities \u2014 in particular two Islanders, a teacher and a full-time fisherman, plus one high-ranking and one volunteer Sea Shepherd \u2014 makes for a lively, non- dogmatic treatment of the subject. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see dogma ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-133810"
  },
  "donation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of donating : such as",
      ": the making of a gift especially to a charity or public institution",
      ": a free contribution : gift",
      ": something given to help those in need",
      ": the making of an especially charitable gift",
      ": a voluntary transfer of ownership of property from one person to another \u2014 compare sale",
      ": a transfer of property (as a sale) that does not have a sufficient reciprocal consideration (as a proportional price) so that it is considered a gratuitous donation and must meet the statutory requirements for a donation (as a notarial act) to be valid",
      ": a donation that transfers property owned by the donor and that takes effect upon the donee's acceptance \u2014 compare gift inter vivos at gift",
      ": a donation that is to take effect on the donor's death and that is revocable \u2014 compare gift causa mortis at gift",
      ": something that is transferred by a donation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alms",
      "benefaction",
      "beneficence",
      "charity",
      "contribution",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The organization is funded by private donations .",
      "We are grateful for the donation of whatever you can afford to give.",
      "trying to encourage the donation of blood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kevin Stump, chief executive officer of the agency, said the officer\u2019s commitment to protect and serve continues through his tissue donation . \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "His mom was on board, going a step further to help her son up his $100 donation to $1,000 by sharing his intentions on social media. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Your 100% tax-deductible donation will help UNICEF ensure that children in Lebanon have access to safe water, nutrition, education and protection. \u2014 Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Grateful, but reluctant to accept their donation personally, Patel put the money toward humanitarian efforts led by his students, including the distribution of hundreds of meals to homeless people in Dallas. \u2014 Mariah Espada, Time , 8 June 2022",
      "From all of us at the IRC: Thank you to @HarryStyles and @Apple for your generous donation to the IRC. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "From all of us at the IRC: Thank you to @Harry_Styles and @Apple for your generous donation to the IRC. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Drop your donation off at the parking lot of the Broadview Heights Rec Center/City Hall at 9543 Broadview Rd. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked the Czechs for their donation during public comments after a Monday meeting of allied defense officials. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English donatyowne , from Latin donation-, donatio , from donare to present, from donum gift; akin to Latin dare to give \u2014 more at date ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-171941"
  },
  "doughy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling dough : such as",
      ": not thoroughly baked",
      ": unhealthily pale : pasty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashen",
      "ashy",
      "blanched",
      "cadaverous",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked",
      "wan"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "High humidity can make your loaves turn out doughy .",
      "she worried that her husband was very ill when she saw his doughy complexion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Figure-eight-shaped Philly soft pretzels, dense and doughy and served straight from the oven in take-home paper bags. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated. \u2014 cleveland , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "In countries like Ghana, a doughy mush of cassava (or plantains or yams) called fufu goes with most meals. \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "And, for the Aldi pizza, the comments were all about the crust, which everyone thought was too doughy . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "At the same time, however, the menu includes a Sicilian slice \u2014 a thick, doughy chunk of pizza saturated with tomatoes and olive oil that\u2019s a dead ringer for old-school East Coast Italian deli pizza. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "The stuffed falafel wrap ($12.50) could not be contained, in spite of being wrapped securely in a tortilla instead of a Middle Eastern flatbread (anyway, the falafel was too doughy ). \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Nearly two decades ago, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the then- doughy dictator of Kazakhstan, came hat-in-hand to the George W. Bush White House, desperate to make a deal. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil. Bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until the top is golden brown and the inside is cooked through, with no doughy pockets (use a butter knife to check out the middle). \u2014 Katie Workman, NBC News , 23 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1693, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191440"
  },
  "downplay":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": play down , de-emphasize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccpl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "de-emphasize",
      "play down",
      "soft-pedal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Athletes often downplay their injuries.",
      "he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the filing, Levine also sought to downplay the danger posed by Hensel\u2019s actions. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Democrats earlier Wednesday sought to downplay Cornyn's concern about the two outstanding issues. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "At the time, even as local authorities sought to downplay the influence of organized crime syndicates, mobsters from Midwest cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City, Mo., wielded immense clout around Las Vegas. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Erdogan\u2019s recent statements against the Nordic countries have been seen by some as a negotiation tactic rather than a hardened opposition to the alliance\u2019s expansion, and Washington has sought to downplay his rhetoric. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "This is perhaps not surprising, as the French government has typically viewed commercial launch startups as competitors to Arianespace and sought to downplay their potential. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Republicans, seeking to cut into Democrats\u2019 legislative supermajorities and win back the governor\u2019s office in November, have sought to downplay the ratings upgrades. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "Multiple Republicans asked Jackson\u2019s questions that sought to downplay the significance of the Supreme Court reversing one of its precedents. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Kremlin has sought to downplay the protests, insisting that a much broader share of Russians support the assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, ajc , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-205638"
  },
  "donation party":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a party at which some gift is brought to the host by each guest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-220806"
  },
  "Don Quixote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an impractical idealist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4n-k\u0113-\u02c8(h)\u014d-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4\u014b-",
      "chiefly British"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dreamer",
      "fantast",
      "idealist",
      "idealizer",
      "ideologue",
      "idealogue",
      "romantic",
      "romanticist",
      "utopian",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hardnose",
      "pragmatist",
      "realist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a latter-day Don Quixote , she's spent her life fighting the state's big logging companies"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Spanish, hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-221649"
  },
  "donatio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gift",
      ": donation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u014d\u02c8n\u00e4t\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
      "-n\u0101sh\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-010355"
  },
  "dole":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grant of government funds to the unemployed",
      ": a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy",
      ": something distributed at intervals to the needy",
      ": handout sense 1",
      ": something portioned out bit by bit",
      ": one's allotted share, portion, or destiny",
      ": to give or distribute as a charity",
      ": grief , sorrow",
      ": an act of giving out food, clothing, or money to the needy",
      ": something given out to the needy especially at regular times",
      ": to give out",
      "Bob 1923\u20132021 Robert Joseph Dole American politician",
      "Sanford Ballard 1844\u20131926 American jurist; president (1894\u20131900) and governor (1900\u201303) of Hawaii"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dl",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl",
      "\u02c8d\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "almsgiving",
      "charity",
      "philanthropy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134359"
  },
  "doss (down)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to go to one's bed in order to sleep he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134759"
  },
  "dolorously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief",
      ": causing, characterized by, or affected with physical pain",
      ": causing, marked by, or expressive of misery or grief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "also",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "dolorous ballads of death and regret",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
      "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017",
      "His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017",
      "The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016",
      "Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea? \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 5 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140154"
  },
  "downpipe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": downspout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02ccp\u012bp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144629"
  },
  "doodad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ornamental attachment or decoration",
      ": an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccdad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot",
      "whatsit",
      "whatsis",
      "what-is-it"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "where does this little doodad go?",
      "has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One\u2019s a literal box; the other is a curvilinear space oyster that looks like a background doodad from Mass Effect. \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "To make a dream box, first have kids decorate an empty tissue box with markers, glue, and little doodads (yarn balls, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, buttons, sequins, whatever!). \u2014 Rebecca Renner, National Geographic , 11 May 2020",
      "Planes aren't flying, cars aren't driving, consumers aren't buying the petrochemical doodads that pervade modern life. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Amber Gorby ordered the beach towels, stuffed animals, smartphone chargers and the other doodads found by the cash registers at HomeTown Pharmacy's three dozen stores. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "For the most powerful wash, position the tines (sharp doodads ) of forks and the bowls of spoons sticking up. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Katona herself was a garden artist before Xanderland; her yard was alive with flowers, a koi pond, dozens of wind chimes, a forest of glass mushrooms, a huge fairy mosaic in the grass and shiny spinning doodads amid it all. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "In the next room, a separate crew was putting together a cockpit made primarily of plywood and various blinking doodads to simulate the interior of a helicopter. \u2014 Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "IoT manufacturers will often outsource components, so a mistake in one SoC can impact a wide range of connected doodads . \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 22 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145723"
  },
  "down payment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later",
      ": the first step in a process",
      ": a part of a price paid when something is bought with an agreement to pay the rest later"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She made a 10 percent down payment on the car.",
      "We put a down payment on the house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Four installment payments over 6 weeks starting with a 25% down payment at the time of purchase. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "For a median-value home today, that's an $86,000 down payment . \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The previous month, the father had ransacked his savings to make a five-thousand-dollar down payment on a three-bedroom house\u2014a step up from the decrepit rental where the family had lived for five years. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "And that 10% down payment would now require an extra $9,100. \u2014 Ben Carlson, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Proceeds for the scheme were allegedly used by Costanzo to repair his Porsche, purchase airline tickets and make a $50,000 down payment on a condominium. \u2014 Joshua Goodman And Jim Mustain, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The 10% down payment , which Tomo says is typical of its users, is higher than what many first-time buyers look to pay, especially those who take advantage of Federal Housing Administration financing that allows down payments of as low as 3.5%. \u2014 Will Parker And Nate Rattner, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Looking at homes in their original $400,000 budget, their hopeful spend of $20,000 was just a 5% down payment that didn't account for closing fees and other expenses. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2022",
      "The monthly mortgage payment on a typical existing single-family home with a 20% down payment rose to $1,383, which is up $319, or 30%, from one year ago. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145931"
  },
  "dolos":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a knucklebone of a sheep or goat used by Kafir witch doctors in divining"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4\u02ccl\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Afrikaans",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150426"
  },
  "doohickey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doodad sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02cchi-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot",
      "whatsit",
      "whatsis",
      "what-is-it"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is the Dyson Zone, a personal air-purifying mask and noise-canceling headphone doohickey that started life well before the Covid-19 pandemic made masks mainstream. \u2014 Chris Haslam, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "For full effect, turn off the bathroom lights and only use this plastic doohickey to colorfully illuminate your tub or stall. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Every doohickey near her mysteriously explodes, and the undersea station starts flooding, leaving Norah and the other sweaty survivors to find their way to safety while being besieged by a mysterious force. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "While this isn't the typical device or doohickey one expects to sample at CES, hey, technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes \u2013 and food is pretty practical. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "For parents of the 3.6 million American teens who vape, that innocent-looking little doohickey masquerading as a memory stick may very well turn out to be a Juul. \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Because the Apple Watch is a device people actually want to wear, not some giant medical doohickey strapped to your upper arm, people are likely to wear it more and get more out of its monitoring and examinations. \u2014 David Pierce, WSJ , 13 Sep. 2018",
      "So Gaymon got busy with a doohickey that looked like a miniature tennis racket, taking turns spritzing with a fine sheen of coconut oil and grinding its mesh into Robinson\u2019s hair. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2018",
      "Bookshelves support a collection of tomes, bottles of glue, stacks of papers bound in string, bags and doohickeys , and other various and sundry bits and pieces. \u2014 Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from doo dad + hickey ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152412"
  },
  "dolose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by criminal intent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d\u02ccl\u014ds",
      "d\u0259\u02c8l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin dolosus cunning, deceitful, from dolus fraud, deceit + -osus -ose, -ous",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154612"
  },
  "domain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": complete and absolute (see absolute sense 3 ) ownership of land",
      "\u2014 compare eminent domain",
      ": land so owned",
      ": a territory over which dominion (see dominion sense 2 ) is exercised",
      ": a region distinctively marked by some physical feature",
      ": a sphere (see sphere sense 4b ) of knowledge, influence, or activity",
      ": the set of elements (see element sense 2b(3) ) to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited",
      ": the set on which a function (see function entry 1 sense 5a ) is defined",
      ": any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance",
      ": integral domain",
      ": the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom (see kingdom sense 4b )",
      ": any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary (see tertiary entry 1 sense 3c ) structure",
      ": a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usually with a common purpose (such as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (such as com for commercial sites or gov for government sites)",
      ": domain name",
      ": land under the control of a ruler or a government",
      ": a field of knowledge or activity",
      ": domain name",
      ": any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that together make up its tertiary structure, that are formed by folding its linear peptide chain, and that are variously considered to be the basic units of protein structure, function, and evolution",
      ": the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n",
      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n, d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "area",
      "arena",
      "bailiwick",
      "barony",
      "business",
      "circle",
      "demesne",
      "department",
      "discipline",
      "element",
      "fief",
      "fiefdom",
      "field",
      "firmament",
      "front",
      "game",
      "kingdom",
      "line",
      "precinct",
      "province",
      "realm",
      "specialty",
      "sphere",
      "terrain",
      "walk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The forest is part of the king's domain .",
      "My sister is the math expert in the family, but literature is my domain .",
      "Childcare is no longer solely a female domain .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the domain of college basketball\u2019s blue bloods, the top half of the NBA draft\u2019s first round has been tinted crimson in recent years. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "There could be advantages as well, such as the fact that amalgamating data that is all in the same domain (vision) is more efficient and simplified than trying to do this with lots of different sensor types. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Discipline used to be the dad\u2019s domain \u2014his solid ground, the site of male authority at home. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain , Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Properties holding the trademark and web- domain rights to Infowars agreed Wednesday to dismiss their chapter 11 cases as part of a stipulation with the Justice Department\u2019s bankruptcy watchdog, which has questioned the basis for the bankruptcy. \u2014 Jonathan Randles, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The commission held public hearings, but in the end, Florida Power & Light had eminent- domain authority. \u2014 Ivan Penn, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The military officials were light on details but said the new strategy would be all-encompassing in every operational domain , including land, sea, air, space and cyber. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
      "Nvidia's sole, dominant domain is now feeling a little more open, which is good news for hardware owners across the board. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of Middle English demayne , from Anglo-French demeine , from Latin dominium , from dominus \u2014 see dominate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172811"
  },
  "donator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": donor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8n\u0101-"
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      "angel",
      "benefactor",
      "donor",
      "fairy godmother",
      "Maecenas",
      "patron",
      "sugar daddy"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "a frequent donator of funds to research foundations"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173531"
  },
  "doxy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": floozy , prostitute",
      ": mistress sense 4a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps modification of obsolete Dutch docke doll, from Middle Dutch",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183213"
  },
  "Domagk":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Gerhard 1895\u20131964 German bacteriologist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccm\u00e4k"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192734"
  },
  "doing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of performing or executing : action",
      ": things that are done or that occur : goings-on",
      ": social activities",
      ": the act of performing : action",
      ": things that are done or that go on"
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      "\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act",
      "action",
      "deed",
      "exploit",
      "feat",
      "thing"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "It's the doing of the good deed that is important, not the thanks you receive.",
      "is that mess in the kitchen your doing ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trickle-down economy that Montessori described here was perhaps inevitable for an educational model with such a high bar for access in terms of training, materials, and funding\u2014but this was her own doing . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Republican members are already limited (by their own doing ) to three consecutive terms at the helm of any committee. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "All of Henry\u2019s hard work was from his own doing , and the example that Tamika set for him. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Western states arrived at this crucible in large part because of their own doing . \u2014 Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica , 27 Aug. 2012",
      "French people go to thermal spas and thalasso centers to pass regimented days of peaceable idleness punctuated by the taking of meals in panoramic restaurants, the doing of moderate exercise, and the semi-public displaying of nudity. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "But everyone knows who Sarah Palin is, and that\u2019s really her doing . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "And that\u2019s something of Google\u2019s own doing , which lost sight of the bigger screen Android devices. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Their offensive line is struggling, but that\u2019s not entirely their doing . \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192754"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dolour chiefly British spelling of dolor"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210226"
  },
  "donax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of small marine bivalve mollusks that is the type of the family Donacidae and that includes forms having long separate siphons, a well-developed foot, and an equivalve somewhat triangular shell",
      ": coquina sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d\u02ccnaks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, a shellfish, from Greek",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211050"
  },
  "don":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put on (an article of clothing)",
      ": to wrap oneself in : take on sense 3a",
      ": a head (see head entry 1 sense 6a ), tutor , or fellow (see fellow sense 5 ) in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University",
      ": a college or university professor",
      ": a powerful Mafia leader",
      ": a Spanish nobleman or gentleman",
      ": a person of consequence : grandee",
      "director of nursing",
      ": to put on",
      "river 1224 miles (1969 kilometers) long in Russia in Europe flowing southeast and then southwest into the Sea of Azov",
      "[Italian, title of respect, from donno , literally, lord, from Latin dominus ]"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n"
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      "put on",
      "slip (on ",
      "throw (on)"
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      "doff",
      "remove",
      "take off"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He donned his gloves and hat.",
      "she donned her best gown for the ball",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But as fewer people don masks and restrictions to curb the spread of the virus are removed, infections are spiking again. \u2014 Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
      "At this tier, which reflects the worst levels of disease in the agency's guidance, the CDC says all Americans should don masks in public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination \u2013 including in schools. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "But in many parts of the world, people don masks every virus season without much prompting from officials. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "During the height of Omicron's surge, many returned to working from home, were careful to don masks when in public and cut down on unnecessary public outings. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "On May 26, the OIP students were among the first groups in Orange Schools to don the 2022 graduation caps and receive their diplomas. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Bradshaw said the foundation is looking for individuals who would be willing to don the mascot costume and be available to appear at school and community events. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Spectators are also welcome to don something green and cheer the runners along. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Rainn Wilson stars as Frank, a down-on-his-luck short-order cook who decides the way to improve his life is to don a costume and become The Crimson Bolt. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Charlotte Brewer, an Oxford don , published her book Treasure-House of the Language: The Living OED. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The group conspired to organize into teams, undergo paramilitary training, coordinate travel, assemble and stage weapons and don combat and tactical gear before most joined the Capitol breach, prosecutors alleged. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Robin Kirkpatrick, a Cambridge don , did a masterly translation for Penguin Classics. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The pair don modest but fashionable clothing and are surrounded by elegant scientific equipment. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Shelby Grad, the inimitable don of Metro, has shaped the big-picture strategy along with countless individual stories. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Peter Gotti, the mafia boss who succeeded his infamous brother as the don of the Gambino crime family, died while serving a federal prison sentence, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. \u2014 Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Ma, a Harvard graduate, is as expansively bookish and as intellectually curious as any literary don . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "Helping his don his official robes were Larry Green, president of the St. Tammany Bar Association, and Donald Lee, a member of the Washington Parish Bar Associations. \u2014 NOLA.com , 15 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001047"
  },
  "doocot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dovecot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fck\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dowcot, dowecote ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005605"
  },
  "do no wrong":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to never do anything bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011809"
  },
  "domineering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8nir-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "authoritarian",
      "authoritative",
      "autocratic",
      "autocratical",
      "bossy",
      "despotic",
      "dictatorial",
      "imperious",
      "masterful",
      "overbearing",
      "peremptory",
      "tyrannical",
      "tyrannic",
      "tyrannous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the younger children in the family were controlled by a domineering older sister",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Is fashion, an industry anchored by women and gay men, such a victim of stubborn cultural stereotypes that the domineering , fearsome editor is just an eternal archetype? \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Smith has considerable momentum for his justly celebrated (and SAG-winning) turn as Richard Williams, who\u2019s domineering and manipulative in his own ways but utterly guileless by comparison. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith has considerable momentum for his justly celebrated (and SAG-winning) turn as Richard Williams, who\u2019s domineering and manipulative in his own ways but utterly guileless by comparison. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Milan had won the previous derby in Serie A back in early February, but the manner of their victory wasn\u2019t as authoritative, as domineering , as Inter\u2019s victory in the Coppa. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "My Mom Died, McCurdy tracks how her domineering mother pushed her towards becoming a Nickelodeon mainstay, which led to anxiety, shame, and self-loathing that manifested into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The play is about boys sent to live with their domineering grandma (played by Mason) in 1940s Brooklyn. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Writer-director Shin\u2019s labored attempts to use genre tropes to explore the complexities of domineering mother-daughter relationships never fully develops. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Overshown has a domineering quality that shines through in each role, which is often effective, but other times overrides the character in question. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021428"
  },
  "Donatello":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1386?\u20131466 Donato de Betto di Bardi Florentine sculptor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8te-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024111"
  },
  "Domine, quo vadis?":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation from the apocryphal Acts of"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": Lord, where are you going?"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022f-mi-\u02ccne kw\u014d-\u02c8w\u00e4-dis",
      "-\u02c8v\u00e4-d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024706"
  },
  "doctor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church",
      ": a learned or authoritative teacher",
      ": a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (such as a PhD) conferred by a university",
      ": a person awarded an honorary doctorate (such as an LLD or Litt D ) by a college or university",
      ": a person skilled or specializing in healing arts",
      ": one (such as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice",
      ": medicine man",
      ": material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect",
      ": a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface",
      ": a person who restores, repairs, or fine-tunes things",
      ": to give medical treatment to",
      ": to restore to good condition : repair",
      ": to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment",
      ": to alter deceptively",
      ": to practice medicine",
      ": to take medicine",
      ": a person (as a physician or veterinarian) skilled and specializing in the art of healing",
      ": to use remedies on or for",
      ": to practice medicine",
      ": a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university",
      ": a person awarded an honorary doctorate by a college or university",
      ": a person skilled or specializing in healing arts",
      ": one (as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice",
      ": to give medical treatment to",
      ": castrate sense 1 , spay",
      ": to practice medicine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "croaker",
      "doc",
      "medic",
      "medico",
      "physician",
      "sawbones"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "treat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Miller stars as rich 16-year-old hemophiliac Tucker Bryant, one of the earliest patients of Hamptons concierge doctor Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "This time around, Moss\u2019 team included a doctor \u2014Lieutenant James M. Kennedy, the regiment\u2019s assistant surgeon\u2014and a reporter, Edward H. Boos of the Daily Missoulian. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "YouTube\u2019s favorite doctor , Dr. Mike Varshavski, swears by this non-greasy, featherweight moisturizer from Murad for his nightly routine. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "In the photo, Tommy also finds his doctor , Holford, who told Tommy about his Tuberculoma diagnosis. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "Of course, these theories should not replace doctor consultations. \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "But Phreesia doesn\u2019t just make money by selling its software to doctor \u2019s offices. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Palin, Republican businessman Nick Begich III and independent fisherman and doctor Al Gross, who ran for Senate in 2020, are seen as the most likely to make it to the next round. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and 89 others have filed a suit against the FBI seeking more than $1 Billion dollars for the agency\u2019s failure to protect them from disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "McGraw also swiped Baltimore\u2019s groundskeeper, Tom Murphy, a cagey fellow known to doctor the field to favor the home team. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Sometimes there\u2019s nothing to doctor , but the placebo effect of a Band-Aid cannot be overstated. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2019",
      "Strandholt went to work and to doctor \u2019s appointments but otherwise self-isolated as much as possible for fear of catching COVID-19. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Novartis is betting that fewer visits to doctor offices for injection of PCSK9 antibodies more than justifies the higher price for Leqvio. \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Major League Baseball is finally going to enforce the rules that ban pitchers from using foreign substances to doctor the ball while on the mound, but some players think the new policy is an over-correction. \u2014 Tim O'donnell, The Week , 15 June 2021",
      "One of our most historically dependable faculties \u2014 sight \u2014 has been rendered unreliable as criminals \u2014 and cops \u2014 can doctor footage. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Those who worked on site spent less time going to doctor \u2019s appointments and physical therapy, as fewer sick days were reported. \u2014 Virginia Lau, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "That person could make sure Leslie took his 12 medications, drive the couple to doctor appointments and morning Mass, and prepare lunch. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1712, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032549"
  },
  "dook":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a haulage incline at a mine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fck",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051422"
  },
  "doctorand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a candidate for a doctorate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u00e4kt\u0259\u00a6rand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin doctorandus , gerundive of doctorare ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052448"
  },
  "doo-doo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feces",
      ": in trouble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "dropping",
      "dung",
      "excrement",
      "excreta",
      "feces",
      "ordure",
      "poop",
      "scat",
      "slops",
      "soil",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"baby talk",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060622"
  },
  "docquet":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of docquet archaic variant of docket"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062613"
  },
  "doxycycline":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections",
      ": a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 used orally to treat various bacterial infections"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u0113n",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My doctor prescribed yet another antibiotic: doxycycline . \u2014 Natalie Ma, STAT , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline , ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "When administered early enough, treatment with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, can prevent more severe disease, and hasten recovery. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Leptospirosis is treated with antibiotics, such as doxycycline or penicillin, which should be given early on in the course of the disease. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Likewise, doxycycline is an antibiotic used for a wide variety of human bacterial infections such as pneumonia and Lyme disease. \u2014 Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "She was tested for Lyme disease and, because Lyme is common in southern Wisconsin, was started on doxycycline even before the results came back. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "He was then prescribed the appropriate treatment, which in this case was a 10-day course of the antibiotic doxycycline . \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "In those cases, if the tick was attached for at least 36 hours, doctors will often prescribe a single dose of the antibiotic doxycycline as a preventive measure. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" d e oxy- + tetra cycline ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072031"
  },
  "dotted":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small spot : speck",
      ": a small round mark: such as",
      ": a small point made with a pointed instrument",
      ": a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation",
      ": a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 \u00b7 5 = 30)",
      ": a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half",
      ": a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato",
      ": a precise point especially in time",
      ": a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)",
      ": a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet",
      ": to mark with a dot",
      ": to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random",
      ": to make a dot",
      ": dowry sense 1",
      "Department of Transportation",
      ": a small point, mark, or spot",
      ": a certain point in time",
      ": a short click forming a letter or part of a letter (as in Morse code)",
      ": to mark with or as if with small spots",
      ": a small spot or speck \u2014 see maurer's dots , schuffner's dots",
      "\u2014 Department of Transportation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u022ft",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4t"
    ],
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      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "eyespot",
      "fleck",
      "mottle",
      "patch",
      "pip",
      "point",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot"
    ],
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      "bestrew",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "sow",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle",
      "strew"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Don't forget to dot the i .",
      "Quaint cottages dot the countryside.",
      "The fields were dotted with wildflowers.",
      "Dot the cream all over your face."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1740, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080210"
  },
  "Dostoyevsky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Fyodor Mikhaylovich 1821\u20131881 Russian novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-st\u0259-\u02c8yef-sk\u0113",
      "-\u02c8yev-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082930"
  },
  "doctorate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the degree, title, or rank of a doctor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-t(\u0259-)r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another speaker, Chengzhao Richard Zhang, earned a doctorate degree in math from MIT last year. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Data also shows that those holding a doctorate degree stand to earn 27 percent more than that of a master\u2019s holder. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "Today, Beggs is a psychology major with a business minor and plans to get a doctorate degree in innovational psychology. \u2014 Erik Matuszewski, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "To earn that salary, a teacher must have a doctorate degree and 25 years of experience in the district. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Secchi received her doctorate degree in economics and specializes in the environmental impacts of agriculture in the Midwest. \u2014 Rachel Hellman, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "While answering silly, rapid-fire questions for a 2016 video with Vogue, Swift expressed a desire to receive an honorary doctorate degree because pal Ed Sheeran had received one from England's University Campus Suffolk. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Schlieder said created the course as part of her doctorate degree in occupational therapy. \u2014 Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Payan, who went blind in adulthood, is now working on his doctorate degree in public administration at USC after graduating from Cal State L.A. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092311"
  },
  "down-to-the-wire":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of suspense",
      ": unsettled until the very end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-t\u0259-\u1e6fh\u0259-\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "close",
      "hairbreadth",
      "narrow",
      "neck and neck",
      "nip and tuck",
      "tight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092652"
  },
  "doodah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of tremulous excitement",
      ": a small, useful device : gadget , doodad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc\u02ccd\u0227"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-101351"
  },
  "Doncaster":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town in South Yorkshire, northern England population 81,610"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102211"
  },
  "downcast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": low in spirit : dejected",
      ": directed downward",
      ": sad sense 1",
      ": directed down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cckast",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cckast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowed",
      "down",
      "downward",
      "lowered"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There were a lot of downcast faces in the crowd.",
      "her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her hair was cropped just above the shoulder, and her eyes were downcast . \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The boys shuffled past, eyes downcast , mumbling something about being sorry for her loss. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "As the Marquette men's basketball players trudged to the team's bus inside the CHI Health Center, there were blank looks, downcast stares and frustrated head shakes. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The labels for the show are on the floor, prompting viewers to take the same downcast stance as the hooded figure. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Each is a double: two sets of the twelve apostles, in action, flanking Christ, whose eyes are downcast \u2014the rare Warhol protagonist who doesn\u2019t face the viewer. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In the meantime, many Germans are downcast at the prospect of a winter in which cherished holiday traditions may again fall casualty to the coronavirus. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1521, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-102414"
  },
  "domineer":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control",
      ": to tyrannize over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8nir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook\u2019s Essie Davis, who\u2019s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Most of the people sharing photos of domineering goats and marauding boars are not expressing a latent death wish. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The developments have added to fears about China\u2019s domineering presence in the Pacific. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Rey\u2019s ascension to the central role in Star Wars (replete with the late Carrie Fisher\u2019s zombie-like yet domineering Leia and Laura Dern\u2019s stern Vice Admiral Holdo) proves that everyone now feels The Force and its contagion: non-binary marketing. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "We were concerned that Sharon was domineering , but Catherine professed to be happy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "Along the way, Welts became keenly aware of Stern\u2019s domineering ways. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 19 Jan. 2020",
      "We were concerned that Sharon was domineering , but Catherine professed to be happy. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Dutch domineren , from French dominer , from Latin dominari ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112204"
  },
  "dool":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dool Scottish variant of dole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114859"
  },
  "dockhand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": longshoreman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02cchand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "docker",
      "dockworker",
      "longshoreman",
      "roustabout",
      "rouster",
      "stevedore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123416"
  },
  "downcastness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being downcast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124229"
  },
  "dockhead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the foremost part of a dock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dock entry 4 + head"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151753"
  },
  "Downpatrick":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town in Down district, southeastern Northern Ireland population 8245"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dau\u0307n-\u02c8pa-trik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152854"
  },
  "dost":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dost archaic present tense second-person singular of do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259st"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152908"
  },
  "doina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Romanian folk song usually in the form of a lament"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fin\u0259"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Romanian doin\u0103"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154004"
  },
  "down-to-earthness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": practical",
      ": unpretentious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-t\u00fc-\u02c8\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demure",
      "humble",
      "lowly",
      "meek",
      "modest",
      "unassuming",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrogant",
      "bumptious",
      "chesty",
      "conceited",
      "egotistic",
      "egotistical",
      "fastuous",
      "haughty",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "high-and-mighty",
      "high-handed",
      "high-hat",
      "hoity-toity",
      "huffish",
      "huffy",
      "imperious",
      "lordly",
      "overweening",
      "peremptory",
      "pompous",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous",
      "pretentious",
      "self-asserting",
      "self-assertive",
      "supercilious",
      "superior",
      "toplofty",
      "toploftical",
      "uppish",
      "uppity"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160028"
  },
  "doolfu":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of doolfu chiefly Scottish variant of doleful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fclf\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160952"
  },
  "domainal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": domanial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163219"
  },
  "doodeen":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of doodeen variant spelling of dudeen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163546"
  },
  "dolus malus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fraud and misrepresentation that is actionable and punishable or is ground for rescinding the transaction resulting from it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8m\u0101l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, bad deceit"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164324"
  },
  "docker":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that docks the tails of animals",
      ": one connected with docks",
      ": longshoreman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dockhand",
      "dockworker",
      "longshoreman",
      "roustabout",
      "rouster",
      "stevedore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1765, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173849"
  },
  "dockworker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": longshoreman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02ccw\u0259r-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "docker",
      "dockhand",
      "longshoreman",
      "roustabout",
      "rouster",
      "stevedore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Bandidos came along 18 years later in 1966, founded by a 36-year-old Houston dockworker and Vietnam War veteran named Donald Chambers. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The dockworker absences are helping exacerbate a monthslong bottleneck. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And to the screen, when a dockworker criticizing Jaskier\u2019s songs becomes a mouthpiece for fans. \u2014 Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The average dockworker with more than five years\u2019 full-time experience in 2019 earned almost $190,000. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "In August, China partially shut down the world\u2019s third biggest container port for two weeks after a dockworker tested positive for Covid. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The son of a dockworker , Mullins, who was raised in Greenwich Village, has frequently clashed with both the NYPD leadership and de Blasio. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Her late husband\u2019s ancestors\u2014a Sicilian dockworker and his wife, a femme de couleur libre, according to Louisiana\u2019s baroque racial-caste system\u2014bought the land that the club sits on. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021",
      "As if in a trance, dockworker Justino (Regis Myrupu) constantly surrenders to the cacophonic lullaby of nature while on the clock. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-181901"
  },
  "doctorbird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": green tody",
      ": a curve-billed hummingbird ( Sericotes holosericeus ) of the West Indies",
      ": any of various West Indian hummingbirds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably so called from the resemblance of the bill to a surgical needle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184652"
  },
  "donate/give blood":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have blood taken out of one's body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185344"
  },
  "doormat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes",
      ": one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities",
      ": a team that regularly finishes last"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccmat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jellyfish",
      "namby-pamby",
      "pushover",
      "reed",
      "weakling",
      "wimp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stalwart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.",
      "a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each mat has Psalm 91 written on it, plus the doormat is slip-resistant. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
      "One easy way to decorate for spring without spending too much time and money is to liven up your front door with an artificial wreath and doormat . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Not every team with two first-round picks was a perennial doormat : Kansas City and the Packers each chose twice in the wake of the Hill and Adams trades. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Josh Paschal became a fixture at Kentucky and was one of the faces as the program went through a renaissance, from doormat of the SEC to one of the league's best defenses. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Welcome Easter egg hunters with this spring farmhouse doormat that blends in with most entryway decor. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "After winning just 22 games last season and 19 each the previous two, the Cavs were expected to be a doormat once again. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Shoppers have left glowing reviews for the doormat , which has more than 11,500 five-star ratings. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Florida has won twice since then, against SEC doormat Vanderbilt and Samford, an FCS opponent that began the first team ever to score 42 points during the first against a Florida team. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190901"
  },
  "doomsdayer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doomsayer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcmz-\u02ccd\u0101-\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccder"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Cassandra",
      "Chicken Little",
      "doomsayer",
      "doomster"
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      "optimist",
      "Pollyanna"
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      "once again doomsdayers were issuing warnings about the dangers of nuclear proliferation"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191203"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": simple cunning or sagacity in bargaining or in other transactions that is not actionable or punishable as fraud or misrepresentation or ground for rescinding the transaction induced by it"
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      "-\u02c8b\u014dn\u0259s"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, good deceit"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192224"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": shipyard",
      ": navy yard"
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      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-\u02ccy\u00e4rd"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mumbai, IndiaThree Indian Navy personnel were killed in an explosion on a ship at a naval dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday, the navy said. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "But there's no doubt that its dockyard , which can be accessed via two separate openings on each side of the vessel, is its most eye-catching feature. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 30 July 2021",
      "That\u2019s because the design studio\u2019s latest innovative concept is a multi-purpose superyacht that doubles as a dockyard for small tenders servicing the high seas. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 19 July 2021",
      "There would be a meeting point somewhere outside a dockyard or in a parking lot near a pier. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2021",
      "Laze aboard, visit the dockyard , or take a tender to swim and snorkel. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021",
      "Demonstrators turned out in force in Mandalay, the country\u2019s second-biggest city, where security forces shot dead two people on Saturday near a dockyard where the authorities had been trying to force workers to load a boat. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2021",
      "Another large protest took place in Mandalay, where police shot dead two people on Saturday near a dockyard as security forces were trying to force workers to load a boat. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Feb. 2021",
      "The normal winter overhaul schedule takes other ferries offline for various periods this winter, and three ferries \u2014 including the new Hubbard and Tazlina \u2014 will be unusable because of dockyard work. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195539"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the work of a dockwalloper"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195617"
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  "doodskop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a southern African shallow-water edible chimaera ( Callorhynchus capensis ) having the snout prolonged into a fleshy lobe which is used in rooting up mollusks and crabs from sandy bottoms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fct\u02ccsk\u00e4p"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Afrikaans, from doods (genitive of dood death, from Middle Dutch doot ) + kop head, from Middle Dutch cop, coppe drinking vessel, skull, head; akin to Old English d\u0113ath death"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200041"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations",
      ": one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4k-tr\u0259-\u02c8ner"
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      "dogmatic",
      "dogmatical",
      "opinionated",
      "opinionative",
      "opinioned",
      "pontifical",
      "self-opinionated"
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      "latitudinarian",
      "undoctrinaire",
      "undogmatic"
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      "Adjective",
      "a doctrinaire conservative, the columnist takes special delight in baiting liberals",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Opposition is mounting among conservative Catholics who disapprove of his emphasis on the environment, migrants, and other issues rather than the doctrinaire focus of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Founded in 1943, the IPTA pioneered a form of street theater that combined elements of folk music and drama with a revolutionary message (imagine a lively, non- doctrinaire variant of Mao\u2019s propaganda outfits). \u2014 Ratik Asokan, The New York Review of Books , 25 Jan. 2020",
      "Finally, doctrinaire Republicans for decades mouthed orthodoxies of free rather than fair trade. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Opposition is mounting among conservative Catholics who disapprove of his emphasis on the environment, migrants and other issues rather than the doctrinaire focus of his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "The best-case scenario is another Mike Pompeo, a doctrinaire crusading conservative with a light resume and a very brown nose who has quietly expanded his State department portfolio beyond its normal scope. \u2014 Adam Weinstein, The New Republic , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Speaking of then and now, that party almost immediately split into warring factions, with a compromise-averse, more doctrinaire left wing challenged by more pragmatic moderates. \u2014 Phil Primack, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019",
      "Just as Johnson has alienated some Conservative moderates, Corbyn has lost the backing of some longtime Labour figures who are turned off by his doctrinaire approach. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Conservatism, traditionally, has not been doctrinaire . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 22 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Vance represents a more doctrinaire America Firstism, which in some ways is traditional Republican politics on steroids and in other ways departs from those traditions. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "The problem is Oz hasn't always been a doctrinaire conservative. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "So, being a doctrinaire transnational progressive, what did Obama do once his negotiating partners agreed to the JCPOA? \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Few classes of creative people are as doctrinaire about dress as architects and interior designers. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, Town & Country , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the crucial point, underscoring the scholarly refutation of the doctrinaire nonsense about the supposedly pro-slavery Revolution. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "But Breyer is also viewed as a less doctrinaire liberal than Associate Justices Elena Kagan or Sonia Sotomayor \u2013 more willing to side with the court's conservatives in certain law enforcement cases, for instance. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The current president, Luis Arce, who was Mr. Morales\u2019s economy minister, heads a coalition of social democrats and more doctrinaire leftists. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Although much influenced by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in all the best ways, Jahn was no doctrinaire modernist. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "French, from doctrine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1834, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1831, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210408"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back",
      ": a bandanna or similar cloth worn tied around the head"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccrag"
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      "bandanna",
      "bandana",
      "handkerchief",
      "kerchief",
      "madras",
      "mantilla"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "do entry 2 (hairdo)"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214525"
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  "door money":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": money collected for admission to an entertainment at the time of entering"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221131"
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  "domaine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vineyard especially in Burgundy that makes and bottles wine from its own grapes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101n",
      "-\u02c8men"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 60 lots that on offer include some of the best vintages produced by the domaine , a jewel of the Burgundy region. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
      "Maybe that\u2019s because Bernstein doesn\u2019t have his own domaine . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "But after centuries of the domaine surviving a revolution and two world wars, 2021 could be the worst year in memory. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "His family has been in Saint-Aubin since the 17th century; Olivier took over the domaine from his father after putting in an apprenticeship at M\u00e9o-Camuzet in Vosne-Roman\u00e9e. \u2014 Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country , 6 June 2021",
      "The small Marie Courtin domaine in Polisot is run by Dominique Moreau whose husband, Roland Piollot, also has vines in the village and bottles wine under his family name Piollot. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "About 1,000 hectares were wiped out by frost, some areas suffered hail, and many domaines were hard-hit by mildew, requiring serious sorting in the vineyard. \u2014 Elin Mccoy, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Il arrive cet apr\u00e8s midi au domaine de Luchin pour passer la visite m\u00e9dicale. \u2014 SI.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Domaine Alain Chavy Bourgogne Chardonnay 2017 Burgundy, France, $26 This domaine is located in Burgundy\u2019s Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 appellation, prime chardonnay territory. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French (short for domaine vinicole or viticole ), literally, property, domain"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222533"
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  "doncella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of several brightly colored wrasses of the West Indies and Florida:",
      ": the slippery dick and closely related fishes",
      ": ladyfish sense b",
      ": either of two West Indian timber trees ( Byrsonima spicata and B. cuneata ) valued for their hard wood \u2014 compare surette"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u00e4n\u02c8sel\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish, from Spanish, girl, virgin, housemaid, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicilla , diminutive of Latin domina lady"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222803"
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  "doodia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of Asian and Australasian ferns (family Polypodiaceae) with curved sori in rows between the margin and midrib of the frond segments",
      ": any plant of the genus Doodia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcd\u0113\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Samuel Doody \u20201706 English botanist + New Latin -ia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225715"
  },
  "docken":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dock entry 1",
      ": something of small value"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English doken (plural of dock, docke ), from Old English doccan , plural of docce dock"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235335"
  },
  "donship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": possession of the title or rank of a don",
      ": position as a university don"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "don entry 1 + -ship"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003124"
  },
  "Doras":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the type genus of the family Doradidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dr\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011743"
  },
  "donsie":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unlucky",
      ": restive",
      ": saucy",
      ": slightly ill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scottish Gaelic donas evil, harm + English -ie"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-025320"
  },
  "docosanoic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": behenic acid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u00e4k\u0259s\u0259\u00a6n\u014dik-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "docosane + -o- + -ic"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030527"
  },
  "docking block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the heavy timbers on which a ship rests when in dry dock"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from gerund of dock entry 5"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034408"
  },
  "donum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a land measure used in regions included in the former Ottoman Empire and of varying size but usually less than one acre"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u0259m",
      "\u02c8d\u014dn-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Turkish d\u00f6n\u00fcm , literally, turn"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041046"
  },
  "down-to-date":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": up-to-date"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051824"
  },
  "docking bridge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a raised platform on a large ship near the stern"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054020"
  },
  "doctrinal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k-tr\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "especially British"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Frustrated by the university\u2019s doctrinal rigidity, some current and former Biola students are having their own theological discussions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Frank Lockwood, religion editor for the Democrat-Gazette says the disagreements within the church are not going away anytime soon and, regardless of the outcome, each side stands to face negative impacts from the doctrinal schism. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "This could be a doctrinal hook for union-busting antitrust lawyers who may argue that striking independent contractors are seeking to raise the price of goods and services, not their wages. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "In the early 20th century, Baptists in the United States found themselves on both sides of a schism within American Christianity over doctrinal issues, known as the fundamentalist-modernist controversy. \u2014 Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Or the terrible violence committed by people with the same religion over this or that doctrinal variation. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1979, fourteen months after the election of Pope John Paul II, the Vatican withdrew K\u00fcng\u2019s license to teach as a Catholic theologian; three years later, Ratzinger took the Vatican\u2019s top doctrinal job. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2019, he was tried by the Vatican\u2019s doctrinal office on unspecified accusations. \u2014 Silvina Frydlewsky And Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The practice has long been upheld by secular courts, which by law cannot interfere with religious doctrinal matters. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070052"
  },
  "donut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough",
      ": something (such as a mathematical torus ) that has a round shape like a doughnut",
      ": a controlled skid that sends an automobile into a tight circle of at least 360 degrees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073746"
  },
  "doubting Thomas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an incredulous or habitually doubtful person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disbeliever",
      "doubter",
      "questioner",
      "skeptic",
      "unbeliever"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She kept trying, hoping to prove all those doubting Thomases wrong.",
      "an astronomer who enjoys taking the role of the doubting Thomas in debates with UFOlogists"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "St. Thomas , apostle who doubted Jesus' resurrection until he had proof of it (John 20:24\u201329)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074944"
  },
  "dossy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pretentiously fashionable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4s\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scots dossie sprucely dressed person, from doss neat (from doss to dress, from Dutch dossen , from dos clothes, from Middle Dutch, perhaps from Old French dos back, from Latin dorsum ) + -ie"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081826"
  },
  "doctor book":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a book intended to supplement the knowledge of the individual in matters of home medication usually helping to identify common ailments and suggesting simple medication that can be undertaken without the supervision of a physician"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082224"
  },
  "doornail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large-headed nail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101l",
      "-\u02c8n\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082601"
  },
  "donor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that gives, donates, or presents something",
      ": one used as a source of biological material (such as blood or an organ)",
      ": a compound capable of giving up a part (such as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor",
      ": an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons",
      ": a person who donates",
      ": one used as a source of biological material (as blood or an organ)",
      ": a compound capable of giving up a part (as an atom, chemical group, or elementary particle) for combination with an acceptor",
      ": one that gives, donates, grants, or confers something",
      ": settlor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccn\u022fr",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccn\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259r, -\u02ccn\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angel",
      "benefactor",
      "donator",
      "fairy godmother",
      "Maecenas",
      "patron",
      "sugar daddy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The money was raised from individual donors .",
      "She is one of the charity's major donors .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One potential candidate that is also publicly considering a run for governor is Kelly Craft \u2014 a prolific GOP donor who was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "Ultimately, a donor can end up recouping close to 80% of their gift in credits and deductions. \u2014 Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to Partygate, the prime minister became embroiled in an uproar over the expensive refurbishment of his apartment in Downing Street, which was funded by a Tory party donor . \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "One of the perks of being a dedicated donor to the L.A. Phil is valet parking \u2014 subject to availability. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Schwarzenegger has been a major donor to anti-hate organizations and has been an outspoken advocate against anti-Semitism and hate. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Dave Graves, a prominent donor to the collective, paid to have BYU running back Tyler Allgeier over for dinner. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The Spring Matching Fund campaign continues and each dollar up to $100,000 will be matched by a donor . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "But soon after the site started matching donors with recipients, Zoll heard from a donor who was contacted on the side and asked for the formula from someone who then resold it on Facebook. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English donoure , from Anglo-French doneur , from Latin donator , from donare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082850"
  },
  "Donovan":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "William Joseph 1883\u20131959 Wild Bill American lawyer and general"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259-v\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094613"
  },
  "doomsday":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a day of final judgment",
      ": a time of catastrophic destruction and death",
      ": the day the world ends or is destroyed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcmz-\u02ccd\u0101",
      "\u02c8d\u00fcmz-\u02ccd\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a warning that doomsday is near",
      "The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Five coincidentally arrives on Nov. 25, 1963, right before a nuclear doomsday . \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The doomsday announced at the very early stage of the covid-19 pandemic was a perfect illustration of the distorted lens which is too often used to look at Africa. \u2014 Ndeye Diarra Diobaye, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
      "Some speculated that the third, unrevealed secret, was a doomsday prophecy. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Interceptor will basically entail a race-against-the-clock involving Pataky\u2019s character essentially trying to head off a doomsday scenario. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 May 2022",
      "Then all of the gain would go to feeding the players\u2019 degree completion funds \u2014 $117,650 each \u2014 but the department would be able to continue to use the same amount from 2021 to fund the rest of its sports and avoid the doomsday scenario. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Proponents envision a doomsday scenario in which a rogue future president might try to use the military to stoke \u2014 rather than put down \u2014 an insurrection, or to abuse protesters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The love song, the breakup song, the party song\u2014all are excellent pop traditions, but a good doomsday song can do the work of all three. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "Dinosauria's doomsday was brought on by a 7.5-mile-wide asteroid, about the size of Mount Everest, that smacked into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105117"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call into question the truth of : to be uncertain or in doubt about",
      ": to lack confidence in : distrust",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": fear",
      ": suspect",
      ": to be uncertain",
      ": a lack of confidence : distrust",
      ": an inclination not to believe or accept",
      ": uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making",
      ": a deliberate suspension of judgment",
      ": a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense",
      ": doubtless entry 1",
      ": to be uncertain about",
      ": to lack confidence in",
      ": to consider unlikely",
      ": a feeling of being uncertain",
      ": a reason for disbelief",
      ": the condition of being undecided",
      ": a lack of trust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8dau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "misdoubt",
      "mistrust",
      "question",
      "suspect"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distrust",
      "distrustfulness",
      "dubiety",
      "dubitation",
      "incertitude",
      "misdoubt",
      "misgiving",
      "mistrust",
      "mistrustfulness",
      "query",
      "reservation",
      "skepticism",
      "suspicion",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "One person\u2019s failure cannot lead us to doubt the potential of everyone else. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "Locals working in the vicinity, like Ade Wijasto, doubt it. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, state media claimed a million people had already recovered from fever, though experts doubt the numbers being reported by North Korea are reliable. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere\u2019s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Navarro\u2019s reports were presented to state lawmakers as reasons to doubt or challenge election results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Johnson says this double exclusion can lead to feelings of loneliness and cause bisexual people to doubt or question their identity. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Those who followed his work with WWE never had to doubt his comedic chops, but Bay wrestled more quips and physical humor out of him, even as the film (which is quite unpleasant) didn\u2019t reach the height of its ambitions. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Authorities began to doubt that Suzanne even took a bike ride, especially after her sunglasses and hydration backpack were found in her car. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There is no doubt as to their favorite player, with Luplow overtaking David Peralta as Devron's favorite player. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "There's no doubt about it: Every single CEO in America has been forced to face the realities of the tight labor market. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
      "Outside the club, there was some doubt as to how FC Cincinnati would proceed this season while taking the best punches its opponents could muster \u2013 until Saturday at Philadelphia. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
      "There's no doubt that one of these rooms can make a great addition to your home, but which one to choose? \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
      "This one's obviously a must-play for all musical theater fans, but there's no doubt that anyone and everyone will appreciate that epic, instantly-recognizable organ intro. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
      "But there's no doubt that all-wheel drive extracts the most from the Competition model's extra power. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
      "There is no doubt that the Nerazzurri did better than expected last term, overcoming the loss of their manager, their leading goal scorer and their most influential defender before the red, white and green shield was stitched onto their shirts. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The second jury, deprived of that information, decided there was reasonable doubt . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English douten , from Anglo-French duter, douter , from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to Latin dubius dubious"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121506"
  },
  "doofunny":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of doofunny variant spelling of dofunny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133933"
  },
  "doornboom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a southern African thorny shrub or small tree ( Acacia horrida ) whose bark is used in tanning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8du\u0307rn\u02ccb\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Afrikaans (now doringboom ), from obsolete Afrikaans doorn thorn (now doring ) (from Middle Dutch dorn ) + Afrikaans boom tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German dorn thorn & to Old High German boum tree"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141753"
  },
  "donatee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a recipient of a free gift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u014dn\u0259\u00a6t\u0113",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101\u00a6-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145042"
  },
  "doomsayer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcm-\u02ccs\u0101-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Cassandra",
      "Chicken Little",
      "doomsdayer",
      "doomster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "optimist",
      "Pollyanna"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Don't listen to the doomsayers .",
      "doomsayers had been saying for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sequoia Capital, the storied venture capital firm known for playing doomsayer ahead of recessions, has one word for the startup industry: Cash. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization\u2019s fate. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1953, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145408"
  },
  "Doisy":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Edward Adelbert 1893\u20131986 American biochemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fi-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173555"
  },
  "Dorado":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mahi-mahi",
      "city west of San Juan in northern Puerto Rico population 38,165"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, fly fishing for golden dorado in Bolivia, which is the No. 1 bucket-list item on the company\u2019s top 12 promotion. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 9 May 2020",
      "These are the trips where white and blue marlin weighing hundreds of pounds are available for the taking, in addition to large tuna, wahoo and dorado . \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "The Gulf, meanwhile, can bring everything from Kingfish, snapper, dorado and even shark within 30 miles of shore. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "At this resort, famed for its quiet allure and world-class sportfishing, expect to bag marlin, sailfish, or dorado \u2014with the help of experienced guides\u2014and then dine on your catch that evening. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
      "So the dolphins circled around my boat and one dolphin emerged minutes later with a dorado in its mouth. \u2014 D.j Hopson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2010",
      "My favorite segment was about how flying fish can use their wings to escape their super-fast and efficient underwater predators called dorados . \u2014 Michael Heaton, cleveland.com , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, from past participle of dorar to gild, from Latin deaurare , from de- + aurum gold \u2014 more at aureus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182402"
  },
  "doubtedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doubtfully , questionably"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "doubted (from past participle of doubt entry 1 ) + -ly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184803"
  },
  "docosane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a paraffin hydrocarbon of the formula C 22 H 46",
      ": the crystalline normal isomer CH 3 (CH 2 ) 20 CH 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4k\u0259\u02ccs\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary docos- (from do- \u2014as in dodeca- \u2014+ -cos- \u2014from eicosa- ) + -ane"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194440"
  },
  "doctrinality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doctrinal character"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8nal\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194821"
  },
  "dolphin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused",
      ": any of several related chiefly freshwater toothed whales (as of the families Platanistidae and Iniidae) : river dolphin",
      ": dolphinfish",
      ": delphinus",
      ": a spar or buoy for mooring boats",
      ": a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boats",
      ": a small whale with teeth and a long nose",
      ": either of two large fish usually of warm seas that are often used for food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u022fl-",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4l-f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the image of an unborn dolphin is a computer graphic. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
      "NOAA Fisheries, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced up to $20,000 for information on anybody who harassed a sick dolphin last month on Quintana Beach in Texas. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network shared photos on Facebook of a dolphin stranded on Quintana Beach, on the Texas Gulf Coast. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "On the afternoon of April 10, a woman called the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network\u2019s hotline to report that the dolphin , which was first seen on the sand, was surrounded by a crowd that had pushed it into the water, Whitehead said. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "The organization retrieved the dolphin , which had died, and notified the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The dolphin , a lactating adult female, died from the trauma. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The young dolphin is suspected of having hypo-pigmentation, which explains its color. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The dolphin in these photos stranded alive on Quintana Beach, TX on Sunday evening and was reportedly pushed back to sea... \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English delphyn, dolphyn , from Anglo-French delphin , alteration of Old French dalfin , from Medieval Latin dalfinus , alteration of Latin delphinus , from Greek delphin-, delphis ; akin to Greek delphys womb, Sanskrit garbha"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200530"
  },
  "don/wear sackcloth and ashes":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to publicly express or show sorrow or regret for having done something wrong"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205845"
  },
  "doomster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": judge",
      ": doomsayer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcm(p)-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Cassandra",
      "Chicken Little",
      "doomsayer",
      "doomsdayer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "optimist",
      "Pollyanna"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "from time immemorial doomsters have been saying that the world is going to hell in a handbasket"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-213935"
  },
  "door opener":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device to open a door: such as",
      ": a tool used by firefighters to jimmy a locked door",
      ": a release mechanism attached to a door lock and activated by a pushbutton or electric eye",
      ": an inexpensive gift or premium offered to a prospect by a door-to-door salesperson in order to enter the house and present a sales pitch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225108"
  },
  "down card":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a card dealt face down in any card game in which certain other cards are dealt face up",
      ": a card that is part of a player's hand but is left face down on the table while the other cards are exposed",
      ": hole card"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-083939"
  },
  "Domine, dirige nos":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": Lord, guide us"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022f-mi-\u02ccne \u02c8d\u0113-ri-\u02ccge-\u02c8n\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110147"
  },
  "Dom":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "honorific title",
      "noun",
      "noun suffix"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "domestic",
      "dominant",
      "dominion",
      ": dignity : office",
      ": realm : jurisdiction",
      ": state or fact of being",
      ": those having a (specified) office, occupation, interest, or character",
      ": the area ruled by",
      ": state or fact of being",
      ": the group having a certain office, occupation, interest, or character",
      ": stp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259m",
      "\u02ccd\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02c8em"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Honorific title",
      "Latin dominus master",
      "Noun suffix",
      "Middle English, from Old English -d\u014dm ; akin to Old High German -tuom -dom, Old English d\u014dm judgment \u2014 more at doom"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Honorific title",
      "1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-131108"
  },
  "Doradidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of South American armored catfishes (type genus Doras ) having a series of bony plates along the sides that are reputed to journey overland in search of water during dry seasons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u02c8rad\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Dorad-, Doras , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152340"
  },
  "doorman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)",
      ": a person whose job is to help people at the door of a building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccman",
      "-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccman",
      "-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doorkeeper",
      "gatekeeper",
      "janitor",
      "porter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Everyone around town seemed to know him, and greeted him by name; a doorman at the Carlyle would welcome him in, and the hostess at the hotel bar would usher him to a table. \u2014 Lauren Markham, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Then in January 2021, Ms. Parry came across a studio in Manhattan\u2019s Financial District complete with a doorman . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The narrator of this novel, Piedmont Livingston Kinsolver III, is a doorman at a fancy apartment building on Central Park West, who, unbeknownst to his colleagues, commutes home to a penthouse on upper Fifth Avenue. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Shortly after her husband's death, Mary Todd Lincoln gave the coat to their beloved doorman , Alphonse Donn, whose family kept it for over a century, before bequeathing it to Ford's Theatre in 1968. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
      "The case itself, meanwhile, has swerved in comedic directions, such as when a doorman vaped during his otherwise serious testimony, causing Depp and the jury to laugh. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "When the doorman tried to escort the man outside, the man punched him. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The building has a 24-hour doorman , and the sale includes six underground parking spaces. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Among them was 400 East 56th Street, No. 23C, a one-bedroom co-op in a postwar doorman building at First Avenue, near Sutton Place. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163626"
  },
  "double-crosser":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deceive by double-dealing : betray",
      ": an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it",
      ": an act of betraying or cheating an associate",
      ": a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)",
      ": betray sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs",
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8kr\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backstab",
      "betray",
      "cross",
      "sell (out)",
      "two-time"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backstabbing",
      "betrayal",
      "business",
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidy",
      "sellout",
      "treachery",
      "treason",
      "two-timing",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "politics is full of double crosses and backbiting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him\u2014avenging Polly\u2019s death. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 11 June 2022",
      "Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. \u2014 Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2021",
      "This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross ,. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags \u2014 a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross \u2014 that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1903, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-171002"
  },
  "dorado":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mahi-mahi",
      "city west of San Juan in northern Puerto Rico population 38,165"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "d\u014d-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u035fh\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, fly fishing for golden dorado in Bolivia, which is the No. 1 bucket-list item on the company\u2019s top 12 promotion. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 9 May 2020",
      "These are the trips where white and blue marlin weighing hundreds of pounds are available for the taking, in addition to large tuna, wahoo and dorado . \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "The Gulf, meanwhile, can bring everything from Kingfish, snapper, dorado and even shark within 30 miles of shore. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "At this resort, famed for its quiet allure and world-class sportfishing, expect to bag marlin, sailfish, or dorado \u2014with the help of experienced guides\u2014and then dine on your catch that evening. \u2014 Jenny Peters, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
      "So the dolphins circled around my boat and one dolphin emerged minutes later with a dorado in its mouth. \u2014 D.j Hopson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2010",
      "My favorite segment was about how flying fish can use their wings to escape their super-fast and efficient underwater predators called dorados . \u2014 Michael Heaton, cleveland.com , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, from past participle of dorar to gild, from Latin deaurare , from de- + aurum gold \u2014 more at aureus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-194512"
  },
  "doubtingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of one that doubts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-200748"
  },
  "Door Peninsula":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "peninsula in eastern Wisconsin between Green Bay and Lake Michigan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-212410"
  },
  "docosahexaenoic acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an omega-3 fatty acid C 22 H 32 O 2 found especially in fish of cold waters",
      ": an omega-3 fatty acid C 22 H 32 O 2 found especially in fish of cold waters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u014d-k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02cchek-s\u0259-\u02cc\u0113-\u02c8n\u014d-ik-",
      "\u02ccd\u014d-k\u014d-s\u0259-\u02cchek-s\u0259-\u02cc\u0113-\u02ccn\u014d-ik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fish oil is a polyunsaturated fat that contains two types of omega-3 fatty acids \u2014 eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid , which the human body does not naturally produce in large quantities. \u2014 Bryony Gilbey, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Omega fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid , or DHA, are key to brain health and most likely helped to drive the evolution of the modern human brain. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2016",
      "In the human body, ALA can be converted to two other omega-3 fatty acids \u2014 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 26 Nov. 2019",
      "There are three types of omega-3s: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2019",
      "The key components of fish oil, two polyunsaturated fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and docosahexaenoic acid , or DHA, are designed to be in the membranes of cells all throughout the body. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2019",
      "These two omega-3s are EPA, which stands for eicosapentaenoic acid, and DHA, which stands for docosahexaenoic acid . \u2014 Carolyn Todd, Allure , 21 Aug. 2018",
      "The better known is DHA ( docosahexaenoic acid ), said to benefit brain structure and function and found in infant formula, baby food and prenatal vitamins. \u2014 Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2018",
      "Salmon contains a crucial compound called docosahexaenoic acid that helps maintain the central nervous system, not to mention all of the boosts this fish gives your heart and metabolism. \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping , 27 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary docosa noic acid (a crystalline fatty acid) + hexa- + -ene + -oic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174532"
  },
  "donatio propter nuptias":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a marriage gift or settlement required by law of the husband or his family early during the later Roman Empire and that was required by Justinian to be equal to the wife's dowry but permitted to be made after and used for expenses of the marriage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccpr\u022fpt\u0259r\u02c8nu\u0307pt\u0113\u02cc\u00e4s",
      "-\u02ccpr\u00e4pt\u0259r\u02c8n\u0259psh\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, gift because of marriage"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180527"
  },
  "downness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or condition of being down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307nn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180636"
  },
  "doorplate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nameplate on a door"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccpl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201521"
  },
  "doctrinarian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doctrinaire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8na(a)r\u0113\u0259n",
      "-ner-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification of French doctrinaire + English -ian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202955"
  },
  "Donatism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the doctrines of a Christian sect arising in North Africa in 311 and holding that sanctity is essential for the administration of sacraments and church membership"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Donatus , 4th century bishop of Carthage"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205113"
  },
  "doobie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a marijuana cigarette : joint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fc-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The stock was trading at around $360 at the time, making the doobie -smokin\u2019 price a substantial premium. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "For knocking around with, cracking a joke, sharing a doobie , firing a paintball? \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Scientists on both ends of the spectrum disagree on the effects of the doobie , and meanwhile the tokers just keep bogeying up on the high side. \u2014 Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com , 10 July 2021",
      "Also known as doobie , fatty, J, bone, cone or a spliff, and mixed with tobacco Kief: The leftover residue when the flower is separated from the cannabis plant. \u2014 Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "For much of the video, her hair is swept up in headscarves; it\u2019s no Rihanna doobie wrap, but it\u2019s striking (and maternal) all the same. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 29 May 2018",
      "Each model was given a doobie wrap of sorts, with hair blow dried, tightened, and flattened to the head in a circular pattern using Redken\u2019s Hardwear Hair Gel. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 13 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211524"
  },
  "downtime":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": time during which production is stopped especially during setup for an operation or when making repairs",
      ": inactive time (such as time between periods of work)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cct\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "layoff",
      "time-out",
      "winter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "After a busy day at work, I look forward to some downtime at home.",
      "The kids napped during their downtime .",
      "We need to minimize network downtime .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead of taking downtime , the students built sheds. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "But with a lot of downtime during those long events, Conrad came to know McClure as a friend. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "During a bit of downtime from his life on the road, Wimbish called up Rolling Stone from his home in Hartford, Connecticut, to look back on his incredible journey. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "The report calculated the cost of downtime for the three tiers. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "While the trading hub did feel chaotic at times, the residents of Dejima also had plenty of downtime . \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "After all, in a world often characterized by busyness and lack of downtime , who wouldn't want to try and sleep better? \u2014 Diletta De Cristofaro, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Trevor Stout and Tom Stankiewicz had a lot of downtime while they were stuck at home in 2020 during the pandemic. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Like many musicians, she was forced to cancel a string of shows during the pandemic, and the downtime led to the inspiration for her latest single, Backseat Of My Mind. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085058"
  },
  "dominating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rule , control",
      ": to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on",
      ": to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position",
      ": to be predominant in",
      ": to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in",
      ": to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence",
      ": to occupy a more elevated or superior position",
      ": to have a commanding position or controlling power over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "One company has dominated the market for years.",
      "He dominated her life for many years.",
      "His work dominated the art scene last year.",
      "Our team dominated throughout the game.",
      "Our team dominated play throughout the game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Whites continue to dominate executive and C-suite level positions at most major banks and insurance companies, studies have shown. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "The reversion to lockdown is the latest reminder that despite the easing of restrictions, the government's zero-Covid policy -- comprised of mass testing, extensive quarantine and snap lockdowns -- will continue to dominate everyday life. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Despite their prevalence in our economy\u2014there are roughly 31 million small businesses in the U.S. alone\u2014major corporations continue to dominate . \u2014 Ed Jay, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Also on board were the most advanced weapons system of its time, and the aircraft had the speed, maneuverability and all-out power needed to dominate the air. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "Young players continue to dominate golf's older stars: The last four winners of major championships have been in their 20s \u2014 Thomas, Scottie Scheffler (the Masters), Collin Morikawa (British Open), and Jon Rahm (U.S. Open champion). \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 23 May 2022",
      "But with Starship, SpaceX could disrupt the market yet again, and continue to dominate the industry. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Similarly, the White House's projection assumes Omicron subvariants continue to dominate and that a dramatically different strain of the virus doesn't evolve, The Post reported. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
      "This will be a very interesting matchup to see if Kelly can continue to dominate against one of the best teams in baseball. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin dominatus , past participle of dominari , from dominus master; akin to Latin domus house \u2014 more at dome"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075256"
  },
  "downcome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coming down : descent : sudden fall : downfall , overthrow",
      ": downcomer sense a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n\u02cck\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English (Scots) douncome , from Middle English doun down + come action of coming, alteration (influenced by comen to come) of kime , from Old English cyme , from cuman to come"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080140"
  },
  "dossily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a dossy manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4s\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083625"
  },
  "doom ring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stone circle of Norway marking the limits of an ancient Norse court of justice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "translation of Old Norse d\u014dmhringr , from d\u014dmr court, judgment + hringr ring"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084615"
  },
  "doubly ruled surface":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ruled surface with two systems of rulings or generators",
      ": a quadric surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-091027"
  },
  "down to the smallest/last/tiniest detail":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": taking into account even the smallest things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131644"
  },
  "dorbeetle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various beetles that fly with a buzzing sound",
      ": a common European dung beetle ( Geotrupes stercorarius )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dor entry 1 + beetle"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133712"
  },
  "dockwalloper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loafer about docks who picks up casual employment",
      ": a freight handler on a dock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dock entry 4"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134507"
  },
  "dock-tailed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a docked tail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dock entry 2 + tailed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135217"
  },
  "door knocker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small metal device on a door that a person moves in order to make a knocking sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135322"
  },
  "double-dealer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity",
      ": given to or marked by duplicity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "cheating",
      "cozenage",
      "craft",
      "craftiness",
      "crookedness",
      "crookery",
      "cunning",
      "cunningness",
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "deception",
      "deceptiveness",
      "dishonesty",
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "dupery",
      "duplicity",
      "fakery",
      "foxiness",
      "fraud",
      "guile",
      "guilefulness",
      "wiliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crooked",
      "deceitful",
      "defrauding",
      "dishonest",
      "false",
      "fraudulent"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1529, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135647"
  },
  "dock brief":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief from a prisoner in the dock who is unable to provide his or her own counsel",
      ": the privilege granted such a prisoner at the discretion of the trial judge of selecting a barrister from among those present to represent the prisoner for a nominal fee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dock entry 6"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143327"
  },
  "doom palm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large African fan palm ( Hyphaene thebaica ) that is important as a soil stabilizer in desert areas and that has fibrous leafstalks used for ropes and a fruit with a gingerbread-flavored pulp and a rind which is used in making a beverage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00fcm-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French doum , from Arabic dawm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144846"
  },
  "dog collar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a collar for a dog",
      ": clerical collar",
      ": a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "choker",
      "collar",
      "lei",
      "necklace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a gala at which one can expect to see a number of trophy wives wearing diamond-encrusted dog collars",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Keep an eye on your pup with this lightweight LED light that clips to any dog collar . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "We were impressed by the older iteration of this smart dog collar . \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "But a new dog collar is aiming to act as a dog-to-human health translator, of sorts. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The snap on the left featured the other pup glaring at the camera, while Cherry's dog, sporting a floral cotton dog collar , posed for the photo shown on the right. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Two packages containing an electronic guitar pickup, a dog collar and leash, a Miami Hurricanes rain jacket and hooded sweatshirt were reported stolen Dec. 17 from the front porch of a home in the 800 block of Belleforte Avenue. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "And of course Gunther was wearing his very best faux diamond dog collar for the meeting \u2014 his real gold collar is back at his main home in Tuscany. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145342"
  },
  "doxorubicin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium ( Streptomyces peucetius ) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C 27 H 29 NO 11 \u00b7HCl",
      ": an anthracycline antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces ( S. peucetius ) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C 27 H 29 NO 11 \u00b7HCl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259-s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "d e ox y- + -orubicin (as in daunorubicin )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154556"
  },
  "doloroso":{
    "type":[
      "adjective (or adverb)"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sorrowful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u014dl\u0259\u02c8r\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from Late Latin dolorosus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155329"
  },
  "downtick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small decrease, decline, or downward trend",
      ": a stock market transaction at a price below the last previous transaction in the same security",
      "\u2014 compare uptick sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dau\u0307n-\u02cctik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "down entry 4 + tick entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161246"
  },
  "doubly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a twofold manner",
      ": to twice the degree",
      ": in two ways : for two reasons",
      ": to two times the amount or degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-b(\u0259-)l\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "double",
      "twice",
      "twofold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her grades and musical talent make her parents doubly proud of her.",
      "we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Julia Garner is a lock for a nomination, and deserves to be, because Ruth has always been the best part of Ozark and that was doubly true for the two-part final season. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "This is doubly important for charities who receive a donation. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The shooting seemed doubly hard to comprehend for many in Ukraine. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "But what's even better than a recommendation is knowing that a dermatologist actually uses a product themselves \u2014 and that's doubly true of skin-care devices. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 May 2022",
      "Founding a new company is never easy, but doing so with bipolar disorder is doubly hard. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "This is doubly true for seasoned hikers with tons of backcountry miles under their belts\u2014er, boots. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Staying healthy is important for every team, doubly so for a Cubs franchise whose top talent is still at the lower levels of the organization. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "He's doubly boosted, and most of the time, people who get anywhere near him need to be tested. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161832"
  },
  "docking keel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two keels placed near and parallel to the bilge keels of some ships and between them and the main keel and used for supporting the ship in dry dock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162559"
  },
  "donzel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young gentleman in training for knighthood : squire , page"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4nz\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian donzello , from Old Italian, from Old Proven\u00e7al donzel , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin domnicillus , diminutive of Latin dominus master"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171609"
  },
  "doctress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman in some cultures who is believed to have magic powers and to be able to cure illness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "doctor + -ess"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171826"
  },
  "downthrust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": downward movement of an object under impact or steady pressure",
      ": an impact or pressure tending to cause downthrust"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172419"
  },
  "doublure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the lining of a book cover",
      ": an ornamental lining (as of tooled leather, painted vellum, or rich brocade)",
      ": the reflexed margin of a trilobite's carapace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259\u02c8blu\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "d\u00fc\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Middle French, lining of a garment, from doubler to line, double + -ure"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175301"
  },
  "downthrown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thrown down : depressed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "down entry 2 + thrown , from past participle of throw"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180104"
  },
  "doorpost":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doorjamb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccp\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first book is a do-it-yourself guide to understanding every aspect of the Jewish faith from keeping Kosher to affixing a mezuzah on the doorpost of a home and every other ritual and practice in between. \u2014 Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "In Israel, the country's chief rabbi urged observant Jews to refrain from kissing the mezuza, the small box containing a prayer scroll that is posted by Jews on their doorposts . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "In Jewish tradition, the case containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah is attached to the doorpost of a Jewish home. \u2014 Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2019",
      "Carter notes how commands were sewn into their clothing, posted on their doorposts , and bound to their wrists. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 July 2018",
      "They were told to mark their doorposts of their homes with the blood of a lamb. \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "For that reason, mezuzahs, the miniature prayer scrolls that millions of Jews in the U.S. and elsewhere display on their front doorposts , are rarely visible in France. \u2014 Time , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "A mezuzah is a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal , 22 June 2017",
      "In Canada, a 70-year-old Toronto woman named Helen Chaiton said that her mezuza, the case containing Hebrew verse traditionally affixed to a doorpost , had been vandalized twice over the weekend. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181002"
  },
  "Dorcas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Christian woman of New Testament times who made clothing for the poor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek Dorkas"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182715"
  },
  "doctrinarily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with respect to basic principles and outlook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u00a6ner\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "-na(a)r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-194213"
  },
  "dorcas gazelle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common gazelle ( Gazella dorcas ) of northern Africa and parts of southwestern Asia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022frk\u0259s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin dorcas (specific epithet of Gazella dorcas ), from Latin, gazelle, from Greek dorkas, dorkos, dorx , alteration of zorkas, zorx gazelle, deer; akin to Welsh iwrch roebuck, Cornish yorch , Breton yourc'h"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202745"
  },
  "doubting mania":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compulsive doubt and indecision permeating the entire personality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably translation of French folie du doute"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212841"
  },
  "dog daisy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several composite plants having flower heads with white rays (as certain daisies, the mayweed, or the field chamomile)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1821, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214756"
  },
  "doit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old coin of the Netherlands and Dutch controlled territories equal to about \u00b9/\u2088 stiver",
      ": trifle sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Dutch duit ; akin to Old Norse thveiti small coin, thveita to hew"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215446"
  },
  "domain name":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sequence of usually alphanumeric characters (such as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses",
      ": the characters (as Merriam-Webster.com) that form the main part of an Internet address"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tubbs filed for an LLC and bought a domain name eight years ago for Tubby\u2019s Taste Vegan Cookies. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Buterin\u2019s donations can be seen on Etherscan, which displays cryptocurrency transactions, under his Ethereum domain name , vitalik.eth. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Grattagliano\u2019s activity was in 2019, when a website appeared online under the domain name BenBranson.com. \u2014 Louise Matsakis, Wired , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1997, Parsons started a web design company that would eventually become his most famous venture\u2014 domain name reseller GoDaddy, which would become notorious for its raunchy Super Bowl commercials. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Opponents registered the domain name recallchesaboudin.org. \u2014 Miriam Pawel, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Apple has told staff that the outage stemmed from domain name system, or DNS, problems. \u2014 Mark Gurman/bloomberg, Time , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "For this reason, some individual users might want to buy a domain name and set up Google Workspace for Business. \u2014 Justin Pot, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Its website domain name , 200rf.com, probably refers to Cargo 200, a Soviet military term for how soldiers\u2019 bodies are shuttled back from war. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1982, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222959"
  },
  "doorknob":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a knob that releases a door latch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet the dweeb, the doorknob insists he is being guided by the spirit. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Fotis left behind two pieces of evidence critical to the investigation, says the sergeant: his DNA on the doorknob of the mudroom and a mixture of his and Jennifer's DNA on a faucet inside Jennifer's house. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
      "Kyle Pudenz wedged himself next to the vacuum cleaner in his hall supply closet and white-knuckled the doorknob , pulling with all his might. \u2014 William Deshazer For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "While studying the twisting motion, the engineers also discovered the torque required to successfully open an Oreo is about the same as what\u2019s needed to turn a doorknob \u2014a tenth of the torque required to open a bottle cap. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Her bedroom doorknob is heavy with medals, which hang alongside posters from her favorite Broadway shows. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Christo swiped the doorknob to his room for an installation at the Leo Castelli Gallery. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Seemingly mesmerized by its power, Suzume reaches for the doorknob . \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "For a touch more pizazz, the client swapped in an octagonal doorknob of chunky green glass. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223545"
  },
  "down-calving":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nearly ready to calve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "down entry 2 + calving , from present participle of calve"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031027"
  },
  "Douglas":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1844\u20131900 8th Marquess and Earl of",
      "Scottish boxing patron",
      "Stephen Arnold 1813\u20131861 American politician",
      "William Orville 1898\u20131980 American jurist",
      "town in the United Kingdom population 22,214"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259-gl\u0259s",
      "\u02c8d\u0259-gl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031359"
  },
  "doxology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually liturgical expression of praise to God"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u00e4k-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin doxologia , from Late Greek, from Greek doxa opinion, glory (from dokein to seem, seem good) + -logia -logy \u2014 more at decent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033219"
  },
  "dossier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u022fs-\u02ccy\u0101",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4s-",
      "\u02c8d\u022f-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The indictment against Danchenko alleges that some of the information in the dossier came to Danchenko from a Democratic Party operative. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 26 May 2022",
      "Two late-night filings from Sussmann and Durham provided the first indication that the special counsel plans to introduce Steele and his politically fraught dossier from 2016 into the case. \u2014 Marshall Cohen, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Lutsenko had been feeding information to Giuliani for his dossier on Biden and his son Hunter, who had worked for a Ukrainian energy company called Burisma that had been accused of corrupt practices. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Last year, Durham charged a Russia analyst who was a source for that dossier with lying to the FBI about his own sources of information \u2014 among them, a longtime Hillary Clinton supporter. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "The dossier , published by BuzzFeed News, used code names to conceal its sources. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "His campaign publicly posted the dossier along with the complaint on a website, FactsMD.com, that attempts to rebut the allegations. \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Moore campaign\u2019s lawyer, Amanda S. La Forge, alleged without direct evidence that another campaign was behind the dossier and accused it of criminal activity. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And most news organizations, Chris, didn't publish the dossier . \u2014 ABC News , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, bundle of documents labeled on the back, dossier, from dos back, from Latin dorsum \u2014 see dorsal entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033544"
  },
  "doubled-die":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having doubled design elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u0259-b\u0259ld-\u00a6d\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1858, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034740"
  },
  "doctrinarity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doctrinality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u00e4ktr\u0259\u0307\u02c8nar\u0259t\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072649"
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      "noun"
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      ": a card that says a person wants to donate his or her organs when he or she dies"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073729"
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      "noun"
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      ": a church auxiliary organized to plan and execute benevolent work"
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      "\u02c8d\u022frk\u0259str\u0113"
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      "Dorcas , Christian woman of Joppa celebrated in the early church for her good works (Acts 9:36) + English -try (as in deviltry )"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074211"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a pipe to conduct something downward : such as",
      ": a pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the dust collectors and flue system",
      ": a tube larger in diameter than the water tubes in some watertube boilers to conduct water from each top drum to a bottom drum under the influence of thermal circulation"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "down entry 2 + comer"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074244"
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      "noun"
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      ": a person who is always saying that bad things are going to happen"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074502"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a school-age child of working parents who spends part of the day at home unsupervised : latchkey child"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075603"
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      "geographical name",
      "noun"
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      ": free-for-all , brawl",
      ": a usually public quarrel or dispute",
      "city in the province of Leinster, eastern Ireland"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02ccbru\u0307k",
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02ccbru\u0307k"
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      "affray",
      "brawl",
      "broil",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "free-for-all",
      "melee",
      "m\u00eal\u00e9e",
      "rough-and-tumble",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction"
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    "examples":[
      "A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.",
      "a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The unequal three-way donnybrook \u2014 film critics on one side, the vox populi and aggrieved artists on the other \u2014 is a digital-era twist on a perennial Hollywood story. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Second, there is that political donnybrook sense of a right ugly fight while people hammer each other in hopes of furthering their own agendas. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "City officials said the donnybrook between FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power has spanned several years, both inside and outside courtrooms, fights that are likely to continue. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021",
      "Wilson then followed up his battering of Buchnevich by body-slamming Artemiy Panarin to the ice during the ensuing donnybrook . \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 4 May 2021",
      "What followed is a legal donnybrook that has the region\u2019s top law firms fighting to keep documents about the hospital under seal. \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "But in the partisan donnybrook surrounding the bill\u2019s passage, little attention was paid to the fact that the benefits cut off at the margin rather than sloping down. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "On top of this, the legislatures appointing electors would trigger a historic donnybrook in Congress, which considers objections to electoral ballots under the Electoral Count Act of 1887. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "The other Senate race in Georgia is a donnybrook featuring eight Democrats, six Republicans, five independents, and one from the Libertarian and Green Party. \u2014 al , 27 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Donnybrook Fair, annual Irish event known for its brawls"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075615"
  },
  "doxologize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to give glory to God (as in a doxology )",
      ": to praise (God) with doxologies"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u00e4k\u02c8s\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccj\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "doxology + -ize"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080645"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to doxology or a doxology",
      ": giving praise to God"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u00e4ks\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4j\u0259\u0307k\u0259l",
      "-j\u0113k-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "doxology + -ical"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080750"
  },
  "dodginess":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": evasive , tricky",
      ": not sound, good, or reliable",
      ": questionable , suspicious",
      ": requiring skill or care in handling or coping with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catchy",
      "delicate",
      "difficult",
      "hairy",
      "knotty",
      "nasty",
      "prickly",
      "problematic",
      "problematical",
      "sensitive",
      "spiny",
      "sticky",
      "thorny",
      "ticklish",
      "touchy",
      "tough",
      "tricksy",
      "tricky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The car's got a dodgy engine.",
      "They got into a dodgy situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In case of a dodgy activity, IdentityIQ will send you a timely alert and also go all the way towards restoring your identity. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Formerly dodgy neighborhoods like Malasa\u00f1a\u2014from which La Movida movement and Pedro Almod\u00f3var came\u2014and the once druggy Chueca have been cleaned up and reinvented with stylish storefronts, sunny cafes, and a chorus of languages, including English. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Online marketplaces like Amazon would have to do the same for dodgy products, such as counterfeit sneakers or unsafe toys. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Lo and behold, Lumon is up to plenty of dodgy activities, though none of the Innies know precisely what. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Its debut episode introduced Steven Grant, a maladroit museum gift-shop clerk with a dodgy British accent, played by Oscar Isaac. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "In an evocative example, Lee\u2019s story describes a dodgy online marketplace where people pay for discounted access to others\u2019 login information. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081225"
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  "doxographer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a collector and compiler of extracts from and commentator on ancient Greek philosophers"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u00e4k\u02c8s\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "modification (influenced by English -grapher ) of New Latin doxographus , from doxo- (from Greek doxa opinion) + -graphus writer, from Greek -graphos"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083941"
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  "do dinner/lunch":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to have dinner/lunch together"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091056"
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  "dock boss":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a foreman who checks carloads of newly mined coal to estimate the amount of slate and other foreign matter that has been included in order to establish a rate of dockage"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dock entry 3"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091626"
  },
  "doomsman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doomster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English domesman , from domes (genitive of doom judgment) + man"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092431"
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  "double-deck":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": having two decks, levels, or layers"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-\u02ccdek"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100447"
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  "downcountry":{
    "type":[
      "adverb (or adjective)"
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    "definitions":[
      ": in, toward, or of the seaboard or peripheral regions of an area"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "down entry 3 + country"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101820"
  },
  "down to size":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of down to size \u2014 used with cut, bring, etc., to refer to making someone realize that he or she is not as powerful and important as he or she thought He thinks he's so smart! I wish someone would cut him down to size ."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101842"
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  "domal mountain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dome mountain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105529"
  },
  "doctorfish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surgeonfish"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the sharp spines on each side of the tail"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115225"
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  "donnot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": donought"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4n\u0259t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by alteration"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122420"
  },
  "door prize":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There will be child passport stops and door prize for children will be awarded every half hour with passport participation, starting at 11:30 a.m. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Admission of $10 includes a chance to win a door prize . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For every three cans of Friskies or two rolls of paper towels, guests will get a ticket into the door prize drawing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Each ticket includes an open bar, live music, hors d\u2019oeuvres, taco and dessert stations, one raffle entry for a door prize and a wine pull, organizers said. \u2014 Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The Main Garden will feature a Butterfly Garden, at the center of which will be a whimsical butterfly bench that will be given away as a door prize . \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone who brings a door prize is welcomed to the front for an introduction and to pull the winning ticket. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Football squares and a door prize are also part of the event. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The $25 registration fee includes open bowling or mini golf, shoe rental, a hot dog and soda, T-shirt and one door prize ticket. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123412"
  },
  "domani":{
    "type":[
      "Italian adverb and noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tomorrow : an indefinite time in the future"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131725"
  },
  "dodkin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": doit":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4dk\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Anglo-French doydekyn , from Middle Dutch duitkijn , diminutive of duit doit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105427"
  },
  "doomlike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": suggestive of impending doom : portentous , fateful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105527"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": do-nothing sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "do entry 1 + nought":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105724"
  },
  "doubloon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0259-\u02c8bl\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or two, which the Observer prefers: Even with the finish line in sight, there\u2019s always something more to discover; a little more gleam to find on the season\u2019s majestic doubloon . \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Concerned krewes also try to throw goodies that people will keep: Some krewes talk of switching from beads to wooden doubloon coins that people can cash in with local businesses, as Popeyes chicken restaurant did in the 1970s. \u2014 Michael Patrick Welch, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "She\u2019s right up there with the first person who put a plastic baby in a king cake, or tossed the first doubloon , or launched the first satirical dance troupe, maybe even the first people to put floats in a Carnival parade. \u2014 Doug Maccash, NOLA.com , 24 Jan. 2021",
      "The doubloon is dated 1787 \u2014 11 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the same year the Constitution was written, and five years before the federal mint opened in Philadelphia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2020",
      "Today, Wolfe is one of the main distributors of Mobile Mardi Gras\u2019 doubloons . \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "The first doubloon trading group started in the mid-'70s. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "Edward Wolfe searched for the Striker Mystic Society\u2019s 1974 aluminum doubloon for years. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "This Cupid\u2019s saucy moment in the spotlight led off the Inca soiree, and for his hale and hearty efforts he was rewarded with raucous applause and showers of doubloons . \u2014 al , 21 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish dobl\u00f3n , augmentative of dobla , an old Spanish coin, from Latin dupla , feminine of duplus double \u2014 more at double":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1622, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105847"
  },
  "dorad":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a catfish of the family Doradidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u014dr\u02ccad"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Doradidae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105930"
  },
  "downthrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of throwing down : state of being overthrown : overthrow":[
        "the sudden downthrow of a reputation"
      ],
      ": the side of a geologic fault that moved downward relative to the other side \u2014 compare throw":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105947"
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