dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ke_mw.json
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{
"keel (over)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to fall down suddenly",
": to fall suddenly (as in a faint)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205253"
},
"keen":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"intellectually alert having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind",
"shrewdly astute",
"extremely sensitive in perception",
"sharply contested",
"showing a quick and ardent responsiveness enthusiastic",
"eager",
"intense",
"wonderful , excellent",
"having a fine edge or point sharp",
"affecting one as if by cutting",
"pungent to the sense",
"very enthusiastic or excited about",
"to make a loud and long cry of sorrow to lament with a keen",
"to make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow",
"to lament, mourn, or complain loudly",
"to utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry",
"a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry",
"having a fine edge or point sharp",
"having or showing mental sharpness",
"very sensitive (as in seeing, smelling, or hearing)",
"full of enthusiasm eager",
"seeming to cut or sting"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8k\u0113n",
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"delicate",
"fine",
"perceptive",
"quick",
"sensitive",
"sharp"
],
"antonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Develop a keen understanding of what is and what is not working today and create models that capture how things will evolve in the future. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"All three seem to have a keen understanding of what's expected from them to earn their coach's trust. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Fans with a keen eye might even spot racing greats like Michael Andretti in their midst. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Another key facet of Rodriguez\u2019s new chapter is her keen eye for fashion. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Led by Jim Lacy, a barrel-chested, 6-foot forward with a keen eye and a booming voice, Loyola swept through the season under the tutelage of coach Bill Schuerholz in their gym at the Calvert Street school. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
"Monla\u00fc\u2019s keen eye captures these moments in their complexity, without editorializing them or yielding to pathos. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Kenin is a investment banker and corporate attorney with vast expertise in this field and a keen understanding of what the risks of the woke religion are to the cause of a free society. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The songs were scrappy and raw, but what shone through was a keen understanding of the interplay between melody and danger. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Barrel transfers in the dead of night from one vessel to another allowed Iran to masquerade under different flags, selling its oil to keen Asian buyers without catching the eye of Western monitors. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Today, coachfuls of curious visitors pour into its parking lot each weekend, lured by a complex of shops and tasting rooms\u2014 keen to try the tinctures made from the herbs grown onsite, or some its wine. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, savvy shoppers keen on collecting unique mementos won't want to miss Sonya's, home of the original St. Croix hook bracelet. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"Poland, conscious of its debt to the US and keen to build stronger ties to the West, sent troops to America's early 21st-century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- even as many of Washington's older allies balked at joining the latter conflict. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island has long attracted wildlife enthusiasts keen on seeing Canada's Big Five whales, bears, sea lions, sea otters, and bald eagles. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Still, with key agenda items still hanging in the balance and officials keen on securing more progress on Covid-19 and the economy, there's no indication members of Biden's senior team are on their way out. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever are Molly and Amy, cautious bookworms keen to make the most of their final night before graduation. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Those keen on more spirits can partake of more than a dozen American whiskeys among other traditional southern cocktails such as mint juleps and the Mississippi Moonlight, made with blackberry moonshine, blackberries and lemonade. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Donny van de Beek is also reportedly a target for Crystal Palace with the Selhurst Park outfit keen to sign the Dutch midfielder on loan until the end of the season. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That number also exceeds Trump's first year in office, which has served as an unofficial benchmark of sorts for an administration keen on emphasizing its focus on the courts. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"However, there are various cruise companies that offer smaller ships for those keen for a more Love Boat style cruising experience. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"But Godefroit was also approached by a private collector keen to have scientists examine the partial skull of a Tupandactylus imperator, a type of pterosaur known for an enormous sail-like crest that extended from its head. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For those keen to get out and explore, options range from shopping for local artisan goods, taking a cooking class or dropping anchor in one cove all day to dive and fish. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In this new video-first era, rapid data transmission, a robust and reliable service infrastructure and state-of-the-art security are essential for any business keen to capitalize on the vast potential of this dynamic medium. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His other persona -- that of imperialist dictator keen to rebuild a Russian Empire -- is on full display. \u2014 James Longman, ABC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The entry-level Cadillac subcompact doesn't disappoint in its sleek styling and confident handling, making this sport vehicle ideal for those keen on luxury, but with a tighter budget. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"keenness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": intellectually alert : having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind",
": shrewdly astute",
": extremely sensitive in perception",
": sharply contested",
": showing a quick and ardent responsiveness : enthusiastic",
": eager",
": intense",
": wonderful , excellent",
": having a fine edge or point : sharp",
": affecting one as if by cutting",
": pungent to the sense",
": very enthusiastic or excited about",
": to make a loud and long cry of sorrow : to lament with a keen",
": to make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow",
": to lament, mourn, or complain loudly",
": to utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry",
": a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry",
": having a fine edge or point : sharp",
": having or showing mental sharpness",
": very sensitive (as in seeing, smelling, or hearing)",
": full of enthusiasm : eager",
": seeming to cut or sting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113n",
"\u02c8k\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"delicate",
"fine",
"perceptive",
"quick",
"sensitive",
"sharp"
],
"antonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Develop a keen understanding of what is and what is not working today and create models that capture how things will evolve in the future. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"All three seem to have a keen understanding of what's expected from them to earn their coach's trust. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Fans with a keen eye might even spot racing greats like Michael Andretti in their midst. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Another key facet of Rodriguez\u2019s new chapter is her keen eye for fashion. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Led by Jim Lacy, a barrel-chested, 6-foot forward with a keen eye and a booming voice, Loyola swept through the season under the tutelage of coach Bill Schuerholz in their gym at the Calvert Street school. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
"Monla\u00fc\u2019s keen eye captures these moments in their complexity, without editorializing them or yielding to pathos. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Kenin is a investment banker and corporate attorney with vast expertise in this field and a keen understanding of what the risks of the woke religion are to the cause of a free society. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The songs were scrappy and raw, but what shone through was a keen understanding of the interplay between melody and danger. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Barrel transfers in the dead of night from one vessel to another allowed Iran to masquerade under different flags, selling its oil to keen Asian buyers without catching the eye of Western monitors. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Today, coachfuls of curious visitors pour into its parking lot each weekend, lured by a complex of shops and tasting rooms\u2014 keen to try the tinctures made from the herbs grown onsite, or some its wine. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, savvy shoppers keen on collecting unique mementos won't want to miss Sonya's, home of the original St. Croix hook bracelet. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"Poland, conscious of its debt to the US and keen to build stronger ties to the West, sent troops to America's early 21st-century wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- even as many of Washington's older allies balked at joining the latter conflict. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island has long attracted wildlife enthusiasts keen on seeing Canada's Big Five: whales, bears, sea lions, sea otters, and bald eagles. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Still, with key agenda items still hanging in the balance and officials keen on securing more progress on Covid-19 and the economy, there's no indication members of Biden's senior team are on their way out. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever are Molly and Amy, cautious bookworms keen to make the most of their final night before graduation. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Those keen on more spirits can partake of more than a dozen American whiskeys among other traditional southern cocktails such as mint juleps and the Mississippi Moonlight, made with blackberry moonshine, blackberries and lemonade. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Donny van de Beek is also reportedly a target for Crystal Palace with the Selhurst Park outfit keen to sign the Dutch midfielder on loan until the end of the season. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That number also exceeds Trump's first year in office, which has served as an unofficial benchmark of sorts for an administration keen on emphasizing its focus on the courts. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"However, there are various cruise companies that offer smaller ships for those keen for a more Love Boat style cruising experience. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"But Godefroit was also approached by a private collector keen to have scientists examine the partial skull of a Tupandactylus imperator, a type of pterosaur known for an enormous sail-like crest that extended from its head. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For those keen to get out and explore, options range from shopping for local artisan goods, taking a cooking class or dropping anchor in one cove all day to dive and fish. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In this new video-first era, rapid data transmission, a robust and reliable service infrastructure and state-of-the-art security are essential for any business keen to capitalize on the vast potential of this dynamic medium. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His other persona -- that of imperialist dictator keen to rebuild a Russian Empire -- is on full display. \u2014 James Longman, ABC News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The entry-level Cadillac subcompact doesn't disappoint in its sleek styling and confident handling, making this sport vehicle ideal for those keen on luxury, but with a tighter budget. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220751"
},
"keep":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to retain in one's possession or power",
": to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing",
": to have in control",
": to take notice of by appropriate conduct : fulfill : such as",
": to be faithful to",
": to act fittingly in relation to",
": to conform to in habits or conduct",
": to stay in accord with (a beat)",
": preserve , maintain : such as",
": to watch over and defend",
": to take care of : tend",
": support",
": to maintain in a good, fitting, or orderly condition",
": to continue to maintain",
": to cause to remain in a given place, situation, or condition",
": to preserve (food) in an unspoiled condition",
": to have or maintain in an established position or relationship",
": to lodge or feed for pay",
": to maintain a record in",
": to enter in a book",
": to have customarily in stock for sale",
": to restrain from departure or removal : detain",
": hold back , restrain",
": save , reserve",
": to refrain from revealing",
": to confine oneself to",
": to stay or continue in",
": to stay or remain on or in usually against opposition : hold",
": conduct , manage",
": to maintain a course, direction, or progress",
": to continue usually without interruption",
": to persist in a practice",
": stay , remain",
": such as",
": to stay even",
": to remain in good condition",
": to remain secret",
": to call for no immediate action",
": abstain , refrain",
": to be in session",
": to retain possession of a football especially after faking a handoff",
": live , lodge",
": watch",
": to persist in doing or concerning oneself with",
": to go together as frequent companions or in courtship \u2014 see also keep company with",
": to manage a household",
": to stay aloof : maintain a reserved attitude",
": to be on the alert : be watchful",
": to keep in practice",
": to avoid attracting notice",
": to avoid trouble especially through good behavior",
": to stay even",
": keep up sense 1",
": to keep in step",
": to stay in",
": to limit oneself to",
": to abide by",
": to keep secret",
": to remain solitary or apart from other people",
": the means or provisions by which one is kept",
": one that keeps or protects: such as",
": fortress , castle",
": the strongest and securest part of a medieval castle",
": one whose job is to keep or tend",
": prison , jail",
": keeper sense 5",
": maintenance",
": custody , charge",
": with the provision that one keep what one has won",
": with deadly seriousness",
": for an indefinitely long time : permanently",
": with the result of ending the matter",
": to remain or cause to remain in a given place, situation, or condition",
": to put in a specified place for storage",
": protect",
": to continue doing something",
": to continue to have in possession or power",
": to prevent from leaving : detain",
": to hold back",
": to be faithful to : fulfill",
": to act properly in relation to",
": to take care of : tend",
": to have available for service or at someone's disposal",
": to preserve a record in",
": to continue in an unspoiled condition",
": refrain entry 1",
": watch entry 1 sense 3",
": to continue without interruption",
": to stay even with others (as in a race)",
": to stay well informed about something",
": maintain sense 2",
": the strongest part of a castle in the Middle Ages",
": the necessities of life",
": with the understanding that a person or group may keep what is won",
": for a long time : permanently"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113p",
"\u02c8k\u0113p"
],
"synonyms":[
"celebrate",
"commemorate",
"observe"
],
"antonyms":[
"care and feeding",
"conservation",
"conserving",
"maintenance",
"preservation",
"preserving",
"sustentation",
"upkeep"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Coach Sean McVay got a fat new contract to keep him away from television, though the terms are not known. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Today, Breunig continues to keep herself busy by walking the hallways of the care center, checking up on her plants and spending time with her family, who visit her often. \u2014 Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"The sequel sees Maverick still flying as one of the Navy's top aviators, avoiding a rank promotion that would keep him grounded. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
"The town purchased the property on Woodfield Road \u2014 a golf course, pool and clubhouse \u2014 for $7 million in 2009 to keep it from being developed after the owners went bankrupt. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Justin Bieber is asking fans to keep him in their prayers after sharing some scary medical news. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a gas fireplace to keep you cozy on those cold New York winters. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"Sweet citrus notes will entertain your nose throughout the day and keep you smelling pristine and fresh. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In April, O\u2019Donnell and CBS News signed a new deal that will keep her in the evening-news anchor chair through 2024, despite some past speculation that the two might not come to terms. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep ). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"In the public sphere, where PR practitioners earn our keep , the atmosphere and attention around these issues are charged to the point where any misstep, however small or seemingly unjustified, is never one a company can afford. \u2014 Robert Simpson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"And while the birds are earning their keep , they have been known to slack off on occasion, going off-property to soak in the splendor of the Yucat\u00e1n coast from a literal bird\u2019s-eye view. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Despite their creative names, these earn their keep as regular parts of the rotation. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Similarly, the film's art direction might be something to behold (and the costume department certainly earned its keep ), but Reeves' bland storytelling, and uninspired action choreography, do little to change the film's faltering trajectory. \u2014 Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Following a major earthquake in 2016 and a subsequent five-year renovation period, Kumamoto Castle's main keep was reopened to the public in 2021. \u2014 CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"After some time\u2019s passed, Geralt and teenage Ciri travel the land with his faithful steed Roach, running into old friends and finding sanctuary in the Witchers\u2019 mountainous keep . \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The Mountaineers cut it to 17-12 early in the second on a 1-yard keep from McDonald and PAT from Ben Dominick. \u2014 Colin Bannen, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Noun",
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185738"
},
"keep up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to persist or persevere in",
": maintain , sustain",
": to keep adequately informed or up-to-date",
": to continue without interruption",
": to maintain contact or relations with someone"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"hold out",
"hold up",
"last",
"prevail",
"survive"
],
"antonyms":[
"fail",
"fizzle",
"give out",
"go out",
"peter (out)",
"run out"
],
"examples":[
"let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave",
"kept the house up while the owners were gone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine will need even more advanced weaponry to secure victory, along with Western determination to keep up the economic pain on Russia to weaken Moscow. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"Glasses clink and shakers clack as bartenders race to keep up with the thirsty crowd reclining on velvet sofas and drinking in the view. \u2014 Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"Ukraine will need even more advanced weaponry to secure victory, along with Western determination to keep up the economic pain on Russia to weaken Moscow. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The Home Builders Institute saysthe industry will need 740,000 more skilled workers per year through 2024 to keep up with demand. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"The marketing manager from St. Johns, Florida, switched to accelerated speeds three years later to keep up with the many options competing for his attention. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"The audience's eyes bounce from one level of the gritty multi-tiered set to the next, complete with a rotating stage, to keep up with the action. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Record levels of consumer spending, which makes up about 70 percent of the economy, have driven business expansion and job creation, as companies try to keep up with demand for a wide variety of goods and services. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"The rationale is to try to keep up ABC\u2019s involvement with the NFL. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223125"
},
"keeper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that keeps : such as",
": protector",
": gamekeeper",
": warden",
": custodian",
": curator",
": any of various devices for keeping something in position",
": one suitable for or worth keeping: such as",
": a fruit or vegetable that keeps well",
": a fish large enough to be legally caught and kept",
": one having genuine or lasting merit",
": a domestic animal considered with respect to how easy it is to care for",
": goalkeeper",
": an offensive football play in which the quarterback runs with the ball",
": a person who watches, guards, or takes care of something",
": one that takes care of and often is legally responsible for something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8k\u0113-p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"guard",
"guardian",
"lookout",
"minder",
"picket",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watcher",
"watchman"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Hold on to that boyfriend of yours\u2014he's a keeper !",
"how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From mid-June through mid-August the zoo offers extended hours, music on the lawn and special keeper talks and educational fun for kids and adults every other Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"But after talking with both Gallese and backup keeper Adam Grinwis, Pareja made his pick and the Lions produced a 1-1 draw. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Reptiles, like galapagos tortoise Elvis, can't eat frozen treats because their inner body temperature is regulated by their outer conditions, keeper Mary Savage said. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Naylor appeared to be playing peace keeper while pulling Mercado away from the A\u2019s dugout. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"The hit rate on picks in the 20s is relatively low, but the reward is invaluable when a team does find a keeper in that range. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"But Gotham keeper Ashlyn Harris was up to the challenge in making six saves. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Atlanta also lost midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (right ACL) and third-string keeper Dylan Castanheira (left Achilles) to season-ending injuries. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 31 May 2022",
"Southern's Lyndsey Miller fires a hot past Liberty keeper Emily Pond during a Class 1A girls lacrosse state semifinal game at Havre de Grace High School on Friday, May 20, 2022. \u2014 Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212556"
},
"keester":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": buttocks , rear end sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8k\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
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"examples":[
"he fell right on his keister in front of the whole crowd",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his 15 years as MacGruber, a hapless special ops agent who only occasionally saves the day, Will Forte has attempted to violently dispatch his enemies with rubber bands, Q-tips and a stalk of celery wedged up his keister . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Slim for people who have the characteristic nonexistent keister of the bony Nordic. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 July 2021",
"Brayden McNabb took offense that Joel Eriksson Ek was hanging around the crease as Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury covered the puck, so the Golden Knights defenseman knocked the Wild center on his keister late in the second period. \u2014 Randy Johnson, Star Tribune , 4 May 2021",
"Another item on the mind-blowing lineup of Goop products is a device to spurt hot coffee up your keister . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2020",
"This next-gen lounger takes the popular Hondo chair design and marries it to a collapsible frame that can still cradle 500 pounds and a keister as wide as 24 inches. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 7 Apr. 2020",
"These brash, young Broncos are snorting mad, looking to kick up a little dust and knock Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes on his MVP keister . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Brady picked off Tre\u2019Davious White, sending the Bills cornerback keister over teakettle as Harry steamed down the sideline for an 18-yard gain. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Dec. 2019",
"The boss stood outside the locker room late Wednesday night, delighted how the Nuggets knocked The Beard on his keister and beat the Rockets with take-no-prisoners defense. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 21 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"English slang keister satchel",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205815"
},
"kempt":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": neatly kept"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kem(p)t"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"a distinguished-looking gentleman with a kempt beard and an old-world manner"
],
"history_and_etymology":"back-formation from unkempt ",
"first_known_use":[
"1929, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182022"
},
"kenspeckle":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"conspicuous"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ken-\u02ccspe-k\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"examples":[
"the kind of kenspeckle performance art that is much in evidence at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian kjennspak quick to recognize",
"first_known_use":[
"1616, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"kerf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a slit or notch made by a saw or cutting torch",
": the width of cut made by a saw or cutting torch"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259rf"
],
"synonyms":[
"chip",
"hack",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"nick",
"notch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"with a handsaw I made a kerf in the board to mark where I needed to cut"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, action of cutting, from Old English cyrf ; akin to Old English ceorfan to carve \u2014 more at carve ",
"first_known_use":[
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193535"
},
"kerfuffle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict"
],
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259r-\u02c8f\u0259-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., held her fire amid the immediate kerfuffle of the maps. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Given Noah\u2019s social media kerfuffle with Kanye West, viewers should also be attuned to any biting commentary. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Then, when Charlotte was in the sixth form, there was a kerfuffle at the surgery and Marlene lost her job. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Rudy Gay even led off his postgame media session by asking about the Hollywood kerfuffle . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Is Hornsby still convinced Hilltop was involved in the kerfuffle ? \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"No sooner had that back and forth abated -- for the time being -- than this kerfuffle with Johnson sprung up, drawing swift Democratic condemnation. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The kerfuffle surrounding an embarrassing Twitter photo of the Portland Pickles mascot drew more laughs Friday night, thanks to Stephen Colbert. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The news that DiCaprio was paid $5 million more than co-star Jennifer Lawrence has the potential to cause a kerfuffle , but Lawrence has done her best to downplay the drama. \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of carfuffle , from Scots car- (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled",
"first_known_use":[
"1908, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231349"
},
"key (up)":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned",
": any of various devices having the form or function of such a key",
": a means of gaining or preventing entrance, possession, or control",
": an instrumental or deciding factor",
": something that gives an explanation or identification or provides a solution",
": a list of words or phrases giving an explanation of symbols or abbreviations",
": an aid to interpretation or identification : clue",
": an arrangement of the salient characters of a group of plants or animals or of taxa designed to facilitate identification",
": a map legend",
": a part to be depressed by a finger that serves as one unit of a keyboard",
": a representation of such a key (such as a space delineated on a touch screen)",
": one of the levers of a keyboard musical instrument that actuates the mechanism and produces the tones",
": a lever that controls a vent in the side of a woodwind instrument or a valve in a brass instrument",
": a system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic",
": characteristic style or tone",
": the tone or pitch of a voice",
": the predominant tone of a photograph with respect to its lightness or darkness",
": a decoration or charm resembling a key",
": a small switch for opening or closing an electric circuit",
": the set of instructions governing the encipherment and decipherment of messages",
": a free-throw area in basketball : free throw lane",
": cotter pin",
": cotter",
": a keystone in an arch",
": a small piece of wood or metal used as a wedge or for preventing motion between parts",
": samara",
": extremely or crucially important",
": to lock or secure with or as if with a key : fasten : such as",
": to secure (something, as a pulley on a shaft) by a key",
": to finish off (an arch) by inserting a keystone",
": to regulate the musical pitch of",
": to bring into harmony or conformity : make appropriate : attune",
": to identify (a biological specimen) by a key (see key entry 1 sense 3d )",
": to provide with identifying or explanatory cross-references",
": to make nervous, tense, or excited",
": to enter or input (text or data) by using a keyboard",
": to be essential to : play the most important part in",
": to vandalize by scratching with a key",
": to use a key",
": to observe the position or movement of an opposing player in football in order to anticipate the play",
": to operate a machine by means of a keyboard : keyboard",
": a low island or reef",
": any of the coral islets off the southern coast of Florida",
": a kilogram especially of marijuana or heroin",
": an instrument by which the bolt of a lock (as on a door) is turned or by which an engine is started",
": a device having the form or function of a key",
": the thing that is necessary or most important in doing something",
": something (as a map legend) that gives an explanation : solution",
": one of the levers with a flat surface that is pressed with a finger to activate a mechanism of a machine or instrument",
": a system of seven musical tones arranged in relation to a keynote from which the system is named",
": to regulate the musical pitch of",
": to bring into harmony",
": to record or enter by operating the keys of a machine",
": of great importance : most important",
": a low island or reef",
": of vital importance (as in a business organization) especially so as to be specially insured to the benefit of an employer",
"Francis Scott 1779\u20131843 American lawyer and author of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\"",
"John (Phillip) 1961\u2013 prime minister of New Zealand (2008\u201316)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"reconcile"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Adjective, and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1832, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1693, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211444"
},
"keeping":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": conformity",
": the act of one that keeps : such as",
": custody , maintenance",
": observance",
": a reserving or preserving for future use",
": the means by which something is kept : support , provision",
": the state of being kept or the condition in which something is kept",
": watchful attention : care",
": a proper or fitting relationship : harmony"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-pi\u014b",
"\u02c8k\u0113-pi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"care",
"custodianship",
"custody",
"guardianship",
"safekeeping",
"trust",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation",
"my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is in keeping with a board member\u2019s oversight role. \u2014 Amy Glynn, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti launched a campaign in 2015 to end traffic deaths in 10 years \u2014 an ever-receding goal as 294 people died on city streets last year, the highest since record keeping began in 2003. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The increase is the largest recorded since ONS record keeping began in January 1997. \u2014 Cnn Business, CNN , 15 Sep. 2021",
"For the July 2020-June 2021 season, San Francisco was at 39% of normal rainfall, the third-driest one-year period since record keeping began in 1849. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2021",
"That was the lowest monthly total since record keeping began four decades ago, the Bismarck Tribune reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2021",
"In 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency reports that methane rose more over a single year than since record keeping began in the 1980s. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 May 2021",
"The pandemic has unleashed the second-biggest economic drop Puerto Rico has seen since record keeping began in 1980, according to Jose Caraballo, a Puerto Rico economist. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 May 2021",
"That's in keeping with the idea that this is a black widow system, where the star is destined to evaporate. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-191918"
},
"key":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name ()",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned",
": any of various devices having the form or function of such a key",
": a means of gaining or preventing entrance, possession, or control",
": an instrumental or deciding factor",
": something that gives an explanation or identification or provides a solution",
": a list of words or phrases giving an explanation of symbols or abbreviations",
": an aid to interpretation or identification : clue",
": an arrangement of the salient characters of a group of plants or animals or of taxa designed to facilitate identification",
": a map legend",
": a part to be depressed by a finger that serves as one unit of a keyboard",
": a representation of such a key (such as a space delineated on a touch screen)",
": one of the levers of a keyboard musical instrument that actuates the mechanism and produces the tones",
": a lever that controls a vent in the side of a woodwind instrument or a valve in a brass instrument",
": a system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic",
": characteristic style or tone",
": the tone or pitch of a voice",
": the predominant tone of a photograph with respect to its lightness or darkness",
": a decoration or charm resembling a key",
": a small switch for opening or closing an electric circuit",
": the set of instructions governing the encipherment and decipherment of messages",
": a free-throw area in basketball : free throw lane",
": cotter pin",
": cotter",
": a keystone in an arch",
": a small piece of wood or metal used as a wedge or for preventing motion between parts",
": samara",
": extremely or crucially important",
": to lock or secure with or as if with a key : fasten : such as",
": to secure (something, as a pulley on a shaft) by a key",
": to finish off (an arch) by inserting a keystone",
": to regulate the musical pitch of",
": to bring into harmony or conformity : make appropriate : attune",
": to identify (a biological specimen) by a key (see key entry 1 sense 3d )",
": to provide with identifying or explanatory cross-references",
": to make nervous, tense, or excited",
": to enter or input (text or data) by using a keyboard",
": to be essential to : play the most important part in",
": to vandalize by scratching with a key",
": to use a key",
": to observe the position or movement of an opposing player in football in order to anticipate the play",
": to operate a machine by means of a keyboard : keyboard",
": a low island or reef",
": any of the coral islets off the southern coast of Florida",
": a kilogram especially of marijuana or heroin",
": an instrument by which the bolt of a lock (as on a door) is turned or by which an engine is started",
": a device having the form or function of a key",
": the thing that is necessary or most important in doing something",
": something (as a map legend) that gives an explanation : solution",
": one of the levers with a flat surface that is pressed with a finger to activate a mechanism of a machine or instrument",
": a system of seven musical tones arranged in relation to a keynote from which the system is named",
": to regulate the musical pitch of",
": to bring into harmony",
": to record or enter by operating the keys of a machine",
": of great importance : most important",
": a low island or reef",
": of vital importance (as in a business organization) especially so as to be specially insured to the benefit of an employer",
"Francis Scott 1779\u20131843 American lawyer and author of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\"",
"John (Phillip) 1961\u2013 prime minister of New Zealand (2008\u201316)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u0113",
"\u02c8k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
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"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"reconcile"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1), Adjective, and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1832, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1693, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1966, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200559"
},
"keelhaul":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture",
": to rebuke severely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113l-\u02cch\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"there's no need to keelhaul him\u2014it was an honest mistake, and a small one at that"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Dutch kielhalen , from kiel keel + halen to haul",
"first_known_use":[
"1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190822"
},
"keel":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to fall in or as if in a faint",
": to heel or lean precariously",
": the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom",
": this projection",
": ship",
": a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as",
": an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1",
": the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2) ), and encloses the pistil and stamens",
": a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal",
": cool",
": red ocher",
": a long heavy piece of wood or metal that runs along and usually sticks out from the center of the bottom of a ship",
": acute septicemic salmonellosis or paratyphoid of ducklings marked by sudden collapse and death of apparently healthy birds"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113l",
"\u02c8k\u0113l",
"\u02c8k\u0113l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153948"
},
"keep (from)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to not do or experience (something)",
": to prevent or stop (someone or something) from doing or experiencing (something)",
": to not tell (something) to (someone)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122252"
},
"keystone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place \u2014 see arch illustration",
": something on which associated things depend for support",
": a species of plant or animal that produces a major impact (as by predation) on its ecosystem and is considered essential to maintaining optimum ecosystem function or structure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-\u02ccst\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Tourism is the city's economic keystone .",
"the keystone of his faith",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coyotes are often called a keystone species, which means their presence has a significant and positive impact on the natural environment. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The research performed on his converted 126-foot Bering Sea crab vessel, OCEARCH, is helping to unlock the life history puzzle of great white sharks and other keystone species essential for the health of the oceans. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"That witness, a keystone of the prosecution, had also accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars and met with Chevron\u2019s lawyers many times before the trial. \u2014 Morgan Simon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Ohio\u2019s role in national politics was as a keystone , a place balanced delicately between Democrats and Republicans, organized labor and small-business people, cities and rural areas. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
"For a personal touch, window grilles and a keystone feature the monogram of the previous owners, the family behind JOB-brand cigarette papers. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"Your brand consists of multiple pieces, but video should be considered the keystone of it all. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"Perhaps, Barbour muses, science could eventually leverage keystone genes for protecting and restoring biodiversity. \u2014 Anna Funk, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Scientists now know that predators are keystone species\u2014ones on which entire ecosystems depend. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-171955"
},
"keep (to)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to retain in one's possession or power",
": to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing",
": to have in control",
": to take notice of by appropriate conduct : fulfill : such as",
": to be faithful to",
": to act fittingly in relation to",
": to conform to in habits or conduct",
": to stay in accord with (a beat)",
": preserve , maintain : such as",
": to watch over and defend",
": to take care of : tend",
": support",
": to maintain in a good, fitting, or orderly condition",
": to continue to maintain",
": to cause to remain in a given place, situation, or condition",
": to preserve (food) in an unspoiled condition",
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": to lodge or feed for pay",
": to maintain a record in",
": to enter in a book",
": to have customarily in stock for sale",
": to restrain from departure or removal : detain",
": hold back , restrain",
": save , reserve",
": to refrain from revealing",
": to confine oneself to",
": to stay or continue in",
": to stay or remain on or in usually against opposition : hold",
": conduct , manage",
": to maintain a course, direction, or progress",
": to continue usually without interruption",
": to persist in a practice",
": stay , remain",
": such as",
": to stay even",
": to remain in good condition",
": to remain secret",
": to call for no immediate action",
": abstain , refrain",
": to be in session",
": to retain possession of a football especially after faking a handoff",
": live , lodge",
": watch",
": to persist in doing or concerning oneself with",
": to go together as frequent companions or in courtship \u2014 see also keep company with",
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": to stay aloof : maintain a reserved attitude",
": to be on the alert : be watchful",
": to keep in practice",
": to avoid attracting notice",
": to avoid trouble especially through good behavior",
": to stay even",
": keep up sense 1",
": to keep in step",
": to stay in",
": to limit oneself to",
": to abide by",
": to keep secret",
": to remain solitary or apart from other people",
": the means or provisions by which one is kept",
": one that keeps or protects: such as",
": fortress , castle",
": the strongest and securest part of a medieval castle",
": one whose job is to keep or tend",
": prison , jail",
": keeper sense 5",
": maintenance",
": custody , charge",
": with the provision that one keep what one has won",
": with deadly seriousness",
": for an indefinitely long time : permanently",
": with the result of ending the matter",
": to remain or cause to remain in a given place, situation, or condition",
": to put in a specified place for storage",
": protect",
": to continue doing something",
": to continue to have in possession or power",
": to prevent from leaving : detain",
": to hold back",
": to be faithful to : fulfill",
": to act properly in relation to",
": to take care of : tend",
": to have available for service or at someone's disposal",
": to preserve a record in",
": to continue in an unspoiled condition",
": refrain entry 1",
": watch entry 1 sense 3",
": to continue without interruption",
": to stay even with others (as in a race)",
": to stay well informed about something",
": maintain sense 2",
": the strongest part of a castle in the Middle Ages",
": the necessities of life",
": with the understanding that a person or group may keep what is won",
": for a long time : permanently"
],
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"\u02c8k\u0113p",
"\u02c8k\u0113p"
],
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"celebrate",
"commemorate",
"observe"
],
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"care and feeding",
"conservation",
"conserving",
"maintenance",
"preservation",
"preserving",
"sustentation",
"upkeep"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Watching her navigate that and fail and get back up and keep going and succeed is going to be really exciting. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"That desire to toe the line between being able to keep her brain on neutral and pushing herself with mind-numbingly stressful gameplay led her to the one game that can really swing either way: The Sims. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"First District Republican Tina Cannon is struggling to keep her campaign going under a constant barrage of online trolling, emails and threatening phone calls telling her to drop out of the race. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"The post-finale spinoff has always been a popular way to keep a franchise going. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"But Wickremesinghe said India would not be able to keep Sri Lanka afloat for long. \u2014 Krishan Francis, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"But Wickremesinghe said India would not be able to keep Sri Lanka afloat for long. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Many companies responded well to the pandemic, developing remote working approaches to keep things going. \u2014 Robert Sher, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Ensuring the survival of these salmon can help keep the state salmon industry going and workers employed. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep ). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"In the public sphere, where PR practitioners earn our keep , the atmosphere and attention around these issues are charged to the point where any misstep, however small or seemingly unjustified, is never one a company can afford. \u2014 Robert Simpson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"And while the birds are earning their keep , they have been known to slack off on occasion, going off-property to soak in the splendor of the Yucat\u00e1n coast from a literal bird\u2019s-eye view. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Despite their creative names, these earn their keep as regular parts of the rotation. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Similarly, the film's art direction might be something to behold (and the costume department certainly earned its keep ), but Reeves' bland storytelling, and uninspired action choreography, do little to change the film's faltering trajectory. \u2014 Piers Marchant, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Following a major earthquake in 2016 and a subsequent five-year renovation period, Kumamoto Castle's main keep was reopened to the public in 2021. \u2014 CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"After some time\u2019s passed, Geralt and teenage Ciri travel the land with his faithful steed Roach, running into old friends and finding sanctuary in the Witchers\u2019 mountainous keep . \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The Mountaineers cut it to 17-12 early in the second on a 1-yard keep from McDonald and PAT from Ben Dominick. \u2014 Colin Bannen, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Noun",
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173353"
},
"keg":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less",
": the contents of a keg",
": to store (something, such as beer) in a keg",
": a small barrel holding 30 gallons (about 114 liters)",
": the contents of a keg"
],
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"\u02c8keg",
"dialectal",
"\u02c8k\u0101g",
"\u02c8keg"
],
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"barrel",
"butt",
"cask",
"firkin",
"hogshead",
"kilderkin",
"pipe",
"puncheon",
"rundlet",
"runlet",
"tun"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"They drank an entire keg of beer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Koozies will be handed out at 11 a.m. June 18, with the keg tapping at 11:20 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beer and brats will be for sale while live German music plays. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Jason Kelce placed his plastic cup underneath the spout on the keg of beer that was sent to him by Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. \u2014 Martin Frank, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Everyone was obsessively drinking this beer, which came out of a keg . \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Shotskis perform from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., while the Brian Papesh Party Band takes over from 4-8 p.m. Stick around for a special appearance by the Jaeger girls, post-parade keg tapping, giveaways and more. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Ancient Order of Hibernians will march the keg to O'Sheas Irish Pub with a piper escort to continue the festivities. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Hormel is accepting entries until this Sunday, and will deliver the keg to the winner's home on Feb. 13, the day of Super Bowl LVI. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022",
"If a keg is found at an underage drinking party, police will be able to cite the person who bought it. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Food company Hormel is hosting a contest with the grand prize of a chili cheese keg holding more than 1,000 servings of chili cheese. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-004221"
},
"kernel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut",
": a whole seed of a cereal",
": a central or essential part : germ",
": a fruit seed",
": a subset of the elements of one set (such as a group) that a function (such as a homomorphism ) maps onto an identity element of another set",
": the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut",
": the whole grain or seed of a cereal plant",
": a very small amount"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
"\u02c8k\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
],
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"bottom line",
"bull's-eye",
"centerpiece",
"core",
"crux",
"essence",
"gist",
"heart",
"keynote",
"meat",
"meat and potatoes",
"net",
"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"root",
"sum"
],
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"examples":[
"There's not a kernel of truth in what they say.",
"the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of the division of that nation along ethnic lines",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a kernel of truth there; the full story is more complicated. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Here's why: A single palm yields two different types of oils: pam oil and palm kernel \u2014 each with its own benefits and uses. \u2014 Fiona Embleton, Allure , 8 June 2022",
"One one hand, there is a kernel of truth to this rationale; the keynote was so packed with news that Apple didn\u2019t bother to tout what\u2019s new this year in one of its ostensibly pillar platforms. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But in our dismissive 2011 description lies a kernel of truth. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"What little detail is known currently is that the vulnerability could allow an app to execute arbitrary code and do so with kernel privileges. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"During the milling process, a kernel of wheat is separated into its three components: the endosperm, the germ, and the bran. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This is mostly false, but with a kernel of truth that is never taken in context. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English cyrnel , diminutive of corn ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113116"
},
"keystone effect":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a type of distortion in a television picture whereby a square pattern appears larger at the top than at the bottom"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141012"
},
"keister":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": buttocks , rear end sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8k\u012b-"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
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"examples":[
"he fell right on his keister in front of the whole crowd",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his 15 years as MacGruber, a hapless special ops agent who only occasionally saves the day, Will Forte has attempted to violently dispatch his enemies with rubber bands, Q-tips and a stalk of celery wedged up his keister . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Slim for people who have the characteristic nonexistent keister of the bony Nordic. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 July 2021",
"Brayden McNabb took offense that Joel Eriksson Ek was hanging around the crease as Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury covered the puck, so the Golden Knights defenseman knocked the Wild center on his keister late in the second period. \u2014 Randy Johnson, Star Tribune , 4 May 2021",
"Another item on the mind-blowing lineup of Goop products is a device to spurt hot coffee up your keister . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2020",
"This next-gen lounger takes the popular Hondo chair design and marries it to a collapsible frame that can still cradle 500 pounds and a keister as wide as 24 inches. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 7 Apr. 2020",
"These brash, young Broncos are snorting mad, looking to kick up a little dust and knock Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes on his MVP keister . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Brady picked off Tre\u2019Davious White, sending the Bills cornerback keister over teakettle as Harry steamed down the sideline for an 18-yard gain. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Dec. 2019",
"The boss stood outside the locker room late Wednesday night, delighted how the Nuggets knocked The Beard on his keister and beat the Rockets with take-no-prisoners defense. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 21 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"English slang keister satchel",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153531"
},
"Keitel":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Wilhelm 1882\u20131946 German field marshal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u012b-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153829"
},
"keist":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of keist Scottish variant of cast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101st"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200337"
},
"Keflav\u00edk":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"town in southwestern Iceland west-southwest of Reykjav\u00edk and site of Iceland's chief airport population 7520"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kye-bl\u00e4-\u02ccv\u0113k",
"\u02c8ke-fl\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200349"
},
"kefir grain":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small mass resembling a tiny cauliflower, occurring in kefir, containing casein and other milk solids together with the yeasts and lactobacilli that cause the characteristic kefir fermentation, and serving as a starter to induce this fermentation when introduced into fresh milk"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203520"
},
"key station":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a broadcasting station at which a network program originates"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205022"
},
"kerneled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a kernel"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" kernel entry 1 + -ed ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210910"
},
"kernellate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": crenellate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259rn\u1d4al\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin kernellatus , past participle of kernellare , from Middle English kernelen ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233912"
},
"keep (back)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to not go near something"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011323"
},
"kernelly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having kernels or many kernels",
": resembling kernels"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259rn\u1d4al\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" kernel entry 1 + -y ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045103"
},
"Kegel exercises":{
"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": repetitive contractions of the pelvic muscles that control the flow in urination in order to strengthen these muscles especially to control or prevent incontinence or to enhance sexual responsiveness during intercourse",
": repetitive contractions of the muscles that control the flow in urination in order to increase the tone of the pubococcygeus muscle of the pelvic floor especially to prevent or control incontinence or to enhance sexual responsiveness during intercourse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-g\u0259l-",
"\u02c8k\u0113-",
"\u02c8k\u0101-g\u0259l-",
"\u02c8k\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Arnold H. Kegel \u20201976 American gynecologist",
"first_known_use":[
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051031"
},
"Keystoner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pennsylvanian"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113\u02ccst\u014dn\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" Keystone State , nickname for Pennsylvania (from its central position among the original 13 states) + -er ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073626"
},
"keep bad company":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to spend time with people who are not morally good"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082434"
},
"kegeree":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of kegeree variant spelling of kedgeree"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085023"
},
"kegger":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a party featuring one or more kegs of beer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ke-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The event was billed as a GOP candidate open mic kegger , according to the website for United Republicans Green Valley and Sahuarita. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Hours after her ex\u2019s new girlfriend jumps her at a kegger in the woods, Erin\u2019s body turns up in a nearby creek. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Apr. 2021",
"This mysterious liquid-to-solid transition is more like teenagers caught at a kegger : frozen exactly in place, with no order whatsoever. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 Jan. 2021",
"Even more cringeworthy are the exhumations of other \u201980s and \u201990s subcultures: pentagrams drawn on Trapper Keepers, unwieldy tubs of muscle powder, whiteboy ciphers drowning out Fugees CDs at backyard keggers in the ramifying burbs. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
"WeWork, the office-sharing, kegger -hosting phenomenon that has redefined the modern workspace, is also raising the bar for how much money a startup can lose and still be considered a buzzy investment. \u2014 Stephen Gandel, CBS News , 14 Aug. 2019",
"No one who was involved wanted to go through that again \u2014 except for maybe the media outlets that guzzled down all that advertising money like a college freshman at a kegger . \u2014 Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Since it was created in the early \u201970s, the red Solo plastic cup has become synonymous with good times, backyard picnics, frat-house keggers , tailgating. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
"Or just stick to a beverage in the red cups waiting at the table that are reminiscent of a college kegger . \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 11 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1955, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090706"
},
"keep a weather eye on":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to watch (someone or something) very carefully"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123556"
},
"keitloa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a black rhinoceros that has a posterior horn which equals or exceeds the anterior in length and that has been considered to constitute a distinct species"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u012btl\u0259w\u0259",
"\u02c8k\u0101t-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Sechuana kgetlwa, khetlwa ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125328"
},
"kegler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bowler entry 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ke-gl\u0259r",
"\u02c8k\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"German, from kegeln to bowl, from Kegel bowling pin, from Old High German kegil stake, peg"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1932, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172147"
},
"Keizer":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city north of Salem in northwestern Oregon population 36,478"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u012b-z\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201509"
},
"keystroke":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or an instance of depressing a key on a keyboard",
": keyboard"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0113-\u02ccstr\u014dk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He deleted all of my work with a single keystroke .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With each keystroke , a small brass mold for a single character\u2014a capital B, for instance\u2014releases from an overhead magazine, slides down a chute, and goes clinking into place like a quarter in a coin sorter. \u2014 Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Autodesk recently debuted a machine-learning feature in its core AutoCAD software that recommends certain keystroke shortcuts or related techniques to help customers use the program more efficiently based on their past behavior. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Vissles says the key switches have a 60 million- keystroke lifespan. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Some are waiting for an errant keystroke so your money can be intercepted, never to be returned. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Thanks to invasive software, companies can track your every click, keystroke and movement \u2013 even outside of work hours. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Every keystroke may be ingested by artificial-intelligence algorithms sensitive to traces of grifting, graft, or goofing off. \u2014 Robert Zafft, Forbes , 20 June 2021",
"Commelin entered the final keystroke at 1:10 a.m. on May 29. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 May 2015",
"Another major keystroke saver was predictive search. \u2014 Roger Dooley, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bernhardt\u2019s report points to keystroke logging technology and webcams that can tell when a person goes off task as examples of tech that can keep track of people even when working from home. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8k\u0113-f\u0259r",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drink incorporates curdled, clarified kefir , which is turned into a syrup; the fetching green base is courtesy of mint and cilantro, pureed just ahead of dinner service to retain their brightness. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Maple Hill products milk, kefir , and yogurt that\u2019s ideal for use in recipes and on their own. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"If your box mix calls for water or milk, simply swap out the liquids for kefir . \u2014 Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Dec. 2020",
"This kefir pouch gives kids a convenient, healthy and delicious snack. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Plain yogurt fared better (B+), with kefir , milk fermented with bacteria and yeast, the runaway winner (A+). \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 15 June 2020",
"Don't forget probiotics like yogurt, kefir , sauerkraut and kimchi. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 17 Apr. 2020",
"There\u2019s whole-milk yogurt (or kefir plus egg yolks) blended up with garlic and dill for the bright sauce. \u2014 Sohla El-waylly, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The team is even concocting kefir shots and cherry juice (from local cherry wine brand Frederiksdal) to help boost immune systems. \u2014 Mary Holland, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2020"
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"Humor is the keynote of the play.",
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"The new iPad and iPad Mini models were announced last September during Apple\u2019s keynote , when the tech giant also revealed the iPhone 13, the Apple Watch series 7 and its latest Apple TV+ lineup. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"As a refresher, Apple's WWDC keynote detailed updates for many of Apple's existing operating systems. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"As always, iOS will be the main event of Apple\u2019s WWDC keynote . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 4 June 2022",
"The most anticipated event of WWDC22 is the opening keynote , which will be available for anyone to watch for free through Apple.com(Opens in a new window) and YouTube(Opens in a new window). \u2014 PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
"In addition to the online conference, Apple will host a special day for developers and students at Apple Park to watch the keynote and State of the Union videos together, along with the online community. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Apple observers think the chances of glimpsing a wearable display during the course of Monday\u2019s keynote is unlikely. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The weeklong event will kick off with a keynote at 10 am PST on Monday loaded with announcements about new software features across Apple's various platforms. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"Marketers can also catch my Marketing with Purpose keynote at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) and more at our Marketing with Purpose hub. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"A month later, reports circulated that Orban had invited Trump to pay a visit to Hungary and perhaps keynote a major gathering of Western nationalists. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Melinda Richter will keynote the event for BIO Alabama, the trade organization for the biosciences, on April 25 and 26 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Platt is set to keynote the Music Biz 2022 conference, scheduled for May 10 at the JW Marriott in Nashville. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
"During the visit, which was first reported by Fox News last month, Pence will keynote a fundraising event in Manchester for the New Hampshire Senate Republicans. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects and co-CEO of HYBE America, will keynote Variety\u2018s Business Managers Elite Virtual Breakfast, presented by City National Bank on Nov. 18. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The Polk County, Iowa GOP announced that Scott will keynote their Lincoln Dinner on July 31. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 4 July 2021",
"Eventually, Brown was called back to the beauty industry, traveling to India to keynote the country's first makeup show and then being asked by Masterclass to be an expert and teach makeup. \u2014 Amena Saad, Fortune , 25 June 2021",
"Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will keynote the Center for Christian Virtue\u2019s Cincinnati and Columbus galas this year. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"type":[
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"definitions":[
": the economic theories and programs ascribed to John M. Keynes and his followers",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202641"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131544"
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"definitions":[
": bowling"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135528"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141722"
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"The excellent dog care line Pride and Groom has a perfect package for the father of four-legged creatures, including their must-have foaming waterless shampoo, grooming wipes, and a kerchief for the pooch as well as a ballcap and tote bag for dad. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"Rushing around with a white apron tied around my waist and a red kerchief on my head. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Opponents also circulated an elementary-school photograph of her wearing the obligatory red kerchief of the Young Pioneers. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Chachu clears his throat, his attention drifting to my braids, one over each shoulder, then to the green kerchief tied behind my bangs. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The only difference is that an actress dressed in full costume, replete with a lace kerchief on top of her head, stood in for his mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Rihanna wore a long brown leather coat and orange kerchief for their meeting, while Rocky wore a black textured bomber jacket, black jeans, and a trucker hat. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 July 2021",
"Maybe your Fair Isle sweater will be topped off with ski goggles and a colorful hair kerchief ? \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Oh, and Ziggy's neck kerchief matches Foster's outfit! \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 1 Mar. 2021"
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"Middle English courchef , from Anglo-French coverchef, cuerchief , from coverir to cover + chef head \u2014 more at chief"
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": a sentence (such as \u201cJohn is big\u201d or \u201cJohn has a book\u201d) exemplifying in a language one of a very small group of the grammatically simplest sentence types or patterns (such as noun phrase + be + adjective phrase or noun phrase + verb + noun phrase) which in transformational grammar are the basic stock from which all sentences in that language are derived and in terms of which they can all ultimately be described"
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"definitions":[
": an Indian people of north central Guatemala",
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"definitions":[
"Urho Kaleva 1900\u20131986 president of Finland (1956\u201381)"
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"\u02c8ke-k\u0259-n\u0259n",
"-\u02ccnen"
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"definitions":[
": resembling a kerchief"
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"definitions":[
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"examples":[
"Many of the convention guests left after the keynote address .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"NBC News contributor and author Heather McGhee will give the opening keynote address on Tuesday. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"Patrick Aryee, the series\u2019 presenter, will give the keynote address this week at MipDoc, part of the MipTV television market in Cannes. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"On Monday, Apple unveiled iOS 16, the latest version of its operating system for iPhones, during its keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"As expected, Apple did have new hardware to announce at its WWDC 2022 keynote address . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 6 June 2022",
"Toward the end of his keynote address , retired United States Navy Cmrd. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"At the Pride Town Hall on Saturday, Grimm began his keynote address by noting that Montgomery students enjoy a more accepting environment. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
"Oceanside Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Julie Vitale will deliver the keynote address . \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"The festival this year coincides with the 50th anniversary of ATF; Associate Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer Thomas Chittum will deliver the keynote address . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
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"after Friedrich August Kekul\u00e9 von Stradonitz \u20201896 German chemist"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034759"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": handkerchief"
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": to spend time with (someone)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113535"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to make (something) suitable for (a particular use or type of person)":[
"I try to key my lectures to my audience.",
"\u2014 often used as (be) keyed to The educational program is keyed to the needs of working women."
],
": to change (something) in a way that is closely related to (something else)":[
"\u2014 usually used as (be) keyed to The amount of money they receive is keyed to the rate of inflation."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105959"
}
}