dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/w_mw.json

{
  "wabble":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      "tremble , quaver",
      "waver , vacillate",
      "to cause to wobble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wabbling":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193422"
  },
  "wackiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy",
      ": crazy sense 2 , insane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.",
      "the wacky world of his imagination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Big Mouth launched, it was primarily focused on 7th graders Nick and Andrew, with their peers Jessi and Missy in their close orbit and then a wide range of wacky supporting characters floating on the outside. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The same brand of anti-establishment skepticism that draws a person like Melngailis to wellness culture can also leave them vulnerable to false gurus and dangerously wacky ideas. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "This extends to the actual garments, items like argyle straitjackets that many would consider too wacky to wear. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The merriment continues at Bockfest Hall Saturday and Sunday with a variety of fun, educational and just plain wacky events. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This one will most certainly keep you guessing on the who, what, where, why and how in the hell until the very wacky end. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Television owners reported that their TVs were acting wacky . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s when the otherwise wild-and- wacky , up-for-anything TV personality displays the kind of gravitas needed for weather that\u2019s become a matter of life and death. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The ruffle is perfectly wacky , and the bodice fits like a dream (or a sermon, depending on your affinity for Tammy Faye). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from English dialect whacky fool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174935"
  },
  "wacko":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "wacky",
      "a person who is wacky",
      "psycho"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wa-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
      "certifiable",
      "crackbrained",
      "cracked",
      "crackers",
      "crackpot",
      "cranky",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loco",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "loony tunes",
      "looney tunes",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
      "meshuggah",
      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "scatty",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "wud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "crazy",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She's nice but her sister's a real wacko .",
      "some wacko has been sending the actress increasingly disturbing letters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Now, however, its inventors are back, and not with just another wacko , attention-getting stunt. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s because parents and coaches in the wacko worlds of youth hockey, basketball, soccer and football can be world-class jerks. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Was Tuesday wacko day for testimony in the Statehouse? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "This writing team, their imaginations are just wacko brilliant. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2021",
      "No long lines or voter suppression, beyond some wacko robocalls. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "This was at a time when conservatives were almost ridiculed on law school campuses, where the notion of using the original intentions of the framers to make decisions was seen as laughable, almost wacko , method of constitutional interpretation. \u2014 Hope Reese, Longreads , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "So after every shooting massacre, when more innocent people are murdered by some wacko with a firearm designed for mass killing, there\u2019s tough talk, screaming and flailing for a few days. \u2014 George Skelton, The Mercury News , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "Even without that trend, isn\u2019t this line a little wacko ? \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Jakubowicz could also be following the example of Jojo Rabbit, a prime illustration of #resistance era wacko -politics, cheap sentiment, and historical revision. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Now, all those wackos who\u2019ve been writing to me with their problems can write to her. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 28 June 2018",
      "At the very least, in a game that has known a lot of eccentrics LaVar has put himself in the running for the greatest wacko . \u2014 Mark Heisler, Orange County Register , 12 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1965, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wacky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy",
      ": crazy sense 2 , insane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8wa-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.",
      "the wacky world of his imagination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Big Mouth launched, it was primarily focused on 7th graders Nick and Andrew, with their peers Jessi and Missy in their close orbit and then a wide range of wacky supporting characters floating on the outside. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The same brand of anti-establishment skepticism that draws a person like Melngailis to wellness culture can also leave them vulnerable to false gurus and dangerously wacky ideas. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "This extends to the actual garments, items like argyle straitjackets that many would consider too wacky to wear. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The merriment continues at Bockfest Hall Saturday and Sunday with a variety of fun, educational and just plain wacky events. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "This one will most certainly keep you guessing on the who, what, where, why and how in the hell until the very wacky end. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Television owners reported that their TVs were acting wacky . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s when the otherwise wild-and- wacky , up-for-anything TV personality displays the kind of gravitas needed for weather that\u2019s become a matter of life and death. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The ruffle is perfectly wacky , and the bodice fits like a dream (or a sermon, depending on your affinity for Tammy Faye). \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from English dialect whacky fool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184949"
  },
  "wad":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small mass, bundle, or tuft: such as",
      ": a soft mass especially of a loose fibrous material variously used (as to stop an aperture, pad a garment, or hold grease around an axle)",
      ": a soft plug used to retain a powder charge or to avoid windage especially in a muzzle-loading gun",
      ": a felt or paper disk used to separate the components of a shotgun cartridge",
      ": a small mass of a chewing substance",
      ": a considerable amount (as of money)",
      ": a roll of paper money",
      ": money",
      ": to insert a wad into",
      ": to hold in by a wad",
      ": to form into a wad or wadding",
      ": to roll or crush into a tight wad",
      ": to stuff or line with some soft substance",
      ": a small mass or lump of soft material",
      ": a thick pile of folded money",
      ": to crush or press into a small tight mass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "heap",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "ball",
      "roll",
      "round"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He spent a wad on clothes.",
      "a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics",
      "Verb",
      "disgusted, she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Something small but budding, like a wad of paper uncrumpling, sullenly radiant and monochrome\u2014like a sequence out of a silent film. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "From a wad of cash to a black panther etc., these handbags are usually made out to resemble everyday objects. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside was a bulging wad of photocopies and pages torn from magazines and newspapers \u2014 book lists of every kind. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Some think he must be loaded with money, a wad of cash. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, April 21, a man dressed in a maintenance uniform stole a wad of cash and checks from the lobby of the Metropolitan Republican Club while Manhattan politicos rubbed elbows during a speech McCloskey delivered in another room. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Even if a resort promotes a no-tipping policy, a savvy traveler will still take a wad of dollar bills. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Some patrons grabbed a wad of bills out of their wallets to tip her. \u2014 Miho Inada, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The 25th overall draft pick in 1974, Drew signed a five-year contract for $780,000, with a $40,000 bonus, quite a wad of cash for a kid from rural Alabama who attended tiny Gardner-Webb University. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212939"
  },
  "wag":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be in motion : stir",
      ": to move to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions",
      ": to move in chatter or gossip",
      ": depart",
      ": waddle",
      ": to swing to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions : switch",
      ": to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent or mild reproof)",
      ": to move (the tongue) animatedly in conversation",
      ": an act of wagging : shake",
      ": wit , joker",
      ": a young man : chap",
      ": to swing to and fro or from side to side",
      ": a movement back and forth or from side to side",
      ": a person full of jokes and humor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wag",
      "\u02c8wag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "waggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The dog wagged its tail.",
      "She wagged her finger at the children as she scolded them.",
      "He wagged his head back and forth.",
      "The dog's tail began to wag excitedly."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1589, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234029"
  },
  "waggishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or characteristic of a wag",
      ": done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous",
      ": showing or done in a spirit of harmless mischief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-gish",
      "\u02c8wa-gish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "devilish",
      "elvish",
      "espi\u00e8gle",
      "impish",
      "knavish",
      "leprechaunish",
      "mischievous",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "pixieish",
      "prankish",
      "puckish",
      "rascally",
      "roguish",
      "scampish",
      "sly",
      "tricksy",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Variation after variation test every tool these dancers have, layered over with waggish character dancing pulling from Polish mazurka and Russian hopak, to name a few. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Black and white and set to nervous, waggish piano music, her cast of still-photography characters comes to life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Ole Miss at Alabama isn\u2019t for another week, but, with an open date on his schedule leading up to the big game, the SEC\u2019s waggish prince has already started chirping at the Crimson Tide. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Re-teaming with producer James Ford (Haim, Depeche Mode), frontman Alex Turner trades in piercing guitar for jaunty piano for a waggish , if at times uninspired meditation on fame in the digital age. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 May 2018",
      "Carney\u2019s attitude is waggish but jovial, never crossing into anger. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 10 Apr. 2017",
      "His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. \u2014 Michael Schulman, New York Times , 4 June 2016",
      "Not specifically based on Che Guevara, Richard Bermudez\u2019s Che is a waggish yet mild-mannered gadfly, a cynical, harshly critical observer of the Per\u00f3n regime. \u2014 Orange County Register , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211209"
  },
  "wahoo":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": winged elm",
      ": a shrubby spindle tree ( Euonymus atropurpureus ) of chiefly eastern North America that has purple capsules which in dehiscence expose scarlet-ariled seeds",
      ": a large vigorous mackerel ( Acanthocybium solandri ) that is common in warm seas and esteemed as a food and sport fish",
      ": a shrubby North American tree of the genus Euonymus ( E. atropurpureus ) having a root bark with cathartic properties \u2014 compare euonymus sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02cch\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02c8h\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-\u02cch\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "the rodeo rider shrieked, \u201c Wahoo !\u201d as he collected his prize money"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1770, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1857, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above",
      "Interjection",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200352"
  },
  "wail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express sorrow audibly : lament",
      ": to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry",
      ": to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain",
      ": to say or express plaintively",
      ": bewail",
      ": a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain",
      ": a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": a querulous expression of grievance : complaint",
      ": the act or practice of wailing : loud lamentation",
      ": to make a long, loud cry of pain or grief",
      ": to complain with a loud voice",
      ": a long cry of grief or pain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "groan",
      "howl",
      "keen",
      "lament",
      "lamentation",
      "moan",
      "plaint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Mothers wince, and babies wail , as tiny bodies with sores and protruding ribs are gently checked for signs of recovery. \u2014 Omar Faruk And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "This time around, late April to May, the air raid sirens still wail in Kyiv, the random missile strikes nearby, but the bulk of Russia\u2019s aggression has shifted to the east and south. \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "But despite the staff\u2019s best effort, Ms. Kanbar\u2019s 2-year-old son started to cry and then wail as the registration went on, which in turn caused his older sister to join in before the staff could bring cookies to to console them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren wail in the halls of Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The idea of concealing a vegetable in a meal has, of course, been around since the first toddler learned to wail at a plate of limp broccoli. \u2014 Ella Quittner, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In the background, several booms could be heard and an air raid siren began to wail . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Alyssa would wail in pain from her red burning feet or whimper quietly. \u2014 Carolyn Kaster, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The sirens are now slated to wail by the end of 2024, said Zamora. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The small hairs on the back of the neck stand up as the distinctive wail of the bagpipes begins. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "But in Kramatorsk, where the mayor says only a quarter of a prewar population of 220,000 remains, the unceasing wail of the siren has largely become background noise. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Solomon\u2019s Edgar is like a wandering wail -track) was maddening. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian students studying online with DePaul take shelter as air raid sirens wail . \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Each wail reflected the anguish, anger and helplessness felt throughout the crowd at the funeral for a young man whose life was cut short. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Many lined up for hours outside gas stations and supermarkets, mostly ignoring the occasional wail of air raid sirens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The wail of the siren ripped into our ears and propelled us onto the floor. \u2014 Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205502"
  },
  "wailfully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": uttering a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": expressing grief or pain : sorrowful , mournful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185650"
  },
  "wailing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express sorrow audibly : lament",
      ": to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry",
      ": to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain",
      ": to say or express plaintively",
      ": bewail",
      ": a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain",
      ": a sound suggestive of wailing",
      ": a querulous expression of grievance : complaint",
      ": the act or practice of wailing : loud lamentation",
      ": to make a long, loud cry of pain or grief",
      ": to complain with a loud voice",
      ": a long cry of grief or pain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "groan",
      "howl",
      "keen",
      "lament",
      "lamentation",
      "moan",
      "plaint"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Mothers wince, and babies wail , as tiny bodies with sores and protruding ribs are gently checked for signs of recovery. \u2014 Omar Faruk And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "This time around, late April to May, the air raid sirens still wail in Kyiv, the random missile strikes nearby, but the bulk of Russia\u2019s aggression has shifted to the east and south. \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "But despite the staff\u2019s best effort, Ms. Kanbar\u2019s 2-year-old son started to cry and then wail as the registration went on, which in turn caused his older sister to join in before the staff could bring cookies to to console them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren wail in the halls of Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The idea of concealing a vegetable in a meal has, of course, been around since the first toddler learned to wail at a plate of limp broccoli. \u2014 Ella Quittner, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In the background, several booms could be heard and an air raid siren began to wail . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Alyssa would wail in pain from her red burning feet or whimper quietly. \u2014 Carolyn Kaster, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The sirens are now slated to wail by the end of 2024, said Zamora. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The small hairs on the back of the neck stand up as the distinctive wail of the bagpipes begins. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "But in Kramatorsk, where the mayor says only a quarter of a prewar population of 220,000 remains, the unceasing wail of the siren has largely become background noise. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Solomon\u2019s Edgar is like a wandering wail -track) was maddening. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian students studying online with DePaul take shelter as air raid sirens wail . \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Each wail reflected the anguish, anger and helplessness felt throughout the crowd at the funeral for a young man whose life was cut short. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Many lined up for hours outside gas stations and supermarkets, mostly ignoring the occasional wail of air raid sirens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The wail of the siren ripped into our ears and propelled us onto the floor. \u2014 Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174321"
  },
  "wake":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be or remain awake",
      ": to remain awake on watch especially over a corpse",
      ": to stay up late in revelry",
      ": awake , wake up",
      ": to stand watch over (someone or something)",
      ": to hold a wake over",
      ": to rouse from or as if from sleep : awake , wake up",
      ": stir , excite",
      ": to arouse conscious interest in : alert",
      ": the state of being awake",
      ": an annual English parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the church's patron saint",
      ": vigil sense 3a",
      ": the festivities originally connected with the wake of an English parish church",
      ": an annual holiday or vacation",
      ": a watch held over the body of a dead person prior to burial and sometimes accompanied by festivity",
      ": the track left by a moving body (such as a ship) in a fluid (such as water)",
      ": a track or path left",
      ": aftermath sense 3",
      ": close behind and in the same path of travel",
      ": as a result of : as a consequence of",
      ": to arouse from sleep : awake",
      ": to become alert or aware",
      ": a watch held over the body of a dead person before burial",
      ": a track or mark left by something moving especially in the water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arouse",
      "awake",
      "awaken",
      "knock up",
      "rouse",
      "waken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She can never remember her dreams upon waking .",
      "my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192214"
  },
  "wakeful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awake",
      "insomniac",
      "sleepless",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "dormant",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering",
      "unawakened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just below the surface of wakeful awareness, just a minute or two under it, everything is change. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith found that when people first began to experience tingles, there was a sudden surge in alpha waves, which indicate a state of wakeful rest. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Taking time to space out\u2014whether by showering, pulling weeds, or petting a dog\u2014provides an opportunity for what psychologists call wakeful rest. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "And evening types rise as late as possible and remain wakeful well past dark. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Five primate electrophysiologists agreed that, upon 50 Hz stimulation of the central lateral thalamus, anesthetized Wisconsin monkeys become wakeful . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "My wakeful nights have continued, putting me in exhausted sympathy with a yawning number of Americans. \u2014 Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2014 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2013 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222740"
  },
  "wakefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep",
      ": not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101k-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awake",
      "insomniac",
      "sleepless",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep",
      "dormant",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering",
      "unawakened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just below the surface of wakeful awareness, just a minute or two under it, everything is change. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Smith found that when people first began to experience tingles, there was a sudden surge in alpha waves, which indicate a state of wakeful rest. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Taking time to space out\u2014whether by showering, pulling weeds, or petting a dog\u2014provides an opportunity for what psychologists call wakeful rest. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "And evening types rise as late as possible and remain wakeful well past dark. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Five primate electrophysiologists agreed that, upon 50 Hz stimulation of the central lateral thalamus, anesthetized Wisconsin monkeys become wakeful . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "My wakeful nights have continued, putting me in exhausted sympathy with a yawning number of Americans. \u2014 Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2014 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 Jenna Birch, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019",
      "There\u2019s a wakeful element of social interaction to watching TV \u2013 people are talking, the adrenaline starts flowing. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205047"
  },
  "waken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": awake",
      ": to rouse especially out of sleep : wake",
      ": wake entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arouse",
      "awake",
      "awaken",
      "knock up",
      "rouse",
      "wake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a sudden loud noise wakened us",
      "she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two easy arm swing stretches to waken your shoulders after hours hunched over computers and phones. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 19 May 2020",
      "The startling display of acrobatics came, according to police, on Oct. 19, after homeowners in the 700 block of Pershing Drive in Silver Spring were wakened about 2:15 a.m. by the sound of a door. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "Before the Sword, by Grace Lin Mulan crept into her house, even though the Rabbit had told her the villagers would not waken even with the loudest of noises. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door. \u2014 Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Local comedy writer Mary Jo Crowley was asleep when a daytime call came in from her medical office, abruptly wakening her up. \u2014 Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English waknen , from Old English w\u00e6cnian ; akin to Old Norse vakna to awaken, Old English w\u00e6ccan to watch",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193751"
  },
  "walk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move along on foot : advance by steps",
      ": to come or go easily or readily",
      ": to go at a walk",
      ": to go on foot for exercise or pleasure",
      ": to go to first base as a result of a base on balls",
      ": to avoid criminal prosecution or conviction",
      ": walk out",
      ": to pursue a course of action or way of life : conduct oneself : behave",
      ": to be or act in association : continue in union",
      ": to move about in space outside a spacecraft",
      ": to move in a manner that is suggestive of walking",
      ": to stand with an appearance suggestive of strides",
      ": to move about in visible form : appear",
      ": to make headway",
      ": roam , wander",
      ": to cause (an animal) to go at a walk : take for a walk",
      ": to cause to move by walking",
      ": to haul (something, such as an anchor) by walking round the capstan",
      ": to accompany on foot : walk with",
      ": to compel to walk (as by a command)",
      ": to bring to a specified condition by walking",
      ": to follow on foot for the purpose of measuring, surveying, or inspecting",
      ": to move (an object) in a manner suggestive of walking",
      ": to pass on foot or as if on foot through, along, over, or upon : traverse , perambulate",
      ": to perform or accomplish by going on foot",
      ": to give a base on balls to",
      ": to perform (a dance) at a walking pace",
      ": to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon",
      ": to survive (an accident) with little or no injury",
      ": to outrun or get the better of without difficulty",
      ": to steal and take away",
      ": to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal sense 1d",
      ": to win or gain especially by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty",
      ": to take advantage of : abuse",
      ": to exercise extreme caution",
      ": to treat contemptuously",
      ": to walk under compulsion over the side of a ship into the sea",
      ": to resign an office or position under compulsion",
      ": to go through (a theatrical role, a familiar activity, etc.) perfunctorily (as in an early stage of rehearsal)",
      ": to guide (someone, such as a novice) through an unfamiliar or complex procedure step-by-step",
      ": to deal with or carry out perfunctorily",
      ": an act or instance of going on foot especially for exercise or pleasure",
      "\u2014 see also take a walk",
      ": space walk",
      ": a place designed for walking:",
      ": a path specially arranged or paved for walking",
      ": sidewalk",
      ": a public avenue for promenading : promenade",
      ": a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling house",
      ": ropewalk",
      ": distance to be walked",
      ": an accustomed place of walking : haunt",
      ": a place or area of land in which animals feed and exercise with minimal restraint",
      ": base on balls",
      ": characteristic manner of walking",
      ": a ceremonial procession",
      ": a low rate of speed",
      ": the gait of a biped in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches",
      ": the gait of a quadruped in which there are always at least two feet on the ground",
      ": a 4-beat gait of a horse in which the feet strike the ground in the sequence near hind, near fore, off hind, off fore",
      ": a route regularly traversed by a person in the performance of a particular activity (such as patrolling, begging, or vending)",
      ": social or economic status",
      ": range or sphere of action : field , province",
      ": vocation",
      ": manner of living : conduct , behavior",
      ": an easy victory",
      ": an easy or pleasurable experience",
      ": to move or cause to move along on foot at a natural slow pace",
      ": to cover or pass over on foot",
      ": to go with (a person or animal) by walking",
      ": to go or cause to go to first base after four balls in baseball",
      ": to leave suddenly and unexpectedly",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": the act of moving along on foot at a natural slow pace",
      ": a place or path for walking",
      ": distance to be walked often measured in time required by a walker to cover",
      ": way of walking",
      ": an advance to first base after four balls in baseball",
      ": position in life or the community",
      ": a slow way of moving by a horse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambulate",
      "foot (it)",
      "hoof (it)",
      "leg (it)",
      "pad",
      "step",
      "traipse",
      "tread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amble",
      "constitutional",
      "perambulation",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "saunter",
      "stroll",
      "turn",
      "wander"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The six Cardinals pitchers who took the mound Friday night combined to walk 10 batters and hit four. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
      "Biden has made similar remarks in the past only to have his staff walk them back and Austin pointedly repeated the White House\u2019s position on Saturday. \u2014 Eva Dou, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Students could \u2014 and often did \u2014 walk in anytime to discuss just about anything. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In the third, Copenhaver would walk in a run with the bases loaded, then Hoban's Falkenstein sent two more Knights to the plate with a single to left. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "Shake the sand out of your shoes, walk across the bridge and explore a little. \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "In a stunning, unexpected and inexplicable piece of decision-making, La Russa decided to not only intentionally walk Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner with Muncy on deck, but do it in a 1-and-2 count after a wild pitch opened up first base. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Two ensuites\u2014one pink blossom, the other black and gold\u2014contain elaborate gold baths, showers and walk -in dressing rooms. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t ask Sarah-lee Dobbs to step on a sidewalk crack or walk under a ladder. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Texas A&M rallied from a 4-2 deficit and defeated Louisville 5-4 in Game 1 of an NCAA Tournament super regional behind a walk -off single to right field from Troy Claunch. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
      "After Friday\u2019s 3-2 walk -off win over the A\u2019s at Progressive Field, the Guardians are 28-26, three games behind the Twins in the AL Central. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "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",
      "The top level has the owner\u2019s suite, with a large walk -in closet and access to both a private roof deck and the main roof deck. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The primary suite has a fireplace, one of three in the house, as well as a large walk -in closet. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Besides a bike rental stand, gift shop, vineyard and large patio area, there\u2019s Superbloom, a walk -up caf\u00e9 window serving an eclectic menu of vegan food items, coffees and drinks made by San Diego purveyors. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "There is also an eat-in kitchen on this floor with a fireplace, breakfast counter, stainless steel appliances and a walk -in pantry. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 9 June 2022",
      "Upstairs are a second-floor laundry, a staircase to the roof and a primary bedroom suite with two sinks, two walk -in closets and a Juliet balcony. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 7c",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191820"
  },
  "walk out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205440"
  },
  "wallet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling",
      ": a folding pocketbook with compartments for personal papers and usually unfolded paper money",
      ": billfold",
      ": a container that resembles a money wallet: such as",
      ": a usually flexible folding case fitted for carrying specific items (such as tools or fishing flies)",
      ": folder sense 3a",
      ": resources , funds",
      ": a small flat case for carrying paper money and personal papers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carry-on",
      "carryall",
      "grip",
      "handbag",
      "holdall",
      "portmanteau",
      "suitcase",
      "traveling bag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She paid the bill and tucked her wallet back into her pocket.",
      "He pulled a few bills out of his wallet .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here's what the Fed jacking up interest rates could mean for your wallet . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Get deals on deals by bundling a handbag with a wallet or other accessories. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Vote with your wallet and penalize breached companies. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Decentraland's event has been described as the first inclusive fashion week, offering a front-row seat to anyone with a crypto wallet (in reality, not that many). \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But Aladekomo hopes to do more with his now heavier wallet in areas like improving capacity for reporting. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine should be a wake-up call, a reminder that there are dire consequences to welcoming any two-bit thug with a wallet overflowing with cash to purchase legitimacy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The most secure way to store your cryptocurrency is with a cold wallet \u2013 one that isn\u2019t connected to the internet. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "But her purse was under her nightstand along with her wallet , which contained her ID and cash. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English walet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221318"
  },
  "wallop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to boil noisily",
      ": to move with reckless or disorganized haste : advance in a headlong rush",
      ": wallow , flounder",
      ": to thrash soundly : lambaste",
      ": to beat by a wide margin : trounce",
      ": to hit with force : sock",
      ": a powerful blow : punch",
      ": something resembling a wallop especially in suddenness of force",
      ": the ability (as of a boxer) to hit hard",
      ": emotional, sensory, or psychological force or influence : impact",
      ": an exciting emotional response : thrill",
      ": beer",
      ": to hit hard",
      ": a hard blow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259p"
    ],
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      "bash",
      "baste",
      "bat",
      "batter",
      "beat",
      "belabor",
      "belt",
      "birch",
      "bludgeon",
      "buffet",
      "bung up",
      "club",
      "curry",
      "do",
      "drub",
      "fib",
      "flog",
      "hammer",
      "hide",
      "lace",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lash",
      "lather",
      "lick",
      "maul",
      "mess (up)",
      "paddle",
      "pelt",
      "pommel",
      "pound",
      "pummel",
      "punch out",
      "rough (up)",
      "slate",
      "slog",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "thump",
      "tromp",
      "whale",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup",
      "work over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bump",
      "collision",
      "concussion",
      "crash",
      "impact",
      "impingement",
      "jar",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "kick",
      "shock",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "strike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I was so angry I felt like walloping him.",
      "walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruit",
      "Noun",
      "felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch",
      "gave the ball a good wallop with the bat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Diaz\u2019s revelation will wallop you with its obviousness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Huskies proceeded to wallop the third-seeded Hoosiers, 75-58, setting up Monday\u2019s contest. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "With limited surgical equipment and no anesthesia, Will has to wallop the patient to keep him from waking up in a panic mid-procedure. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Tens of millions of Americans are in the path of a winter storm that's forecast to wallop much of the eastern U.S. with snow, rain and wind over the next couple of days. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "This time, winter storm Landon is set to wallop areas to the south and east of Wisconsin including the Chicago metro area as well as northern Indiana and southern Michigan. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Many nor'easters \u2013 big storms that wallop the East Coast \u2013 are the product of bomb cyclones. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Food prices at grocery stores continue to wallop consumer wallets. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Ida is expected to wallop the northern Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday with maximum winds of 140 mph, according to forecasters \u2014 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana as a devastating Category 3 storm. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And with a visceral sound mix set to maximum wallop (plus bright slashes of pulsing light), the band was pulverizing. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "By the end of a brutal trading day on May 18, Wall Street had delivered a wallop to Hollywood that will change the course of business as surely as the COVID pandemic accelerated the pace of transformation during the past 26 months. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "And yet even in a drama whose every development is motivated by material need \u2014 and even with a devastating wallop of an ending \u2014 the Dardennes somehow push their way to an impossible state of grace. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "With a face like Boba Fett\u2019s helmet, the Ioniq 5 and its future intent pack a wallop . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Lucius\u2019 singing that gives the music its emotional wallop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Maxfield said the jury would hear testimony from psychologists showing how the wallop of traumatic events can erase memories. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Spending on these services will have normalized by then, just as the higher interest rates pack their strongest wallop . \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This one has a light and silky feel, packs a moisturizing wallop that makes my skin feel soothed all day, and sits nicely under makeup without pilling. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185711"
  },
  "walloping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": large , whopping",
      ": exceptionally fine or impressive : smashing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he needed help to mount such a walloping horse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "New York opened legalized online sports betting in January and a record $5.28 billion was bet in the first three months of business, generating a walloping $167.392 million in state taxes. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "Los Angeles \u2014 Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is a gathering of compact objects that pack a walloping collective punch. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "RuPaul's Drag Race winner Aquaria teased the budding artist's walloping take on one of Chromatica's unsung deep cuts during a recent DJ set, showing off the TikTok-viral artist's bold re-molding of the mid-tempo gem into a hard-hitting slapper. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Perhaps chief among Henderson\u2019s hurts: a walloping sense of abandonment. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "However, Kong is more comfortable on land, faster and more agile, can use his strong legs to jump, and possesses much stronger arms than Godzilla \u2013 Kong probably packs a walloping punch. \u2014 Kiersten Formoso, The Conversation , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "Seconds later things settled down-as a walloping positive G-force set in. \u2014 James Joseph, Popular Mechanics , 31 Dec. 2020",
      "Covington\u2019s parking meters are doing a walloping business and Mayor Ernest Cooper and members of the city council took due notice of the fact at Tuesday night\u2019s regular meeting. \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214622"
  },
  "waltz":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ballroom dance in \u00b3/\u2084 time with strong accent on the first beat and a basic pattern of step-step-close",
      ": music for a waltz or a concert composition in \u00b3/\u2084 time",
      ": to dance a waltz",
      ": to move or advance in a lively or conspicuous manner : flounce",
      ": to advance easily and successfully : breeze",
      ": to approach boldly",
      ": to dance a waltz with",
      ": to grab and lead (someone) unceremoniously : march",
      ": a dance in which couples glide to music having three beats to a measure",
      ": to dance a waltz"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fl(t)s",
      "\u02c8w\u022flts"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The 65-year-old entertainment mogul has a soundtrack for all of his life's moments, from childhood memories of sneaking into The O'Jays concerts to the perfect song for a potential father-daughter waltz with Lori Harvey. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "What transpired at the studio performances Shore captured does arguably add up to a last waltz , of sorts, given the inevitable changing of guards. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Thus, the latter includes a bolero, a tango, a Christmas carol, a patter song and a waltz . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "This sleek track, written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and David Garcia, blends a sweet waltz melody with evocative lyrics of a former lover who encounters wisps of his ex\u2019s memory everywhere. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Some of their verbal exchanges have the fluidity of a waltz . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This tender waltz beautifully addresses the ephemeral nature of time and love and the permanence of art. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Isai, who won the state\u2019s Gatorade Player of the Year award on Wednesday, didn\u2019t need to flex her scoring might in Valley Vista\u2019s waltz to the state championship. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The bilingual track highlights his smooth vocal, with nods to George Strait, while breezes of horns and acoustic guitar propel this country waltz , a tale of a love stemming from a chance meeting and dance after dance in a Mexican cantina. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Very few people can just waltz straight to the big leagues and do their thing. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Ladies and gentlemen, do not tarry, for this is your opportunity to waltz your way into high society, make use of those dance cards, and find somebody to burn for. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 28 June 2021",
      "Then Mantha stood by the net and watched as Mattias Janmark tapped in a pass from Patrick Kane, who\u2019d been left alone by Vladislav Namestnikov to waltz up the left flank with the puck. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 24 Jan. 2021",
      "Next year is the first year of eligibility for David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez, and my belief is that the beloved Papi will waltz into the Hall while all the others remain barred. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "If Deommodore Lenoir didn\u2019t slip, Amon-Ra St. Brown doesn\u2019t waltz his way to a 47-yard touchdown. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "The three of them danced and took turns waltzing with Rose, holding her up and wiggling her legs, but never throwing her in the air, not like this, not so high, not outside. \u2014 Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "Memorial\u2019s hopes for a 2-0 start to the district campaign went out the window after converting just 28 percent of their shots, enabling Kingwood to waltz to an easy 59-38 victory. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "The front door to the Lakewood restaurant is propped open, a small table shoved against the entrance to block anyone from waltzing inside. \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 20 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1794, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193831"
  },
  "wampum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments",
      ": money",
      ": beads made of shells and once used for money or ornament by North American tribes of indigenous people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259m",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bread",
      "bucks",
      "cabbage",
      "cash",
      "change",
      "chips",
      "coin",
      "currency",
      "dough",
      "gold",
      "green",
      "jack",
      "kale",
      "legal tender",
      "lolly",
      "long green",
      "loot",
      "lucre",
      "money",
      "moola",
      "moolah",
      "needful",
      "pelf",
      "scratch",
      "shekels",
      "sheqels",
      "shekelim",
      "shekalim",
      "sheqalim",
      "tender"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nowashe will also be welcoming Indigenous presenters, Miciah and Taylor Stasis (Herring Pond Wampanoag), who will be exploring various weaving techniques, and the history and significance of wampum . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Prior to 1652, New England settlers used coins from various European countries, along with wampum made from shells, as currency. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Big Chief Chop-a-lot protects Atlanta\u2019s steaming pile of wampum . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "In thinking about oyster shells, Michelson reflected on the cultural history of shells in Native art, from abalone jewelry to wampum belts used for diplomacy and incorporating hundreds of tiny shells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Thomas, 31, was surprised with the award, presented with a medallion and a handcrafted, traditional wampum , a blue necklace made with shells, after the final regular season game, the Suns\u2019 84-64 victory over Atlanta. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "They were also used to make decorative wampum beads. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY , 22 May 2021",
      "One item from the 1680s, a 26-inch wampum belt made of animal hide, glass and shell beads, is said to have been a gift to William Penn, the city\u2019s founder, from a chieftain of the local Lenape tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Two portraits of Lenape chieftains hanging above the wampum belt come from the 1730s, when William Penn was long dead and a questionable treaty had taken substantial land from the tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"short for wampumpeag ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202739"
  },
  "wan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suggestive of poor health : sickly , pallid",
      ": lacking vitality : feeble",
      ": dim , faint",
      ": languid",
      ": to grow or become pale or sickly",
      ": wide area network",
      ": having a pale or sickly color",
      ": showing little effort or energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8wan",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashen",
      "ashy",
      "blanched",
      "cadaverous",
      "doughy",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She gave a wan laugh.",
      "she looks a little wan after all that tiring work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And the sky went wan , and the wind came cold, And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold. \u2014 Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "If the land in question has been converted from agricultural fields to golf-course acreage, the net impact of those other factors might actually be lessened, but that\u2019s a wan exculpation. \u2014 David Quammen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "What seemed inventive and clever in the confines of a small off-Broadway theater feels utterly wan in its current incarnation. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "The industrial lagers were flavorless, wan and dilute; craft beer, by contrast, would be rich, complex and delicious. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "That was the epoch of Tide football spearheaded by the Mikes \u2014 DuBose, Price and Shula with a dash of Dennis Franchione added into a wan mix of uninspired, sometimes scandalous leadership at the dawn of this century. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Evans managed both to placate the money men at Gulf & Western, who wanted to sell Paramount because of its wan revenue, and become a peer of Hollywood's rambunctious talent. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Our family just discovered Gobi Manchurian, and for anyone who considers cauliflower a wan version of broccoli, try this and banish thoughts of soggy vegetables from your mind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "The beautiful young actress turns into a wan woman in a bandana and mismatched clothes. \u2014 Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1578, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201159"
  },
  "wander":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal",
      ": to go idly about : ramble",
      ": to follow a winding course : meander",
      ": to go astray (as from a course) : stray",
      ": to go astray morally : err",
      ": to lose normal mental contact : stray in thought",
      ": to roam over",
      ": to move about without a goal or purpose : ramble",
      ": to get off the right path or leave the right area : stray",
      ": to lose concentration",
      ": to follow a winding course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bat",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "float",
      "gad (about)",
      "gallivant",
      "galavant",
      "kick around",
      "knock (about)",
      "maunder",
      "meander",
      "mooch",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "roam",
      "rove",
      "traipse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was just wandering around the house.",
      "They wandered down the street.",
      "Students were wandering the halls.",
      "He wandered away from the trail and got lost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other visitors come to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry, pay homage at the Country Music Hall of Fame, wander hipster shops in East Nashville or catch an up-and-coming singer-songwriter at famed venues such as the Bluebird Cafe. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "And his lyrics with Silverman too often wander in search of a rhyme, then, sighting one in the distance, botch it. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The post-pandemic urge to spend time outdoors and away from crowds is part of the pull alongside the ever-present desire to escape the urban areas we\u2019ve been cooped up in and instead wander across new terrain. \u2014 Corrina Allen-kiersons, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In most cases when bears wander into an Oklahoma town, the animals are tranquilized, captured and relocated by state wildlife officials. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Unwind with a book by an electric fireplace while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee, or wander the property, where a fire pit (and s\u2019mores sticks) and a charcoal barbecue beckon. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "As the boys wander through the shop, Grimes points to a skinny kid in sunglasses. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Even living in a state like ours with sensible gun safety measures offers limited assurance; there are no checkpoints between states, meaning malefactors armed to the teeth in other states can wander on in. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wandren , from Old English wandrian ; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202238"
  },
  "wannabe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else",
      ": something (such as a company, city, or product) intended to rival another of its kind that has been successful",
      ": one for which hopes have failed or are likely to fail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccb\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copycat",
      "copyist",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an entrepreneur who seems to have made his fortune mainly by giving how-to-get-rich lectures to entrepreneurial wannabes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Willa\u2019s account of what happens when the leader goes missing is intercut with scenes from her earlier life, involving her influencer- wannabe cousins, dumpster diving, and her infatuation with a Harvard professor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "The law firm, says Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, is likely to be fronting for someone else, perhaps a squatter who hopes to trademark the name, Uncle Vanya, and then sell it to a McDonald\u2019s wannabe in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Jones turns both sides of Two-Face into a limp wannabe Joker. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Haven\u2019t resurrected this Hendrix wannabe in many a day. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Central to the wannabe -rousing tone is Tommy Emmanuel and Don Harper\u2019s pushy score, which is awash in elegiac acoustic guitar, tender orchestral strings and melodic flutes. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the phrase want to be ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222927"
  },
  "wannabee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who wants or aspires to be someone or something else or who tries to look or act like someone else",
      ": something (such as a company, city, or product) intended to rival another of its kind that has been successful",
      ": one for which hopes have failed or are likely to fail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccb\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aper",
      "copycat",
      "copyist",
      "echo",
      "follower",
      "imitator",
      "rubber stamp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an entrepreneur who seems to have made his fortune mainly by giving how-to-get-rich lectures to entrepreneurial wannabes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Willa\u2019s account of what happens when the leader goes missing is intercut with scenes from her earlier life, involving her influencer- wannabe cousins, dumpster diving, and her infatuation with a Harvard professor. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "The law firm, says Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Intellectual Property, is likely to be fronting for someone else, perhaps a squatter who hopes to trademark the name, Uncle Vanya, and then sell it to a McDonald\u2019s wannabe in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Jones turns both sides of Two-Face into a limp wannabe Joker. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Haven\u2019t resurrected this Hendrix wannabe in many a day. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Central to the wannabe -rousing tone is Tommy Emmanuel and Don Harper\u2019s pushy score, which is awash in elegiac acoustic guitar, tender orchestral strings and melodic flutes. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Others see him as a vigilante and police wannabe who never should have been armed in Kenosha in the first place. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the phrase want to be ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205711"
  },
  "want":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be needy or destitute",
      ": to have or feel need",
      ": to be necessary or needed",
      ": to desire to come, go, or be",
      ": to fail to possess especially in customary or required amount : lack",
      ": to have a strong desire for",
      ": to have an inclination to : like",
      ": to have need of : require",
      ": to suffer from the lack of",
      ": ought",
      ": to wish or demand the presence of",
      ": to hunt or seek in order to apprehend",
      ": deficiency , lack",
      ": grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life",
      ": something wanted : need , desire",
      ": personal defect : fault",
      ": to desire, wish, or long for something",
      ": to feel or suffer the need of something",
      ": to be without : lack",
      ": lack entry 2 , shortage",
      ": the state of being very poor",
      ": a wish for something : desire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "also",
      "and",
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ache (for)",
      "covet",
      "crave",
      "desiderate",
      "desire",
      "die (for)",
      "hanker (for ",
      "hunger (for)",
      "itch (for)",
      "jones (for)",
      "long (for)",
      "lust (for ",
      "pant (after)",
      "pine (for)",
      "repine (for)",
      "salivate (for)",
      "sigh (for)",
      "thirst (for)",
      "wish (for)",
      "yearn (for)",
      "yen (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absence",
      "dearth",
      "lack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "City Council eliminated parking requirements downtown in March 2019 but most developers have elected to still build parking, assuming renters will want it. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Great American Restaurants, says one of the best ways to reduce employee turnover is to create a work environment that makes people want to stay. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Corporate officers may want to \u2018buy the dip\u2019 amid a broader market downturn. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "So parents who are eager to just start the process as soon as possible might want to pick Moderna. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Clearly these aren't a set of circumstances that anyone would want . \u2014 Sarah Dean And Toyin Owoseje, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Those with a fear of heights might want to skip this recommendation, but otherwise, a trip to Monte Solaro, the highest point of Capri, shouldn\u2019t be missed. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Homer Glen Mayor George Yukich alleged that someone forged his signature on a liquor license application for Homer Fest, and village officials want a full investigation. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Her advice for scientists that want to follow in her path? \u2014 Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My grandparents lived in insular communities, partly out of want , mostly out of necessity; Sindhi refugees often found themselves on the boundaries of social acceptability in predominantly Hindu India. \u2014 Pooja Makhijani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 May 2022",
      "The details of a meager existence, the dented and stolen aluminum trays on which the family eats, the turds that must be dodged on the way to the sewer come together in Mishra\u2019s prose to create an unforgivable panorama of want . \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "But there\u2019s still a want and need for a quarterback of his level of success in our league. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "For the women who wanted to be actresses or singers, those careers weren\u2019t quite as embarrassing \u2014 but the stage was not an elegant or appropriate setting for a young lady, especially a young lady who was in want of a husband. \u2014 Lisa Birnbach, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Because the talent, the arm strength, the mobility, the running skills, the athleticism, and the want -to is there, guys. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For those in want of an Italian holiday sans aforementioned boot camp, Rome is perfect this time of year. \u2014 Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In want of reconnecting with their significant others, the two 20-something college students board a space shuttle to Mars, which \u2014 set in this near-future setting \u2014 is now colonized by humans. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "As opposed to the smartphone market of 2006, where Apple managed to waltz in and revolutionize everything, the current automotive landscape isn\u2019t in want of innovation. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211306"
  },
  "wanting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not present or in evidence : absent",
      ": not being up to standards or expectations",
      ": lacking in ability or capacity : deficient",
      ": without",
      ": less , minus",
      ": falling below a standard, hope, or need"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absent",
      "minus",
      "sans",
      "without"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "we tried her cooking and found it to be very wanting",
      "at this time of year food for many wild animals is wanting",
      "Preposition",
      "a mitten wanting its mate"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192854"
  },
  "wanton":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": merciless , inhumane",
      ": having no just foundation or provocation : malicious",
      ": being without check or limitation: such as",
      ": unduly lavish : extravagant",
      ": luxuriantly rank",
      ": lewd , bawdy",
      ": causing sexual excitement : lustful , sensual",
      ": playfully mean or cruel : mischievous",
      ": hard to control : undisciplined , unruly",
      ": one given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling",
      ": a lewd or lascivious person",
      ": a pampered person or animal : pet",
      ": a spoiled child",
      ": a frolicsome child or animal",
      ": to be wanton or act wantonly (see wanton entry 1 )",
      ": to pass or waste wantonly or in wantonness",
      ": not modest or proper : indecent",
      ": showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others",
      ": manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known : characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm",
      "\u2014 see also reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt-\u1d4an, \u02c8w\u022fnt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdy",
      "blue",
      "coarse",
      "crude",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "gross",
      "gutter",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "lascivious",
      "lewd",
      "locker-room",
      "nasty",
      "obscene",
      "pornographic",
      "porny",
      "profane",
      "raunchy",
      "ribald",
      "smutty",
      "stag",
      "trashy",
      "unprintable",
      "vulgar",
      "X-rated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirt",
      "flirter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The man was given a court summons for willful wanton disregard for both safety and private property, leaving the scene of a crash and the red-light violation. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 1 May 2020",
      "Now Senate Republicans have given Trump a pass on another wanton abuse of power. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Twan Moore, 25, was charged with first degree wanton endangerment, second degree disorderly conduct and one charge of firing a firearm on a public road. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2020",
      "Burnett is being charged with wanton endangerment in the first degree, contempt of a court libel/slander resistance to order, and criminal mischief in the second degree. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Sullivan is charged with burglary, kidnapping and wanton endangerment. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "He's been charged with murder, two counts of first degree wanton endangerment and first degree assault. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Some believe the wanton slaughter produced the unsanitary conditions that triggered the plague. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Like any migratory gamebird, wanton waste, which means to intentionally waste, neglect, or use inappropriately, comes into play. \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "None of the three officers who fired shots at Taylor's apartment were charged in her death, and Detective Brett Hankison was recently acquitted of wanton endangerment over shots that went into an adjacent apartment. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "He was acquitted on three counts of felony wanton endangerment in connection with the raid. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The only officer there that night who was charged is Brett Hankison, who faces three counts of felony wanton endangerment for firing 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment and into an adjoining unit where three residents were present. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Earlier this year, one of the other officers present, Brett Hankison, was found not guilty on all three counts of felony wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor\u2019s neighbors by firing bullets into their residence. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2020",
      "As president, Donald Trump\u2019s abuse of science has been wanton and dangerous. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "The 17-year-old also has an additional active warrant for wanton endangerment. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Bradford, 51, was charged with domestic violence murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection with the homes that were reportedly hit by bullets. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "To bring Jack and his ilk into line requires an assertion of just how wanton , even whimsical, Beijing\u2019s authority can become, such that even innocence is no defense. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All of the attacks were wanton , aimed at destruction of the cultural and artistic heritage of humanity. \u2014 David J. Wasserstein, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b",
      "Noun",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184415"
  },
  "war hawk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who clamors for war",
      ": a jingoistic American favoring war with Britain around 1812"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "jingoist",
      "militarist",
      "warmonger"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dove",
      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "war hawks in the cabinet who urged the President to respond to the threat with armed force"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203226"
  },
  "warble":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds",
      ": a musical trill",
      ": the action of warbling",
      ": to sing in a trilling manner or with many turns and variations",
      ": to become sounded with trills, quavers, and rapid modulations in pitch",
      ": sing",
      ": to render with turns, runs, or rapid modulations : trill",
      ": a swelling under the skin especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by infestation with maggots of a botfly or warble fly",
      ": the maggot of a warble fly",
      ": low pleasing sounds that form a melody (as of a bird)",
      ": the action of making low pleasing sounds that form a melody",
      ": to sing a melody of low pleasing sounds",
      ": a swelling under the hide especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by the maggot of a botfly or warble fly",
      ": the maggot of a warble fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "quaver",
      "trill"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Birds were warbling in the trees.",
      "He warbled his way through the song."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203916"
  },
  "warden":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one having care or charge of something : guardian , keeper",
      ": regent sense 2",
      ": the governor of a town, district, or fortress",
      ": a member of the governing body of a guild",
      ": an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations",
      ": an official in charge of the operation of a prison",
      ": any of various British officials having designated administrative functions",
      ": one of two ranking lay officers of an Episcopal parish",
      ": any of various British college officials whose duties range from the administration of academic matters to the supervision of student discipline",
      ": a person who sees that certain laws are followed",
      ": the chief official of a prison",
      ": an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations",
      ": an official in charge of the operation of a prison"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watcher",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the warden of the cemetery",
      "in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The report was also forwarded to the Broadview Heights animal warden . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "The warden had to limit media visits, such was the clamor for hip-hop\u2019s headline criminal. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
      "After the warden reads the execution order, officials said the team will fire. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The warden notified dispatch and requested an ambulance over a possible broken hand. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Other prisoners shouted and banged on the bars of their cells, and the prison warden rushed to berate them. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tenney holds what is quite possibly the greatest public office ever invented, that of the Castine tree warden . \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "So the warden assembled the prison band, which made a quick record that Hill played all night and right up to the gas chamber door. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "At that point, the warden signaled a waiting team, which descended on the home and executed a search warrant. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wardein , from Anglo-French wardein, gardein , from warder to guard",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182734"
  },
  "warder":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": watchman , porter",
      ": warden",
      ": a prison guard",
      ": a truncheon used by a king or commander in chief to signal orders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185018"
  },
  "warhorse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a horse used in war : charger",
      ": a person with long experience in a field",
      ": a veteran soldier or public person (such as a politician)",
      ": something (such as a work of art or musical composition) that has become overly familiar or hackneyed due to much repetition in the standard repertoire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02cch\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doyen",
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "stager",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "fledgling",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "recruit",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the Democratic warhorse in the Senate",
      "a general who describes himself as an old warhorse",
      "a new production of an old warhorse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not to mention that TV is proving that there are still signs of life in the old warhorse formula (see: The Afterparty). \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Spielberg and Kushner were right to bring modern attitudes to this beloved warhorse . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "No matter that the program featured two major composers and one warhorse , between the repertoire itself and stellar performances by the Cleveland Orchestra and two exceptional guests, the evening was positively revelatory. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The only broadcast series that got any Emmy love was NBC\u2019s warhorse , Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Tom Nunan, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Working his magic on the ground and through the air, DePaul rumbled like a warhorse and delivered like a big time playmaker. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "As the story goes, the width of a railroad is set at 4 feet, 8.5 inches, or the width a Roman warhorse . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The easygoing country warhorse makes his first Detroit visit in eight years. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200410"
  },
  "warm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192743"
  },
  "warm-blooded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having warm blood",
      ": having a relatively high and constant internally regulated body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings",
      ": fervent or ardent in spirit",
      ": able to keep up a relatively high constant body temperature that is independent of that of the surroundings",
      ": having warm blood",
      ": having a relatively high and constant body temperature relatively independent of the surroundings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "hot-blooded",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182727"
  },
  "warmed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222332"
  },
  "warmed-over":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not fresh or new : stale",
      ": heated again"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frmd-\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230031"
  },
  "warmheartedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a caring and warmhearted person",
      "a warmhearted , understanding pastor from whom many sought guidance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
      "Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
      "Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183028"
  },
  "warmonger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who urges or attempts to stir up war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hawk",
      "jingo",
      "jingoist",
      "militarist",
      "war hawk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dove",
      "pacifist",
      "peacenik"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After losing friends who criticized him as a warmonger , Luckey is suddenly feeling vindicated. \u2014 Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Bush\u2019s two administrations made America a torturer and a warmonger . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Bismarck was a cacophony of contradictions: an autocrat who fostered democracy, a fierce Prussian who promoted German nationalism, an ultraconservative who courted socialists, a warmonger who mastered diplomacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The name \u2018Raiders\u2019 has negative connotations \u2014 synonyms include pillager, warmonger and aggressor. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
      "Trump, for his part, likes to call Cheney a warmonger . \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 16 May 2021",
      "The government accuses Western media of falsely portraying Abiy as a warmonger . \u2014 Simon Marks And Declan Walsh New York Times, Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "John Bolton is a terrifying warmonger who loves to blow things up. \u2014 Molly Jong-fast, Vogue , 11 July 2020",
      "Prince Chauncley is a bit more song-and-dance than warmonger . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215028"
  },
  "warp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft",
      ": foundation , base",
      ": a rope for warping or mooring a ship or boat",
      ": a twist or curve that has developed in something originally flat or straight",
      ": a mental aberration",
      ": to arrange (yarns) so as to form a warp",
      ": to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape",
      ": to twist or bend out of a plane",
      ": to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly or abnormally : pervert",
      ": distort",
      ": to deflect from a course",
      ": to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object",
      ": to become warped",
      ": to move a ship by warping",
      ": the threads that go lengthwise in a loom and are crossed by the woof",
      ": a twist or curve that has developed in something once flat or straight",
      ": to curve or twist out of shape",
      ": to cause to judge, choose, or act wrongly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frp",
      "\u02c8w\u022frp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp and woof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "cook",
      "distort",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There's a warp in the floorboards.",
      "an unshakable belief in the essential goodness of humankind is the warp of his philosophy",
      "Verb",
      "The wood was warped by moisture.",
      "The heat caused the wood to warp .",
      "He held prejudices that warped his judgment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That wrong warp can save a lot of tedious traversal and avoid many threats at the same time. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Revealed in this warp and weft is the overlap in the behavioral patterns of humans and wolves, as well as the limits of language. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "But in time even simple declarative sentences start to warp . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Plus, in places with extreme daytime heat, where temperatures can reach 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius), the warp of fine cotton and silk can break on the loom. \u2014 Sneha Mehta, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "With a cascade of white and yellow diamonds in an encyclopedic variety of cuts and sizes, these dangling earrings conjure the informal, unpretentious warp and weft that captured the designer\u2019s renegade imagination so many years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Thread count is determined by the number of threads lengthwise (called the warp ) and widthwise (the weft) in a one-inch square of fabric. \u2014 Kelley Carter, ELLE Decor , 10 June 2020",
      "That's already the case for games like Super Mario 64\u2014since the game's source code was released last September, modders have created new tools that allow for easy world editing, background art, in-level warp zones, and more. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 6 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The extremely strong gravitational field of black holes warp the space around them, creating conditions that can deflect and amplify starlight that aligns behind them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Investors should be careful that the meta market frenzy doesn\u2019t warp their sense of reality. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "This strategy doesn\u2019t warp the play so much as deepen it. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Far from just an attempt to negate discontent over its Ukraine invasion, Russia\u2019s current state-media approach is, in Pozdorovkin\u2019s view, a continuation of a decade-long campaign to warp Russian citizens\u2019 view of the West. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "If performed correctly, some odd interaction between the two dueling animation cycles causes the game to freak out and warp the player forward vast distances, even going through in-game architecture. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "It's long been known that friendship, while psychologically beneficial, can warp a person's perception of risk. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Or warp a traditional Cuban ballad known as a bolero using an obscure Soulja Boy sample? \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "On top of that, constant exposure to violence and negative news can warp our thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192039"
  },
  "warp and woof":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foundation , base"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "footing",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184858"
  },
  "warp-speed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the highest possible speed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When many hands are in the proverbial pot, and business requirements dictate that technology moves at warp speed to keep up, mistakes are inevitably made by well-meaning IT professionals. \u2014 Husein Sharaf, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Getting groceries at warp speed comes with very real consequences. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
      "At the turn of the millennium, as technology took off at warp speed , the minimalism and grunge that dominated the \u201990s gave way to flashy hues, metallic shine, and unabashed individuality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "The pandemic is often only discussed with regard to its negative impact on mental health, but Bill Gates has pointed to COVID-19 as a catalyst for the world being digitized at warp speed . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "If the sight of someone hustling up a skin track at warp speed wasn\u2019t enough, Kuenzle did the whole thing in nothing but sunglasses and a pair of short spandex shorts. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
      "Judging from the numbers of products developed at warp speed , the money was well spent. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Each was getting good at confronting raised eyebrows about their age difference and the warp speed of their love affair. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Life comes fast sometimes, but Gosvener never imagined the warp speed his career and life would take from a standout player at Huntsville in 2015 to leading the boys' basketball program in 2021, just over five years later. \u2014 Chip Souza, Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the use in science fiction of space-time warps to allow faster-than-light travel",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1977, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174153"
  },
  "warped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": twisted out of a natural or normal shape",
      ": eccentrically weird or strange",
      ": disturbingly abnormal or distorted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frpt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203118"
  },
  "warrant":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sanction , authorization",
      "evidence for or token of authorization",
      "guarantee , security",
      "ground , justification",
      "confirmation , proof",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something",
      "a writing that authorizes a person to pay or deliver to another and the other to receive money or other consideration",
      "a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice",
      "an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "to declare or maintain with certainty be sure that",
      "to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said",
      "to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)",
      "to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance",
      "to guarantee to be as represented",
      "to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified",
      "to guarantee security or immunity to secure",
      "to give warrant or sanction to authorize",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of",
      "to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of guarantee",
      "to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for",
      "a reason or cause for an opinion or action",
      "a document giving legal power",
      "to be sure of or that",
      "guarantee entry 2 sense 1",
      "to call for justify",
      "warranty sense 2",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something as",
      "an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person",
      "a writ issued especially by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice",
      "a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an administrative agency",
      "a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time",
      "a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate",
      "a warrant issued by a judge for the arrest of a person who is in contempt of court or indicted",
      "a warrant issued to a warden or other prison official to carry out a sentence of death",
      "a warrant issued to evict someone (as a lessee) from real property",
      "a warrant ordering the distress of property and specifying which items of property are to be distrained",
      "a warrant for the extradition of a fugitive",
      "rendition warrant in this entry",
      "an arrest warrant issued in one jurisdiction for someone who is a fugitive from another jurisdiction",
      "a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or person to be searched or things to be seized",
      "a warrant issued for the arrest of a material witness to prevent the witness from fleeing without giving testimony",
      "a search warrant allowing law enforcement officers to enter premises without prior announcement in order to prevent destruction of evidence (as illegal drugs) or harm to the officers \u2014 compare exigent circumstances",
      "a warrant issued by an official (as a governor) in one jurisdiction (as a state) for the extradition of a fugitive in that jurisdiction to another that is requesting the extradition",
      "a warrant authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a place (as a house or vehicle) or person and usually also to seize evidence",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the capital stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "\u2014 compare subscription",
      "to guarantee especially by giving assurances that make one liable or responsible as",
      "to give a warranty (as of title) to",
      "to protect or assure by warranty",
      "to state as a warranty guarantee to be as represented",
      "to authorize by a warrant",
      "to serve as or give adequate reason or authorization for",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "allowance",
      "authorization",
      "clearance",
      "concurrence",
      "consent",
      "granting",
      "green light",
      "leave",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "permission",
      "sanction",
      "sufferance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
      "There was no warrant for such behavior.",
      "Verb",
      "The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
      "The punishment he received was not warranted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "But while her entrance to these countries may not raise questions, her behaviour and actions sure warrant them. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Should the Blazers fail to flip remaining assets, especially the trade exception, and use the mid-level exception to land an impactful veteran player to help Lillard win, then the entire effort will certainly warrant the disaster label. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
      "Such a finding would warrant a clawback of some of the state\u2019s coronavirus aid, the group has argued, since federal law prohibits the government from providing help to state agencies engaging in abuse. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "Any deceleration in growth driven by macroeconomic pressures or another seasonal jump in Covid-19 cases would warrant further downside to current estimates. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "In Delaware County, locals rarely warrant attention. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The groups also agreed that regular review of these requirements is a good idea, with an eye toward eliminating therapies from the list that no longer warrant it. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "warranted":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "sanction , authorization",
      "evidence for or token of authorization",
      "guarantee , security",
      "ground , justification",
      "confirmation , proof",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something",
      "a writing that authorizes a person to pay or deliver to another and the other to receive money or other consideration",
      "a precept or writ issued by a competent magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search or to do other acts incident to the administration of justice",
      "an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (such as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "to declare or maintain with certainty be sure that",
      "to assure (a person) of the truth of what is said",
      "to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (something, such as an estate)",
      "to provide a guarantee of the security of (something, such as title to property sold) usually by an express covenant in the deed of conveyance",
      "to guarantee to be as represented",
      "to guarantee (something, such as goods sold) especially in respect of the quality or quantity specified",
      "to guarantee security or immunity to secure",
      "to give warrant or sanction to authorize",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of",
      "to give assurance of the nature of or for the undertaking of guarantee",
      "to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for",
      "a reason or cause for an opinion or action",
      "a document giving legal power",
      "to be sure of or that",
      "guarantee entry 2 sense 1",
      "to call for justify",
      "warranty sense 2",
      "a commission or document giving authority to do something as",
      "an order from one person (as an official) to another to pay public funds to a designated person",
      "a writ issued especially by a judicial official (as a magistrate) authorizing an officer (as a sheriff) to perform a specified act required for the administration of justice",
      "a warrant (as for an administrative search) issued by a judge upon application of an administrative agency",
      "a search warrant that is issued on the basis of an affidavit showing probable cause that there will be certain evidence at a specific location at a future time",
      "a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate",
      "a warrant issued by a judge for the arrest of a person who is in contempt of court or indicted",
      "a warrant issued to a warden or other prison official to carry out a sentence of death",
      "a warrant issued to evict someone (as a lessee) from real property",
      "a warrant ordering the distress of property and specifying which items of property are to be distrained",
      "a warrant for the extradition of a fugitive",
      "rendition warrant in this entry",
      "an arrest warrant issued in one jurisdiction for someone who is a fugitive from another jurisdiction",
      "a warrant that is unconstitutional because it fails to state with sufficient particularity the place or person to be searched or things to be seized",
      "a warrant issued for the arrest of a material witness to prevent the witness from fleeing without giving testimony",
      "a search warrant allowing law enforcement officers to enter premises without prior announcement in order to prevent destruction of evidence (as illegal drugs) or harm to the officers \u2014 compare exigent circumstances",
      "a warrant issued by an official (as a governor) in one jurisdiction (as a state) for the extradition of a fugitive in that jurisdiction to another that is requesting the extradition",
      "a warrant authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a place (as a house or vehicle) or person and usually also to seize evidence",
      "a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue",
      "an instrument issued by a corporation giving to the holder the right to purchase the capital stock of the corporation at a stated price either prior to a stipulated date or at any future time",
      "\u2014 compare subscription",
      "to guarantee especially by giving assurances that make one liable or responsible as",
      "to give a warranty (as of title) to",
      "to protect or assure by warranty",
      "to state as a warranty guarantee to be as represented",
      "to authorize by a warrant",
      "to serve as or give adequate reason or authorization for",
      "to give proof of the authenticity or truth of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "allowance",
      "authorization",
      "clearance",
      "concurrence",
      "consent",
      "granting",
      "green light",
      "leave",
      "license",
      "licence",
      "permission",
      "sanction",
      "sufferance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The police had a warrant for his arrest.",
      "There was no warrant for such behavior.",
      "Verb",
      "The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.",
      "The punishment he received was not warranted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "One reported that the officer demanded $8,000 in Bitcoin to postpone the arrest warrant . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "Patlan was arrested and officers provided aid to the injured man until medics arrived, the warrant said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Alexander's bail is set at $2,500 for the incident on Spears' property and $20,000 for the open warrant . \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Texidor was already at Waterbury court for an unrelated matter when detectives served him the arrest warrant , according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "The warrant was obtained by Ford\u2019s father, with whom the couple had an estranged relationship. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Bail was set at $20,000 because of the outstanding warrant , Wofford said. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The warrant said investigators had examined records related to the planes from Aruba, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey in their probe. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "The warrant gives investigators the authority to perform a forensic download of the cell phone -- which was located next to his body -- in search of a motive. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, Meridith Edwards And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "However, one upcoming event on my calendar may warrant such a display. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Typically such plays can warrant review for a flagrant foul or other such sanction. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "But while her entrance to these countries may not raise questions, her behaviour and actions sure warrant them. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
      "Should the Blazers fail to flip remaining assets, especially the trade exception, and use the mid-level exception to land an impactful veteran player to help Lillard win, then the entire effort will certainly warrant the disaster label. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
      "Such a finding would warrant a clawback of some of the state\u2019s coronavirus aid, the group has argued, since federal law prohibits the government from providing help to state agencies engaging in abuse. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "Any deceleration in growth driven by macroeconomic pressures or another seasonal jump in Covid-19 cases would warrant further downside to current estimates. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "In Delaware County, locals rarely warrant attention. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The groups also agreed that regular review of these requirements is a good idea, with an eye toward eliminating therapies from the list that no longer warrant it. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "warranty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title",
      ": a collateral undertaking that a fact regarding the subject of a contract is or will be as it is expressly or by implication declared or promised to be",
      ": something that authorizes, sanctions, supports, or justifies : warrant",
      ": a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts",
      ": a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages) against the grantor and the grantor's heirs in case the grantee is evicted by someone holding a paramount title",
      ": a promise in a contract (as for a sale or lease) which states that the subject of the contract is as represented (as in being free from defective workmanship) and which gives the warrantee recourse against the warrantor",
      "\u2014 see also breach of warranty at breach sense 1a \u2014 compare caveat emptor",
      ": a warranty that is created in a contract by a statement of fact (as a description) which is made about the object of the contract and which forms a basis of the bargain",
      ": a warranty that is not expressly stated but that is recognized or imposed by the law based on the nature of the transaction",
      ": a usually implied warranty that the property being sold is fit for the purpose for which the buyer is purchasing it",
      ": a usually implied warranty in a residential lease that the leased premises will be habitable",
      ": a usually implied warranty that the property being sold is merchantable (as by being of a quality that is generally acceptable in that line of trade)",
      ": a usually written guarantee of the integrity of a consumer product and of the maker's responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts \u2014 see also Consumer Product Safety Act",
      ": a statement made in an insurance policy by the insured that a fact relating to the subject of the insurance or the risk exists or will exist or that some related act has been done or will be done \u2014 compare representation",
      ": a warranty stating that a fact or condition is currently true",
      ": a warranty stating that a fact or condition is and will remain true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-t\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bond",
      "contract",
      "covenant",
      "deal",
      "guarantee",
      "guaranty",
      "surety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The stereo came with a three-year warranty .",
      "a one-year warranty for the refrigerator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "John Lawler, Ford chief financial officer, said late Wednesday morning during the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference 2022 livestream that Ford must reduce warranty costs as part of its overall financial strategy. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners\u2019 names and what repairs were made. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners' names and what repairs were made. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "As of May 2, Tesla found 59 warranty claims and 59 field reports received between Jan. 5 and May 2 that are or could be related to the overheating issue. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "The documents say Ford has 235 warranty claims due to the problem. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "First of all, this program doesn\u2019t extend the standard warranty coverage of your Apple Watch. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The vehicle is capable dynamically, has a great interior and comes with Hyundai\u2019s extensive warranty coverage, what\u2019s not to love from such a package. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Specific warranty coverage varies by window series. \u2014 Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warantie , from Anglo-French warantie, garantie , from warentir to warrant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185807"
  },
  "warrior":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person engaged or experienced in warfare",
      ": a person engaged in some struggle or conflict",
      ": a person who is or has been in warfare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-\u0113-",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dogface",
      "fighter",
      "legionary",
      "legionnaire",
      "man-at-arms",
      "regular",
      "serviceman",
      "soldier",
      "trooper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilian"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a proud and brave warrior",
      "a program of tough training and discipline that turns untried civilians into warriors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And one of its front panels features the figure of the helmeted warrior Britannia. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "But when an old friend from the past calls in a favor, Kenobi finally acts, hopping on a transport ship and choosing to be a warrior once again. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Joel [Embiid] is playing the best basketball of his life, obviously went through some challenges and was a warrior . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Oleksander thinks he, too, was destined to be a warrior . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Timoth\u00e9e is being mentored to be a warrior by his buddy Jason Momoa, who could carry Timoth\u00e9e in his wallet like a vaccination card. \u2014 Libby Gelman-waxner, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Carter showed up in the film\u2019s end credit sequence as Asteria, a legendary Amazon warrior . \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Carter showed up in the film\u2019s end credit sequence as Asteria, a legendary Amazon warrior . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Tea tree oil\u2014a warrior against infection\u2014fights imperfections and reduces inflammation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English werreour , from Anglo-French *werreier, guerreier , from warreier, guerreier to wage war, from werre war \u2014 more at war ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214621"
  },
  "washed-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faded in color",
      ": depleted in vigor or animation : exhausted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsht-\u02c8au\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sht-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "dulled",
      "faded",
      "light",
      "pale",
      "pastel",
      "washy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "gay",
      "rich"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203808"
  },
  "washed-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsht-\u02c8\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sht-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decadent",
      "decayed",
      "degenerate",
      "effete",
      "overripe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190330"
  },
  "washout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet",
      ": a place where earth is washed away",
      ": one that fails to measure up : failure : such as",
      ": one who fails in a course of training or study",
      ": an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking",
      ": to wash free of an extraneous substance (such as dirt)",
      ": to cause to fade by or as if by laundering",
      ": to deplete the strength or vitality of",
      ": to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject",
      ": to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water",
      ": rain out",
      ": to become depleted of color or vitality : fade",
      ": to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard",
      ": a place where earth has been washed away",
      ": a complete failure",
      ": the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t, \u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was a washout as a professional golfer.",
      "The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout .",
      "Yesterday's game was a washout .",
      "Verb",
      "most of the participants in the tough training program washed out",
      "the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rain and thunderstorms are forecast beginning Friday and extending through the Memorial Day weekend, but there shouldn\u2019t be a total washout on any day. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "In other words, Dallas will replace multiple-time Pro Bowler Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson \u2014 who ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards last season \u2014 with a veteran washout and a rookie receiver. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Showers and storms are possible as the warm front passes, but it\u2019s not an all-day washout . \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "While this weekend won't be a washout for everyone, there are rain chances from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region through the Carolinas. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Are bidets a modern bathroom essential or an expensive washout ? \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Weather Service said the day won\u2019t be a total washout but there could be several hours of rainy weather across the state today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "From restaurants to hotels, a washout of the spring training season would hurt Arizona and Florida businesses that depend on it. \u2014 Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Everglades come standard with the 12.0-inch touchscreen and vinyl seats, washout floor mats, and green stitching. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the Sun rises higher, the light from its rays will wash out the visibility of certain planets, such as Mercury. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "The situation would only start to improve come the fourth quarter that starts in January 2023, when a number of these temporary effects start to wash out of annual comparisons, the company said. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "In addition, the moon is new, meaning there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "At the same time, super sunny days or taking pictures around high noon will probably also wash out your photographs due to the excess light. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Inevitably, after tons of rides, your once-new clothing, helmet, shoes, and pack get salt crusted, sun faded, stained from water and dirt, and develop a stubborn funk that\u2019s hard to wash out . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
      "These colorful\u2014and beloved\u2014waxes do the trick, then wash out when you're done with them. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most projectors fall short in outdoor settings where sunlight can easily wash out even the brightest picture. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "When flight suspension upended her plans, Cheng, 30, debated what to do for weeks and ultimately chose a Singapore wash out . \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193857"
  },
  "wassail":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an early English toast to someone's health",
      ": a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usually baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl especially at Christmastime",
      ": riotous drinking : revelry",
      ": to indulge in wassail : carouse",
      ": to sing carols from house to house at Christmas",
      ": to drink to the health or thriving of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bender",
      "binge",
      "bust",
      "carousal",
      "carouse",
      "drunk",
      "jamboree",
      "spree",
      "toot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "binge",
      "birl",
      "carouse",
      "revel",
      "roister"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "woke up with a terrible headache from a wild wassail the night before",
      "Verb",
      "the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The concert is followed by Trinity\u2019s traditional Wassail Party, where concertgoers can gather with friends, meet new ones, and talk with the performers while enjoying holiday treats and hot wassail . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Afterward, set intentions fireside with a complimentary wassail , a warming drink. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Glogg wines have many forms, including gluhwein (German) and wassail (English). \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Later, after singing carols by the Christmas tree, everyone helps themselves, ladling wassail into their glass cups. \u2014 The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook, Town & Country , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "Doors open 45 minutes before to enjoy wassail punch and cookies. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 16 Dec. 2019",
      "What these tours teach is how rich white Southerners once celebrated Christmas: singing Christmas carols, dancing, drinking the cider brew wassail and enjoying refreshments or formal meals. \u2014 Robert E. May, The Conversation , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Free to the public, the fun begins with Christmas caroling at 7 p.m., followed by treats of gingerbread and wassail and a visit from Santa Claus. \u2014 Carissa D. Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2018",
      "There was toasting and wassailing all around And cinnamon sticks in yule logs were wrapped and bound. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland.com , 26 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212003"
  },
  "waste":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a sparsely settled or barren region desert",
      "uncultivated land",
      "a broad and empty expanse (as of water)",
      "the act or an instance of wasting the state of being wasted",
      "loss through breaking down of bodily tissue",
      "gradual loss or decrease by use, wear, or decay",
      "damaged, defective, or superfluous material produced by a manufacturing process such as",
      "material rejected during a textile manufacturing process and used usually for wiping away dirt and oil",
      "scrap",
      "an unwanted by-product of a manufacturing process, chemical laboratory, or nuclear reactor",
      "refuse from places of human or animal habitation such as",
      "garbage , rubbish",
      "excrement",
      "sewage",
      "material derived by mechanical and chemical weathering of the land and moved down sloping surfaces or carried by streams to the sea",
      "to lay waste",
      "to damage or destroy gradually and progressively",
      "to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength emaciate , enfeeble",
      "to wear away or diminish gradually consume",
      "to spend or use carelessly squander",
      "to allow to be used inefficiently or become dissipated",
      "kill",
      "to injure severely",
      "to lose weight, strength, or vitality",
      "to become diminished in bulk or substance",
      "to become consumed",
      "to spend money or consume property extravagantly or improvidently",
      "to accomplish nothing by speaking",
      "being wild and uninhabited desolate",
      "arid , empty",
      "not cultivated not productive",
      "being in a ruined or devastated condition",
      "discarded as worthless, defective, or of no use refuse",
      "excreted from or stored in inert form in a living body as a by-product of vital activity",
      "serving to conduct or hold refuse material",
      "carrying off superfluous water",
      "wasted sense 4",
      "the action of spending or using carelessly or uselessly the state of being spent or used carelessly or uselessly",
      "material left over or thrown away",
      "material (as carbon dioxide in the lungs or urine in the kidneys) produced in and of no further use to the living body",
      "a large area of barren land wasteland",
      "to spend or use carelessly or uselessly",
      "to lose or cause to lose weight, strength, or energy",
      "to bring to ruin",
      "being wild and without people or crops barren",
      "of no further use",
      "loss through breaking down of bodily tissue",
      "bodily waste materials excrement",
      "to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength emaciate",
      "to lose weight, strength, or vitality",
      "excreted from or stored in inert form in a living body as a by-product of vital activity",
      "destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usually to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest in the same property",
      "waste that leads to improvement of property (as by clearing the way for rebuilding something)",
      "waste caused by the failure of a tenant to take ordinary or proper care of the property",
      "waste caused by the intentional commission of a destructive act by a tenant",
      "a reduction of the value of assets (as in a trust) caused by a failure to exercise proper care or sound judgment in managing them",
      "a transfer of corporate assets (as through excessive executive compensation or a merger) for no legitimate business purpose or for less than what a person of ordinary sound business judgment would consider to be adequate consideration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0101st",
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagance",
      "prodigality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blow",
      "dissipate",
      "fiddle away",
      "fritter (away)",
      "lavish",
      "lose",
      "misspend",
      "run through",
      "spend",
      "squander",
      "throw away",
      "trifle (away)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Black Earth Compost, an organic- waste collection and compost-processing company in Manchester, Mass., with 78 employees, starts drivers at $18 an hour. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "Our Maldivian resorts, COMO Cocoa Island and COMO Maalifushi, are heavily involved in marine conservation initiatives, while COMO Uma Bhutan supports Clean Bhutan, a non-profit organisation working to make the country zero- waste by 2030. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Highlights include booths hosted by local sustainable companies and nonprofits, hands-on low- waste DIYs to make and take, and a Swap & Shop booth. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Less offers products, DIY recipes and information for every step of your zero- waste journey. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "Instead, pile them up and drop them off at an e- waste facility or big-box tech retailer. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Bansal\u2019s most popular tutorial, tarbooz ki sabji, a savory watermelon vegetable dish made from the rinds, amassed over 39 million views on TikTok and spurred conversations about zero- waste consumption. \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "Made from recycled plastic collected from rivers across the UK and featuring 6,000 plants, the zero- waste installation is now open to the public. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "The controversial solid- waste incinerator in Detroit, which was shut down after exceeding pollution emissions standards, will be demolished this year. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "As the film enters a more magical, darker realm, Mysius still didn\u2019t want to waste time explaining its rules. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Again, Bradley didn\u2019t want to waste any time between releases. \u2014 Ilana Kaplan, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
      "But according to Espinosa, who will complete her second term as head of the U.N. climate office at the end of 2022, there is no time to waste with addressing climate change. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "So, if you are being prompted, there is no time to waste . \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The clients, Blazek explains, were a young entertainment industry couple who also had a toddler, an infant, out-of-town jobs, and no time to waste . \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The American Public Health Association's Benjamin said there's little time to waste . \u2014 Sam Whitehead And Julie Appleby, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For those looking to protect Kingman\u2019s options for future growth, there\u2019s no time to waste . \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "There is no time to waste \u2014not with Jeff Lyash in charge. \u2014 Dorothy Slater, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "But for sheer novelty in this post- waste world, few companies may top Extract Energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "For many of them, working at a high-growth company with a feel-good, anti- waste mission had felt like the pinnacle of their working lives. \u2014 Lauren Weber, WSJ , 17 May 2021",
      "The new anti- waste law aims to encourage buyers to repair their devices rather than replace them with new products. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "To boost that percentage, France passed an anti- waste bill last year mandating that electronics manufacturers make a repairability index visible on their products. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Wired , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "One study shows that restaurants save $7 for every $1 invested in anti- waste methods. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Reviving discarded clothing and giving it new life through painting and alterations, artist MI Legget goes against the grain and champions anti- waste values in the industry. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 11 June 2020",
      "The most accessible plank of the action plan for most residents is waste reduction. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "Dadashov, an Azerbaijani striker who bounced around the German leagues the last decade, did not waste time, scoring at 13-, 24- and 65-minute marks. \u2014 azcentral , 7 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wasted":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "laid waste ravaged",
      "impaired in strength or health emaciated",
      "gone by elapsed",
      "unprofitably used, made, or expended",
      "intoxicated from drugs or alcohol"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0101-st\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I saw him before the party and he was already wasted .",
      "a wasted frame\u2014a shadow of the man he once was"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wasteful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to or marked by waste : lavish , prodigal",
      ": spending or using in a careless or foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wasteful use of natural resources",
      "a careless and wasteful person",
      "We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "The program is wasteful and not well aligned to the realities of today\u2019s airline system. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the financial incentives underlying the Medicaid expansion have led to a surge of wasteful and improper spending. \u2014 Brian Blase, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Critics say coupons are expensive, wasteful and inefficient advertising. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Why keep blowing out the budget on these wasteful and disgusting coaching buyouts when investing capital in players is the intelligent and morally correct thing to do? \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As a result, guards have been posted throughout the system in wasteful and capricious ways, generous benefits like sick leave have been abused and detainees have had the run of entire housing areas. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Idling my truck just to take a shower seemed wasteful and loud. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 22 May 2021",
      "Much like traditional recycling, yard waste recycling can become wasteful and expensive as a result of trash or other items in the collection stream. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 10 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231214"
  },
  "wastefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": given to or marked by waste : lavish , prodigal",
      ": spending or using in a careless or foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagant",
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wasteful use of natural resources",
      "a careless and wasteful person",
      "We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "The program is wasteful and not well aligned to the realities of today\u2019s airline system. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the financial incentives underlying the Medicaid expansion have led to a surge of wasteful and improper spending. \u2014 Brian Blase, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Critics say coupons are expensive, wasteful and inefficient advertising. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Why keep blowing out the budget on these wasteful and disgusting coaching buyouts when investing capital in players is the intelligent and morally correct thing to do? \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As a result, guards have been posted throughout the system in wasteful and capricious ways, generous benefits like sick leave have been abused and detainees have had the run of entire housing areas. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Idling my truck just to take a shower seemed wasteful and loud. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 22 May 2021",
      "Much like traditional recycling, yard waste recycling can become wasteful and expensive as a result of trash or other items in the collection stream. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 10 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174001"
  },
  "wasteland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": barren or uncultivated land",
      ": an ugly often devastated or barely inhabitable place or area",
      ": something (such as a way of life) that is spiritually and emotionally arid and unsatisfying",
      ": land that is barren or not fit for crops"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-\u02ccland",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u0101st-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barren",
      "desert",
      "desolation",
      "heath",
      "no-man's-land",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The outskirts of the city became a grim industrial wasteland .",
      "That part of the country is a cultural wasteland .",
      "the vast wasteland of television",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It is surrounded by endless wasteland during the day; at night only its floodlights appear to keep unseen, vicious monsters at bay. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Stung by Western sanctions, Russia is starting to devolve into a secondhand economy dependent on poor substitutes, where shortages are stirring memories of the consumer wasteland that was the Soviet Union. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Lynx told me that their home planet, Iridonia, a rocky wasteland roiling with lava, had a good social safety net. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Fury Road finds humanity on the brink, a world reduced to a wasteland . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This is what brought us to Louisiana, this beautiful godforsaken wasteland . \u2014 Longreads , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "On the inherent health risk that comes with habitually entering a nuclear wasteland , Mr. Kamysh is rather blas\u00e9. \u2014 Benjamin Shull, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Sanford\u2019s newest hire, a regenerative agricultural manager, is on task to bring biodiversity to the soil beneath the citrus, now barren, like a sand wasteland . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "Their objective is to wear down the morale of the Ukrainian people and to create a wasteland . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193246"
  },
  "waster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that spends or consumes extravagantly and without thought for the future",
      ": a dissolute person",
      ": one that uses wastefully or causes or permits waste",
      ": one that lays waste : destroyer",
      ": an imperfect or inferior manufactured article or object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "wastrel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economizer",
      "penny-pincher"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He has been called a waster of taxpayers' money.",
      "He thinks every meeting is a big time waster .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or will this become a passing fad and be seen as a time- waster ? \u2014 Blair Currie, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "There are about two dozen other similar phosphate waster reservoirs in Florida, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "One money- waster is a lack of governance over cloud infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Petersen had been invited by Poshmark to share her photography tips at the 2018 Poshfest, but according to Couloute, that was a time- waster . \u2014 Alden Wicker, Wired , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Recruiting coordinator Phil Vigil noted that being forced to do virtual official visits one at a time was a huge time- waster , when normal official visits can usually be grouped. \u2014 Sam Blum, Dallas News , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "And then there was Snake II, an elite tier time- waster of a game that reliably gave you something to stare at on your phone nearly a decade before the iOS App Store debuted. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "It\u2019s bigger than losing access to classic time- wasters like Desktop Tower Defense and Line Rider. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "The results run the gamut from 100-hour epics to mindless mobile phone time- wasters , and everything in between. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174539"
  },
  "wastrel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vagabond , waif",
      ": one who expends resources foolishly and self-indulgently : profligate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-str\u0259l",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fritterer",
      "high roller",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spender",
      "spendthrift",
      "squanderer",
      "waster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economizer",
      "penny-pincher"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lee plays Gi-hun, a penniless wastrel who gambles too much, steals from his family, gets beaten up by loan sharks and accepts a mysterious invitation to become contender #456 in the deadly competition. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "When all is said and done, Biden may get enough spending to allow Republicans to attack him as a wastrel and not enough spending to excite his own partisans. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "The novel doesn\u2019t quite persuade us as to why this noble character would have any interest at all in this useless, self-defeating wastrel . \u2014 Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Set in a town called Bedford and peopled by the kind of deliciously self-absorbed upper-class wastrels ... \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 5 May 2020",
      "The Sitwells, Tallulah Bankhead, Diana Cooper, Adele Astaire, Evelyn Waugh, and Steven Runciman add lots of glitter, too, as well as heft. Duchesses, maharanis, designers, writers, and wastrels abound. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "First performed in Venice in 1709, this biting political satire revolves around the manipulative Agrippina, wife of the Roman emperor Claudio, who will do anything to ensure that her wastrel son Nerone ascends the throne. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "McCoy is certain that the victims\u2019 deaths can be traced to the door of the richest family in Glasgow\u2014whose ice-cold patriarch and his wastrel son are rumored to host orgies laced with drugs and sadism. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
      "Improvising about golf was easy for me.\u2019 \u2014Bill Murray The movie stars a stuffed-shirt WASP tyrant (Ted Knight), a playboy hedonist wastrel ( Chevy Chase ) and a nouveau riche vulgarian in Day-Glo slacks (Rodney Dangerfield). \u2014 Chris Nashawaty, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"irregular from waste entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221124"
  },
  "watch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to keep vigil as a devotional exercise",
      ": to be awake during the night",
      ": to be attentive or vigilant",
      ": to keep guard",
      ": to keep someone or something under close observation",
      ": to observe as a spectator",
      ": to be expectant : wait",
      ": to keep under guard",
      ": to observe closely in order to check on action or change",
      ": to look at : observe",
      ": to look on at",
      ": to take care of : tend",
      ": to be careful of",
      ": to be on the alert for : bide",
      ": look out : be careful",
      ": to proceed with extreme care : act or talk warily",
      ": to have charge of : superintend",
      ": the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend",
      ": the state of being wakeful",
      ": a wake over a dead body",
      ": a state of alert and continuous attention",
      ": close observation : surveillance",
      ": a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather conditions occurring in the near future",
      ": any of the definite divisions of the night made by ancient peoples",
      ": one of the indeterminate intervals marking the passage of night",
      ": lookout , watchman",
      ": the office or function of a sentinel or guard",
      ": a body of soldiers or sentinels making up a guard",
      ": a watchman or body of watchmen formerly assigned to patrol the streets of a town at night, announce the hours, and act as police",
      ": a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty",
      ": the part of a ship's company required to be on duty during a particular watch",
      ": a sailor's assigned duty period",
      ": a period of duty : shift",
      ": a term as holder especially of an overseeing or managerial office",
      ": a portable timepiece designed to be worn (as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket \u2014 compare clock",
      ": to keep in view",
      ": to be on the lookout",
      ": to take care of : tend",
      ": to be careful of",
      ": to keep guard",
      ": to stay awake",
      ": to be aware of and ready for",
      ": a small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried",
      ": close observation",
      ": guard entry 1 sense 1",
      ": the time during which someone is on duty to guard or be on the lookout",
      ": an act of keeping awake to guard or protect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eye",
      "follow",
      "observe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watcher",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Continue below to watch Nelson's latest Tik Tok recipe that features a vegan dupe of the iconic Chick-fil-A sandwich. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "The average person in the U.S. watches five hours of television, and seniors watch even more. \u2014 A.j. Ghergich, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Over my time there's been some really special athletes to watch , but none more impressive than Aaron Donald. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "Ranking the top 20 players to watch in the Stanley Cup Final: 1. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The play is a tour-de-force acting showcase for its two talented co-stars that\u2019s entertaining to watch . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The horror comedy genre is typically a popular choice to watch on Halloween (or any time really!). \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "The Eagle Cam is available live 24/7 to watch the eagles, go to youtube.com/watch?v=fAC1iqmfUc4. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Her ascent to the pros was fascinating for people like Thomas to watch because of her storied career at Iowa. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Russia is trying to keep the Ukrainians on watch in all those regions. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Officials will get into trouble if COVID breaks out on their watch , so they are motivated to be as strict as possible. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Even Apple's trying to find ways through RFID chips in their watch to get readings. \u2014 Stephen Key, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Soon, it could be inaugurated on her watch thanks to years of relentless advocacy -- and a stroke of luck. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s on Biden (to whatever extent presidents are responsible for how the economy performs on their watch ). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Other industry watchers, however, stressed the negative impacts from Facebook that emerged during her watch and pointed the finger at her for not doing more to prevent them. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "More selective-enrollment high schools were built, and magnet and charter schools opened in greater numbers on his watch , with students often moving out of traditional neighborhood schools. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Set the timer on your watch or phone for 60 seconds. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181841"
  },
  "watcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that watches : such as",
      ": one that sits up or continues awake at night",
      ": watchman",
      ": one that keeps watch beside a dead person",
      ": one that attends a sick person at night",
      ": a person who closely follows or observes someone or something",
      ": a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watchman"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children",
      "a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a bird- watcher \u2019s paradise too, with roughly 200 species on site or passing through. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "If your mom is a serial re- watcher of Crazy Rich Asians, get her this novel about Stanley, a wealthy businessman \u2014 or so his family thought. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Jagsir Singh was in Vancouver visiting his daughter in May 2019 when his sister-in-law\u2019s husband, an avid watcher of Punjabi Lehar, sent him a link to the YouTube channel. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Jess Bither is a professional watcher , someone drawn to borderlands and places in-between who takes in the world through questioning eyes. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Depending on budgets, there may be a watcher or two to assist each guard. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The jingle was once a marvel of advertising ingenuity \u2014 a way to cement a brand into the minds of every unwitting watcher or listener in the country, relevant or not. \u2014 Alex Reice, The Week , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Even for a casual watcher with no ties to Stavanger and no memories of the open views from its hills, the footage evokes wistfulness. \u2014 Odveig Klyve, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Erskine beautifully set up things in Act 1 that a veteran TV watcher would assume would cause conflict later in the episode. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183205"
  },
  "watchful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful",
      ": causing sleeplessness",
      ": spent in wakefulness : sleepless",
      ": carefully observant or attentive : being on the watch",
      ": attentive sense 1 , vigilant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "Argus-eyed",
      "attentive",
      "awake",
      "observant",
      "open-eyed",
      "tenty",
      "tentie",
      "vigilant",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "asleep"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We need to be more watchful of our children.",
      "The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t mean James doesn\u2019t keep a caring, watchful eye. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Keep a watchful eye for branches, bushes, or shrubs that touch your house and can provide easy access for ants to make their way inside. \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "His death from liver cancer in 2017, while under the watchful eye of Chinese security agents, drew an outpouring of grief from liberal Chinese. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "So, if your kid seems prone to these kinds of mental health issues, or is really drawn to individual sports then these results should encourage you to talk to them regularly and keep a watchful eye out. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Brosnahan: Under the watchful eyes of the Lord \u2026 Well, this is going to make for an awkward segue, but Bruce\u2019s story ends in tragedy. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "On Sunday, Ukrainian troops at positions south of Izium kept watchful eyes on the front line as artillery and mortar rounds pierced the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "It was determined the owl was hitting a growth spurt but otherwise healthy and was transported back to the location to be released under the watchful eyes of its parents. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213931"
  },
  "watchman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who keeps watch : guard",
      ": a person whose job is to guard property at night or when the owners are away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "custodian",
      "guard",
      "guardian",
      "keeper",
      "lookout",
      "minder",
      "picket",
      "sentinel",
      "sentry",
      "warden",
      "warder",
      "watch",
      "watcher"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A watchman stopped them at the gate.",
      "hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The night watchman who remained at the facility, Vladyslav Zhukov, used the moment to unlock the storeroom\u2019s door and free the prisoners. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Over the years the canals were filled, and the house evolved to meet the needs of the city, also serving as a tool shed for park staff, a watchman \u2019s lodge, and a temporary holding cell for Park Police. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But with political unrest brewing and Australia opening its doors to immigrants, the family soon moved to Brisbane, where Robert found work as a night watchman in a factory. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t exactly sound like the exemplar of a neoliberal night- watchman state to me. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "American newsrooms, lacking racial diversity, had not explored the frustrations or fears Black boys felt about facing a similar confrontation as Martin did with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, Jordan said. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1947, Lausanne built a lodge, sustained by two of the bell tower\u2019s original wooden beams, to keep the watchman warm between each round of shouting. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Manhattan\u2019s main fire alarm was a bell in the City Hall copula tolled by a watchman who scanned the low skyline for licks of flame. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The Florida shooting case that has roiled the nation for weeks took an unexpected turn Monday, when police released the shocking account of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 19 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203624"
  },
  "water (down)":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterate",
      "cut",
      "dilute",
      "extend",
      "lace",
      "sophisticate",
      "thin",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enrich",
      "fortify",
      "richen",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "Formula usage and alternative milks Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "One political risk is that Hungary forces Brussels to water down its ban. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Tech companies, which had furiously lobbied Brussels to water down the legislation, responded cautiously. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The same people who water down MLK\u2019s message willfully ignore the fact that he was murdered weeks after advocating for reparations. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162522"
  },
  "water down":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulterate",
      "cut",
      "dilute",
      "extend",
      "lace",
      "sophisticate",
      "thin",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enrich",
      "fortify",
      "richen",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "Formula usage and alternative milks: Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "One political risk is that Hungary forces Brussels to water down its ban. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Tech companies, which had furiously lobbied Brussels to water down the legislation, responded cautiously. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The same people who water down MLK\u2019s message willfully ignore the fact that he was murdered weeks after advocating for reparations. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225642"
  },
  "water-soak":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soak in water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1680, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195023"
  },
  "watercraft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skill in aquatic activities (such as managing boats)",
      ": ship , boat",
      ": craft for water transport"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cckraft",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boat",
      "bottom",
      "craft",
      "vessel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "just about any kind of watercraft can be seen on the lake during the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An outdoor Jacuzzi and tender garage that accommodates both a 15-foot tender and personal watercraft are also part of the design. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Using military ships, merchant navy vessels, and, famously, a flotilla of civilian watercraft , more than 330,000 British, French, and Belgian troops were rescued and evacuated to Britain. \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022",
      "But the goal is to have 1,100 across North America, ideally positioned near food or other natural stopping points, including marinas for personal watercraft . \u2014 Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Also, check to see if your policy covers fuel spills and wreckage removal in case your watercraft gets into an accident out on the water. \u2014 Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "That meant money that wasn\u2019t being spent on traveling or other activities during the coronavirus pandemic\u2019s shutdown could be spent on purchases like watercraft . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Aerial photography from 1937 and 1938 shows ships docked along the Calumet River, but no watercraft in Lake Calumet. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The whales are reclusive, avoiding ships and other watercraft , making sightings rare and population estimates difficult for researchers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Marine doesn\u2019t see the MM01 competing against other personal watercraft . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215628"
  },
  "watered":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": a natural mineral water",
      ": a particular quantity or body of water: such as",
      ": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed",
      ": lake , pond",
      ": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)",
      ": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty",
      ": the sea of a particular part of the earth",
      ": water supply",
      ": travel or transportation on water",
      ": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: such as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water",
      ": a distilled fluid (as an essence)",
      ": a distilled alcoholic liquor",
      ": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone",
      ": degree of excellence",
      ": watercolor",
      ": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power",
      ": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value",
      ": out of difficulty",
      ": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water",
      ": to supply with water for drink",
      ": to supply water to",
      ": to treat with or as if with water",
      ": to impart a lustrous appearance and wavy pattern to (cloth) by calendering",
      ": to dilute by the addition of water",
      ": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)",
      ": to get or take water: such as",
      ": to take on a supply of water",
      ": to drink water",
      ": the liquid that comes from the clouds as rain and forms streams, lakes, and seas",
      ": a body of water or a part of a body of water",
      ": to wet or supply with water",
      ": to fill with liquid (as tears or saliva)",
      ": to add water to",
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0C (32\u00b0F) and boils at 100\u00b0C (212\u00b0F), has a maximum density at 4\u00b0C (39\u00b0F) and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 see ammonia water",
      ": a watery fluid (as tears or urine) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (as tears or saliva)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stir briefly with a fork or small whisk to immerse the gelatin in the water . \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Foldable kayaks also tend to sit deeper in the water and are more efficient to paddle. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "The significance of an out-of-state politician coming to New Hampshire wasn\u2019t lost on the state\u2019s establishment class, who took Mr. Pritzker\u2019s attendance as dipping his toe in the water . \u2014 WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "All involved were in the water when responders arrived at the scene. \u2014 Camille C. Knox, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "The girls were playing with a group in the water Wednesday when they were separated and did not resurface until Greenwood police and fire department arrived on scene, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2022",
      "Two vessels had collided and there were 11 people in the water . \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Newport is known for sailing and offers boundless opportunities to get out on the water . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "Strips of debris appeared to have peeled off the vessel and were dangling in the water . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s lives have become an endless list of don\u2019ts: don\u2019t water the lawn, don\u2019t fill up your pool, don\u2019t take long showers. \u2014 Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Drought-tolerant shrubbery and trees are being planted, and a smart weather irrigation system that will know the optimum time to water the vegetation is being installed. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194407"
  },
  "watering hole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": water hole sense 1",
      ": a place where people gather socially",
      ": watering place sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barroom",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "cantina",
      "dramshop",
      "gin mill",
      "grogshop",
      "pub",
      "public house",
      "saloon",
      "taproom",
      "tavern",
      "watering place"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The travelers are learning from the guides, witnessing the power of wildebeests crossing the Mara River and the beauty of giraffes at a watering hole . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "While this trend began before COVID-19\u2014in the past few years, retail options have exploded\u2014now your favorite local watering hole may be pivoting to cans, too. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 July 2020",
      "San Antonio\u2019s most pandemic-friendly watering hole is saying goodbye this weekend. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Guests can also soon belly up to the bar at The Virginian Saloon, an iconic watering hole , for post-dinner libations. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "While there are other blogs, like Chase Chat and Mysterious Writings, Forrest\u2019s Scrapbook is everyone\u2019s favorite watering hole . \u2014 Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2015",
      "What is the best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get? \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The town claims the most famous watering hole /caf\u00e9 for dealmakers, Bucks. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This swanky watering hole is perhaps best known for its Volcano Negroni, which is served alongside a mini dry ice volcano erupting over the glass. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211947"
  },
  "waterless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking or destitute of water : dry",
      ": not requiring water (as for cooling)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arid",
      "droughty",
      "dry",
      "sere",
      "sear",
      "thirsty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "damp",
      "dank",
      "humid",
      "moist",
      "wet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a remote and waterless desert",
      "cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The waterless shampoo formula is effective on all kinds of hair types. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "This waterless option would be a great pick for anyone on the go, or on a budget. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But waterless car wash products are made to be gentle and leave a smooth finish. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Naturally, waterless car wash isn't the best solution. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This waterless woo was piloted in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar \u2014 one of many places around the world where traditional flush toilets just aren\u2019t an option. \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 28 Aug. 2015",
      "Wash away the day without stripping skin with this waterless balm-to-oil cleanser that removes makeup, dirt, pollution and SPF while infusing skin with goodness. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The serum\u2019s waterless delivery system and stabilized vitamin C is gently yet effective. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Sanergy builds waterless toilets that don\u2019t need to be connected to a sewer system. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215808"
  },
  "waterspout":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pipe, duct, or orifice from which water is spouted or through which it is carried",
      ": a funnel-shaped or tubular column of rotating cloud-filled wind usually extending from the underside of a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud down to a cloud of spray torn up by the whirling winds from the surface of an ocean or lake",
      ": a pipe for carrying off water from a roof",
      ": a slender cloud that is shaped like a funnel and extends down to a cloud of spray torn up from the surface of a body of water by a whirlwind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccspau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccspau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drainpipe",
      "eaves trough",
      "gutter",
      "rainspout",
      "spout",
      "trough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the waterspout became clogged, and then the roof leaked",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beachgoers ran for safety after a tornado-like waterspout emerged from the ocean at Fort Myers Beach in Florida. \u2014 Brendan Buckley, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Winterspouts: The Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, Mich., shared an unusual sight that was spotted Monday on Lake Michigan: A winter waterspout . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "One hit Palm Beach County in August, the other hit Broward in September, when a waterspout made landfall. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Eventually, the cloud releases water, showering the animals caught up by the waterspout or draft to the ground as well. \u2014 Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "According to the city\u2019s Facebook post about the incident, a waterspout is the most likely cause of the bizarre animal rain. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And when the waterspout loses energy, those small objects come falling back down, explains the Library of Congress. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "News of the recent waterspout comes after the United Nations announced that the number of natural disasters has increased five-fold over a 50-year period due to climate change and the rise of extreme weather events. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Despite its intimidating appearance and spinning column, the waterspout did not cause any damage to the area, according to BBC News. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184845"
  },
  "waterway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a way or channel for water",
      ": a navigable body of water",
      ": a channel or a body of water by which ships can travel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aqueduct",
      "canal",
      "channel",
      "conduit",
      "course",
      "flume",
      "racecourse",
      "raceway",
      "watercourse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway , the New York State Barge Canal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Neighbors have differing views, complaining of noise and trash in the adjacent waterway . \u2014 Charles Rabin And Michelle Marchante, Sun Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have been locked in a territorial standoff in the busy waterway in the South China Sea for decades. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The Giants retired his number 44, established a most inspirational player award in his honor (Willie Mac Award) and erected a statue in his likeness across the waterway beyond right field known as McCovey Cove. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "The Ever Given hit the bank of the canal and became lodged lengthwise across the crucial waterway , blocking passage from both directions. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
      "Energy prices have risen recently off growing demand as coronavirus vaccinations increase and Egypt's Suez Canal remains closed due to a massive container ship wedged across the vital waterway . \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "An unlikely maritime traffic jam is blocking one of the world\u2019s most important shipping lanes after a massive cargo ship ran aground and got stuck sideways across the waterway . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Francisco Garc\u00eda swims back and forth across a muddy waterway to pick up food for his neighbors. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Right now, invasive species trees block a view of the waterway . \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214039"
  },
  "wavering":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction",
      ": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter",
      ": quiver , flicker",
      ": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter",
      ": to give an unsteady sound : quaver",
      ": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering",
      ": one that waves",
      ": to be uncertain in opinion",
      ": to move unsteadily or to and fro",
      ": to give an unsteady sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
      "They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
      "Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
      "The kite wavered in the wind."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1519, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190656"
  },
  "wax":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids beeswax",
      "any of various substances resembling the wax of bees such as",
      "any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (such as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)",
      "a solid substance (such as ozokerite or paraffin wax) of mineral origin consisting usually of hydrocarbons of high molecular weight",
      "a pliable or liquid composition used especially in uniting surfaces, excluding air, making patterns or impressions, or producing a polished surface",
      "something likened to wax as soft, impressionable, or readily molded",
      "a waxy secretion",
      "earwax",
      "a phonograph recording",
      "to treat or rub with wax usually for polishing, stiffening, or reducing friction",
      "to apply wax to as a depilatory",
      "to record on phonograph records",
      "to defeat decisively (as in an athletic contest)",
      "to increase in size, numbers, strength, prosperity, or intensity",
      "to grow in volume or duration",
      "to grow toward full development",
      "to increase in phase or intensity",
      "to assume a (specified) characteristic, quality, or state become",
      "increase , growth",
      "a fit of temper rage",
      "a yellowish sticky substance made by bees and used in building the honeycomb beeswax",
      "a material (as paraffin) that resembles the wax made by bees (as by being soft and easily molded when warm)",
      "to treat or polish with wax",
      "to grow larger or stronger",
      "become sense 1 , grow",
      "a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed of a mixture of esters, cerotic acid, and hydrocarbons",
      "any of various substances resembling beeswax as",
      "any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)",
      "a pliable or liquid composition used especially in uniting surfaces, excluding air, making patterns or impressions, or producing a polished surface",
      "a waxy secretion",
      "earwax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8waks",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "waxy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made of, abounding in, or covered with wax : waxen",
      ": resembling wax: such as",
      ": readily shaped or molded",
      ": marked by smooth or lustrous whiteness",
      ": being like wax",
      ": made of or covered with wax",
      ": marked by smooth or shiny whiteness",
      ": made of, abounding in, or covered with wax",
      ": resembling wax"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8wak-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "malleable",
      "moldable",
      "plastic",
      "shapable",
      "shapeable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The polish left a waxy residue.",
      "a plant with waxy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The golden yellow flesh is slightly waxy , yet velvety and moist. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2021",
      "This is most likely a jab at the acting on Riverdale, which Cole seems to be implying is waxy and fake. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 20 May 2020",
      "Starchy Russet or other baking potatoes smash the most easily here; waxy ones, such as red, white or Yukons, will give you a chunkier salad. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 May 2020",
      "Good Dye Young Poser Paste ($18) is a waxy styling pomade that's incredibly pigmented and has a pleasant citrus smell. \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 2 May 2020",
      "When washing towels, only use fabric softener every three to four washes to prevent waxy buildup that can reduce their absorbency and diminish their fluffy feel. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 May 2020",
      "Farther south, in Umbria, Paolo Bea produces Arboreus, a waxy , bright and juicy wine made of trebbiano spoletino. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 7 May 2020",
      "This wine is evidence: lemony, waxy and very refreshing, showing grapefruit pith and pine-resin flavors. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Previous studies had found that a mutation that activated this gene leads to excessive cholesterol in the blood, causing waxy , yellow clumps to accumulate under the skin. \u2014 Oscar Schwartz, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185905"
  },
  "way":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a thoroughfare for travel or transportation from place to place",
      "an opening for passage",
      "the course traveled from one place to another route",
      "a course (such as a series of actions or sequence of events) leading in a direction or toward an objective",
      "a course of action",
      "opportunity, capability, or fact of doing as one pleases",
      "a possible decision, action, or outcome possibility",
      "manner or method of doing or happening",
      "method of accomplishing means",
      "feature , respect",
      "a usually specified degree of participation in an activity or enterprise",
      "characteristic, regular, or habitual manner or mode of being, behaving, or happening",
      "ability to get along well or perform well",
      "the length of a course distance",
      "movement or progress along a course",
      "direction",
      "participant",
      "state of affairs condition , state",
      "an inclined structure upon which a ship is built or supported in launching",
      "the guiding surfaces on the bed of a machine along which a table or carriage moves",
      "category , kind",
      "motion or speed of a ship or boat through the water",
      "to the full or entire extent as far as possible",
      "by way of interjection or digression incidentally",
      "for the purpose of",
      "by the route through via",
      "within limits with reservations",
      "from one point of view",
      "in a position to be encountered by one in or along one's course",
      "in a position to hinder or obstruct",
      "moving along in one's course in progress",
      "wrong , improper",
      "in or to a secluded place",
      "unusual , remarkable",
      "done , completed",
      "in view of the manner in which",
      "like , as",
      "of, connected with, or constituting an intermediate point on a route",
      "by a long distance to a considerable degree or extent far",
      "by far much",
      "very sense 1",
      "all the way",
      "of long standing",
      "the manner in which something is done or happens",
      "the course traveled from one place to another route",
      "a noticeable point",
      "state entry 1 sense 1",
      "distance in time or space",
      "a special or personal manner of behaving",
      "a talent for handling something",
      "room to advance or pass",
      "direction sense 1",
      "a track for travel path , street",
      "a course of action",
      "personal choice as to situation or behavior wish",
      "progress along a course",
      "a particular place",
      "category , kind",
      "apart from that",
      "for the purpose of",
      "by the route through",
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      "awfully",
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      "cracking",
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      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "This three-piece lip set is your one- way ticket to the perfect nude lip. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
      "Child-abuse physicians acknowledge that problems can arise with cases that lack the evidence to be decided one way or the other. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Literature may be one way to do that by reaching new readers. \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "One way cities can better systems and increase ridership is by creating more efficient and convenient public transportation systems and services\u2014including establishing cost-effective and intuitive ticketing solutions. \u2014 Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The winner of Arizona's five- way Aug. 2 Republican Senate primary will face incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in the Nov. 8 general election. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "The winner of the Democratic contest will quickly start campaigning against the candidate who emerges from the four- way Republican primary held simultaneously. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "One way to tackle the debt is to get a low-interest personal loan or sign up for a balance-transfer credit card. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Although Benno's has closed, the name will live on in at least one unique way . \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "On its top plate there\u2019s a brass multi- way controller incised with grooved concentric rings. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "At a multi- way intersection, traffic lights and directional signage jostle for attention. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
      "Whoever wins what is shaping up to be a multi- way race will confront critical decisions on Day 1. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Instead, Simpson donned protective gear and arranged a multi- way video call on her cellphone from Alvarado\u2019s room. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 12 July 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "After all, both the Dewy Cream and the Water Cream are two industry favorites that initially put the brand on the map way back when, and their hydrating, anti-aging formulas are in a league of their own. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "But this still feels like a magnum opus for Tippett, who conceived the film way back before computer animation even properly existed. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The Ducks finished way back in the final standings, in 25th place alongside Montana State, Texas A&M, Texas-Arlington and Wisconsin. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "Backbase was founded way back in 2003, but this is its first institutional funding. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The engineer wanted this speaker to succeed the Klipschorn, which had been introduced way back in 1946, but because audio technology had not yet caught up with his imagination, the concept hasn\u2019t become a reality until now. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 June 2022",
      "Of the top ten supercomputers, only China's Tianhe-2A, a version of which topped the list way back in 2013, is based on an Intel design. \u2014 Michael J. Miller, PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
      "For L\u00e9a Seydoux and her stylist, Alexandra Imgruth, the process began way back in March, a month before the films were announced. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "The hunt for talent who could mature in their roles first began for casting director Carmen Cuba way back in April 2015. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1836, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "way-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": far-out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190106"
  },
  "waylay":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush",
      ": to temporarily stop the movement or progress of (someone or something)",
      ": to attack from hiding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccl\u0101"
    ],
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      "ambuscade",
      "ambush",
      "surprise",
      "surprize"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Gangs sometimes waylay travelers on that road.",
      "We were waylaid by a group of kids with water balloons.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For months, scientists have been monitoring the lift and drop in protection from asymptomatic infection and milder forms of COVID-19, dynamics that seem tightly tethered to antibodies, the molecules that can waylay viruses outside of cells. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "If a global health crisis couldn\u2019t waylay them, a few temperamental artists don\u2019t stand a chance. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Last month, Evans gave a TEDx talk in Temecula that included evidence that poker playing shows potential to slow the aging of the brain and is a tool to waylay dementia\u2019s onset. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Although Almeyda, disguised as an old woman, does set out to find Anninho, the book is more interested in the different people who waylay her, and who all have different views on freedom and how to pursue it. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The party once freely condemned the would-be insurrectionists who attempted to waylay democracy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "This works best against a pathogen such as a bacterium, which neutrophils can waylay outside of cells; within minutes of an invasion, the horde will begin gobbling up its opponents and tossing noxious, microbe-killing grenades into the fray. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
      "The what, when, and where of these immunological assaults are all crucial to the body\u2019s ability to waylay disease; any perturbation threatens to set the whole system askew. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210342"
  },
  "wayward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable",
      ": following no clear principle or law : unpredictable",
      ": opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward",
      ": disobedient",
      ": not following a rule or regular course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "balky",
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      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
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      "amenable",
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      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "parents of a wayward teenager",
      "had always been the most wayward of their three children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s because of his older age and oversized condition, his smaller size and body size, the Heat\u2019s demanding culture and his apparently wayward condition. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "San Diego\u2019s wayward sea lion, now named Freeway, was discovered in a storm drain in a pretty dense, urban part of town more than a mile from ocean water. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "And her love interest, Max (Demos), has tried to be a better man since his wayward youth and his mother\u2019s death. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s even true when the narrative shifts to Talulah (No\u00e9e Abita), a wayward youth whom \u00c9lisabet brings out of the cold and into the warmth of her home. \u2014 Michael Nordine, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Jake\u2019s family back home \u2014 though nicely performed by Jessica Hecht as forlorn mother and Elgort as wayward son \u2014 seems out of place. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Please be aware that the wayward golf ball had gotten over a tall netting that was surrounding the golf course. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Southampton Town dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 a.m. from someone who spotted the wayward creature. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Everything Everywhere is fringey and wayward , too often frenetic only for craziness\u2019 sake. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away , adverb + -ward ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230355"
  },
  "weak":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "lacking strength such as",
      "deficient in physical vigor feeble , debilitated",
      "not able to sustain or exert much weight, pressure, or strain",
      "not able to resist external force or withstand attack",
      "easily upset or nauseated",
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      "not firmly decided vacillating",
      "resulting from or indicating lack of judgment or discernment",
      "not able to withstand temptation or persuasion",
      "not factually grounded or logically presented",
      "not able to function properly",
      "lacking skill or proficiency",
      "indicative of a lack of skill or aptitude",
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      "lacking normal intensity or potency",
      "not having or exerting authority or political power",
      "ineffective , impotent",
      "of, relating to, or constituting a verb or verb conjugation that in English forms the past tense and past participle by adding the suffix -ed or -d or -t",
      "retaining a lesser number of distinctions in case, number and gender",
      "bearing the minimal degree of stress occurring in the language",
      "having little or no stress and obscured vowel sound",
      "tending toward a lower price or value",
      "ionizing only slightly in solution",
      "lacking strength of body, mind, or spirit",
      "not able to stand much strain or force",
      "easily overcome",
      "not able to function well",
      "not rich in some usual or important element",
      "lacking experience or skill",
      "not loud or forceful",
      "relating to or being the lightest of three levels of stress in pronunciation"
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      "asthenic",
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      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weakened",
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      "wimpy"
    ],
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      "mighty",
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      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Typically, when the economy is weak , inflation is low because there's less consumer demand and plenty of unused products and services. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Some experts think the DOJ\u2019s reasoning here may be weak , though. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In each case, Mr. Boudin\u2019s office had declined to file charges that could have sent him back to prison because, prosecutors said, evidence in the five arrests was weak . \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "In a country where the justice system is weak , where extrajudicial killings are common, and where forensic pathology is almost nonexistent, Dr. Fortun has a kind of celebrity status. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Early turnout has been weak , too, in the most competitive congressional races in California. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Sadly, the new film is glum, dishearteningly so, and its narrative pulse is weak . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "In Mobile County, where turnout was weak , Probate Judge Don Davis attributed downpours to keeping the voters -- and even some poll workers -- from coming out during the day. \u2014 al , 26 May 2022",
      "Against the staying power of this kind of inflationary pressure, central bank actions to date look weak to say the least. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English weike , from Old Norse veikr ; akin to Old English w\u012bcan to yield, Greek eikein to give way, Sanskrit vijate he speeds, flees",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "weak-kneed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking willpower or resolution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8n\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "characterless",
      "effete",
      "frail",
      "invertebrate",
      "limp-wristed",
      "milk-and-water",
      "namby-pamby",
      "nerveless",
      "soft",
      "spineless",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "weakling",
      "wet",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy",
      "wishy-washy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "backboned",
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "strong",
      "tough"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191238"
  },
  "weak-minded":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having or indicating a weak mind",
      "lacking in judgment or good sense foolish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "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",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162652"
  },
  "weak-mindedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or indicating a weak mind",
      ": lacking in judgment or good sense : foolish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "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",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181240"
  },
  "weakening":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make weak : lessen the strength of",
      ": to reduce in intensity or effectiveness",
      ": to become weak",
      ": to make or become weak or weaker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "prostrate",
      "sap",
      "soften",
      "tire",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the fact that many exports, even ones not destined for the U.S., are invoiced in dollars might, in fact, weaken trade volumes, according to Citigroup. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Bleach and dyes can weaken and strip curls, leaving them dull and lackluster. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "The system will weaken and shift eastward, which will bring more moderate weather through today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Over time, this can weaken the heart as a whole, and cause right-sided heart failure, according to the Cleveland Clinic. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The ocean swell that produced big waves Monday along the San Diego County coastline will weaken on Tuesday but could periodically produce sets in the 3-to-6 foot range. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "In time, the grass should weaken and eventually disappear. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Still, because La Ninas historically weaken over summer and there are slight signs that this one may be easing a bit, there\u2019s the small but increasing chance that this La Nina could warm just enough to be considered neutral in late summer. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "The administration now sees a chance to punish Russian aggression, weaken Mr. Putin, shore up NATO and the trans-Atlantic alliance and send a message to China, too. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211957"
  },
  "weakhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking courage : fainthearted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190601"
  },
  "wealthy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having wealth : very affluent",
      ": characterized by abundance : ample",
      ": having a lot of money or possessions : rich"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-th\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8wel-th\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
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      "Reversing the ones for corporations and the wealthy would make the tax system more equitable, and the taxes recovered could help finance the rest of the package. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Founded in 2010, the Giving Pledge was created by Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates and ex-wife Melinda Gates together with investor Warren Buffet to encourage greater giving from the ultra- wealthy . \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Living with the mindset of the wealthy flips the script. \u2014 Steve Davis, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Learn more about how the wealthy cope with water restrictions. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Wealth and income inequality is driven by unfair and unwise tax laws that benefit the wealthy . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "In the movie Elysium, too many people leads the super- wealthy to move to a spaceship. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "In that way, unions help to get many nonaffluent Americans involved in politics, and that, at least somewhat, offsets the disproportionate political voice that corporations and the wealthy have thanks to their lobbying and hefty campaign donations. \u2014 Steven Greenhouse, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "In a city used to superstars and the super wealthy , the spectators seemed to be bouncing at the very sight of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Celtics made a concerted effort to force Curry into defensive actions in Game 5 in an attempt to wear him down, and that may have impacted him. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Shop your favorite of the 19 best gingham dresses below, then wear them for the rest of summer. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Sixty years later, Kardashian worked with Ripley's to wear it to the Met Gala. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The Marilyn Monroe Collection accompanied its posts about the dress with a number of quotes about the decision to let Kardashian wear it, including from Amanda Joiner, vice president of licensing and publishing at Ripley Entertainment. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Style it casually with sneakers for backyard barbecues, wear it as cover-up over your swimsuit for the beach, or pair it with wedges for a brunch \u2014 the possibilities are endless. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Growing up, Mai struggled to embrace her natural hair, preferring to wear it straight like many Black women who didn\u2019t see portrayals of textured hair in media. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "While the Department of Justice announced last year that federal agents will begin to wear them, the order has not been fully implemented. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
      "The cut is trim and short, so consider sizing up to wear it with more than a base layer. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just like with businesses, schools are no longer required to make children and staff wear masks. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "When those rates meet the IDPH standards for being low or moderate, U-46 will continue to strongly recommend students and staff wear masks. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Although resorts like the King and Prince were careful to caution guests to practice social distancing and wear masks, most did not. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "During the coronavirus pandemic, the work has become even harder as staff must ensure kids as young as two and three wear masks and don\u2019t touch each other. \u2014 Heather Long, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "During the coronavirus pandemic, the work has become even harder as staff must ensure kids as young as two and three wear masks and don\u2019t touch each other. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "The health departments recommend in separate documents specifically prepared for schools that unvaccinated students and staff wear masks indoors. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Alabama education officials are gearing up for a possible tug of war over who has the right to decide whether students and staff wear masks in schools. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Despite the increase, Smialek is standing firm on the district\u2019s policy of strongly recommending -- rather than mandating -- that students and staff wear masks. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Sep. 2021"
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      "my favorite jeans finally succumbed to wear and tear and had to be replaced",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The wear and tear of the recent stretch showed, especially early on, but Connecticut (9-3) fought past the fatigue to escape with a 93-86 victory over Seattle (5-5) at Climate Pledge Arena. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "Commercial weatherproofing is proven durability to withstand wear and tear of all seasons. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
      "Stephenson won\u2019t catch every day due to the wear and tear of playing that position. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the leather strap is durable and can deal with the wear and tear of daily use without needing to be regularly replaced. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Plus, waterproof mattress protectors can extend the life of your mattress by protecting against everyday wear and tear , bugs and allergens, too. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The wear and tear of shortstop sometimes, you red-light him. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Old Toothbrushes Twice-daily brushings can put a lot of wear and tear on your toothbrush, and bacteria and food particles can build up between the bristles over time. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The constant grind of practicing put wear and tear on his body, leading inevitably to injuries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
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      ": tire , exhaust",
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      "keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Make for yourselves wallets that don\u2019t wear out \u2014 a treasure in heaven that never runs out. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
      "Cars with fewer parts and fewer things to wear out just won\u2019t need that industry quite as much. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "The other brake items that wear out are the brake pads. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s in contrast to the current crop of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which usually wear out after 1,000 cycles per the industry standard. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Solid-state drives use memory chips instead of spinning platters, so there are no moving parts to wear out . \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 12 May 2021",
      "In an apparent response to Austin\u2019s remark, Lavrov said Russia has a feeling that the West wants to prolong Ukraine\u2019s fight and in the process wear out Russia\u2019s army and its military-industrial complex. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The less expensive mats are usually foam-based, may give off more of a rubbery smell, and may wear out more quickly. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Samsung is launching a new range of high-endurance memory cards this week that are apparently nearly impossible to wear out . \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 4 May 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212155"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the study, participants were given both real-time feedback and progressive insights on the factors that impacted their stress by evaluating data points from a wearable activity tracker. \u2014 Rachel Yarcony, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "For more great ways to beat the heat, check out our picks for the best tower fans, desk fans, and wearable air conditioners! \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "With two wearable sides, this bucket hat aims to please. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "The sage, wild basil, fenugreek, and other herbs give off a soothing scent throughout the day, acting as wearable aromatherapy. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
      "Two crucial pieces of wearable medical technology work in tandem to help me with this. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 9 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when the company should unveil the Flip 4 and its new 2022 wearable generation. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 June 2022",
      "The collection is both wearable and dramatic, with many notable looks that will take center stage for upcoming events. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 8 June 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",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Triathlon participants, marathoners, and anyone else looking for a solid wearable for their workouts\u2014this deal is for you. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
      "Google will continue its partnership with Samsung for this wearable , with the Pixel Watch to run on WearOS 3.1. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For a wearable at this price to measure blood oxygen levels is pretty impressive. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The new wearable did not get any exciting new health sensors either. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "This is not to be confused with the new NXTWear Air glasses, another TCL wearable detailed at CES 2022. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The wearable has appeared in various leaks dating back to spring 2021. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "The wearable is the first of its kind to blend fashion and tech \u2014 allowing the user to capture photos and videos hands-free, as well as take calls, send messages on Messenger, and listen to your favorite music or podcast. \u2014 Beatrice Hazlehurst, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The wearable will have flat sides, just like the iPhone, and a larger screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Sep. 2021"
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      "We had to listen to the usual wearisome complaints.",
      "Her stories can get a little wearisome .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The result is yet another wearisome tale that inelegantly depicts themes like acceptance, understanding and diversity within a saga that has always been rather clumsy with its messaging around such weighty topics. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Sometimes this soundtrack gets slightly repetitive, a bit wearisome . \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Trying to imbue those moments with greater import, however, soon proves a wearisome endeavor, especially considering that, aside from a few melancholic soundtrack arrangements, there\u2019s little way to decipher their overarching intention. \u2014 Nick Schager, Variety , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "In the wake of his death, one last cycle of Mad Mike indignation churned though all of its wearisome life phases. \u2014 David Howard, Popular Mechanics , 30 Aug. 2020",
      "From Out of Nowhere,\u2019 Jeff Lynne\u2019s ELO A wearisome number of \u201960s, \u201970s and \u201980s music acts are still out there touring, milking their history and occasionally releasing albums of material that\u2019s a shadow of their former work. \u2014 Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "Almost any other programmer would have insisted on hour installments, which would have buried the mysterious proceedings under wearisome layers of unnecessary weight. \u2014 Mark Dawidziak, cleveland , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "The characters\u2019 strict adherence to their roles\u2014brave woman, careless man\u2014becomes wearisome . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "Might insecurity, then, explain her wearisome insolence? \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2018"
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      ": exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor , or freshness",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Carmakers have been weary over the years about playing second fiddle to tech companies, and often reports suggested Apple demanded to pocket the lion\u2019s share of the profit. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "The fish broth is thin, a little weary , but stretched out with white wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Voters are weary , and the politicians challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) are seeing the growing public concern over crime as a way to make inroads into her lead in the polls. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Having defended Labor\u2019s carbon-pricing policies against angry crowds the last time his party was in power, Albanese\u2014 weary of another fight\u2014studiously avoided the topic as leader and on the campaign trail. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Those who dwell \u2026 among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "The figures for February showed a shift in spending toward bars and restaurants and hotels, as Americans weary of being cooped up socialized and travelled more. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In successive legislative sessions, Black lawmakers have grown increasingly weary of serving as political tackling dummies, run over repeatedly by an increasingly dismissive majority. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long before the pandemic began, a human resources manager for an Alaska cargo airline grew weary of a life with constant corporate pressure. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185930"
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      "to become weary",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Carmakers have been weary over the years about playing second fiddle to tech companies, and often reports suggested Apple demanded to pocket the lion\u2019s share of the profit. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "The fish broth is thin, a little weary , but stretched out with white wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Voters are weary , and the politicians challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) are seeing the growing public concern over crime as a way to make inroads into her lead in the polls. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Having defended Labor\u2019s carbon-pricing policies against angry crowds the last time his party was in power, Albanese\u2014 weary of another fight\u2014studiously avoided the topic as leader and on the campaign trail. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Those who dwell \u2026 among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "The figures for February showed a shift in spending toward bars and restaurants and hotels, as Americans weary of being cooped up socialized and travelled more. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In successive legislative sessions, Black lawmakers have grown increasingly weary of serving as political tackling dummies, run over repeatedly by an increasingly dismissive majority. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long before the pandemic began, a human resources manager for an Alaska cargo airline grew weary of a life with constant corporate pressure. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "weasel (out of)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to avoid doing (something) by being dishonest, by persuading someone in a clever way, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205744"
  },
  "weave":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form (cloth) by interlacing strands (as of yarn)",
      ": to make (cloth) on a loom by interlacing warp and filling threads",
      ": to interlace (threads) into cloth",
      ": to make (something, such as a basket) by intertwining",
      ": spin sense 2",
      ": to interlace especially to form a texture, fabric, or design",
      ": to produce by elaborately combining elements : contrive",
      ": to unite in a coherent whole",
      ": to introduce as an appropriate element : work in",
      ": to direct (something, such as the body) in a winding or zigzag course especially to avoid obstacles",
      ": to work at weaving : make cloth",
      ": to move in a devious, winding, or zigzag course especially to avoid obstacles",
      ": something woven",
      ": woven cloth",
      ": any of the patterns or methods for interlacing the threads of woven fabrics",
      ": a hair extension (see extension sense 7d )",
      ": a length of natural or synthetic hair that is sewn into one's natural hair after it has been braided into cornrows",
      ": to move waveringly from side to side : sway",
      ": to move back and forth, up and down, or in and out",
      ": to form (as cloth) by lacing together strands of material",
      ": spin entry 1 sense 4",
      ": to make by or as if by lacing parts together",
      ": a method or pattern of lacing together strands of material"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113v",
      "\u02c8w\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And there\u2019s enough soft, slim and opaque noodles to weave a yeti costume from. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Railing against the vaccination pass that France requires to enter restaurants and many other venues, protesters have tried to weave toward Paris from north, south, east and west, waving and honking at onlookers from their car windows. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "There are numerous ways to weave this mindset into your company\u2019s culture, from discouraging work communication during time off to making well-being an integral part of your company\u2019s values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "At a time when so much of the NBA is about three-point shooting, the Suns have taken advantage of Paul\u2019s and Booker\u2019s ability to weave their way from three-point territory into the mid-range area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2021",
      "In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the market along with the rest and sold for 1500 Zimbabwean dollars (Z$) ($4). \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Though serialized arcs weave together the season\u2019s seven episodes (directed by Robert Cohen and Jay Duplass), the series moves at a meandering stroll rather than a focused sprint. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "The highland patio chat table is crafted from a weather-resistant resin weave that the manufacturer says retains its color for 2,500 UV hours. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "As the name implies, this system indicates the item's level of protection against ultraviolet energy, taking into account color, weave density, and fabric. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The carrier\u2019s open- weave design creates plenty of tie-down points for your gear. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The homeowners purchased an unusual gray, oval handwoven Cayman Daybed with an open- weave canopy and sumptuous cushioning from RH that sits alongside the pool. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "The windings fold over themselves in a multilayered weave , eliminating joints that would need to be welded together. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The lightweight lyocell set features a grid weave that allows air to escape as you snooze. \u2014 Sarah Hagman, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Cherrise is of medium height, with light brown skin and a long black weave . \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The Jaguars were being patient on offense, running a weave out front where the ball is handed off to a teammate. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In the short video, the pop princess is seen strutting in the sand and playing in the ocean waves, as scenes of a tiger also walking along a beach weave into the clip. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Percale is a cotton fabric with a basic weave that feels light and airy. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The highland patio chat table is crafted from a weather-resistant resin weave that the manufacturer says retains its color for 2,500 UV hours. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "As the name implies, this system indicates the item's level of protection against ultraviolet energy, taking into account color, weave density, and fabric. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "The video offers an exceptional close-up of the Sun\u2019s outer edge, as tendrils of solar energy weave around it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 400 miles of trails weave among the red rock formations, so there\u2019s plenty of backcountry to explore. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In the fields surrounding such historic oil centers as Taft and McKittrick, a labyrinth of steam pipes, fuel lines, diesel power generators and dirt roads weave amid countless pump jacks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Joros weave huge webs, 3 to 4 feet in diameter and sometimes several webs are joined, Davis said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "So why not just weave his story through The Mandalorian rather than try to spin things out into a seven-episode star vehicle? \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The movie, from executive producer and NFL champ Donald Driver, will weave narrative with Brandon Keith Lewis\u2019 real-life diabetes battle. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201538"
  },
  "web":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fabric on a loom or in process of being removed from a loom",
      ": cobweb , spiderweb",
      ": a network of silken thread spun especially by the larvae of various insects (such as a tent caterpillar) and usually serving as a nest or shelter",
      ": a tissue or membrane of an animal or plant",
      ": that uniting fingers or toes either at their bases (as in humans) or for a greater part of their length (as in many waterbirds)",
      ": a thin metal sheet, plate, or strip",
      ": the plate connecting the upper and lower flanges of a girder or rail",
      ": the arm of a crank",
      ": something resembling a web:",
      ": snare , entanglement",
      ": an intricate pattern or structure suggestive of something woven : network",
      ": the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather : vane",
      ": a continuous sheet of paper manufactured or undergoing manufacture on a paper machine",
      ": a roll of paper for use in a rotary printing press",
      ": the part of a ribbed vault between the ribs",
      ": world wide web",
      ": to construct or form a web",
      ": to cover with a web or network",
      ": ensnare , entangle",
      ": to provide with a web",
      ": spiderweb , cobweb",
      ": a network of threads spun especially by the larvae of certain insects (as tent caterpillars) and usually serving as a nest or shelter",
      ": something that catches and holds like a spider's web",
      ": a complex pattern like something woven",
      ": a layer of skin or tissue that joins the toes of an animal (as a duck)",
      ": world wide web",
      ": to join or surround with strands woven together",
      ": a tissue or membrane of an animal or plant",
      ": that uniting fingers or toes either at their bases (as in humans) or for a greater part of their length (as in many waterbirds)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8web",
      "\u02c8web",
      "\u02c8web"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "entanglement",
      "mesh(es)",
      "morass",
      "net",
      "noose",
      "quagmire",
      "quicksand",
      "snare",
      "tanglement",
      "toil(s)",
      "trap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I spent the afternoon surfing the Web .",
      "The spider was spinning its web .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During the Great Recession, people flocked to the web to sort through the economic ruins, looking for cheaper goods, jobs, and coupons. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The feature remains an underutilized tool that many web surfers could potentially be benefitting from. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "Brands large and small, legacy and startup, must accept that people see them not as neutral actors but as active agents in the interconnected web that is business and society and the wellness and equity of the people who live and work within it. \u2014 Randall Tucker, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "And as those laws were codified, the world wide web came online, giving anyone with a home computer increasingly easy access to court records. \u2014 Amanda P\u00e9rez Pintado, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "The web portal will be accessible for teachers and students, including those who home school, and will include teacher workshops, ideas for lesson plans, access to the collection, artwork, videos and documents. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Mikey graduated from high school and went on to study web design at Mesa Community College, not being held back by his disability. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "There even are web sites that list San Diego as one of the best places in the nation to be homeless. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Owners of the sleek white boxes were expected to transfer music not from the web but from their own CDs. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The forum will be broadcast live in English on NBC10 and NECN and those stations web sites, and a Spanish language stream will be available on TelemundoNuevaInglaterra.com. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "There might have been more time if not for decades of climate denial by companies including Exxon Mobil, a history that web comic xkcd cleverly highlights this week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Keen Harvest Flip Whether these are your house shoes for quarantine comfort or your beach cruisers once regulations relax, Keen\u2019s eco-friendly sandals boast webbing made from 100 percent recycled bottles. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "The popular video conferencing platform Zoom routes web traffic to 17 of its data centers sprinkled around the globe. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Some have switched to web video broadcasts or online gatherings and some have postponed or rescheduled planned events. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "The Nordic island country straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet, molding a volcanic terrain webbed by glacial rivers and studded with gemstone-aquamarine lakes. \u2014 Wired , 3 Nov. 2019",
      "By the time the mites form webs it\u2019s usually too late to save the plants. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Vernon Bailey, who web archives show was initially listed as the chief executive on the Veterans Services\u2019 site, was described as its treasurer as recently as Aug. 1. \u2014 Steve Thompson, Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201607"
  },
  "wed":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry",
      ": to join in marriage",
      ": to unite as if by marriage: such as",
      ": to place in close or intimate association",
      ": to link by commitment or custom",
      ": to enter into matrimony",
      ": marry",
      ": to connect closely",
      "Wednesday"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wed",
      "\u02c8wed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "espouse",
      "marry",
      "match"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They will wed in the fall.",
      "The actress wed her fourth husband last year.",
      "The novel weds tragedy and comedy.",
      "His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company selling the container, At Your Service Tent and Event Rentals, usually works wedding parties. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "And expenditures have indeed grown, along with the social media wedding industrial complex and the pressures to pull off a luxurious, grand-scale event. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Between showers, bachelorette and bachelor parties and the big day itself, wedding party members spend an average of about $730, according to a 2018 Bankrate study. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 16 July 2019",
      "Anu Rajasingham, a 35-year-old public health engineer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited one such home in the Atlanta area last year while searching for wedding saris from Sabyasachi Mukherjee. \u2014 Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "After their lavish wedding in Capri, Italy, last week, the newlyweds have been traveling around the European country, riding on jet skis and celebrating a post- wedding party with their friends. \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Princess Eugenie's royal wedding weekend may be coming an end, but that hasn't stopped wedding guests from posting about the celebrations online. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Oct. 2018",
      "There is a portrait of Ben and Xenia\u2019s wedding party, pictures of Ella trick-or-treating in a tiny bat costume, splashing in a backyard baby pool, sitting on her mother\u2019s lap at Legoland. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "The incident stems from a pre- wedding party on August 30, when the wedding party and friends spent an afternoon rafting, paddling and drinking on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, according to an affidavit of probable cause. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wedden , from Old English weddian ; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti , Goth wadi , Latin vad-, vas bail, security",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191557"
  },
  "wedded":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry",
      ": to join in marriage",
      ": to unite as if by marriage: such as",
      ": to place in close or intimate association",
      ": to link by commitment or custom",
      ": to enter into matrimony",
      ": marry",
      ": to connect closely",
      "Wednesday"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wed",
      "\u02c8wed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "espouse",
      "marry",
      "match"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They will wed in the fall.",
      "The actress wed her fourth husband last year.",
      "The novel weds tragedy and comedy.",
      "His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company selling the container, At Your Service Tent and Event Rentals, usually works wedding parties. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "And expenditures have indeed grown, along with the social media wedding industrial complex and the pressures to pull off a luxurious, grand-scale event. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Between showers, bachelorette and bachelor parties and the big day itself, wedding party members spend an average of about $730, according to a 2018 Bankrate study. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 16 July 2019",
      "Anu Rajasingham, a 35-year-old public health engineer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited one such home in the Atlanta area last year while searching for wedding saris from Sabyasachi Mukherjee. \u2014 Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "After their lavish wedding in Capri, Italy, last week, the newlyweds have been traveling around the European country, riding on jet skis and celebrating a post- wedding party with their friends. \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Princess Eugenie's royal wedding weekend may be coming an end, but that hasn't stopped wedding guests from posting about the celebrations online. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Oct. 2018",
      "There is a portrait of Ben and Xenia\u2019s wedding party, pictures of Ella trick-or-treating in a tiny bat costume, splashing in a backyard baby pool, sitting on her mother\u2019s lap at Legoland. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "The incident stems from a pre- wedding party on August 30, when the wedding party and friends spent an afternoon rafting, paddling and drinking on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, according to an affidavit of probable cause. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wedden , from Old English weddian ; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti , Goth wadi , Latin vad-, vas bail, security",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203454"
  },
  "wedge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something",
      ": something (such as a policy) causing a breach or separation",
      ": something used to initiate an action or development",
      ": something wedge-shaped: such as",
      ": an array of troops or tanks in the form of a wedge",
      ": the wedge-shaped stroke in cuneiform characters",
      ": a shoe having a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and a tread formed by an extension of the sole",
      ": an iron golf club with a broad low-angled face for maximum loft",
      ": a golf shot made with a wedge",
      ": to fasten or tighten by driving in a wedge",
      ": to force or press (something) into a narrow space : cram",
      ": to force (one's way) into or through",
      ": to separate or force apart with or as if with a wedge",
      ": to become wedged",
      ": a piece of wood or metal that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting logs or for tightening by being forced into a space",
      ": something with a triangular shape",
      ": to crowd or squeeze in",
      ": to fasten, tighten, or separate with a triangular piece of wood or metal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wej",
      "\u02c8wej"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cram",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "jam",
      "ram",
      "sandwich",
      "shoehorn",
      "squeeze",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That\u2019s not to say the golfers will be using driver/sand wedge (or driver/putter) on every hole. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "There was no single cause of death driving this lethal wedge : The death rate due to all 10 of the most common causes of death has widened between Republican and Democratic areas. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Specifically, the wedge design which has defined the MacBook Air form factor since its inception may be on the way out. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Mahomes now, wedge in hand, tries to use the slope but runs it by. \u2014 Riley Hamel, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "This simple set comes with a glass and a silicone mold to create an ice wedge . \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "Alpinage sold its first wedge of raclette in August 2021, at the Whitefish Bay Farmers Market. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "Duda's visit, his second to Kyiv since April, came as Russian and Ukrainian forces battled along a 551-kilometer (342-mile) wedge of the country's eastern industrial heartland. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2022",
      "Other people swear by buckwheat, cervical or wedge pillows. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stand in line, place your order, then find a spot to wedge in with all the other revelers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "So your daughters are working and raising your grandchildren and holding a lot together through it all and managed to wedge a vacation in there. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Republicans have been increasing their support among minorities, because often these groups are more culturally conservative in ways that wedge them off from the current Democratic Party. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Alternatively, a thicker blade will not only be stronger than a thinner one but can help wedge difficult materials (like wood) open with more force. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "Males that don\u2019t end up partnered at first will hunt down amplexed duos and spend hours, even days, trying to pry them apart, yanking at the first male\u2019s limbs, or trying to wedge his body between theirs. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "That total could get added to the overall vote total and potentially wedge a winner into the starting lineup. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "In upholding the Biden administration\u2019s requirement for millions of health care workers, the decision could wedge health care workers between opposing state and federal policies. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The Jimmy tool from our friends at iFixit has a thin strip of steel on the tip that can be used to wedge , pry, or shimmy open just about anything. \u2014 Michael Calore, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210259"
  },
  "wee":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very small : diminutive",
      ": very early",
      "western equine encephalitis",
      ": very small : tiny",
      "western equine encephalitis ; western equine encephalomyelitis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atomic",
      "bitsy",
      "bitty",
      "infinitesimal",
      "itty-bitty",
      "itsy-bitsy",
      "little bitty",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "weeny",
      "weensy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "giant",
      "gigantic",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "huge",
      "immense",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He's just a wee lad.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "HunterGirl, for instance, is just a wee bit better. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "And then Thor's smiling face appears, making Quill a wee bit uncomfortable. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The dress is available for wee ones newborn to 24 months for $18.99. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also an interactive adventure theater and a discovery museum sure to keep wee ones engaged. \u2014 Lori A. May, Chron , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Each contains art and science activities to get stuck into, from deep sea and dinosaurs for wee ones to a road trip around the USA for older kids. \u2014 Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "But there are other options, including haunts, a hayride, movies and more, plus a half-dozen family friendly outings for the wee ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Face painting, a balloon artist and free snow cones also proved popular with the wee ones. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "He was reportedly blacklisted from the Emmys for telling jokes at the 1991 ceremony about masturbation and Pee- wee Herman actor Paul Reubens\u2019s arrest for indecent exposure; the bit was censored for West Coast audiences. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171327"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth",
      ": one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants",
      ": a weedy growth of plants",
      ": an aquatic plant",
      ": seaweed",
      ": tobacco products",
      ": marijuana",
      ": an obnoxious growth, thing, or person",
      ": something like a weed in detrimental quality",
      ": an animal unfit to breed from",
      ": to remove weeds or something harmful",
      ": to clear of weeds",
      ": to free from something hurtful or offensive",
      ": to remove the less desirable portions of",
      ": to get rid of (something harmful or superfluous)",
      ": garment",
      ": dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow)",
      ": a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning",
      ": a plant that tends to grow where not wanted and to prevent the growth of more desirable plants usually by taking up space",
      ": to remove weeds from",
      ": to get rid of what is not wanted"
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      "\u02c8w\u0113d",
      "\u02c8w\u0113d"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We need to weed the garden."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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      "Noun (1)",
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      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092250"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": frankfurter",
      ": penis",
      ": nerd"
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      "\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
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      "bookworm",
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      "grind",
      "nerd",
      "swot",
      "wonk"
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    "examples":[
      "Don't be such a weenie .",
      "an inner-directed individual who could have cared less if others stuck the dreaded \u201c weenie \u201d label on him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My favorite pooch menu item, though, is the weenie -tini, with chicken broth, chicken whipped cream and doggy biscuit crumble. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "In Michigan, according to the survey, a favorite snack to serve for the Super Bowl is cocktail weenies . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2020",
      "Everybody is happy to see cocktail weenies on the table. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2020",
      "Open Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve, expect strong drinks, holiday tunes, and twinkling lights, alongside elevated \u201870s-cocktail food, like weenies in barbecue sauce, meatballs in red sauce, and warm chocolate chip cookies. \u2014 Joseph Hernandez, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Your pup has the opportunity to bob for weenies , participate in an agility course, trick or treat, pose in a photo booth, search for bones in the grave yard, costume contests and more. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Then, watch a few speedy weenies race to the finish lines during the Dachshund Dash. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "This won\u2019t be a s\u2019mores-and- weenie -roast kind of family vacation. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 6 June 2019",
      "But hanging out by the pool and roasting weenies wasn\u2019t the original purpose of the day. \u2014 Brian Clark Howard And Sydney Combs, National Geographic , 24 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of wienie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172543"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceptionally small : tiny"
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      "\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
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      "atomic",
      "bitsy",
      "bitty",
      "infinitesimal",
      "itty-bitty",
      "itsy-bitsy",
      "little bitty",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
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    "antonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "giant",
      "gigantic",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "huge",
      "immense",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "stumbled upon a weeny frog in the front yard"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of wee ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1781, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172929"
  },
  "weep":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears : bewail",
      ": to pour forth (tears) from the eyes",
      ": to exude (a fluid) slowly : ooze",
      ": to express passion (such as grief) by shedding tears",
      ": to give off or leak fluid slowly : ooze",
      ": to flow sluggishly or in drops",
      ": to droop over : bend",
      ": to shed tears : cry",
      ": to pour forth (tears) from the eyes",
      ": to exude (a fluid) slowly",
      ": to shed tears",
      ": to exude a serous fluid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113p",
      "\u02c8w\u0113p",
      "\u02c8w\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bleed",
      "exude",
      "ooze",
      "percolate",
      "seep",
      "strain",
      "sweat",
      "transude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wept at the news of her death.",
      "She sat down and wept .",
      "He wept bitter tears of disappointment.",
      "The meringue will weep if you put it in the fridge.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grown men and women will weep in the streets, but also laugh, because this book is every genre and also an entirely new genre, and that new genre will be named after me. \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
      "At the Botanical Garden, discreet paths lead to forested nooks with private benches and logs perfect to weep on. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Foo Fighters fans weep Friday at the Stereo Picnic festival in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, after the death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "At this point, to the visible discomfort of the roomful of older men, Holmes begins to weep . \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "When Anzu summons his energies, the tiny marshmallowy creatures that constitute his city\u2019s people do not weep or flee but instead dance, laugh and play. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "At their modern-day shows, attendees may not know whether to weep or to literally get a buzz on from the actual physiological oscillation produced by four master voices meticulously coming together. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Jonathan Franzen delivered a pious page-turner, Spider-Man saved the COVID-19-stricken box office, and Adele gave us a whole new album of breakup ballads to weep over. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Habibi begins to weep and Karl mutters an excuse and hangs up. \u2014 Jamil Jan Kochai, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wepen , from Old English w\u0113pan ; akin to Old High German wuoffan to weep, Serbian & Croatian vapiti to cry out",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230508"
  },
  "weeping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tearful",
      ": rainy",
      ": having slender pendent branches",
      ": having slender drooping branches"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-pi\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowed",
      "bowing",
      "declined",
      "declining",
      "descendant",
      "descendent",
      "descending",
      "drooping",
      "droopy",
      "hanging",
      "hung",
      "inclining",
      "nodding",
      "pendulous",
      "sagging",
      "stooping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbending",
      "upright"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "with its long, weeping fronds, this plant makes a nice ornamental",
      "a weeping song about a long-lost love",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The show manages to stay on the brink \u2014 always laughing, never quite weeping \u2014 for its entire length. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The preview clip from tonight\u2019s episode promises more weeping , awkward conversations, and women trying to keep their mascara from getting all over their faces. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Neither weeping woman, goddess or doormat, Maar is a transfixing figure. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "The weeping judges reached for the 10 paddles for a perfect score. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "Ruby Falls\u2019 also takes up less room because of its weeping habit. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "The Archdiocese of Chicago's report on the weeping incidents was inconclusive and produced no evidence of a miracle. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Here, the couple stores two 300-gallon water cisterns tucked under a weeping birch tree and plants more than 500 square feet of garden beds with vegetables and flowers. \u2014 Amy Pennington, The Seattle Times , 19 May 2019",
      "The weeping forms of ornamental cherries make for particularly striking specimens. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175747"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to weep : tearful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-p\u0113"
    ],
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      "tearful",
      "teary"
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    "examples":[
      "She started getting weepy when she talked about her mother.",
      "I'm weepy enough that I even cry at happy endings to movies and books.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most all berries work (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries), but avoid strawberries, which can be too soft and weepy . \u2014 Ali Slagle, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2022",
      "But Zuckerberg had reason to be weepy : His company\u2019s stock had fallen 26 percent, wiping out more than $200 billion in market value, after a disastrous earnings forecast. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "On a series with no shortage of weepy story lines, William is a figure of singular pathos. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Plus, has anyone in the history of time been more attractive than weepy single dad Jude Law in glasses? \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Adele, the queen of broken hearts who has built a career on weepy ballads, is a happy gal these days. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The final showdown, an interminable search-and-rescue mission on an island compound off the coast of Japan, supposes that what the fans want more than anything else is weepy , wheezy clich\u00e9-mongering. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Then the scene turns from weepy fearfulness to lustful. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "There\u2019s something about the way Lainey Wilson sings that brings to mind the great, weepy country queens of yore. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205329"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to bend down : overburden",
      ": oppress , depress"
    ],
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      "bum (out)",
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      "dash",
      "deject",
      "depress",
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      "sadden"
    ],
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      "brighten",
      "buoy",
      "cheer (up)",
      "gladden",
      "lighten",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181059"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the amount that a thing weighs",
      ": the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh",
      ": one of the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divided according to body weight",
      ": poundage required to be carried by a horse in a handicap race",
      ": a quantity or thing weighing a fixed and usually specified amount",
      ": a heavy object (such as a metal ball) thrown, put, or lifted as an athletic exercise or contest",
      ": a unit of weight or mass \u2014 see Metric System Table",
      ": a piece of material (such as metal) of known specified weight for use in weighing articles",
      ": a system of related units of weight",
      ": something heavy : load",
      ": a heavy object to hold or press something down or to counterbalance",
      ": burden , pressure",
      ": the quality or state of being ponderous",
      ": corpulence",
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      ": the force with which a body is attracted toward the earth or a celestial body by gravitation and which is equal to the product of the mass and the local gravitational acceleration",
      ": the relative importance or authority accorded something",
      ": measurable influence especially on others",
      ": overpowering force",
      ": the quality (such as lightness) that makes a fabric or garment suitable for a particular use or season",
      ": a numerical coefficient assigned to an item to express its relative importance in a frequency distribution",
      ": the degree of thickness of the strokes of a type character",
      ": to oppress with a burden",
      ": to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight",
      ": to increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient",
      ": weigh sense 1",
      ": to feel the weight of : heft",
      ": to assign a statistical weight to",
      ": to cause to incline in a particular direction by manipulation",
      ": to shift the burden of weight upon",
      ": the amount that something weighs",
      ": the force with which a body is pulled toward the earth",
      ": a unit (as a pound) for measuring weight",
      ": an object (as a piece of metal) of known weight for balancing a scale in weighing other objects",
      ": a heavy object used to hold or press down something",
      ": a heavy object lifted during exercise",
      ": burden entry 1 sense 2",
      ": strong influence",
      ": to load or make heavy with a weight",
      ": to trouble with a burden",
      ": the amount that a thing weighs",
      ": a unit of weight or mass"
    ],
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      "\u02c8w\u0101t",
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      "\u02c8w\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[
      "avoirdupois",
      "heaviness",
      "heft"
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      "burden",
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      "freight",
      "lade",
      "laden",
      "load",
      "lumber",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Derrick Brown had two reasons for losing weight during the offseason. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
      "Depressed and anxious, Fletcher lost weight and experienced panic attacks. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "The decision was met with pushback, initially because of Kardashian\u2019s comments about losing weight for the event. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Although slowly, Emmy is gaining weight , zoo officials said. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Researchers noticed that people who took the drug for their diabetes also lost weight . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "The feeling of being really engaged with it, present, pushing it and getting stronger and gaining weight . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "After Dana lost some weight from her surgery, her mindset changed. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "Losing weight isn\u2019t simple, as most of you are aware. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like millions of other people around the world, Carlos Oliveira was no stranger to weight gain and low levels of activity during the pandemic. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
      "Symptoms range from infertility to weight gain; excessive hair growth to acne, and the condition puts women at a heightened risk for developing depression, anxiety and type 2 diabetes. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "So a logical approach is to heavily weight the input from the folks who are the typical targets of harassment and hate speech. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Many pollsters, however, failed to weight their samples for educational achievement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Partially weight the ball, but keep your feet grounded, your core strong, and your glutes engaged. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 28 June 2020",
      "The heft adds to the luxury impression although some people could find the size and weight a little on the chunky size. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than weighting all Pell students equally, the formula could weight a student receiving a $6,000 Pell Grant six times higher than a student receiving a $1,000 Pell Grant. \u2014 Preston Cooper, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Males typically weight around 8 pounds and are 22 inches in length. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181327"
  },
  "weightiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of much importance or consequence : momentous",
      ": solemn",
      ": weighing a considerable amount",
      ": heavy in proportion to its bulk",
      ": powerful , telling",
      ": having much weight : heavy",
      ": very important"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grave",
      "heavy",
      "serious"
    ],
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      "light",
      "unserious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.",
      "The film deals with some weighty issues.",
      "Those are weighty arguments in your favor.",
      "He was a weighty figure in the art world.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This devolution of our attempt to be the Greatest Country in the World has been weighty on my usually buoyant hope. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "We were sold dreams of upcoming fairness, but what is righteous is clearly weighty . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "In the midst of these weighty religious themes, the exhibition does not neglect another important element of Donatello\u2019s achievement, his wit. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "The plates are sold individually, and reviewers noted that these are surprisingly weighty and well-made. \u2014 Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The packaging is simple and chic, but weighty , and justifies the higher price points. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
      "The conditions present weighty , often dire, decisions for Sunja \u2014 depicted by the actors Yuna, Minha Kim and Youn Yuh-jung \u2014 shown across three main stages of her life. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Nolan managed to create a superhero movie that felt grounded and weighty without being unbearably grim and dark. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "One of these weighty , fresh and delicious bowls could easily make two meals. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210159"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "of much importance or consequence momentous",
      "solemn",
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      "powerful , telling",
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      "very important"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0113",
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      "grave",
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      "serious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "unserious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.",
      "The film deals with some weighty issues.",
      "Those are weighty arguments in your favor.",
      "He was a weighty figure in the art world.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This devolution of our attempt to be the Greatest Country in the World has been weighty on my usually buoyant hope. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "We were sold dreams of upcoming fairness, but what is righteous is clearly weighty . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "In the midst of these weighty religious themes, the exhibition does not neglect another important element of Donatello\u2019s achievement, his wit. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "The plates are sold individually, and reviewers noted that these are surprisingly weighty and well-made. \u2014 Myo Quinn, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The packaging is simple and chic, but weighty , and justifies the higher price points. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
      "The conditions present weighty , often dire, decisions for Sunja \u2014 depicted by the actors Yuna, Minha Kim and Youn Yuh-jung \u2014 shown across three main stages of her life. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Nolan managed to create a superhero movie that felt grounded and weighty without being unbearably grim and dark. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "One of these weighty , fresh and delicious bowls could easily make two meals. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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  "weird out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make uneasy, bewildered, or disquieted by something considered very strange"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194814"
  },
  "weirdo":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric",
      ": strange , weird",
      ": a very strange person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "\u02c8wir-d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "flake",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "wild"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about",
      "Adjective",
      "he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But make no mistake: this sadistic weirdo is super evil. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
      "Musk is an insanely rich person and a genuine weirdo who seems to be, like many extremely rich people, governed entirely by momentary whims. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "En route to a hardly unexpected moral about embracing your inner weirdo , and learning the difference between self-control and self-repression, the panda becomes a potent cultural allegory too. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Rolling Stone , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Our attackers are weirdos, and the internet is a weirdo \u2019s paradise. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Through commitment and refinement, her weirdo -prim rock songs have come to feel quaint, and meticulous, and capable of impossible things, like little still-life paintings where the fruit keeps rolling off the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Teletubbyland is a deeply disturbing place, and my weirdo babies can\u2019t get enough. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "In the eyes of vaccinated immune systems, Omicron looks like a big old weirdo \u2014but also, a kind of familiar one. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Jeremy Strong might be a complete weirdo in real life (don't come after me, Jessica Chastain!), but that confession scene was truly Emmy-worthy. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1955, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190819"
  },
  "welcomely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality",
      ": to accept with pleasure the occurrence or presence of",
      ": received gladly into one's presence or companionship",
      ": giving pleasure : received with gladness or delight especially in response to a need",
      ": willingly permitted or admitted",
      ": a greeting or reception usually upon arrival",
      ": the state of being welcome",
      ": to greet with friendship or courtesy",
      ": to receive or accept with pleasure",
      ": greeted or received gladly",
      ": giving pleasure : pleasing",
      ": willingly permitted to do, have, or enjoy something",
      ": a friendly greeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-k\u0259m",
      "\u02c8wel-k\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drink (in)",
      "eat (up)",
      "embrace",
      "lap (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "congenial",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "felicitous",
      "good",
      "grateful",
      "gratifying",
      "heavenly",
      "jolly",
      "luscious",
      "nice",
      "palatable",
      "pleasant",
      "pleasing",
      "pleasurable",
      "pretty",
      "satisfying",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "sweet",
      "tasty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On a recent Sunday afternoon, the atrium bustles as worshippers greet familiar faces and welcome new ones. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
      "There will be a total of eight mazes ready to welcome guests at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. \u2014 Simon Thompson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Visitors can tour many of the lighthouses along the Lighthouse Trail, and some of these historic structures even welcome overnight guests. \u2014 Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "This reckoning was forged on the shop floor, through conversations between women in workplaces that once didn\u2019t welcome them at all. \u2014 Chabeli Carrazana, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Many institutions have cut ties with artists closely associated with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, while continuing to welcome Russians with less public political leanings. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "True, he's probably got another two years before Heaven Hill Springs Distillery could welcome him onboard, anyway. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
      "Finding a place that would welcome his dog Tallulah complicated the apartment search, Martinez said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "The nonprofit provides training, sensory bags, social stories, and physical spaces for venues to be able to welcome people of all kinds across the country. \u2014 Jd Knapp, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Self-submissions are welcome ; all nominations are confidential. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "At Benziger Family Winery, people need to reserve certain tours, but walk-ins are welcome in the tasting room. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
      "Any technology that can reduce these numbers should be welcome , and any technology that can reduce the costs associated even more so, as this will leader to wider adoption. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Slowly increasing clouds may be welcome with June\u2019s strongest sunshine of the year. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Walk-ins are welcome , but preregistration is encouraged. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Some roles involve guitar-playing and candidates are welcome to bring their own or use one provided for their use. \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
      "All skill levels and visitors are welcome and admission is free. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "And the relaxation is welcome , since some of the training montages and playing scenes do go on a bit. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Here\u2019s the one spot on the album where the AutoTune is really laid on thick to his vocals for that electro-yodel effect that\u2019s kind of worn out its welcome . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "And now the experience is made even more special, as graduating seniors hand-deliver the signs with a personal welcome . \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "All the entertainment awards shows that have run on television\u2014the Grammys, the Golden Globes, the Emmys\u2014have worn out their welcome . \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "By now Chinese philosophy had worn out its welcome . \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Locals flock here for no-frills dining in a vineyard setting with a real family-style welcome . \u2014 Maria Pasquale, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Host Emily Hampshire lit up the room and made everyone smile with a joyous welcome . \u2014 Vogue , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Days later, Pollard played in a benefit game in Pittsburgh and was greeted with a hero's welcome . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Diego Rossi, scoreless since Oct. 17, has apparently worn out his welcome with Turkish club Fenerbah\u00e7e, which may seek to return him to LAFC when his loan runs out in June\u2026. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220311"
  },
  "well":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an issue of water from the earth a pool fed by a spring",
      "source , origin",
      "a pit or hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water",
      "a shaft or hole sunk to obtain oil, brine, or gas",
      "an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold to protect from damage and facilitate the inspection of the pumps",
      "a compartment in the hold of a fishing boat in which fish are kept alive",
      "an open space extending vertically through floors of a structure",
      "a space having a construction or shape suggesting a well for water",
      "the area behind a bar in which items used most frequently by a bartender are kept",
      "something resembling a well in being damp, cool, deep, or dark",
      "a deep vertical hole",
      "a source from which something may be drawn as needed",
      "a pronounced minimum of a variable in physics",
      "to rise to the surface and usually flow forth",
      "to rise like a flood of liquid",
      "to emit in a copious free flow",
      "in a good or proper manner justly , rightly",
      "satisfactorily with respect to conduct or action",
      "in a kindly or friendly manner",
      "with skill or aptitude expertly , excellently",
      "satisfactorily",
      "with good appearance or effect elegantly",
      "with careful or close attention attentively",
      "to a high degree",
      "fully , quite",
      "in a way appropriate to the facts or circumstances fittingly , rightly",
      "in a prudent manner sensibly",
      "in accordance with the occasion or circumstances with propriety or good reason",
      "as one could wish pleasingly",
      "with material success advantageously",
      "easily , readily",
      "in all likelihood indeed",
      "in a prosperous or affluent manner",
      "to an extent approaching completeness thoroughly",
      "without doubt or question clearly",
      "in a familiar manner",
      "to a large extent or degree considerably , far",
      "in addition also",
      "to the same extent or degree as much",
      "with equivalent, comparable, or more favorable effect",
      "prosperous , well-off",
      "being in satisfactory condition or circumstances",
      "being in good standing or favor",
      "satisfactory , pleasing",
      "advisable , desirable",
      "free or recovered from infirmity or disease healthy",
      "completely cured or healed",
      "pleasing or satisfactory in appearance",
      "being a cause for thankfulness fortunate",
      "used for making mixed drinks when no branded alcohol is specified",
      "made with well liquor",
      "in a skillful or expert manner",
      "by as much as possible completely",
      "in such a way as to be pleasing as wanted",
      "without trouble",
      "in a thorough manner",
      "in a familiar manner",
      "by quite a lot",
      "so as to be right in a satisfactory way",
      "in a complimentary or generous way",
      "with reason or courtesy",
      "in addition also",
      "with the same result",
      "a hole made in the earth to reach a natural deposit (as of water, oil, or gas)",
      "a source of supply",
      "something like a deep hole",
      "being in a satisfactory or good state",
      "free or recovered from ill health healthy",
      "fortunate sense 1",
      "to rise to the surface and flow out",
      "free or recovered from infirmity or disease healthy",
      "completely cured or healed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wel",
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "font",
      "fountain",
      "fountainhead",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "source",
      "spring",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptably",
      "adequately",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "creditably",
      "decently",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "middlingly",
      "nicely",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passably",
      "respectably",
      "satisfactorily",
      "serviceably",
      "so-so",
      "sufficiently",
      "tolerably"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Boss Factory for free right now on consoles or PC and dive into its deep well of character customization options to make an avatar for the upcoming Saints Row launching August 23. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
      "So much of it is an illusion\u2014airbrushed influencers, unattainable ideals, toxic discourse and staged imitations of reality\u2014but the impact on our well -being is real. \u2014 Sophia Rascoff, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Beyond the legal implications, there has been a clear moral failing by school administrators who appear more concerned with their own image than with the well -being of their students. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "And that could spell trouble for their financial well -being. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Mickelson addressed his 30-plus years on the PGA Tour and his involvement with LIV Golf, but questions eventually turned to speculation surrounding Mickelson\u2019s financial well -being. \u2014 Cale Clinton, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The company majorly protects your SSN, bank, and credit details, and this goes a long way in maintaining your financial well -being. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "The ISU Congress voted in favor of gradually increasing the age limit from 15 to 17 years for the sake of protecting the physical and mental health, and emotional well -being of Skaters. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "After Saint-Gobain acknowledged responsibility for polluting their well , the company paid to connect their home to the public water supply. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The frothy sensation of panic began to well up in his gut, threatening to take him out of the moment and squander any hope of escape. \u2014 Scott Carney, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "However, if the surface ice cap were to thin, the reduction in pressure could allow this deep water to well up. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "The tortured words and phrases seem to well up from someplace deep within himself, as if they were being articulated for the first time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The price tag of the project has ballooned to well over $130 million, which includes the cost of exhumations and a large new apartment complex that will soon break ground on the land that used to be the graveyard. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "So\u2019s stories allow the past to well up into the present without force or preciousness. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "The split-level set kept the actors in exquisite balance; the sense of tragic foreboding seemed to well up from inside the characters themselves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The yield of strategic nukes can range from 100 kilotons to well into the megaton range, with the U.S. military\u2019s largest weapon having a yield of 1.3 megatons (the equivalent of 1,200,000 tons of TNT). \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "But then, there are plenty of professional fund managers who might do comparatively well one year in the annual stats of who beats market performance, only to slide off the monetary precipice the next. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Several young, high-profile athletes publicly chose to take a step back from their careers to prioritize their mental health and well -being. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
      "Joshua Bassett Growing up, there weren\u2019t many people in the entertainment space who spoke openly about emotional well -being. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 15 June 2022",
      "To a large degree, that was the case in his dominant rookie campaign, as well . \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "The building is all-electric as well , and uses a geothermal system for heating and cooling. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Port of Alaska is a pivotal structure not only for Anchorage but for the state as well . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Pinterest has also designated more than a third of their $10 million commitment to advance emotional well -being to support NGOs (non-government organizations) and nonprofits focused on youth to expand access. \u2014 ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "In any case, that original appointment was well before Lissner entered the picture. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "While the new scenery widened their eyes, Gomez said the experience provided an even more important impact on many of the girls\u2019 well being. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Interjection",
      "The crowded council chamber, filled with family members and well wishers, also played host to HHPD officer Brian Dassati being sworn in as a lieutenant, and HHPD officer Matthew Evers being sworn in as a sergeant. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Many residents in Oscoda, Mich., for instance, have heeded warnings from state health officials and stopped drinking untreated well water and eating deer hunted near the now-shuttered Wurtsmith Air Force Base. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "And the popping candy and meringue \u2014 well , such keystones of childhood fantasy are simply calling to be scattered on top. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The stellar work that the writers, editors and visual journalists put into each section is truly impressive, and to do that in the middle of a challenging time, well , that just leaves me in awe. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Finally, well past 1 a.m., a murmur grew to a roar as Kozlov approached from a back entrance holding the most recognizable sports trophy in the world. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Here were women kissing women and men holding men, with, well , gay abandon. \u2014 Ella Braidwood, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "As for the story that takes place in the aforementioned house, well , that's good too. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "Those of you wondering what is FS2, well , look at it this way. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "That's all well and good, but an opposition to Mercury in your subconscious sector could alert you to other potential messages from the universe. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Gisele said that the Lt. Governor is well and strictly listening to his doctors. \u2014 Dasha Burns, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "While all of that is well and good, Mathurin will turn 20 in June. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "That was all well and fine, except for the fact that Habitat for Humanity's history of reusing existing city lots, complete with all the infrastructure already in place, left it unprepared to transform the Aeroshade property on its own. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Mother\u2019s Day pancakes are well and good, but a sweet little set of jam, to be enjoyed morning after morning, is the gift that keeps on giving long past that May morning. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "So by the time the Lakers get to the haunted, uncomfortable, unapologetically hostile confines of Boston Garden, Magic is well and truly sick of hearing about how much better Larry is, and vents to Kareem about it. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "While soaking our hair in masks, using dry shampoos on no-wash days, and applying anti-frizz hair oils to our ends is all well and good, without a clarifying shampoo in the mix, none of that stuff is going to help. \u2014 ELLE , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "By the time the couple jetted out of Jamaica, the narrative that the trip was a disaster was well and truly entrenched. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Interjection",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "well-conditioned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by proper disposition, morals, or behavior",
      ": having a good physical condition : sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccwel-k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "bouncing",
      "fit",
      "hale",
      "healthy",
      "hearty",
      "robust",
      "sound",
      "well",
      "whole",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "diseased",
      "ill",
      "sick",
      "unfit",
      "unhealthy",
      "unsound",
      "unwell"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185916"
  },
  "well-disposed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a good disposition",
      ": disposed to be friendly, favorable, or sympathetic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccwel-di-\u02c8sp\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affable",
      "agreeable",
      "amiable",
      "genial",
      "good-natured",
      "good-tempered",
      "gracious",
      "mellow",
      "nice",
      "pleasant",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disagreeable",
      "ill-natured",
      "ill-tempered",
      "unamiable",
      "ungenial",
      "ungracious",
      "unpleasant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190746"
  },
  "well-founded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": based on excellent reasoning, information, judgment, or grounds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analytic",
      "analytical",
      "coherent",
      "consequent",
      "good",
      "logical",
      "rational",
      "reasonable",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "valid",
      "well-grounded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "illegitimate",
      "illogical",
      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1608, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170412"
  },
  "well-groomed":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "well-dressed and scrupulously neat",
      "made neat, tidy, and attractive down to the smallest details"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wel-\u02c8gr\u00fcmd",
    "synonyms":[
      "antiseptic",
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "groomed",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "orderly",
      "picked up",
      "prim",
      "shipshape",
      "smug",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trig",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disheveled",
      "dishevelled",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "messy",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "sloven",
      "slovenly",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "well-grounded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a firm foundation",
      ": well-founded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8grau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analytic",
      "analytical",
      "coherent",
      "consequent",
      "good",
      "logical",
      "rational",
      "reasonable",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "valid",
      "well-founded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "illegitimate",
      "illogical",
      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194847"
  },
  "well-informed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having extensive knowledge especially of current topics and events",
      ": thoroughly knowledgeable in a particular subject"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-in-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abreast",
      "acquainted",
      "au courant",
      "conversant",
      "familiar",
      "informed",
      "knowledgeable",
      "up",
      "up-to-date",
      "versed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ignorant",
      "unacquainted",
      "unfamiliar",
      "uninformed",
      "unknowledgeable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185309"
  },
  "well-known":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fully or widely known",
      ": known by many people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8n\u014dn",
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8n\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big-name",
      "celebrated",
      "famed",
      "famous",
      "noted",
      "notorious",
      "prominent",
      "renowned",
      "star",
      "visible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anonymous",
      "nameless",
      "obscure",
      "uncelebrated",
      "unfamous",
      "unknown",
      "unsung"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175942"
  },
  "well-ordered":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an orderly procedure or arrangement",
      ": partially ordered with every subset containing a first element and exactly one of the relationships \"greater than,\" \"less than,\" or \"equal to\" holding for any given pair of elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225358"
  },
  "well-read":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": well-informed or deeply versed through reading"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8red"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "educated",
      "erudite",
      "knowledgeable",
      "learned",
      "lettered",
      "literate",
      "scholarly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benighted",
      "dark",
      "ignorant",
      "illiterate",
      "uneducated",
      "unlearned",
      "unlettered",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215745"
  },
  "well-spoken":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": speaking well, fitly, or courteously",
      ": spoken with propriety"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8sp\u014d-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "eloquent",
      "fluent",
      "silver-tongued"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inarticulate",
      "ineloquent",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182404"
  },
  "well-to-do":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous",
      ": having plenty of money and possessions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccwel-t\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "\u02ccwel-t\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "loaded",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-endowed",
      "well-fixed",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destitute",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "needy",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1794, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205243"
  },
  "wellborn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": born of noble or wealthy lineage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8b\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aristocratic",
      "blue-blooded",
      "genteel",
      "gentle",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "highborn",
      "highbred",
      "noble",
      "patrician",
      "silk-stocking",
      "upper-class",
      "upper-crust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseborn",
      "common",
      "humble",
      "ignoble",
      "low",
      "lower-class",
      "lowly",
      "mean",
      "nonaristocratic",
      "plebeian",
      "ungenteel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the wellborn men among the colonists had no experience with physical labor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192934"
  },
  "wellness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal",
      ": the quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fitness",
      "health",
      "healthiness",
      "heartiness",
      "robustness",
      "sap",
      "soundness",
      "verdure",
      "wholeness",
      "wholesomeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "illness",
      "sickness",
      "unhealthiness",
      "unsoundness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Daily exercise is proven to promote wellness .",
      "discounted gym memberships are part of the company's employee wellness program",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, work-life balance through good mental health and wellness \u2014which is broader than mental health\u2014telemedicine, and ramping up employee assistance programs. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "AxessPointe, Coleman Health Services and Peg\u2019s Foundation to bring affordable health and wellness services to local residents. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "There will also be a live podcast, a kid\u2019s village with activities, local entertainers, a health and wellness fair, local vendors, an artists\u2019 hub and more. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "The community health and wellness center will provide medical, dental, optometry and mental heath supports as well as on-site pharmacy and lab services, the foundation said. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "The commission serves Milwaukee County, offering anti-poverty programs such as career and education advancement, mental health and wellness resources, rental and homeowner assistance, senior and youth services and financial literacy. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Critics on social media worried that Kardashian's choice glamorized diet culture, using weight loss as an aesthetic choice, not one for health or wellness . \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Harrison, however, said at the news conference that Northwestern has partnered with Bronzeville community organizations for decades to promote the health and wellness of South Side residents. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Chasin said San Diego is a great place to launch a brand, be in a community of natural products entrepreneurs and connect with Southern Californians who have a reputation for caring about health and wellness . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182922"
  },
  "wellspring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a source of continual supply"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02ccspri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "font",
      "fountain",
      "fountainhead",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "source",
      "spring",
      "well"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The tour guide was a wellspring of information.",
      "the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With its emphasis on rigor and repetition, the training opened an emotional wellspring for Hadreas. \u2014 Jason Kyle Howard, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "If Cho\u2019s casting was a foregone conclusion, the most challenging role to fill was Will, the aloof and snobbish Darcy character who eventually reveals a wellspring of decency and repressed passion. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Our imaginations are a wellspring of self-affirmation that never leave us. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The film doesn\u2019t shy from attempting to plumb the seemingly bottomless depths of Hawk\u2019s motivational wellspring to invent and perfect skateboarding tricks. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As a Ukrainian, Levykin knew that there was a wellspring of rocket know-how in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Now Mika is in elementary school, and Yang, who teaches her Chinese and is a wellspring of facts about her birth country\u2019s history and culture, has practically become a member of the family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The pampered joker prince would soon find grounding, purpose, and a new wellspring of maternal pride. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "First came her stubborn fidelity to figuration in times favoring abstraction, and then her eschewal of Pop and postmodernist irony\u2014as opposed to humor, a wellspring of her creativity. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230742"
  },
  "wet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)",
      ": containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons",
      ": rainy",
      ": still moist enough to smudge or smear",
      ": drunk sense 1a",
      ": having or advocating a policy permitting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages",
      ": preserved in liquid",
      ": employing or done by means of or in the presence of water or other liquid",
      ": overly sentimental",
      ": lacking strength of character : weak , spineless",
      ": belonging to the moderate or liberal wing of the Conservative party",
      ": completely wrong : in error",
      ": immature , inexperienced",
      ": water",
      ": moisture , wetness",
      ": rainy weather : rain",
      ": an advocate of a policy of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors",
      ": one who is wet",
      ": to make wet",
      ": to urinate in or on",
      ": to become wet",
      ": urinate",
      ": to take a drink especially of liquor",
      ": containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as water)",
      ": rainy",
      ": not yet dry",
      ": to make wet",
      ": rainy weather : rain",
      ": marked by the presence or abundance of fluid (as secretions or effusions)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wet",
      "\u02c8wet",
      "\u02c8wet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "watered",
      "waterlogged",
      "water-soaked",
      "watery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloudburst",
      "deluge",
      "downfall",
      "downpour",
      "rain",
      "rainfall",
      "rainstorm",
      "storm"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "To combat heat exhaustion, move to a cool place, loosen your clothes, put cool, wet cloths on your body or take a cool bath and sip water. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
      "The Spanx Classic Swim One-Piece is made of a double-layer fabric that's completely opaque, even when wet . \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The wet storm systems moving through will cause rivers around the Pacific Northwest to rise, and often the Columbia takes on the extra loads as smaller rivers feed into it. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "When researchers used a robot with wet surface material, polystyrene foam beads stuck to it, according to the study. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "This is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend: Get your hands wet with clean, running water. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Get your whole body wet and slippery from neck to toe \u2013 and don\u2019t forget to wash behind your ears. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "And there will still be a number of staffed locations for Milwaukee County residents to get their toes wet . \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "In southwestern Colorado, cold, wet weather has helped the authorities contain the Simms fire, but mandatory evacuations in the region have kept many people on edge. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their wide-brimmed, straw Easter bonnets were perfect guards against the wet . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Next, Greene says, fill the vessel with just enough water to avoid getting the leaf wet . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "That seesaw in weather conditions\u2014from bone dry to sopping wet \u2014is a taste of what\u2019s to come as the Earth heats up, scientists say. \u2014 Anne C. Mulkern, Scientific American , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Understanding the catastrophes that preceded Mars\u2019 transition from a wet to a dry planet could offer clues about where the Earth\u2019s own geological future is headed, Coradini said. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet , then fold in most of the chocolate chips. \u2014 Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Bea stared at the flared ends of her trousers, soaking up the wet . \u2014 Esther Freud, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Bottom line is that fleece will help keep your hands warm even when its wet . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "The other thing to consider is that low rolling resistance usually means a smoother tire with few grooves \u2014 great for dry riding, but slippery in the wet . \u2014 Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Add 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet beside the patties (being careful to not wet the buns), cover, and cook until the cheese is melted, 90 seconds. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "Simply wet your skin, use a thin layer of this shaving cream, shave carefully, and rinse to reveal skin that feels softer and smoother. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The outsole is fitted with a Regolith tread pattern that grips effectively to wet and dry surfaces alike. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "To use an AeroPress: Insert a paper filter into the filter cap, wet the filter and cap with hot water then dump out the water. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
      "False lily of the valley likes moist to wet soil and shade. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
      "Anglers should be sure to wet their hands before handling them, and to be gentle when releasing the youngsters. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
      "Park Interpreter Waymon Cox said in the release that many visitors wet sift using a screen set to wash away soil and separate the gravel by size. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 3 May 2022",
      "The canvases show the brush strokes, the crumbling textures of the plaster \u2014 an integral part of the frescoes, which were created by applying pigment to wet plaster and mixing in the color. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214423"
  },
  "wet down":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dampen by sprinkling with water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first",
      "the stylist began by wetting down my hair"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194912"
  },
  "wet-nurse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to care for and breastfeed (another woman's baby) : to act as wet nurse to",
      ": to give constant and often excessive care to",
      ": a woman who cares for and breastfeeds children not her own",
      ": a woman who cares for and breastfeeds young not her own"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wet-\u02ccn\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breast-feed",
      "nurse",
      "suckle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One is Ina, a blind and aged wet nurse who lived in a cave for decades. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Stephanie Kresta, a 35-year-old mother of five in Houston, is one of dozens of people who have publicly posted to Facebook offering to wet nurse for other babies, should parents face such dire need. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "Among several biblical references, the pharaoh\u2019s daughter hires a wet nurse to feed baby Moses. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "The child was whisked off to a wet nurse in the countryside; Montesano married another woman, and Montessori, finding proximity to her ex-lover unbearable, resigned her position at the school. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Teffi focuses on the servants who made such estates possible, especially the nyanya, a recurring figure typically hired first as a wet nurse and then as the general custodian of the children. \u2014 Sara Wheeler, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Lina and Oviedo are happy with their twins, but Lina is struggling to produce milk, necessitating a wet nurse . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "Other photos in Castillo\u2019s ersatz work, paired with quotes (as in the official passport), include a Japanese American incarceration camp, migrant farmworkers, cotton pickers as well as enslaved African American wet nurses and nannies. \u2014 R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Some slaves, Jones-Rogers could say, were even known to serve as wet nurses , suckling the babes of their white counterparts. \u2014 Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1620, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210915"
  },
  "whack":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike with a smart or resounding blow",
      ": to cut with or as if with a whack : chop",
      ": to get the better of : defeat",
      ": murder , kill",
      ": to strike a smart or resounding blow",
      ": a smart or resounding blow",
      ": the sound of or as if of such a blow",
      ": a critical attack",
      ": portion , share",
      ": condition , state",
      ": an opportunity or attempt to do something",
      ": a single action or occasion",
      ": out of proper order or shape",
      ": not in accord",
      ": to hit with a hard noisy blow",
      ": a hard noisy blow",
      ": the sound of a hard noisy blow",
      ": not in good working order or shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wak",
      "\u02c8hwak",
      "\u02c8wak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assay",
      "attempt",
      "bash",
      "bid",
      "crack",
      "endeavor",
      "essay",
      "fling",
      "go",
      "offer",
      "pass",
      "shot",
      "stab",
      "trial",
      "try",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But while a tennis player may try to whack the ball as hard as possible, a skilled pickleballer will use slight movements to control the lighter, plastic ball. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "This news, delivered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell yesterday, teamed up with Omicron jitters to whack the markets\u2014though futures are looking up today. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "One by one, whack each egg all over with the spoon and return it to the ice water. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Coaxing sound from it looks like playing whack -a-mole. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "The war could whack a full percentage point off global GDP growth this year, the OECD calculates, and push the global inflation rate up by a further 2.5%. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "These felt weak: the combat in Pok\u00e9mon has been honed over many generations; these parts felt akin to stopping a game of Halo to play whack a mole. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Even Andy Roddick, the former world No. 1, got cheeky on the subject, taking to Twitter last week with a tongue-in-cheek tutorial on how to safely smash a racket and whack a ball without endangering anyone. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Cross-border drug smuggling has been a whack -a-mole process for decades and, as always, there will be efforts by cartels to work around the latest U.S. tactics. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the rapid evolution of the coronavirus has turned variant-specific vaccine development into a game of whack -a-mole, and drug companies are losing. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Keeping extremist content off of social platforms will always be a necessary game of whack -a-mole. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
      "But ProPublica found that the company\u2019s moderation efforts can amount to little more than a game of whack -a-mole. \u2014 Cezary Podkul, ProPublica , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But comparable sources of methane emissions are often more sporadic\u2014a pipeline leak here, a landfill plume there\u2014a game of whack -a-mole for environmental watchdogs inhibited by limited surveillance. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "But Baric does say the variant-chasing strategy might turn into a game of whack -a-mole: as one variant is vanquished by a new vaccine formula, another variant rises to take its place. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Burry\u2019s social media presence is akin to a game of whack -a-mole. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The labor market for young people to scoop ice cream, wait tables, and watch over a pool from a lifeguard chair is, like so many things, out of whack in the wake of the pandemic. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "The traditional upfronts were thrown out the window, and scheduling thrown out of whack due to production starts and stops. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1719, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205004"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very large : whopping",
      ": very"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wa-ki\u014b"
    ],
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      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
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      "elephantine",
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      "galactic",
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      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
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      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whopping"
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      "achingly",
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      "archly",
      "awful",
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      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
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      "cracking",
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      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
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      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
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      "mortally",
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      "much",
      "particularly",
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      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
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      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "harvested a whacking number of zucchini from the garden",
      "Adverb",
      "the clown wore a whacking big pair of shoes"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1806, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "1853, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220146"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "wacky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whacky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational : crazy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170027"
  },
  "wham":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a solid blow",
      ": the loud sound of a hard impact",
      ": with violent abruptness",
      ": to propel, strike, or beat so as to produce a loud impact",
      ": to hit or explode with a loud impact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wam",
      "\u02c8(h)wam"
    ],
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      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
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      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "gave the TV a good wham with her fist, and suddenly the picture came back on",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and company made their wham -bam-glam debut on \u2018Roxy Music\u2019 50 years ago. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
      "Perhaps my overall disappointment stems from this pilot stiffness, but the more likely culprit is the standard brashness of American reality television, which is less cinema v\u00e9rit\u00e9 and more wham -bam-thank-you-ma'am. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "But the movie, for all its retrograde politics and wham -bam machismo, can also be slick, silly fun \u2014 a giddy exercise in freewheeling nihilism, played to the hilt. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "The movie comes at you with a quick, wham -bam style that feels like a nod to the source material, a DC Vertigo comic-book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "The movie comes at you with a quick, wham -bam style that feels like a nod to the source material, a DC Vertigo comic-book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "The movie comes at you with a quick, wham -bam style that feels like a nod to the source material, a DC Vertigo comic-book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "The movie comes at you with a quick, wham -bam style that feels like a nod to the source material, a DC Vertigo comic-book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "The movie comes at you with a quick, wham -bam style that feels like a nod to the source material, a DC Vertigo comic-book series by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Goalscorer Asamoah Gyan took the resulting penalty, only to wham it off the top of the bar. \u2014 SI.com , 21 June 2019",
      "Goalscorer Asamoah Gyan took the resulting penalty, only to wham it off the top of the bar. \u2014 SI.com , 21 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1925, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192946"
  },
  "whammy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supernatural power bringing bad luck",
      ": a magic curse or spell : jinx , hex",
      ": a potent force or attack",
      ": a paralyzing or lethal blow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wa-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abracadabra",
      "bewitchment",
      "charm",
      "conjuration",
      "enchantment",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "hex",
      "incantation",
      "invocation",
      "spell"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you",
      "put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its closure was seen as an economic double- whammy for Doraville coupled with the Great Recession. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 1 June 2022",
      "Stress is kind of a double- whammy trigger, according to a study published in the journal Acta Dermato-Venereologica. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The news from Rakoff\u2019s chambers confirms that Palin isn\u2019t backing away from her defamation claims, despite the double- whammy decisions from a sitting federal judge and a nine-person jury. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Also Thursday, a triple- whammy of strong winds, hail and possible tornadoes is threatening parts of North Carolina, Virginia and Florida, the Storm Prediction Center warned. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "What this means is that U.S. exporters are faced with the double- whammy of a stronger dollar and higher fuel costs. \u2014 Frank Holmes, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Monday and Tuesday brought a double- whammy of severe storms and dozens of tornado reports across Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama -- downing trees and power lines as well as damaging homes and businesses. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Two years ago, the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas suffered a triple whammy . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In the South and Midwest, a triple whammy of snow, ice and sleet is hammering the region and could leave many without power. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from wham entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203947"
  },
  "whap":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pull or whip out",
      ": beat , strike",
      ": to defeat totally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195107"
  },
  "wharf":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a structure built along or at an angle from the shore of navigable waters so that ships may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers",
      ": the bank of a river or the shore of the sea",
      ": a structure built on the shore for loading and unloading ships"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u022frf",
      "\u02c8hw\u022frf",
      "\u02c8w\u022frf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dock",
      "float",
      "jetty",
      "landing",
      "levee",
      "pier",
      "quai",
      "quay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "tied the rowboat up at the wharf",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The ship\u2019s golden cargo was loaded in Skagway at a wharf built by Moore. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "From there the ships sail down the San Joaquin River to the Levin terminal where the ships are topped off at Richmond\u2019s deepwater wharf . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "By 1877, the outdated steamer was rotting away unused at a Seattle wharf , even sinking in 1882 and left resting on the mud for a year. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, has become really popular because of new chefs opening restaurants. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Officials haven\u2019t found any dead birds next to the dam itself or the fishing wharf , Constellation said. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
      "In the Houston Ship Channel, the Port of Houston Authority used $10 million in program funds in 2013 to extend the Baytown wharf . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Within view was the wharf at which Kader arrived in 2019. \u2014 Kenneth R. Rosen, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Many tourists rushing through Bergen take a quick snap of the iconic Bryggen wharf buildings and move on. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to Old English hweorfan to turn, Old High German hwerban , Greek karpos wrist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184841"
  },
  "wheedle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to influence or entice by soft words or flattery",
      ": to gain or get by wheedling",
      ": to use soft words or flattery",
      ": to get (someone) to think or act a certain way by flattering : coax",
      ": to gain or get by coaxing or flattering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8hw\u0113-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blandish",
      "blarney",
      "cajole",
      "coax",
      "palaver",
      "soft-soap",
      "sweet-talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wheedled quite a bit of money from her.",
      "She pleaded and wheedled , but I wouldn't be swayed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Harper rents a British country house to work through her trauma, but the men of the local village (all of whom are played by the actor Rory Kinnear) insinuate, belittle and wheedle her, too. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "But Kirpal would wheedle the staff, charm Mrs. Tan, tease the aides. \u2014 Rachel Heng, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
      "Plaintive, breathless, and more than a little disappointed by the shabbiness of the place, Fagan is a nonthreatening figure, the sort of bloke who might wheedle a free pint in a Clerkenwell pub. \u2014 Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "His Frank exhibits no concern for his son, but does want to make sure Maggie gets none of the benefit of the trust-fund money Tom had to wheedle out of his father and more sympathetic brother Nate (Josh McKenzie). \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2020",
      "Still, when the weather starts to feel more summery \u2014 however punishing that summer might be \u2014 burger cravings always seem to wheedle their way out of the woodwork. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 28 May 2020",
      "But when Rose-Lynn opens her mouth to sing\u2013her speaking voice has a Glaswegian burr, but her singing voice is all Tennessee\u2013you\u2019re wheedled into forgetting her flaws and sins and wanting only the best for her and her kids. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 June 2019",
      "One of the latter, Hugh Dancy\u2019s Charlie, tries, almost successfully, to wheedle her into bed; another, Reid Scott\u2019s Tom, the show\u2019s head monologue writer, feels threatened and tries to block her best ideas. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 June 2019",
      "Another is about a very loud teenage neighbor in the West Village who wheedles his way into her psyche. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1661, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185831"
  },
  "wheel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle",
      ": a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as",
      ": a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)",
      ": bicycle",
      ": any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernalia",
      ": potter's wheel",
      ": steering wheel",
      ": an imaginary turning wheel symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune",
      ": a recurring course, development, or action : cycle",
      ": something (such as a round, flat cheese) resembling a wheel in shape",
      ": a curving or circular movement",
      ": a rotation or turn usually about an axis or center",
      ": a turning movement of troops or ships in line in which the units preserve alignment and relative positions as they change direction",
      ": a moving or essential part of something compared to a machine",
      ": a directing or controlling force",
      ": a person of importance especially in an organization",
      ": the refrain or burden of a song",
      ": a circuit of theaters or places of entertainment",
      ": a sports league",
      ": a wheeled vehicle",
      ": automobile",
      ": legs",
      ": to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve",
      ": to change direction as if revolving on a pivot",
      ": to move or extend in a circle or curve",
      ": to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle",
      ": to cause to turn on or as if on an axis : rotate",
      ": to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle",
      ": to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot",
      ": to make or perform in a circle or curve",
      ": to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly",
      ": a disk or circular frame that can turn on a central point",
      ": something that is round",
      ": steering wheel",
      ": something having a wheel as its main part",
      ": moving power : necessary parts",
      ": to carry or move on wheels or in a vehicle with wheels",
      ": rotate sense 1",
      ": to change direction as if turning on a central point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113l",
      "\u02c8hw\u0113l",
      "\u02c8w\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gyration",
      "pirouette",
      "reel",
      "revolution",
      "roll",
      "rotation",
      "spin",
      "twirl",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deflect",
      "divert",
      "redirect",
      "swing",
      "turn",
      "veer",
      "whip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the series returns to race Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, the track\u2019s seven-race history of IndyCar events demonstrates the unpredictable relationship between experience and success behind the wheel . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "For ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, fuel surcharges took a front seat as gas prices soared and driver shortages saw fewer drivers behind the wheel . \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, the centenarian can continue to get behind the wheel until at least 2024, when the license expires. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "For the most part, this technology is still being tested in a relatively small number of cars with drivers behind the wheel as a backup. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Officials said the person behind the wheel was a 29-year-old who was arrested after crashing into a Rakenstrasse store in Charlottenburg. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Characteristic of BMWs, the driver is well placed behind the wheel , and the pilot benefits from a large dead pedal. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Then, a passenger in the Honda got behind the wheel and drove the Honda away, while the shooting suspect got into the Impala and also drove away. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Experts attribute the high rate of crashes to factors including speed, fatigue, poor training and extended lengths of time behind the wheel . \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birds are perched on rocky crags, while others wheel around a tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "When a windstorm hits, simply wheel the greenhouse into a garage or shed and wait for the storm to pass. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The 99-day impasse meant Cohen couldn't wheel , nor deal, nor even talk to his new ace, who was a pivotal figure at the negotiating table for the MLB Players' Association. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Seagulls wheel overhead as the waters of nearby Muir Creek flow into the Salish Sea. \u2014 Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "United also kicks in meals, and Delta has been known to wheel snack and drink carts through gate areas during delays, but most other carriers make no promises regarding food. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2014",
      "The night was comfortably warm and the front door had been propped open, allowing Ms. Wiesner to wheel herself up the sidewalk\u2019s slight incline to the threshold and into the dining room in a single, unassisted shot. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Vegetable vendor Raghu Dayal, who\u2019s 50, defied a weekend curfew to wheel his cart around the streets of New Delhi on Sunday evening. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Groups of protesters wheel jerrycans in wagons past them, honk their truck horns in time with the music as people dance and remain squarely parked on the street. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175709"
  },
  "wheels":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle",
      ": a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as",
      ": a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)",
      ": bicycle",
      ": any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernalia",
      ": potter's wheel",
      ": steering wheel",
      ": an imaginary turning wheel symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune",
      ": a recurring course, development, or action : cycle",
      ": something (such as a round, flat cheese) resembling a wheel in shape",
      ": a curving or circular movement",
      ": a rotation or turn usually about an axis or center",
      ": a turning movement of troops or ships in line in which the units preserve alignment and relative positions as they change direction",
      ": a moving or essential part of something compared to a machine",
      ": a directing or controlling force",
      ": a person of importance especially in an organization",
      ": the refrain or burden of a song",
      ": a circuit of theaters or places of entertainment",
      ": a sports league",
      ": a wheeled vehicle",
      ": automobile",
      ": legs",
      ": to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve",
      ": to change direction as if revolving on a pivot",
      ": to move or extend in a circle or curve",
      ": to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle",
      ": to cause to turn on or as if on an axis : rotate",
      ": to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle",
      ": to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot",
      ": to make or perform in a circle or curve",
      ": to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly",
      ": a disk or circular frame that can turn on a central point",
      ": something that is round",
      ": steering wheel",
      ": something having a wheel as its main part",
      ": moving power : necessary parts",
      ": to carry or move on wheels or in a vehicle with wheels",
      ": rotate sense 1",
      ": to change direction as if turning on a central point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113l",
      "\u02c8hw\u0113l",
      "\u02c8w\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gyration",
      "pirouette",
      "reel",
      "revolution",
      "roll",
      "rotation",
      "spin",
      "twirl",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deflect",
      "divert",
      "redirect",
      "swing",
      "turn",
      "veer",
      "whip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the series returns to race Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, the track\u2019s seven-race history of IndyCar events demonstrates the unpredictable relationship between experience and success behind the wheel . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "For ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, fuel surcharges took a front seat as gas prices soared and driver shortages saw fewer drivers behind the wheel . \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, the centenarian can continue to get behind the wheel until at least 2024, when the license expires. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "For the most part, this technology is still being tested in a relatively small number of cars with drivers behind the wheel as a backup. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Officials said the person behind the wheel was a 29-year-old who was arrested after crashing into a Rakenstrasse store in Charlottenburg. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Characteristic of BMWs, the driver is well placed behind the wheel , and the pilot benefits from a large dead pedal. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Then, a passenger in the Honda got behind the wheel and drove the Honda away, while the shooting suspect got into the Impala and also drove away. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Experts attribute the high rate of crashes to factors including speed, fatigue, poor training and extended lengths of time behind the wheel . \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birds are perched on rocky crags, while others wheel around a tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "When a windstorm hits, simply wheel the greenhouse into a garage or shed and wait for the storm to pass. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The 99-day impasse meant Cohen couldn't wheel , nor deal, nor even talk to his new ace, who was a pivotal figure at the negotiating table for the MLB Players' Association. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Seagulls wheel overhead as the waters of nearby Muir Creek flow into the Salish Sea. \u2014 Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "United also kicks in meals, and Delta has been known to wheel snack and drink carts through gate areas during delays, but most other carriers make no promises regarding food. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2014",
      "The night was comfortably warm and the front door had been propped open, allowing Ms. Wiesner to wheel herself up the sidewalk\u2019s slight incline to the threshold and into the dining room in a single, unassisted shot. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Vegetable vendor Raghu Dayal, who\u2019s 50, defied a weekend curfew to wheel his cart around the streets of New Delhi on Sunday evening. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Groups of protesters wheel jerrycans in wagons past them, honk their truck horns in time with the music as people dance and remain squarely parked on the street. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223433"
  },
  "wheeze":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound",
      ": to make a sound resembling that of wheezing",
      ": a sound of wheezing",
      ": an often repeated and widely known joke used especially by entertainers",
      ": a trite saying or proverb",
      ": to breathe with difficulty and usually with a whistling sound",
      ": to make a whistling sound like someone having difficulty breathing",
      ": a whistling sound like that made by someone having difficulty breathing",
      ": to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound",
      ": a sibilant whistling sound caused by difficult or obstructed respiration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113z",
      "\u02c8hw\u0113z",
      "\u02c8w\u0113z",
      "\u02c8hw\u0113z",
      "\u02c8w\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "gasp",
      "heave",
      "hyperventilate",
      "pant",
      "puff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He was up all night hacking and wheezing .",
      "The car's motor wheezed and stalled.",
      "Noun",
      "Between gasps and wheezes , he tried to explain what had happened.",
      "the wheeze of an engine",
      "We can count on him for a good wheeze .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ron would wheeze while hiking, and sometimes at night, but a nebulizer made his breathing less strained. \u2014 Patrick Hruby, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "But all of us are likely to feel the effects of a sick and wheezing economy. \u2014 Jarvis Deberry, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "By March 29, though, Massamore was wheezing and having trouble holding a conversation. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "No social media existed at the time, but people were frantically texting to each other about a new type of acute influenza that was making people cough and wheeze . \u2014 Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "The room was small and dimly lit, with pocked floors, bare walls, and a fold-out table littered with empty juice bottles; a small pink fan wheezed in the corner. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "When her daughter started wheezing , Sainz stopped taking her to the park. \u2014 Erin Stone, azcentral , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "There are photos of the president grinning out from the middle of some ruddy array of wheezing burghers or gouty lawmen, always shot from far enough away that everyone\u2019s shoes are visible. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "That may help explain the desperation to get ahead, manifested by their factcheckUK wheeze . \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The loud wheeze of air brakes proceeds a concussive thud. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Or heard a lithium battery wheeze its last, horrifying breath? \u2014 Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Institute of Medicine has linked indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, and wheeze in otherwise healthy people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Blunt, 38, has this past year to thank for the fear that every little rasp or wheeze could be a sign of the pandemic. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 May 2021",
      "There are no heroes here, just Kidman fully immersing herself in a character for whom every action is an attack, for whom every word is a wheeze , and for whom every movement looks labored. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "This was a questionable wheeze even when European airports lobbied for it in the 1950s. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "That wheeze of mediocrity prompted the NFL to team with Jay-Z and his company, Roc Nation, giving the rap mogul an influential voice in the league\u2019s marquee music events, including the halftime show. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, ajc , 3 Feb. 2021",
      "However, there were no significant associations between vaping nicotine and wheeze . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 24 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231406"
  },
  "whelm":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect",
      ": to overcome in thought or feeling : overwhelm",
      ": to pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)welm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crush",
      "devastate",
      "floor",
      "grind (down)",
      "oppress",
      "overcome",
      "overmaster",
      "overpower",
      "overwhelm",
      "prostrate",
      "snow under",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222052"
  },
  "wherefore":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for what reason or purpose : why",
      ": therefore",
      ": an answer or statement giving an explanation : reason",
      ": why entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wer-\u02ccf\u022fr",
      "\u02c8hwer-\u02ccf\u022fr",
      "\u02c8wer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordingly",
      "consequently",
      "ergo",
      "hence",
      "so",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "thus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "account",
      "authority",
      "grounds",
      "motive",
      "reason",
      "subject",
      "why"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "it was getting late, and wherefore we decided to move on",
      "Noun",
      "demanded to know the whys and wherefores for the decision"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191720"
  },
  "whet":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)",
      "to make keen or more acute excite , stimulate",
      "a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again",
      "time , while",
      "something that sharpens or makes keen",
      "goad , incitement",
      "appetizer",
      "a drink of liquor",
      "to sharpen the edge of by rubbing on or with a stone",
      "to make (as the appetite) stronger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)wet",
    "synonyms":[
      "edge",
      "grind",
      "hone",
      "sharpen",
      "stone",
      "strop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "dull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We had some wine to whet our appetites.",
      "The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Those who set up the Canadian Open this week have done their best to make the venerable St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club whet the appetite of many who will tee it up in Brookline next week. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Read on for 10 pieces of restaurant news to whet your appetite for April 2022. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Perhaps doing so will further whet your appetite to look into the AI Ethics arena all told. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The taqueros here are masterful at mixing just the right ratio of fat to muscle in their taco meats; the carnitas border on just greasy enough to whet a late night appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But there's just enough of the Fremen to whet the appetites of viewers (and the actors themselves) to continue the story. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Starting the promotion of special offers in advance will agitate buyers and significantly whet their appetite. \u2014 Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Superstar running back Jonathan Taylor was revealed as a member of the Pro Bowl rosters on Monday, one of just five NFL players revealed early to whet the public\u2019s appetite for the full roster reveal at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the NFL Network. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "No spoilers, but King Vizimir\u2019s brief reference to a man named Dijkstra is definitely designed to whet the appetites of longtime Witcher fans. \u2014 Scott Meslow, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "Threatened and Endangered Raptors Wednesday, April 11, at 6 30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. \u2014 Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet -your-palate 2017 pinks. \u2014 Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. \u2014 Olivia Abel, Country Living , 22 June 2017",
      "And a tiny northern saw- whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. \u2014 Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post , 21 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whetted":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)",
      ": to make keen or more acute : excite , stimulate",
      ": a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again",
      ": time , while",
      ": something that sharpens or makes keen:",
      ": goad , incitement",
      ": appetizer",
      ": a drink of liquor",
      ": to sharpen the edge of by rubbing on or with a stone",
      ": to make (as the appetite) stronger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wet",
      "\u02c8hwet",
      "\u02c8wet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "edge",
      "grind",
      "hone",
      "sharpen",
      "stone",
      "strop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunt",
      "dull"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We had some wine to whet our appetites.",
      "The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those who set up the Canadian Open this week have done their best to make the venerable St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club whet the appetite of many who will tee it up in Brookline next week. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Read on for 10 pieces of restaurant news to whet your appetite for April 2022. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Perhaps doing so will further whet your appetite to look into the AI Ethics arena all told. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The taqueros here are masterful at mixing just the right ratio of fat to muscle in their taco meats; the carnitas border on just greasy enough to whet a late night appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But there's just enough of the Fremen to whet the appetites of viewers (and the actors themselves) to continue the story. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Starting the promotion of special offers in advance will agitate buyers and significantly whet their appetite. \u2014 Aleksandr Galkin, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Superstar running back Jonathan Taylor was revealed as a member of the Pro Bowl rosters on Monday, one of just five NFL players revealed early to whet the public\u2019s appetite for the full roster reveal at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the NFL Network. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "No spoilers, but King Vizimir\u2019s brief reference to a man named Dijkstra is definitely designed to whet the appetites of longtime Witcher fans. \u2014 Scott Meslow, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. \u2014 Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet -your-palate 2017 pinks. \u2014 Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. \u2014 Olivia Abel, Country Living , 22 June 2017",
      "And a tiny northern saw- whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. \u2014 Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post , 21 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174738"
  },
  "whimper":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make a low whining plaintive or broken sound",
      "to complain or protest with or as if with a whimper",
      "a whimpering cry or sound",
      "a petulant complaint or protest",
      "to make a quiet crying sound",
      "a whining cry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)wim-p\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "bleat",
      "mewl",
      "pule"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complaint",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whine",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I could hear the puppy whimpering .",
      "She whimpered about having to get up early.",
      "\u201cWhere are you going?\u201d she whimpered .",
      "Noun",
      "I could hear the puppy's whimpers .",
      "patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Teddy\u2019s response is to whimper ; there\u2019s no flinching or cowering. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "There\u2019s a long alfresco sequence of a crowded lunch, groaning with good food and gossip, that will cause most moviegoers to whimper with envy and yearning. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Whenever the chair would hit a small bump, Mom would whimper in pain. \u2014 Scott Bengston, Star Tribune , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "This game started like many Yates games start - the opponent shows spunk before hope of quieting the Lions and this streak goes from plentiful to whimpering . \u2014 Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Chuck cried and whimpered and suddenly slipped out of his collar. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "In August, the small canine was found whimpering in the yard of a home in Wandiligong, a city in Australia\u2019s state of Victoria, according to CNN. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "By 1965, a few juveniles were rolling on their backs and whimpering for attention, just like puppies. \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "To feel your heart breaking at the sight of a tiny gray-faced boy whimpering in front of a door\u2014what does this do but secrete a little more misery into the atmosphere? \u2014 Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Betts closed out a historic May that included 12 home runs and 10 doubles \u2014 the 22 extra-base hits are a Dodgers record \u2014 with a whimper . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "With a whimper The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday again rejected a state legislative map submitted by Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission, Jeremy Pelzer and Andrew Tobias write. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "He could get distracted by other projects and leave with a whimper , similar to his departure from the Endeavor Holdings board last year. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "With Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro sidelined, and Morris missing an 11th consecutive game due to the whiplash sustained in that Denver dustup, the Heat ultimately went down with another whimper , this time 120-111 at FTX Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "That Monday night, there was no bang, but certainly no whimper . \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Experts have long predicted that the pandemic will end with a whimper , not a bang. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Kentucky football's 2022 NFL draft started with a bang and ended with a whimper . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, the CBO score came not with a bang but a whimper . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whine":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry",
      "to make a sound similar to such a cry",
      "to complain with or as if with a whine",
      "to move or proceed with the sound of a whine",
      "to utter or express with or as if with a whine",
      "a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain",
      "a sound resembling such a cry",
      "a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine",
      "to make a high-pitched troubled cry or a similar sound",
      "to complain by or as if by whining",
      "a high-pitched troubled or complaining cry or sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)w\u012bn",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complaint",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Find a scenario that perhaps indicts Amazon, or one of its third-party sellers, and write an op-ed for editorialists all too eager to whine about what made one of the world\u2019s richest men one of the world\u2019s richest men. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "If any of them would whine or cry or bark the moose would trample them. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Turning these pages is like watching an old man dust his Hummel figurines and whine about the neighbors. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While runners regularly take themselves past their comfort zone in training, everyone seems to whine about how uncomfortable heat makes them. \u2014 Allie Burdick, Outside Online , 13 July 2020",
      "That's what these -- Democrats whine too much, Chuck. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why some forward-thinking oil companies have warmed to biofuels, as the editorial board acknowledges, while unprofitable refineries whine because biofuels take away market share. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Democratic moderates whine about wanting to pass the infrastructure bill right away and put off the health, education and childcare package for later. \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s not just his game, which appears borrowed from the guy at the YMCA who doesn\u2019t talk trash and doesn\u2019t whine about foul calls but who never, ever loses. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The Rock Island line is so close to Hero Street the clang of railroad crossings, whine of braking trains and metal groan of shuffling cars is a constant song on replay, all day and all night. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "There are jets pulling 10Gs, the metal sound of cockpit sticks pulled in gear, epic dogfights and the whine of machinery balking at the demands put on it. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "The torpid silence was punctuated by the slow whine of air-raid sirens\u2014and by crows. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "The fake shift integration helped with the continuous whine that normal CVTs exude, but don\u2019t be fooled. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The heavy, sweaty air stirs and an otherworldly organ whine rises above the audience roar. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
      "With the press of a green button, Sam Bruneau\u2019s snowmobile sprung silently to life and took off at a low whine . \u2014 Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Ventilation systems are limited to sets of fans at either end that do little except whine above the engine noise. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The steering was immediate, even for a race car, the grip was immense and the acceleration was perpetually good for a wallop in the back, even as the near-silent motor was outshouted by gearbox whine that filled the tiny yet airy cockpit. \u2014 Sam Smith, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whiner":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry",
      "to make a sound similar to such a cry",
      "to complain with or as if with a whine",
      "to move or proceed with the sound of a whine",
      "to utter or express with or as if with a whine",
      "a prolonged high-pitched cry usually expressive of distress or pain",
      "a sound resembling such a cry",
      "a complaint uttered with or as if with a whine",
      "to make a high-pitched troubled cry or a similar sound",
      "to complain by or as if by whining",
      "a high-pitched troubled or complaining cry or sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)w\u012bn",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whinge",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "complaint",
      "fuss",
      "grievance",
      "gripe",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "grumble",
      "holler",
      "kvetch",
      "lament",
      "miserere",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "plaint",
      "squawk",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whinge",
      "yammer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Find a scenario that perhaps indicts Amazon, or one of its third-party sellers, and write an op-ed for editorialists all too eager to whine about what made one of the world\u2019s richest men one of the world\u2019s richest men. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "If any of them would whine or cry or bark the moose would trample them. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Turning these pages is like watching an old man dust his Hummel figurines and whine about the neighbors. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While runners regularly take themselves past their comfort zone in training, everyone seems to whine about how uncomfortable heat makes them. \u2014 Allie Burdick, Outside Online , 13 July 2020",
      "That's what these -- Democrats whine too much, Chuck. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why some forward-thinking oil companies have warmed to biofuels, as the editorial board acknowledges, while unprofitable refineries whine because biofuels take away market share. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Democratic moderates whine about wanting to pass the infrastructure bill right away and put off the health, education and childcare package for later. \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s not just his game, which appears borrowed from the guy at the YMCA who doesn\u2019t talk trash and doesn\u2019t whine about foul calls but who never, ever loses. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The Rock Island line is so close to Hero Street the clang of railroad crossings, whine of braking trains and metal groan of shuffling cars is a constant song on replay, all day and all night. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "There are jets pulling 10Gs, the metal sound of cockpit sticks pulled in gear, epic dogfights and the whine of machinery balking at the demands put on it. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "The torpid silence was punctuated by the slow whine of air-raid sirens\u2014and by crows. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "The fake shift integration helped with the continuous whine that normal CVTs exude, but don\u2019t be fooled. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The heavy, sweaty air stirs and an otherworldly organ whine rises above the audience roar. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
      "With the press of a green button, Sam Bruneau\u2019s snowmobile sprung silently to life and took off at a low whine . \u2014 Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Ventilation systems are limited to sets of fans at either end that do little except whine above the engine noise. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The steering was immediate, even for a race car, the grip was immense and the acceleration was perpetually good for a wallop in the back, even as the near-silent motor was outshouted by gearbox whine that filled the tiny yet airy cockpit. \u2014 Sam Smith, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whinge":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to complain fretfully : whine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)winj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "fuss",
      "gripe",
      "grizzle",
      "grouch",
      "grouse",
      "growl",
      "grumble",
      "grump",
      "holler",
      "inveigh",
      "keen",
      "kick",
      "kvetch",
      "maunder",
      "moan",
      "murmur",
      "mutter",
      "nag",
      "repine",
      "scream",
      "squawk",
      "squeal",
      "wail",
      "whimper",
      "whine",
      "yammer",
      "yawp",
      "yaup",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Quit whinging and get on with the job.",
      "People were whinging about the lack of service."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English *whingen , from Old English hwinsian ; akin to Old High German wins\u014dn to moan",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171000"
  },
  "whippersnapper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-p\u0259r-\u02ccsna-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cipher",
      "dwarf",
      "half-pint",
      "insect",
      "insignificancy",
      "lightweight",
      "morsel",
      "nobody",
      "nonentity",
      "nothing",
      "nullity",
      "number",
      "pip-squeak",
      "pygmy",
      "pigmy",
      "shrimp",
      "snippersnapper",
      "twerp",
      "zero",
      "zilch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big shot",
      "big wheel",
      "bigwig",
      "eminence",
      "figure",
      "kahuna",
      "kingpin",
      "magnate",
      "nabob",
      "personage",
      "somebody",
      "VIP"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The makeup artist turned beauty-brand entrepreneur is an undeniable legend \u2014 a luminary in a way that a teen TikTok whippersnapper could only hope to be. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Far from a whippersnapper , Flack\u2014a pioneering photorealist painter, sculptor of monumental bronze, and an artist who has works in museum collections ranging from MoMA to the National Gallery of Australia\u2014still sees no end to her creativity. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Now 90 years old, the renowned photorealist shows no sign of slowing down Audrey Flack laughs when remembering that painter Alice Neel called her a whippersnapper in the 1970s. \u2014 Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Help impart some old-school championship lessons on his young whippersnapper teammates. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "The space is now occupied by the flagship of Hackett, a company that is a relative whippersnapper at 37 years old. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 15 Nov. 2020",
      "Now stop being such an ungrateful whippersnapper , and call your grandma. \u2014 Courtney Shea, refinery29.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "From its inception up until 2014 or 2015, the Ars virtual office was plain-jane IRC\u2014that's Internet Relay Chat for you whippersnappers . \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Even then, millennials will be protecting scraps left behind by boomers from a new generation of young whippersnappers looking for a fair share of the 2040 American pie. Stuart Gray St. Augustine, Fla. \u2014 WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of snippersnapper ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1700, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185149"
  },
  "whirling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed",
      ": to turn on or around an axis like a wheel : rotate",
      ": to turn abruptly around or aside : wheel",
      ": to pass, move, or go quickly",
      ": to become giddy or dizzy : reel",
      ": to drive, impel, or convey with or as if with a rotary motion",
      ": to cause to turn usually rapidly on or around an axis : rotate",
      ": to cause to turn abruptly around or aside",
      ": to throw or hurl violently with a revolving motion",
      ": a rapid rotating or circling movement",
      ": something undergoing such a movement",
      ": a busy or fast-paced succession of events : bustle",
      ": a confused or disturbed mental state : turmoil",
      ": an experimental or brief attempt : try",
      ": to turn or move in circles rapidly",
      ": to feel dizzy",
      ": to move or carry around rapidly",
      ": a rapid movement in circles",
      ": something that is or seems to be moving in circles",
      ": a state of busy movement : bustle",
      ": a brief or experimental try"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "churn",
      "stir",
      "swirl",
      "wash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gyration",
      "pirouette",
      "reel",
      "revolution",
      "roll",
      "rotation",
      "spin",
      "twirl",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "The scarves started to twist and to whirl , the mood shifting from regret at what had been snatched away to celebration of all that remained. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Then put it in a centrifuge and whirl it around in a radioactive tornado, until the lightest particles cluster towards the center. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Arizona guard Dalen Terry lobbed up the basketball toward the rim and watched his 7-foot-1 teammate swoop in, grab it out of the air and dunk it, prompting Terry to whirl around and flash his teeth in a gleeful grin. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The peppers whirl around their heads until the astronauts catch them and tape them against a board to photograph. \u2014 Melanie Canales, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Cheap chandeliers light the joint, ceiling fans whirl overhead, and a red-fringed curtain surrounds the stage, where bands perform nightly. \u2014 Pam Leblanc, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The footnotes and detours and bracketing devices whirl around an increasingly frayed through-line. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Elsewhere, Rojin, also 14, captured several arms raised up to whirl plates on spindly poles against a cloudy sky. \u2014 CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "An ode to cinema, a whirl of ideas, and playfulness in every take. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "That title suggests illuminating new material from a multiplicity of voices to clarify the whirl of controversy and conspiracy theories that have long surrounded Monroe\u2019s death in 1962. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Right after the end of Mass, Francis got aboard the white popemobile for a whirl through the square to greet cheering well-wishers among the rank-and-file faithful. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Extreme dedication to social pursuits and the endless whirl of high society events demanded appropriate glitter for balls, masquerades, and dances held every night of the season. \u2014 Carol Woolton, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The blockchain world and its cryptocurrency are like a Silicon Valley tilt-a- whirl whipping us to and fro with summits and valleys. \u2014 Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210545"
  },
  "whirlwind":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small rotating windstorm of limited extent",
      ": a confused rush : whirl",
      ": a violent or destructive force or agency",
      ": resembling a whirlwind especially in speed or force",
      ": a small windstorm of rapidly rotating air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-\u02ccwind",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rl-\u02ccwind",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "My life has been a whirlwind lately.",
      "He attended a whirlwind of meetings.",
      "Adjective",
      "The band went on a whirlwind concert tour.",
      "They were married after a whirlwind romance.",
      "We continued on at a whirlwind pace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After a whirlwind four days of events celebrating the Queen\u2019s 70 years on the throne as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend, today, the British royal family was ready to let its hair down. \u2014 Vogue , 5 June 2022",
      "After capturing attention with his athleticism at the NFL combine, Tariq Woolen launched into a whirlwind April of visits and Zoom meetings, including stops in Las Vegas, Carolina and Indianapolis. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "His unceremonious departure from WPP fueled the 77-year-old executive who, after leaving WPP, launched himself into a whirlwind of activity that led to S4\u2019s rise. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The surprise success of the song (with more than 30 million streams on Spotify in less than two weeks) has turned Cameron\u2019s life into a whirlwind , with a music video and tour on the way. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "To be pushed into this whirlwind of having to look for a new job every few months has been extremely stressful. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "That is the real nightmare scenario, with truth itself getting sucked into the whirlwind of maximal partisanship to such an extent that reaching anything like a national consensus about what actually happened on Election Day becomes impossible. \u2014 Damon Linker, TheWeek , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The last week of April was a whirlwind for San Francisco's Chinatown. \u2014 Terry Tang, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
      "The next year will be a whirlwind for the circus, which will begin rehearsing in June. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The model has had a whirlwind 24 hours while promoting the launch of her new skincare line, Rhode. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "And since the film\u2019s debut at Cannes last month (which earned it a 12-minute ovation), the pair, along with their cast, have been on a whirlwind promotional tour. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "And so kicked off the family's whirlwind two-week trip in Ecuador. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Four years in which her fantasy of a whirlwind international romance never materialized. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Biden will spend much of Wednesday traveling from Washington to Brussels, ahead of a whirlwind day of diplomacy in the Belgian capital the next day. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The two were, of course, involved in a whirlwind six-week relationship that by her account included about 15 days in each other\u2019s company. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2018, Davidson had a whirlwind five-month romance with pop star Ariana Grande. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Cousins recapped a whirlwind four-day period that began with a call and a tryout and ended with him signing and practicing within a day. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1614, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200822"
  },
  "whisk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a quick light brushing or whipping motion",
      ": a usually wire kitchen utensil used for beating food by hand",
      ": a flexible bunch (as of twigs, feathers, or straw) attached to a handle for use as a brush",
      ": to move nimbly and quickly",
      ": to move or convey briskly",
      ": to mix or fluff up by or as if by beating with a whisk",
      ": to brush or wipe off lightly",
      ": to move suddenly and quickly",
      ": to brush with or as if with a whisk broom",
      ": to stir or beat with a whisk or fork",
      ": a quick sweeping or brushing motion",
      ": a kitchen utensil of wire used for whipping (as eggs or cream)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wisk",
      "\u02c8hwisk",
      "\u02c8wisk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "wag",
      "waggle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "bundle",
      "fast-track",
      "hasten",
      "hurry",
      "quicken",
      "rush",
      "speed (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone",
      "Verb",
      "Whisk the eggs with the cream until the mixture thickens.",
      "She whisked the children off to bed.",
      "The taxi whisked me to the airport.",
      "The waitress whisked my plate away before I was finished eating.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Add the egg and the beer to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth and combined; the batter should be thicker than pancake batter, more like a thin cake batter. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Add sugar and whisk on low speed until sugar is dissolved. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Add whiskey, whipping cream, and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk until the mixture thickens. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Remove from heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Turn off the heat and whisk in the parsley, miso, lemon juice, pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Colorful, contrasting millwork, on the other hand, is the swizzle that transforms interiors with a whisk of a paintbrush, say design pros. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "In a clean large bowl, using a clean whisk , beat the egg whites until medium peaks form. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Using a whisk and stirring constantly slowly pour the milk into the mixture. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Add a big splash of cream to the remaining egg (about the same amount of cream as egg) and whisk together. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2022",
      "To make the Clamato-style juice, add all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "When the mixture comes to a boil, add the cocoa powder and whisk to combine. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Remove from heat, and add Parmigiano, Gruy\u00e9re, feta, salt, cayenne, pepper, nasturtiums and parsley, and whisk to combine. \u2014 Odette Williams, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
      "Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together to combine, then sift into mixing bowl. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, the big-shot executives who reside in posh luxury apartment buildings at exclusive addresses, get a company car to whisk them into the office. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Chlo\u00eb\u2019s brother Paul was there in a vintage Mercedes to pick up the happy couple and whisk them away to the reception\u2014Diet Coke and La Croix cans trailing behind. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "Choppers and megayachts whisk us through this milieu of murderous oligarchs, freelancing spooks, and the people who manage and move their money. \u2014 Bartle Bull, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192747"
  },
  "whistle-blower":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who reveals something covert or who informs against another",
      ": an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or by other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency",
      ": an employee who brings wrongdoing by an employer or other employees to the attention of a government or law enforcement agency and who is commonly vested by statute with rights and remedies for retaliation \u2014 compare qui tam action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-s\u0259l-\u02ccbl\u014d-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hwi-s\u0259l-\u02ccbl\u014d-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "betrayer",
      "canary",
      "deep throat",
      "fink",
      "informant",
      "informer",
      "nark",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "snitch",
      "snitcher",
      "squealer",
      "stool pigeon",
      "stoolie",
      "talebearer",
      "tattler",
      "tattletale",
      "telltale"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194729"
  },
  "white":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having the color of new snow or milk",
      "of the color white (see white entry 2 sense 1 )",
      "light or pale in color",
      "free from color clear , transparent",
      "lustrous pale gray silvery",
      "made of silver",
      "of or relating to any of various population groups considered as having light pigmentation of the skin",
      "of or relating to white people or their culture",
      "marked by upright fairness",
      "free from spot or blemish such as",
      "free from moral impurity innocent",
      "marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity",
      "unmarked by writing or printing",
      "not intended to cause harm",
      "favorable , fortunate",
      "wearing or habited in white",
      "marked by the presence of snow snowy",
      "heated to the point of whiteness",
      "notably ardent passionate",
      "conservative or reactionary in political outlook and action",
      "instigated or carried out by reactionary forces as a counterrevolutionary measure",
      "of, relating to, or constituting a musical tone quality characterized by a controlled pure sound, a lack of warmth and color, and a lack of resonance",
      "consisting of a wide range of frequencies",
      "the achromatic object color of greatest lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum",
      "one that is or approaches white in color such as",
      "white clothing",
      "white wine",
      "a white mammal (such as a horse or a hog)",
      "a white-colored product (such as flour)",
      "any of numerous butterflies (subfamily Pierinae of the family Pieridae) that usually have the ground color of the wings white and are related to the sulphur butterflies",
      "teeth",
      "a person belonging to any of various population groups considered as having light pigmentation of the skin",
      "a white or light-colored part of something such as",
      "a mass of albuminous material surrounding the yolk of an egg",
      "the white part of the eyeball",
      "the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game",
      "the player by whom these are played",
      "the area of a page unmarked by writing, printing, or illustration",
      "a white target",
      "the fifth or outermost circle of an archery target",
      "a shot that hits it",
      "leukorrhea",
      "a member of a conservative or reactionary political group",
      "whiten",
      "of the color of fresh snow colored white",
      "light or pale in color",
      "silvery",
      "of or relating to any of various groups of people having light pigmentation of the skin",
      "blank entry 1 sense 1",
      "not intended to cause harm",
      "snowy sense 1",
      "the color of fresh snow",
      "the white part of something (as an egg)",
      "white clothing",
      "a person belonging to a group of people having light-colored skin",
      "Andrew Dickson 1832\u20131918 American educator and diplomat",
      "Byron Raymond 1917\u20132002 American jurist",
      "Edward Douglass 1845\u20131921 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1910\u201321)",
      "Elwyn Brooks 1899\u20131985 American journalist and writer",
      "Gilbert 1720\u20131793 English clergyman and naturalist",
      "Patrick Victor Martindale 1912\u20131990 Australian writer",
      "Stanford 1853\u20131906 American architect",
      "Theodore Harold 1915\u20131986 American journalist and writer",
      "William Allen 1868\u20131944 American journalist and writer",
      "river 690 miles (1110 kilometers) long in northern Arkansas and southwestern Missouri flowing southeast into the Mississippi River",
      "river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in northwestern Colorado and eastern Utah flowing west into the Green River",
      "river 50 miles (80 kilometers) long in southwestern Indiana flowing west into the Wabash River",
      "river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in southern South Dakota flowing east into the Missouri River",
      "river 130 miles (209 kilometers) long in northwestern Texas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)w\u012bt",
    "synonyms":[
      "colorless",
      "tintless",
      "uncolored",
      "undyed",
      "unpainted",
      "unstained"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "colored",
      "colorized",
      "dyed",
      "hued",
      "painted",
      "pigmented",
      "stained",
      "tinct",
      "tinctured",
      "tinged",
      "tinted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The posts detail months of reconnaissance, demographic research and shooting practice for a bloodbath aimed at scaring everyone who isn\u2019t white and Christian into leaving the country. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The posts detail months of reconnaissance, demographic research and shooting practice for a bloodbath aimed at scaring everyone who isn\u2019t white and Christian into leaving the country. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The posts detail months of reconnaissance, demographic research and shooting practice for a bloodbath aimed at scaring everyone who isn\u2019t white and Christian into leaving the country. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Heat rash looks like small red, white , or grayish bumps that resemble small pimples. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "For Tuesday's glam occasion, the stylish royal looked stunning in a white and pink floral dress by Zimmermann teamed with a straw belt. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "These distressing testimonies and experiences aren\u2019t limited to white , non-disabled, cisgender, heterosexual women. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "The Capricorn tween wore white and black Nike sneakers, dainty silver hoops, and a sheer glossy lip. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "Measuring nearly six feet high by three feet wide and 10 inches deep, the work portrays its subjects in colorful segments of terra cotta clay joined together with cement and glazed in clear tones of white , blue, yellow, red, green, and gray. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The packaging has also been stripped of the golden arches and left mainly blank white , perhaps a result of a hasty rebranding done in just 22 days. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Garza and Gladys Sicknick, Officer Brian Sicknick\u2019s mother, grew emotional as Edwards discussed seeing Sicknick clutching his head and turning white . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "The Metro Detroit Ford Dealers rounded up 40 new Mustangs \u2014 37 red, three white \u2014 to showcase the team. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Neat and sporty, Raducanu appears in all white with a crisp Oxford shirt over a T-shirt and Nike shorts. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Runners can also create a de facto blinking light by programming the watch lights to flash white as your wrist moves forward and red as your wrist flies back. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 6 June 2022",
      "Adults are reddish brown, while the babies are extremely tiny and yellowish- white in color. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "To create a light brown color, mix the three primary colors together, then add some white . \u2014 Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Star formation can be seen in bright blue- white in the new Hubble image. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "white heat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a temperature (as for copper and iron from 1500\u00b0 to 1600\u00b0 C) which is higher than red heat and at which a body becomes brightly incandescent",
      ": a state of intense mental or physical strain, emotion, or activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardency",
      "ardor",
      "emotion",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fervency",
      "fervidness",
      "fervor",
      "fire",
      "heat",
      "intenseness",
      "intensity",
      "passion",
      "passionateness",
      "vehemence",
      "violence",
      "warmth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impassiveness",
      "impassivity",
      "insensibility",
      "insensibleness",
      "insensitiveness",
      "insensitivity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "claims that the novel was written at white heat in a tremendous, unbroken burst of creativity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s made of several heavy-duty materials to keep it safe: a black Cinefoil dust jacket, white heat -shield foil pages, nickel wire, stainless-steel head and tail bands and Kapton high-temperature adhesive. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "Without his embrace, the band burned with white light/ white heat , before eventually burning out themselves. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Their mutual hatred generates a white heat that could burn through your laptop screen. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "One of Parker\u2019s key defenses is a white heat shield that deflects heat. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 10 Aug. 2018",
      "Narrated by a neurological researcher whose memories of her childhood in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge start to leak into her present day, this novel is contrapuntal and elegiac in tone, with a white heat beneath. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "And just as one starts to wonder what kind of town is one in which there are no children or families, no banks or offices, dusk starts to fall, and the tourists and the white heat of the day retreat. \u2014 Deborah Needleman, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-012443"
  },
  "white-headed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the hair, fur, or plumage of the head white or very light",
      ": specially favored : fortunate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012bt-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "cherished",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "fair-haired",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "fond",
      "loved",
      "pet",
      "precious",
      "special",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbeloved"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183930"
  },
  "white-hot":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "being at or radiating white heat",
      "extremely hot",
      "exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)w\u012bt-\u02c8h\u00e4t",
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "hot",
      "piping hot",
      "red",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "sultry",
      "superheated",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "cold",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frozen",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "iced",
      "icy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whitewash":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to whiten with whitewash",
      ": to gloss over or cover up (something, such as a record of criminal behavior)",
      ": to exonerate (someone) by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data",
      ": to hold (an opponent) scoreless in a game or contest",
      ": to alter (something) in a way that favors, features, or caters to white people: such as",
      ": to portray (the past) in a way that increases the prominence, relevance, or impact of white people and minimizes or misrepresents that of nonwhite people",
      ": to alter (an original story) by casting a white performer in a role based on a nonwhite person or fictional character",
      ": a liquid composition for whitening a surface: such as",
      ": a preparation for whitening the skin",
      ": a composition (as of lime and water or whiting , size, and water) for whitening structural surfaces",
      ": an act or instance of glossing over or of exonerating",
      ": a defeat in a contest in which the loser fails to score",
      ": to cover with a mixture that whitens",
      ": to try to hide the wrongdoing of",
      ": a mixture (as of lime and water) for making a surface (as a wall) white"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012bt-\u02ccw\u022fsh",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8hw\u012bt-\u02ccw\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u012bt-",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "condone",
      "discount",
      "disregard",
      "excuse",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a book that tries to whitewash the country's past",
      "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Further, de Jong rails against these families\u2019 use of philanthropy to whitewash history. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "In a country where more than half of registered voters are 40 or younger, TikTok has been particularly effective in efforts to whitewash the history of the Marcos family. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Blatant misinformation, pumped out by supporters on social networks, helped to whitewash the Marcos family\u2019s bloody legacy. \u2014 Time , 10 May 2022",
      "This willingness to whitewash bad actors to more easily oppose wars is still mistaken, both morally and as a matter of political strategy. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "League lawyers have reached out about the use of NBA trademarks and logos, HBO confirms; and at least a few associated with the Showtime Lakers era have expressed concerns about a series with no plans to whitewash the unsavory parts of NBA life. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "But new revelations and new legal actions point toward bigger consequences for the GOP and those who might seek to whitewash the violent riot at the Capitol. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The decision to whitewash the experiences of Black Americans, made by many who have been put in charge to run states, municipalities, and school boards, has been alarming. \u2014 Angela Bassett, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Many parents and teachers \u2014 who note that critical race theory is not taught in Florida\u2019s public schools and is already banned under state law \u2014 fear the legislation would force teachers to whitewash history, literature and religion courses. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The cuts have led opponents to accuse Johnson of a whitewash . \u2014 Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In nearby Santa Mar\u00eda Huiramangaro, restorers began stripping whitewash from the church\u2019s 16th-century altarpiece in 2014 after villagers approached I.N.A.H. with concerns about cracks in the chancel walls. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Portland takes 4 games and outscores Spokane 30-9, being dominant without getting the whitewash . \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Saville report had been ordered by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998, years after an inquiry in 1972 had been widely dismissed as a whitewash in favor of the British establishment and the soldiers on the ground. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "The Saville report had been ordered by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998, years after an inquiry in 1972 had been widely dismissed as a whitewash in favor of the British establishment and the soldiers on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Darren Lehmann, much loved by his players and peers due to his knockabout demeanour, had a fairly successful five-year stint highlighted by Australia\u2019s unexpected whitewash of the 2013-14 Ashes and a home World Cup triumph in 2015. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Some senior Republicans insist that warnings of a whitewash are overwrought. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "England have been in this exact same predicament three of the last four Ashes tours with only the flattest of pitches in the MCG four years ago saving them from a whitewash . \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185832"
  },
  "whiz":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air",
      "to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz",
      "to cause to whiz",
      "to rotate very rapidly",
      "a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound",
      "a movement or passage of something accompanied by a whizzing sound",
      "an act of urinating",
      "wizard sense 2",
      "to move, pass, or fly rapidly with a buzzing sound",
      "a buzzing sound",
      "wizard sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)wiz",
    "synonyms":[
      "fizz",
      "fizzle",
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ball whizzed through the air.",
      "Cars whizzed by on the highway.",
      "He whizzed past us on skates.",
      "She whizzed through the exam."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whizz":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object (such as an arrow or ball) passing through air",
      "to fly or move swiftly especially with a whiz",
      "to cause to whiz",
      "to rotate very rapidly",
      "a hissing, buzzing, or whirring sound",
      "a movement or passage of something accompanied by a whizzing sound",
      "an act of urinating",
      "wizard sense 2",
      "to move, pass, or fly rapidly with a buzzing sound",
      "a buzzing sound",
      "wizard sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8(h)wiz",
    "synonyms":[
      "fizz",
      "fizzle",
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ball whizzed through the air.",
      "Cars whizzed by on the highway.",
      "He whizzed past us on skates.",
      "She whizzed through the exam."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whole":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free of wound or injury : unhurt",
      ": recovered from a wound or injury : restored",
      ": being healed",
      ": free of defect or impairment : intact",
      ": physically sound and healthy : free of disease or deformity",
      ": mentally or emotionally sound",
      ": having all its proper parts or components : complete , unmodified",
      ": constituting the total sum or undiminished entirety : entire",
      ": each or all of the",
      ": constituting an undivided unit : unbroken , uncut",
      ": directed to one end : concentrated",
      ": seemingly complete or total",
      ": very great in quantity, extent, or scope",
      ": constituting the entirety of a person's nature or development",
      ": having the same father and mother",
      ": a complete amount or sum : a number, aggregate, or totality lacking no part, member, or element",
      ": something constituting a complex unity : a coherent system or organization of parts fitting or working together as one",
      ": to the full or entire extent : wholly",
      ": in view of all the circumstances or conditions : all things considered",
      ": in general : in most instances : typically",
      ": wholly , entirely",
      ": as a complete entity",
      ": made up of all its parts : total , entire",
      ": all the",
      ": not cut up or ground",
      ": not scattered or divided",
      ": having all its proper parts : complete",
      ": completely healthy or sound in condition",
      ": something that is full or complete",
      ": a sum of all the parts and elements",
      ": all things considered",
      ": in most cases",
      ": containing all its natural constituents, components, or elements : deprived of nothing by refining, processing, or separation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all",
      "concentrated",
      "entire",
      "exclusive",
      "focused",
      "focussed",
      "undivided"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aggregate",
      "full",
      "sum",
      "summation",
      "sum total",
      "total",
      "totality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The club never lost more than five in a row, though the four straight losses in September \u2014 including an unforgettable three straight against Baltimore in a span of 24 hours \u2014 nearly put the whole season in jeopardy. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Your whole life feels like you\u2019re missing out on potential work. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "As a single mother living below the poverty line, her whole life is a series of punches to the chest. \u2014 Mariah Tauger, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Sea butterflies are mollusks that live their whole life in the upper layers of the ocean. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
      "With their whole life ahead of them, the youngest kids among us, in some ways, have the most to lose. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Hilliman, who has lived in Louisville's West End her whole life, said the idea residents in the neighborhood don't drink coffee is a myth. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Moved here, put my whole life into trying to become an IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
      "So he's had that his whole life and educated that way. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rising interest rates have triggered a slowdown in the housing market as a whole in recent weeks. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Her culture and religion was something that motivated her and was really used to kind of elevate her story as a whole . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "So, in the eyes of Bank of America analysts, healthcare staffing companies such as AMN Healthcare are bound to see a surge of demand, especially at a time when the industry as a whole is suffering from a labor shortage. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "For the world as a whole , greenfield investments in manufacturing rose by just 8%, having fallen by a third in 2020. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The market may have agreed: Disney stock fell nearly 4 percent as the news became public, a larger decline than the market as a whole on Thursday. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Though its influence has waned as artists have moved away from traditional television as a whole , the show\u2019s legacy remains firmly intact. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
      "Brockman hopes with the increase in teams, the sport as a whole will get more attention. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "Unlike other Pulitzers, the Public Service prize is given to a news organization as a whole , not to individual journalists. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But the sport has made the family whole again at OSU. \u2014 Jacob Unruh, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "Note: For the subtlest flavor, leave the garlic cloves whole . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Both are needed, whole , to grace the evening\u2019s table. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "On the way to Mariupol\u2019s beaches, women sold whole roasted sunflower heads and paper cones of fresh, juicy sunflower seeds trucked in from nearby farms. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 653 points, whole the S&P 500 fell 3.2%, tumbling below the 4,000 level for the first time in over a year, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.2%. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "But the dominant modes were scenes painted whole rather than fragmented, in either a version of straight realism or a more fanciful and illustrative modernist shorthand. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In this dish, peas (fresh or frozen) are simmered in broth with saut\u00e9ed onion and whole smashed garlic cloves until the vegetable is very soft and a deeper shade of green. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Chopped into colorful confetti or served whole on a cake or candy tray, the petals have a delicate crunch, inviting flavor, and subtle fragrance. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215817"
  },
  "whole number":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the set of nonnegative integers",
      ": integer",
      ": a number that is zero or any of the natural numbers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "digit",
      "figure",
      "integer",
      "number",
      "numeral",
      "numeric"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers , the total will not be exactly equal to 100%",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The whole number was like three and a half minutes. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "However, the smallest whole number that satisfies these individual congruences is 23. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Each whole number increase \u2014 from, say, 3 to 4, or 6 to 7 \u2014 is a tenfold increase in amplitude. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2021",
      "Because the scale is logarithmically based, each whole number increase in magnitude represents a tenfold increase. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 1 May 2021",
      "Fractions are a difficult transition from whole number knowledge. \u2014 Jonathan Wai, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Havens\u2019s problem is an example of Pell\u2019s equation, which is an equation of the form x2\u2212Ny2=1 where N is a whole number that is not a square. \u2014 Evelyn Lamb, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Typically, updates with two decimal points in the number are minor bug fix updates, those with just one decimal point are small feature updates, and those with just a whole number (like iOS 14) are annual major releases. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "The 10% would be rounded up to the next whole number . \u2014 Tyler Arnold, Washington Examiner , 21 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195329"
  },
  "whole-souled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moved by ardent enthusiasm or single-minded devotion : wholehearted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02c8s\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hearty",
      "wholehearted"
    ],
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      "grudging",
      "halfhearted",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1821, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185818"
  },
  "wholeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free of wound or injury : unhurt",
      ": recovered from a wound or injury : restored",
      ": being healed",
      ": free of defect or impairment : intact",
      ": physically sound and healthy : free of disease or deformity",
      ": mentally or emotionally sound",
      ": having all its proper parts or components : complete , unmodified",
      ": constituting the total sum or undiminished entirety : entire",
      ": each or all of the",
      ": constituting an undivided unit : unbroken , uncut",
      ": directed to one end : concentrated",
      ": seemingly complete or total",
      ": very great in quantity, extent, or scope",
      ": constituting the entirety of a person's nature or development",
      ": having the same father and mother",
      ": a complete amount or sum : a number, aggregate, or totality lacking no part, member, or element",
      ": something constituting a complex unity : a coherent system or organization of parts fitting or working together as one",
      ": to the full or entire extent : wholly",
      ": in view of all the circumstances or conditions : all things considered",
      ": in general : in most instances : typically",
      ": wholly , entirely",
      ": as a complete entity",
      ": made up of all its parts : total , entire",
      ": all the",
      ": not cut up or ground",
      ": not scattered or divided",
      ": having all its proper parts : complete",
      ": completely healthy or sound in condition",
      ": something that is full or complete",
      ": a sum of all the parts and elements",
      ": all things considered",
      ": in most cases",
      ": containing all its natural constituents, components, or elements : deprived of nothing by refining, processing, or separation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all",
      "concentrated",
      "entire",
      "exclusive",
      "focused",
      "focussed",
      "undivided"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aggregate",
      "full",
      "sum",
      "summation",
      "sum total",
      "total",
      "totality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The club never lost more than five in a row, though the four straight losses in September \u2014 including an unforgettable three straight against Baltimore in a span of 24 hours \u2014 nearly put the whole season in jeopardy. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Your whole life feels like you\u2019re missing out on potential work. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "As a single mother living below the poverty line, her whole life is a series of punches to the chest. \u2014 Mariah Tauger, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Sea butterflies are mollusks that live their whole life in the upper layers of the ocean. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
      "With their whole life ahead of them, the youngest kids among us, in some ways, have the most to lose. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Hilliman, who has lived in Louisville's West End her whole life, said the idea residents in the neighborhood don't drink coffee is a myth. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Moved here, put my whole life into trying to become an IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
      "So he's had that his whole life and educated that way. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rising interest rates have triggered a slowdown in the housing market as a whole in recent weeks. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Her culture and religion was something that motivated her and was really used to kind of elevate her story as a whole . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "So, in the eyes of Bank of America analysts, healthcare staffing companies such as AMN Healthcare are bound to see a surge of demand, especially at a time when the industry as a whole is suffering from a labor shortage. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "For the world as a whole , greenfield investments in manufacturing rose by just 8%, having fallen by a third in 2020. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The market may have agreed: Disney stock fell nearly 4 percent as the news became public, a larger decline than the market as a whole on Thursday. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Though its influence has waned as artists have moved away from traditional television as a whole , the show\u2019s legacy remains firmly intact. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
      "Brockman hopes with the increase in teams, the sport as a whole will get more attention. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "Unlike other Pulitzers, the Public Service prize is given to a news organization as a whole , not to individual journalists. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But the sport has made the family whole again at OSU. \u2014 Jacob Unruh, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "Note: For the subtlest flavor, leave the garlic cloves whole . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Both are needed, whole , to grace the evening\u2019s table. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
      "On the way to Mariupol\u2019s beaches, women sold whole roasted sunflower heads and paper cones of fresh, juicy sunflower seeds trucked in from nearby farms. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 653 points, whole the S&P 500 fell 3.2%, tumbling below the 4,000 level for the first time in over a year, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.2%. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
      "But the dominant modes were scenes painted whole rather than fragmented, in either a version of straight realism or a more fanciful and illustrative modernist shorthand. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In this dish, peas (fresh or frozen) are simmered in broth with saut\u00e9ed onion and whole smashed garlic cloves until the vegetable is very soft and a deeper shade of green. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Chopped into colorful confetti or served whole on a cake or candy tray, the petals have a delicate crunch, inviting flavor, and subtle fragrance. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222237"
  },
  "wholesomeness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit",
      ": promoting health of body",
      ": sound in body, mind, or morals",
      ": having the simple health or vigor of normal domesticity",
      ": based on well-grounded fear : prudent",
      ": safe",
      ": helping to improve or keep the body in good condition",
      ": healthy for the mind or morals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-s\u0259m",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-s\u0259m"
    ],
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      "able-bodied",
      "bouncing",
      "fit",
      "hale",
      "healthy",
      "hearty",
      "robust",
      "sound",
      "well",
      "well-conditioned",
      "whole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "diseased",
      "ill",
      "sick",
      "unfit",
      "unhealthy",
      "unsound",
      "unwell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wholesome dish made with vegetables",
      "less-than- wholesome entertainment that wasn't appropriate for children",
      "a young actor known for his wholesome good looks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scofield, gamely spelling Eric Hissom, played George\u2019s father with a lovably wholesome streak. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "There are few Hollywood love stories as wholesome as Zendaya and Tom Holland's. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Depending on one\u2019s perspective, that statement might prompt either the flashing of a thumbs-up or a less wholesome digit. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "And Maus\u2019s removal isn\u2019t a side effect of an otherwise neutral attempt to keep classrooms wholesome . \u2014 Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The Lumistella Company, which owns the Elf on the Shelf brand, said the activity offered entirely wholesome benefits. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Many of the country's temples have adopted a long-standing tradition of feeding the masses, allowing pilgrims and travelers alike to enjoy wholesome , delicious meals every day. \u2014 Rakesh Kumar, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The ingredients in the treats should be natural and wholesome , with no artificial flavors or preservatives. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "The cafeteria iftar, Sobh said, provided an environment that\u2019s wholesome enough for parent approval and still genuinely enjoyable. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210928"
  },
  "wholly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to the full or entire extent : completely",
      ": to the exclusion of other things : solely",
      ": to the limit : completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014d(l)-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all",
      "all of",
      "all over",
      "altogether",
      "clean",
      "completely",
      "dead",
      "enough",
      "entire",
      "entirely",
      "even",
      "exactly",
      "fast",
      "flat",
      "full",
      "fully",
      "heartily",
      "out",
      "perfectly",
      "plumb",
      "quite",
      "soundly",
      "thoroughly",
      "through and through",
      "totally",
      "utterly",
      "well",
      "wide"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "half",
      "halfway",
      "incompletely",
      "part",
      "partially",
      "partly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is wholly devoted to her children.",
      "An infant is wholly dependent on its mother.",
      "The claim is wholly without merit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Therefore, Doctor Strange 2 is, in effect, a sequel to the first Doctor Strange movie in 2016 as well as a sequel to No Way Home, despite the films being produced by wholly separate studios. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
      "In France, the Rassemblement National is one of several far-right movements, and is wholly separate from the mainstream conservative Les R\u00e9publicains party. \u2014 Camille G\u00e9lix, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
      "But the idea of reservations as wholly separate entities didn\u2019t last. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Just this week, Rogan\u2019s comments about race in an episode with psychologist Jordan Peterson created a new wave of outrage wholly separate from the pair of open letters. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "And in many ways, the pandemic has resulted in growing awareness of something wholly separate: the importance of in-person education and social contacts in the lives of kids. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The Rian Johnson mystery drama starring Natasha Lyonne and Benjamin Bratt is the rare wholly original title generating heat. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Now, roughly 10 years after that wholly original title, its sequel, McPixel 3, is back to do the same thing\u2014even though there's no sign that McPixel 2 ever existed (a fact that should give you some idea of the kind of humor on offer here). \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The director never felt so inspired, blending in references to countless films that shaped his own creative persona but molding into a wholly original experience, headed by a female action star. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hoolly , from hool whole",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190142"
  },
  "whomp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loud slap, crash, or crunch",
      ": to strike with a sharp noise or thump",
      ": to hit or slap sharply",
      ": to defeat decisively : trounce",
      ": to create or put together especially hastily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4mp",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u022fmp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "blast",
      "boom",
      "clap",
      "crack",
      "crash",
      "pop",
      "report",
      "slam",
      "smash",
      "snap",
      "thunderclap",
      "thwack",
      "whack",
      "whump"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "annihilate",
      "blow away",
      "bomb",
      "bury",
      "clobber",
      "cream",
      "drub",
      "dust",
      "flatten",
      "paste",
      "rout",
      "shellac",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "smoke",
      "smother",
      "snow under",
      "thrash",
      "trim",
      "tromp",
      "trounce",
      "wallop",
      "wax",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the dish fell off the table and hit the hardwood floor with a whomp",
      "Verb",
      "the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Winning the turnover war, the unstoppable J.Chase freak show, D.J. Reader putting the whomp on Derrick Henry, E. McPherson topping himself seemingly weekly, Saint Joe blessing the proceedings with his presence. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Hunks of lardon bring a bacony whomp ; they\u2019re offset by a mulchy, acidic riff on salsa made with roasted broccoli. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "During this siege, several sturgeon in the 5-foot range jumped several times around the boat, landing with a giant whomp and whirl the size of a washtub. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 23 May 2020",
      "With a Cougar helicopter whomp -whomping overhead, the commandos stormed up two flights of stairs, seized the bomb-making materials and captured the terrorist leaders. \u2014 Eric Schmitt, New York Times , 12 July 2019",
      "The Cowslingers' whomp -and-stomp sound cruised as many musical paths. \u2014 John Petkovic, cleveland.com , 4 Jan. 2018",
      "The bill features ooky-spooky, costumed shock-rockers Freak Box (Detroit), whomp -and-stomp garage-blues rockers 45 Spider (Cleveland) and alien-punks Stimpy's Revenge (Massillon). \u2014 John Petkovic, cleveland.com , 12 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Raymond taught the Phanatic what became his signature moves: how to whomp his paunch, how to suction a plunger to the head of a bald man, how to stand at a distance and land rings on the plunger. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The sarcastic, whomping Fountains Of Wayne and lithe and buzzy Tinted Windows were fundamentally power pop, while Ivy combined cool Eurolounge with sad hints of Burt Bacharach. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "The collection, which ranges from $23 to $175, includes the classic swaddles, over-sized blankets, reversible burp bibs and a cozy sleep bag, all printed with scenes from the movie (think Hedwig, the whomping willow and lightning bolts). \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "With a Cougar helicopter whomp- whomping overhead, the commandos stormed up two flights of stairs, seized the bomb-making materials and captured the terrorist leaders. \u2014 Eric Schmitt, New York Times , 12 July 2019",
      "Three days later, Clinton whomped Obama in the primary. \u2014 Robin Abcarian, latimes.com , 28 June 2019",
      "But even around our 10Best street route there's joy in whomping around an empty set of curves at sane speeds, using but a tiny slice of the available grip. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 Nov. 2018",
      "Ever since there have been three-deckers and brooms, the downstairs neighbors have been whomping the ceiling telling the upstairs folks to keep it down. \u2014 Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2018",
      "Actor Tom Hanks \u2014 whom Globes show host Seth Meyers jokingly suggested could be Oprah\u2019s running mate \u2014 would whomp Trump in California as well, 56 to 31 percent, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points. \u2014 Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1926, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1942, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182019"
  },
  "whoop":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to utter a whoop in expression of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment shout",
      "to utter the cry or call of an animal (such as an owl or gibbon)",
      "to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough",
      "to go or pass with a loud noise",
      "to be rushed through by acclamation or with noisy support",
      "to utter or express with a whoop",
      "to urge, drive, or cheer on with a whoop",
      "to agitate in behalf of",
      "raise , boost",
      "to celebrate riotously carouse",
      "to stir up enthusiasm",
      "a loud yell expressive of eagerness, exuberance, or jubilation",
      "a shout of hunters or of people in battle or pursuit",
      "the loud cry or call of an animal (such as an owl, whooping crane, or gibbon) that resembles the sound of the word whoop",
      "the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough",
      "a minimum amount or degree the least bit",
      "to shout or cheer loudly and strongly",
      "to make the high-pitched gasping sound that follows a coughing attack in whooping cough",
      "a loud strong shout or cheer",
      "to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough",
      "the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00fcp",
    "synonyms":[
      "cry",
      "holler",
      "hoot",
      "howl",
      "shout",
      "yell",
      "yowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The children whooped with joy at the sight of all the presents.",
      "Noun",
      "let out a whoop of joy",
      "he acts so rudely that I doubt he gives a whoop about other people's feelings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "In the first two episodes alone, there are four separate scenes where Uber employees whoop for their CEO like high school football fans cheering for a quarterback. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "At some moments, a voice from the audience would whoop with approval, or someone would enthusiastically begin clapping along with the beat, but they were met with almost defiant silence from the crowd. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "With more restaurants and entertainment venues opening up, some optimists are predicting the arrival of a new version of the Roaring \u201920s, with hordes of merrymakers going out on the town to whoop it up. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Outside the castle walls, tens of thousands of well-wishers thronged the streets, cheering, waving and whooping as the retinue passed, escorted by mounted members of the Royal Household Cavalry in full regalia. \u2014 Christina Boyle, latimes.com , 19 May 2018",
      "The crowd, many clad in wool caps, gloves and down jackets, whooped and clapped and yelled with each new stunt. \u2014 Jasper Scherer, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Feb. 2018",
      "Guests rose from their seats and whooped and hollered. \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2017",
      "A thousand miles away, in Jones\u2019 hometown of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Angela Mallory whooped in excitement as the play unfolded on her television, and texted her son Derrin and tell him that his mentor had just scored in his first NFL game. \u2014 Stefanie Loh, The Seattle Times , 14 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Miramir yelled, following her statement with a whoop of triumph. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "The plane made a second failed attempt, eliciting another whoop from Mr. Dyer. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Then the students would slap their mouths and make an insensitive war- whoop gesture. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Estrada, in a Giants cap and black-and-orange plaid shirt, lets out a whoop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "My first thought after the whoop of joy in reaching the 14,505-foot summit west of Lone Pine, Calif., is getting off the mountain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "But some investors\u2014and an undisclosed number of subscribers\u2014seem to think Whoop is a big whoop . \u2014 Lauren Goode, Wired , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Moore recounts the story of her mother, who, one day, while in the fields, erupts into an enthusiastic whoop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 July 2021",
      "Listening for the whoop of a siren is a tradition in much of the central and southern United States. \u2014 Dennis Mersereau, Forbes , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "whop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pull or whip out",
      ": beat , strike",
      ": to defeat totally",
      ": a heavy blow : thump"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilate",
      "blow away",
      "bomb",
      "bury",
      "clobber",
      "cream",
      "drub",
      "dust",
      "flatten",
      "paste",
      "rout",
      "shellac",
      "skin",
      "skunk",
      "smoke",
      "smother",
      "snow under",
      "thrash",
      "trim",
      "tromp",
      "trounce",
      "wallop",
      "wax",
      "whip",
      "whomp",
      "whup"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
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      "Verb",
      "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again",
      "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings",
      "Noun",
      "the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes"
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    ],
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  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": something unusually large or otherwise extreme of its kind",
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      ": something huge of its kind",
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      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-p\u0259r",
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      "untruth"
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      "truth"
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    "examples":[
      "That's a whopper of a diamond ring.",
      "He told us a real whopper .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And completely making up something someone said about someone else is a whopper . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Fall is bear season, and while the odds of spotting a grizzly or black bear are strong, a sighting is not guaranteed, just as hooking a whopper salmon on a fishing outing isn\u2019t a sure thing. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
      "The Whopper may be, well, only somewhat of a whopper \u2014 at least in real life, alleges a new class action lawsuit. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Baker Creek\u2019s 500-page Whole Seed catalog is a whopper that could keep me going several winters over. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "That wasn\u2019t even the biggest whopper Manfred attempted from the podium in Jupiter, FL, yesterday. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "And the film boasts a whopper of an ending, which has sparked plenty of conversation and kept its mentions high. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "In late October, three atmospheric rivers showed up on the California coast, and the last one was a whopper . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
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      "circa 1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191250"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": bang , thump"
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    "examples":[],
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      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221112"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to administer a beating to especially as punishment",
      ": to defeat decisively"
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      "\u02c8(h)wu\u0307p"
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      "whomp",
      "whop",
      "whap"
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    "examples":[
      "The boxer whupped his overmatched opponent.",
      "Our team got whupped in last night's game."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of whip ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200929"
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "morally very bad evil",
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      "disgustingly unpleasant vile",
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      "going beyond reasonable or predictable limits of exceptional quality or degree",
      "very , extremely",
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      "whacking",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Eileen Bowman is a scene-stealer as Ella\u2019s hilariously wicked stepmother Madame. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial-arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Halloween is the time to embrace spooky decorations, along with wicked , gross and downright disturbing characters from your favorite horror flicks. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Trolls appeared on social media arguing his interpretation of the catechism was wicked and untrue. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not like an assault by a stranger or a wicked date. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "The same Wes that happily painted trees with Alicia back in the day is now even more wicked and evil than Strand has become. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The wicked profiteers over at Walmart seem to have missed a trick. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "The documentary also plainly discusses Carlin's wicked coke habit and personal turmoil. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being wicked",
      ": something wicked"
    ],
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      "\u02c8wi-k\u0259d-n\u0259s"
    ],
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      "devilishness",
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      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "espi\u00e8glerie",
      "hob",
      "impishness",
      "knavery",
      "mischief",
      "mischievousness",
      "rascality",
      "roguery",
      "roguishness",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "waggery",
      "waggishness"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas",
      "the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That wickedness included mass starvations, slave-labor camps, political oppression, purges and executions, religious persecution and the subjugation of satellite nations that even now struggle to pull themselves from Russia\u2019s malicious orbit. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Chomsky\u2019s mendacity does not, in Harris\u2019s opinion, stem from wickedness . \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "What such a list fails to capture, however, is the energy of Hitchens\u2019s prose, the breadth of his allusions, and the wickedness of his wit. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Green in general has a reputation for being hard-to-wear, which is probably due in part to its history as a colour of wickedness , witches, sin, and ghosts. \u2014 Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "In politics, communicating meaning is essential to persuasion, to the building of coalitions, and to the defeat of error and wickedness . \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Chalamet and Villeneuve bring verve and terror to the confrontation that opens the novel: a primal scene of teen-age powerlessness in the face of what appears to be arbitrary adult wickedness . \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The world cannot forget the particular wickedness of the atrocities. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200954"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "having great extent vast",
      "extending over a vast area extensive",
      "extending throughout a specified area or scope",
      "comprehensive , inclusive",
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      "having much extent between the sides broad",
      "fully opened",
      "lax sense 4",
      "extending or fluctuating considerably between limits",
      "straying or deviating from something specified",
      "relatively rich in carbohydrate as compared with protein",
      "over a great distance or extent widely",
      "over a specified distance, area, or extent",
      "so as to leave much space or distance between",
      "so as to pass at or clear by a considerable distance",
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      "covering a very large area",
      "measured across or at right angles to length",
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      "to the limit completely"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Sullivan has consistently trailed the race\u2019s top two GOP candidates by a wide margin in recent polling. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Despite the retail giant\u2019s determination to quash organizing at the warehouse, known as JFK8, workers there voted by a wide margin to form a union. \u2014 Marie Solis, New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "However, the tentpole is trailing its franchise predecessor, Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, by a wide margin. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Hasbro said Wednesday that its shareholders voted for its 13 directors by a wide margin, according to preliminary vote tallies. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Boudin was recalled by a wide margin, and Caruso advanced to a mayoral runoff, finishing ahead of Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Boudin was recalled by a wide margin in Tuesday\u2019s election. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Watkins was the best player at OSU\u2019s third camp by a pretty wide margin. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "In mid-May, the number of new purchases-to-come in the rate lock data dropped below 2019 levels for the first time this year, and buying trails the 2021 boom by a wide margin. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "The first gallery offers a wide -ranging history of the statue and its context, narrated in part by Angelina Jolie. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Produced by the New York Times and hosted by film critic Wesley Morris (co-host Jenna Wortham is on book leave), this wide -ranging series breaks down trends in popular culture and the internet. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The comments came as part of a wide -ranging debate that touched on mass shootings, safety in schools and Chicago crime, among other topics. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "House Democrats on Thursday advanced a wide -ranging package of gun control legislation that would prohibit the sale of semiautomatic rifles to people under 21 and ban the sale of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "But none of the others \u2013 John Adams, Richard Nixon, and George H.W. Bush \u2013 were given such a wide -ranging portfolio to prepare them for the presidency. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Zuckerberg said Olivan\u2019s role would be focused more on internal operations, a more focused area compared to Sandberg, who had a wide -ranging oversight over Meta\u2019s business operations. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "The amendment is also viewed as the only loose end remaining in the approval of the UDC, the most wide -ranging change to Mobile\u2019s zoning law in at least 50 years. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
      "Still, there is little sign that any Senate Republicans are interested in a wide -ranging trade-off. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soft felt hat with a low crown and a wide brim",
      ": sooty tern",
      ": fully awake",
      ": alertly watchful especially for advantages or opportunities",
      ": fully awake",
      ": very alert"
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      "\u02ccw\u012bd-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101k",
      "\u02ccw\u012bd-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101k",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
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      "Adjective",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200345"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": widely diffused or prevalent",
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      ": widely scattered"
    ],
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      "narrow"
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    "examples":[
      "There is widespread public interest in the election.",
      "Trade partners had become more widespread .",
      "There was widespread opposition to the plan.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, there is no evidence that there is widespread support for extreme right-wing ideology within any Ukrainian institutions. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Indeed, many gun safety measures have widespread support among the public. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "And while McLeod-Skinner\u2019s supporters turned out in force in the primary, Wasserman said her opponent, Chavez-DeRemer, could generate widespread support from members of her party in the fall. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
      "There is no evidence anywhere that there was widespread fraud that could have overturned that result. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Dean Knudson said his party had rejected him over his refusal to embrace former President Donald Trump's false claims of widespread voter fraud, which Gableman continues to promote. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, and claims that voting machines were hacked have been thoroughly debunked by election officials from both parties. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and claims that voting machines were hacked have been thoroughly debunked by election officials from both parties. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "After traveling across the country and earning widespread acclaim, including the Best Societal Impact Award at the Augmented World Expo, the free exhibit is finally arriving in the city this weekend. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224554"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a living being : creature",
      ": a human being",
      ": valiant , stalwart"
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      "\u02c8w\u012bt"
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      "character",
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      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
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      "fish",
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      "life",
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      "mortal",
      "party",
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      "specimen",
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "what unfortunate wight would be out and about in such foul weather?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the footage, Sansa and Tyrion are hiding out in the crypts, and are forced to help Gilly and Missandei when they are attacked by wights . \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Nov. 2019",
      "So, Jon fights off the wights until Daenerys and Drogon come to his rescue. \u2014 Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2019",
      "Everyone shows up for a parlay, and when Jon does his show-and-tell bit with the wight , Cersei pretends to be properly spooked. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire , 13 Apr. 2019",
      "Last seen raging against a ridiculous number of the Night King\u2019s zombie wights , the series\u2019 most steadfast character will presumably live to fight another day. \u2014 Courtney Shea, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2019",
      "After some incredibly harrowing moments with swarms of wights down in the bowels of Winterfell, our girl is the one who finally puts an end to the Night King. \u2014 Abby Gardner, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2019",
      "In my version of the story, Catelyn Stark is re-imbued with a kind of life and becomes this vengeful wight who galvanizes a group of people around her and is trying to exact her revenge on the riverlands. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Glamour , 21 Apr. 2019",
      "Unfortunately, the men are attacked by the wights , and Daenarys and her dragons pull up to help. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire , 13 Apr. 2019",
      "Game of Thrones episode three really, really delivered on an epic battle with the undead Night King and his army of wights . \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 29 Apr. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195314"
  },
  "wilderness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings",
      ": an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community",
      ": an empty or pathless area or region",
      ": a part of a garden devoted to wild growth",
      ": wild or uncultivated state",
      ": a confusing multitude or mass : an indefinitely great number or quantity",
      ": a bewildering situation",
      ": an area in its natural state in which few or no people live"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8wil-d\u0259r-n\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[
      "nature",
      "open",
      "open air",
      "out-of-doors",
      "outdoors",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She enjoys hikes through the wilderness .",
      "released the wolf back into the wilderness",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After more than two years in the COVID-19 wilderness , Chicago\u2019s Steep Theatre is back in action and with a new theater and free tickets to boot. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Fish and Game warned hikers to come prepared before venturing into the New Hampshire wilderness . \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The territory boasts a lively and proud craft beer scene that offers unique flavors inspired by the wilderness spirit. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
      "And this will be in the wilderness Trek section of the zoo. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "For a true summertime cabin experience in the Oregon wilderness , stay at this 2,000 square foot 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home that sleeps up to 12. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "Millions of tourists are drawn each year to the wilderness and active geysers in Yellowstone, which sprawls across more than two million acres in the northwest corner of Wyoming and into Montana and Idaho. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Our blinding, blaring world becomes normal, and pristine wilderness feels more distant. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "Venture into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains' Bitterroot Range on a Gay Travel Idaho Mountain Getaway. \u2014 Ellen Wulfhorst, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from wildern wild, from Old English wildd\u0113oren of wild beasts",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212629"
  },
  "will":{
    "type":[
      "helping verb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": desire , wish",
      ": to have a wish or desire",
      ": if you wish to call it that",
      ": a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death",
      ": a written instrument legally executed by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death",
      ": desire , wish : such as",
      ": disposition , inclination",
      ": appetite , passion",
      ": choice , determination",
      ": the act, process, or experience of willing : volition",
      ": mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending",
      ": a disposition to act according to principles or ends",
      ": the collective desire of a group",
      ": the power of control over one's own actions or emotions",
      ": something desired",
      ": a choice or determination of one having authority or power",
      ": the part of a summons expressing a royal command",
      ": request , command",
      ": as one wishes : as or when it pleases or suits oneself",
      ": to cause or change by an act of will",
      ": to try to do so",
      ": intend , purpose",
      ": decree , ordain",
      ": to determine by an act of choice",
      ": to dispose of by or as if by a will : bequeath",
      ": to order or direct by a will",
      ": to exercise the will",
      ": choose",
      ": wish to",
      ": am, is, or are willing to",
      ": am, is, or are determined to",
      ": am, is, or are going to",
      ": is or are commanded to",
      ": is or are able to",
      ": is or are likely or bound to",
      ": a firm desire or determination",
      ": the power to decide or control emotions or actions",
      ": a particular person's decision or choice",
      ": a legal paper in which a person states to whom his or her property is to be given after death",
      ": to intend or order",
      ": to bring to a certain condition by the power of the will",
      ": to decide on by choice",
      ": to leave by will",
      ": the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group",
      ": the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending",
      ": a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death",
      ": a formally executed written instrument by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death \u2014 see also codicil , living will , testament",
      ": a will that was executed by a person prior to that person's marriage and is usually revocable by the court if no provision was made for the person's spouse unless an intention not to make such a provision is manifest",
      ": a will intended to take effect upon a certain contingency and usually construed as having absolute force when the language pertaining to the condition suggests a general purpose to make a will",
      ": mutual will in this entry",
      ": a will written out in the hand of the testator and accepted as valid in many states provided it meets statutory requirements (as that no important parts have been altered or replaced in the hand of another and that it has been properly witnessed)",
      ": a will written in any language and executed in accordance with procedures established as a result of an international convention so as to be valid as to form regardless of the location of its execution or the assets, nationality, domicile, or residence of the testator",
      ": a single will jointly executed by two or more persons and containing reciprocal provisions for the disposition of property owned jointly, severally, or in common upon the death of one of them",
      ": a single will jointly executed by two or more persons and containing their respective wills",
      "\u2014 compare joint and mutual will in this entry",
      ": one of two separate wills that share reciprocal provisions for the disposition of property in the event of death by one of the parties",
      ": a will signed, sealed, witnessed, and notarized according to statutory procedure",
      ": a will that provides for an executor to administer the estate without judicial involvement",
      ": a will allowed in some states that is dictated orally before witnesses and set down in writing within a statutorily specified time period (as 30 days) and that is allowed only for one in imminent peril of death from a terminal illness or from military or maritime service",
      ": a will that provides for a transfer of assets (as the residue of the estate) to a trust (as an inter vivos trust) upon the death of the testator",
      ": mutual will in this entry",
      ": subject to an individual's discretion",
      ": without a requirement that the employer have just cause for terminating an employee",
      ": to order or direct by will",
      ": to dispose of by will"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0259l",
      "(\u0259)l",
      "\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8wil",
      "\u02c8wil",
      "\u02c8wil",
      "w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wil",
      "\u02c8wil",
      "\u02c8wil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "continence",
      "restraint",
      "self-command",
      "self-containment",
      "self-control",
      "self-discipline",
      "self-government",
      "self-mastery",
      "self-possession",
      "self-restraint",
      "willpower"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "In her will , she asked that her money be donated to the church.",
      "He made a will only days before his death.",
      "He has no will of his own.",
      "a government that reflects the will of the people"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203125"
  },
  "willful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obstinately and often perversely self-willed",
      ": done deliberately : intentional",
      ": stubborn sense 1",
      ": intentional",
      ": not accidental : done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a stubborn and willful child",
      "He has shown a willful disregard for other people's feelings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mothers named the state of California and Ruelas in their complaint, claiming wrongful death against all defendants and willful misconduct by Ruelas. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The maximum penalty an individual taxpayer may incur for a non- willful violation of the FBAR requirements is $10,000. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Accidents, mistakes, fear, negligence and bad judgment are insufficient to establish a willful federal criminal civil rights violation. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamie Crawford, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The shows can also be quite funny, as the cast members\u2019 projections and willful denial are revealed on camera. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "If a fire agency responds to a fire that has been started in willful violation of the burn ban, the person responsible may be liable for all costs incurred, as well as legal fees. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2021",
      "Burcham was arrested on two outstanding warrants, both for willful abuse of a child, on May 17 and transported to the Shelby County Jail, according to the sheriff\u2019s press release. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Also still popping up in the background are Jimmy and his wild and willful assistant Kayla (Megan Stalter), as their absurdist power struggle reaches new heights. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "But that quasi-documentary principle also puts his willful aestheticism under sharp scrutiny. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182342"
  },
  "willing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready",
      ": prompt to act or respond",
      ": done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance",
      ": of or relating to the will or power of choosing : volitional",
      ": feeling no objection",
      ": not slow or lazy",
      ": made, done, or given by choice : voluntary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "disposed",
      "fain",
      "game",
      "glad",
      "inclined",
      "minded",
      "ready"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disinclined",
      "unamenable",
      "unwilling"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was a willing participant in the crime.",
      "She's lending a willing hand.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Parents of the youngest children may be more willing to opt for a COVID vaccine if it can be offered alongside other routine immunizations, Towner said. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "How much luxury tax are Joe Lacob and Peter Guber willing to pay? \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Some investors are still willing to make bets on Robinhood\u2019s future. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "His trip followed passage of the Homestead Act, which promised that any citizen willing to settle and improve America\u2019s Wild West could claim 160 acres of federal land for free. \u2014 Bill Weir, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "The question now is whether all E.U. members states are, in fact, willing to get on board. \u2014 Quentin Ari\u00e8s, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "But the message from the administration has given hope to some progressive Democrats willing to go one step further and implement a punitive tax policy to provide relief to consumers. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "But unfortunately, few are willing to discuss the subject any longer. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "And the understandably discombobulated clerk behind the counter isn\u2019t willing to barter when Martin offers pelts, and an axe, as payment for his items. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211038"
  },
  "williwaw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes",
      ": a sudden violent wind",
      ": a violent commotion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-li-\u02ccw\u022f"
    ],
    "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",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the surprise verdict of the jury created a wild williwaw as reporters rushed to file their stories",
      "a williwaw rose up seemingly out of nowhere and wreaked havoc with our campsite"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213354"
  },
  "willowy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abounding with willows",
      ": resembling a willow :",
      ": pliant",
      ": gracefully tall and slender"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-l\u0259-w\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bendy",
      "flexible",
      "limber",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithe",
      "lithesome",
      "pliable",
      "pliant",
      "supple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "stiffened"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Michelle Troconis has a lot in common with the woman she is accused of helping to kill: tall, willowy , and talented, both women fell hard for the same man, Fotis Dulos, a handsome, charismatic home developer and daring athlete. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "Catching a fish the size of a small person with a willowy fly rod and a fly the size of your thumb is no easy matter. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In this version, marching masses in masks and raining rolls of toilet paper projected the modern-day point of the song, which benefited from the crunchy licks the willowy Rutherford spun from his guitar. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "When the trailer for this movie first hit the internet, the masses clutched pearls and bemoaned the casting of Nicole Kidman as Lucy, saying that everyone\u2019s favorite willowy Australian star was the wrong choice to play the comedy legend. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "In the decade that followed, her willowy figure and striking looks led to a career in modeling, taking her from Boyle Heights to Australia, then New York. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The result is beef that\u2019s tender without going mealy, its long, willowy fibers holding on to broth and spices that growl like chili but come back to a happier place with high aromatics like the red side of the spice cabinet. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The main threat on the outside is the head coach\u2019s son, Jake Jackson, a willowy 6-5 target who has accepted a baseball scholarship from San Diego State. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Yellow wild flowers and a footpath surrounded by coastal scrub led me to the edge of the sea, where waves smacked on the rocks, leaving only a trace of willowy foam. \u2014 Kate Donnelly, Travel + Leisure , 24 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195634"
  },
  "willpower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the ability to control one's own actions, emotions, or urges",
      ": strong determination that allows one to do something difficult",
      ": strong determination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-\u02ccpau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8wil-\u02ccpau\u0307-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "continence",
      "restraint",
      "self-command",
      "self-containment",
      "self-control",
      "self-discipline",
      "self-government",
      "self-mastery",
      "self-possession",
      "self-restraint",
      "will"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dessert buffet tested my willpower .",
      "He conquered his drinking problem through sheer willpower .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Players must manage their willpower to access useful dialog choices and feed on mortals to keep their hunger for blood in check. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Ukrainka insisted that her spirit was stronger than her body and her willpower could transcend physical suffering. \u2014 Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The elemental human conflict between Pietri\u2019s physical weakness and his indomitable willpower caught the world\u2019s imagination. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Lembke believes much of that increase in time is by design \u2014 a result of tech companies' deliberate strategies as opposed to a lack of willpower to put down the phone. \u2014 Alex Pena, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
      "However, willpower alone is not enough to achieve your goals. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "With endless encouragement to shop from all corners of the internet, giving up fast fashion can require considerable willpower . \u2014 Fedora Abu, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The deer were yarded up, inadvertently offering support and willpower to get through the winter. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of our own allies have stepped forward already, but willpower may wane over time. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195208"
  },
  "willy-nilly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": by compulsion : without choice",
      ": in a haphazard or spontaneous manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccwi-l\u0113-\u02c8ni-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aimlessly",
      "anyhow",
      "anyway",
      "anywise",
      "desultorily",
      "erratically",
      "haphazard",
      "haphazardly",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hit or miss",
      "irregularly",
      "randomly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "methodically",
      "systematically"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of will I nill I or will ye nill ye or will he nill he ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213504"
  },
  "wilt":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose turgor from lack of water",
      ": to become limp",
      ": to grow weak or faint : languish",
      ": to cause to wilt",
      ": an act or instance of wilting : the state of being wilted",
      ": a disorder (such as a fungus disease) of plants marked by loss of turgidity in soft tissues with subsequent drooping and often shriveling",
      ": polyhedrosis of caterpillars",
      ": to lose freshness and become limp",
      ": to lose strength",
      ": a plant disease (as of tomatoes) in which wilting and browning of leaves leads to death of the plant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0259lt",
      "\u02c8wilt",
      "\u02c8wilt",
      "\u02c8wilt",
      "\u02c8wilt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "droop",
      "flag",
      "hang",
      "loll",
      "sag",
      "swag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hot weather wilted the plants.",
      "The crowd wilted in the heat.",
      "He wilted under the pressure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The outer, darker green leaves are softer and often wilt . \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The outer, darker green leaves are softer and often wilt . \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "In summer, water daily to keep the soil moist so plants don\u2019t wilt . \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition, lawns brown early, gardens begin to wilt , surface water levels decline, and crop growth is stunted, per the site. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Was the typically tranquil Scheffler, with his everyman nonchalance, about to wilt under the pressure? \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Texas Tech was still within 64-60 with 3:06 to play, but Kansas scored the next six points as the Red Raiders continued to wilt under the pressure. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Like the jobs numbers, the wage gains of 2021 also tend to wilt under scrutiny. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Though his brother has long ago learned to avoid or ignore Phil\u2019s fearsome glare, Rose begins to wilt under the pressure and starts drinking heavily. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For now, County Fair is the only available variety resistant to bacterial wilt . \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Unlike plants getting too much water, the dry plants will recover from the slight wilt quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
      "The Marglobe has a strong disease resistance to Fusarium wilt and Nailhead rust, which plagued Florida tomato growers. \u2014 Jeff Quattrone, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Pine wilt is a serious disease caused by microscopic roundworms, or nematodes, that are carried from tree to tree in spring by pine sawyer beetles. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Your leaves could be sun burned, or could have tomato blight or tomato wilt . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "In the last five-plus years, the wilt has taken over. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Most cucumber vines that die suddenly are victims of bacterial wilt . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Oak wilt was been around for decades and has been confirmed in 40 of the state\u2019s counties. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1691, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193320"
  },
  "wimp":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wimp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wuss",
      "wussy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp",
      "what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kendall is still a wimp who swings between self-satisfaction and an insatiable hunger for reassurance, and Strong is fantastic in his portrayal of this back-and-forth. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, the school wimp who was interested in cards and magic had been turned into a Western archetype: the strong, do-right loner who doesn\u2019t say much. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2021",
      "While the leads all wrestle with their inner wimp , only Mary Ann\u2019s struggle has mortal stakes. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Through it all the best part of the film remains the dichotomy of a bland wimp (a character Odenkirk plays so well) who can flip the switch to becoming a remorseless killer \u2014 and seeing Odenkirk as the one flipping the switch. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "That jab gets to the heart of these protests: the sense that stay-at-home advocates are gutless wimps willing to let a virus boss us around. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Now, they\u2019re being caricatured as fashion accessories for wimps . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 20 May 2020",
      "In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "This is no place for wimps \u2014 either on the greens or in the men\u2019s locker room. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202901"
  },
  "wimpish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wimp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wuss",
      "wussy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp",
      "what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kendall is still a wimp who swings between self-satisfaction and an insatiable hunger for reassurance, and Strong is fantastic in his portrayal of this back-and-forth. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, the school wimp who was interested in cards and magic had been turned into a Western archetype: the strong, do-right loner who doesn\u2019t say much. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2021",
      "While the leads all wrestle with their inner wimp , only Mary Ann\u2019s struggle has mortal stakes. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Through it all the best part of the film remains the dichotomy of a bland wimp (a character Odenkirk plays so well) who can flip the switch to becoming a remorseless killer \u2014 and seeing Odenkirk as the one flipping the switch. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "That jab gets to the heart of these protests: the sense that stay-at-home advocates are gutless wimps willing to let a virus boss us around. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Now, they\u2019re being caricatured as fashion accessories for wimps . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 20 May 2020",
      "In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "This is no place for wimps \u2014 either on the greens or in the men\u2019s locker room. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191433"
  },
  "wimpy":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wimp",
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wuss",
      "wussy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp",
      "what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kendall is still a wimp who swings between self-satisfaction and an insatiable hunger for reassurance, and Strong is fantastic in his portrayal of this back-and-forth. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, the school wimp who was interested in cards and magic had been turned into a Western archetype the strong, do-right loner who doesn\u2019t say much. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2021",
      "While the leads all wrestle with their inner wimp , only Mary Ann\u2019s struggle has mortal stakes. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Through it all the best part of the film remains the dichotomy of a bland wimp (a character Odenkirk plays so well) who can flip the switch to becoming a remorseless killer \u2014 and seeing Odenkirk as the one flipping the switch. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "That jab gets to the heart of these protests the sense that stay-at-home advocates are gutless wimps willing to let a virus boss us around. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Now, they\u2019re being caricatured as fashion accessories for wimps . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 20 May 2020",
      "In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "This is no place for wimps \u2014 either on the greens or in the men\u2019s locker room. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "win":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get possession of by effort or fortune",
      ": to obtain by work : earn",
      ": to gain in or as if in battle or contest",
      ": to be the victor in",
      ": to make friendly or favorable to oneself or to one's cause",
      ": to induce to accept oneself in marriage",
      ": to obtain (something, such as ore, coal, or clay) by mining",
      ": to prepare (a vein or bed) for regular mining",
      ": to recover (metal) from ore",
      ": to reach by expenditure of effort",
      ": to gain the victory in a contest : succeed",
      ": to succeed in arriving at a place or a state",
      ": victory",
      ": first place at the finish (as of a horse race)",
      ": to achieve the victory in a contest",
      ": to obtain by victory",
      ": to be the victor in",
      ": to get by effort or skill : gain",
      ": to ask and get the favor of",
      ": an act or instance of winning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win",
      "\u02c8win"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "prevail",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "palm",
      "triumph",
      "victory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The site's Basketball Power Index gives the Warriors a 48.2% chance to win the game. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
      "What gives the Warriors the best chance to win right now? \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
      "Provide your name and contact informa-tion for a chance to win free tickets to the Mill Museum in a drawing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "Shoppers can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 Aldi gift card. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Along with giving the Tigers a chance to win , Faedo etched his name in the history books again. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "But Thompson, 32-years-old, did return and helped propel the Warriors to this stage: a matchup with the Boston Celtics with a chance to win their fourth championship in eight years on the line. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "But instead of handing Hollis a chance to win his debut with a field goal, Jacksonville coach Siaha Burley kept the offense on the field, a gamble that paid off. \u2014 Clayton Freeman, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Will Harris a chance to win the state championship here. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Kiffin, ever aware of timing, responded to a reply to a tweet of his in reaction to Friday's win by Notre Dame over Tennessee baseball after Sunday's season-ending 7-3 loss by UT to the Fighting Irish. \u2014 Nick Gray, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The 23-year-old right-hander kept up the act Saturday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, helping the Arkansas Travelers to a 5-2 win against the Wichita Wind Surge. \u2014 Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Evan Cali hurled a complete-game shutout, propelling the second-seeded Tigers (20-3) to the quarterfinal win . \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The 24-year-old completed 5\u2154 scoreless innings, allowing seven hits without a walk, to guide the Tigers to a 3-1 win in the second of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 30,738 fans at Comerica Park. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
      "But in the deciding game, Matthew Gretler hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh and ace Cooper Hjerpe \u2014 in his first relief appearance of the season \u2014 struck out five over the final two innings to carry OSU to a win . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "Candidates hope to get support from LGBTQ voters, who are a major part of the Democratic Party coalition, and can help push a candidate to a primary win and provide a general-election boost. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "The Crusaders closed the winningest season in program history on a high note, rolling to a 14-4 five-inning win over McHenry in the Class 4A third-place game at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Both hits have come against the A\u2019s, including a two-run double Thursday as part of the four-run eighth inning that lifted them to an 8-4 win . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1862, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174735"
  },
  "win (over)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201446"
  },
  "wind":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "a natural movement of air of any velocity",
      "the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally",
      "an artificially produced movement of air",
      "solar wind , stellar wind",
      "a force or agency that carries along or influences tendency , trend",
      "a destructive force or influence",
      "breath sense 2a",
      "breath sense 4a",
      "the pit of the stomach solar plexus",
      "gas generated in the stomach or the intestines",
      "musical wind instruments especially as distinguished from strings and percussion the wind instruments of an orchestra",
      "players of wind instruments",
      "slight information especially about something secret intimation",
      "air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game)",
      "something that is insubstantial such as",
      "mere talk idle words",
      "nothing , nothingness",
      "vain self-satisfaction",
      "a direction from which the wind may blow a point of the compass",
      "one of the cardinal points",
      "the direction from which the wind is blowing",
      "compressed air or gas",
      "air",
      "in the same direction as the main force of the wind",
      "as nearly as possible against the main force of the wind",
      "to be to windward of",
      "to be on the scent of",
      "to have a superior position to",
      "about to happen astir , afoot",
      "close to the wind",
      "close to a point of danger near the permissible limit",
      "away from the direction from which the wind is blowing",
      "toward the direction from which the wind is blowing",
      "aside , away",
      "to leeward",
      "in a place protected from the wind under the lee",
      "to make short of breath",
      "to detect or follow by scent",
      "to expose to the air or wind dry by exposing to air",
      "to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)",
      "to rest (an animal, such as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recovered",
      "to scent game",
      "to pause for breath",
      "to turn completely or repeatedly about an object coil , twine",
      "to encircle or cover with something pliable bind with loops or layers",
      "to raise to a high level (as of excitement or tension)",
      "to tighten the spring of",
      "crank",
      "to make tighter tighten , tune",
      "to hoist or haul by means of a rope or chain and a windlass",
      "to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan",
      "to traverse on a curving course",
      "to cause to move in a curving line or path",
      "to effect by or as if by curving",
      "to cause (something, such as a ship) to change direction turn",
      "to turn (a ship) end for end",
      "to turn the course of",
      "to lead (a person) as one wishes",
      "entangle , involve",
      "to introduce sinuously or stealthily insinuate",
      "weave",
      "to have a curving course or shape extend in curves",
      "to proceed as if by winding",
      "to move so as to encircle something",
      "to turn when lying at anchor",
      "bend , warp",
      "coil , turn",
      "a particular method of winding",
      "an act of winding the state of being wound",
      "a mechanism (such as a winch) for winding",
      "to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing blow",
      "to sound (a call or note) on a horn",
      "to produce a sound on a horn",
      "a natural movement of the air",
      "power to breathe",
      "limited knowledge especially about something secret",
      "wind instruments of a band or orchestra",
      "to cause to be out of breath",
      "to move in or be made up of a series of twists and turns",
      "to twist around",
      "to cover with something twisted around wrap",
      "to make the spring of tight",
      "to bring to an end conclude",
      "to reach a place or situation that was not expected",
      "to swing the arm before pitching a baseball",
      "river in west central Wyoming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8wind",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (3)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb (3)",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wind down":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to draw gradually toward an end",
      ": relax , unwind",
      ": to cause a gradual lessening of usually with the intention of bringing to an end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "chill out",
      "de-stress",
      "decompress",
      "loosen up",
      "mellow (out)",
      "relax",
      "unwind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "tense (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "not being one for alcoholic beverages, I prefer to wind down with a cup of tea every night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Al Horford winces as the final minutes on the clock wind down Thursday night at TD Garden. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Noise pollution abates once engines and propellers wind down . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "Both of Hogan\u2019s announcements come as schools wind down the 2021-22 school year. \u2014 Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "Scott Whitmore stood along the concourse on a recent spring night watching the final inning of a Staten Island FerryHawks home game wind down when a New York City police officer approached him from the third-base side. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "As the days wind down , there\u2019s a chance the tunes could be a bit more reflective. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "Roh said that the salon\u2019s owners frequented her restaurant at least once a week during lunch breaks or for dinner to wind down after closing their store. \u2014 Hanna Park, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Melvin Capital unveiled plans on Wednesday to wind down its funds. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
      "As the central bank\u2019s easy money policies wind down , investors have turned to more defensive stocks like consumer staples. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1952, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211844"
  },
  "wind up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of bringing to an end",
      ": a concluding act or part : finish",
      ": a series of regular and distinctive motions (such as swinging the arms) made by a pitcher preparatory to releasing a pitch",
      ": an exaggerated backswing (as in tennis)",
      ": operated by a spring mechanism wound by hand",
      ": to bring to a conclusion : end",
      ": to put in order for the purpose of bringing to an end",
      ": to effectuate the winding up of",
      ": to come to a conclusion",
      ": to arrive in a place, situation, or condition at the end or as a result of a course of action",
      ": to make a pitching windup",
      ": the last part of something : finish",
      ": a swing of a baseball pitcher's arm before the pitch is thrown",
      ": to bring to an end by taking care of unfinished business",
      ": to conclude by removing liabilities and distributing any remaining assets to partners or shareholders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bnd-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u012bnd-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wrap up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hjerpe throws in a unique sidearm motion, whereas Pfennigs has a traditional windup . \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, Julia\u2019s character Ruth Langmore had a fatal windup that upset folks. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Men\u2019s long windup is eerie, a careful ratcheting of tension with suggestions of folk-horror grotesqueries to come. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "The sculpture of Jenkins in his windup brought back memories of his duels with Bob Gibson at Wrigley Field during an era when starters took the ball and wouldn\u2019t give it up until it was pried from their hands. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Kershaw, 34, crafted his windup under the tutelage of Skip Johnson, his first pitching coach and now the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "With her slingshot pitch, never a windup , Tatum hurled no-hitter after no-hitter. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a long windup to say, the Beavers should have seen this coming. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "With 13:41 left in the third period and the Coyotes trailing by one goal, Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy\u2019s initial shot deflected off Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun and slid over to an open Erik Haula with the windup . \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If history were truly repeating itself, Donald Trump would be forced into real political exile and some of his henchpeople would wind up serving time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The thunderstorms are forecasted to be able to produce large hail, about a quarter in size, and strong gusts of wind up to 80 mph, a briefing from the weather service states. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field, topping Joe Kovacs (73-9 1/2) and four other men despite starting mostly in a static stance rather than a full wind up and throw. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
      "In today\u2019s political climate, many are just trying to make it to the next day and not wind up on the front page, O\u2019Donnell said. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal play adopted brothers who attempt an LA bank heist, wind up hijacking an emergency vehicle and race through the City of Angels causing wanton destruction and traffic jams. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Their case ended up being first on the Supreme Court\u2019s docket, after Abramowicz was dismissed \u2014 and would wind up making history. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and Jon David Washington star as three friends who witness a murder and wind up becoming the prime suspects. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Could the need for cooling wind up cooking the planet? \u2014 Brooke Bowser, Scientific American , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1784, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215634"
  },
  "windblast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gust of wind",
      ": the destructive effect of air friction on a pilot ejected from a high-speed airplane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win(d)-\u02ccblast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "blow",
      "flurry",
      "gust",
      "scud",
      "williwaw"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a windblast from the hovering helicopter made it difficult to even stand up"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205230"
  },
  "windfall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind",
      ": an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage",
      ": something (as fruit from a tree) blown down by the wind",
      ": an unexpected gift or gain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win(d)-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8wind-\u02ccf\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "benediction",
      "benefit",
      "blessing",
      "boon",
      "felicity",
      "godsend",
      "good",
      "manna"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "bane",
      "curse",
      "evil",
      "plague",
      "scourge"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They received a windfall because of the tax cuts.",
      "hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the Russian president may be right, as a recent analysis by Bloomberg forecasted that Russian oil and gas revenues will be as high as $285 billion in 2022, 20% more than last year\u2019s windfall . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "But $2,000 a month would have been a windfall for the family, said Smith's wife, Helen. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "But $2,000 a month would have been a windfall for the family, said Smith's wife, Helen. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "Many are also planning for an expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, which could be a huge financial windfall for those conferences (and independents) who are part of that collection. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The result is a windfall for Tesla, which posted a $331 million profit in the third quarter of 2020 because of the credit sales. \u2014 Marc Fisher, Christian Davenport And Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "The result is a windfall for Tesla, which posted a $331 million profit in the third quarter of 2020 because of the credit sales. \u2014 Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Tourism was the city\u2019s biggest industry before the pandemic and major business conferences are a critical windfall for city coffers. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Plus, the 2022 midterms are shaping up to be a windfall for Republican political candidates across the board. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203718"
  },
  "window dressing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the display of merchandise in a retail store window",
      ": the act or an instance of making something appear deceptively attractive or favorable",
      ": something used to create a deceptively favorable or attractive impression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "facade",
      "fa\u00e7ade",
      "gloss",
      "veneer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "These changes are being made for a good reason. They're not just window dressing .",
      "the crime-does-not-pay moralizing is just window dressing for nasty hard-boiled stories",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But, in Ireland\u2019s case, much of the difference between schools feels like window dressing when so many of the key components of schooling do not vary between institutions. \u2014 Mike Mcshane, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Here, though, Kirby\u2019s leaps through time come to seem a bit like window dressing on a story that\u2019s surprisingly linear, moving towards solving the mystery of her selves. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Plus, those dues-paying neighbors act as welcoming human window dressing for visitors. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "But the changes in marketing merely serve as window dressing for larger societal issues being pinned on women and framed as individual responsibilities and choices, Gill and Orgad argue. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite the window dressing , there\u2019s nothing that satisfyingly bizarre going on here. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of the changes have felt like window dressing . \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "While the agents are a reach for a gritty milieu, the underwritten script gives the pair nothing but boilerplate dialogue, rendering them as mere window dressing . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Some changed window dressing is indeed apparent, like the phrase March Madness now being included in the women\u2019s game. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194713"
  },
  "windup":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of bringing to an end",
      ": a concluding act or part : finish",
      ": a series of regular and distinctive motions (such as swinging the arms) made by a pitcher preparatory to releasing a pitch",
      ": an exaggerated backswing (as in tennis)",
      ": operated by a spring mechanism wound by hand",
      ": to bring to a conclusion : end",
      ": to put in order for the purpose of bringing to an end",
      ": to effectuate the winding up of",
      ": to come to a conclusion",
      ": to arrive in a place, situation, or condition at the end or as a result of a course of action",
      ": to make a pitching windup",
      ": the last part of something : finish",
      ": a swing of a baseball pitcher's arm before the pitch is thrown",
      ": to bring to an end by taking care of unfinished business",
      ": to conclude by removing liabilities and distributing any remaining assets to partners or shareholders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bnd-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u012bnd-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wrap up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hjerpe throws in a unique sidearm motion, whereas Pfennigs has a traditional windup . \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, Julia\u2019s character Ruth Langmore had a fatal windup that upset folks. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Men\u2019s long windup is eerie, a careful ratcheting of tension with suggestions of folk-horror grotesqueries to come. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "The sculpture of Jenkins in his windup brought back memories of his duels with Bob Gibson at Wrigley Field during an era when starters took the ball and wouldn\u2019t give it up until it was pried from their hands. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Kershaw, 34, crafted his windup under the tutelage of Skip Johnson, his first pitching coach and now the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "With her slingshot pitch, never a windup , Tatum hurled no-hitter after no-hitter. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a long windup to say, the Beavers should have seen this coming. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "With 13:41 left in the third period and the Coyotes trailing by one goal, Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy\u2019s initial shot deflected off Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun and slid over to an open Erik Haula with the windup . \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If history were truly repeating itself, Donald Trump would be forced into real political exile and some of his henchpeople would wind up serving time. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The thunderstorms are forecasted to be able to produce large hail, about a quarter in size, and strong gusts of wind up to 80 mph, a briefing from the weather service states. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field, topping Joe Kovacs (73-9 1/2) and four other men despite starting mostly in a static stance rather than a full wind up and throw. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
      "In today\u2019s political climate, many are just trying to make it to the next day and not wind up on the front page, O\u2019Donnell said. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jake Gyllenhaal play adopted brothers who attempt an LA bank heist, wind up hijacking an emergency vehicle and race through the City of Angels causing wanton destruction and traffic jams. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Their case ended up being first on the Supreme Court\u2019s docket, after Abramowicz was dismissed \u2014 and would wind up making history. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and Jon David Washington star as three friends who witness a murder and wind up becoming the prime suspects. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Could the need for cooling wind up cooking the planet? \u2014 Brooke Bowser, Scientific American , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1784, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191625"
  },
  "windy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": windswept",
      ": marked by strong wind or by more wind than usual",
      ": violent , stormy",
      ": flatulent sense 1",
      ": verbose , bombastic",
      ": lacking substance : empty",
      ": winding",
      ": having much or strong wind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u012bn-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8win-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222437"
  },
  "wing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly",
      ": such an appendage (as of an ostrich) even though rudimentary or modified so no longer having the power of flight",
      ": any of various anatomical structures (as of a flying fish or flying lemur) providing means of limited flight",
      ": an appendage or part resembling a wing in appearance, position, or function: such as",
      ": a device worn under the arms to aid a person in swimming or staying afloat",
      ": ala",
      ": a turned-back or extended edge on an article of clothing",
      ": a sidepiece at the top of an armchair",
      ": a foliaceous, membranous, or woody expansion of a plant especially along a stem or on a samara or capsule",
      ": either of the two lateral petals of a papilionaceous flower \u2014 compare keel entry 2 sense 2b",
      ": a vane of a windmill or arrow",
      ": sail",
      ": an airfoil that develops a major part of the lift which supports a heavier-than-air aircraft",
      ": fender sense d",
      ": a means of flight or rapid progress",
      ": the act or manner of flying : flight",
      ": a side or outlying region or district",
      ": a part or feature of a building usually projecting from and subordinate to the main or central part",
      ": one of the pieces of scenery at the side of a stage",
      ": the area at the side of the stage out of sight",
      ": a left or right section of an army or fleet : flank",
      ": one of the offensive positions or players on either side of a center position in certain team sports",
      ": flanker",
      ": either of two opposing groups within an organization or society : faction",
      ": a section of an organized body (such as a legislative chamber) representing a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies \u2014 compare left wing , right wing",
      ": a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a group and lower than a division",
      ": two or more squadrons of naval airplanes",
      ": a dance step marked by a quick outward and inward rolling glide of one foot",
      ": insignia consisting of an outspread pair of stylized bird's wings which are awarded on completion of prescribed training to a qualified pilot, aircrew member, or military balloon pilot",
      ": out of sight in the stage wings",
      ": close at hand in the background : readily available",
      ": in flight : flying",
      ": in motion",
      ": under one's protection : in one's care",
      ": to fit with wings",
      ": to enable to fly or move swiftly",
      ": to traverse with or as if with wings",
      ": to effect or achieve by flying",
      ": to let fly : dispatch",
      ": to wound in the wing : disable the wing of",
      ": to wound (as with a bullet) without killing",
      ": to do or perform without preparation or guidelines : improvise",
      ": to go with or as if with wings : fly",
      ": one of the paired movable feathered or membranous parts with which a bird, bat, or insect flies",
      ": something like a wing in appearance, use, or motion",
      ": a part (as of a building) that sticks out from the main part",
      ": a division of an organization",
      ": an area just off the stage of a theater",
      ": in flight",
      ": to move by means of wings : fly",
      ": throw entry 1 sense 1",
      ": one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly",
      ": a winglike anatomical part or process : ala",
      ": any of the four winglike processes of the sphenoid bone \u2014 see greater wing , lesser wing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "body",
      "coalition",
      "faction",
      "party",
      "sect",
      "set",
      "side"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aviate",
      "fly",
      "glide",
      "plane",
      "soar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The hearing also featured the testimony of a documentary filmmaker, Nick Quested, who was embedded with the right- wing group the Proud Boys during the attack. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "Le Pen's right- wing National Rally shares some issue space with the left, like granting French citizens the right to make new laws via referendum, but her group's rigid anti-immigration stance and social conservatism have limited its broader appeal. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "United in Purpose, which harnesses data to galvanize conservative Christian voters, in recent years hosted luncheons where Thomas presented her Impact Awards to right- wing leaders. \u2014 Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "After years of despair and repeated violent confrontations with right- wing opponents, Sheremet is optimistic about the trajectory of LGBTQ rights in Ukraine. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The right- wing prime minister leads a coalition of unlikely bedfellows from across the political spectrum, including the first Arab party to sit in an Israeli government. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Italy\u2019s right- wing leader Matteo Salvini, who has been seen as close to Moscow, told foreign journalists this week that Italians are ready to make sacrifices, and that his League supports the sanctions against Russia. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Anitta long shied from most social and political discourse; that is, until after the 2018 presidential race in Brazil, which resulted in a win for the right- wing candidate, Jair Bolsonaro. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "George is a 6-foot-6, 190-pound wing from Nigeria \u2014 who is known for collecting shoes to donate to children in his homeland. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, wing Mikal Bridges and forward Cam Johnson each were named one of three finalists for three different NBA individual awards Sunday. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Bruins wing Brad Marchand, who has been slumping lately, had eight shots on goal, but there was no beating DeSmith. \u2014 Dan Scifo, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Others just wing it and type whatever comes to their mind. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Others just wing it and type whatever comes to their mind. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Glue, energy and athleticism from wing Dalen Terry. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Well, not the corpses themselves, but the blow flies, flesh flies, and other squirmy, wriggly things that wing their way to corpses in the minutes and hours after death. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Others just wing it and type whatever comes to their mind. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Others just wing it and type whatever comes to their mind. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193131"
  },
  "wink":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing",
      ": to close and open the eyelids quickly",
      ": to avoid seeing or noting something",
      ": to gleam or flash intermittently : twinkle",
      ": to come to an end",
      ": to stop shining",
      ": to signal a message with a light",
      ": to cause to open and shut",
      ": to affect or influence by or as if by blinking the eyes",
      ": a brief period of sleep : nap",
      ": a hint or sign given by winking",
      ": an act of winking",
      ": the time of a wink : instant",
      ": a flicker of the eyelids : blink",
      ": to close and open one eye quickly as a signal or hint",
      ": to close and open the eyelids quickly : blink",
      ": a hint or sign given by closing and opening one eye quickly",
      ": a brief period of sleep",
      ": an act of closing and opening usually one eye quickly",
      ": a very short time",
      ": to close and open the eyelids quickly",
      ": a quick closing and opening of the eyelids : blink"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8wi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8wi\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "catnap",
      "doze",
      "drowse",
      "forty winks",
      "kip",
      "nap",
      "siesta",
      "snooze"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Netflix's take on the classic Austen tale is Fleabag meets empire waistlines; throughout, Anne exchanges knowing, tongue-in-cheek glances with the camera, breaking the fourth wall to wink at feelings of incredulity or schadenfreude. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "This awards season, the Power of the Dog actor has been a standout on red carpets, wearing whimsical suits and subtly surprising accents, which wink at the philosophical dreamer that exists within the equally complex actor seen onscreen. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Wilson and MacArthur proposed that the keys to understanding island biogeography are the rate at which new species immigrate to an island (or evolve there) and the rate at which established species wink out. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "If anything, his entire public life seems to have been one long nod and wink with the public. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Drink responsibly, the ads wink , without ever explaining the toll that frequent or excessive alcohol use exacts, particularly at certain stages in life. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 July 2021",
      "This fabled 125-mile stretch of road runs alongside a slender tendril of water called Turnagain Arm before ascending into the dramatic Chugach and Kenai Mountains, where ancient glaciers wink through summertime greenery. \u2014 Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2021",
      "The prominence of corporate lobbyists in the new administration all but assures that Biden, like Barack Obama, will wink and nod as Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google acquire or crush competitors . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 25 June 2021",
      "The unlikelihood of success is not a reason to wink at the audience but rather a reason to root for their victory and hold our breath when defeat seems imminent. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Latasha gives it a wink and that one in a million smile. \u2014 Yolanda Machado, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Plenty of outlets followed the Times\u2019 lead, letting the thrill of writing about UFOs with a big wink overtake their normal sense of propriety. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s a particularly resonant topic for Raitt \u2014 who has been clean and sober since 1988 \u2014 although the song addresses various temptations with a knowing wink under its serious message. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s their style, which is definitely a wink at the coastal grandma aesthetic TikTok can\u2019t get enough of. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Walk, single, walk, walk, single, strikeout, strikeout, walk, forcing Dusty Baker to make the walk ( wink ) to retrieve him as well as navigate the next 8.1 innings with his bullpen in a 6-0 loss. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 13 May 2022",
      "From Chl\u00f6e Bailey in her sculpted AREA couture gown to SZA in her pink, burled wood grain Vivienne Westwood gown and signature wink . \u2014 Essence , 5 May 2022",
      "Even the wink -nudge meta joke that acts as a final word on the proceedings somehow works in the movie\u2019s favor. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Quite the prankster, Valastro closed out the hilarious video with a wink . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220520"
  },
  "winkle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": periwinkle entry 2",
      ": twinkle",
      ": to displace, remove, or evict from a position",
      ": to obtain or draw out by effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi\u014b-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1585, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1791, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225128"
  },
  "wintery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of winter",
      ": weathered by or as if by winter : aged , hoary",
      ": cheerless , chilling",
      ": marked by or characteristic of winter",
      ": not friendly : cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8win-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "glowing",
      "hot",
      "igneous",
      "molten",
      "piping hot",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "seething",
      "sizzling",
      "sultry",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "warming",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wintry mix of sleet and snow",
      "She gave me a wintry welcome.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those teams play later Tuesday in Canada, where conditions were so wintry that Canada Soccer was referring to Edmonton\u2019s Commonwealth Stadium as Estadio Iceteca. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Viard\u2019s use of contrasting textiles, colors and styles brings a different perspective of shapes and hues to a very wintry collection. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The Monday storm is scooting away into a position that helps set up the next one that could be quite wintry . \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "This version is appropriately wintry , with cabbage and warm spices like clove and cinnamon. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "Between wintry weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports, even the best plans can fall apart. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The novel is a postmodern take on braving wintry weather, a staple of Russian literature. \u2014 Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "But, at major resorts, stretches of brisk, wintry liberation on the slopes are interrupted by long chairlift and gondola rides, during which people sit shoulder to shoulder and knee to knee with a perpetually rotating cast of strangers. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "During periods of high pressure, cold air from the top of the world escapes south, bringing wintry temperatures. \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 28 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171400"
  },
  "wintry":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of winter",
      ": weathered by or as if by winter : aged , hoary",
      ": cheerless , chilling",
      ": marked by or characteristic of winter",
      ": not friendly : cold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win-tr\u0113",
      "\u02c8win-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "glowing",
      "hot",
      "igneous",
      "molten",
      "piping hot",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "seething",
      "sizzling",
      "sultry",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "warming",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a wintry mix of sleet and snow",
      "She gave me a wintry welcome.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those teams play later Tuesday in Canada, where conditions were so wintry that Canada Soccer was referring to Edmonton\u2019s Commonwealth Stadium as Estadio Iceteca. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Viard\u2019s use of contrasting textiles, colors and styles brings a different perspective of shapes and hues to a very wintry collection. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "The Monday storm is scooting away into a position that helps set up the next one that could be quite wintry . \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "This version is appropriately wintry , with cabbage and warm spices like clove and cinnamon. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "Between wintry weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports, even the best plans can fall apart. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The novel is a postmodern take on braving wintry weather, a staple of Russian literature. \u2014 Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "But, at major resorts, stretches of brisk, wintry liberation on the slopes are interrupted by long chairlift and gondola rides, during which people sit shoulder to shoulder and knee to knee with a perpetually rotating cast of strangers. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "During periods of high pressure, cold air from the top of the world escapes south, bringing wintry temperatures. \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 28 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181244"
  },
  "wipe out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of wiping out : complete or utter destruction",
      ": a fall or crash caused usually by losing control",
      ": a total or decisive defeat : drubbing",
      ": to destroy completely : annihilate",
      ": to fall or crash usually as a result of losing control"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bp-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abolish",
      "annihilate",
      "black out",
      "blot out",
      "cancel",
      "clean (up)",
      "efface",
      "eradicate",
      "erase",
      "expunge",
      "exterminate",
      "extirpate",
      "liquidate",
      "obliterate",
      "root (out)",
      "rub out",
      "snuff (out)",
      "stamp (out)",
      "sweep (away)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The surfer had a nasty wipeout .",
      "Verb",
      "he didn't get his gambling under control until he had already wiped out his entire life savings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The average gasoline price in the U.S. is already $4 a gallon, and Democrats fear this will increase the chances of an electoral wipeout in November. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "A month later, Herta was nonchalant about the April wipeout . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The wipeout didn\u2019t end there, with shares falling nearly 7% on Wednesday. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The wider market selloff resumed on Friday, however, with stocks adding to losses after a brutal wipeout on Thursday, in which the Dow fell over 1,000 points, while the S&P 500 lost 3.6% and the Nasdaq 5%. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Thursday's wipeout \u2014in total, global stocks took a $1.3 trillion hit yesterday, Bloomberg calculates\u2014was felt across the board, with big-cap tech getting particularly hard. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "The giddy response Thursday was in stark contrast to Meta's disastrous fourth-quarter results, which sent shares plummeting in early February in the biggest single-day wipeout in Wall Street history. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Woods\u2019 playing in a major event like the Masters seemed impossible last year after a wipeout Feb. 23 on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This was followed by a wipeout in the 1994 midterms that saw Democrats losing control of the House to Republicans for the first time in 40 years. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Forgiving $10,000 in federal student loans would wipe out the student loan balances for up to 16 million borrowers and make a third of all student loan borrowers debt-free, according to the Center for American Progress. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The devastation could wipe out much of the species diversification seen since the event that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "While reflection within rumination can be highly beneficial, rumination\u2019s negative aspect, brooding, can wipe out hours or days if left unchecked. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In the hours, days, weeks, and years that follow, the consequences of the impact will wipe out about 75 percent of all species on the planet. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The courts can wipe out camp prisoners guilty or nolo contendere pleas, and a plea of not guilty can be entered, or verdicts of guilt to be set aside. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "In total, Biden's more limited intervention will wipe out nearly $20 billion in federal student loans. \u2014 Sydney Lake, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a Ukrainian. \u2014 ABC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "But as Parker, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, pointed out, a system of federal, private and religious-run boarding schools over more than 150 years did its best to wipe out thousands of years of Native languages, cultures and family ties. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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      "Noun",
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223521"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": intoxicated , high",
      ": extremely tired : exhausted"
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      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
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      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
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      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
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      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
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    ],
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      "unwearied"
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    "examples":[
      "I am completely wiped out .",
      "felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another possible explanation is that the frogs died of a disease like ranavirus, which wiped out a large number of frogs in England in the 1980s, per the Observer. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Despite having increased the sticker price for the electric Mustang Mach-E, surging materials costs for electric-vehicle batteries in recent months have wiped out the profit Ford had expected to make on the model, Mr. Lawler said. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Moderna\u2019s drop has wiped out some $100 billion in market value, while Pfizer's down nearly 6%; meanwhile, Ark's Genomic Revolution ETF has cratered 48%\u2014far worse than the S&P 500's 14% decline. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Among them is Timarie Czichas, a 55-year-old from the Phoenix area whose small business was wiped out in the pandemic. \u2014 Michael Sasso, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Ukraine also says about 35% of its gross domestic product has been wiped out . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast have seen tens of billions of dollars in market capitalization wiped out over the first five months of the year, as have tech titans like Amazon and Apple. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The cash infusion from Sixth Street will mean the club\u2019s short-term debt will be wiped out and replaced with $260 million available to spend. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "And as a result, the Associated Press notes that the recall wiped out many baby formula brands covered by the WIC federal program that serves mothers, infants, and children. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191444"
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": a thread or rod of such material",
      ": wirework",
      ": the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms",
      ": something (such as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike",
      ": a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show",
      ": hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization",
      ": a line of wire for conducting electric current \u2014 compare cord sense 3b",
      ": a telephone or telegraph wire or system",
      ": wire service",
      ": telegram , cablegram",
      ": fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire",
      ": the finish line of a race",
      ": the final decisive moment (as of a contest)",
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      ": at the finish line",
      ": at the last moment",
      ": from start to finish",
      ": to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose",
      ": to send or send word to by telegraph",
      ": to connect by or as if by a wire",
      ": to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately",
      ": to send a telegraphic message",
      ": metal in the form of a thread or slender rod",
      ": a number of strands grouped together and used to send or receive electrical signals",
      ": telegram",
      ": to provide or equip with wire",
      ": to bind with wire",
      ": to send or send word to by telegraph",
      ": metal thread or a rod used in surgery to suture soft tissue or transfix fractured bone and in orthodontic dentistry to position teeth"
    ],
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      "\u02c8w\u012b(\u0259)r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Scripps announced Harini as the champion of the national spelling contest after facing off against one other speller in a down-to-the- wire Spell-off competition that involved a 90-second speed round. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Strung along a wire fence behind the dancers are old black and white photos of the Bear Dances that were once held in Whiterocks, images dating back to the late 1800s through the 1940s. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "There were huge breakout performances and thrilling, down-to-the- wire finishes. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Now down-to-the- wire before the fourth open-wheel race on the surface, IndyCar is still scrambling to find a way to bring grip to the higher lanes that would allow more passing and an altogether more enjoyable race. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Another down-to-the- wire game in a playoff season filled with them. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "His plywood-and- wire fixes often left something to be desired aesthetically. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Just try getting excited about a matchup against the 88-win Braves after a down-to-the- wire showdown against the 107-win San Francisco Giants that was decided in the final inning of a five-game series. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Things took a turn for the worse when Fez's friend Custer wore a wire in hopes of getting one of the brothers to implicate themselves in a murder. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Only a scammer would ask you to send them cryptocurrency, give them the numbers on a gift card or wire them money. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The tale began on April 8, when an official in Abu mistakenly asked a local bank to wire Mr. Taguchi 46.3 million yen, or about $358,000, said Atsushi Nohara, a town official. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The new Tin Roof Fort Lauderdale will employ 50-70 full-time staffers, including a stable of sound engineers to wire the music stage for nightly music acts. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "The shop is one of several downtown that offers overseas workers a way to wire money back home. \u2014 Jennifer Pemberton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, the 24-year-old has been working on restoring a 1969 Ford SUV and chronicled the project on her TikTok account @syds_garage, sharing videos of everything from rebuilding the back axel to wire brushing rust. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "If all is in order, Garcia said, the buyer will wire the remaining down payment and the escrow officer will close the deal by telling the title company to record the deed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Indian exporters hope the mechanism could release money they are owed by Russian clients, who cannot wire cash internationally because of the Swift restrictions. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Those construction management firms traditionally don\u2019t get paid to excavate the sites, pour the foundations, erect the walls, wire the buildings or install the plumbing for school projects in Connecticut. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212207"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
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      ": ability to discern inner qualities and relationships : insight",
      ": good sense : judgment",
      ": generally accepted belief",
      ": accumulated philosophical or scientific learning : knowledge",
      ": a wise attitude, belief, or course of action",
      ": the teachings of the ancient wise men",
      ": a didactic book included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and corresponding to the Wisdom of Solomon in the Protestant Apocrypha \u2014 see Bible Table",
      ": knowledge or learning gained over time",
      ": good sense",
      ": a wise attitude, belief, or course of action"
    ],
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      "\u02c8wiz-d\u0259m"
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      "perceptivity",
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      "sageness",
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The wealth of talent represented here is truly awe-inspiring, not to mention the enthusiasm that all our speakers have for sharing their wisdom with students, enthusiasts and professionals alike. \u2014 Terry Flores, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Tune in on Thursday to watch Vogue Beauty Director Celia Ellenberg impart her wisdom for pulling off a blockbuster after-dark look. \u2014 Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "After imparting his wisdom , Garfield laughed at himself. \u2014 Julia Zorthian, Time , 9 June 2022",
      "The political gods, in their unfathomable wisdom , have handed Republicans a once-in-a-generation chance to help voters understand how to build a future from this ruin. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "His size and strength inside, his knowledge, his wisdom \u2026 Loon was a big part of a couple of those championships. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
      "What a true blessing to have you, your wisdom , your kindness, and your beautiful singing voice ringing through our halls. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
      "To share his design wisdom , Lovins developed principles, some of which hint at taking away. \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
      "His book contains all his wisdom and experience for how to compose a winning platter, made with crunchy, fresh and nutritious snacks in mind, not just a pile of meat and cheese like those charcuterie boards. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1d",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192154"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "adverb combining form",
      "adverb suffix",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by wisdom : marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and a capacity for sound judgment",
      ": exercising or showing sound judgment : prudent",
      ": evidencing or hinting at the possession of inside information : knowing",
      ": possessing inside information",
      ": crafty , shrewd",
      ": aware of or informed about a particular matter",
      ": insolent , smart-alecky , fresh",
      ": skilled in magic or divination",
      ": to become informed or knowledgeable : learn",
      ": to give instruction or information to : teach",
      ": manner , way",
      ": direct , guide",
      ": advise , persuade",
      ": to divert or impel in a given direction : send",
      ": in the manner of",
      ": in the position or direction of",
      ": with regard to : in respect of",
      ": having or showing good sense or good judgment : sensible",
      ": having knowledge or information",
      ": rude or insulting in speech",
      ": manner sense 2 , way",
      ": in the manner of",
      ": in the position or direction of",
      ": with regard to",
      "Stephen Samuel 1874\u20131949 American (Hungarian-born) rabbi",
      "Thomas James 1859\u20131937 English bibliophile and forger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz",
      "\u02c8w\u012bz",
      "\u02ccw\u012bz",
      "\u02c8w\u012bz"
    ],
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      "discerning",
      "insightful",
      "perceptive",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sapient"
    ],
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      "unperceptive",
      "unwise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I'm a little wiser now than I was back then.",
      "The wisest course of action would be to leave.",
      "That was a wise choice.",
      "Many have benefited from her wise counsel.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Tedeschi, Trucks and their co-singing and co-writing band mates Mike Mattison and Gabe Dixon were also wise to avoid getting too specific with characters\u2019 names and dialogues. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "And while Apple\u2019s stock award appears prescient in hindsight, other deals of similar size haven\u2019t been nearly as wise , fueling criticism about exorbitant executive pay. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "Jared Polis is often portrayed as a rational liberal whom the Democratic Party would be wise to emulate. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "But life, like storytelling, is far more complicated, and that\u2019s a lesson the franchise would be wise to embrace. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Most luthiers are wise to this and many strive to be mindful of the provenance of their raw materials. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "His decision to avoid tackling torture directly, and to navigate instead the everyday lives of those peripherally affected, feels, in this moment, both quaint and ultimately wise . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Skylar, who is wise beyond her years about the short shelf life of pop music and the fickle nature of young fans, isn\u2019t so sure. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "With a louche silhouette, a bootiful backside and river-stone smoothness, the 230i Coupe is affordably gorgeous\u2014enough but not too much, swag wise . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For Bank of America, there is a series of far deeper shifts taking place globally that investors need to wise up to. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Lighting and camera wise our choices strove to always be eye to eye with the characters, never looking down on them. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 28 May 2022",
      "Performance- wise the Surface Laptop Studio feels underpowered. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "However, outdoor companies are slowly starting to wise up. \u2014 Jennifer Davis-flynn, Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Relatively safe seeding- wise a few weeks ago, Xavier lost six of its last seven to fall to the danger zone on the bubble. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 13 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",
      "Numbers wise the Tide\u2019s top 10 offense and defense have a shot against Georgia, but the eye test tells you no way. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "As those residents wise up and keep the games from their homes, the only places left will be nations that don\u2019t let principles get in the way of a massive cash grab. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195635"
  },
  "wise guy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smart aleck",
      ": mobster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02ccg\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "smart aleck",
      "smart alec",
      "smarty",
      "smartie",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wiseacre",
      "wiseass",
      "wisenheimer",
      "weisenheimer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Quit being a wise guy .",
      "No more wise-guy remarks, got it?",
      "a movie about two wiseguys",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But for once, the Vikings defense came through for 60 minutes \u2013 although a wise guy might say 59 minutes and 59 seconds \u2013 and that unit is going to have to build off of the performance the next two weeks. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "This wise guy action has helped push the point spread to four after initially going up on the board with Washington laying a field goal. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "One of our all-time favorites, John Hughes\u2019 1986 comedy classic stars Matthew Broderick as a high school wise guy determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Now, this is the point when some wise guy jumps in and suggests that if there are so many silver linings to losing, then the Spurs should just try to lose every night to maximize their draft chances. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 1 May 2021",
      "And he's already found his first case: finding the wise guy who may have planted the bomb that was meant for Stabler but killed Kathy, instead. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Now the wise guys in Las Vegas have them as the third-most-likely team to win the AFC championship and list only six teams ahead of them on the road to the Super Bowl. \u2014 Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Inside were trigger-happy wise guys , a heretofore unexcavated piece of gay history and a lady who took charge of her own destiny while living in a world run by violent, retribution-crazed men. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "Eight teams have a better record, and the wise guys in Vegas have the Sox 20-to-1 to win the World Series again. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223039"
  },
  "witch":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person (especially a woman) who is credited with having usually malignant supernatural powers",
      ": a woman who is believed to practice usually black (see black entry 1 sense 7 ) magic often with the aid of a devil or familiar : sorceress",
      "\u2014 compare warlock",
      ": a practitioner of witchcraft (see witchcraft sense 3 ) especially in adherence with a neo-pagan tradition or religion (such as Wicca )",
      ": a mean or ugly old woman : hag , crone",
      ": a charming or alluring girl or woman",
      ": witch of agnesi",
      ": to affect injuriously with witchcraft",
      ": to influence or beguile with allure or charm",
      ": dowse",
      ": a person and especially a woman believed to have magic powers",
      ": an ugly or mean old woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wich",
      "\u02c8wich"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "enchantress",
      "hag",
      "hex",
      "sorceress"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an herbalist and self-proclaimed witch",
      "Her mother-in-law is a bitter old witch .",
      "Verb",
      "the woman did witch me with her gentle smile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "My final stop was Salem, the most misunderstood city on the North Shore \u2014 it's usually associated with the infamous witch trials in 1692, but today Salem is modern, cultured, and eclectic. \u2014 Robin Catalano, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Meryl Streep gives a memorable performance as the witch . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "McKinnon then enters as a witch who could see into the future. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "Federici tells us of Gostanza, a widow who was tried as a witch in San Miniato, Tuscany, in 1594. \u2014 Joanna Biggs, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a stellar cast, including Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe \u2014 and Bj\u00f6rk as a witch . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Enter brewster-as- witch smear campaign to literally kill them off. \u2014 Tara Nurin, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Oh yes, and who could ever forget iconic lines from Hocus Pocus, Bewitched and more classic witch movies? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "The show has been lauded over the years for its LGBTQ representation in Buffy's witch best friend Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), as well as the series' use of supernatural plots as metaphors for myriad adolescent issues. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Indeed, this 2016 intimate-scale opera is set during the McCarthy era witch hunts when gays in government were being hunted down. \u2014 Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This breakdown can also lead to witch hunts in which legitimate players are accused of cheating because players don't trust that the system is fair. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Delta Dental Pro-Am gives fans the opportunity to see pros up close playing the course, witch each pro matched up with four amateur golfers in a relaxed, intimate atmosphere. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "There's little, if any, historical evidence directly linking real brewsters to witch trials. \u2014 Tara Nurin, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "In creating a mist, APTO's Turmeric Mist was formulated using natural raw ingredients such as turmeric and witch Hazel in order to create a multi-purpose mist that's anti-inflammatory, reduces redness, prevents dryness, and refreshes skin. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "For the next three centuries, witch hunts and executions -- including the Salem trials of 1692 -- would sweep both the Old and New Worlds. \u2014 CNN , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Mackay saw crowd dynamics as central to phenomena as disparate as the South Sea Bubble, the Crusades, witch hunts, and alchemy. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
      "But, ultimately, both witch and daemon prepared for this moment beforehand. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203405"
  },
  "witchery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practice of witchcraft : sorcery",
      ": an act of witchcraft",
      ": an irresistible fascination",
      ": witchcraft",
      ": power to charm or fascinate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-ch\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8wich-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8wi-ch\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
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      "allure",
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charisma",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "fascination",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repulsion",
      "repulsiveness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the movie star's violet eyes are frequently cited as the source of her cinematic witchery",
      "a tale of horror replete with eerie hauntings and evil witchery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each iteration slots into the complex order of things known as Stevie Nicks; each era separable but contiguous, all routed through her mild witchery and intense American mysticism. \u2014 Jspiveycaddell, Longreads , 28 Apr. 2015",
      "Nevena is transformed into a witch by Maria, who casts her young quarry aside after the girl proves inept at witchery . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "If that\u2019s the level of mystical mysterioso we\u2019re headed towards, then everything else is on the table, too, in terms of time travel, witchery , and whatever else. \u2014 Kelly Mcclure, Vulture , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "In that whirlwind, some 400 people were implicated in the ungodly practice of witchery . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "This is a film about witchery of a sort, though Ezwan has no interest in the kind of over-the-top content usually associated with Southeast Asian films about malevolent spirits. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Trained in combat by his father\u2019s henchmen and in mental witchery by his mother, Lady Jessica, Paul masters his harsh surroundings and survives attempts on his life. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "She is accused of murder, witchery , or both, and his terrified deputies train shotguns at the teen despite her evident helplessness. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Rebecca is arrested because neighbors assume mothers pass on witchery to their daughters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210344"
  },
  "withdrawn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated",
      ": socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted",
      ": socially detached and unresponsive : exhibiting withdrawal : introverted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022fn",
      "with-",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backward",
      "bashful",
      "coy",
      "demure",
      "diffident",
      "introverted",
      "modest",
      "recessive",
      "retiring",
      "self-effacing",
      "sheepish",
      "shy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "immodest",
      "outgoing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He became more withdrawn after his brother's death.",
      "She was withdrawn as a child but is now more outgoing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each season features a couple (or couples) in which one is angry, demanding, and tempestuous, while the other is relatively passive and withdrawn . \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "College graduate Panahi, who didn\u2019t have the daily routine of attending classes, became withdrawn and sad in her first months in Milwaukee. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Remember: Whatever the person is going through is normal, whether that\u2019s grief, anger, depression, fear, being remote and withdrawn or denial. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This withdrawn , ethereal atmosphere is broken rather violently by the tempestuous middle section: the left-hand double octaves that lead back to the main material verge on Rachmaninoff. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The withdrawn endorsement was met with outrage from a public defender who submitted the pardon application for Floyd, who spent much of his life in Houston before his death in 2020 under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Bowley watched as a shy, withdrawn girl approached a horse, which then mimicked her behavior. \u2014 Nedra Rhone, ajc , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Unsure of other people and a little stressed in the shelter environment, this black and white beauty was a bit withdrawn and did not want to interact with others. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Students were noticeably more withdrawn and unsure of their environment when classes started. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192822"
  },
  "withhold":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold back from action : check",
      ": to keep in custody",
      ": to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing",
      ": to deduct ( withholding tax) from income",
      ": forbear , refrain",
      ": to refuse to give, grant, or allow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "with-\u02c8h\u014dld",
      "wit\u035fh-",
      "with-\u02c8h\u014dld",
      "wit\u035fh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decline",
      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "disapprove",
      "negative",
      "nix",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "reprobate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allow",
      "concede",
      "grant",
      "let",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "permit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She was accused of withholding evidence.",
      "She has $20 withheld from her paycheck every week.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tilyayeva said tenants are legally entitled to withhold and set aside rent payments until repairs and essential services are provided. \u2014 ABC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Noem and others believe that guidance could mean the federal government will withhold funding for school meals from South Dakota, which has a law restricting biological males who identify as transgender from participating on girls' sports teams. \u2014 Andrew Murray, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "In some cases, detectives may even need to withhold relatively minor facts -- including what type of firearm a shooter used or how many shots a killer fired -- Hudson said. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "The only burdens on employers who participate are the requirements to keep CalSavers updated on their roster of employees, to withhold their employees\u2019 IRA contributions from their pay and to send that money promptly to CalSavers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "In February 2020, the Globe asked Baerlein to share Davis\u2019s findings, but Baerlein asked to withhold them for Ortiz\u2019s safety until Peralta was in US custody. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The subsidies were approved by Khan\u2019s government in February, forcing the IMF at the time to withhold a crucial tranche of about $1 billion. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
      "Trump stood accused of abusing his authority, by seeking to withhold military aid intended for Ukraine when Zelensky declined to direct an investigation of Biden, and then obstructing Congress\u2019s efforts to investigate those claims. \u2014 Dan Lamothe, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "On April 20 the Florida Department of Health issued guidance to withhold such gender-affirming care. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from with from + holden to hold \u2014 more at with ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181739"
  },
  "within":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in or into the interior : inside",
      ": in one's inner thought, disposition, or character : inwardly",
      ": before the end of",
      ": not beyond the quantity, degree, or limitations of",
      ": in or into the scope or sphere of",
      ": in or into the range of",
      ": to the inside of : into",
      ": an inner place or area",
      ": being inside : enclosed",
      ": inside entry 2",
      ": inside entry 4 sense 1",
      ": not beyond the limits of",
      ": before the end of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wi-\u02c8t\u035fhin",
      "-\u02c8thin",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8in",
      "with-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "innards",
      "inside",
      "interior"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "exterior",
      "outside"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Master the art of effectively leading a virtual team by looking at the whole picture. Focus on growth from within , and foster an environment that welcomes leadership shifts. \u2014 Michael Lane, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "By comparison, on Thursday, only 216 flights into, within and out of the United States were canceled. \u2014 Christine Chung, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "And, regarding color, the whole picture is a study in shades of green and orange, inflected with beige and white and set within and against an ominous, somber background. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Enter at the 42nd Street\u2014Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue Station and travel to the B, D, F and M train platforms deep within to reach the new pedestrian tunnel to the Shuttle at Times Square. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "This is transforming our interactions within and understanding of the subsurface, and significantly improving efficiency and effectiveness of field-scale carbon storage and unconventional oil and gas operations. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "That this decision should come amid the war in Ukraine is an encouraging sign that perhaps Europe\u2019s leaders have finally recognized the importance of tackling threats to democracy both within and beyond the bloc. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Periodically the structure would light up from within , showing bones, like white teeth, with gaps. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But now the threat comes from within , and Roberts faces a dilemma. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "On Sunday, the fire was within 3.5 miles of St. Mary\u2019s, and many people had evacuated. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "Jared Walsh saw Khalil Lee break back on his eighth-inning line drive at first, but only when the New York Mets center fielder raced in and fell short with his diving attempt did the Angels slugger realize history was within his grasp. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Four drivers were within 14 points of the IndyCar Series points lead heading into Sunday's race at Elkhart Lake, Wis. \u2014 Will Power, Marcus Ericsson, Pato O'Ward and Alex Palou. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
      "Lyndra also uses sensors on employees\u2019 company ID badges that help managers instantly identify workers who were within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes of a colleague who tested positive. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Only albums produced within the last five years are eligible, and only one album by a musical act can is considered in any one selection period. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Heaton couldn\u2019t have foreseen a world in which more than twenty million AR-15s were in circulation within the United States. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
      "The moon will be within 222,089 miles of Earth and is the closest supermoon of the year. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Having spent too many years on the road, Willy Loman-ing it in chain hotels and eating fast food from Bangkok to Berlin in search of the Next Big NBA Thing, Sugerman is actually within grabbing distance of his personal brass ring. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For the lit-from- within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 10 June 2022",
      "Add a few swipes of this clean and buzzy highlighter from RMS Beauty to the high points of your face for an easy, glow-from- within look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Backlit blush is also a way into the shimmer blush trend that feels a little more toned down, and with zero chances of looking overly glittery\u2014just lit-from- within . \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "For that glowing-from- within look, Kiyoko reaches for the Tatcha Violet-C Radiance Mask. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Masseduction, which Clark produced with Jack Antonoff, has been compared to David Bowie\u2019s Let\u2019s Dance! and, like Bowie, Clark has an exacting approach that places her music both within and well beyond the boundaries of pop. \u2014 Brooke Mazurek, Billboard , 25 Jan. 2019",
      "When Londoners look to up their complexion game, one name is traded back and forth, sotto voce: Teresa Tarmey, the facialist behind the lit-from- within glows of Kate Moss, Sienna Miller, Naomie Harris, and a gaggle of It Brits too numerous to name. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 24 Aug. 2018",
      "Then today, while prepping for a day of press in New York City, Beckham called upon celebrity makeup artist Hung Vanngo for a lit-from- within glow and a nude lip using one of her new universally flattering Lip Definer. \u2014 Jenna Rennert, Vogue , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Patriots Reaching the Super Bowl for a fourth consecutive season is a within -reach goal for the Patriots despite losses on the roster and coaching staff. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Expecting both John Brown and Cole Beasley to have solid games in PPR formats is well within reason as QB Josh Allen could exploit the holes in the backend of the Jets\u2019 defense. \u2014 Frankie Taddeo, SI.com , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Despite scoring just four goals during that stretch, Wednesday's game stayed well within reach as the Dash found yet failed to convert solid opportunities until Mewis leveled the match. \u2014 Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle , 23 May 2018",
      "The formula is available in seven super-flattering shades and can be worn alone, blended with foundation, or applied as a highlighter to give skin a dewy, lit-from- within appearance. \u2014 Kathleen Mulpeter, Health.com , 5 Mar. 2018",
      "While the Rockets continued to misfire, going 1 of 6 on 3s in the final three minutes of the half, the Hornets made enough free throws to stay within range as Walker sank a 3-pointer and four free throws to cut the lead to 10. \u2014 Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle , 27 Oct. 2017",
      "The works within are notable for their inventive use of negative space and intentional omissions, which goes to show that what isn\u2019t present can often be just as affecting as what is. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 8 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1748, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215802"
  },
  "without":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": outside",
      ": on the outside : externally",
      ": with something lacking or absent",
      ": unless",
      ": an outer place or area",
      ": not accompanied by or showing",
      ": completely lacking",
      ": outside entry 4 sense 1",
      ": not using something",
      ": on the outside",
      ": not having something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wi-\u02c8t\u035fhau\u0307t",
      "-\u02c8thau\u0307t",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8au\u0307t",
      "with-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absent",
      "minus",
      "sans",
      "wanting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Residents of Odessa, Texas, who have been without safe tap water this week amid scorching temperatures may be able to drink safely straight from the faucet as early as Saturday afternoon, city officials said Friday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "After weeks without water, the taps had just turned back on. \u2014 Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "But these really do help get you red carpet ready without sacrificing a ton of space in a suitcase. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "An electrical fire erupted in the mechanical unit of a Hallandale Beach condo Friday morning, leaving an entire tower of the complex without working water, electricity, air conditioning and fire sprinklers, police said. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "The power was also out in multiple locations and the local community of Gardiner in Montana was left without water and power in some areas. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "In order to scale effectively, your company needs a core offer that\u2019s scalable and your systems in place need to support taking on more clients without sacrificing profits. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "But for some, roads and bridges were rendered impassable by the flood, leaving them trapped, at times without clean drinking water or power. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "In Pilot Station, about half of the town was without water this week due to a leak in the aging system, as reported by KYUK. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224826"
  },
  "witless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": destitute of wit or understanding : foolish",
      ": mentally deranged : crazy",
      ": lacking in wit or intelligence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wit-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8wit-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "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"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He committed a witless blunder.",
      "a dog so witless that it is barely trainable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which are all necessary to distract from such toothless inside-baseball Hollywood satire, such witless , outdated pandemic observation and the sheer Saharan humor desert that is the dialogue. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley\u2019s Marcellus, Hill\u2019s confederate, is made to appear a witless errand boy. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "But he\u2019s not always in control of his material, including some cheap shots that slide into witless sexism. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Green has made exactly the kind of witless , worthless sequel that bled the franchise dry in the 1980s and '90s.... \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Evil peasants, dead ignorant, witless mud-wallowers, emmerdeurs, smugglers, thieves. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "This would be a very smart game plan for someone who has no real facts and is hoping someone else will be witless enough to out their own secret scheming. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 15 June 2021",
      "Once again, witless pundits, economists and politicians don\u2019t understand what\u2019s happening. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 6 June 2021",
      "The picture is slick but dull, glitzy but witless , expensively boring. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 27 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231258"
  },
  "witlessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": destitute of wit or understanding : foolish",
      ": mentally deranged : crazy",
      ": lacking in wit or intelligence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wit-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8wit-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "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"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He committed a witless blunder.",
      "a dog so witless that it is barely trainable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which are all necessary to distract from such toothless inside-baseball Hollywood satire, such witless , outdated pandemic observation and the sheer Saharan humor desert that is the dialogue. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley\u2019s Marcellus, Hill\u2019s confederate, is made to appear a witless errand boy. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "But he\u2019s not always in control of his material, including some cheap shots that slide into witless sexism. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Green has made exactly the kind of witless , worthless sequel that bled the franchise dry in the 1980s and '90s.... \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Evil peasants, dead ignorant, witless mud-wallowers, emmerdeurs, smugglers, thieves. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "This would be a very smart game plan for someone who has no real facts and is hoping someone else will be witless enough to out their own secret scheming. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 15 June 2021",
      "Once again, witless pundits, economists and politicians don\u2019t understand what\u2019s happening. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 6 June 2021",
      "The picture is slick but dull, glitzy but witless , expensively boring. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 27 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203707"
  },
  "witness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": attestation of a fact or event : testimony",
      ": one that gives evidence",
      ": one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal",
      ": one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place",
      ": one who has personal knowledge of something",
      ": something serving as evidence or proof : sign",
      ": public affirmation by word or example of usually religious faith or conviction",
      ": a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses",
      ": to testify to : attest",
      ": to act as legal witness of",
      ": to furnish proof of : betoken",
      ": to have personal or direct cognizance of : see for oneself",
      ": to take note of",
      ": to constitute the scene or time of",
      ": to bear witness : testify",
      ": to bear witness to one's religious convictions",
      ": a person who sees or otherwise has personal knowledge of something",
      ": a person who gives testimony in court",
      ": a person who is present at an action (as the signing of a will) so as to be able to say who did it",
      ": testimony",
      ": to see or gain personal knowledge of something",
      ": to act as a witness to",
      ": to be or give proof of",
      ": attestation of a fact or event",
      ": evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by deed) furnished by signature, oath, or seal",
      ": one who gives evidence regarding matters of fact under inquiry",
      ": one who testifies or is legally qualified to testify in a case or to give evidence before a judicial tribunal or similar inquiry",
      "\u2014 compare affiant , deponent",
      ": a witness who is called by or associated with an opposing party or who by statement, conduct, or other evidence (as of relationship) shows bias against or is injurious to the case of the party by whom the witness is called",
      ": a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing an alibi",
      ": a witness who testifies as to the character or reputation especially of a criminal defendant : a witness who gives character evidence",
      ": a witness (as a medical specialist) who by virtue of special knowledge, skill, training, or experience is qualified to provide testimony to aid the factfinder in matters that exceed the common knowledge of ordinary people",
      ": adverse witness in this entry",
      ": a witness who is not an expert witness",
      ": a witness whose testimony is necessary for trial and whose presence may sometimes be secured by the state by subpoena, custody, or recognizance",
      ": a witness (as the victim of a crime) whose own allegations initiate the prosecution of the defendant",
      ": a witness who has sufficient understanding of a record-keeping system to provide testimony that forms the proper foundation for admission of evidence under the business records exception to the hearsay rule",
      ": a witness called upon to rebut evidence already presented",
      ": one who is called on to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its occurrence",
      ": one who sees the execution of an instrument and signs it to confirm its authenticity",
      ": eyewitness",
      ": to furnish or constitute proof or evidence",
      ": to furnish evidence or proof of",
      ": to act as witness of: as",
      ": to see the execution of (an instrument) and sign for the purpose of establishing authenticity",
      ": to be formally present as a witness of (as a transaction or the execution of a convict)",
      ": to see or experience directly",
      ": to take note of",
      ": to bear witness : give evidence",
      ": being an object or location used to ascertain a precise boundary point especially on a corner of a tract when marking that point itself is impracticable or impossible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wit-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8wit-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attestation",
      "confirmation",
      "corroboration",
      "documentation",
      "evidence",
      "proof",
      "substantiation",
      "testament",
      "testimonial",
      "testimony",
      "validation",
      "voucher"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "attest",
      "authenticate",
      "avouch",
      "certify",
      "testify (to)",
      "vouch (for)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Oliver Ignatius, a former friend of Miller\u2019s, told NBC News via direct messages over Instagram that he is referred to throughout Iron Eyes\u2019 petition as a witness who is not named. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Herman Douglas was called by prosecutors as the first witness in the trial Wednesday and confirmed Hussle arrived at his store unannounced the day of the shooting and was talking with friends when Holder appeared unexpectedly. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "Fired Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt appeared as the first witness in the second hearing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Psychologist Heather Henderson Galligan testified as an expert witness for the defense. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "The mother allegedly initiated a physical altercation by punching Rodgers, who retaliated by punching her back, the arrest report says, citing Rodgers' boyfriend as one witness . \u2014 Amanda Musa, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The authorities interviewed Wyatt as a witness , then released him. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "According to the transcript, a person identified in the document as a witness attempted to jump into the lake to help Bickings. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "According to the transcript, a person identified in the document as a witness attempted to jump into the lake to help Bickings, who didn't resurface. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Less than two months after early risers were able to see four planets in alignment in the morning sky, Mercury will join the party, allowing the U.S. to witness five planets lined up in the sky for the first time in nearly 20 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Thousands of people\u2014many carrying the Union Jack flag\u2014have gathered near Buckingham Palace and London\u2019s Trafalgar Square to witness the parade and the U.K. government expects millions to join the celebration across the country. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Inside the exhibit, guests can also learn about and witness the lifecycle of the butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalid to butterfly. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "If the tau Herculid shower turns out to be a dud, fear not, there are several other opportunities to witness meteor showers this year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s because fans haven\u2019t had a chance to witness the race for years, as the pandemic has caused an array of issues. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
      "The board also did not allow press to witness the counting of the votes. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
      "Controls are similarly strict in Iceland, where NBC News visited in 2018 to witness the rigorous testing and vetting process firsthand. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "This event is also slated to give Whitefish Bay families a way to teach children the meaning behind Memorial Day and to witness traditional military customs. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185428"
  },
  "witting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance",
      ": information obtained or communicated : news",
      ": cognizant or aware of something : conscious",
      ": done deliberately : intentional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u1d4an",
      "-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "conscious",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "ware"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved",
      "your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the fact",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "Marcuse has more disciples, witting or unwitting, than Mill does these days. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This is, of course, an obvious imbalance and one that would seem to perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming by punishing the ( witting or unwitting) distractor and not the distracted. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 26 May 2021",
      "Tuesday\u2019s legal filing focuses on a related defense: That the government targeted him for investigation years ago, whiffed on an earlier probe despite issuing numerous subpoenas, then landed a witting foil in Timothy. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 2 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Megan Friedman, Marie Claire , 7 June 2017",
      "These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 29 June 2018",
      "Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme \u2014 including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting , the unwitting and those in between. \u2014 Carina Chocano, New York Times , 17 Jan. 2018",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017",
      "Let\u2019s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 8 June 2017",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224450"
  },
  "witty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or full of clever humor or wit : smartly facetious or jocular",
      ": quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights",
      ": amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution",
      ": having good intellectual capacity : intelligent",
      ": having or showing cleverness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8wi-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clever",
      "facetious",
      "humorous",
      "jocular",
      "smart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We'd kept everything witty and cool, until the air between us was so ironized that to say anything in earnest would have been a breach of manners, even of trust. \u2014 Tobias Wolff , Old School , 2003",
      "\u2026 when she walked up to me and made a caustic remark on the principal's address of the morning, I couldn't help laughing, as she was obviously not only intelligent but very witty . \u2014 Margaret A. Edwards , The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts , 1994",
      "Yet for all his solemnity, Hamlet was also the play's and Shakespeare's wittiest wit, with as many one-liners as any comic in the whole canon. \u2014 Reed Whittemore , Pure Lives , 1988",
      "a witty talk show host",
      "a witty and sardonic blogger who never fails to amuse his legion of readers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His witty , dreamy, deeply felt romances are never anything but absolutely intoxicating. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty , irreverent and funny. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
      "Chief Justice Roberts is witty , canny and controlled. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The comedic timing and witty observations of James G. Niven kept the crowd entertained and eager to donate during the evening\u2019s live auction. \u2014 Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "Reacting to a Fremaux tease about making films slowly, the Polish-British filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski hit back with a witty riposte. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "In person, Rainbow is soft-spoken, reflective and unassumingly witty . \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Viewed in isolation, this is a parochial notion, since the history of English verse shows a wonderfully witty tradition of near-rhyme. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The gold standard for contemporary riffs on Jane Austen remains Amy Heckerling\u2019s supremely witty Clueless. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see wit  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191853"
  },
  "wiz":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who is very good at something : wizard sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wiz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brain",
      "brainiac",
      "genius",
      "intellect",
      "thinker",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blockhead",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "dope",
      "dumbbell",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "fathead",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "idiot",
      "imbecile",
      "knucklehead",
      "moron",
      "nitwit",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "pinhead"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition, Japanese Iron Chef Morimoto is the culinary wiz behind the Ramen eatery Momosan and Morimoto Asia connected to the ground floors of the resort. \u2014 Malik Peay, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "But aside from the amazing cultural adaptability and the gee- wiz -ness of the apomictic thing, there\u2019s another amazing thing about dandelions. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Next up is Detroit Mercy at 2 p.m. Saturday, meaning a rematch with Antoine Davis \u2013 the scoring wiz who poured in 39 points in an 85-60 Titans drubbing on Jan. 7. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Even his mom didn\u2019t know her teenage son was a math wiz . \u2014 Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The Netflix show, starring Lily Collins in the role of an American social media wiz in the French capital, is back for a second season. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The Browns brought the league\u2019s No. 1 rushing attack to Baltimore, bolstered by the return of third-down wiz Kareem Hunt. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Lucky the Leprechaun, Mavs Man, G- wiz of the Washington Wizards and Stuff the Magic Dragon of the Orlando Magic. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "To save her own business, a PR wiz who doesn't have the holiday spirit agrees to help a struggling single father with his failing Christmas village. \u2014 jsonline.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194428"
  },
  "wizard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one skilled in magic : sorcerer",
      ": a very clever or skillful person",
      ": a wise man : sage",
      ": worthy of the highest praise : excellent",
      ": having magical influence or power",
      ": of or relating to wizardry : enchanted",
      ": sorcerer , magician",
      ": a very clever or skillful person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-z\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8wi-z\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charmer",
      "conjurer",
      "conjuror",
      "enchanter",
      "mage",
      "Magian",
      "magician",
      "magus",
      "necromancer",
      "sorcerer",
      "voodoo",
      "voodooist",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "nifty",
      "noble",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "out-of-sight",
      "par excellence",
      "peachy",
      "peachy keen",
      "phat",
      "prime",
      "primo",
      "prize",
      "prizewinning",
      "quality",
      "radical",
      "righteous",
      "sensational",
      "slick",
      "splendid",
      "stellar",
      "sterling",
      "superb",
      "superior",
      "superlative",
      "supernal",
      "swell",
      "terrific",
      "tip-top",
      "top",
      "top-notch",
      "top-of-the-line",
      "top-shelf",
      "topflight",
      "topping",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is a wizard at math.",
      "the old wizard who introduces the young na\u00eff to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature",
      "Adjective",
      "a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "So, what did Mad Max and his fellow watchmaking wizard come up with? \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Close study of early versions of the series\u2019 main antagonist reveals Voldemark, a wizard known casually as Mark, who lives in a repurposed van in Austin, Texas. \u2014 Brian Mcelhaney, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "As soon as the gear was readied, King donned his black, waterproof wizard \u2019s robe. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The attempted takedown of the most powerful dangerous dark wizard will soon be available to stream on HBO Max. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "As of Wednesday morning, the race was down to the wire between establishment candidate Dave McCormick, a finance wizard who served in the George W. Bush administration, and Oz, who had opened up a very narrow lead. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "These pretty little pouches are a collab between prop stylist, natural dye wizard , and BA contributor Kalen Kaminski and Masienda, our go-to for masa harina and other single-origin Mexican ingredients. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In non-geek speak, that's essentially an undead wizard . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "After spending hundreds of dollars and traveling thousands of miles\u2014here be a wizard divining for me the esoteric truth that print is the new vinyl. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194917"
  },
  "wobble":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble",
      ": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)",
      ": an uncertainly directed movement",
      ": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)",
      ": to move from side to side in a shaky manner",
      ": a rocking motion from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "bucket",
      "convulse",
      "jerk",
      "jiggle",
      "joggle",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "judder",
      "quake",
      "quiver",
      "shake",
      "shudder",
      "vibrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
      "The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
      "The table wobbles a little.",
      "They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Bridges can start to wobble even if there is no synchronization among the pedestrians. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "In the sixth bout, Ground Control fighter Jerome Featherstone hit Steve Moleski with an overhand right at the end of the first round and watched the Pennsylvania fighter wobble back to his corner. \u2014 Kevin Richardson, Baltimore Sun , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The company claims this reduces keycap wobble and makes the keyboard comfier. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175307"
  },
  "wobbling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble",
      ": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)",
      ": an uncertainly directed movement",
      ": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)",
      ": to move from side to side in a shaky manner",
      ": a rocking motion from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "bucket",
      "convulse",
      "jerk",
      "jiggle",
      "joggle",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "judder",
      "quake",
      "quiver",
      "shake",
      "shudder",
      "vibrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
      "The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
      "The table wobbles a little.",
      "They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Bridges can start to wobble even if there is no synchronization among the pedestrians. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "In the sixth bout, Ground Control fighter Jerome Featherstone hit Steve Moleski with an overhand right at the end of the first round and watched the Pennsylvania fighter wobble back to his corner. \u2014 Kevin Richardson, Baltimore Sun , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The company claims this reduces keycap wobble and makes the keyboard comfier. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201629"
  },
  "woebegone":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strongly affected with woe : woeful",
      ": exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery",
      ": being in a sorry state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014d-bi-\u02ccg\u022fn",
      "also"
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    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His face had a woebegone expression.",
      "the most woebegone people that I had ever seen in my life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Minnesota Vikings earned their second victory of the season when placekicker Greg Joseph banged home a 54-yard field goal on the final play of the game Sunday to give Mike Zimmer\u2019s crew a 19-17 victory over the woebegone Detroit Lions. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "The girl\u2019s father, a woebegone tea merchant named Jake (Colin Farrell), sets off on a repair-shop odyssey to try to bring the bot back to life, while his relationship with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) threatens to come apart. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The Aggies\u2019 current win streak includes at home game against woebegone Georgia on Feb. 22, at Mississippi last Saturday and Wednesday at Alabama. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "More than the once-formidable-now- woebegone New York Giants, which the 49ers also faced eight times in playoffs. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Samuel has 115 yards on 13 carries and has scored two touchdowns to help his recently woebegone team outscore their opponents, 61-20, in the past two games. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Heck, even the woebegone Falcons \u2014 who haven't had a winning NFL season since 2017 \u2014 are at .500 and hopeful of joining the party. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Emmett and the stowaways\u2014a fast-talking rogue known as Duchess and his woebegone companion, Woolly\u2014are all 18, the age at which, Towles notes, having received advice from all quarters, a young person begins making decisions about his own life. \u2014 Time , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "The Biden Administration\u2019s decision to allow Europeans once again to fly to the United States \u2013 beginning sometime in November \u2013 was cheered by leaders throughout the woebegone U.S. travel and tourism industry on Monday. \u2014 Dan Reed, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wo begon , from wo , noun + begon , past participle of begon to go about, beset, from Old English beg\u0101n , from be- + g\u0101n to go \u2014 more at go entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211003"
  },
  "woeful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of woe : grievous",
      ": involving or bringing woe",
      ": lamentably bad or serious : deplorable",
      ": full of grief or misery",
      ": bringing woe or misery",
      ": very bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The puppy had woeful eyes.",
      "The student's grades were woeful .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was a fluke, and Mike Brown\u2019s team will go back to woeful . \u2014 The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The primary issues are a woeful lack of space, inadequate funding for improvements and routine turnover of the unit's top leaders, the report found. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "More significant than the woeful results, which could be explained by the circumstances, are the earnings projections for the film that preceded the COVID flare-up. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "February included being embarrassed on its home court by Duke and Pittsburgh and requiring overtime to beat a woeful Syracuse. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The Toreros were woeful behind the arc, shooting just 3 of 20. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "A thousand years later, Greeks still spoke nostalgically about that glorious era and lamented how woeful their current competitors were. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Last year, the Washington Football Team opened 1-3 before wobbling to a 7-9 finish, one that was still good enough to win a woeful NFC East. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "When Roger Goodell read Burrow\u2019s name from his basement during a draft upended by the early days of the pandemic, the woeful Bengals finally had a hope that brighter days were ahead. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210308"
  },
  "wonderful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "exciting wonder marvelous , astonishing",
      "unusually good admirable",
      "causing marvel marvelous",
      "very good or fine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0259n-d\u0259r-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "prodigious",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "sublime",
      "surprising",
      "wondrous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art.",
      "It was a wonderful party.",
      "You did a wonderful job.",
      "She came home with wonderful news.",
      "It's wonderful to finally meet you.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fair foods such as funnel cakes, turkey legs and corn dogs connect Black Americans to these spaces and are wonderful for celebrating Juneteenth, since the holiday falls near the start of summer, exactly when these foods are best to enjoy. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "As such, technology like this can be exceptionally wonderful . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "While an accepting community is wonderful , the overarching reason most travelers come to Dawson City is for outdoor adventure \u2014 and the area has plenty to offer for all activity levels. \u2014 Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "That was really wonderful because they were so fixated on their boy making this little milestone moment. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
      "Lastly, the environment in Memphis for the playoffs is wonderful . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Oliver is wonderful , however, in her first screen role. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
      "Despite the accommodation being more rustic than Solberg anticipated, the two had a wonderful time in Topanga. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "And the creative team has been so wonderful to encourage us to find our own imprint, our own voice. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wondrous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "adverb,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that is to be marveled at : extraordinary",
      ": wonderful sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259n-dr\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0259n-dr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "prodigious",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "sublime",
      "surprising",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.",
      "what a wondrous discovery fire must have been"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, alteration of wonders , from genitive of wonder entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223121"
  },
  "wood(s)":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Tiger 1975\u2013 Eldrick Woods American golfer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200755"
  },
  "wooden":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made or consisting of wood",
      ": lacking ease or flexibility : awkwardly stiff",
      ": made of wood",
      ": lacking spirit, ease, or charm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "clumsy",
      "gauche",
      "graceless",
      "inelegant",
      "rough-hewn",
      "rustic",
      "rustical",
      "stiff",
      "stilted",
      "uncomfortable",
      "uneasy",
      "ungraceful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "graceful",
      "suave",
      "urbane"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The guest speaker was wooden and uninspiring.",
      "a movie with wooden dialogue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Surrounded by polished wooden planks, the stunning pool is shaded overhead by an elegant canvas\u2014providing respite in the middle of this desert destination. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Groups of worshipers prayed in both in English and Spanish, with one man shouldering a tall wooden cross. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Raised beds bordered with wooden planks took up the once large and open yard. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Bishop Lavrentij Mygovich, a white-bearded cleric dressed in a long gray tunic with a wooden cross around his neck, stepped out of the police van and walked to the back of the vehicle containing the coffin. \u2014 Isabelle Khurshudyan And Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "The memorial was once a vibrant display of flowers, dozens of toys and bright pink ribbon laced around the bark of a regal tree, with a wooden cross at the base bearing the name Sema\u2019j Crosby encircled in a red heart. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "These car scents come in the form of thin credit-card-sized wooden planks infused with the aroma of choice. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "A hundred or so people had gathered in the village of Paulding, in a barnlike building with high ceilings and walls of wide wooden planks, for a forum of Republican candidates. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The faithful often act out the events of Good Friday by carrying a large wooden cross and crown of thorns symbolic of the suffering of Christ. \u2014 al , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195613"
  },
  "woodenhead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blockhead"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-d\u1d4an-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you're not a woodenhead , so there's no reason why you can't learn this"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1831, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174205"
  },
  "woodland":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": land covered with woody vegetation : timberland , forest",
      ": growing, living, or existing in woodland",
      ": of, relating to, or being woodland",
      ": land covered with trees and shrubs : forest",
      "city in western California northwest of Sacramento population 55,468"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-l\u0259nd",
      "-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-l\u0259nd",
      "-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d-l\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "forest",
      "forestland",
      "timber",
      "timberland",
      "wood(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The swamp was surrounded by dense woodland .",
      "the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amidst the backdrop, two rivals, Cla\u00e9 and Bru\u00f3, reluctantly join forces in a bid to save their precious woodland and the Perlimps from giants surrounding the forest and regain peace. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Defensible space, a buffer between property and surrounding woodland and vegetation, is crucial in fire-prone areas of California. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The site is located within Long Crouch Woods, a 26-acre woodland that sits above Seaver Street in Roxbury. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Join local artist Weina Dinata to learn how to create your own artful woodland or succulent tabletop native plant garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The 14-acre swath within the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queen Anne\u2019s County, is one of nature\u2019s rarest commodities: an old-growth forest \u2014 a woodland that has never been altered by humans. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The camp itself, set in a tranquil corner of the Serengeti amid an open woodland , affords expansive views of the bush. \u2014 Lavanya Sunkara, Travel + Leisure , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "There is an area in the woodland that has been fenced off, though. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "One-third of Germany is woodland , and while most of that area is planted with trees that are harvested for timber, more trees are planted than are felled. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Studies have shown that, compared with urban walking, walking in a woodland setting more dramatically lowers stress, increases positive mood, and enhances working memory. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas used mural-like wallpaper depicting a starry woodland scene, which Howard says reminds her of the mystical forest setting in My Neighbor Totoro, her favorite Miyazaki film. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "People who search for these woodland retreats, the more rustic and remote the better, are longing for peace, quiet, and simpler times. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "The otherworldly beings may be scary for the littlest ones, who might prefer the gentleness of Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, about a friendly troll-like being (who mostly looks like a woodland creature). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Native understory woodland plants that grow in forests under large trees are best suited for full shade. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The grasslands at Havenwoods steal the flower show in July and August, but spring is the time for woodland wildflowers in the state's only urban forest. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Down a woodland path off Yablunska Street, the body of a Ukrainian man, identified by his wife, had been left behind by Russian soldiers after their retreat. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220030"
  },
  "wool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy mammals and especially the sheep made up of a matrix of keratin fibers and covered with minute scales",
      ": a product of wool",
      ": a woven fabric or garment of such fabric",
      ": a dense felted pubescence especially on a plant : tomentum",
      ": a filamentous mass",
      "\u2014 compare mineral wool , steel wool",
      ": soft wavy or curly usually thick hair especially of the sheep",
      ": a substance that looks like a mass of wavy hair",
      ": a material (as yarn) made from wool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fleece",
      "fur",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She doesn't like wool because it can be itchy.",
      "the wool from cashmere goats is considered by many to be the finest available",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anything and everything that's warm and cozy, like this adorable fuzzy plaid pullover that's now less than $60 and these supremely soft cashmere- wool sweater leggings that are $94 off. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Rather than tossing that beautiful wool sweater (or any other potentially irritating fabrics), Dr. Jaliman recommends wearing a cotton layer underneath. \u2014 Talia Abbas, SELF , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Strout doesn\u2019t dress language up in a tuxedo when a wool sweater will suffice. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Cooperative member Hazel Flett, 72, slight and apple-cheeked, waded through the grasses in a wool sweater and rubber boots during a tour of the ranch last month. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2021",
      "Also, midlength skirts pair nicely with structured, thick cotton T-shirts or a thin wool sweater. \u2014 CNN , 6 May 2022",
      "Even a wool sweater can make some people break out in hives. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The company purchases its yak wool directly from producers in Tibet. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Feb. 2021",
      "Opt for natural fibers like cotton, wool , and linen. \u2014 Beth Krietsch, SELF , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wolle , from Old English wull ; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin vellus fleece, lana wool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174239"
  },
  "woolly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling wool",
      ": of, relating to, or bearing wool",
      ": lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline",
      ": marked by mental confusion",
      ": marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint",
      ": a garment made from wool",
      ": underclothing of knitted wool",
      ": sheep",
      ": made of or resembling wool"
    ],
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      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113"
    ],
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      "furry",
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      "rough",
      "shaggy"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming",
      "still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it",
      "Noun",
      "Get out your winter woollies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Part of the appeal for those investors is less about woolly mammoths and the potential of genetic engineering to advance human health and enhance global food production. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Some believe the 13 segments or bands of the woolly worm, represent the 13 weeks of winter. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "This bald assertion is followed by a lofty shutting-down of any debate on the matter\u2014yet there\u2019s been no substantive rejection of my arguments, only woolly appeals to subjectivity and ad hominem remarks. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223242"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling wool",
      ": of, relating to, or bearing wool",
      ": lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline",
      ": marked by mental confusion",
      ": marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint",
      ": a garment made from wool",
      ": underclothing of knitted wool",
      ": sheep",
      ": made of or resembling wool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-l\u0113"
    ],
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      "furry",
      "fuzzy",
      "hairy",
      "rough",
      "shaggy"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming",
      "still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it",
      "Noun",
      "Get out your winter woollies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Participants can enter their own woolly worms in the festival\u2019s series of racing heats, which take place upon a three-foot length of string. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "San Diego, California, spends money on scandals (101 Ash Street) and other expensive things that aren\u2019t necessary, or pie-in-the-sky projects (Grand Central Station) that are going to fly like woolly mammoths, just to piss people off. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The Central American woolly opossum and the kinkajou, too, were a bit blas\u00e9. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Artists craved new subject matter, especially, as time passed, wild and woolly subjects. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The fish might still bite the woolly buggers and yuk bugs in a fly-fishing kit from Bancroft. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Part of the appeal for those investors is less about woolly mammoths and the potential of genetic engineering to advance human health and enhance global food production. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Some believe the 13 segments or bands of the woolly worm, represent the 13 weeks of winter. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "This bald assertion is followed by a lofty shutting-down of any debate on the matter\u2014yet there\u2019s been no substantive rejection of my arguments, only woolly appeals to subjectivity and ad hominem remarks. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174254"
  },
  "word":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use",
      ": the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements",
      ": a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word",
      ": any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing between spaces or between a space and a punctuation mark",
      ": a brief remark or conversation",
      ": something that is said",
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      ": the text of a vocal musical composition",
      ": order , command",
      ": news , information",
      ": rumor",
      ": promise , declaration",
      ": a quarrelsome utterance or conversation",
      ": the expressed or manifested mind and will of God",
      ": gospel sense 1a",
      ": logos",
      ": the act of speaking or of making verbal communication",
      ": saying , proverb",
      ": a number of bytes processed as a unit and conveying a quantum of information in communication and computer work",
      ": a verbal signal : password",
      ": a favorable statement",
      ": good news",
      ": in short",
      ": in exactly those terms",
      ": in plain forthright language",
      ": not inclined to say more than is necessary : laconic",
      ": that can be relied on to keep a promise",
      ": with my assurance : indeed , assuredly",
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      ": speak",
      ": a sound or combination of sounds that has meaning and is spoken by a human being",
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      ": a brief remark or conversation",
      ": command entry 2 sense 1 , order",
      ": news sense 1",
      ": promise entry 1 sense 1",
      ": remarks said in anger or in a quarrel",
      ": to express in words : phrase"
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      "\u02c8w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "expression",
      "term"
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      "articulate",
      "clothe",
      "couch",
      "express",
      "formulate",
      "phrase",
      "put",
      "say",
      "state"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There's only one word to describe 114 Faubourg: chic. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "In this ever-expanding globalized word , many people, speaking many languages are challenged to communicate effectively. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Navarro may be uncommonly egotistical, desperate for relevance and mercenary in both word and deed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Miller summed up the sound of the band in one word \u2014 authentic. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "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",
      "Ramiro Rocha had one word to describe what happened Friday: bittersweet. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
      "For instance, the team introduced the Google Ngram Viewer, which lets users type in a word or phrase and observe its usage plotted over the centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "One letter \u2013 in a word or among the multiple choice options \u2013 makes all the difference. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gerritson said the new standards simply re- word the old standards. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "However, Hoffman would not say how the plan came together or whether the electors received advice on how to word the document. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220103"
  },
  "wordage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": words",
      ": verbiage sense 1",
      ": the number or quantity of words",
      ": wording"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-dij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circumlocution",
      "diffuseness",
      "diffusion",
      "garrulity",
      "garrulousness",
      "logorrhea",
      "long-windedness",
      "periphrasis",
      "prolixity",
      "redundancy",
      "verbalism",
      "verbiage",
      "verboseness",
      "verbosity",
      "windiness",
      "wordiness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "somewhere, lost within all that wordage , is a modestly worthwhile idea"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203011"
  },
  "work":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary",
      "to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations",
      "to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity",
      "to function or operate according to plan or design",
      "to produce a desired effect or result succeed",
      "to exert an influence or tendency",
      "to make way slowly and with difficulty move or progress laboriously",
      "to sail to windward",
      "to move slightly in relation to another part",
      "to get into a specified condition by slow or imperceptible movements",
      "to be in agitation or restless motion",
      "ferment sense 1",
      "to permit of being worked react in a specified way to being worked",
      "to set or keep in motion, operation, or activity cause to operate or produce",
      "to bring to pass effect",
      "to solve (a problem) by reasoning or calculation",
      "to cause to toil or labor",
      "to make use of exploit",
      "to control or guide the operation of",
      "to carry on an operation or perform a job through, at, in, or along",
      "to greet and talk with in a friendly way in order to ingratiate oneself or achieve a purpose",
      "to pay for or achieve with labor or service",
      "to prepare for use by stirring or kneading",
      "to bring into a desired form by a gradual process of cutting, hammering, scraping, pressing, or stretching",
      "to fashion or create a useful or desired product by expending labor or exertion on forge , shape",
      "to make or decorate with needlework",
      "embroider",
      "to get (oneself or an object) into or out of a condition or position by gradual stages",
      "contrive , arrange",
      "excite , provoke",
      "to practice trickery or cajolery on for some end",
      "affect",
      "to strive to influence or persuade",
      "to have effect upon operate on",
      "activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something",
      "activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood",
      "a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity",
      "sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result",
      "one's place of employment",
      "something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill",
      "something produced by the exercise of creative talent or expenditure of creative effort artistic production",
      "something that results from a particular manner or method of working , operating, or devising",
      "something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular material",
      "structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)",
      "a fortified structure (such as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench)",
      "a place where industrial labor is carried on plant , factory",
      "the working or moving parts of a mechanism",
      "everything possessed, available, or belonging",
      "subjection to drastic treatment all possible abuse",
      "the transference of energy that is produced by the motion of the point of application of a force and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of action",
      "energy expended by natural phenomena",
      "the result of such energy",
      "effective operation effect , result",
      "manner of working workmanship , execution",
      "performance of moral or religious acts",
      "the material or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the process of manufacture",
      "engaged in working busy",
      "engaged in one's regular occupation",
      "having effect operating , functioning",
      "in process of preparation, development, or completion",
      "in process of being done",
      "in training",
      "without regular employment jobless",
      "suitable or styled for wear while working",
      "used for work",
      "involving or engaged in work",
      "the use of a person's physical or mental strength or ability in order to get something done or get some desired result",
      "occupation sense 1 , employment",
      "the place where someone works",
      "something that needs to be done or dealt with task , job",
      "deed entry 1 sense 1 , achievement",
      "something produced by effort or hard work",
      "a place where industrial labor is done plant , factory",
      "the working or moving parts of a mechanical device",
      "the way someone performs labor workmanship",
      "everything possessed, available, or belonging",
      "to do something that involves physical or mental effort especially for money or because of a need instead of for pleasure labor or cause to labor",
      "to have a job",
      "to perform or act or to cause to act as planned operate",
      "to force to do something that involves physical or mental effort",
      "to move or cause to move slowly or with effort",
      "to cause to happen",
      "make entry 1 sense 1 , shape",
      "to make an effort especially for a long period",
      "excite sense 1 , provoke",
      "to carry on an occupation in, through, or along",
      "to invent or solve by effort",
      "to go through an exercise routine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u0259rk",
    "synonyms":[
      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "composition",
      "number",
      "opus",
      "piece"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Customers are free to change their rebooked flight online or via Delta's digital messaging platform if the new itinerary doesn't work . \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Getting as many clients as possible doesn\u2019t typically work for this niche business model. \u2014 Marilisa Barbieri, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "If the experiments don\u2019t work , why not try something else? \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "Manning's baseball fandom didn't work well for his alma mater last weekend. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "For me, that just didn't work because there's just too much conversation going on all the time. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The idea that younger people don't work as hard goes back to Ancient Greece, according researchers at the Policy Institute and the Institute of Gerontology at King's College London. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Quarantine hotels typically don\u2019t permit food deliveries, and that wouldn\u2019t work for me. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Candice added that Dylan\u2019s truck was in four-wheel drive, but that was a feature of the truck that did not work . \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Opening reception for curatorial residency exhibition that brings together the work of visual artists practicing in printmaking, digital media and drawing. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
      "The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "The offseason work begins with trying to re-sign key contributors Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The work will support thousands of jobs at the shipyard for many years to come. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Many of us over-manage the work of our colleagues and teams. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Under Winters\u2019s guidance, Gunn traced lineages between classical poetry and the work of Modernists such as Robert Duncan, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and Wallace Stevens. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Two former members of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Jill Wine-Banks and George Frampton, were at the reunion discussing the work of the Jan. 6 committee over cocktails. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "As mopeds rumbled down nearby streets, neighbors set up speakers for post- work karaoke. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "The supervisor not only encouraged him to revamp his schedule but used the event to tell other team members to follow their non- work interests as well. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "With social media star Tess Masazza as his guide, Tucci raised a glass to the Milanese mainstay of the post- work drink. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "The company agreed to allow organizing in non- work areas of its facilities and send notices informing workers of their rights. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Either format gives workers an extra free day to deal with non- work issues, either weekly or every other week. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "By that time, Jocinda has moved up the chain at NASA, whereas Brian is divorced (from his non- work wife) and on the verge of being evicted. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recently, the forum has battled criticisms that its anti- work narrative and 1.7 million followers are fueling the U.S.'s labor shortage. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Atoboy is filled with a young crowd, half Korean and half not, who have made reservations weeks in advance, and their post- work chatter creates a pleasant din. \u2014 Monica Kim, Vogue , 5 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162325"
  },
  "work over":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to thorough examination, study, or treatment",
      ": to do over : rework",
      ": to beat up or manhandle with thoroughness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bash",
      "baste",
      "bat",
      "batter",
      "beat",
      "belabor",
      "belt",
      "birch",
      "bludgeon",
      "buffet",
      "bung up",
      "club",
      "curry",
      "do",
      "drub",
      "fib",
      "flog",
      "hammer",
      "hide",
      "lace",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lash",
      "lather",
      "lick",
      "maul",
      "mess (up)",
      "paddle",
      "pelt",
      "pommel",
      "pound",
      "pummel",
      "punch out",
      "rough (up)",
      "slate",
      "slog",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "thump",
      "tromp",
      "wallop",
      "whale",
      "whip",
      "whop",
      "whap",
      "whup"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "those thugs really worked him over"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192730"
  },
  "workaday":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or suited for working days",
      ": ordinary , prosaic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "average",
      "common",
      "commonplace",
      "cut-and-dried",
      "cut-and-dry",
      "everyday",
      "garden-variety",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "prosaic",
      "routine",
      "run-of-the-mill",
      "standard",
      "standard-issue",
      "unexceptional",
      "unremarkable",
      "usual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abnormal",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinary",
      "odd",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "strange",
      "unusual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Their vacation provided a welcome change from their workaday life.",
      "the workaday struggles and concerns of the average person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Against the big personalities of politics and business, workaday people can seem inconsequential. \u2014 Time , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "But for workaday journalists, the cost of a muted campaign is significant. \u2014 Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Most of us are just workaday guys relying on a daily wage to support their families. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "In that regard, at least, producer-director Stanley Nelson\u2019s film does a service, introducing a general audience to Davis\u2019 remarkable narrative, albeit in a mostly workaday fashion. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Fleck dreams of becoming a stand-up comic, but his workaday existence is anything but funny. \u2014 John Wenzel, The Know , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of earlier workyday , from obsolete workyday , noun workday",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181100"
  },
  "working":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the manner of functioning or operating : operation",
      ": an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling",
      ": engaged in work especially for wages or a salary",
      ": adequate to permit work to be done",
      ": assumed or adopted to permit or facilitate further work or activity",
      ": spent at work",
      ": being in use or operation",
      ": doing work especially for a living",
      ": relating to work",
      ": good enough to allow work or further work to be done"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-ki\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "active",
      "alive",
      "functional",
      "functioning",
      "going",
      "live",
      "living",
      "on",
      "operating",
      "operational",
      "operative",
      "running"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broken",
      "dead",
      "inactive",
      "inoperative",
      "kaput",
      "kaputt",
      "nonactivated",
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      "nonoperational",
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    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "There is a good working relationship between the departments.",
      "the working parts of the machine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pandemic forced many companies into a massive, unplanned experiment in remote working . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Well, in a business or working environment, people may overestimate their impact, work, influence and chances of success. \u2014 Arvid Buit, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Hall spent nearly six decades as a working actor, racking up 185 acting credits across film and TV (per IMDB), on top of over 100 theater roles, per a 2017 Washington Post profile. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "For employers, the downside to remote working is the challenge of getting new employees to adapt to the company\u2019s culture. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "On the other side of the Boston warehouse that served as the soundstage was the working kitchen where Tobin created the dishes that Julia Child was demonstrating on TV. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 11 June 2022",
      "What was initially conceived as a playroom was upgraded with a new chimney and fireplace as well as a variety of seating options for reading and working . \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
      "This allowed the fabless (design only) industry to flourish and helped enable the large-scale ubiquitous deployment of the technologies that make remote working , online learning, the sharing economy, and entertainment streaming a reality today. \u2014 Mark Liu, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "Forecasters said that now was a good time to ensure that cooling systems were in good working order. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Very working -class Catholic upbringing, where the ultimate career was to be a priest. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
      "What happened during that time frame, in a working -class neighborhood near the edge of Uvalde, has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement's response to Tuesday's rampage. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "What happened in those 90 minutes, in a working -class neighborhood near the edge of the town of Uvalde, has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement's response to Tuesday's rampage. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
      "Fetterman rolled up big margins in white working -class areas of Pennsylvania, suggesting a successful path for populist Democrats willing to challenge their own party\u2019s brand weakness among rural voters. \u2014 Faiz Shakir, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "What happened in those 90 minutes, in a working -class neighborhood near the edge of the little town of Uvalde, has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement's response to Tuesday's rampage. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "The Worst Ones, a film-within-a-film drama about a French film crew trying to cast locals in a working -class French town, has won the top prize for best film in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "What happened in those 90 minutes, in a working -class neighborhood near the edge of the town of Uvalde, has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement\u2019s response to Tuesday\u2019s rampage. \u2014 Jim Vertuno And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "What happened in those 90 minutes, in a working -class neighborhood near the edge of the town of Uvalde, has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement\u2019s response to Tuesday\u2019s rampage. \u2014 Jake Bleiberg, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230238"
  },
  "works":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary",
      ": to perform or carry through a task requiring sustained effort or continuous repeated operations",
      ": to exert oneself physically or mentally especially in sustained effort for a purpose or under compulsion or necessity",
      ": to function or operate according to plan or design",
      ": to produce a desired effect or result : succeed",
      ": to exert an influence or tendency",
      ": to make way slowly and with difficulty : move or progress laboriously",
      ": to sail to windward",
      ": to move slightly in relation to another part",
      ": to get into a specified condition by slow or imperceptible movements",
      ": to be in agitation or restless motion",
      ": ferment sense 1",
      ": to permit of being worked : react in a specified way to being worked",
      ": to set or keep in motion, operation, or activity : cause to operate or produce",
      ": to bring to pass : effect",
      ": to solve (a problem) by reasoning or calculation",
      ": to cause to toil or labor",
      ": to make use of : exploit",
      ": to control or guide the operation of",
      ": to carry on an operation or perform a job through, at, in, or along",
      ": to greet and talk with in a friendly way in order to ingratiate oneself or achieve a purpose",
      ": to pay for or achieve with labor or service",
      ": to prepare for use by stirring or kneading",
      ": to bring into a desired form by a gradual process of cutting, hammering, scraping, pressing, or stretching",
      ": to fashion or create a useful or desired product by expending labor or exertion on : forge , shape",
      ": to make or decorate with needlework",
      ": embroider",
      ": to get (oneself or an object) into or out of a condition or position by gradual stages",
      ": contrive , arrange",
      ": excite , provoke",
      ": to practice trickery or cajolery on for some end",
      ": affect",
      ": to strive to influence or persuade",
      ": to have effect upon : operate on",
      ": activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something:",
      ": activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood",
      ": a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity",
      ": sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result",
      ": one's place of employment",
      ": something produced or accomplished by effort, exertion, or exercise of skill",
      ": something produced by the exercise of creative talent or expenditure of creative effort : artistic production",
      ": something that results from a particular manner or method of working , operating, or devising",
      ": something that results from the use or fashioning of a particular material",
      ": structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)",
      ": a fortified structure (such as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench)",
      ": a place where industrial labor is carried on : plant , factory",
      ": the working or moving parts of a mechanism",
      ": everything possessed, available, or belonging",
      ": subjection to drastic treatment : all possible abuse",
      ": the transference of energy that is produced by the motion of the point of application of a force and is measured by multiplying the force and the displacement of its point of application in the line of action",
      ": energy expended by natural phenomena",
      ": the result of such energy",
      ": effective operation : effect , result",
      ": manner of working : workmanship , execution",
      ": performance of moral or religious acts",
      ": the material or piece of material that is operated upon at any stage in the process of manufacture",
      ": engaged in working : busy",
      ": engaged in one's regular occupation",
      ": having effect : operating , functioning",
      ": in process of preparation, development, or completion",
      ": in process of being done",
      ": in training",
      ": without regular employment : jobless",
      ": suitable or styled for wear while working",
      ": used for work",
      ": involving or engaged in work",
      ": the use of a person's physical or mental strength or ability in order to get something done or get some desired result",
      ": occupation sense 1 , employment",
      ": the place where someone works",
      ": something that needs to be done or dealt with : task , job",
      ": deed entry 1 sense 1 , achievement",
      ": something produced by effort or hard work",
      ": a place where industrial labor is done : plant , factory",
      ": the working or moving parts of a mechanical device",
      ": the way someone performs labor : workmanship",
      ": everything possessed, available, or belonging",
      ": to do something that involves physical or mental effort especially for money or because of a need instead of for pleasure : labor or cause to labor",
      ": to have a job",
      ": to perform or act or to cause to act as planned : operate",
      ": to force to do something that involves physical or mental effort",
      ": to move or cause to move slowly or with effort",
      ": to cause to happen",
      ": make entry 1 sense 1 , shape",
      ": to make an effort especially for a long period",
      ": excite sense 1 , provoke",
      ": to carry on an occupation in, through, or along",
      ": to invent or solve by effort",
      ": to go through an exercise routine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk"
    ],
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      "beget",
      "breed",
      "bring",
      "bring about",
      "bring on",
      "catalyze",
      "cause",
      "create",
      "do",
      "draw on",
      "effect",
      "effectuate",
      "engender",
      "generate",
      "induce",
      "invoke",
      "make",
      "occasion",
      "produce",
      "prompt",
      "result (in)",
      "spawn",
      "translate (into)",
      "yield"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "composition",
      "number",
      "opus",
      "piece"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Customers are free to change their rebooked flight online or via Delta's digital messaging platform if the new itinerary doesn't work . \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Getting as many clients as possible doesn\u2019t typically work for this niche business model. \u2014 Marilisa Barbieri, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "If the experiments don\u2019t work , why not try something else? \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "Manning's baseball fandom didn't work well for his alma mater last weekend. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "For me, that just didn't work because there's just too much conversation going on all the time. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The idea that younger people don't work as hard goes back to Ancient Greece, according researchers at the Policy Institute and the Institute of Gerontology at King's College London. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Quarantine hotels typically don\u2019t permit food deliveries, and that wouldn\u2019t work for me. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Candice added that Dylan\u2019s truck was in four-wheel drive, but that was a feature of the truck that did not work . \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Opening reception for curatorial residency exhibition that brings together the work of visual artists practicing in printmaking, digital media and drawing. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
      "The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "The offseason work begins with trying to re-sign key contributors Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The work will support thousands of jobs at the shipyard for many years to come. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Many of us over-manage the work of our colleagues and teams. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "However, the trend is expanding; the nonfiction community is entering the audio space too, not necessarily to seek out ideas, but to highlight the work that goes into making documentaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Under Winters\u2019s guidance, Gunn traced lineages between classical poetry and the work of Modernists such as Robert Duncan, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and Wallace Stevens. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Two former members of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, Jill Wine-Banks and George Frampton, were at the reunion discussing the work of the Jan. 6 committee over cocktails. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "As mopeds rumbled down nearby streets, neighbors set up speakers for post- work karaoke. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "The supervisor not only encouraged him to revamp his schedule but used the event to tell other team members to follow their non- work interests as well. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "With social media star Tess Masazza as his guide, Tucci raised a glass to the Milanese mainstay of the post- work drink. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "The company agreed to allow organizing in non- work areas of its facilities and send notices informing workers of their rights. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Either format gives workers an extra free day to deal with non- work issues, either weekly or every other week. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "By that time, Jocinda has moved up the chain at NASA, whereas Brian is divorced (from his non- work wife) and on the verge of being evicted. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recently, the forum has battled criticisms that its anti- work narrative and 1.7 million followers are fueling the U.S.'s labor shortage. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Atoboy is filled with a young crowd, half Korean and half not, who have made reservations weeks in advance, and their post- work chatter creates a pleasant din. \u2014 Monica Kim, Vogue , 5 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211320"
  },
  "workshop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small establishment where manufacturing or handicrafts are carried on",
      ": workroom",
      ": a usually brief intensive educational program for a relatively small group of people that focuses especially on techniques and skills in a particular field",
      ": a shop where work and especially skilled work is carried on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccsh\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccsh\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "factory",
      "manufactory",
      "mill",
      "plant",
      "shop",
      "works"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He's in his workshop working on the lawnmower.",
      "a workshop for making high-end furniture",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The workshop is not a hiring event, but a way for veterans to receive mentorship, resources, and tools to help support their move from the military into the work force. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "This workshop should be mandatory for every participant (just as mandatory as covid-19 tests and vaccination certificates are this year). \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The workshop was a series of creative exercises to embrace creating art for the sake of the process, without any attachment to the end result or the need for perfection. \u2014 Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, the crypto workshop at his house was not free: Guests paid one Bitcoin for a seat, or the cash equivalent, which is roughly $40,000. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This workshop is for all adults who want to encourage outdoor play and foster an appreciation of the natural world in their preschool children. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "After that workshop , the group circulated guidance to focus efforts on legislators in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona. \u2014 Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "This free workshop offers insight on using social media to grow your business. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Also on Saturday, Projeto Paradiso unveiled Produire au Sud in Brazil, an international workshop dedicated to international co-production that will now have an edition especially for Brazilians, in partnership with Projeto Paradiso. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200652"
  },
  "world":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the earthly state of human existence",
      ": life after death",
      ": the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it",
      ": individual course of life : career",
      ": the inhabitants of the earth : the human race",
      ": the concerns of the earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven and the life to come",
      ": secular affairs",
      ": the system of created things : universe",
      ": a division or generation of the inhabitants of the earth distinguished by living together at the same place or at the same time",
      ": a distinctive class of persons or their sphere of interest or activity",
      ": human society",
      ": a part or section of the earth that is a separate independent unit",
      ": the sphere or scene of one's life and action",
      ": an indefinite multitude or a great quantity or distance",
      ": the whole body of living persons : public",
      ": kingdom sense 4",
      ": a celestial body (such as a planet)",
      ": in every way : exactly",
      ": among innumerable possibilities : ever",
      ": of extraordinary excellence : superb",
      ": of or relating to the world",
      ": extending or found throughout the world : worldwide",
      ": involving or applying to part of or the whole world",
      ": internationally recognized : renowned , distinguished",
      ": earth sense 1",
      ": people in general : humanity",
      ": a state of existence",
      ": a great number or amount",
      ": a part or section of the earth",
      ": an area of interest or activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "folks",
      "humanity",
      "humankind",
      "people",
      "public",
      "species"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed an uptick in factory production and a smaller decline in retail sales in the world \u2019s second-largest economy last month. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "While the fashion house opened a caf\u00e9 atop its Osaka, Japan store in January 2020, this is its first standalone eatery in the world . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "Two weeks ago, McMyler headed to Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, to compete against the best golfers in the world . \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Heather Knight is a columnist working out of City Hall and covering everything from politics to homelessness to family flight and the quirks of living in one of the most fascinating cities in the world . \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 June 2022",
      "Anyone, anywhere in the world can listen in, simply by tuning a radio to the frequency 4625 kHz. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
      "China still has one of the lowest official COVID-19 death rates in the world . \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The World Cup, arguably the most popular sporting event in the world , will be hosted by three countries for the first time \u2014 the U.S., Mexico and Canada \u2014 and Baltimore is vying to be one of 10 or 11 U.S. hosts. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "Exports from the two countries \u2014 which also include sunflower oil and corn to feed livestock \u2014 account for about 12 percent of total calories traded in the world . \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Drama ensues, and so does a multi-year, cross- world tale of loving your family. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The new numbers are just the latest evidence that this is the world American workers are living in right now. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "At one point, Borgov offers Beth a draw, which would leave her co- world champion. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "The former two-time United States Olympian and multi- world record holder was going to make sure his student-athletes stayed safe while addressing their physical and mental needs. \u2014 Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Sep. 2020",
      "The goal was to turn mainland Chinese citizens and world public opinion against the movement. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2020",
      "Tel Aviv\u2019s beaches are world famous, and with miles of shoreline, there\u2019s a perfect beach for everyone. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "But instead of making China\u2019s case, Beijing\u2019s ham-handed international efforts have largely failed to sway world public opinion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "The Swiss Air Force was left red-faced after its world famous flight demonstration team\u2014the Patrouille Suisse\u2014accidentally performed their routine over the wrong Swiss town. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204512"
  },
  "worm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": earthworm",
      ": an annelid worm",
      ": any of numerous relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied animals (such as a grub, pinworm, tapeworm, shipworm, or slowworm)",
      ": a human being who is an object of contempt, loathing, or pity : wretch",
      ": something that torments or devours from within",
      ": snake , serpent",
      ": helminthiasis",
      ": something (such as a mechanical device) spiral or vermiculate in form or appearance: such as",
      ": the thread of a screw",
      ": a short revolving screw whose threads gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or a rack",
      ": archimedes' screw",
      ": a conveyor working on the principle of such a screw",
      ": a usually small self-contained and self-replicating computer program that invades computers on a network and usually performs a destructive action",
      ": to move or proceed sinuously or insidiously",
      ": to proceed or make (one's way) insidiously or deviously",
      ": to insinuate or introduce (oneself) by devious or subtle means",
      ": to cause to move or proceed in or as if in the manner of a worm",
      ": to wind rope or yarn spirally round and between the strands of (a cable or rope) before serving",
      ": to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading",
      ": to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms",
      ": a usually long creeping or crawling animal (as a tapeworm) that has a soft body",
      ": earthworm",
      ": a person hated or pitied",
      ": infection caused by parasitic worms living in the body",
      ": to move slowly by creeping or wriggling",
      ": to get hold of or escape from by trickery",
      ": to rid of parasitic worms",
      ": any of various relatively small elongated usually naked and soft-bodied parasitic animals (as of the phylum Platyhelminthes)",
      ": helminthiasis",
      ": to treat (an animal) with a drug to destroy or expel parasitic worms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rm",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rm",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "creep",
      "encroach",
      "inch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I often see worms in the garden.",
      "We always used worms as bait for fishing.",
      "Verb",
      "He slowly wormed through the crowd.",
      "He slowly wormed his way through the crowd.",
      "You should have the dog vaccinated and wormed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The magma-heated hydrothermal vents deep beneath the ocean is where animals like the Yeti crab and the remarkably heat-resilient Pompeii worm dwell in temperatures above 700\u00b0F. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
      "Florida\u2019s 2022 political candidates are set following Friday\u2019s qualifying deadline, teeing up races that include the state Senate president taking on a worm farmer for agriculture commissioner and a COVID-19 Grim Reaper running for attorney general. \u2014 Steven Lemongello And Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Here, Gad and Raver-Lampman reflect on Molly\u2019s evolution this season and how the show\u2019s catchiest ear worm , by Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, came together. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Enjoying life\u2019s frivolous pleasures, the U.K. drill favorite delivers a bite-sized summer anthem, fully equipped with a chant-able chorus and ear worm sample. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
      "Humanity did this with smallpox and could soon achieve this with polio and guinea- worm infections. \u2014 Nadia A. Sam-agudu, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ohio State University Extension in Trumbull County warned residents earlier this month that a homeowner had spotted a hammerhead worm in their lawn. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
      "News outlets have carried photos of the Caudry pizza factory showing food spilled on the floor, a worm on a production line and leaking engine oil. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "South Florida spirits enthusiasts searching for something different will gather this weekend at Mezcal Lauderdale, a celebration of tequila\u2019s underappreciated cousin, whose expanding popularity is no longer defined by a dead worm in the bottle. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Morfydd Clark stars as the titular Maud, a shy nurse with a murky past who can't help but worm her newfound faith into her work with hospice patients. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Rather, the flimsy excuse looks like Musk trying to worm his way out of the deal or open a window for negotiating down the price. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Although the interior designers don't coordinate their rooms together, inevitably colors and motifs worm their way into the home's zeitgeist. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Those vulnerabilities might be weird coding mistakes (writing software is hard) or just unforeseen paths a hacker could take to worm their way in. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "As time goes on, bad actors will likely exploit log4j to install ransomware, steal data or worm their way into the back ends of critical systems like banks or government agencies. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Some work for weeks to gain entry to a company\u2019s network and then worm their way through the system, finding the most vital data to hold hostage. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Ivermectin is used to treat parasites such as worms and lice in humans and it is also used by veterinarians to de- worm large animals. \u2014 Amanda Watts, CNN , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Charlotte can easily worm its way into a playoff seed and break a five-year postseason drought. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 17 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1610, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222022"
  },
  "worried":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113d",
      "\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113d"
    ],
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      "aflutter",
      "antsy",
      "anxious",
      "atwitter",
      "dithery",
      "edgy",
      "goosey",
      "het up",
      "hinky",
      "hung up",
      "ill at ease",
      "insecure",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "nervy",
      "perturbed",
      "queasy",
      "queazy",
      "tense",
      "troubled",
      "uneasy",
      "unquiet",
      "upset",
      "uptight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "cool",
      "easy",
      "happy-go-lucky",
      "nerveless",
      "relaxed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173833"
  },
  "worry":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": choke , strangle",
      ": to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat",
      ": to shake or pull at with the teeth",
      ": to touch or disturb something repeatedly",
      ": to change the position of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling",
      ": to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment : torment",
      ": to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort",
      ": to afflict with mental distress or agitation : make anxious",
      ": strangle , choke",
      ": to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort : struggle",
      ": to feel or experience concern or anxiety : fret",
      ": mental distress or agitation resulting from concern usually for something impending or anticipated : anxiety",
      ": an instance or occurrence of such distress or agitation",
      ": a cause of worry : trouble , difficulty",
      ": to feel or express great concern",
      ": to make anxious or upset",
      ": to shake and tear with the teeth",
      ": concern about something that might happen : anxiety",
      ": a cause of great concern"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bother",
      "fear",
      "fret",
      "fuss",
      "stew",
      "stress",
      "sweat",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agita",
      "agitation",
      "anxiety",
      "anxiousness",
      "apprehension",
      "apprehensiveness",
      "care",
      "concern",
      "concernment",
      "disquiet",
      "disquietude",
      "fear",
      "nervosity",
      "nervousness",
      "perturbation",
      "solicitude",
      "sweat",
      "unease",
      "uneasiness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Traders are right to worry about Target's inventory problem and that surging energy prices are eating into profit margins across every major sector of the economy. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Hynes said the town of Brookline does not have to worry about the house being turned into an Airbnb property. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "People in the armed forces, doing demanding jobs, had to worry about who was watching their children, and this could detract from their performance. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "And since Multiverse of Madness is a Marvel movie, Disney doesn\u2019t have to worry about licensing deals. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 May 2022",
      "Minority shareholders are right to worry that their interests come second to those of the majority-holding state. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Those with sensitive skin using this product don\u2019t have to worry about skin breakouts or rashes. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Netflix hasn't announced when consumers might have to pay to share their account, though subscribers probably don't have to worry about it in the very immediate future. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The pandemic delays gave Marvel more time to finish the current slate of movies and TV shows before having to worry about the next wave of adventures. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Here in Naukati, a community that was founded as a logging camp, there\u2019s genuine worry about the speed and scale of the clear-cuts outside of town. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Enforcement of the new ordinance was set to begin Friday, sparking worry among some short-term rental owners who have described the permitting process as clunky and onerous. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Most of all, Ms. Wiley and her fianc\u00e9 worry about their little boy\u2019s future. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Many worry Dmitry Rogozin is putting decades of a peaceful off-the-planet partnership at risk, most notably at the International Space Station. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "On this episode: Sisters Victoria and Katherine Potapenko of Clinton Township worry for their family in bomb shelters and a cousin who fled to Hungary. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s worry , too, about the unintentional consequences of requiring applicants to raise approximately $3,000 to make a marker a reality. \u2014 Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Experts who follow the Biden Administration\u2019s worry that USA trade policy has ground to a halt. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "For their part, advocates for more regulation worry that the big tech companies could emerge unscathed from the newest wave of regulation. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190530"
  },
  "worsen":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make worse",
      ": to become worse",
      ": to get worse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "crumble",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "ebb",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "rot",
      "sink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ameliorate",
      "improve",
      "meliorate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Spending more money is only going to worsen the problem.",
      "the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nearly 5,000 people have died in the last two years in Burkina Faso and conflict experts say there will be far-reaching consequences if the violence continues to worsen . \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s relationship with its European neighbors continues to worsen . \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "All things considered, the macro picture continues to worsen , dampening the odds of a notable price recovery in bitcoin and other risky assets. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "And despite a series of deals among the states to temporarily take less water from the river, the shortage continues to worsen . \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Parents are looking for answers and alternatives as the baby formula shortage continues to worsen in the US. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "On top of all of this, the pain from the cysts continues to worsen as time goes on. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Also driving the shift are fears of growing vulnerability to U.S. sanctions as the bilateral relationship continues to worsen . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The deluge is only expected to worsen this summer as the container sector\u2019s peak shipping season kicks in and the port prepares for a surge in cargo volumes. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191315"
  },
  "worship":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship",
      ": reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": an act of expressing such reverence",
      ": a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual",
      ": extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem",
      ": a person of importance",
      ": deep respect toward God, a god, or a sacred object",
      ": too much respect or admiration",
      ": to honor or respect as a divine being",
      ": to regard with respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to take part in worship or an act of worship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "deify",
      "glorify",
      "revere",
      "reverence",
      "venerate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "deification",
      "hero worship",
      "idolatry",
      "idolization",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "The track explores an interesting theme of celebrity worship in tandem with Christian concepts of savior complexes, but Kendrick also dives into pertinent racial issues and deeply contested political topics like COVID-19 and political correctness. \u2014 Ej Panaligan, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
      "Imam Rahim Alsaedy said many of the people who worship at Al-Zahrah Islamic Center have been preparing for Ramadan by fasting prior and attending the Quran study group sessions. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the church will hold Easter worship services at Englewood\u2019s Calahan Funeral Home, 7030 S. Halsted St., beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday with the church\u2019s pastor, Gerald Dew, according to the church\u2019s Facebook page. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Winfrey said planners have selected 12 churches throughout the city for alumni to gather and worship from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. \u2014 Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Among the most interesting founder stories is that of Ed Beccle, the 23-year-old Thiel Fellow who cofounded and serves as CEO of mobile app for Christian prayers and daily worship Glorify. \u2014 Igor Bosilkovski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The program selects teens who volunteer in their local community, school or house of worship , or otherwise demonstrate their future leadership potential. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "From my Lutheran perspective, the purpose of worship is to preach the Gospel, praise God and administer the sacraments. \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "An elderly worship leader wiped away tears as a photo of Cheng lighted up a screen. \u2014 Jeong Parkstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "An hour after the Jewish event, up the street outside the Supreme Court, about 150 antiabortion protesters rallied with evangelical worship leader and right-wing former congressional candidate Sean Feucht. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202748"
  },
  "worshiping":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship",
      ": reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": an act of expressing such reverence",
      ": a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual",
      ": extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem",
      ": a person of importance",
      ": deep respect toward God, a god, or a sacred object",
      ": too much respect or admiration",
      ": to honor or respect as a divine being",
      ": to regard with respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to take part in worship or an act of worship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "deify",
      "glorify",
      "revere",
      "reverence",
      "venerate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "deification",
      "hero worship",
      "idolatry",
      "idolization",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "The track explores an interesting theme of celebrity worship in tandem with Christian concepts of savior complexes, but Kendrick also dives into pertinent racial issues and deeply contested political topics like COVID-19 and political correctness. \u2014 Ej Panaligan, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
      "Imam Rahim Alsaedy said many of the people who worship at Al-Zahrah Islamic Center have been preparing for Ramadan by fasting prior and attending the Quran study group sessions. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the church will hold Easter worship services at Englewood\u2019s Calahan Funeral Home, 7030 S. Halsted St., beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday with the church\u2019s pastor, Gerald Dew, according to the church\u2019s Facebook page. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Winfrey said planners have selected 12 churches throughout the city for alumni to gather and worship from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. \u2014 Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Among the most interesting founder stories is that of Ed Beccle, the 23-year-old Thiel Fellow who cofounded and serves as CEO of mobile app for Christian prayers and daily worship Glorify. \u2014 Igor Bosilkovski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The program selects teens who volunteer in their local community, school or house of worship , or otherwise demonstrate their future leadership potential. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "From my Lutheran perspective, the purpose of worship is to preach the Gospel, praise God and administer the sacraments. \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "An elderly worship leader wiped away tears as a photo of Cheng lighted up a screen. \u2014 Jeong Parkstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "An hour after the Jewish event, up the street outside the Supreme Court, about 150 antiabortion protesters rallied with evangelical worship leader and right-wing former congressional candidate Sean Feucht. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205303"
  },
  "wound":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues",
      "a cut or breach in a plant usually due to an external agent",
      "a mental or emotional hurt or blow",
      "something resembling a wound in appearance or effect",
      "a rift in or blow to a political body or social group",
      "to cause a wound to or in",
      "to inflict a wound",
      "an injury that involves cutting or breaking of bodily tissue",
      "an injury or hurt to a person's feelings or reputation",
      "to hurt by cutting or breaking bodily tissue",
      "to hurt the feelings or pride of",
      "a physical injury to the body consisting of a laceration or breaking of the skin or mucous membrane often with damage to underlying tissue",
      "an opening made in the skin or a membrane of the body incidental to a surgical operation or procedure",
      "a mental or emotional hurt or blow",
      "to cause a wound to or in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8w\u00fcnd",
    "synonyms":[
      "damage",
      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "injure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She suffered a knife wound to her thigh.",
      "Her mother's scorn left a wound that never healed.",
      "Verb",
      "Four people were seriously wounded in the explosion.",
      "The soldier's leg was wounded by a grenade.",
      "Losing the match wounded his pride .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Authorities found Michael Redlick dead from a stab wound in a pool of his own blood, with more blood smeared across the floor, walls and furniture. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, Orlando Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "The day prior, on Saturday, police found Kennetta Taylor, 38, dead from a stab wound at a Pirtle Street home. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "In 1962, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Leonard D. Heaton, released a landmark study of wound ballistics. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
      "An autopsy determined Cole's gunshot wound was not life threatening. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Hunched over, incredulous, the apostle extends his hand as Christ pulls back his robe, revealing a lance wound left by a Roman soldier. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Mark Collins' injuries included a shotgun wound to the abdomen, his report noted. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "As if putting salt into an open wound , the IEA\u2019s executive director Fatih Birol warned that Europe could be forced to start rationing energy this winter especially if the winter is cold and China\u2019s economy rebounds. \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Though the wound to his leg is healing, the experience has changed their child forever, Corina Camacho and Michael Mart\u00ednez told CNN. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The bandage idea was inspired by hospital gowns and wound care. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "The Maryland Department of Health is donating more than 485,000 bandages and wound care supplies, 95 Eternity mechanical ventilators for intensive care units and 50 Astral portable ventilators, the governor\u2019s office said. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
      "Police have been investigating the area of North Kerby Avenue near the on-ramp of Interstate 405 since officers found 59-year-old Robert Chambers suffering from a gunshot wound April 11. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The actor\u2019s circa 1966 watch (Ref No. 3647N) \u2014 with an estimate of $20,000-$40,000 \u2014 is in stainless steel with a 35mm case, black dial, hand- wound Valjoux movement and a leather strap. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Though there's aren't additional risks for teens, potential side effects of a nose job, for example, include bleeding, infection, poor wound healing or scarring according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "While the service was due to be wound down by March 2020, pressures caused by the Covid pandemic meant it was extended for a further three years. \u2014 Emma Woollacott, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet no amount of compulsive litigation can explain how your soul mate wound up such an inscrutable mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Investigators found a small piece of neon green fabric while examining the woman's head wound that appeared similar to work shirts used by Dunigan. \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wrack":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wrecked ship",
      ": wreckage",
      ": wreck",
      ": the violent destruction of a structure, machine, or vehicle",
      ": marine vegetation",
      ": kelp",
      ": dried seaweeds",
      ": ruin , destruction",
      ": a remnant of something destroyed",
      ": to utterly ruin : wreck",
      ": rack entry 2",
      ": rack entry 1 sense 2",
      ": rack entry 7"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1562, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1794, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231235"
  },
  "wrangle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker",
      ": to engage in argument or controversy",
      ": to obtain by persistent arguing or maneuvering : wangle",
      ": to herd and care for (livestock and especially horses) on the range",
      ": an angry, noisy, or prolonged dispute or quarrel",
      ": the action or process of wrangling",
      ": to argue angrily",
      ": to care for and herd livestock and especially horses",
      ": quarrel entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ra\u014b-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ra\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "altercate",
      "argue",
      "argufy",
      "bicker",
      "brabble",
      "brawl",
      "controvert",
      "dispute",
      "fall out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "jar",
      "quarrel",
      "quibble",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "altercation",
      "argle-bargle",
      "argument",
      "argy-bargy",
      "battle royal",
      "bicker",
      "brawl",
      "contretemps",
      "controversy",
      "cross fire",
      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
      "donnybrook",
      "falling-out",
      "fight",
      "hassle",
      "imbroglio",
      "kickup",
      "misunderstanding",
      "quarrel",
      "rhubarb",
      "row",
      "scrap",
      "set-to",
      "spat",
      "squabble",
      "tiff"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were wrangling over money.",
      "He made a living wrangling horses.",
      "Noun",
      "They had a bitter wrangle over custody of their children.",
      "there was a bit of a wrangle over how much money to give the high school for its sports programs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In recent weeks, investors have grown more confident about the Federal Reserve\u2019s path for raising interest rates to wrangle inflation\u2014and more worried that, as a result, growth has begun to slow. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "Auctioneer Simon de Pury was able to wrangle $2.6 from two bidders who each will receive dinner and a private performance at one of Andrea Bocelli\u2019s mansions. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "The glossy brioche bun is big enough to wrangle the contents without overwhelming them. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "There have been uses of photographs that wrangle and distort what might be the intent of a maker in support of another cause. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The company made the early and prescient decision to cooperate with regulators rather than wrangle with them and focus on marketing itself to the masses as the reliable and secure crypto exchange. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "In cities like his, the money must make its way through city councils and contract-bidding processes; in some states, the path to deploying funds has been even longer as governors wrangle with conservative legislatures. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Today, the pomp of the Inauguration and the State of the Union seem far more appropriate to Elizabeth II than to Boris Johnson, who took office following a simple invitation from the queen and must regularly wrangle with lowly MPs. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "George Caralambo had helped the Army wrangle camels in a comically ill-starred try at adapting camels to military uses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Well, there are actually three insurance companies involved, and maybe a fourth yet to be drawn into what has become, for Enriquez, a disheartening wrangle . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "The legal wrangle revolved around a 1988 contract signed by Lydon, Jones and Cook that said licenses for the music could be granted by agreement from the majority of the band. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a yearly wrangle as Congress, the Pentagon and the administration hammer out military priorities and funding. \u2014 al , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "To some, the wrangle is emblematic of a larger rivalry between Italy\u2019s regions, with the south, which includes Naples, complaining that again it is being eclipsed by the powerful north. \u2014 Cecilia Butini, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "But Suez has been opposed from the beginning and a legal wrangle has ensued. \u2014 Joshua Kirby, WSJ , 27 Nov. 2020",
      "President Trump claimed in the early hours of Wednesday morning that his opponents were trying to cheat him of election victory, setting the scene for a bitter wrangle as votes were still being counted. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "The yearlong wrangle prompted multiple lawsuits as well as charges of heavy handed tactics by the port, including the canceling of the city\u2019s long-term lease for its marina property. \u2014 John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "The European Union will help Cyprus try to negotiate its maritime border with neighboring Turkey in order to end an ongoing wrangle that has raised tensions in the east Mediterranean, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190925"
  },
  "wrap":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover especially by winding or folding",
      ": to envelop and secure for transportation or storage : bundle",
      ": enfold , embrace",
      ": to coil, fold, draw, or twine (such as string or cloth) around something",
      ": surround , envelop",
      ": to suffuse or surround with an aura or state",
      ": to involve completely : engross",
      ": to conceal or obscure as if by enveloping",
      ": to enclose as if with a protective covering",
      ": to finish filming or recording",
      ": to wind, coil, or twine so as to encircle or cover something",
      ": to put on clothing : dress",
      ": to be subject to covering, enclosing, or packaging",
      ": to come to completion in filming or recording",
      ": wrapper , wrapping",
      ": material used for wrapping",
      ": an article of clothing that may be wrapped around a person",
      ": an outer garment (such as a coat or shawl)",
      ": blanket",
      ": a treatment for the care of the skin in which material (such as hot wet cloth or seaweed) is wrapped around the entire body",
      ": this material",
      ": a single turn or convolution of something wound around an object",
      ": restraint",
      ": a shroud of secrecy",
      ": the completion of a schedule or session for filming or recording",
      ": a thin flat piece of bread that is rolled around a filling (as of meat, fish, or vegetables)",
      ": wraparound sense 1",
      ": to cover by winding or folding",
      ": to enclose in a package",
      ": to wind or fold around",
      ": to involve the attention of completely",
      ": to bring to an end",
      ": to put on warm clothing",
      ": a warm loose outer garment (as a shawl, cape, or coat)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rap",
      "\u02c8rap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band",
      "begird",
      "belt",
      "engird",
      "engirdle",
      "enwind",
      "gird",
      "girdle",
      "girt",
      "girth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ungird",
      "unwrap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Before then, the band played in Munich, Germany and the tour set to wrap in Stockholm, Sweden on July 31. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Jason, after all, still needed to time to wrap his mind around the idea of joining forces with the Golden Domers and one day cheering for old Notre Dame. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "Students would place bets on whether the angry, bald Linda could wrap her entire mouth around a grapefruit, and Linda would always, without exception, fail, and then fall asleep for hours. \u2014 Brian Mcelhaney, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "But all agreed that one of the most memorable days of filming came on the very last day, as the cast prepared to wrap . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Lay out two double-thick layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil, each big enough to wrap a whole slab. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
      "At the moment, the Web3 space is partially muddled by previous crypto scams, technical jargon and the fact that the technology itself is sometimes hard to fully wrap your head around. \u2014 Patrik Slettman, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Publicis Media, part of France\u2019s Publicis Groupe, has started to wrap some business in this year\u2019s market for advance advertising commitments, according to four executives with knowledge of current negotiations. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "The home\u2019s footprint is a compact 1,200 square feet, so Ray had courtyard walls built to wrap around three-quarters of the property, thus expanding the chance for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Her matching skirt was made of the same holographic, metallic material and featured a sporty wrap -skort tie detailing to cinch the mini at her waist. \u2014 Seventeen , 14 June 2022",
      "Keep food\u2014especially honey, maple syrup, and sugar\u2014in airtight containers or tightly wrapped with foil or plastic wrap . \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Both of them feature dolman sleeves and heavily padded shoulders that further offset the slim proportions of the torso and the long sleeves that end precisely underneath the wrist bone and wrap around the arm like a second skin. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "While he was supposed to tour North America earlier this year, those dates were postponed and will now kick off on Aug. 2 in Minneapolis and wrap on Sept. 11 in Los Angeles. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "To get the perfect fit for your bump, simply wear leggings and a close-fitting top and wrap gauze around yourself. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "Over the weekend, the actress wore a poppy-red Carolina Herrera wrap minidress to the premiere of 88 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "Ringo and His All Starr Band previously announced a fall tour that is scheduled to begin on Sept. 23 at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Conn., and wrap Oct. 20 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 11 June 2022",
      "Depp will convene with Beck again for a run of shows in Europe lasting from a June 19 gig in Helsinki to a tour wrap -up July 25 in Paris. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Wrap cheese in waxed paper and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. \u2014 Molly Kimball, NOLA.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
      "Wrap pencil with washi tape keeping it as tight as possible. \u2014 Sarah Newell, Seventeen , 9 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adjective",
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192647"
  },
  "wrap up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a summarizing report",
      ": a concluding part : finale",
      ": summarize , sum up",
      ": to bring to a usually successful conclusion",
      ": cinch , sew up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rap-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "breviary",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "conspectus",
      "digest",
      "encapsulation",
      "epitome",
      "inventory",
      "outline",
      "pr\u00e9cis",
      "recap",
      "recapitulation",
      "r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
      "resume",
      "resum\u00e9",
      "roundup",
      "run-through",
      "rundown",
      "sum",
      "sum-up",
      "summa",
      "summarization",
      "summary",
      "summing-up",
      "synopsis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wind up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration",
      "a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224942"
  },
  "wrap-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a summarizing report",
      ": a concluding part : finale",
      ": summarize , sum up",
      ": to bring to a usually successful conclusion",
      ": cinch , sew up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rap-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "breviary",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "conspectus",
      "digest",
      "encapsulation",
      "epitome",
      "inventory",
      "outline",
      "pr\u00e9cis",
      "recap",
      "recapitulation",
      "r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
      "resume",
      "resum\u00e9",
      "roundup",
      "run-through",
      "rundown",
      "sum",
      "sum-up",
      "summa",
      "summarization",
      "summary",
      "summing-up",
      "synopsis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "close out",
      "complete",
      "conclude",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "round (off ",
      "terminate",
      "wind up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a grand parade will wrap up the weeklong celebration",
      "a reporter wrapped up the mayor's speech in a few sentences"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194903"
  },
  "wrathful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with wrath : irate",
      ": arising from, marked by, or indicative of wrath",
      ": full of wrath",
      ": showing wrath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rath-f\u0259l",
      "chiefly British",
      "\u02c8rath-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "hopping",
      "horn-mad",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wroth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still reeling from the death of her mother, Kela finds a magical comb near the ocean that summons a wrathful mermaid that will grant her a wish \u2014 but at a dangerous price. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to unveiling the poster art, the panel revealed that one of the characters will have an (as yet unspecified) connection to one of the franchise's most famous wrathful villains. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Before your eyes, a person is being magnified\u2014rhetorically and physically inflated, pulsing with a wrathful radiance. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "While my beat is usually non- wrathful grapes, my curiosity dragged me into this literary mystery. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 June 2021",
      "His eyes smolder like burning coals in anticipation of the violence that his wrathful mission will inevitably entail. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "In mid-February a wrathful Mother Nature decided to spike a historic winter storm right into the heart of the Lone Star State, one more layer of trauma stacked upon the rest. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "At Madoff\u2019s sentencing in June 2009, wrathful former clients stood to demand the maximum punishment. \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Tom Hays, Chron , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "At Madoff\u2019s sentencing in 2009, wrathful former clients stood to demand the maximum punishment. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183040"
  },
  "wreck":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck",
      ": shipwreck",
      ": the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction",
      ": a violent and destructive crash",
      ": a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship",
      ": the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined",
      ": something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation",
      ": a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits",
      ": to cast ashore",
      ": to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence",
      ": shipwreck",
      ": to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck",
      ": bring about , wreak",
      ": to become wrecked",
      ": to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck",
      ": the remains (as of a ship or vehicle) after heavy damage usually by storm, collision, or fire",
      ": a person who is very tired, ill, worried, or unhappy",
      ": the action of damaging or destroying something",
      ": something in a state of ruin",
      ": to damage or destroy by or as if by force or violence",
      ": to bring to ruin or an end",
      ": shipwreck entry 2 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rek",
      "\u02c8rek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashes",
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "flotsam",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "shipwreck",
      "strand"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Luther James Upton, then serving as a councilman in Evergreen, was arrested for DUI after being involved in a wreck . \u2014 Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "The Nueces County Medical Examiner has identified the two victims killed in the wreck as 18-year-olds Matthew Garcia and Marcello Saldua, according to ABC affiliate KIII, NBC station KRIS and The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The driver was injured but another passenger, 15-year-old Ryan Thomas, was killed in the wreck . \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Caught up in the wreck were Ryan Seig, Stefan Parsons, Joe Graf Jr., and Anthony Alfredo. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The crash occurred along East 42nd Street, near Richelieu Road, before 3:30 a.m. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded and found three vehicles involved in the wreck . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 May 2022",
      "Her 2-year-old daughter was critically wounded in the wreck , and as of Wednesday afternoon, police did not have an update on the child\u2019s condition. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Walker confirmed the reports that he was involved in a wreck and emerged without injury but didn\u2019t provide many details. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Escaping a brutal husband, Zaleski\u2019s mother, Annie, took the author and her two siblings to live in a wreck of a shack in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the 2010 Chargers found out, not fixing a big problem can wreck a season. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "The chase ended when authorities forced the car Casey White was driving to wreck and roll into a ditch, the US Marshals Service has said. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "No matter how good the Cavs have been this season, overcoming every obstacle and planting their flag at the top of conference, eventually the loss of two starting-caliber guards was bound to wreck their chances. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But the harder the Fed hits the brakes, the greater the risk of causing an accident that could potentially wreck the financial markets, the real economy, or both. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Analysts in Latin America are skeptical that Mr. Putin would deploy weaponry to the region, in part because doing so could wreck much of the goodwill Russia has worked to create across Latin America. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But when the active Christmas puppies prove to be too much for a working family, or when the cost of dog food is too high, paying a vet bill may wreck the budget. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173248"
  },
  "wrecking":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck",
      ": shipwreck",
      ": the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction",
      ": a violent and destructive crash",
      ": a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship",
      ": the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined",
      ": something disabled or in a state of ruin or dilapidation",
      ": a person or animal of broken constitution, health, or spirits",
      ": to cast ashore",
      ": to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence",
      ": shipwreck",
      ": to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck",
      ": bring about , wreak",
      ": to become wrecked",
      ": to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck",
      ": the remains (as of a ship or vehicle) after heavy damage usually by storm, collision, or fire",
      ": a person who is very tired, ill, worried, or unhappy",
      ": the action of damaging or destroying something",
      ": something in a state of ruin",
      ": to damage or destroy by or as if by force or violence",
      ": to bring to ruin or an end",
      ": shipwreck entry 2 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rek",
      "\u02c8rek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashes",
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "flotsam",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "shipwreck",
      "strand"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Luther James Upton, then serving as a councilman in Evergreen, was arrested for DUI after being involved in a wreck . \u2014 Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "The Nueces County Medical Examiner has identified the two victims killed in the wreck as 18-year-olds Matthew Garcia and Marcello Saldua, according to ABC affiliate KIII, NBC station KRIS and The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The driver was injured but another passenger, 15-year-old Ryan Thomas, was killed in the wreck . \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Caught up in the wreck were Ryan Seig, Stefan Parsons, Joe Graf Jr., and Anthony Alfredo. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The crash occurred along East 42nd Street, near Richelieu Road, before 3:30 a.m. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded and found three vehicles involved in the wreck . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 12 May 2022",
      "Her 2-year-old daughter was critically wounded in the wreck , and as of Wednesday afternoon, police did not have an update on the child\u2019s condition. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Walker confirmed the reports that he was involved in a wreck and emerged without injury but didn\u2019t provide many details. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Escaping a brutal husband, Zaleski\u2019s mother, Annie, took the author and her two siblings to live in a wreck of a shack in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the 2010 Chargers found out, not fixing a big problem can wreck a season. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "The chase ended when authorities forced the car Casey White was driving to wreck and roll into a ditch, the US Marshals Service has said. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "No matter how good the Cavs have been this season, overcoming every obstacle and planting their flag at the top of conference, eventually the loss of two starting-caliber guards was bound to wreck their chances. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But the harder the Fed hits the brakes, the greater the risk of causing an accident that could potentially wreck the financial markets, the real economy, or both. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Analysts in Latin America are skeptical that Mr. Putin would deploy weaponry to the region, in part because doing so could wreck much of the goodwill Russia has worked to create across Latin America. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But when the active Christmas puppies prove to be too much for a working family, or when the cost of dog food is too high, paying a vet bill may wreck the budget. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212311"
  },
  "wrench":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move with a violent twist",
      ": to undergo twisting",
      ": to pull or strain at something with violent twisting",
      ": to twist violently",
      ": to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining",
      ": change",
      ": distort , pervert",
      ": to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence",
      ": to snatch forcibly : wrest",
      ": to cause to suffer mental anguish : rack entry 2",
      ": a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting",
      ": a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments",
      ": the resultant injury (as of a joint)",
      ": a distorting or perverting alteration",
      ": acute emotional distress : sudden violent mental change",
      ": a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (such as a bolt or nut)",
      ": monkey wrench sense 2",
      ": to pull or twist with sudden sharp force",
      ": to injure by a sudden sharp twisting or straining",
      ": a tool used in turning nuts or bolts",
      ": a violent twist to one side or out of shape",
      ": an injury caused by twisting or straining : sprain",
      ": to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining",
      ": a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments",
      ": the resultant injury (as of a joint)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rench",
      "\u02c8rench",
      "\u02c8rench"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "twist",
      "wrest",
      "wring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "twist",
      "twisting",
      "wrenching",
      "wresting",
      "wringing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The power of the memory is strong enough to wrench Billy from the Mind Flayer\u2019s grasp and the former bad boy sacrifices himself. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Yet when people like Elias want to try to wrench free from opioid addiction, the closest options for getting daily doses of methadone may be miles away in Boyle Heights, Westlake and South Park, according to federal and local directories. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Many shouted at the staff, and several hit and kicked the booth and tried to wrench open its door and to argue with the staff. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Nick Foligno, who appeared to wrench a knee midway through the first period Saturday night in Tampa, will undergo an MRI Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The statistics reflect the changes that continue to wrench the labor market after the pandemic upended the course of business and life across the country in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "And anyone wondering how regulators may wrench the rising crypto-economy into their orbit should take a look at this proposal just published by Andreessen Horowitz, one of the industry\u2019s biggest investors. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Ivan, James, and Karl all take Becca aside, but only Karl dares to wrench her hand into his and read her palm. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Those who know him see evidence of both: an uncompromising ideologue unwilling to listen to others, yet one who lives modestly, shows compassion for the poor and insists that his goal is simply to wrench power from corrupt elites. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stringent measures to contain the Omicron variant in the world\u2019s largest manufacturer have thrown a wrench into global production and logistics networks. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "But buyers like Devlin and real estate experts say rising rates have only thrown another wrench into a metro Atlanta market marked by soaring prices, heavy demand and scant supply. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
      "Domestic markets have also thrown a wrench in the plans. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "The recent market collapse is already triggering some SPAC liquidations and throwing a wrench in deal negotiations, bankers say. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "But now the local paper is throwing a wrench into her rhythms. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, throwing a wrench into Spirit\u2019s plan to merge with Frontier Airlines and create a behemoth budget carrier. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The biggest concern this season seems to be Elliot throwing a wrench into Rue and Jules's relationship. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Throwing a wrench in the supply chain Last week\u2019s sabotage raises concerns about the safety of the software supply chain that is crucial to large numbers of organizations\u2014including Fortune 500 companies. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214109"
  },
  "wrenching":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move with a violent twist",
      ": to undergo twisting",
      ": to pull or strain at something with violent twisting",
      ": to twist violently",
      ": to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining",
      ": change",
      ": distort , pervert",
      ": to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence",
      ": to snatch forcibly : wrest",
      ": to cause to suffer mental anguish : rack entry 2",
      ": a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting",
      ": a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments",
      ": the resultant injury (as of a joint)",
      ": a distorting or perverting alteration",
      ": acute emotional distress : sudden violent mental change",
      ": a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (such as a bolt or nut)",
      ": monkey wrench sense 2",
      ": to pull or twist with sudden sharp force",
      ": to injure by a sudden sharp twisting or straining",
      ": a tool used in turning nuts or bolts",
      ": a violent twist to one side or out of shape",
      ": an injury caused by twisting or straining : sprain",
      ": to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining",
      ": a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments",
      ": the resultant injury (as of a joint)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rench",
      "\u02c8rench",
      "\u02c8rench"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "twist",
      "wrest",
      "wring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "twist",
      "twisting",
      "wrenching",
      "wresting",
      "wringing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The power of the memory is strong enough to wrench Billy from the Mind Flayer\u2019s grasp and the former bad boy sacrifices himself. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Yet when people like Elias want to try to wrench free from opioid addiction, the closest options for getting daily doses of methadone may be miles away in Boyle Heights, Westlake and South Park, according to federal and local directories. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Many shouted at the staff, and several hit and kicked the booth and tried to wrench open its door and to argue with the staff. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Nick Foligno, who appeared to wrench a knee midway through the first period Saturday night in Tampa, will undergo an MRI Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The statistics reflect the changes that continue to wrench the labor market after the pandemic upended the course of business and life across the country in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "And anyone wondering how regulators may wrench the rising crypto-economy into their orbit should take a look at this proposal just published by Andreessen Horowitz, one of the industry\u2019s biggest investors. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Ivan, James, and Karl all take Becca aside, but only Karl dares to wrench her hand into his and read her palm. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Those who know him see evidence of both: an uncompromising ideologue unwilling to listen to others, yet one who lives modestly, shows compassion for the poor and insists that his goal is simply to wrench power from corrupt elites. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stringent measures to contain the Omicron variant in the world\u2019s largest manufacturer have thrown a wrench into global production and logistics networks. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "But buyers like Devlin and real estate experts say rising rates have only thrown another wrench into a metro Atlanta market marked by soaring prices, heavy demand and scant supply. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
      "Domestic markets have also thrown a wrench in the plans. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "The recent market collapse is already triggering some SPAC liquidations and throwing a wrench in deal negotiations, bankers say. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "But now the local paper is throwing a wrench into her rhythms. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, throwing a wrench into Spirit\u2019s plan to merge with Frontier Airlines and create a behemoth budget carrier. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The biggest concern this season seems to be Elliot throwing a wrench into Rue and Jules's relationship. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Throwing a wrench in the supply chain Last week\u2019s sabotage raises concerns about the safety of the software supply chain that is crucial to large numbers of organizations\u2014including Fortune 500 companies. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204324"
  },
  "wresting":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements",
      ": to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor",
      ": the action of wresting : wrench",
      ": a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (such as a piano)",
      ": to pull away by twisting or wringing",
      ": to obtain only by great and steady effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rest",
      "\u02c8rest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corkscrew",
      "extract",
      "prize",
      "pry",
      "pull",
      "root (out)",
      "tear (out)",
      "uproot",
      "wring",
      "yank"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.",
      "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The racist attack at Tops Supermarket and the man who traveled across the state to murder Black people couldn\u2019t wrest one thing from victims\u2019 family and friends, however. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
      "She is expected to win, but members could wrest promises from her about rule changes or legislation to secure their votes. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 3 Jan. 2021",
      "Salloi and Ruidiaz are also having exceptional seasons, and there is plenty of time for either man to wrest away the title from Kamara. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Once there, detectives said the men used the earthmover to wrest the ATM from the ground and dump it into the trailer. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "Republicans say the Democrats\u2019 elections proposal would wrest power from the states and glosses over the need to better safeguard elections. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "In the season 3 finale, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv banded together to finally wrest power from their Machiavellian father, but failed in disastrous fashion. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Eric Zemmour, the television pundit turned presidential candidate, made fighting immigration and Islamist influence his signature issues, seeking to wrest control of the far right from Ms. Le Pen. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Western military analysts and Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized that Russian forces have suffered heavy losses and have been thwarted in their primary objectives: to wrest control of the country\u2019s main cities, including Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214557"
  },
  "wretch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune",
      ": a base, despicable, or vile person",
      ": a miserable unhappy person",
      ": a very bad person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rech",
      "\u02c8rech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The poor wretch lost his job.",
      "the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The song's lyrics also leave no topic off limits, touching on all that made the band wonder and wretch , with a tongue-in-cheek approach. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Washington Park neighborhood was torched by some ungrateful wretch just hours after a crowd of about 200 kids and adults lit the tree and enjoyed a night of caroling in the grassy median at Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Boulevard. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Ji Seong-ho is a street kid, a homeless kid, a wretch . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 May 2020",
      "While many superhero shows continue to traffic in one-dimensional super villains, the sophisticated dramas give us more ambiguous wretches . \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2018",
      "Smart security services may see, on smart video, that their populations get restive\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean the wretches actually stop. \u2014 Bruce Sterling, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2018",
      "Amazing grace saved a wretch like him and ended slavery in Great Britain. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2017",
      "Mark Twain comes along and, in a three-to-four-page comic rant about the animal, gives us a way to think of it as a cowardly, despicable little wretch that lives off carrion. \u2014 National Geographic , 7 Aug. 2016",
      "Only an actor of Hoffman's caliber could've imbued such a wretch with that sort of complexity, even dignity. \u2014 Dustin Krcatovich, Esquire , 4 Feb. 2014"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wrecche, going back to Old English wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person,\" going back to Germanic *wrakjan- \"someone pursued, exile\" (whence Old Saxon wrekkio \"stranger,\" Old High German reccho, reccheo, recko \"person banished, stranger\"), noun derivative of *wrekan- \"to pursue\" \u2014 more at wreak ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210337"
  },
  "wretched":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind",
      ": extremely or deplorably bad or distressing",
      ": being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible",
      ": very poor in quality or ability : inferior",
      ": very unhappy or unfortunate : suffering greatly",
      ": causing misery or distress",
      ": of very poor quality : inferior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8re-ch\u0259d",
      "\u02c8re-ch\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dismal",
      "execrable",
      "horrible",
      "lousy",
      "punk",
      "rotten",
      "sucky",
      "terrible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bitchin'",
      "great",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed  -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185639"
  },
  "wretchedly":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind",
      "extremely or deplorably bad or distressing",
      "being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible",
      "very poor in quality or ability inferior",
      "very unhappy or unfortunate suffering greatly",
      "causing misery or distress",
      "of very poor quality inferior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8re-ch\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dismal",
      "execrable",
      "horrible",
      "lousy",
      "punk",
      "rotten",
      "sucky",
      "terrible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bitchin'",
      "great",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed  -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wretchedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind",
      ": extremely or deplorably bad or distressing",
      ": being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible",
      ": very poor in quality or ability : inferior",
      ": very unhappy or unfortunate : suffering greatly",
      ": causing misery or distress",
      ": of very poor quality : inferior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8re-ch\u0259d",
      "\u02c8re-ch\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dismal",
      "execrable",
      "horrible",
      "lousy",
      "punk",
      "rotten",
      "sucky",
      "terrible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bitchin'",
      "great",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed  -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205204"
  },
  "wriggle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm",
      ": to move or advance by twisting and turning",
      ": to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wriggling",
      ": to cause to move in short quick contortions",
      ": to introduce, insinuate, or bring into a state or place by or as if by wriggling",
      ": a short or quick writhing motion or contortion",
      ": a formation or marking of sinuous design",
      ": to twist or move like a worm : squirm , wiggle",
      ": to advance by twisting and turning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ri-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ri-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddle",
      "fidget",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wiggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When composers look for musical inspiration, the past has always been a pretty good place to start \u2014 whether to pay homage or reactively wriggle from tradition\u2019s vice grip. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "In the past, I have been humiliated by hidden knots and logs that were just out of my league, resulting in an extended and extremely uncool struggle of trying to wriggle an ax-head free. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Lue could make a case at being the most confident his team will wriggle out of holes of their own making. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But if Meituan continues to step up to meet the needs of Shanghai's hungry, frustrated residents, the lockdown may allow the firm to wriggle out from under China's tech crackdown. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The team tries to wriggle out of suspicion when Vo turns up at the crime scene of the murder of a Hungarian gambling official. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Roughed up and dazed, and with a broken rib, Denis was able to wriggle free from his bindings and tumble out of the van. \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Look for subversive photos that wriggle out of the intentions with which they were taken. \u2014 Michael Johnston, The New Yorker , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "If such parties are trying to wriggle off the hook, however, European leaders such as Spanish President Pedro S\u00e1nchez are determined not to let them. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The team chose a peekytoe crab shape simply for the fun of watching a minuscule robot wriggle in a crab-like fashion, but their three-dimensional printing technique could be used to mimic any animal or shape, the researchers say. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
      "Just under your skin lie whole aqueous worlds, where trillions of cells spark and beat and wriggle and secrete, doing all the complicated tasks of keeping you alive. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 14 May 2022",
      "At the Las Vegas Justice Court, the largest of some 40 courts hearing eviction cases in Nevada, Hearing Master David F. Brown did not allow for much wriggle room. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The planned July 19 lifting of most restrictions is being touted by Johnson as a milestone, but the prime minister, characteristically, has left himself some wriggle room. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
      "But the legal decision left the county no wriggle room. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2021",
      "And the cry to do something, anything, will only grow louder, though the paucity of top prospects and aforementioned inflexibility will leave GM Brian Cashman with limited wriggle room. \u2014 USA Today , 31 May 2021",
      "All but about 15% of the revenue is dedicated by voters, leaving little wriggle room for discretion by the council; for example, about one third of the entire capital budget is dedicated to drainage. \u2014 Faimon Roberts, NOLA.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Yes, in the name of expanding the playoff field and, perhaps, building in some wriggle room in the event of delays caused by COVID-19 testing, tracing and isolating, the lack of travel means no travel days. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203043"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid",
      ": to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing",
      ": to twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape",
      ": to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish",
      ": to affect painfully as if by wringing : torment",
      ": squirm , writhe",
      ": to twist or press so as to squeeze out moisture",
      ": to get by or as if by twisting or pressing",
      ": to twist with a forceful or violent motion",
      ": to affect as if by wringing",
      ": to twist (hands) together as a sign of anguish"
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      "\u02c8ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8ri\u014b"
    ],
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      "exact",
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    "examples":[
      "I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.",
      "I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s also our aesthetic, and we were encouraged to wring that part out. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Two more tests from GFXBench 5.0, run offscreen to allow for different display resolutions, wring out OpenGL operations. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Turkey's raising of its grievances has led to concerns in Washington and Brussels that other NATO members might also use the admission process as a way to wring concessions from allies, possibly complicating and delaying accession. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Turkey\u2019s raising of its grievances has led to concerns in Washington and Brussels that other NATO members might also use the admission process as a way to wring concessions from allies, possibly complicating and delaying accession. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Putin would much prefer to wring concessions out of Zelensky than take the significant risk of going to war. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Now the company is poised to change its strategies, including by exploring lower-cost plans with advertising and by trying to wring money out of the 100 million households that access Netflix without paying by sharing login credentials. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Trying to recapture old glory is often a fool's errand, especially in Hollywood where sequels, remakes and remakes of remakes wring every good idea dry. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Media outlets, eager to wring clicks out of free content, sometimes simply post photo galleries of images that the company distributes en masse. \u2014 Jordan G. Teicher, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202615"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease",
      ": one in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue",
      ": method , technique",
      ": a change in a customary procedure or method",
      ": something new or different : innovation",
      ": imperfection , irregularity",
      ": to become marked with or contracted into wrinkles",
      ": to contract into wrinkles : pucker",
      ": a crease or small fold (as in the skin or in cloth)",
      ": a clever notion or trick",
      ": a surprise in a story or series of events",
      ": to develop or cause to develop creases or small folds",
      ": a small ridge or furrow in the skin especially when due to age, worry, or fatigue",
      ": to become marked with or contracted into wrinkles",
      ": to contract into wrinkles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ri\u014b-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ri\u014b-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ri\u014b-k\u0259l"
    ],
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    ],
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      "crease",
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      "rumple"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Here's the latest wrinkle in the story\u2014we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!",
      "He has added some new wrinkles to his game.",
      "Verb",
      "Moisture caused the wallpaper to wrinkle and peel.",
      "His brow wrinkled as he thought about the question.",
      "Try not to wrinkle your trousers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, there is another wrinkle to using rogue planets for interstellar travel than just discovering them. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
      "Now Ina was as old as a person could be, a wrinkle of waxy skin and a nest of white, brittle hair. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "This is the latest wrinkle in the saga of bringing the long-running Broadway hit to film. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Scrambling quarterbacks can prove to be an advantageous wrinkle against an elite defense, and UK\u2019s Levis has established himself as a dual-threat, most recently racking up 75 rushing yards and two touchdowns in UK\u2019s win against LSU. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "There is an additional wrinkle to this story worth pointing out, however. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Over the past 30 years, the space observatory has helped scientists discover and refine that accelerating rate -- as well as uncover a mysterious wrinkle that only brand-new physics may solve. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "In yet another wrinkle in the trade war, Shenzhen is now focusing even more on domestic technology development to free itself from dependence on American suppliers. \u2014 Bob Davis, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Jersey sheets aren\u2019t as durable as others, but this set had excellent wrinkle resistance in our tests. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And while some percale sheets wrinkle easily, these were noticeably less creased than others. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The stretch fabric is unlikely to wrinkle and crease on a plane or even in a suitcase, which allows for easy, worry-free travel. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "Packing cubes keep all your clothes still, so items are actually less likely to wrinkle . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Think ahead and choose work clothes that won\u2019t wrinkle to avoid taking home a gargantuan laundry load at the end of your week. \u2014 Wes Judd, Outside Online , 26 May 2017",
      "Even after multiple washes, the sheets won't shrink or wrinkle , plus the fabric won't pill over time. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers expected to see the cells wrinkle and compress in the final growth step. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "For starters, skin tends to wrinkle based on its normal daily function. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Bodysuits cannot wrinkle , ride up, bunch, untuck, or unintentionally expose. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213351"
  },
  "write off":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an elimination of an item from the books of account",
      "a reduction in book value of an item (as by way of depreciation)",
      "a tax deduction of an amount of depreciation, expense, or loss",
      "something (such as a damaged vehicle) or someone regarded or conceded as a loss",
      "to eliminate (an asset) from the books enter as a loss or expense",
      "to regard or concede to be lost",
      "dismiss",
      "the elimination of an asset or amount due from the books",
      "tax write-off",
      "to eliminate (an asset) from the books enter as a loss or expense",
      "to use as a deduction in calculating taxable income"
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    "pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u012bt-\u02cc\u022ff",
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      "bad-mouth",
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      "cry down",
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      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "diminish",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend"
    ],
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      "acclaim",
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      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "most critics have already written off that director as a hack incapable of turning out anything but schlock",
      "that one blunder will write off to nothing all the goodwill we've been building up"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause",
      ": a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another",
      ": tort",
      ": something wrong, immoral, or unethical",
      ": principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law",
      ": the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: such as",
      ": the state of being mistaken or incorrect",
      ": the state of being guilty",
      ": not according to the moral standard : sinful , immoral",
      ": not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : improper",
      ": not according to truth or facts : incorrect",
      ": not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper)",
      ": not in accordance with one's needs, intent, or expectations",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished",
      ": a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood",
      ": without accuracy : incorrectly",
      ": without regard for what is proper or just",
      ": in a wrong direction",
      ": in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way",
      ": out of working order or condition",
      ": in a false light",
      ": to do wrong to : injure , harm",
      ": to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : violate",
      ": defraud",
      ": discredit , malign",
      ": not the one wanted or intended",
      ": not correct or true : false",
      ": not right : sinful , evil",
      ": not satisfactory : causing unhappiness",
      ": not suitable",
      ": made so as to be placed down or under and not to be seen",
      ": not proper",
      ": not working correctly",
      ": something (as an idea, rule, or action) that is not right",
      ": in the wrong direction, manner, or way",
      ": to treat badly or unfairly",
      ": a violation of the rights of another",
      ": tort",
      ": something (as conduct, practices, or qualities) contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law",
      ": to do a wrong to : treat with injustice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b"
    ],
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      "bad",
      "evil",
      "evildoing",
      "ill",
      "immorality",
      "iniquity",
      "sin",
      "villainy"
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      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "As Joe walked off the stage, his wife Melissa Gorga and Andy both came to his defense and insisted that Teresa was in the wrong . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Last summer, a state judge agreed with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, which had brought the lawsuit, that New Haven was in the wrong . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
      "Still, many Pakistani constitutional experts saw Khan as clearly in the wrong for the move to shut down the no-confidence motion. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "First, for the first time in years, America is focused on international issues and has bipartisan (for the most part) consensus that Russia is in the wrong . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Will France feel any impulse to right the historic wrong ? \u2014 Amy Wilentz, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "People leave for a multitude of reasons, and seeking change is no longer a signal that something is wrong . \u2014 Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Not even one person in the entire universe has been able to point that one line of dialogue, one shot, any one scene in the film is wrong . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "But Michael Luttig, a widely respected conservative and retired federal judge who advised Pence, told the committee that Eastman, his former law clerk, was wrong . \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "Day Two: In its second hearing, the committee showed how Mr. Trump ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Despite his large checks, people who know Thiel say that the perception of him as a political kingmaker is wrong . \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "Despite his large checks, people who know Thiel say that the perception of him as a political kingmaker is wrong . \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s claims that the election was stolen from him were wrong , even though Barr made the assertion several times throughout the hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Giuliani wasn\u2019t wrong to remind them of that reality. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Cavaliere starts out with the concentration curl, which isn't necessarily a bad thing on its own, but which is frequently performed wrong . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
      "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "What in the world\u2014the business world, that is\u2014went wrong last New Year\u2019s Eve? \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "How could a Sally Rooney adaptation get Millennials so wrong ? \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "With the global approach to conducting business, many times countries become dependent on one another for goods, services, imports and exports, leaving the door open for a lot to go wrong if there\u2019s ever a disruption like a life-changing pandemic. \u2014 Gilda D'incerti, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Resident Alien Harry and Asta (Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko) go to New York looking for one of Harry\u2019s people, but things go horribly wrong in this new episode. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s so much that can go wrong so fast on those live broadcasts like that, when there\u2019s 40 bands in a row. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Until then, much could wrong , driving the economy off the proverbial rails. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "However, Reid notes that elected officials like sheriffs have little incentive to take action against poll watchers within their community, and that law enforcement is thinking about groups like the Proud Boys all wrong anyway. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "And part of that reliability is simply because there's so little that can wrong in a car this primitive. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Aug. 2020",
      "Dylan McDermott and Darren Criss, features fictional characters and real-life icons, including Rock Hudson (played by Jake Picking), Hattie McDaniel (Queen Latifah) and Anna May Wong (Michelle Krusiec), whom Murphy feels were wronged . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
      "Suey Sing Tong elders decided that Low Sing had been wronged and demanded that the Kwong Ducks pay reparations. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "But regardless of their own identities, our student journalists must be allowed \u2014 and must have the courage \u2014 to cover our community freely and unfettered by harassment each time members of the community feel they have been wronged . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181521"
  },
  "wrongdoer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that does wrong",
      ": one who transgresses moral laws",
      ": a person who does wrong and especially a moral wrong",
      ": one (as a criminal or tortfeasor) who does wrong"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "evildoer",
      "immoralist",
      "malefactor",
      "sinner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Make no mistake, the wrongdoer here was Mr. Murdaugh, and the diversion of these funds occurred away from Bank of America. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Normally in a shooting death, the person pulling the trigger is the primary wrongdoer . \u2014 NBC News , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The second principle is that only the person whose right has been infringed may take the wrongdoer to court. \u2014 Adam J. Macleod, National Review , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The cybercrook merely plants the evil-doing elements into the cloud and then patiently waits until the OTA mechanism does the rest of the work for the wrongdoer by broadcasting it out into the fleet. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "This weird story was the system working as planned, sort of: a wrongdoer cooperating with the investigation and quitting before the Senate had to get around to kicking him out. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 7 June 2021",
      "If any government contractor falsifies pricing or fails to deliver what was promised, the whistleblower on behalf of the government files suit confidentially (under seal) against the wrongdoer . \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "So newsroom honchos face a choice between firing the wrongdoer and taking other remedial actions. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
      "So here is the question: Should the court take into account the events of 2005 to 2010 in determining whether the alter ego doctrine should allow the liability to bypass the entity and be imputed to the true wrongdoer ? \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181558"
  },
  "wrongdoing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": evil or improper behavior or action",
      ": an instance of doing wrong",
      ": bad behavior or action",
      ": injurious, criminal, or improper behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccd\u00fc-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breach",
      "crime",
      "debt",
      "error",
      "lawbreaking",
      "malefaction",
      "misdeed",
      "misdoing",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "sin",
      "transgression",
      "trespass",
      "violation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncrime"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The corporation's wrongdoings must be exposed.",
      "a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Purdue did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday but previously denied any allegations of wrongdoing . \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "History shows that investigations that produce dramatic evidence of wrongdoing don't always damage the responsible party politically. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The contract section in question says troopers\u2019 personnel files and documents in internal investigations that end with no finding of wrongdoing are not subject to disclosure. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Musk has not been accused of wrongdoing and, in his capacity as CEO of SpaceX, a partner in launching NASA missions, he has been thoroughly vetted by the U.S. government. \u2014 Reed Albergotti, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The committee letter doesn\u2019t specifically accuse the Morenos or the other donors of wrongdoing . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Most were cleared by the service of wrongdoing , according to investigative records released by the service. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "In the affidavit, there is no allegation of wrongdoing by the Angels. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Bose has denied any claims of wrongdoing and has argued she is being unfairly targeted, Bloomberg News has reported. \u2014 David Ramli, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213428"
  },
  "wrongful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "wrong , unjust",
      "having no legal sanction unlawful",
      "having no legal claim",
      "wrong entry 1 sense 3 , unjust",
      "unlawful",
      "constituting a wrong",
      "injurious to the rights of another",
      "unlawful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "criminal",
      "felonious",
      "illegal",
      "illegitimate",
      "illicit",
      "lawless",
      "unlawful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lawful",
      "legal",
      "legitimate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.",
      "charged with wrongful possession of narcotics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In April, a judge found Torres factually innocent, concluding that a series of missteps had led to his arrest and wrongful conviction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "This week, the Chicago City Council approved a $14.25 million wrongful -conviction settlement for Taylor in a vote that brought to an end a saga that had begun three decades earlier. \u2014 Steve Mills, ProPublica , 30 May 2022",
      "The mother of Ryan Elizabeth Trowbridge filed the wrongful -death lawsuit last week in federal court in Cleveland against Lake County, sheriff\u2019s officials and jail medical workers. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, Anderson filed a wrongful -death lawsuit against TikTok in the United States District Court in eastern Pennsylvania. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Hutchins\u2019 family filed a wrongful -death lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and other producers in February. \u2014 Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Ater Caprio\u2019s death, Rintoul sought to add himself as a plaintiff and pursue a wrongful -death claim as a surviving spouse. \u2014 Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "The multimillion-dollar settlement is a result of the 14th wrongful conviction case involving Scarcella \u2014 and is believed to be the largest monetary award so far in a series of cases involving the retired detective, according to the station. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "The record-breaking settlement follows a series of other wrongful conviction proceedings and lawsuits in Elkhart. \u2014 Marek Mazurek, ProPublica , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "wrongly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause",
      ": a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another",
      ": tort",
      ": something wrong, immoral, or unethical",
      ": principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law",
      ": the state, position, or fact of being or doing wrong: such as",
      ": the state of being mistaken or incorrect",
      ": the state of being guilty",
      ": not according to the moral standard : sinful , immoral",
      ": not right or proper according to a code, standard, or convention : improper",
      ": not according to truth or facts : incorrect",
      ": not satisfactory (as in condition, results, health, or temper)",
      ": not in accordance with one's needs, intent, or expectations",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting the side of something that is usually held to be opposite to the principal one, that is the one naturally or by design turned down, inward, or away, or that is the least finished or polished",
      ": a run-down or unfashionable neighborhood",
      ": without accuracy : incorrectly",
      ": without regard for what is proper or just",
      ": in a wrong direction",
      ": in an unsuccessful or unfortunate way",
      ": out of working order or condition",
      ": in a false light",
      ": to do wrong to : injure , harm",
      ": to treat disrespectfully or dishonorably : violate",
      ": defraud",
      ": discredit , malign",
      ": not the one wanted or intended",
      ": not correct or true : false",
      ": not right : sinful , evil",
      ": not satisfactory : causing unhappiness",
      ": not suitable",
      ": made so as to be placed down or under and not to be seen",
      ": not proper",
      ": not working correctly",
      ": something (as an idea, rule, or action) that is not right",
      ": in the wrong direction, manner, or way",
      ": to treat badly or unfairly",
      ": a violation of the rights of another",
      ": tort",
      ": something (as conduct, practices, or qualities) contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law",
      ": to do a wrong to : treat with injustice"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b"
    ],
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      "bad",
      "evil",
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      "ill",
      "immorality",
      "iniquity",
      "sin",
      "villainy"
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      "bad",
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      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
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      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "As Joe walked off the stage, his wife Melissa Gorga and Andy both came to his defense and insisted that Teresa was in the wrong . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Last summer, a state judge agreed with the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, which had brought the lawsuit, that New Haven was in the wrong . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
      "Still, many Pakistani constitutional experts saw Khan as clearly in the wrong for the move to shut down the no-confidence motion. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Opinions about who was in the wrong and how both the academy and law enforcement should react vary wildly as the incident continues to dominate conversations about the 94th Academy Awards. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "First, for the first time in years, America is focused on international issues and has bipartisan (for the most part) consensus that Russia is in the wrong . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Will France feel any impulse to right the historic wrong ? \u2014 Amy Wilentz, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "People leave for a multitude of reasons, and seeking change is no longer a signal that something is wrong . \u2014 Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Not even one person in the entire universe has been able to point that one line of dialogue, one shot, any one scene in the film is wrong . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "But Michael Luttig, a widely respected conservative and retired federal judge who advised Pence, told the committee that Eastman, his former law clerk, was wrong . \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "Day Two: In its second hearing, the committee showed how Mr. Trump ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Despite his large checks, people who know Thiel say that the perception of him as a political kingmaker is wrong . \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "Despite his large checks, people who know Thiel say that the perception of him as a political kingmaker is wrong . \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s claims that the election was stolen from him were wrong , even though Barr made the assertion several times throughout the hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Giuliani wasn\u2019t wrong to remind them of that reality. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Cavaliere starts out with the concentration curl, which isn't necessarily a bad thing on its own, but which is frequently performed wrong . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
      "It was only made worse when the team set the gears up wrong for qualifying Saturday and was forced to make a precautionary engine change that cost Wilson a chance to attempt a qualifying run. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "What in the world\u2014the business world, that is\u2014went wrong last New Year\u2019s Eve? \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "How could a Sally Rooney adaptation get Millennials so wrong ? \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "With the global approach to conducting business, many times countries become dependent on one another for goods, services, imports and exports, leaving the door open for a lot to go wrong if there\u2019s ever a disruption like a life-changing pandemic. \u2014 Gilda D'incerti, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Resident Alien Harry and Asta (Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko) go to New York looking for one of Harry\u2019s people, but things go horribly wrong in this new episode. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s so much that can go wrong so fast on those live broadcasts like that, when there\u2019s 40 bands in a row. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Until then, much could wrong , driving the economy off the proverbial rails. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "However, Reid notes that elected officials like sheriffs have little incentive to take action against poll watchers within their community, and that law enforcement is thinking about groups like the Proud Boys all wrong anyway. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "And part of that reliability is simply because there's so little that can wrong in a car this primitive. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Aug. 2020",
      "Dylan McDermott and Darren Criss, features fictional characters and real-life icons, including Rock Hudson (played by Jake Picking), Hattie McDaniel (Queen Latifah) and Anna May Wong (Michelle Krusiec), whom Murphy feels were wronged . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
      "Suey Sing Tong elders decided that Low Sing had been wronged and demanded that the Kwong Ducks pay reparations. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "But regardless of their own identities, our student journalists must be allowed \u2014 and must have the courage \u2014 to cover our community freely and unfettered by harassment each time members of the community feel they have been wronged . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225714"
  },
  "wroth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intensely angry : highly incensed : wrathful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022fth",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "hopping",
      "horn-mad",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wrathful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've been waxing wroth all afternoon!"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English wr\u0101th ; akin to Old High German reid twisted, Old English wr\u012bthan to writhe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192804"
  },
  "wud":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": insane , mad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balmy",
      "barmy",
      "bats",
      "batty",
      "bedlam",
      "bonkers",
      "brainsick",
      "bughouse",
      "certifiable",
      "crackbrained",
      "cracked",
      "crackers",
      "crackpot",
      "cranky",
      "crazed",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "demented",
      "deranged",
      "fruity",
      "gaga",
      "haywire",
      "insane",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loco",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "loony tunes",
      "looney tunes",
      "lunatic",
      "mad",
      "maniacal",
      "maniac",
      "mental",
      "meshuga",
      "meshugge",
      "meshugah",
      "meshuggah",
      "moonstruck",
      "non compos mentis",
      "nuts",
      "nutty",
      "psycho",
      "psychotic",
      "scatty",
      "screwy",
      "unbalanced",
      "unhinged",
      "unsound",
      "wacko",
      "whacko",
      "wacky",
      "whacky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "balanced",
      "compos mentis",
      "sane",
      "sound",
      "uncrazy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an old miser whose obsession with money had driven him wud"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of wood entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1699, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192514"
  },
  "wall (off)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110150"
  },
  "winze":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a steeply inclined passageway in a mine",
      ": curse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8winz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1757, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1785, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112156"
  },
  "walking out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strike"
    ],
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      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121008"
  },
  "wild":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated",
      ": growing or produced without human aid or care",
      ": related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism",
      ": of or relating to wild organisms",
      ": not inhabited or cultivated",
      ": not amenable to human habitation or cultivation",
      ": desolate",
      ": not subject to restraint or regulation : uncontrolled",
      ": unruly",
      ": emotionally overcome",
      ": passionately eager or enthusiastic",
      ": marked by turbulent agitation : stormy",
      ": going beyond normal or conventional bounds : fantastic",
      ": sensational",
      ": indicative of strong passion, desire, or emotion",
      ": uncivilized , barbaric",
      ": characteristic of, appropriate to, or expressive of wilderness , wildlife , or a simple or uncivilized society",
      ": deviating from the intended or expected course",
      ": tending to throw inaccurately",
      ": having no basis in known or surmised fact",
      ": able to represent any card designated by the holder",
      ": a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract : wilderness",
      ": a wild, free, or natural state or existence",
      ": in a wild manner: such as",
      ": without regulation or control",
      ": off an intended or expected course",
      ": living in a state of nature and not under human control and care : not tame",
      ": growing or produced in nature : not cultivated by people",
      ": not civilized : savage",
      ": not kept under control : not restrained",
      ": made without knowledge",
      ": done without accuracy",
      ": going beyond what is usual",
      ": enthusiastic",
      ": wilderness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)ld",
      "\u02c8w\u012bld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feral",
      "savage",
      "unbroken",
      "undomesticated",
      "untamed",
      "wilding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nature",
      "open",
      "open air",
      "out-of-doors",
      "outdoors",
      "wilderness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Finding a bag that\u2019s both chic and laptop-friendly can send any sane woman on a wild mission. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "At the beginning of Netflix\u2019s new adaptation of Persuasion, our heroine Anne Elliot, still in the flush of youth, embraces a handsome soldier in a field of wild grass overlooking the sea, while lush, romantic strings play in the background. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "The tale of the treacherous theft of a masterpiece and its almost accidental recovery is wild , but so is the extraordinary conservation outcome. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "But the relay throw to first was wild and Olympian scored twice to make it 6-5. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Although Gressett might seem like a wild man on stage, another side of his personality -- one that\u2019s thoughtful, humble and dialed-back -- is evident during a 40-minute conversation. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
      "The ball trickled into center field; Verdugo, who\u2019d broken back toward second, raced for third, then raced home with the go-ahead run on an error when Julio Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s throw from center was wild . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Look west, where playoff hockey will be wild , guaranteeing that Canada has a team among the final four. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Pixar brings us the first Disney movie of 2022, and the concept is wild : A 13-year-old named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda every time her emotions get out of control. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "A\u00f1o Nuevo State Park, researchers have now seen this super specialized sensory system at work in the wild for the first time. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
      "Mystifyingly, the story and screenplay (credited to director Colin Trevorrow and two others, though that can't be everyone) suggests that revived apex predators loose in the wild are the least of our worries. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Teagan White\u2019s picture of this chimeric animal, glowing violet and indigo against an inky deep-sea background, is likely to induce awe, respect and the hope never to come across such a venomous thing in the wild . \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Outdoor Expertise: Associate director of health at SELF who loves watching animals in the wild . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Ringo is thought to be around 44 years old and was born in the wild , while Cossette arrived at the zoo in 2016 from Anchorage, Alaska. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Nothing brings on the warm and fuzzy ocean vibes like seeing dolphins in the wild . \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Red wolves once roamed throughout the southeastern United States but were declared extinct in the wild in 1980, said Roberts. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "There are now 196 Mexican wolves in the wild , a small increase from last year's 186. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Still, a pound of farmed and wild -caught salmon is sold profitably at supermarkets for about $10 and $20 respectively, so Wildtype has a long way to go. \u2014 Brian Kateman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Meats are certified as free from antibiotics, steroids, and hormones, and seafood is wild -caught or sustainably raised. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, SELF , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "How many endorsements offers will a tailback for Clemson or Georgia receive on Sunday morning after running wild on Saturday night? \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Fraud could manifest as claims of farmed shrimp being wild -caught, or as complete misrepresentations of the species you\u2019re supposedly being served. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "All seafood is wild -caught sustainably in Alaska, flash frozen and packed in coolers with dry ice. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Chavie had been afraid to talk to such a wild -sounding person as Chani Getter, but on the phone Chani was very friendly. \u2014 Larissa Macfarquhar, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "Unlike most property owners, the couple wants wild -growing weeds and as many animals walking around and pooping on their property as possible. \u2014 Dallas News , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "In 2020, there\u2019s no excuse for a wild -flying broadhead. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 22 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "circa 1562, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122554"
  },
  "weigh in":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of weighing in as a contestant especially in sport",
      ": to have oneself or one's possessions (such as baggage) weighed",
      ": to have oneself weighed in connection with an athletic contest",
      ": to bring one's weight or influence to bear especially as a participant, contributor, or mediator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allow",
      "comment",
      "editorialize",
      "note",
      "observe",
      "opine",
      "reflect",
      "remark"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1939, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-124736"
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  "wittingly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance",
      ": information obtained or communicated : news",
      ": cognizant or aware of something : conscious",
      ": done deliberately : intentional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u1d4an",
      "-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-ti\u014b"
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      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
      "aware",
      "cognizant",
      "conscious",
      "mindful",
      "sensible",
      "sentient",
      "ware"
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      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved",
      "your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the fact",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "Marcuse has more disciples, witting or unwitting, than Mill does these days. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This is, of course, an obvious imbalance and one that would seem to perpetuate a culture of victim-blaming by punishing the ( witting or unwitting) distractor and not the distracted. \u2014 Peggy Drexler, CNN , 26 May 2021",
      "Tuesday\u2019s legal filing focuses on a related defense: That the government targeted him for investigation years ago, whiffed on an earlier probe despite issuing numerous subpoenas, then landed a witting foil in Timothy. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 2 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Megan Friedman, Marie Claire , 7 June 2017",
      "These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 29 June 2018",
      "Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme \u2014 including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting , the unwitting and those in between. \u2014 Carina Chocano, New York Times , 17 Jan. 2018",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017",
      "Let\u2019s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 8 June 2017",
      "Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-130805"
  },
  "wraith":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition",
      ": ghost , specter",
      ": an insubstantial form or semblance : shadow",
      ": a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column"
    ],
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      "\u02c8r\u0101th"
    ],
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      "bogie",
      "bogy",
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      "ghost",
      "hant",
      "haunt",
      "materialization",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "phantom",
      "poltergeist",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "specter",
      "spectre",
      "spirit",
      "spook",
      "sprite",
      "vision",
      "visitant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are shots of people drowning, scary wraith -like figures menacing kids in a fight, and the band members delivering babies as the sands of time surround them \u2014 all in reverse. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Here, Liz is a sort of living wraith , a person who can\u2019t exist in real life and who spends most of the second act washing blood off her feet. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Huge groups of starlings weave and swirl to create otherworldly, wraith -like shadows in the sky. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "But for now, hope that little wraith won\u2019t settle down. \u2014 Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time , 28 Feb. 2021",
      "Instead of a wraith , scribbling on scraps, this Dickinson was meticulously constructing her legacy through poems that stowed away the infinite in the small. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Collins will officially be a linebacker, but his actual position will be quarterback tormentor, a wraith who roams around the defense and lives rent free inside the signal-caller\u2019s head. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2020",
      "Unlike wraith demons, the beastly Tarask can fully slip its bond to hell. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 2 July 2020",
      "All of a sudden the wraith has materialised\u2014not out of concern for the climate, as oilmen feared, but because of covid-19. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-140508"
  },
  "well-heeled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having plenty of money : well-fixed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8h\u0113ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "loaded",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-endowed",
      "well-fixed",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destitute",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "needy",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-141124"
  },
  "willingly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready",
      ": prompt to act or respond",
      ": done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance",
      ": of or relating to the will or power of choosing : volitional",
      ": feeling no objection",
      ": not slow or lazy",
      ": made, done, or given by choice : voluntary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "disposed",
      "fain",
      "game",
      "glad",
      "inclined",
      "minded",
      "ready"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disinclined",
      "unamenable",
      "unwilling"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was a willing participant in the crime.",
      "She's lending a willing hand.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Parents of the youngest children may be more willing to opt for a COVID vaccine if it can be offered alongside other routine immunizations, Towner said. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "How much luxury tax are Joe Lacob and Peter Guber willing to pay? \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Some investors are still willing to make bets on Robinhood\u2019s future. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "His trip followed passage of the Homestead Act, which promised that any citizen willing to settle and improve America\u2019s Wild West could claim 160 acres of federal land for free. \u2014 Bill Weir, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "The question now is whether all E.U. members states are, in fact, willing to get on board. \u2014 Quentin Ari\u00e8s, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "But the message from the administration has given hope to some progressive Democrats willing to go one step further and implement a punitive tax policy to provide relief to consumers. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "But unfortunately, few are willing to discuss the subject any longer. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "And the understandably discombobulated clerk behind the counter isn\u2019t willing to barter when Martin offers pelts, and an axe, as payment for his items. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-141258"
  },
  "worst":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill",
      ": most unfavorable, difficult, unpleasant, or painful",
      ": most unsuitable, faulty, unattractive, or ill-conceived",
      ": least skillful or efficient",
      ": most wanting in quality, value, or condition",
      ": very much",
      ": to the extreme degree of badness or inferiority",
      ": to the greatest or highest degree",
      ": one that is worst",
      ": under the worst circumstances",
      ": to get the better of : defeat",
      ": most bad, ill, or evil",
      ": most unfavorable, difficult, or unpleasant",
      ": least appropriate or acceptable",
      ": least skillful",
      ": most troubled",
      ": in the worst way possible",
      ": a person or thing that is worst",
      ": to get the better of : defeat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rst",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "best",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "do down",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "subdue",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lose (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Amid a drought that scientists say is now the worst in the region in more than 1,000 years, Lake Mead is 28% full. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "Inflation subsided, but the recession then was the worst since the Great Depression until the financial crisis earlier this century. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "And right now, quite honestly, is the worst it's ever been. \u2014 Julia Callahan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "All three have a hand in managing state and federal lands in South Florida, where the python problem is the worst . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "The worst part was the massive amount of online hate Heard received in relation to Depp. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Litter boxes are total eyesores and might be the worst part about owning a cat. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "For Ksenia and friends opposed to the war, the worst part is thinking of the Ukrainian civilians, including children, being killed and the women raped by Russian soldiers. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "The damage to public health, democracy, the right to self-determination, and competition by Facebook is arguably the worst by any corporation in a century or more. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Time , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Somalia is by far the worst affected country, with around 1.4 million children facing acute malnutrition by the end of 2022. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "An avian influenza sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere killed nearly 38 million birds - mostly turkeys and egg-laying hens - in the U.S., one of the worst -ever outbreaks. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "Golden State ended a franchise- worst 12-year playoff drought that season and won a best-of-seven series for the first time in 31 years. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "Along with sending in your best (or worst ) selfie, select from a range of colors and write up to 15 lines of text. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "The stern measures failed to prevent the city's worst -ever outbreak. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst -ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam\u2019s holiest site. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst -ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam\u2019s holiest site. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, chicagotribune.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Wyoming ranked worst in the U.S. in 2020 and consistently has one of the highest rates of occupational fatalities, according to U.S. Labor Department data cited by the newspaper. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If this is Warhol at his provocative worst , at least the exhibition for the most part reveals Warhol at his colorful and kitschy best. \u2014 John J. Miller, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Shortly after taking office in July, Mr Johnson confirmed his critics\u2019 worst fears by suspending Parliament in order to try to stop it from legislating against no-deal. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Dec. 2019",
      "But here\u2019s my follow-up question that shows how conflicted this season really is: Does the front office want the Dolphins to win these next three games against the bad Jets, awful Giants and worst -in-the-world Bengals? \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "The offense managed to score only 22 total points against the Hilltoppers, Volunteers and Golden Eagles, and was held to less than 300 yards each time out and three of its four worst rushing performances of the season. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "The effect was most clearly seen around the three-year Red Sox whiplash era of worst -to-first-to-worst again from 2012-14. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "Before departing, get a copy of everyone\u2019s travel information in case of worst -scenario situations. \u2014 Dan Q. Dao, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "The team\u2019s hope was to create more takeaways after finishing with NFL worsts of two interceptions and seven forced turnovers in 2018. \u2014 Si Wire, SI.com , 15 Sep. 2019",
      "Another strange, strange window, and perhaps my choices for best and worst might be controversial. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As with most rating systems, the Medicare star rating helps rank plans from best (5 stars) to worst (1 star). \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive And Nerdwallet, oregonlive , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Turkey\u2019s disinflationary momentum is staying intact even after the lira suffered the emerging world\u2019s worst depreciation last month against the dollar. \u2014 Taylan Bilgic, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
      "OUTLOOK Chicago allowed a whopping 291 goals last season, second worst in the league behind Ottawa, and finished with the NHL\u2019s worst penalty kill at 72.7%. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "Europe\u2019s worst hit countries - Italy, Spain, and France - saw coronavirus death tolls declining this weekend as weeks of lockdowns prove effective. \u2014 David Clark Scott, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Maryland officials late Saturday reported the deaths of three additional residents at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Carroll County, bringing the death toll at the site of the state\u2019s worst outbreak to nine. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2020",
      "As the country battles Europe\u2019s worst outbreak after Italy, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced plans for even tighter restrictions on public life, ordering those who work in nonessential services to stay home during the Easter period. \u2014 Boris Groendahl, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "The fact that Richards is 75.4% from the free throw line makes him a more viable option than most big men in that scenario when the opponent is looking to send the team\u2019s worst free throw shooter to the line. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Here are three takeaways from the Aggies\u2019 loss to the Gamecocks: Gamecocks roll over the Aggies Saturday was one of A&M\u2019s worst games this season with the Aggies suffering their third-most lopsided loss of the year. \u2014 Alex Miller, Dallas News , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1636, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-180444"
  },
  "whelp":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog",
      ": a young boy or girl",
      ": to give birth to",
      ": to bring forth young",
      ": one of the young of an animal (as a dog) that eats flesh",
      ": one of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog",
      ": to give birth to",
      ": to bring forth young"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)welp",
      "\u02c8hwelp",
      "\u02c8welp",
      "\u02c8hwelp",
      "\u02c8welp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bairn",
      "bambino",
      "bud",
      "chap",
      "chick",
      "child",
      "cub",
      "juvenile",
      "kid",
      "kiddie",
      "kiddy",
      "kiddo",
      "moppet",
      "sprat",
      "sprout",
      "squirt",
      "youngling",
      "youngster",
      "youth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adult",
      "grown-up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home",
      "Verb",
      "The dog whelped in March."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-185506"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": club sense 1a",
      ": to attack or beat with a waddy",
      ": cowboy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u0113"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1790, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200235"
  },
  "whopping":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely large",
      ": extraordinary , incredible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "Brobdingnagian",
      "bumper",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "cyclopean",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "galactic",
      "gargantuan",
      "giant",
      "gigantesque",
      "gigantic",
      "grand",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "Himalayan",
      "huge",
      "humongous",
      "humungous",
      "immense",
      "jumbo",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "mega",
      "mighty",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "oceanic",
      "pharaonic",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "super",
      "super-duper",
      "supersize",
      "supersized",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous",
      "vast",
      "vasty",
      "walloping",
      "whacking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "bitty",
      "diminutive",
      "infinitesimal",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little bitty",
      "micro",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "midget",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "pocket",
      "pygmy",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The play was a whopping success.",
      "The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the 2022 NBA Finals get under way, an extremely rare Kobe Bryant jersey from the Black Mamba\u2019s rookie season just sold at auction for a whopping $2.73 million. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "The Pacific and the Atlantic are really old\u2014a whopping 200 million and 180 million years old, respectively. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "The spy thriller is one of Netflix\u2019s most expensive films ever, with a budget that came in at a whopping $200 million. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 24 May 2022",
      "In 2016, the most expensive Pok\u00e9mon card ever sold at auction was priced just above $50,000, a whopping 100 times less than the most recent record of over $5 million. \u2014 Iris Ten Teije, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "In 2018, Blavatnik made the largest ever donation to Harvard's medical school -- a whopping $200 million. \u2014 Majlie De Puy Kamp And Isabelle Chapman, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "Hard to believe this one came out a whopping 22 years ago. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the first time the two have shared the screen since starring in the iconic romantic comedy 13 Going on 30 a whopping 18 years ago. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Kennedy Center accolade is among myriad prizes won by Stewart, including his whopping 22 Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and five Peabody Awards. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205053"
  },
  "wordless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not expressed in or accompanied by words",
      ": silent , speechless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rd-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dumb",
      "mum",
      "mute",
      "muted",
      "silent",
      "speechless",
      "uncommunicative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "communicative",
      "speaking",
      "talking"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he stood wordless before his accusers",
      "a wordless fondness for each other",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But, Arrow's Nathan Mitchell plays him with a wordless stoicism that is cool and bone-chilling. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
      "David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said courts, and neighbors, can usually tell the difference between free expression and disruptive or dangerous noise, even when the sound is wordless . \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the most moving scenes is largely wordless : During a long drive, Cal tells his sister about the car crash that killed his mother two years ago. \u2014 Pat Padua, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Happening is most effective in its wordless sequences, when the audience can stay absorbed in the intense physicality of Anne\u2019s predicament, the all-consuming anxiety that drains her intellectual and emotional energies. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "The surgeon joined me, accompanied by a wordless young female assistant with immaculate makeup. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
      "For some, walking 24,000 miles in wordless silence is the route to enlightenment. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
      "Indeed, Better Call Saul regularly says more in a single wordless sequence than many scriptwriters manage across an entire season. \u2014 Jon O'brien, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Then L\u2019Rain\u2019s voice, hummed and ethereal, repeating a short, wordless melody. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-210735"
  },
  "width":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth",
      ": largeness of extent or scope",
      ": a measured and cut piece of material",
      ": the measurement of the shortest or shorter side of an object : breadth",
      ": a measured piece of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8width",
      "\u02c8witth",
      "\u02c8width"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambit",
      "amplitude",
      "breadth",
      "compass",
      "confines",
      "dimension(s)",
      "extent",
      "range",
      "reach",
      "realm",
      "scope",
      "sweep"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stand with your feet hip- width apart, toes pointed slightly out from parallel. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "The full- width pantry drawer offers easy access to items, while door cooling vents prevent foods that are stored in the door's shelves from becoming too warm when opening and closing the fridge. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "Measuring 540 square feet, the space is wide open, connected to the interior hallway through full- width glass door that allows visibility from all three levels inside. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "There are many thoughtful and helpful features, starting with its full- width foot pedal. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
      "How: Stand with feet hip- width apart and loop the middle of a resistance band around your right ankle. \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Smith measures his torso length and hip- width prior to buying a pack to achieve the correct fit. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 19 May 2022",
      "To perform the move, stand with your feet shoulder- width apart, knees slightly bent. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Blowing the file up to a full- width background image tends to look terrible. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" wide entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-213626"
  },
  "wrestle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance",
      ": to combat an opposing tendency or force",
      ": to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate",
      ": to engage in or as if in a violent or determined struggle",
      ": to engage in (a match, bout, or fall) in wrestling",
      ": to wrestle with",
      ": to move, maneuver, or force with difficulty",
      ": the action or an instance of wrestling : struggle",
      ": a wrestling bout",
      ": to fight by grasping and attempting to turn, trip, or throw down an opponent or to prevent the opponent from being able to move",
      ": to struggle to deal with",
      ": struggle entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8re-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ra-",
      "\u02c8re-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grapple",
      "rassle",
      "scuffle",
      "tussle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They'll be wrestling each other for the championship.",
      "They'll be wrestling with each other for the championship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The last of five brothers to wrestle at Centennial, Kraisser maintained the level of excellence that was modeled by his four brothers Brian, Nathan, Austin and Jason. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Falligar was a friend to Thor, a being who could wrestle black holes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Niffenegger finished the year with a 30-5 record before heading to wrestle at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "That is the question every single one of us should wrestle with at this pivotal moment. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Last season, Gillespie had wanted to wrestle at 182. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "It's addressed to Christians like herself who sometimes wrestle with doubts about their faith yet do not want to abandon it. \u2014 David Crary, ajc , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Hart, who was recovering from a knee injury at the time, did not wrestle at the event. \u2014 al , 19 May 2022",
      "In a year\u2019s time, Codemasters\u2013recently acquired by EA\u2013will wrestle the franchise away from Kylotonn after its WRC 11 swansong. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Here as in there, hope and despair wrestle for air inside a hero who struggles to see himself as such. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "Two people would enter the circle and wrestle as the others cheered on or wolfed down bologna sandwiches. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
      "The pilot of an airliner travelling from Denver to Chicago announced Mizelle\u2019s decision in mid-flight on Wednesday, causing passengers to erupt in applause and wrestle for seats in first class. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "At times, like a gunslinger, she is challenged to arm wrestle by those out to prove themselves. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Oklahoma\u2019s governor signed similar legislation as states across the country wrestle with the hot-button issue of student-athletes born as males competing in women\u2019s sports based on their gender identity. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In their eminently readable new book The Language Game, Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater wrestle with that question. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "George elected to concede the escape point and wrestle from neutral. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "With the heavier weight classes wrestling in a morning session \u2014 instead of the usual format of all 14 classes in ascending numerical order \u2014 Hayden DeMarco watched his brother wrestle first and then had to wait several hours for his turn. \u2014 Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222421"
  },
  "weakling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is weak in body, character, or mind",
      ": a person or animal that lacks strength"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-kli\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-kli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "wimp",
      "wuss",
      "wussy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle",
      "only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his first film role, Bathily (whose father grew up in the eponymous housing complex) was an unlikely choice; the part of Youri would seem to require a nerdy, 98-pound weakling , staring passively at the stars. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Criticizing Biden for not establishing a no-fly zone is a more specific charge than simply calling him a weakling \u2014a tangible thing that the president could be doing in Ukraine but isn\u2019t. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "On the other side, Ukraine is a relative weakling in cyberspace that has become the first country to fight back against an invader by publicly calling up an international army of vigilante hackers. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "At first, Daryl finds himself on the wrong side of that privileged weakling weasel, otherwise known as Sebastian, son of Pamela Milton, who runs this town. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the killing, Mr. Chun instigated a coup against Park\u2019s weakling successor and began a reign of absolute power and terror. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Yeah, that\u2019s not going to happen, but the Warriors have at least a chance of improving their 90-pound- weakling image. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Ross Douthat, a conservative columnist at the New York Times, predicted before the election that Trump would turn out looking more a weakling than an autocrat. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Arkansas and five other states require weakling governors who can be overridden by simple majorities. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233715"
  },
  "warmish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235137"
  },
  "weigh":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance",
      ": outweigh",
      ": counterbalance",
      ": to make heavy : weight",
      ": to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion : evaluate",
      ": to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing",
      ": to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales",
      ": to have a certain heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity",
      ": to register a weight (as on a scales)",
      "\u2014 compare weigh in",
      ": to merit consideration as important : count",
      ": to press down with or as if with a heavy weight",
      ": to have a saddening or disheartening effect",
      ": to weigh anchor",
      ": way",
      ": to have weight or a specified weight",
      ": to find the weight of",
      ": to think about as if weighing",
      ": to lift an anchor before sailing",
      ": to cause to bend down",
      ": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance",
      ": to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scale",
      ": to have a certain amount of heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u0101",
      "\u02c8w\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "count",
      "import",
      "matter",
      "mean",
      "signify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Moderna's announcement comes ahead of a meeting of the regulator's outside vaccine advisers, scheduled for later this month, that will weigh key decisions around potential changes to COVID-19 boosters that may be administered this fall. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "In addition to evaluating the policy implications and amount of any potential student loan forgiveness, Biden must weigh the political ramifications. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "As an adult, a tortoise can weigh more than 880 pounds and live up to 200 years, according to Tropiquarium. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "The task force could weigh policies concerning education, the environment, cultural institutions, voting and more. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The gravity of the moment, carrying a no-hitter into the final frame of the Boston City League softball championship Saturday, did not weigh on her shoulders. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Moose antlers can weigh up to 25 pounds each and span up to six feet wide. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "Any kind of weakening demand in China for European goods could weigh heavily on the region too. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The potential funding threat doesn't weigh too heavily on Regent Vice President Karen Walsh, who spearheaded the search committee that selected Mnookin over four other finalists. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1777, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235353"
  },
  "womanizer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make effeminate",
      ": to pursue casual sexual relationships with multiple women"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Na\u00efve young newlyweds Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) are new in town and make the questionable decision take up residence with the reclusive Jackson and her womanizing hubby (Michael Stuhlbarg). \u2014 Kathy Passero, cleveland , 5 June 2020",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-001036"
  },
  "willfully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obstinately and often perversely self-willed",
      ": done deliberately : intentional",
      ": stubborn sense 1",
      ": intentional",
      ": not accidental : done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a stubborn and willful child",
      "He has shown a willful disregard for other people's feelings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mothers named the state of California and Ruelas in their complaint, claiming wrongful death against all defendants and willful misconduct by Ruelas. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The maximum penalty an individual taxpayer may incur for a non- willful violation of the FBAR requirements is $10,000. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Accidents, mistakes, fear, negligence and bad judgment are insufficient to establish a willful federal criminal civil rights violation. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamie Crawford, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The shows can also be quite funny, as the cast members\u2019 projections and willful denial are revealed on camera. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "If a fire agency responds to a fire that has been started in willful violation of the burn ban, the person responsible may be liable for all costs incurred, as well as legal fees. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2021",
      "Burcham was arrested on two outstanding warrants, both for willful abuse of a child, on May 17 and transported to the Shelby County Jail, according to the sheriff\u2019s press release. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Also still popping up in the background are Jimmy and his wild and willful assistant Kayla (Megan Stalter), as their absurdist power struggle reaches new heights. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "But that quasi-documentary principle also puts his willful aestheticism under sharp scrutiny. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-001706"
  },
  "waterproof":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": impervious to water",
      ": covered or treated with a material (such as a solution of rubber) to prevent permeation by water",
      ": a waterproof fabric",
      ": raincoat",
      ": to make waterproof",
      ": not letting water through",
      ": to make something resistant to letting water through"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leakproof",
      "waterproofed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mac",
      "mack",
      "mackintosh",
      "macintosh",
      "oilskin",
      "raincoat",
      "slicker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
      "luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
      "Noun",
      "remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
      "Verb",
      "He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day? \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "But when the salesperson began touting the benefits of a certain waterproof mascara, Birnbaum advised her daughter to steer clear. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "What do waterproof mascara and your best friend have in common? \u2014 Allure , 25 June 2021",
      "The soft wipes quickly remove long-wear makeup and waterproof mascara. \u2014 Taylor Lane, Southern Living , 24 June 2021",
      "The study found that more than three-quarters of waterproof mascara, nearly two-thirds of foundations and liquid lipsticks and more than half of eye and lip products had high fluorine concentrations. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 15 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
      "In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
      "This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "1725, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003517"
  },
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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      ": to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005859"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor , or freshness",
      ": expressing or characteristic of weariness",
      ": having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted",
      ": wearisome",
      ": to become weary",
      ": to make weary",
      ": having lost strength, energy, or freshness : tired",
      ": having lost patience, pleasure, or interest",
      ": causing a loss of strength or interest",
      ": to make or become weary"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113"
    ],
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      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
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      "bore",
      "jade",
      "tire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Carmakers have been weary over the years about playing second fiddle to tech companies, and often reports suggested Apple demanded to pocket the lion\u2019s share of the profit. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "The fish broth is thin, a little weary , but stretched out with white wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Voters are weary , and the politicians challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) are seeing the growing public concern over crime as a way to make inroads into her lead in the polls. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Having defended Labor\u2019s carbon-pricing policies against angry crowds the last time his party was in power, Albanese\u2014 weary of another fight\u2014studiously avoided the topic as leader and on the campaign trail. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Those who dwell \u2026 among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "The figures for February showed a shift in spending toward bars and restaurants and hotels, as Americans weary of being cooped up socialized and travelled more. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In successive legislative sessions, Black lawmakers have grown increasingly weary of serving as political tackling dummies, run over repeatedly by an increasingly dismissive majority. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long before the pandemic began, a human resources manager for an Alaska cargo airline grew weary of a life with constant corporate pressure. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-010716"
  },
  "wield":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deal successfully with : manage",
      ": to handle (something, such as a tool) especially effectively",
      ": to exert one's authority by means of",
      ": to have at one's command or disposal",
      ": to use (as a tool) in an effective way",
      ": exercise entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113ld",
      "\u02c8w\u0113ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apply",
      "exercise",
      "exert",
      "ply",
      "put out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The man was wielding a gun.",
      "Can he wield a hammer?",
      "He wields a great deal of influence over his students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So it\u2019s about paying attention not just to the presidential races, but paying attention to the midterms, paying attention to all of your boards and commissions, which wield a lot of power. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
      "Injuries hindered Roberts\u2019 ability to wield his full roster this postseason. \u2014 Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "This rapid proliferation of tools and capabilities outpaced marketers\u2019 ability to wield them effectively, at least initially. \u2014 Dr. Debbie Qaqish, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
      "But diplomats and former U.N. officials say the tale also demonstrates what critics say is a serious problem with the U.N.: a culture of impunity among some top leaders, who wield huge budgets with little outside oversight. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "Their growing proficiency and professionalization backed by Western forces has swung a pendulum back at their adversaries, who often wield superior rifles and surveillance systems, snipers in the platoon said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "These are people who can wield their tools of the trade, namely keyboards and laptops, from anywhere, as opposed to those who have to place themselves on the front line to earn their hourly pay. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "As chief election officials in many states -- who often wield immense power over the administration of federal, state and local elections -- secretaries of state have taken center stage as the nation grapples with core democratic issues. \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "At long last, Jane Foster will wield Mjolnir, taking over as the Mighty Thor. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English welden to control, from Old English wieldan ; akin to Old High German waltan to rule, Latin val\u0113re to be strong, be worth",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-012108"
  },
  "wordy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": using or containing many and usually too many words",
      ": of or relating to words : verbal",
      ": using or containing many words or more words than are needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The original script was too wordy .",
      "her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This update will move the test entirely to a digital platform, reduce testing time by one-third, shorten reading passages, make math questions less wordy , and provide a built in Desmos calculator. \u2014 Akil Bello, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-020805"
  },
  "widget":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": gadget",
      ": an unnamed article considered for purposes of hypothetical example",
      ": a small software application that is designed to provide a specific piece of information (such as news, weather, or traffic updates) or a specific function (such as taking notes or controlling another application) on demand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appliance",
      "contraption",
      "contrivance",
      "gadget",
      "gimmick",
      "gizmo",
      "gismo",
      "jigger"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the changes to the lock screen in iOS 16 is the ability to add widgets, and MacRumors has a breakdown of every widget currently available. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 June 2022",
      "This cool widget creates a title for your work based on your abstract. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "If a full redesign isn\u2019t in the cards, a widget redesign would be a welcome upgrade in iOS 16. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 17 May 2022",
      "Whether the photo- widget apps have staying power is unclear. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Widgets is the Windows 11 reboot of News & Interests, the Windows 10 feature that pre-selects news, weather, sports scores and stock prices and collects them in a small widget that lives at the bottom of your screen. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Trending Topics widget was biased against conservative publishers and news. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The custom widget will show you all relevant details from those trips. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Another one that comes pre-installed is the batteries widget . \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of gadget ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114010"
  },
  "wrest":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements",
      ": to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor",
      ": the action of wresting : wrench",
      ": a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (such as a piano)",
      ": to pull away by twisting or wringing",
      ": to obtain only by great and steady effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rest",
      "\u02c8rest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corkscrew",
      "extract",
      "prize",
      "pry",
      "pull",
      "root (out)",
      "tear (out)",
      "uproot",
      "wring",
      "yank"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.",
      "the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The racist attack at Tops Supermarket and the man who traveled across the state to murder Black people couldn\u2019t wrest one thing from victims\u2019 family and friends, however. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
      "She is expected to win, but members could wrest promises from her about rule changes or legislation to secure their votes. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 3 Jan. 2021",
      "Salloi and Ruidiaz are also having exceptional seasons, and there is plenty of time for either man to wrest away the title from Kamara. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Once there, detectives said the men used the earthmover to wrest the ATM from the ground and dump it into the trailer. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "Republicans say the Democrats\u2019 elections proposal would wrest power from the states and glosses over the need to better safeguard elections. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "In the season 3 finale, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv banded together to finally wrest power from their Machiavellian father, but failed in disastrous fashion. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Eric Zemmour, the television pundit turned presidential candidate, made fighting immigration and Islamist influence his signature issues, seeking to wrest control of the far right from Ms. Le Pen. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Western military analysts and Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized that Russian forces have suffered heavy losses and have been thwarted in their primary objectives: to wrest control of the country\u2019s main cities, including Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115539"
  },
  "wariness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by keen caution, cunning , and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger",
      ": very cautious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
      "Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
      "Modern literary novelists \u2026 wary of neat solutions and happy endings, have tended to invest their mysteries with an aura of ambiguity and to leave them unresolved. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "The store owner kept a wary eye on him.",
      "Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In recent weeks, politicians and diplomats from the Baltic states and Poland \u2014 countries most wary of Russia\u2019s designs \u2014 similarly cautioned against entering into dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over easing the blockade. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "The killing rattled a city already wary of the subway system, which has been the grim scene of a string of grisly attacks in recent months. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Tom Bernard, the co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, says the box office for indie movies remains challenged, because older audiences, still wary of COVID, aren\u2019t returning to theaters at the same rate as other demographics. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The latest round of assistance would push U.S. support to Ukraine beyond $50 billion, which has raised concerns from some conservative Republicans wary of the price of overseas spending. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Until now, the country wary of another disaster has stayed away from nuclear power part of their energy transition, but recent events might be the first indications that the tide could turn. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But Washington, wary of a wider war with Russia, has not embraced Polish suggestions that an international peacekeeping force be deployed to Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Mostly, there is this: Be wary of statements touting economic impact. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Now here\u2019s yet another reason to be wary of A.I. in medical imagery\u2014there is no good way to know when this software is making a mistake. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" ware entry 2 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120441"
  },
  "wraps":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover especially by winding or folding",
      ": to envelop and secure for transportation or storage : bundle",
      ": enfold , embrace",
      ": to coil, fold, draw, or twine (such as string or cloth) around something",
      ": surround , envelop",
      ": to suffuse or surround with an aura or state",
      ": to involve completely : engross",
      ": to conceal or obscure as if by enveloping",
      ": to enclose as if with a protective covering",
      ": to finish filming or recording",
      ": to wind, coil, or twine so as to encircle or cover something",
      ": to put on clothing : dress",
      ": to be subject to covering, enclosing, or packaging",
      ": to come to completion in filming or recording",
      ": wrapper , wrapping",
      ": material used for wrapping",
      ": an article of clothing that may be wrapped around a person",
      ": an outer garment (such as a coat or shawl)",
      ": blanket",
      ": a treatment for the care of the skin in which material (such as hot wet cloth or seaweed) is wrapped around the entire body",
      ": this material",
      ": a single turn or convolution of something wound around an object",
      ": restraint",
      ": a shroud of secrecy",
      ": the completion of a schedule or session for filming or recording",
      ": a thin flat piece of bread that is rolled around a filling (as of meat, fish, or vegetables)",
      ": wraparound sense 1",
      ": to cover by winding or folding",
      ": to enclose in a package",
      ": to wind or fold around",
      ": to involve the attention of completely",
      ": to bring to an end",
      ": to put on warm clothing",
      ": a warm loose outer garment (as a shawl, cape, or coat)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rap",
      "\u02c8rap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "band",
      "begird",
      "belt",
      "engird",
      "engirdle",
      "enwind",
      "gird",
      "girdle",
      "girt",
      "girth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ungird",
      "unwrap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Before then, the band played in Munich, Germany and the tour set to wrap in Stockholm, Sweden on July 31. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Jason, after all, still needed to time to wrap his mind around the idea of joining forces with the Golden Domers and one day cheering for old Notre Dame. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "Students would place bets on whether the angry, bald Linda could wrap her entire mouth around a grapefruit, and Linda would always, without exception, fail, and then fall asleep for hours. \u2014 Brian Mcelhaney, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "But all agreed that one of the most memorable days of filming came on the very last day, as the cast prepared to wrap . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Lay out two double-thick layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil, each big enough to wrap a whole slab. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
      "At the moment, the Web3 space is partially muddled by previous crypto scams, technical jargon and the fact that the technology itself is sometimes hard to fully wrap your head around. \u2014 Patrik Slettman, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Publicis Media, part of France\u2019s Publicis Groupe, has started to wrap some business in this year\u2019s market for advance advertising commitments, according to four executives with knowledge of current negotiations. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "The home\u2019s footprint is a compact 1,200 square feet, so Ray had courtyard walls built to wrap around three-quarters of the property, thus expanding the chance for indoor/outdoor living and entertaining. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Her matching skirt was made of the same holographic, metallic material and featured a sporty wrap -skort tie detailing to cinch the mini at her waist. \u2014 Seventeen , 14 June 2022",
      "Keep food\u2014especially honey, maple syrup, and sugar\u2014in airtight containers or tightly wrapped with foil or plastic wrap . \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Both of them feature dolman sleeves and heavily padded shoulders that further offset the slim proportions of the torso and the long sleeves that end precisely underneath the wrist bone and wrap around the arm like a second skin. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "While he was supposed to tour North America earlier this year, those dates were postponed and will now kick off on Aug. 2 in Minneapolis and wrap on Sept. 11 in Los Angeles. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "To get the perfect fit for your bump, simply wear leggings and a close-fitting top and wrap gauze around yourself. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "Over the weekend, the actress wore a poppy-red Carolina Herrera wrap minidress to the premiere of 88 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "Ringo and His All Starr Band previously announced a fall tour that is scheduled to begin on Sept. 23 at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Conn., and wrap Oct. 20 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 11 June 2022",
      "Depp will convene with Beck again for a run of shows in Europe lasting from a June 19 gig in Helsinki to a tour wrap -up July 25 in Paris. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Wrap cheese in waxed paper and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. \u2014 Molly Kimball, NOLA.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
      "Wrap pencil with washi tape keeping it as tight as possible. \u2014 Sarah Newell, Seventeen , 9 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adjective",
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-125559"
  },
  "wolf":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several large predatory canids (genus Canis ) that are active mostly at night, live and hunt in packs, and resemble the related dogs",
      ": gray wolf",
      ": the fur of a wolf",
      ": a fierce, rapacious, or destructive person",
      ": a man forward, direct, and zealous in amatory attentions to women",
      ": dire poverty : starvation",
      ": the maggot of a warble fly",
      ": dissonance in some chords on organs, pianos, or other instruments with fixed tones tuned by unequal temperament",
      ": an instance of such dissonance",
      ": a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument",
      ": one who cloaks a hostile intention with a friendly manner",
      ": to eat greedily : devour",
      ": a large bushy-tailed wild animal that resembles the related domestic dog, eats meat, and often lives and hunts in packs",
      ": a crafty or fierce person",
      ": to eat fast or greedily",
      "Friedrich August 1759\u20131824 German philologist",
      "Hugo Philipp Jakob 1860\u20131903 Austrian composer",
      "[German; from the howling sound]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307lf",
      "nonstandard",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307lf",
      "\u02c8v\u022flf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Casanova",
      "Don Juan",
      "lecher",
      "lothario",
      "lounge lizard",
      "masher",
      "philanderer",
      "satyr",
      "womanizer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bolt",
      "cram",
      "devour",
      "glut",
      "gobble",
      "gorge",
      "gormandize",
      "gulp",
      "ingurgitate",
      "inhale",
      "raven",
      "scarf",
      "scoff",
      "slop"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep",
      "Verb",
      "the way you wolf your food it's no wonder you have intestinal distress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The wolf relatives of modern-day dogs began the evolutionary process of becoming humans\u2019 best friends more than 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
      "Although visitors can catch a glimpse of Diego in the zoo's wolf enclosure, the mom and pup will likely stay close to their den for a few more weeks, according to the zoo. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Or maybe the sight of a ripped, shirtless man sprinting through a forest and narrowly avoiding a midair collision between an angry wolf and an even angrier tiger is your investment tipping point. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "Then the craft was acquired by the Heiltsuk people, perhaps as a dowry, and there it was adorned with sea- wolf imagery and carved benches. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The report also highlighted a sharp rise in wolf deaths, 26 in 2021, up from 10 the previous year. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
      "Any wolf has the ability to kill a gentle porcupine. \u2014 Roger Wicker, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "The question comes as the DNR is revising its wolf management plan. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Driven to near extinction by the middle of the 20th century by poisoning, trapping and shooting, the Endangered Species Act and wolf restoration projects have pushed their numbers to more than 6,000, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. \u2014 Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com , 14 July 2021",
      "The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. \u2014 Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020",
      "Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "America is the world\u2019s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
      "The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "And yes, my stomach hurts after wolfing down the whole thing in a matter of minutes. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1862, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-132751"
  },
  "water":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": a natural mineral water",
      ": a particular quantity or body of water: such as",
      ": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed",
      ": lake , pond",
      ": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)",
      ": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty",
      ": the sea of a particular part of the earth",
      ": water supply",
      ": travel or transportation on water",
      ": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: such as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water",
      ": a distilled fluid (as an essence)",
      ": a distilled alcoholic liquor",
      ": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone",
      ": degree of excellence",
      ": watercolor",
      ": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power",
      ": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value",
      ": out of difficulty",
      ": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water",
      ": to supply with water for drink",
      ": to supply water to",
      ": to treat with or as if with water",
      ": to impart a lustrous appearance and wavy pattern to (cloth) by calendering",
      ": to dilute by the addition of water",
      ": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)",
      ": to get or take water: such as",
      ": to take on a supply of water",
      ": to drink water",
      ": the liquid that comes from the clouds as rain and forms streams, lakes, and seas",
      ": a body of water or a part of a body of water",
      ": to wet or supply with water",
      ": to fill with liquid (as tears or saliva)",
      ": to add water to",
      ": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0C (32\u00b0F) and boils at 100\u00b0C (212\u00b0F), has a maximum density at 4\u00b0C (39\u00b0F) and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent",
      ": liquid containing or resembling water: as",
      ": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water",
      ": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 see ammonia water",
      ": a watery fluid (as tears or urine) formed or circulating in a living body",
      ": amniotic fluid",
      ": bag of waters",
      ": to form or secrete water or watery matter (as tears or saliva)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stir briefly with a fork or small whisk to immerse the gelatin in the water . \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Foldable kayaks also tend to sit deeper in the water and are more efficient to paddle. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "The significance of an out-of-state politician coming to New Hampshire wasn\u2019t lost on the state\u2019s establishment class, who took Mr. Pritzker\u2019s attendance as dipping his toe in the water . \u2014 WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "All involved were in the water when responders arrived at the scene. \u2014 Camille C. Knox, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "The girls were playing with a group in the water Wednesday when they were separated and did not resurface until Greenwood police and fire department arrived on scene, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2022",
      "Two vessels had collided and there were 11 people in the water . \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Newport is known for sailing and offers boundless opportunities to get out on the water . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "Strips of debris appeared to have peeled off the vessel and were dangling in the water . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s lives have become an endless list of don\u2019ts: don\u2019t water the lawn, don\u2019t fill up your pool, don\u2019t take long showers. \u2014 Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Drought-tolerant shrubbery and trees are being planted, and a smart weather irrigation system that will know the optimum time to water the vegetation is being installed. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133700"
  },
  "wain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually large and heavy vehicle for farm use",
      ": big dipper",
      "[short for Charles's Wain ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cart",
      "wagon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an antique wain that was once used for delivering milk"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, wagon, chariot, from Old English w\u00e6gn ; akin to Middle Dutch wagen wagon, Old English wegan to move \u2014 more at way ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141650"
  },
  "war":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations",
      ": a period of such armed conflict",
      ": state of war",
      ": the art or science of warfare",
      ": weapons and equipment for war",
      ": soldiers armed and equipped for war",
      ": a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism",
      ": a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end",
      ": variance , odds sense 2",
      ": to be in active or vigorous conflict",
      ": to engage in warfare",
      ": worse",
      ": worst , overcome",
      ": a state or period of fighting between states or nations",
      ": a struggle between opposing forces or for a particular end",
      ": to engage in a series of battles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflagration",
      "conflict",
      "hostilities",
      "hot war"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "China, despite an official position of neutrality over the war in Ukraine, has repeatedly stated that its close partnership with Russia remains unchanged. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The proceeds will go directly to UNICEF in its efforts to help children displaced by the war in Ukraine. \u2014 David Keyton, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "In February, Applebee\u2019s was criticized when one of its ads inadvertently ran directly alongside a dire CNN segment on the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Gerry Smith, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration launched a program dubbed Uniting for Ukraine to allow private individuals to help those displaced by the war come to the U.S. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine has further crimped supply because Russia and Ukraine are both major exporters of fertilizer, which is used to grow cotton. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The British Defence Ministry's Sunday update on the war in Ukraine indicated morale is waning on both sides of the battle line. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
      "In recent weeks, authorities have arrested thousands of people in the Amhara region, including members of the Fano militia who were instrumental in helping Mr. Abiy fight the war in Tigray. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Forecasters have raised recession probability due to a number of factors: higher borrowing costs, a blistering pace of inflation, supply-chain problems and commodity-price shocks stemming from the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Tony Romm, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "The dour news arrived as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to war over the size and scope of the next coronavirus relief package. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "Selah takes on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Paloma (Celeste O\u2019Connor), a new student and amateur photographer who has yet to be claimed by one of the school\u2019s warring factions. \u2014 Teo Bugbee, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates are all involved, supplying variously troops, fighters, and military equipment to the warring factions. \u2014 Lorne Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "As the virus outbreak \u2014 and Israel\u2019s response to it \u2014 swelled frighteningly in recent days, the warring factions have softened their rhetoric and embraced, tentatively, the possibility of coming together in an emergency coalition. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "The timing of the pandemic couldn\u2019t be worse for Mexico, especially in this downtrodden city, which has long been marred by drug violence carried out by warring criminal organizations. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Nothing in your letter suggests a dire backdrop, but many young people are cut off by their parents for warring over hot topics such as religion or sexuality. \u2014 Philip Galanes, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018",
      "Anthony Breznican \u2714 @Breznican Sharon Duncan-Brewster is Dr. Liet Kynes, lead ecologist of Arrakis and a power broker amid the warring factions. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-141714"
  },
  "watery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water",
      ": containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid",
      ": resembling water or watery matter especially in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of savor",
      ": exhibiting weakness and vapidity : wishy-washy",
      ": full of or giving out liquid",
      ": containing or giving out water or a thin liquid",
      ": like water especially in being thin, soggy, pale, or without flavor",
      ": lacking in strength or determination",
      ": consisting of or filled with water",
      ": containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "waterlogged",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arid",
      "dry",
      "unwatered",
      "waterless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The pollen caused her eyes to become watery .",
      "The soup was watery and had no flavor.",
      "the watery light of winter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cabrera was wearing sunglasses which, Hinch said later, covered up some watery eyes. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
      "Mild reactions may include an occasional runny nose, watery eyes, or sneezing. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "These are loose stoles or diarrhea that might contain blood, abdominal cramps, runny nose, watery eyes, and colic (in babies). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith's timely leadership reflects the importance that Minnesotans put on safeguarding the watery northern Minnesota wilderness from potential mining pollution. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "Essentially, coastal cities are in for a watery future sooner than current models predict. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "From the watery kingdom of Atlantis to the dangerous deserts of Arrakis, Jason Momoa may be heading to the video game world of Minecraft for Warner Bros, Variety has confirmed. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Their watery hues are poignantly unlike the heavy black outlines and bright red touches of the other work. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Symptoms typically start about 2 days after a person is exposed and can include vomiting and watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and dehydration. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143956"
  },
  "winningly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of one that wins : victory",
      ": something won: such as",
      ": a captured territory : conquest",
      ": money won by success in a game or competition",
      ": of or relating to winning : that wins",
      ": successful especially in competition",
      ": tending to please or delight",
      ": the act of a person or people who win",
      ": something won especially in gambling",
      ": being someone or something that wins, has won, or wins often",
      ": tending to please or delight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorable",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "disarming",
      "endearing",
      "lovable",
      "loveable",
      "lovesome",
      "precious",
      "sweet",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "detestable",
      "hateful",
      "loathsome",
      "odious",
      "unlovable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She scored the winning goal.",
      "They were a winning marketing team.",
      "Chocolate and mint is a winning combination.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Warriors went 49-3, finishing with a 23-game winning streak and sweeping through the Little East and NCAA tournaments. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "The Yankees enter Monday on a 16-2 run, having their nine-game winning streak snapped by the Blue Jays on Sunday, and have an 11-game lead in the American League East. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "The Angels\u2019 offense did no such favors for Syndergaard, mustering two runs and seven hits in a 6-2 loss before 22,234 at Angel Stadium, the team\u2019s three-game winning streak snapped by a last-place team with a 24-42 record. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The Braves, who arrived in Chicago with a 14-game winning streak, went 21-8 in a stretch of 29 straight games against teams that were under .500 at the time of the matchup. \u2014 Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "But nothing stopped her from preserving a 41-race, in-state winning streak. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Six are during the 14-game winning streak where the Yankees own 83-22 run differential and are outhitting the Orioles, Angels, Tigers, Cubs, Rays 122-82. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "After seeing their three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-3 loss to Oakland, the Red Sox will open a three-game series vs. the Cardinals at Fenway Park Friday. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Austin Riley and the Braves enjoy a day off before trying to extend their 14-game winning streak Friday in Chicago against the Cubs. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Skinner is far more winning and sympathetic in his underdog role, while Lumley, despite her brash efforts, is not well-served by her underdeveloped part. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "While disappearing in obscurity, Doren went on to become America's darling and Twenty-One's most winning contestant. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 31 May 2020",
      "Catching a trophy fish in Alaska is memory making; neglecting to buy a derby ticket and then landing a potentially winning fish is heartbreaking. \u2014 Josh Niva, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Immediately identifiable by its sliding-latch action and separated barrels, the K-80 has proven an extremely durable performer and one of the most popular and winningest guns among high-end buyers. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 5 May 2020",
      "The Blazers return 18 starters from the 2019 C-USA Western Division title team and is the winningest program in Conference USA since returning to the field in 2017. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 1 May 2020",
      "The all-time winningest competitive Call of Duty player felt helpless two weeks ago. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Months later, in November, her winning margins among young voters in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania were narrower than Barack Obama's in 2012. 5. \u2014 Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "The actress has become a tastemaker thanks to her winning street style. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144952"
  },
  "wealth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": abundance of valuable material possessions or resources",
      ": abundant supply : profusion",
      ": all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value",
      ": all material objects that have economic utility",
      ": the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time",
      ": weal , welfare",
      ": a large amount of money or possessions",
      ": a great amount or number"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8welth",
      "also",
      "\u02c8welth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assets",
      "capital",
      "fortune",
      "means",
      "opulence",
      "riches",
      "substance",
      "wherewithal",
      "worth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Around 15,000 millionaires are expected to leave Russia this year\u2014and the United Arab Emirates is set to see a big influx of wealth , according to a new analysis. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "While rising mortgage rates have begun to dampen activity, housing \u2014 generally one of the biggest sources of wealth for Americans \u2014 remains strong. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "With higher inflation, the depletion of wealth happens faster. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The one conspicuous show of wealth at the house were the high-end cars \u2013 everything from Rolls Royces to Porsches to McLarens, neighbors said. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "And the brutally unequal global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments is a consequence of an ever-increasing concentration of wealth and focus on profit maximization. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "In writing Trust, Diaz hoped to linger on some of the uglier aspects of wealth while also attending to people, and in particular women, who do not typically represent mythical American financial power. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "In a 2021 Medium post, Scott called out the increasing concentration of wealth among a smaller group of people. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "The glasses are ostensibly because of an eye inflammation, but Hooper and Kraczyna suggest that is a pretext, and that the glasses are an empty show of wealth , serving no practical purpose. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English welthe , from wele weal",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145222"
  },
  "waggery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mischievous merriment : pleasantry",
      ": jest",
      ": practical joke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devilishness",
      "devilment",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "espi\u00e8glerie",
      "hob",
      "impishness",
      "knavery",
      "mischief",
      "mischievousness",
      "rascality",
      "roguery",
      "roguishness",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "waggishness",
      "wickedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "tossing lighted firecrackers around is not the kind of harmless waggery that it might seem",
      "Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151448"
  },
  "winding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": material (such as wire) wound or coiled about an object (such as an armature)",
      ": a single turn of the wound material",
      ": the act of one that winds",
      ": the manner of winding something",
      ": a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress",
      ": marked by winding: such as",
      ": having a curved or spiral course or form",
      ": having a course that winds",
      ": having a course made up of a series of twists and turns",
      ": having a curved or spiral form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bn-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u012bn-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bending",
      "crazy",
      "crooked",
      "curled",
      "curling",
      "curved",
      "curving",
      "curvy",
      "devious",
      "serpentine",
      "sinuous",
      "tortuous",
      "twisted",
      "twisting",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "straight",
      "straightaway"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a long and winding path through the woods",
      "a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The rest of the crew followed their own winding paths toward influencerdom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Its members were carried along their winding road by an unusually enthusiastic manager (Epstein), a risk-taking producer (George Martin), a big local fan base, and more. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
      "Another example: the time his cellphone starts ringing during a rare opportunity to witness a sacred ceremony, prompting his monastery handlers to boot him off the mountain and back down its single winding road. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Earlier this week, a federal judge halted the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s plans to suspend the order May 23, as a growing number of Democrats who are up for reelection have joined Republicans in criticizing the winding down of the policy. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Driving from Karak to Wadi Mujib, we were spellbound by the Dead Sea\u2019s winding valleys, high cliffs and canyons but found only one black iris, just starting to open near a rocky cliff. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The work to deepen 38 miles of winding , narrow river channel by five feet was designed to make importing and exporting goods cheaper and more efficient aboard ever-larger freighters. \u2014 Greg Bluestein, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Portland should see a winding down of the shower activity by Wednesday night as most of the precipitation will have moved on. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Five years in the making, the new movement also has bidirectional winding and a balance wheel fit with inertia blocks to avoid unnecessary friction. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The entrance is off a little winding road between 26th Street and Sauk Trail that\u2019s surrounded nearly entirely by forest preserve property. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The travel life cycle is long and winding \u2014 from booking, to day-of logistics, to the return home \u2014 and consumers encounter decisions every step of the way. \u2014 James Freeze, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "To keep just their second red-zone drive alive, the Ravens had needed a winding third-and-3 scramble from Jackson that gained 12 yards but must have covered 40. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Hall\u2019s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding , low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Hall\u2019s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding , low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Hall\u2019s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding , low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "After a long and winding drive into a no-cell-service zone, you\u2019ll be greeted by the property\u2019s team (ideally along with one of their pet dogs). \u2014 Brooke Ely Danielson, Vogue , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Hall\u2019s arraignment on Wednesday arose from an abrupt confrontation at the end of a winding , low-speed pursuit more than two years ago, during which several officers followed Arboleda through the affluent suburb of Danville. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153620"
  },
  "woe":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief",
      ": ruinous trouble : calamity , affliction",
      ": great sorrow, grief, or misfortune : trouble",
      ": something that causes a problem"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014d",
      "\u02c8w\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alack",
      "alas",
      "ay",
      "wirra"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "agony",
      "anguish",
      "distress",
      "excruciation",
      "hurt",
      "misery",
      "pain",
      "rack",
      "strait(s)",
      "torment",
      "torture",
      "travail",
      "tribulation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "ah, woe , with the death of the last of my siblings I am alone in this world!",
      "Noun",
      "The city's traffic woes are well-known.",
      "a tale of misery and woe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Like Manolete\u2019s face, something about this arrangement seems to project gloominess, loneliness or woe . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "What begins as an admirable, if naive, act of atonement gradually spirals, in quietly terrifying and mordantly funny fashion, into a waking nightmare as a lifetime of class resentment and economic woe comes writhing to the surface. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The return of the summer box office is here after two years of woe due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
      "Their tales of woe are being shared online, weeks after millions of residents were first confined to their homes without adequate access to food, medicine and other necessities. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Other businesses shared similar tales of woe , like Trade Street Jam Co., which saw a 38 percent drop in reach on the platform. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Garage doors, a straightforward finishing touch, have become a source of woe for the home-building industry, thanks to supply-chain issues. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "In his play, the celebrated 19th-century theatrical ne\u2019er-do-well, who died in New York in 1890 after spending his career shuttling back and forth across the Atlantic, told a succulent tale of melodramatic woe . \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Earlier this summer, discussion about the eventual end of cookies started to shift from woe to celebration of an opportunity. \u2014 Gil Becker, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Interjection",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155231"
  },
  "with":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in opposition to : against",
      ": so as to be separated or detached from",
      ": in respect to : so far as concerns",
      ": over , on",
      ": in the performance, operation, or use of",
      ": on the side of : for",
      ": as well as",
      ": inclusive of",
      ": in the judgment or estimation of",
      ": in or according to the experience or practice of",
      ": by the direct act of",
      ": in possession of : having",
      ": in the possession or care of",
      ": characterized or distinguished by",
      ": in proportion to",
      ": in spite of : notwithstanding",
      ": except for",
      ": in the direction of",
      ": in the company of",
      ": by the use of",
      ": having in or as part of it",
      ": in regard to",
      ": in possession of",
      ": against sense 1",
      ": in shared relation to",
      ": compared to",
      ": in the opinion or judgment of",
      ": so as to show",
      ": as well as",
      ": from sense 2",
      ": because of",
      ": despite",
      ": if given",
      ": at the time of or shortly after",
      ": in support of",
      ": in the direction of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wit\u035fh",
      "\u02c8with",
      "w\u0259t\u035fh",
      "w\u0259th",
      "\u02c8wit\u035fh",
      "\u02c8with"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "because of",
      "due to",
      "owing to",
      "through"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wants to marry someone with a lot of money.",
      "You will be competing against people with more experience than you.",
      "They graduated from college with honors.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both Atkinson and Brown will remain with the Warriors through the end of the NBA Finals. \u2014 Larry Starks, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "The Fever entered Friday\u2019s game against New York with a clear plan to stop Sabrina Ionescu. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
      "So what exactly is the deal with skin cancer and itching? \u2014 Alexandra Owens, Allure , 10 June 2022",
      "Bayer has earmarked $16 billion in total to deal with Roundup litigation. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Recently Parker celebrated a huge win by finalizing a deal with REI, a huge outdoor recreation retailer. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Extra rest has helped Robert Williams continues to deal with left knee soreness related to his March 30 surgery to repair a torn meniscus. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Tens of millions in the Lone Star State are set to deal with toasty temperatures too. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Tight end Josh Hill retired last May, less than two months after signing a one-year deal with the Lions. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161214"
  },
  "wherewithal":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": means , resources",
      ": money",
      ": wherewith",
      ": wherewith"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wer-wi-\u02cct\u035fh\u022fl",
      "-\u02ccth\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "coffers",
      "exchequer",
      "finances",
      "fund",
      "pocket",
      "resources"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A project as big as this requires a lot of financial wherewithal .",
      "He doesn't have the wherewithal to finish what he started.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Home ownership is the way to go for long-term investment and equity, if an individual has the wherewithal to get into the market. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Americans\u2019 appetite for goods, along with the wherewithal to pay for them, has contributed to shortages and transport logjams that have driven inflation to a 40-year high. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Only research scientists have the wherewithal to counter the claims of practitioner-experts. \u2014 David L. Faigman, Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
      "Whether Shihab had the wherewithal to carry out such a scheme is in question; the documents indicate that the FBI secretly provided the firearms, which were rendered inert, to the informant. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "Most athletes don\u2019t have the wherewithal to come up with a sophisticated program that will improve performance and avoid detection on their own. \u2014 Dan Weil, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Whether Russia has the wherewithal to swallow up such a large stretch of Ukrainian territory is debatable, especially in view of the enormous losses its military suffered in the battle for Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "In some recent years, no Lotus cars sold in the U.S. Questioned whether Lotus has the wherewithal to scale from less than 2,000 cars a year into a very competitive segment of the auto market, not only EVs but also SUVs, Windle is confident. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In between four Nuggets, Garland somehow corralled the rebound and had the wherewithal to kick it out to Markkanen for an open 3-pointer. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Conjunction",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "1534, in the meaning defined above",
      "Pronoun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170922"
  },
  "willfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obstinately and often perversely self-willed",
      ": done deliberately : intentional",
      ": stubborn sense 1",
      ": intentional",
      ": not accidental : done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a stubborn and willful child",
      "He has shown a willful disregard for other people's feelings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mothers named the state of California and Ruelas in their complaint, claiming wrongful death against all defendants and willful misconduct by Ruelas. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The maximum penalty an individual taxpayer may incur for a non- willful violation of the FBAR requirements is $10,000. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Accidents, mistakes, fear, negligence and bad judgment are insufficient to establish a willful federal criminal civil rights violation. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamie Crawford, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The shows can also be quite funny, as the cast members\u2019 projections and willful denial are revealed on camera. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "If a fire agency responds to a fire that has been started in willful violation of the burn ban, the person responsible may be liable for all costs incurred, as well as legal fees. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2021",
      "Burcham was arrested on two outstanding warrants, both for willful abuse of a child, on May 17 and transported to the Shelby County Jail, according to the sheriff\u2019s press release. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Also still popping up in the background are Jimmy and his wild and willful assistant Kayla (Megan Stalter), as their absurdist power struggle reaches new heights. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "But that quasi-documentary principle also puts his willful aestheticism under sharp scrutiny. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173944"
  },
  "washy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weak , watery",
      ": deficient in color",
      ": lacking in vigor, individuality, or definiteness",
      ": lacking in condition and in firmness of flesh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "dulled",
      "faded",
      "light",
      "pale",
      "pastel",
      "washed-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "gay",
      "rich"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prime Minister Conte, a lawyer, prefers looping, legalistic, wishy- washy sentences. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "What wasn\u2019t though was the wishy- washy nature laced along the rest of that news release. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Despite the occasional box-checking, wishy- washy comment slapping Beijing on the wrist for the worst of its abuses, the reality is that the former vice president\u2019s support of the People\u2019s Republic of China is deep and longstanding. \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "Joe Biden\u2019s wishy- washy foreign policy record could be a liability for him in the wake of President Trump\u2019s ordered strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. \u2014 Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "There\u2019s a big part of me now wondering if either the Ducks or the Beavers should even want the wishy- washy act of Williams. \u2014 John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Coach Brian Flores takes the brunt of it, day-to-day, with the wishy- washy mission statement of trying to win but prepping for next year making him waffle between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen at quarterback. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "The wishy- washy approach has left policymakers flummoxed. \u2014 Matthew De Silva, Quartz , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "One study from the journal Appetite illustrates just how wishy- washy the term can be. \u2014 Joy Bauer, Ms, Woman's Day , 20 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-174000"
  },
  "wiseacre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness",
      ": smart aleck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02cc\u0101-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "smart aleck",
      "smart alec",
      "smarty",
      "smartie",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise guy",
      "wiseass",
      "wisenheimer",
      "weisenheimer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Quit being such a wiseacre and help your mother.",
      "a loudmouthed wiseacre who thinks he is more amusing than he really is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the height of his career, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, film director Mike Nichols was widely regarded as something akin to the nation\u2019s satirist in chief \u2014 our principal wit, wag, and wiseacre . \u2014 Peter Tonguette, National Review , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "The rest is an affirming mixture of pathos and zingers, memories and regrets, all told in the wiseacre voice of Duffy Sinclair. \u2014 Joyce S\u00e1enz Harris, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "The wiseacres at Ivy and Coney are once again turning their neighborhood tavern into a month-long celebration of Hanukkah. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Bugs Bunny likes carrots and is a wiseacre , but Mickey is a cypher. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "The young cast of the first IT was, unsurprisingly, in large part made up of unknowns, with Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard, who played the wiseacre Richie, the best known of the bunch. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 10 July 2019",
      "Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony. \u2014 Vogue , 1 Feb. 2019",
      "Once, as a wiseacre adolescent, he was almost cast opposite Burt Reynolds in an early '90s buddy-cop comedy, and really wishes that had panned out. \u2014 August Brown, latimes.com , 11 July 2018",
      "Those roles led to a starring act as wiseacre Judge Stone in his own NBC sitcom. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 16 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle Dutch wijssegger soothsayer, modification of Old High German w\u012bzzago ; akin to Old English w\u012btega soothsayer, witan to know",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1595, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-182624"
  },
  "warren":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)",
      ": the privilege of hunting game in such a warren",
      ": an area (as of uncultivated ground) where rabbits breed",
      ": a structure where rabbits are kept or bred",
      ": the rabbits of a warren",
      ": a crowded tenement or district",
      ": a maze of passageways or small rooms",
      ": a place where rabbits live or are kept",
      "Earl 1891\u20131974 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1953\u201369)",
      "Kemble 1830\u20131882 American general",
      "Joseph 1741\u20131775 American physician and general in Revolution",
      "J. Robin 1937\u2013 Australian pathologist",
      "Robert Penn 1905\u20131989 American author and educator; poet laureate (1986\u201387)",
      "city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 134,056",
      "city in northeastern Ohio northwest of Youngstown population 41,557"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "labyrinth",
      "maze",
      "rabbit warren"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a warren of narrow hallways",
      "got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Soldiers and civilians were holding out in a warren of underground bunkers beneath the sprawling Azovstal steel mill complex in the city, defying ultimatums to surrender, while Russian fire concentrated on that site. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The sixth floor is a warren of small, dark spaces, many of them for video; the fifth floor is open and bright and takes advantage of the massive, column-free space designed by architect Renzo Piano. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Given the excavated hillside, galleries of various shapes and sizes on different grades could have been a confusing warren of upstairs/downstairs rooms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have organized a series of evacuations of civilians from the mill, which had sheltered hundreds of people in its warren of underground tunnels and bunkers. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 11 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "Russian forces have probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Already Russian forces had probed the plant and even reached into its warren of tunnels, according to Ukrainian officials. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wareine , from Anglo-French warenne, garenne ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190155"
  },
  "wily":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of wiles : crafty",
      ": full of tricks : crafty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u012b-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She turned out to be a wily negotiator.",
      "a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Billy, the wily bison that escaped a Wauconda farm and eluded capture for eight months, has finally been caught. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Some likened it to a wrestling-style maneuver by the wily Ramos, who appeared to pin Salah\u2019s right arm and roll the forward down to the turf. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022",
      "Horford has used his feet and his wily old-man game to slow Antetokounmpo, and Williams\u2019 upper-body strength has forced Antetokounmpo into tough shots. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian troops have not seemed to suffer any significant morale problems, and throughout the war have been described by U.S. officials as brave and wily in defense of their homeland. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This being the nation\u2019s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. \u2014 James V. Grimaldi, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
      "Immunologist Katy Rezvani of MD Anderson Cancer Center joins us to explain the massive potential of a new approach to treating wily tumors, one that repurposes human immune cells. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That variety of surfaces, serve types, and scoring gives the game a combination of outdoor tennis\u2013level aerobic challenge with strategy that borders on chess\u2014meaning older, wily players can excel, too. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The wily veteran has played solidly for the Raptors since he was acquired at the deadline from the San Antonio Spurs. \u2014 Tom Rende, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190430"
  },
  "wench":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young woman or girl",
      ": a female servant",
      ": a girl or woman of a socially low class",
      ": a lewd or promiscuous woman : a female prostitute",
      ": to associate with and especially to have sexual relations with promiscuous women or prostitutes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wench"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a fairytale about the transformation of a lowly kitchen wench into an elegant lady",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Nothing says Christmas romance like jokes about douches, wenches , and medieval punishment. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "How did this land wench know the fearsome Captain Morgan? \u2014 Alex Baia, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Things get blurry when the two-step into character for the Faire, Emily as tavern wench Emma and Simon as dashing pirate Captain Leatherpants Blackthorne. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "The adventures of this knight (Robert J. Townsend) and his squire, Sancho Panza (Jeffrey Landman), quickly crystallize around Quixote\u2019s spellbound love for a wench of ill repute, Aldonza (Heidi Meyer). \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The dotty house wench in 12 Years a Slave becomes Mufasa\u2019s mate, Queen of the Pride Lands, and Simba\u2019s mother. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 July 2019",
      "Denbo is, obviously, delighted, and gives me tips on the best way to experience it, including: see a water wench show and indulge in all the delicious food but maybe skip the pizza. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190439"
  },
  "whipper":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully",
      ": to strike with a slender lithe implement (such as a lash or rod) especially as a punishment",
      ": spank",
      ": to drive or urge on by or as if by using a whip",
      ": to strike as a lash does",
      ": to bind or wrap (something, such as a rope or fishing rod) with cord for protection and strength",
      ": to wind or wrap around something",
      ": to belabor with stinging words : abuse",
      ": to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches",
      ": to overcome decisively : defeat",
      ": to stir up : incite",
      ": to produce in a hurry",
      ": to fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure",
      ": to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) into a froth with a utensil (such as a whisk or fork)",
      ": to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whip",
      ": to proceed nimbly or quickly",
      ": to thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash",
      ": to bring forcefully to a desired state or condition",
      ": an instrument consisting usually of a handle and lash forming a flexible rod that is used for whipping",
      ": a stroke or cut with or as if with a whip",
      ": a dessert made by whipping a portion of the ingredients",
      ": a kitchen utensil made of braided or coiled wire or perforated metal with a handle and used in whipping",
      ": one that handles a whip: such as",
      ": a driver of horses : coachman",
      ": whipper-in sense 1",
      ": a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions",
      ": a notice of forthcoming business sent weekly to each member of a political party in the British House of Commons",
      ": a whipping or thrashing motion",
      ": the quality of resembling a whip especially in being flexible",
      ": whip antenna",
      ": to move, snatch, or jerk quickly or with force",
      ": to hit with something long, thin, and flexible",
      ": to defeat thoroughly",
      ": to beat into foam",
      ": to cause a strong emotion (as excitement) in",
      ": to move quickly or forcefully",
      ": to make in a hurry",
      ": a long thin strip of material (as leather) used in punishing or urging on",
      ": a dessert made by whipping part of the mixture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wip",
      "\u02c8hwip",
      "\u02c8wip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flogger",
      "lash",
      "scourge",
      "switch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And even as consumer confidence has dropped, as people worry about rising food and fuel prices, households have largely continued to whip out their wallets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Hey, no, probably not a good idea to whip the chainsaw out in this circumstance. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Lay out on the grass and whip out your best strategies for this chess gathering. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Beat the cream at medium-high speed until soft peaks form, taking care not to over- whip it. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "But his throw veered left toward the first base side and skipped to the plate, causing Logan to lunge for the ball, scoop it up, and then whip a tag around to the third base side. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "Sweet-toothed Star Wars-loving bakers can whip up treats inspired by their favorite characters with this fun cakelet pan. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
      "Some restaurants offer straight soy sauce, while others whip up a more dynamic and complex blend of flavors. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "After Jonny Hooker hits the crossbar shorthanded, a great, patient play by Luca Cagnoni to carry the puck down the left and whip a pass through the slot to Klassen. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Smart as a whip unites the older and newer meanings. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Shooting on film before a studio audience, using multiple cameras, Arnaz rewrote the technological rules of TV, and the show became part of the cultural DNA with its sharp-as-a- whip slapstick and banter. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Once performers are self-deprecating, as is the case here with the likes of the whip -smart E.J. Cameron, the audience easily takes that cue. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "This whip -smart thriller exposes the unfortunate realities of the workplace and what Black women are sometimes forced to do in order to not be overlooked. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The group later started bickering after inhaling meth, prompting Mickels to fire one shot that didn\u2019t strike anyone, pistol- whip one woman and shoot Dozhier in the chest, the affidavit said. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190738"
  },
  "waffle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron",
      ": equivocate , vacillate",
      ": yo-yo , flip-flop",
      ": to talk or write foolishly : blather",
      ": empty or pretentious words : tripe",
      ": a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron and often indented with a pattern of small squares"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocate",
      "fudge",
      "hedge",
      "pussyfoot",
      "tergiversate",
      "weasel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister's new boyfriend"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1744, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190807"
  },
  "worthlessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking worth : valueless",
      ": useless",
      ": contemptible , despicable",
      ": lacking worth",
      ": useless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaffy",
      "empty",
      "junky",
      "no-good",
      "null",
      "vain",
      "valueless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "useful",
      "valuable",
      "worthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.",
      "She's depressed and believes that she's worthless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees\u2019 nest eggs were in its worthless stock. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "On-chain data provided by Nansen suggests that Celsius lost at least 35,000 ETH as a result, being left with the now- worthless Stakehound ETH tokens. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "When no one is willing to pay a higher price, leading investors are left with worthless assets. \u2014 Maria Gracia Santillana-linares, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "More recent examples, Venezuela, Zimbabwe have had hyperinflation, that money in those countries becomes nearly worthless . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
      "While some thought went into production designer Tink\u2019s settings, the notion that this film was shot in 17 countries plays as a worthless gimmick, since we\u2019re almost entirely trapped in rooms with characters\u2019 laptops and phones. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Digital images, once viewed as worthless because they could be easily copied, could now be owned and assigned monetary value. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Some financial institutions were left holding trillions of dollars in nearly worthless subprime mortgages, including global investment companies like Bear Stearns, which saw two of its hedge funds go belly up. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Franchot, a candidate for governor, said he was baffled by the outgoing Hogan administration\u2019s sudden rush to transfer the property and questioned the administration\u2019s appraisal of the sprawling property as worthless . \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190909"
  },
  "wonk":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field",
      ": nerd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4\u014bk",
      "\u02c8w\u022f\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bookworm",
      "dink",
      "dork",
      "geek",
      "grind",
      "nerd",
      "swot",
      "weenie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the policy wonks in the government",
      "the candidate has an army of policy wonks ready to write for him a position paper on virtually any issue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a wonk -fest like the World Economic Forum, jargon is everywhere. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
      "The post is still a dream job for Wu \u2014 a former Democratic city councilor and policy wonk in the mold of mentor Sen. Elizabeth Warren. \u2014 Steve Leblanc, ajc , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Up until the last year or so, Jack Ciattarelli was mostly known as a moderate policy wonk with a hard-to-pronounce last name. \u2014 Dustin Racioppi, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "But in spite of the mounting body count in America\u2019s cities, the prospect of defunding America\u2019s police force still seems to capture the imagination of a certain class of progressive wonk . \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The Senate\u2019s wonk -in-chief has once again shown who\u2019s really in charge as lawmakers try to push $3.5 trillion in spending through an arcane budget rule. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "George Skelton looked at the effort by Republican Kevin Faulconer, the former San Diego mayor, to run his recall election campaign as a policy wonk . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 July 2021",
      "These similarities have little to do with actual policy, but neither Bryan nor Trump sold himself as a policy wonk . \u2014 Sean-michael Pigeon, National Review , 9 July 2021",
      "Amanda's husband is an embassy wonk who lured his family to the African country under dangerously false pretenses. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191048"
  },
  "woman":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an adult female person",
      ": a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)",
      ": womankind",
      ": distinctively feminine nature : womanliness",
      ": a woman who is a servant or personal attendant",
      ": wife",
      ": mistress",
      ": girlfriend sense 2",
      ": a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified",
      ": an adult female person",
      ": women considered as a group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n",
      "especially Southern",
      "or",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "female",
      "lady",
      "skirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman .",
      "She is a grown woman .",
      "The store sells shoes for both men and women .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The woman who submitted the winning name received a year's pass to the theater for her family. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
      "Lierman, if elected, would become the first woman to win a popularly and independently elected state-level office in Maryland. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "The officer talked to the woman , who was drunk and smelled like booze. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Alex Rodriguez was spotted cozying up to a woman in Italy over the weekend. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Technically, the law still allows abortions if there is a serious risk to a woman \u2019s health and life. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The day he was sentenced, Scott clung to the woman \u2019s words. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Technically, the law still allows abortions if there is a serious risk to a woman \u2019s health and life. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Attorneys for Deadspin and the Athletic said Bauer\u2019s attorneys, in filing for defamation, did not deny their client had caused injury to the woman . \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English w\u012bfman , from w\u012bf woman, wife + man human being, man",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191124"
  },
  "watchword":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word or phrase used as a sign of recognition among members of the same society, class, or group",
      ": a word or motto that embodies a principle or guide to action of an individual or group : slogan",
      ": a guiding principle",
      ": password"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccw\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022fch-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "countersign",
      "password",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The new watchword in his campaign is \u201cIt's time for change.\u201d",
      "the watchword is changed every day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The watchword in conversations with analysts and investors is uncertainty. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
      "And vigilant will indeed be the watchword for 2022. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Modernity, the welcome chaos of class mobility and incremental advancements for Black Americans, is coming for a class of people for whom stability has long been the watchword . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Accessibility is the watchword for citizen experience. \u2014 Brian Chidester, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The watchword is universalism, referring to an abstract notion of citizenship to which all must subscribe. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The truth is, success would be nice, but the watchword here in Year 1 of a new era is progress. \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Sorry might have been the watchword for Sunday\u2019s performance. \u2014 Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "So, if \u2018uncertainty\u2019 was the watchword of 2020, reinvention or transformation may become the word of 2021. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191733"
  },
  "well-worn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made trite by overuse : hackneyed",
      ": having been much used or worn",
      ": worn well or properly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8w\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banal",
      "clich\u00e9",
      "cliche",
      "clich\u00e9d",
      "cobwebby",
      "commonplace",
      "hack",
      "hackney",
      "hackneyed",
      "moth-eaten",
      "musty",
      "obligatory",
      "shopworn",
      "stale",
      "stereotyped",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tired",
      "trite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fresh",
      "new",
      "novel",
      "original",
      "unclich\u00e9d",
      "unhackneyed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192237"
  },
  "weather":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness",
      ": state or vicissitude of life or fortune",
      ": disagreeable atmospheric conditions: such as",
      ": rain , storm",
      ": cold air with dampness",
      ": weathering",
      ": in the direction from which the wind is blowing",
      ": ill",
      ": drunk sense 1a",
      ": to expose to the open air : subject to the action of the elements",
      ": to bear up against and come safely through",
      ": to undergo or endure the action of the elements",
      ": of or relating to the side facing the wind \u2014 compare lee",
      ": the state of the air and atmosphere in regard to how warm or cold, wet or dry, or clear or stormy it is",
      ": to change (as in color or structure) by the action of the weather",
      ": to be able to last or come safely through"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ride (out)",
      "survive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, there is a possibility of strong to severe storms this afternoon into tonight in Greater Cincinnati. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "More permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness could help protect vulnerable people from heat waves and other dangerous weather , Schenkelberg said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "According to the weather forecast, high temperatures for this week in South Florida will climb into the 90s with little rain expected, a contrast to the flood watches issued last week from heavy rainfall. \u2014 Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "With just one-eighth the density of weather stations recommended by the World Meteorological Organization, African countries have a harder time forecasting climate disruptions and getting that information to farmers. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "The blaze, burning since April 6 when a prescribed fire got out of control, could be reanimated Sunday by fire weather expected to produce extra-dry conditions and gusts as potent as 35 miles per hour, according to New Mexico fire officials. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "The elimination game, originally scheduled for 3 p.m., began just more than an hour late due to lightning delays and was placed back into another weather delay in the top of the first inning as storms rolled through the area. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
      "The Coalition for the Homeless coordinates the Operation White Flag program to ensure that people who are homeless can find shelter during severe weather . \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Strong winds and warm weather were posing challenges. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Executives have credited that model with helping Lego weather the worst of the supply-chain disruptions that have buffeted various industries during the pandemic. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "But as the war in Ukraine, record gas prices and spiraling inflation continue to put pressure on the US economy, what remains to be seen is whether the newly robust labor movement could weather higher unemployment and an eventual economic downturn. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The wood on 988 Orthodox crosses is yet to weather . \u2014 Michael Tobin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Depending on the day, some team members had more personal social support than others, while others may have had more abundant financial assets to weather the ups and downs. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "This New Jersey home by Joe Lucas features cedar shingles, which are left to weather naturally for classic seaside charm. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
      "Indiana was able to regain its composure, expand its lead and weather another Kentucky run late. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "This money helped venues reopen, rehire staff, make safety improvements to buildings and even weather some of the recent COVID waves. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "Cedillo, 68, is also emphasizing his work at City Hall helping Angelenos weather COVID-19. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And now people with a non- weather background reference it, too. \u2014 Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific, especially at warm- weather private villa resorts in places like Thailand, Fiji and the Maldives. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 21 June 2021",
      "Current laws allow non- weather water loss claims up to five years after the incident that caused the damage. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "Sun Country\u2019s business consists of commercial flights between the United States and warm- weather international vacation destinations, transporting cargo for Amazon, and charter flights. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2020",
      "That chapter has not stopped the media personality from sharing his non- weather opinions on social media. \u2014 Neal Justin, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "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 transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1582, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192533"
  },
  "war paint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": paint put on parts of the body (such as the face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war",
      ": makeup sense 3a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmetics",
      "makeup",
      "maquillage",
      "paint"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint",
      "She piled on the war paint .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is no need to wash your makeup off with harsh chemicals anymore; Farmacy\u2019s Clearly Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm is a natural way to wipe off your war paint at the end of each day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Because season one's events existed in a vacuum \u2014 a time loop, to be exact \u2014 that war paint was exactly the same in every single episode: electric blue, graphic eyeliner. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint ; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn's head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "In sci-fi color schemes, her rave-ready makeup can be used as face paint or war paint . \u2014 Maggie Lange, Allure , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "For athletic events, we were encouraged by teachers and administrators, most of whom were also white, to dress up in Native American-like gear and war paint . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
      "For a start, there\u2019s something inherently fortifying about slicking on a coat of war paint . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "And the school has promised that no matter what, students will no longer be allowed to paint themselves red and put on war paint . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "The Super Bowl champion Chiefs had already prohibited fans from wearing headdresses or war paint amid a push for more cultural sensitivity. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192555"
  },
  "whiten":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make white or whiter",
      ": to become white or whiter",
      ": to make or become white or whiter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012b-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8hw\u012b-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanch",
      "bleach",
      "blench",
      "decolorize",
      "dull",
      "fade",
      "pale",
      "snow",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "darken",
      "deepen",
      "embrown"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His hair whitened as he aged.",
      "Bleach will whiten the linens.",
      "The new toothpaste whitens teeth.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mouthpiece offers dual-light therapy: Its blue LED light claims to whiten teeth and its red LED light claims to support healthy gums. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
      "The GLO Science formula includes hydrogen peroxide to whiten the teeth and remove stains, while potassium nitrate prevents sensitivity. \u2014 ELLE , 14 May 2022",
      "In a vivid opening scene, Prioleau details the adult Miriam\u2019s arduous toilette, and her reliance on pearl powder to whiten her skin. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "These products do not have the ability to whiten the skin. \u2014 CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Plus, it's paired with the Waterpik Sonic Electric Toothbrush, which uses sonic vibrations with 31,000 strokes per minute and features three modes (clean, whiten , and massage) to remove nine times as many stains as a regular toothbrush. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The Waterpik Sonic Toothbrush polishes teeth while massaging gums to whiten and prevent gingivitis. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "As the front pushes offshore, cold air arrives and may bring some snow showers that can whiten the ground across the higher elevations of Worcester County, the Berkshires, and certainly the hills of Northern New England. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Oil pulling advocates say the practice pulls toxins from the body and helps whiten teeth. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193207"
  },
  "watering place":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where water may be obtained",
      ": one where animals and especially livestock come to drink",
      ": a health or recreational resort featuring mineral springs or bathing",
      ": a place (such as a nightclub, bar, or lounge) where drink is available"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bar",
      "barroom",
      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "cantina",
      "dramshop",
      "gin mill",
      "grogshop",
      "pub",
      "public house",
      "saloon",
      "taproom",
      "tavern",
      "watering hole"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193208"
  },
  "willed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a will especially of a specified kind",
      ": deliberate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wild"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conscious",
      "deliberate",
      "intended",
      "intentional",
      "knowing",
      "purposeful",
      "purposive",
      "set",
      "voluntary",
      "willful",
      "wilful",
      "witting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nondeliberate",
      "nonpurposive",
      "unintentional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a hard-nosed industrialist with a willed indifference to public opinion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cephas Jones, who co-starred with Diggs in the original Broadway company of Hamilton, plays Ashley, the strong- willed girlfriend of Casal\u2019s Miles. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "In New York, Byford had to deal with a strong- willed , hands-on governor, but without the help of the mayor at the time, Bill de Blasio, who had little say over the subway system. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "The actress starred as the iron- willed and tomboyish Arya Stark for all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy juggernaut, joining the cast at the age of 12. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker\u2019s life is disrupted by a young, strong- willed woman who becomes his muse and lover. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Bertha, a strong- willed woman herself, can\u2019t understand it. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Total Control centres on Deborah Mailman's character, Alex Irving, a strong- willed woman in Canberra's cut-throat political bubble where so many odds are stacked against an Indigenous woman in office. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Eloise is a strong- willed young woman who has no real interest in getting married, and would prefer to focus on her education and professional life. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Nor is the strong- willed Lizzie any less tolerant of him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194928"
  },
  "wit(s)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse",
      ": a talent for banter or persiflage",
      ": a witty utterance or exchange",
      ": clever or apt humor",
      ": astuteness of perception or judgment : acumen",
      ": a person of superior intellect : thinker",
      ": an imaginatively perceptive and articulate individual especially skilled in banter or persiflage",
      ": reasoning power : intelligence",
      ": mind , memory",
      ": sense sense 2a",
      ": mental soundness : sanity",
      ": mental capability and resourcefulness : ingenuity",
      ": at a loss for a means of solving a problem",
      ": know",
      ": to come to know : learn",
      ": normal mental state",
      ": power to think, reason, or decide",
      ": clever and amusing comments, expressions, or talk",
      ": a talent for making clever and usually amusing comments",
      ": a person with a talent for making clever and amusing comments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wit",
      "\u02c8wit",
      "\u02c8wit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "card",
      "comedian",
      "comic",
      "droll",
      "farceur",
      "funnyman",
      "gagger",
      "gagman",
      "gagster",
      "humorist",
      "jester",
      "joker",
      "jokester",
      "wag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She is full of wit and vivacity.",
      "His latest book doesn't have the same wit as his earlier books.",
      "The book is a collection of his wit and wisdom .",
      "She was a famous writer and wit .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fire's aim is true, though its tone tends to veer wildly, ricocheting from cutting AbFab wit to the kind of broad strokes Bridgerton wouldn't shake a powdered wig at. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "To wit , an iconic black-and-white photo by Ed Feingersh shows her clutching a crystal bottle and applying No. 5 with a smile. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Such wit depends more on telling than on showing, and Pym was one of the twentieth century\u2019s great practitioners of the distant third-person voice. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The thought of Downton existing without the biting wit of Smith\u2019s character was both expected and devastating. \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "That film brought playful wit and tender observation to a spiky relationship between Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche, playing a famous mother and daughter, their starry double-act an anomaly in Kore-eda\u2019s filmography. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The New Yorker was founded five years later, with Katharine Angell as fiction editor and a young wit named Andy White (as E.B. White was known to his friends) contributing humor pieces. \u2014 Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Hulu\u2019s adaptation of Conversations dulls the author\u2019s wit , depicting Frances as merely detached, not tortured by her ideas. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "For the teenagers who don\u2019t manage to excel at academics, despite their obvious intelligence and wit , the years ahead may not just be unpromising, but a virtual and never-ending prison. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194958"
  },
  "whatever":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anything or everything that",
      ": no matter what",
      ": whatnot",
      ": what sense 1a(1)",
      ": any \u2026 that : all \u2026 that",
      ": no matter what",
      ": of any kind at all",
      ": in any case : whatever the case may be",
      ": anything or everything that",
      ": no matter what",
      ": what in the world",
      ": any and all : any \u2026 that",
      ": of any kind at all"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(h)w\u00e4t-\u02c8e-v\u0259r",
      "(h)w\u0259t-",
      "hw\u00e4t-\u02c8e-v\u0259r",
      "hw\u0259t-",
      "w\u00e4t-",
      "w\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "what all",
      "whatnot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anyhow",
      "anyway",
      "anyways",
      "regardless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Pronoun",
      "\u201cWhat's that smell?\u201d \u201cI don't know, but whatever it is, it's awful!\u201d",
      "Whatever you do , don't press that button!",
      "Adjective",
      "She will buy the painting at whatever price.",
      "There's no evidence whatever to support your theory.",
      "Adverb",
      "whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Central to whatever the answer might be is the issue of race and policing \u2013 the same as when Watts exploded in 1965 and then in 1992, with south Los Angeles again the epicenter of violence that spread to other parts of Southern California. \u2014 Theresa Walker, Orange County Register , 30 Apr. 2017",
      "The symptoms, for whatever reason, took a turn for the worse maybe five days ago. \u2014 Anthony Slater, The Mercury News , 23 Apr. 2017",
      "Whatever spoils of tour come back with them are to be conscientiously invested. \u2014 Joe Rubino, The Know , 30 Mar. 2017",
      "Basically helping out with whatever needed to be done. \u2014 Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities , 25 Jan. 2017",
      "The show often has a little segment on the history of whatever pile of carbohydrates the contestants have to construct. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 3 Jan. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever -she's-wearing. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2021",
      "And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever . \u2014 William F. Buckley Jr., National Review , 23 Oct. 2017",
      "Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever . \u2014 Marc Snetiker, EW.com , 17 Oct. 2017",
      "Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever -the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1870, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195631"
  },
  "well-favored":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": good-looking , handsome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetic",
      "esthetic",
      "aesthetical",
      "esthetical",
      "attractive",
      "beauteous",
      "beautiful",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "comely",
      "cute",
      "drop-dead",
      "fair",
      "fetching",
      "good",
      "good-looking",
      "goodly",
      "gorgeous",
      "handsome",
      "knockout",
      "likely",
      "lovely",
      "lovesome",
      "pretty",
      "ravishing",
      "seemly",
      "sightly",
      "stunning",
      "taking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesque",
      "hideous",
      "homely",
      "ill-favored",
      "plain",
      "ugly",
      "unaesthetic",
      "unattractive",
      "unbeautiful",
      "uncomely",
      "uncute",
      "unhandsome",
      "unlovely",
      "unpleasing",
      "unpretty",
      "unsightly"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200003"
  },
  "wisenheimer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smart aleck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b-z\u1d4an-\u02cch\u012b-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "smart aleck",
      "smart alec",
      "smarty",
      "smartie",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise guy",
      "wiseacre",
      "wiseass"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "it seems like every time we go to the movies, sitting behind us is some wisenheimer making snide cracks"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" wise entry 1 + -enheimer (as in family names such as Guggenheimer, Oppenheimer )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200110"
  },
  "womanish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": associated with or characteristic of women rather than men",
      ": suggestive of a weak character : effeminate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "effeminate",
      "effete",
      "epicene",
      "sissified",
      "sissy",
      "unmanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "manlike",
      "manly",
      "mannish",
      "masculine",
      "virile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "such displays of emotion were once considered womanish and unseemly for a man",
      "she had a womanish gentleness, especially when dealing with children, that he loved"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200230"
  },
  "wiseass":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smart aleck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02ccas"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "smart aleck",
      "smart alec",
      "smarty",
      "smartie",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise guy",
      "wiseacre",
      "wisenheimer",
      "weisenheimer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fine, you're right, but there was no reason to be such a wiseass while pointing out the error",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nolan is a wiseass in the best Reynolds tradition, so that only seemed natural. \u2014 Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "His tone was gently mocking \u2014 pretty much just being a wiseass , nothing too major. \u2014 Ramsey Ess, Vulture , 24 June 2021",
      "But before either of us can make the requisite wiseass remark, Ms. Zhao\u2019s door creaks open. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "For a generation of wiseass Brooklyn brunettes like myself, Tomei was a Hollywood anomaly, the rare breakthrough character actor who didn\u2019t apologize for or abandon her New Yorkiness. \u2014 Stella Bugbee, The Cut , 3 July 2018",
      "Ace Atkins, who writes terrific books of his own, is the conduit for Parker\u2019s long-running series starring Spenser \u2014 tough private eye, gourmand and professional wiseass . \u2014 Adam Woog, The Seattle Times , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "Hey, Rivkin: Does the job description for deputy mayor require being a wiseass , or does hanging around with Rahm just turn you into one? \u2014 Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "Only the computer user, an animated wiseass in baggy jeans, delivers a passionate response. \u2014 Jeff Howe, WIRED , 1 May 2004"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200455"
  },
  "washroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room that is equipped with washing and toilet facilities : lavatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307m",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "cloakroom",
      "comfort station",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "water closet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "could you tell me where the washroom is?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The youngster has joined the firm and been given the keys to the executive washroom . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The girl, who was shot in the right wrist and grazed in the leg, was found in a washroom near Valdes. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "During that period, my days were organized around hours of grueling physio and then collapsing in exhaustion, unable to get up to go to the washroom . \u2014 Ahreaume, Longreads , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Grimy baths and toilets are what remains of the washroom facilities, while soot obscures the patterned wallpaper in the executive sleeping quarters. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Below decks is an elegant master suite with varnished woodwork, a spacious bathroom and second toilet/ washroom . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "There are no bottles of hair spray on the washroom \u2019s counter. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The title of the show refers to the organizing principal which views these divas through the lens of ordinary people who somehow encountered them (a washroom attendant, a feature writer, a librarian, a backup singer, a maid). \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "The women had to wake at precisely eight each morning, but, except for trips to the washroom and the toilet, they were locked in their cells twenty-four hours a day. \u2014 David Remnic, The New Yorker , 3 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1806, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201007"
  },
  "wordiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": using or containing many and usually too many words",
      ": of or relating to words : verbal",
      ": using or containing many words or more words than are needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The original script was too wordy .",
      "her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This update will move the test entirely to a digital platform, reduce testing time by one-third, shorten reading passages, make math questions less wordy , and provide a built in Desmos calculator. \u2014 Akil Bello, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201351"
  },
  "wobbly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of the Industrial Workers of the World"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-bl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203215"
  },
  "wait":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stay in place in expectation of : await",
      ": to delay serving (a meal)",
      ": to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for",
      ": to remain stationary in readiness or expectation",
      ": to pause for another to catch up",
      ": to look forward expectantly",
      ": to hold back expectantly",
      ": to serve at meals",
      ": to be ready and available",
      ": to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized",
      ": pause , stop",
      ": to attend as a servant",
      ": to supply the wants of : serve",
      ": to make a formal call on",
      ": to wait for",
      ": to delay going to bed : stay up",
      ": a hidden or concealed position",
      ": a state or attitude of watchfulness and expectancy",
      ": one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments",
      ": one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season",
      ": a piece of music by such a group",
      ": an act or period of waiting",
      ": to stay in a place looking forward to something that is expected to happen",
      ": to stop moving or doing something",
      ": to remain not done or dealt with",
      ": to serve food as a waiter or waitress",
      ": an act or period of waiting",
      ": a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t",
      "\u02c8w\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "await",
      "bide",
      "hold on",
      "stay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delay",
      "detainment",
      "detention",
      "holdback",
      "holding pattern",
      "holdup"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "McCraw on Tuesday at a Texas Senate hearing accused Arredondo of ordering police to wait for unnecessary equipment and keys to a door that may not have been locked as suspected. \u2014 Travis Caldwell And Rosa Flores, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "With law enforcement facing backlash over the decision to wait for around an hour for backup instead of moving on the gunman as the school shooting unfolded, McGraw said the lives of police officers were valued over those of young children that day. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween, while Linus skips trick-or-treating to wait for the Great Pumpkin. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "Property owners under 50 can afford to wait for the next upcycle if the market sees a significant correction. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Rather than rehab the knee and wait for a better draft outcome, Siragusa bet on himself. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "All of the novels are remarkably fast-paced; Hermans, who claimed to have written serious novels disguised as entertainment, clearly doesn\u2019t believe in making the reader wait long for something dramatic to happen. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "McCraw has stated that Arredondo was the incident commander at the scene and decided to wait for more firepower, tactical gear, and keys to open the classroom door, even though the door was actually unlocked. \u2014 Ashley Soriano, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
      "But with the observed Juneteenth holiday Monday, parents may need to wait . \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Pressure has also been mounting on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have demanded to know why there has been such a long wait . \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Some shelters are building extensions, their concrete foundations and steel frames symbolizing the increasing permanence of what refugees had hoped would be a temporary wait . \u2014 Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
      "This is a long wait and risks a gap as the E-3 deteriorates. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "For parents, the authorization of vaccines for the youngest population in the country has been a stressful, arduous wait . \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "After that was a wait while Yash completed his other commitments. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This is important in assuring there is almost no wait for the transfer. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To say it\u2019s been a long wait for Dillian Whyte would be an understatement. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "It's been a long wait , but the official full trailer for the fourth season of Stranger Things is finally here. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203647"
  },
  "whereas":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": while on the contrary",
      ": although",
      ": in view of the fact that : since",
      ": an introductory statement of a formal document : preamble",
      ": a conditional or qualifying statement",
      ": since it is true that",
      ": while just the opposite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(h)wer-\u02c8az",
      "(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r-",
      "hwer-\u02c8az",
      "wer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "'cause",
      "as",
      "as long as",
      "because",
      "being (as ",
      "considering",
      "for",
      "inasmuch as",
      "now",
      "seeing",
      "since"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "whereas you chose to participate in this stupid prank, you will be held responsible as well",
      "whereas there are many good reasons to switch to Plan B, we must stick with Plan A as long as it is feasible"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Conjunction",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205705"
  },
  "warm fuzzies":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feelings of happiness, contentment, or sentimentality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beatitude",
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "happiness",
      "joy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calamity",
      "ill-being",
      "misery",
      "sadness",
      "unhappiness",
      "wretchedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Customers like warm fuzzies and are willing to pay for them. \u2014 WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Sean Connery looks engaged for the last time in his career, and if that doesn\u2019t give you the warm fuzzies , River Phoenix is great as Young Indy in a flashback. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Gives me the warm fuzzies thinking about those guys and the amazing music that helped shaped our childhood. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Seeing Guinan and Picard together again gives us some warm fuzzies . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The likelihood of becoming an influencer, of finding fulfillment in a pair of leggings or a sports bra, of turning the warm fuzzies of a Facebook community into cold hard cash is simply slim to none. \u2014 Ali Montag, Fortune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Whether on her talk show or social media, Barrymore comes off as a lovely, human embodiment of the warm fuzzies \u2014 and while no one's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 24/7, Barrymore just revealed her secret for eternal perkiness. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, PEOPLE.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "That's because this was a calamity in two parts: The first part was your vulnerability to guilt, and the second was your sister's knowledge and brazen exploitation of that vulnerability to give herself a couple of cheap warm fuzzies inside. \u2014 The Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020",
      "Plus, putting more positive connections into the universe can up your chances of receiving those warm fuzzies back. 3. \u2014 Stefanie Groner, Glamour , 22 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205855"
  },
  "whippy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unusually resilient : springy",
      ": of, relating to, or resembling a whip"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bouncy",
      "elastic",
      "flexible",
      "resilient",
      "rubberlike",
      "rubbery",
      "springy",
      "stretch",
      "stretchable",
      "stretchy",
      "supple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "nonelastic",
      "rigid",
      "stiff"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the whippy branches of a weeping willow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the rifle runs well from the shoulder, though the fluted 22-inch barrel gave it a slightly whippy feel during our off-hand drills. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 6 Nov. 2020",
      "Also of use: A whippy fastball that ranged up to 99 mph on Sunday. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "For instance, some bacteria have flagella, or long, whippy tails rotated by motors. \u2014 Nicole Yunger Halpern, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "Tennis analysts can see that Mr Federer\u2019s whippy forehand and Serena Williams\u2019 punchy backhand are unique, somehow, but struggle to explain why. \u2014 J.t., The Economist , 17 Aug. 2019",
      "Sage tweaked the composite of its already whippy Konnetic rod technology to transfer energy more efficiently, for faster casting. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 May 2018",
      "Animals that have a long whippy tail tend to have it for sensory purposes. \u2014 Katy Bergen, kansascity , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "With a mix of slice and chips, lobs and bunts, whippy half-volleys and wristy crosscourt ground strokes off both wings, Hsieh pushed Kerber to the extremes and unsettled her rhythm. \u2014 John Pye, The Seattle Times , 21 Jan. 2018",
      "The result is the most whippy swing through a baseball since Jose Canseco. \u2014 Tom Verducci, SI.com , 5 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210108"
  },
  "wince":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch",
      ": to draw back (as from pain)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win(t)s",
      "\u02c8wins"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blench",
      "cringe",
      "flinch",
      "quail",
      "recoil",
      "shrink",
      "squinch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most creative children fill their water tanks with ice, ensuring that the victims wince when they\u2019re hit. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But others wince , because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "And while some may wince at the thought of more oil development, the focus here should be on the evolution of utility-scale solar and long-term energy storage \u2014 both of which are critical to hitting net-zero goals. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Its messages are as mixed as Aunt Frida\u2019s eggnog, which the adults wince while drinking before talking nonsense. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Companies may wince at the thought, but upping workforce salaries may turn out to be not just necessary but also a smart long-term strategy, perhaps even an opportunity. \u2014 Rob Walker, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "When Binger showed the jury a close-up photo of Grosskreutz\u2019s bicep largely obliterated after he was shot, several jurors appeared to wince and turn away. \u2014 Stacy St. Clair, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The founders of the Miss Volleyball award at the Free Press might wince a little after hearing Birmingham Marian senior Ava Brizard once she was announced Monday morning as the 2021 winner. \u2014 Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Younger viewers who end up watching the TV special may wince at bits about women who ramble without taking a breath and overpack for weekend vacations. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wynsen to kick out, start, from Anglo-French *wincer, *guincer to shift direction, dodge, by-form of guenchir , probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wenken, wank\u014dn to totter \u2014 more at wench ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1748, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210517"
  },
  "wickedly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": morally very bad : evil",
      ": fierce , vicious",
      ": disposed to or marked by mischief : roguish",
      ": disgustingly unpleasant : vile",
      ": causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble",
      ": going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree",
      ": very , extremely",
      ": bad in behavior, moral state, or effect : evil",
      ": dangerous sense 2",
      ": of exceptional quality or degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-k\u0259d",
      "\u02c8wi-k\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "dark",
      "evil",
      "immoral",
      "iniquitous",
      "nefarious",
      "rotten",
      "sinful",
      "unethical",
      "unlawful",
      "unrighteous",
      "unsavory",
      "vicious",
      "vile",
      "villainous",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Eileen Bowman is a scene-stealer as Ella\u2019s hilariously wicked stepmother Madame. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial-arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Halloween is the time to embrace spooky decorations, along with wicked , gross and downright disturbing characters from your favorite horror flicks. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Trolls appeared on social media arguing his interpretation of the catechism was wicked and untrue. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not like an assault by a stranger or a wicked date. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "The same Wes that happily painted trees with Alicia back in the day is now even more wicked and evil than Strand has become. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The wicked profiteers over at Walmart seem to have missed a trick. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "The documentary also plainly discusses Carlin's wicked coke habit and personal turmoil. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210629"
  },
  "wile":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive",
      ": a beguiling or playful trick",
      ": skill in outwitting : trickery , guile",
      ": to lure by or as if by a magic spell : entice",
      ": while",
      ": a trick meant to trap or deceive",
      ": lure entry 2",
      "[by alteration]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8w\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "fascinate",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "witch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "had to use all of her wiles to convince her guests to stay for dinner",
      "it took both wile and cajolery to talk him into it",
      "Verb",
      "her stories of the Old South could wile anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Petit just turned 36 but has compiled some of his best seasons in his mid-30s, relying more on precision and wile than velocity. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "More generally, seduction was understood as the Use of arts, persuasions, or wiles to overcome the resistance of the female who is not disposed, of her volition, to step aside from the path of virtue. . . . \u2014 Clement Knox, Time , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "As his mother tries to get back to him, Kevin runs wild through the house and uses all his wiles to protect the house from two thieves, played by Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci, determined to break in for a giant Christmas haul. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "Bass Krzysztof Baczyk made his Lyric and American debut as Don Basilio, the singing teacher who, like Bartolo, perpetually falls victim to the others\u2019 wiles . \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "Jason Budd was admirable in the dual roles of Benoit, the put-upon landlord and Alcindoro, the eminently deflatable victim of Musetta's wiles . \u2014 cleveland.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "At one point, resigned to the wiles of their quarry, the Le Domases vote to engage the mansion\u2019s security cameras to locate Grace. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While many beauty brand founders will wile away the afternoon swatching lipsticks or brainstorming packaging, Butler is in the wild forests of Wyoming hand-picking ingredients for her brand Alpyn Beauty. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The Padres averaged 6,704 fans per game, wile the Mariners averaged 6,646. \u2014 Carrie Watters, The Arizona Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Nevertheless, Viceroy Los Cabos cast a spell of pure hedonistic laziness that helped me wile away the day doing nothing but swimming and sipping. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The immense porch overlooking distant mountains had been Mary Kathryn Watts Patrick's favorite place to seek peace and wile away hours with friends. \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "There\u2019s lots to eat and some intriguing drinks to wile away the time. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 5 June 2020",
      "Then riders could wile away the hours waiting for a train by looking for Platform 9 3/4 at King\u2019s Cross Station in the hopes of catching the Hogwarts Express with Harry Potter and friends. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 21 Dec. 2017",
      "Directed by Carlos Saldanha, Ferdinand is based on the classic children's book about a peace-loving Spanish bull who would rather wile away the hours smelling flowers and daydreaming than taking to the ring to fight. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Dec. 2017",
      "By Joey Green Periodic table + puns galore = dozens of ways to wile away holiday break with hands-on fun. \u2014 Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211013"
  },
  "wood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants",
      ": wood suitable or prepared for some use (such as burning or building)",
      ": a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest",
      ": woodland",
      ": something made of wood",
      ": a golf club having a thick wooden head",
      ": a golf club having a similar head made of metal",
      ": clear of danger or difficulty",
      ": wooden",
      ": suitable for cutting or working with wood",
      ": living, growing, or existing in woods",
      ": to gather or take on wood",
      ": to cover with a growth of trees or plant with trees",
      ": violently mad",
      ": a thick growth of trees : a small forest",
      ": a hard fibrous material that makes up most of the substance of a tree or shrub beneath the bark and is often used as a building material or fuel",
      ": wooden sense 1",
      ": used for or on wood",
      ": living or growing in woodland",
      "Grant (DeVolson) 1892\u20131942 American painter",
      "Leonard 1860\u20131927 American physician and general"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8w\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8w\u014dd",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lumber",
      "timber"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Adjective (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211148"
  },
  "why":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for what cause, reason, or purpose",
      ": the cause, reason, or purpose for which",
      ": for which : on account of which",
      ": reason , cause",
      ": a baffling problem : enigma",
      ": for what cause or reason",
      ": the cause or reason for which",
      ": for which"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012b",
      "\u02c8hw\u012b",
      "\u02c8w\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "authority",
      "grounds",
      "motive",
      "reason",
      "subject",
      "wherefore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ah",
      "aha",
      "come on",
      "fie",
      "indeed",
      "my word",
      "no",
      "pshaw",
      "well",
      "what"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Moderna mentioned that other illnesses were circulating, which may explain why fevers were higher in the placebo group. \u2014 Helen Branswell And Matthew Herper, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "Our findings help to explain why the ensuing mass extinction was so devastating\u2014and raise concerns about the future of biodiversity in our warming world. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "Newton is one of many cities around the country experiencing staffing shortages with the United States Postal Service \u2014 straining workers, causing disruptions in mail delivery, and leaving some residents wondering why their mailboxes are empty. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why the solution must be both introspective and outward facing. \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "An increase in demand for tampons due to return to work and travel combined with supply chain issues and increasing costs of raw materials such as cotton are some of the reasons behind why tampons have been in short supply, USA TODAY reported. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why most people are willing to spend good money on the right bedroom setup. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "That's why July is often the hottest month of the year in many locations. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "But the court pressed Kirk on why the use of private prisons is the only way in which the federal government could achieve its objective of arresting and detaining immigrants who come to the U.S. illegally. \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cain opines on the why -and-how of private mega-yachts, which have grown mind-bogglingly massive (such as the 533-foot-long Eclipse, replete with submarine, owned by Russian business mogul Roman Abramovich). \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Not everyone may want to abandon teaching manners altogether, but these insights do suggest rethinking our approach, focusing as much on the why of courtesy as the how. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "Worst of all, the cult of lethality attempts to divorce the how of killing from the why , an insane proposition given that military force is deployed in the service of political outcomes. \u2014 Jared Keller, The New Republic , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "And the why is that it\u2019s, unfortunately, human nature that has presented itself in so many, many ways. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018",
      "History doesn\u2019t often remember the why , just the what. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Sep. 2017",
      "But instead of getting bogged down by the calories consumed or the grams of fat encountered, Alpert turned the conversation to the why . \u2014 Logan Sykes, Town & Country , 2 Jan. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
      "Why, oh why , do the Rangers keep throwing away almost certain victories in the final minutes of playoff games? \u2014 Filip Bondy, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "1519, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-221329"
  },
  "whip hand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": positive control : advantage",
      ": the hand holding the whip in driving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "better",
      "bulge",
      "catbird seat",
      "drop",
      "edge",
      "high ground",
      "inside track",
      "jump",
      "pull",
      "stead",
      "upper hand",
      "vantage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disadvantage",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "penalty",
      "strike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "unquestionably the company has the whip hand in negotiations with the labor union"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222059"
  },
  "writer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that writes : such as",
      ": author",
      ": one who writes stock options",
      ": a person who writes especially as a business or occupation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012b-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8r\u012b-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "litterateur",
      "litt\u00e9rateur",
      "pen",
      "penman",
      "scribe",
      "scrivener"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonauthor"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Staff writer Matt Bruce contributed to this article. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
      "Follow IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd on Twitter: @RomeovilleKid. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "Reach Louisville football, women's basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Alexis_Cubit. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 22 June 2022",
      "Times writer Daniel Miller has recently put together a podcast about Big Willie\u2019s life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "That was my writer 's journey \u2014 that and wanting the story to feel of the moment, but still, maintain what people were going to expect from it. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 21 June 2022",
      "With his booming, gravelly voice and crown of graying hair, Mr. Lamming acquired a wide array of admirers, including Canadian novelist and short-story writer Margaret Laurence. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "The Gray Man, based on writer Mark Greaney\u2019s series of The Gray Man spy novels, also has at least two big connections to Marvel\u2019s theatrical fare. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 21 June 2022",
      "For this article, writer Joel Balsam, a frequent traveler who has visited more than 50 countries, reviewed and selected the best headphones for ultimate comfort while traveling. \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-225709"
  },
  "welt":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together",
      ": a doubled edge, strip, insert, or seam (as on a garment) for ornament or reinforcement",
      ": a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or allergic reaction)",
      ": a heavy blow",
      ": to furnish with a welt",
      ": to raise a welt on the body of",
      ": to hit hard",
      ": a ridge raised on the skin (as by a blow)",
      ": a ridge or lump raised on the body (as by a blow or an allergic reaction)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8welt",
      "\u02c8welt",
      "\u02c8welt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "stroke",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I'll hand ye a few welts with me stick and then we'll see how ye feel!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Case in point: the traditional lemonwood pegged soles and Goodyear welt . \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
      "Gimenez showed reporters a red welt on his shoulder. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "Center Igor Larionov was expected to play in Game 5 despite a monster welt on his left calf, the result of a vicious Mike Keane slash during the third-period violence. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Boyd was hit by a pitch, resulting in a large welt on his left hand. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
      "Furthermore, the existence of the Goodyear welt means that any shoe with a Dainite sole can be resoled, greatly extending its lifetime. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "After his fight, Ragan had a welt under his right eye and a silver medal around his neck. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Police saw a welt and discoloration on the woman\u2019s shoulder. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "The 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks avoided the absurd thought of being swept by the worst team in baseball, yet still left the welt -inducing reality of dropping the three prior games. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Whether you\u2019re headed to the office or brunch, the pair\u2019s wide waistband, faux welt back pockets and slanted front pockets combine for an elevated look, while the strategic back darts and pearl buttons add a luxe finish. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Then use the crevice tool to get into the quilting, along the edge welting , and where any pillow top is attached. \u2014 Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping , 15 Oct. 2018",
      "Top-seed New Mexico State refused to welt to GCU's relentless pressure and powered its way into the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night with a 72-58 victory for the WAC basketball tourney title at Orleans Arena. \u2014 Richard Obert, azcentral , 10 Mar. 2018",
      "That little printed tape on the sides of the seat cushions is really lovely, boxed in by raffia welting with a soft chambray top. \u2014 Doretta Sperduto, House Beautiful , 30 Oct. 2017",
      "Inoki spent much of the 15 rounds on his back, kicking out at Ali\u2019s legs, which quickly welted up. \u2014 Martin Rogers, USA TODAY , 14 Aug. 2017",
      "How can this quilt be piped or that sofa be welted ? \u2014 Kathleen Renda, House Beautiful , 8 Dec. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230922"
  },
  "what all":{
    "type":[
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whatnot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-\u02ccd\u022fl",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "whatever",
      "whatnot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the book was about family, social differences, and I don't know what all else"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1702, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235730"
  },
  "wilding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape",
      ": a wild apple or crab apple",
      ": the fruit of a wilding",
      ": a wild animal",
      ": not domesticated or cultivated : wild"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bl-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feral",
      "savage",
      "unbroken",
      "undomesticated",
      "untamed",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broken",
      "busted",
      "domestic",
      "domesticated",
      "gentled",
      "tame",
      "tamed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a herd of wilding mustangs"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1697, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012049"
  },
  "wash":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)",
      ": to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid",
      ": to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to wet thoroughly : drench",
      ": to overspread with light : suffuse",
      ": to pass a liquid (such as water) over or through especially so as to carry off material from the surface or interior",
      ": to flow along or dash or overflow against",
      ": to move, carry, or deposit by or as if by the force of water in motion",
      ": to subject (something, such as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuable material",
      ": to separate (particles) from a substance (such as ore) by agitation with or in water",
      ": to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it especially by removing soluble components",
      ": to cover or daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin liquid (such as whitewash or varnish)",
      ": to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color with a brush",
      ": to cause to swirl",
      ": launder sense 3",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to become worn away by the action of water",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": to become carried along on water : drift",
      ": to pour, sweep, or flow in a stream or current",
      ": to serve as a cleansing agent",
      ": to undergo laundering",
      ": to undergo testing successfully : work sense 3",
      ": to gain acceptance : inspire belief",
      ": to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with",
      ": a piece of ground washed by the sea or river",
      ": bog , marsh",
      ": a shallow body of water",
      ": a shallow creek",
      ": the dry bed of a stream",
      ": the act or process or an instance of washing or being washed",
      ": articles to be washed, being washed, or having been washed",
      ": the surging action or sound of waves",
      ": something resembling this action or sound",
      ": worthless especially liquid waste : refuse",
      ": an insipid beverage",
      ": vapid writing or speech",
      ": a sweep or splash especially of color made by or as if by a long stroke of a brush",
      ": a thin coat of paint (such as watercolor)",
      ": a thin liquid used for coating a surface (such as a wall)",
      ": lotion",
      ": loose or eroded surface material of the earth (such as rock debris) transported and deposited by running water",
      ": backwash sense 1",
      ": a disturbance in a fluid (such as water or the air) produced by the passage of an airfoil or propeller",
      ": a situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages balance each other",
      ": involving essentially simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security",
      ": washable",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse with water and usually a cleaning agent (as soap)",
      ": to wet completely with liquid",
      ": to flow along or overflow against",
      ": to remove or carry away by the action of water",
      ": to stand being cleansed without injury",
      ": articles (as clothes, sheets, and towels) in the laundry",
      ": an act or instance of cleansing or of being cleansed",
      ": the flow, sound, or action of water",
      ": a backward flow of water (as made by the motion of a boat)",
      ": material carried or set down by water",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (as water)",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to pass through a liquid to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": a liquid medicinal preparation used especially for cleansing or antisepsis \u2014 see eyewash , mouthwash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "chiefly Midland also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "lap",
      "lave",
      "lip",
      "splash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bog",
      "fen",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wetland"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long story short, wash your face to get rid of any surface dirt or grime, pat dry, and then apply the face serum of your choice before taking any other steps in your regimen. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "Then, wash it all down with a summery red hibiscus punch. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "In Lab evaluations, fiber scientists wash all sheets according to the care label to rate shrinkage, wrinkle resistance and appearance after laundering. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "If it was previously used for plants, wash it first in a solution of one part liquid bleach to nine parts water, and then rinse thoroughly to kill any plant diseases. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "After contact, wash your hands with soap and water and throw away any gloves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Yet his full-throated denials may not wash with corporate execs looking to generate goodwill for their products. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Safety Note: Never power- wash a surface with lead paint. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Brush the tops of the buns with a wash consisting of 1 egg beaten well with 1 teaspoon water. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "Many testers noted its light exfoliation, with one tester calling it the perfect combination face wash and gentle scrub. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Tumbaga is both malleable and hard, ideal for intricate metalwork, while a mild acid wash removes copper from a top layer and allows the gold to shine like the sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In her preparatory drawings for the minimalist installations, straight yellow lines rendered usually in wax crayon are aligned atop mottled, ink- wash backdrops. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Most natural shampoos will not include those harmful chemicals, which results in a different wash experience. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "According to Gagliardi, whites require the wash temperature to be at least warm, if not hot, in order to get them as clean as possible. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Wear a detailed boot with light- wash denim and a T-shirt to complete an all-American, off-duty ensemble that's as chic as it is laid-back. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
      "This compost bin features two buckets; the inner bin can be removed to discard compost and wash . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The election exempts securities trades from wash -sale loss (WS) adjustments, which can defer tax losses to the subsequent year and the $3,000 capital loss limitation. \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "To get the best of the tress saviors, four testers (whose hair varied in thickness, length, and shade) rubbed a bit of coconut oil into their roots to mimic a few days post- wash . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In this episode of Wash Day Diaries, Entrepreneur and dancer Tavia Bailey shares her step-by-step approach to product build-up and moisturized post- wash braids. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "That wash -rinse-repeat cycle has played out repeatedly over the last century, three times in the last 14 years alone. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Tybee Tea CocktailMakes about 1 gallon 1 large bunch fresh mint 1 cup sugar 2 quarts James T's Secret Iced Tea (recipe follows) 2 quarts lemonade Bourbon Lemon slices for serving Wash mint. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 28 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013643"
  },
  "wring":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid",
      ": to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing",
      ": to twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape",
      ": to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish",
      ": to affect painfully as if by wringing : torment",
      ": squirm , writhe",
      ": to twist or press so as to squeeze out moisture",
      ": to get by or as if by twisting or pressing",
      ": to twist with a forceful or violent motion",
      ": to affect as if by wringing",
      ": to twist (hands) together as a sign of anguish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "exact",
      "extort",
      "wrest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.",
      "I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s also our aesthetic, and we were encouraged to wring that part out. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Two more tests from GFXBench 5.0, run offscreen to allow for different display resolutions, wring out OpenGL operations. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Turkey's raising of its grievances has led to concerns in Washington and Brussels that other NATO members might also use the admission process as a way to wring concessions from allies, possibly complicating and delaying accession. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 16 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, Turkey\u2019s raising of its grievances has led to concerns in Washington and Brussels that other NATO members might also use the admission process as a way to wring concessions from allies, possibly complicating and delaying accession. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Putin would much prefer to wring concessions out of Zelensky than take the significant risk of going to war. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Now the company is poised to change its strategies, including by exploring lower-cost plans with advertising and by trying to wring money out of the 100 million households that access Netflix without paying by sharing login credentials. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Trying to recapture old glory is often a fool's errand, especially in Hollywood where sequels, remakes and remakes of remakes wring every good idea dry. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Media outlets, eager to wring clicks out of free content, sometimes simply post photo galleries of images that the company distributes en masse. \u2014 Jordan G. Teicher, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English wringan ; akin to Old High German ringan to struggle, Lithuanian rengtis to bend down, Old English wyrgan to strangle \u2014 more at worry ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013705"
  },
  "weisenheimer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smart aleck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013713"
  },
  "whip (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to excite (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to feel strong emotions about something",
      ": to cause or create (something)",
      ": to produce or prepare (a meal) very quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014436"
  },
  "washed":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (such as water)",
      ": to remove (something, such as dirt) by rubbing or drenching with liquid",
      ": to cleanse (fur) by licking or by rubbing with a paw moistened with saliva",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to wet thoroughly : drench",
      ": to overspread with light : suffuse",
      ": to pass a liquid (such as water) over or through especially so as to carry off material from the surface or interior",
      ": to flow along or dash or overflow against",
      ": to move, carry, or deposit by or as if by the force of water in motion",
      ": to subject (something, such as crushed ore) to the action of water to separate valuable material",
      ": to separate (particles) from a substance (such as ore) by agitation with or in water",
      ": to pass through a bath to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid to purify it especially by removing soluble components",
      ": to cover or daub lightly with or as if with an application of a thin liquid (such as whitewash or varnish)",
      ": to depict or paint by a broad sweep of thin color with a brush",
      ": to cause to swirl",
      ": launder sense 3",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to become worn away by the action of water",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": to become carried along on water : drift",
      ": to pour, sweep, or flow in a stream or current",
      ": to serve as a cleansing agent",
      ": to undergo laundering",
      ": to undergo testing successfully : work sense 3",
      ": to gain acceptance : inspire belief",
      ": to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with",
      ": a piece of ground washed by the sea or river",
      ": bog , marsh",
      ": a shallow body of water",
      ": a shallow creek",
      ": the dry bed of a stream",
      ": the act or process or an instance of washing or being washed",
      ": articles to be washed, being washed, or having been washed",
      ": the surging action or sound of waves",
      ": something resembling this action or sound",
      ": worthless especially liquid waste : refuse",
      ": an insipid beverage",
      ": vapid writing or speech",
      ": a sweep or splash especially of color made by or as if by a long stroke of a brush",
      ": a thin coat of paint (such as watercolor)",
      ": a thin liquid used for coating a surface (such as a wall)",
      ": lotion",
      ": loose or eroded surface material of the earth (such as rock debris) transported and deposited by running water",
      ": backwash sense 1",
      ": a disturbance in a fluid (such as water or the air) produced by the passage of an airfoil or propeller",
      ": a situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages balance each other",
      ": involving essentially simultaneous purchase and sale of the same security",
      ": washable",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse with water and usually a cleaning agent (as soap)",
      ": to wet completely with liquid",
      ": to flow along or overflow against",
      ": to remove or carry away by the action of water",
      ": to stand being cleansed without injury",
      ": articles (as clothes, sheets, and towels) in the laundry",
      ": an act or instance of cleansing or of being cleansed",
      ": the flow, sound, or action of water",
      ": a backward flow of water (as made by the motion of a boat)",
      ": material carried or set down by water",
      "Washington",
      ": to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (as water)",
      ": to flush or moisten (a bodily part or injury) with a liquid",
      ": to pass through a liquid to carry off impurities or soluble components",
      ": to wash oneself or a part of one's body",
      ": to clean something by rubbing or dipping in water",
      ": a liquid medicinal preparation used especially for cleansing or antisepsis \u2014 see eyewash , mouthwash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "chiefly Midland also",
      "or",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "lap",
      "lave",
      "lip",
      "splash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bog",
      "fen",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wetland"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Long story short, wash your face to get rid of any surface dirt or grime, pat dry, and then apply the face serum of your choice before taking any other steps in your regimen. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Rushing waters can\u2019t quench love; rivers can\u2019t wash it away. \u2014 Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "Then, wash it all down with a summery red hibiscus punch. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "In Lab evaluations, fiber scientists wash all sheets according to the care label to rate shrinkage, wrinkle resistance and appearance after laundering. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "If it was previously used for plants, wash it first in a solution of one part liquid bleach to nine parts water, and then rinse thoroughly to kill any plant diseases. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "After contact, wash your hands with soap and water and throw away any gloves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Yet his full-throated denials may not wash with corporate execs looking to generate goodwill for their products. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Safety Note: Never power- wash a surface with lead paint. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Brush the tops of the buns with a wash consisting of 1 egg beaten well with 1 teaspoon water. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "Many testers noted its light exfoliation, with one tester calling it the perfect combination face wash and gentle scrub. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Tumbaga is both malleable and hard, ideal for intricate metalwork, while a mild acid wash removes copper from a top layer and allows the gold to shine like the sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In her preparatory drawings for the minimalist installations, straight yellow lines rendered usually in wax crayon are aligned atop mottled, ink- wash backdrops. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Most natural shampoos will not include those harmful chemicals, which results in a different wash experience. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "According to Gagliardi, whites require the wash temperature to be at least warm, if not hot, in order to get them as clean as possible. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
      "Wear a detailed boot with light- wash denim and a T-shirt to complete an all-American, off-duty ensemble that's as chic as it is laid-back. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
      "This compost bin features two buckets; the inner bin can be removed to discard compost and wash . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The election exempts securities trades from wash -sale loss (WS) adjustments, which can defer tax losses to the subsequent year and the $3,000 capital loss limitation. \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "To get the best of the tress saviors, four testers (whose hair varied in thickness, length, and shade) rubbed a bit of coconut oil into their roots to mimic a few days post- wash . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In this episode of Wash Day Diaries, Entrepreneur and dancer Tavia Bailey shares her step-by-step approach to product build-up and moisturized post- wash braids. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "That wash -rinse-repeat cycle has played out repeatedly over the last century, three times in the last 14 years alone. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Tybee Tea CocktailMakes about 1 gallon 1 large bunch fresh mint 1 cup sugar 2 quarts James T's Secret Iced Tea (recipe follows) 2 quarts lemonade Bourbon Lemon slices for serving Wash mint. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 28 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014632"
  },
  "whoopee":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": boisterous convivial fun : merrymaking",
      ": sexual play"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wu\u0307-(\u02cc)p\u0113",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00fc-",
      "(h)wu\u0307-\u02c8p\u0113",
      "(h)w\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8(h)wu\u0307-(\u02cc)p\u0113",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conviviality",
      "festivity",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "jollification",
      "jollity",
      "merriment",
      "merrymaking",
      "rejoicing",
      "reveling",
      "revelling",
      "revelry"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Interjection",
      "another sitcom featuring wisecracking kids? whoopee"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Interjection",
      "1827, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-023928"
  },
  "wuss":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person : wimp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wimp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Don't be such a wuss .",
      "teased him for being a wuss when he failed the push-up test in gym class",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2021",
      "While thinking of ways to be less of a wuss about cutting squashes, I was reminded of the life story of Peter Gordon, one of the top chefs and food writers in New Zealand. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "That simply wouldn\u2019t have happened in 2018\u2019s Republican Party, where Nixon probably would have been dismissed as a low-energy wuss . \u2014 Will Bunch, Philly.com , 4 Feb. 2018",
      "Camp 1 includes those who lament the wuss -ification of the game. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "For you wusses who think otherwise, the Flip-n-Drip should be live on the site soon for $45. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 31 Aug. 2009"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-030637"
  },
  "waddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to walk with short steps swinging the forepart of the body from side to side",
      ": to move clumsily in a manner suggesting a waddle",
      ": an awkward clumsy swaying gait",
      ": to walk with short steps swaying like a duck",
      ": a way of walking by taking short steps and swaying from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "careen",
      "dodder",
      "lurch",
      "reel",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "totter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He waddled down the hallway.",
      "A fat goose waddled across the yard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Then came the coaching staff as the last to waddle off, the 2021-22 season officially brought to an unspectacular close at 7:19 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "In Tepetit\u00e1n, a community of a couple thousand people where chickens often waddle around freely and fishermen dock their boats in a river running through town, residents say that the president has not forgotten them. \u2014 Leila Millerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The penguin jump-a-roo, along with the rest of her physical therapy, helped Rosie go from a penguin who couldn't walk independently to a social bird that likes to waddle around the aquarium visiting her friends in less than two years. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Serious cyclists in padded shorts and bike shoes waddle through the patio after a long ride, as freelancers on laptops shift from chagaccinos to draft beers. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The Cincinnati Zoo invites you to waddle with the penguins now through February 18th every Friday \u2013 Sunday. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Looking out toward the ocean, a half dozen miniature tuxedoed creatures emerge from the surf and waddle up the beach, their wings flapping in the air. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Dungeness crabs and Maine lobsters waddle around in shallow pools reminiscent of the educational touch pools at aquariums. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "These flightless tuxedoed birds waddle across land like infants taking their first steps. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jango likes to walk around with a waddle , letting his thick coat sway back and forth. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "General manager Chris Grier had to appreciate seeing Waddle\u2019s celebratory waddle a week ago and Phillips\u2019 celebratory sack somersault the next. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Rodents missing a functional RORB gene waddle like ducks. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Some of the physical limitations that make Baby Yoda seem especially infantile, like his waddle of a walk, may not be developmental delays at all. \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "This one-step-forward-two-steps-back waddle , however, wasn't confined to the playoffs; the entire season was a string of stop signs after green lights. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 8 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1691, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041552"
  },
  "winner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that wins: such as",
      ": one that is successful especially through praiseworthy ability and hard work",
      ": a victor especially in games and sports",
      ": one that wins admiration",
      ": a shot in a court game that is not returned and that scores for the player making it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "hit",
      "megahit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "supernova"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "flop",
      "misfire",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The winners will receive their medals shortly.",
      "the winners and losers of the court case",
      "And the winner is\u2026the blue team!",
      "With seconds left on the clock, she scored the winner .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the news release, the winner was playing the $1,000,000 Riches game. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
      "In the closing days of the race here in Alabama, Brooks has been accusing Trump of ditching his political movement to pick a winner after humiliating defeats in other states. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "The winner came in at 6 under, and only 9 of 156 golfers finished under par \u2014 exactly what a US Open should be. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Best Soothing Body Wash Transform your bath or shower into a spa-like experience with this body wash and soak in one from Degree, a GH Beauty Award winner . \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
      "The season will also introduce Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, Aurora Perrineau and Daniel Wu. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 20 June 2022",
      "Among them are five-time winner Rod Millen, his son and two-time king Rhys Millen, and current Time Attack 1 division record holder and three-time king David Donner. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
      "Jack Nicklaus, the name on the gold winner \u2019s medal draped around his neck, turned the trick at Pebble Beach. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "What dad doesn\u2019t love Martin Scorsese\u2019s best picture winner about an undercover cop and a mole in the police attempting to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-042715"
  },
  "whatnot":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various other things that might also be mentioned",
      ": a nondescript person or thing",
      ": a light open set of shelves for bric-a-brac"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t-\u02ccn\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "what all",
      "whatever"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatsit",
      "whatsis",
      "what-is-it"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Pronoun",
      "You can use the container to hold paper clips, pins, and whatnot .",
      "the drawer is full of spare pens, paper clips, stray elastics and whatnot",
      "Noun",
      "the store sells an array of whatnots for the do-it-yourself plumber",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To go to the movies or to buy something and buy food or whatnot . \u2014 Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
      "But some projects have been talked about, [involving] some of his upcoming scripts and whatnot . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "The set appears to consist of the aforementioned easel and sewing table complete with tiny sewing implements inside, plus a bookcase/cabinet filled with books and whatnot , a sofa, two side chairs, a table and a piano with sheet music. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022",
      "There are certainly enough big-name sequels and prequels and whatnot coming up between now and September to make that a possibility. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
      "Death isn\u2019t necessarily an obstacle, with flashbacks and fantasies and whatnot . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Definitely taking it to the next level with them flowers and whatnot . \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Definitely taking it to the next level with them flowers and whatnot . \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "People would slowly go off to get water and whatnot . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Pronoun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun",
      "1540, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-060702"
  },
  "weeny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceptionally small : tiny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atomic",
      "bitsy",
      "bitty",
      "infinitesimal",
      "itty-bitty",
      "itsy-bitsy",
      "little bitty",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "giant",
      "gigantic",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "huge",
      "immense",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "stumbled upon a weeny frog in the front yard"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of wee ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1781, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-064455"
  },
  "weaken":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make weak : lessen the strength of",
      ": to reduce in intensity or effectiveness",
      ": to become weak",
      ": to make or become weak or weaker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "prostrate",
      "sap",
      "soften",
      "tire",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the fact that many exports, even ones not destined for the U.S., are invoiced in dollars might, in fact, weaken trade volumes, according to Citigroup. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Bleach and dyes can weaken and strip curls, leaving them dull and lackluster. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "The system will weaken and shift eastward, which will bring more moderate weather through today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Over time, this can weaken the heart as a whole, and cause right-sided heart failure, according to the Cleveland Clinic. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The ocean swell that produced big waves Monday along the San Diego County coastline will weaken on Tuesday but could periodically produce sets in the 3-to-6 foot range. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "In time, the grass should weaken and eventually disappear. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Still, because La Ninas historically weaken over summer and there are slight signs that this one may be easing a bit, there\u2019s the small but increasing chance that this La Nina could warm just enough to be considered neutral in late summer. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "The administration now sees a chance to punish Russian aggression, weaken Mr. Putin, shore up NATO and the trans-Atlantic alliance and send a message to China, too. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-113553"
  },
  "wantonness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": merciless , inhumane",
      ": having no just foundation or provocation : malicious",
      ": being without check or limitation: such as",
      ": unduly lavish : extravagant",
      ": luxuriantly rank",
      ": lewd , bawdy",
      ": causing sexual excitement : lustful , sensual",
      ": playfully mean or cruel : mischievous",
      ": hard to control : undisciplined , unruly",
      ": one given to self-indulgent flirtation or trifling",
      ": a lewd or lascivious person",
      ": a pampered person or animal : pet",
      ": a spoiled child",
      ": a frolicsome child or animal",
      ": to be wanton or act wantonly (see wanton entry 1 )",
      ": to pass or waste wantonly or in wantonness",
      ": not modest or proper : indecent",
      ": showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others",
      ": manifesting extreme indifference to a risk of injury to another that is known or should have been known : characterized by knowledge of and utter disregard for probability of resulting harm",
      "\u2014 see also reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt-\u1d4an, \u02c8w\u022fnt-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdy",
      "blue",
      "coarse",
      "crude",
      "dirty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "gross",
      "gutter",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "lascivious",
      "lewd",
      "locker-room",
      "nasty",
      "obscene",
      "pornographic",
      "porny",
      "profane",
      "raunchy",
      "ribald",
      "smutty",
      "stag",
      "trashy",
      "unprintable",
      "vulgar",
      "X-rated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirt",
      "flirter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The man was given a court summons for willful wanton disregard for both safety and private property, leaving the scene of a crash and the red-light violation. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 1 May 2020",
      "Now Senate Republicans have given Trump a pass on another wanton abuse of power. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Twan Moore, 25, was charged with first degree wanton endangerment, second degree disorderly conduct and one charge of firing a firearm on a public road. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2020",
      "Burnett is being charged with wanton endangerment in the first degree, contempt of a court libel/slander resistance to order, and criminal mischief in the second degree. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Sullivan is charged with burglary, kidnapping and wanton endangerment. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "He's been charged with murder, two counts of first degree wanton endangerment and first degree assault. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Some believe the wanton slaughter produced the unsanitary conditions that triggered the plague. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Like any migratory gamebird, wanton waste, which means to intentionally waste, neglect, or use inappropriately, comes into play. \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Johnson later pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison, according to the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney's Office. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "He was arrested and charged with interference with child custody, willful and wanton reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident with bodily injury, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 al , 9 May 2022",
      "None of the three officers who fired shots at Taylor's apartment were charged in her death, and Detective Brett Hankison was recently acquitted of wanton endangerment over shots that went into an adjacent apartment. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
      "He was acquitted on three counts of felony wanton endangerment in connection with the raid. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The only officer there that night who was charged is Brett Hankison, who faces three counts of felony wanton endangerment for firing 10 rounds into Taylor's apartment and into an adjoining unit where three residents were present. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Earlier this year, one of the other officers present, Brett Hankison, was found not guilty on all three counts of felony wanton endangerment for endangering Taylor\u2019s neighbors by firing bullets into their residence. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2020",
      "As president, Donald Trump\u2019s abuse of science has been wanton and dangerous. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "The 17-year-old also has an additional active warrant for wanton endangerment. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All of the attacks were wanton , aimed at destruction of the cultural and artistic heritage of humanity. \u2014 David J. Wasserstein, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b",
      "Noun",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-133147"
  },
  "wastage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)",
      ": wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-stij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilation",
      "decimation",
      "demolishment",
      "demolition",
      "desolation",
      "destruction",
      "devastation",
      "extermination",
      "extinction",
      "havoc",
      "loss",
      "mincemeat",
      "obliteration",
      "ruin",
      "ruination",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "building",
      "construction",
      "erection",
      "raising"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To help best prevent food wastage during a power outage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends keeping appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "As a result, strict laws regarding food expiration usage result in large-scale wastage . \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "In other words, a perfectly circular economy will contain no resource wastage and pollution. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "So, circularity will not only reduce resource wastage but also slow down the inevitable threat of climate change and global warming. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Waste reduction is at the heart of one-size swimwear brand Hunza G, with zero deadstock fabric or wastage created in the process. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Having a solid formula means less water wastage , less packaging, and less of a carbon footprint required to transport the product. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-004648"
  },
  "wiggle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle",
      ": to proceed with or as if with twisting and turning movements : wriggle",
      ": to cause to wiggle",
      ": the act of wiggling",
      ": shellfish or fish in cream sauce with peas",
      ": to move up and down or from side to side with quick short motions",
      ": to proceed with twisting and turning movements",
      ": a twisting turning motion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wi-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddle",
      "fidget",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wriggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The puppy wiggled with excitement.",
      "the baby wiggled in her sleep",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner had to wiggle out of serious trouble in each of the first three innings. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "If big-budget moviemaking is a prison, then Vikander-as-Mira, sylphlike and darting, is going to wiggle out between the bars. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "As a gambling film, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels succeeds at finding the humor in people trying to cheat their way into money, only to twist their lives around to wiggle their way out of debt. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "After waiting 20 minutes, the victim managed to wiggle free from his bindings and make his way out of the SUV, running down the road and eventually flagging down a Good Samaritan who called police. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 16 May 2022",
      "Furthermore, the ear hooks ensure that the Powerbeats don\u2019t wiggle around during workouts, no matter how rugged your terrain might be. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike a tight mummy, this 650-fill down bag is designed for restless folks who need room to wiggle into the perfect position, including those who like to sleep on their sides. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Be sure to walk, dance and wiggle around a bit to see how your breasts settle into the cups, and check both the sides and the front for potential spillage. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Chargers even stopped the run well enough to wiggle out of being the league\u2019s worst against the rush for the season. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even the slightest wiggle on corner exit or random gust of wind can make the difference of a driver ending up locked in place Saturday or still holding a chance to run for pole Sunday. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022",
      "Both teams struggled with easy shots in the early going, with one ball after another making the net wiggle but no more. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Ready for her closeup, Lucy even gave a tiny wiggle of her fingers \u2014 giving fans at home a wave. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "These pulses are released through three primary movement types, blow, wiggle , and spin. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The Browns have been hunting for a receiver with the versatility and wiggle of Robinson for a while. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The wiggle -match dating indicated that the wood used to make the boat was harvested between 1556 and 1646, according to the study. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Redshirt Cam Davis showed a little wiggle in practice last season \u2014 though the backfield was too crowded to get any carries \u2014 and bears watching as well. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Tyrod Taylor was suddenly inaccurate, none of his skill players had any wiggle to them, and Kenny Moore was a step ahead again, this time on overmatched athletes. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105445"
  },
  "wither":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become dry and sapless",
      ": to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture",
      ": to lose vitality, force, or freshness",
      ": to cause to wither",
      ": to make speechless or incapable of action : stun",
      ": withers",
      ": to shrivel or cause to shrivel from or as if from loss of moisture : wilt",
      "George 1588\u20131667 English poet and pamphleteer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wi-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wi-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dry",
      "wilt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The plants withered and died.",
      "shortly after the moon landing, interest in the space program withered",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Until the gap between the haves and the have-nots narrows, dreams will lie dormant or gradually wither \u2013 discouraging planning or shriveling into a cruel reminder of what won\u2019t come true. \u2014 Janet Ruane, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
      "Likewise, slime mold tubes that find food grow and dead ends wither away. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Lower leaves on some plants, like dracaenas and palms, will start to brown and wither as new growth begins. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "What didn\u2019t wither was Yemen\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Not all plants wither when faced with harsh conditions. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 May 2022",
      "Other studies show that elites are more individualistic, while non-elites place a higher value on community and solidarity, which explains the soul pain of people in rural and Rust Belt America who are seeing their communities wither . \u2014 Joan C. Williams, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "If forests continue to wither , so will the likelihood that Earth\u2019s warming can be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial levels \u2014 a central aim of the Paris climate accord. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "But even if on-farm recharge is proven safe, beneficial, and arguably necessary for the fish, the crops, the land, and the residents\u2014even if all of that happens, the Terranova project could still wither on the vine. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110105"
  },
  "wangle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to resort to trickery or devious methods",
      ": to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends",
      ": to make or get by devious means : finagle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrive",
      "engineer",
      "finagle",
      "finesse",
      "frame",
      "machinate",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "mastermind",
      "negotiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He wangled a free ticket to the show.",
      "He managed to wangle his way into the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Discussions of how to wangle free shipping or discounts dovetailed with a proposition that the group start a fund-raiser for a family in need\u2014a worthy use for money saved. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "That was the only way for the Florida to wangle into any election controversy this time. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "The court ruled that Mr Atambayev had helped wangle the early release from prison of a mafia don, Aziz Batukayev, supposedly on compassionate grounds, using a fake diagnosis of leukaemia. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020",
      "By contrast, as the world has ground to a halt around them, Harry and Meghan are still wangling to make everything about them. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Legendre\u2019s social connections had wangled her a secretarial role in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Breslow\u2019s family managed to wangle one ticket to Cuba and decided the father should go first. \u2014 Jeff Gammage, Philly.com , 9 June 2018",
      "And Begbie (Robert Carlyle) \u2014 whose drug of choice has always been violence \u2014 has just wangled an appropriately bloody escape from prison. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of waggle ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110134"
  },
  "workmanlike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by the skill and efficiency typical of a good workman",
      ": competent and skillful but not outstanding or original"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-m\u0259n-\u02ccl\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adroit",
      "artful",
      "bravura",
      "deft",
      "delicate",
      "dexterous",
      "dextrous",
      "expert",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "skillful",
      "virtuoso"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "amateurish",
      "artless",
      "rude",
      "unprofessional",
      "unskillful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He did a workmanlike job on the boat.",
      "She showed workmanlike thoroughness in everything she did.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bogeys on five of the final eight holes by Faldo enabled Strange to employ his workmanlike game and bask in the sunshine. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Texas coach Chris Beard, a rising star in the profession, improved to 5-0 in first-round games as his No. 6 Longhorns posted a workmanlike 81-73 win over a tough 11th-seeded Virginia Tech squad. \u2014 Jim Litke, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The show demystifies him in the workmanlike way that today\u2019s cinematic universes inevitably treat their bit players: by turning them into boring old heroes. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Severna Park got a goal in each half and used its suffocating defense to keep Potomac\u2019s Winston Churchill quiet in a workmanlike 2-0 win Saturday night, giving the defending champion Falcons their 25th title to extend their own state record. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
      "In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
      "In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021",
      "In a competitive year, Hanks didn\u2019t secure an Oscar nomination, perhaps because his workmanlike effort refused to call too much attention to itself in Howard\u2019s earnest ensemble adventure. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110300"
  },
  "wreckage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked",
      ": something that has been wrecked",
      ": broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked",
      ": the remains of a wreck",
      ": the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8re-kij",
      "\u02c8re-kij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilation",
      "decimation",
      "demolishment",
      "demolition",
      "desolation",
      "destruction",
      "devastation",
      "extermination",
      "extinction",
      "havoc",
      "loss",
      "mincemeat",
      "obliteration",
      "ruin",
      "ruination",
      "wastage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "building",
      "construction",
      "erection",
      "raising"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.",
      "They cleared the wreckage from the track.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Russian troops still less than half a mile away, the evidence of a fierce battle was everywhere, in the wreckage of houses and the stench of dead bodies. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Sixteen members of the USS Monitor crew died in the wreckage . \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Sosa became trapped in the wreckage and died from blunt force head trauma, according to the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In the northeast's Kharkiv, Lidiya Mezhiritska stood in the wreckage of her home after overnight missile strikes turned it to rubble. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "On the microblog Weibo, the photo of a handwritten note found in the wreckage was among the most popular posts. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But Russia appeared to break the cease-fire when bombs slammed into a hospital complex in the city, burying children in the wreckage . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Crews continued to hunt for survivors in the wreckage of a candle factory, where 110 people were working overnight Friday when the storm hit. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "But by the time churchgoers gathered Sunday morning to pray for the lost, more than 24 hours had elapsed since anyone had been found alive in the wreckage . \u2014 Bruce Schneier And Dylan Lovan, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110725"
  },
  "warmth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being warm in temperature",
      ": the quality or state of being warm in feeling",
      ": a glowing effect produced by the use of warm colors",
      ": gentle heat",
      ": strong feeling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm(p)th",
      "\u02c8w\u022frmth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lukewarmness",
      "tepidity",
      "tepidness",
      "warmness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chill",
      "chilliness",
      "coolness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I could feel the warmth of the fireplace.",
      "She enjoyed the warmth of their praise.",
      "They possessed a graciousness and warmth that put their guests at ease.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The front probably won\u2019t make any additional southward progress before the next pulse of arriving warmth scours out any extant temperature air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Saffron and amber woods bring a sunny warmth to the formula, giving me that serotonin hit that only a day at the beach usually can. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "And with pillows covered in a multitude of his colorful new prints for Schmucher on each seat at the table, the soiree had an intimate, personal warmth that was quintessentially Glemaud. \u2014 Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "The white oak vanity from Kramer\u2019s Custom Kitchens and Woodworking in Sudbury brings an earthy warmth to the space. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Great for warmer treks or sweaty feet, these hiking socks from Danish Endurance are an excellent choice for anyone looking for extra breathability without sacrificing warmth . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "Again, dealing with conflict on an island with children at the center of it all, Cucuruz Doan\u2019s Island captures that same warmth that made Giant Gorg and the original Gundam so appealing. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The middle notes, on the other hand, include cinnamon along with cumin and carnation, providing more warmth . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "The bumps of loft generate incredible warmth under a shell but are still breathable enough for kettlebell sessions. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110856"
  },
  "whirl":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed",
      ": to turn on or around an axis like a wheel : rotate",
      ": to turn abruptly around or aside : wheel",
      ": to pass, move, or go quickly",
      ": to become giddy or dizzy : reel",
      ": to drive, impel, or convey with or as if with a rotary motion",
      ": to cause to turn usually rapidly on or around an axis : rotate",
      ": to cause to turn abruptly around or aside",
      ": to throw or hurl violently with a revolving motion",
      ": a rapid rotating or circling movement",
      ": something undergoing such a movement",
      ": a busy or fast-paced succession of events : bustle",
      ": a confused or disturbed mental state : turmoil",
      ": an experimental or brief attempt : try",
      ": to turn or move in circles rapidly",
      ": to feel dizzy",
      ": to move or carry around rapidly",
      ": a rapid movement in circles",
      ": something that is or seems to be moving in circles",
      ": a state of busy movement : bustle",
      ": a brief or experimental try"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "churn",
      "stir",
      "swirl",
      "wash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gyration",
      "pirouette",
      "reel",
      "revolution",
      "roll",
      "rotation",
      "spin",
      "twirl",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "The scarves started to twist and to whirl , the mood shifting from regret at what had been snatched away to celebration of all that remained. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Then put it in a centrifuge and whirl it around in a radioactive tornado, until the lightest particles cluster towards the center. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Arizona guard Dalen Terry lobbed up the basketball toward the rim and watched his 7-foot-1 teammate swoop in, grab it out of the air and dunk it, prompting Terry to whirl around and flash his teeth in a gleeful grin. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The peppers whirl around their heads until the astronauts catch them and tape them against a board to photograph. \u2014 Melanie Canales, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Cheap chandeliers light the joint, ceiling fans whirl overhead, and a red-fringed curtain surrounds the stage, where bands perform nightly. \u2014 Pam Leblanc, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The footnotes and detours and bracketing devices whirl around an increasingly frayed through-line. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Elsewhere, Rojin, also 14, captured several arms raised up to whirl plates on spindly poles against a cloudy sky. \u2014 CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Perhaps \u2014 libel laws permitting \u2014 Campbell will one day tell us more about his subsequent life at the heart of the London literary whirl . \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "An ode to cinema, a whirl of ideas, and playfulness in every take. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "That title suggests illuminating new material from a multiplicity of voices to clarify the whirl of controversy and conspiracy theories that have long surrounded Monroe\u2019s death in 1962. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Right after the end of Mass, Francis got aboard the white popemobile for a whirl through the square to greet cheering well-wishers among the rank-and-file faithful. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "After Easter morning Mass, Francis boarded the white popemobile for a whirl through the square among the cheering ranks of the crowd. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Extreme dedication to social pursuits and the endless whirl of high society events demanded appropriate glitter for balls, masquerades, and dances held every night of the season. \u2014 Carol Woolton, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111012"
  },
  "whatchamacallit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten : thingamajig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4-ch\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cck\u022f-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatnot",
      "whatsit",
      "whatsis",
      "what-is-it"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I can't find the whatchamacallit that holds the door open.",
      "I need one of those whatchamacallits to connect the two patch cords."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of what you may call it ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1910, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113329"
  },
  "wisecrack":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clever or sarcastic remark",
      ": to make a wisecrack",
      ": a clever and often insulting statement usually made in joking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02cckrak",
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02cckrak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boff",
      "boffo",
      "boffola",
      "crack",
      "drollery",
      "funny",
      "gag",
      "giggle",
      "jape",
      "jest",
      "joke",
      "josh",
      "laugh",
      "nifty",
      "one-liner",
      "pleasantry",
      "quip",
      "rib",
      "sally",
      "waggery",
      "witticism",
      "yuk",
      "yuck",
      "yak",
      "yock"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banter",
      "chaff",
      "fool",
      "fun",
      "gag",
      "jape",
      "jest",
      "jive",
      "joke",
      "jolly",
      "josh",
      "kid",
      "quip",
      "yuk",
      "yuck"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Someone in the theater was making wisecracks during the entire movie.",
      "a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter",
      "Verb",
      "wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For anyone in an isolation chamber since the March 27 Oscar show: Rock was presenting the award for documentary and included a wisecrack about Pinkett Smith\u2019s hair. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Knowing a body in space, the parabolas of certain gestures, the side angles of expressions, the timbre of a wisecrack , the mood of a certain strut lend an illusion of kinship. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Richards, a red-state Democrat with a folksy manner and a ready wisecrack , seemed made for television, as anyone familiar with her political speeches or occasional sit-downs with talk-show host Larry King can attest. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The topic of injury provides the set-up for this wisecrack in most instances. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 15 Feb. 2021",
      "Hours earlier, in a classroom, A.C. had made a wisecrack about a female student\u2019s hair, and the two had gotten into a shoving match, witnesses told homicide detectives. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "But Rothwell and the other writers wanted to make sure Kelli was more than just the wisecrack . \u2014 Radhika Menon, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Dole, in contrast, was the kid with the wisecrack that had been crafted on the spot. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "McAfee fired off a wisecrack about the size of Peyton's head, talked about hitting a 75-yard field goal while hungover and told a story about gambling with Peyton and Adam Vinatieri. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Proving his spirits were high enough to wisecrack , Colbert took a moment to joke that his positive test was really an excuse to keep away from Jason Bateman, who had been set to appear on the show that night alongside his Ozark costar, Laura Linney. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "The streaming service announced Wednesday that everyone's favorite felt frog, wisecracking bear, and karate-chopping pig are getting their own limited streaming series Muppets Now, launching July 31. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 20 May 2020",
      "Edd Byrnes, who gained fleeting fame as Kookie, the ultra-hip, wisecracking parking attendant on the jazzy 1950s-'60s ABC detective series 77 Sunset Strip, has died. \u2014 Duane Byrge, Billboard , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Edd Byrnes, who gained fleeting fame as Kookie, the ultra-hip, wisecracking parking attendant on the jazzy 1950s-'60s ABC detective series 77 Sunset Strip, has died. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "The two were wisecracking about rules the NBA imposed earlier this week to restrict reporter and fan access to players in order to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. \u2014 Nick Talbot, ExpressNews.com , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Cole, 89, who debuted his glitzy, wisecracking female persona Darcelle five decades ago, has been through crushing times before. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Nick Cordileone and Ben Lipitz, who have long experience playing Timon the wisecracking meerkat and Puumba the jovial (but flatulent) warthog, infuse their performances with joy and energy. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "The fast-talking, wisecracking lawyer-pol has been replaced by an old man who can\u2019t stop talking about the past. \u2014 Time , 30 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113624"
  },
  "waterlog":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make waterlogged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "water-soak",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from waterlogged ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114653"
  },
  "wussy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person : wimp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wimp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Don't be such a wuss .",
      "teased him for being a wuss when he failed the push-up test in gym class",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2021",
      "While thinking of ways to be less of a wuss about cutting squashes, I was reminded of the life story of Peter Gordon, one of the top chefs and food writers in New Zealand. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "That simply wouldn\u2019t have happened in 2018\u2019s Republican Party, where Nixon probably would have been dismissed as a low-energy wuss . \u2014 Will Bunch, Philly.com , 4 Feb. 2018",
      "Camp 1 includes those who lament the wuss -ification of the game. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "For you wusses who think otherwise, the Flip-n-Drip should be live on the site soon for $45. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 31 Aug. 2009"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121608"
  },
  "wave":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute",
      ": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter",
      ": to move in waves : heave",
      ": to become moved or brandished to and fro",
      ": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion",
      ": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate",
      ": to swing (something) back and forth or up and down",
      ": to impart a curving or undulating shape to",
      ": to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal",
      ": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage",
      ": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard",
      ": to convey by waving",
      ": brandish , flourish",
      ": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)",
      ": water , sea",
      ": a shape or outline having successive curves",
      ": a waviness of the hair",
      ": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines",
      ": something that swells and dies away: such as",
      ": a surge of sensation or emotion",
      ": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction",
      ": a peak or climax of activity",
      ": a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting",
      ": a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air",
      ": a movement like that of an ocean wave: such as",
      ": a surging movement of a group",
      ": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region",
      ": a moving group of animals of one kind",
      ": a sudden rapid increase in a population",
      ": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes",
      ": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd",
      ": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature",
      ": one complete cycle of such a disturbance",
      ": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather",
      ": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action",
      ": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s",
      ": to move (as the hand) to and fro as a signal or in greeting",
      ": to move (something) back and forth",
      ": to curve slightly",
      ": to flutter with a rolling movement",
      ": a moving ridge on the surface of water",
      ": a waving motion",
      ": something that swells and dies away",
      ": a rolling movement passing along a surface or through the air",
      ": a curving shape or series of curving shapes",
      ": a sudden increase in something",
      ": a motion that is somewhat like a wave in water and transfers energy from point to point",
      ": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electrical or magnetic intensity, electrical potential, or temperature",
      ": one complete cycle of such a disturbance",
      ": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beckon",
      "flag",
      "gesture",
      "motion",
      "signal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "billow",
      "surge",
      "swell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "California areas hardest hit by the new coronavirus wave California coronavirus case rates have worsened dramatically in certain parts of the state in the past week, according to a Times analysis, with some areas particularly hard hit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Renee Smith Hamm told The Post that Vicky White would always wave to her from the front porch. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Cruz gestured as if to wave him away, and demanded more time. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The industry itself will need to acknowledge various types of risks rather than wave them off and engage with regulators instead of merely offering to police itself. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "When young Ukrainian soldiers finally wave them through the passport checks, the women and children cross the narrow, wooden bridge over the Tisza River to enter Romania. \u2014 Denise Hruby, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "As a bonus beyond the Wii U version, Treasure Tracker on Switch adds a handy co-op mode, where a second player can hold a standard Joy-Con, then aim and wave it around like a Wii remote to assist the primary Toad or Toadette player. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Five managers followed with towels to mop up the sweat, only for Dutcher to wave them off, reasoning that the slick floor would help players slide and lessen the impact. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122140"
  },
  "woefully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of woe : grievous",
      ": involving or bringing woe",
      ": lamentably bad or serious : deplorable",
      ": full of grief or misery",
      ": bringing woe or misery",
      ": very bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u014d-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The puppy had woeful eyes.",
      "The student's grades were woeful .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was a fluke, and Mike Brown\u2019s team will go back to woeful . \u2014 The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The primary issues are a woeful lack of space, inadequate funding for improvements and routine turnover of the unit's top leaders, the report found. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "More significant than the woeful results, which could be explained by the circumstances, are the earnings projections for the film that preceded the COVID flare-up. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "February included being embarrassed on its home court by Duke and Pittsburgh and requiring overtime to beat a woeful Syracuse. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The Toreros were woeful behind the arc, shooting just 3 of 20. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "A thousand years later, Greeks still spoke nostalgically about that glorious era and lamented how woeful their current competitors were. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Last year, the Washington Football Team opened 1-3 before wobbling to a 7-9 finish, one that was still good enough to win a woeful NFC East. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "When Roger Goodell read Burrow\u2019s name from his basement during a draft upended by the early days of the pandemic, the woeful Bengals finally had a hope that brighter days were ahead. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122523"
  },
  "whatsis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thingamajig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130249"
  },
  "winsome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence",
      ": cheerful , lighthearted",
      ": winning entry 2 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win(t)-s\u0259m",
      "\u02c8win-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "bright",
      "buoyant",
      "canty",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "eupeptic",
      "gay",
      "gladsome",
      "lightsome",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dour",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "morose",
      "saturnine",
      "sulky",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had a winsome , boyish smile.",
      "she was a bright, winsome gamine who could draw a smile out of anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Evangelism is an approach that is winsome and empathetic. \u2014 Altaz Valani, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The winsome charm of Elizabeth Ito\u2019s City of Ghosts lies in its simple premise: to commune with haunting specters is not a scary prospect. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Portland artist Kate Berube provides the gentle, winsome illustrations for this picture book from children\u2019s author Mac Barnett about doing your own thing, proudly and without feeling any need to explain. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
      "Though several of the tertiary characters get winsome callbacks scattered throughout the season, Nadia\u2019s time-loop buddy Alan (Charlie Barnett) is saddled with a storyline that the show itself seems wildly indifferent toward. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In their place was a lightshow peppered by winsome children filled with song, and most of the pageantry that followed took on a snowflake theme. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "For a mountain that\u2019s had its top blown off, the old Martiki coal mine is looking especially winsome these days. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Shirley MacLaine is the winsome elevator operator that one of those executives is toying with. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s also a winsome salt-cod dip, like a friendly whitefish salad spiked with serrano chili and fried-garlic chips. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English winsum , from Old English wynsum , from wynn joy; akin to Old High German wunna joy, Latin venus desire \u2014 more at win ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130321"
  },
  "water closet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a compartment or room with a toilet",
      ": a toilet bowl and its accessories"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bath",
      "bathroom",
      "bog",
      "can",
      "cloakroom",
      "comfort station",
      "convenience",
      "head",
      "john",
      "latrine",
      "lavatory",
      "loo",
      "potty",
      "restroom",
      "toilet",
      "washroom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the first house in town to have an indoor water closet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The old half bath was reconfigured for a full bath large enough for a full shower, double sink vanity, and private water closet . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The en-suite bathroom will include a walk-in shower, a freestanding tub, and a water closet tucked away in the far side of the space. \u2014 Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The arched doorway connects the suite; for privacy, Dabito added a water closet with a pocket door (not shown). \u2014 Maria V. Charbonneaux And Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The en-suite bath features a dual vanity with white cabinetry and a quartz counter, as well as a water closet and a shower that has a frameless glass door and a gray ceramic tile surround with a glass tile inlay. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "The turret apartment has a separate ground floor water closet , another bathroom and three floors that can be used for bedrooms, office or studio space or even a home gym. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "The bedrooms, which cost $1,530 round trip, feature a shower, contained in a separate water closet , both of which the roomette lacks. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The master wing has electronic shades with a master bath that features dual vanities, a marble Jacuzzi tub, a shower with dual programmable shower heads and a water closet with a bidet. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Sep. 2020",
      "The primary bath comes with natural light, as well as a Victoria & Albert tub, a steam shower, two private water closet areas, and separate closets with built-ins. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130706"
  },
  "wadding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wads or material for making wads",
      ": a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding",
      ": a soft absorbent sheet of cotton, wool, or cellulose used especially in hospitals for surgical dressings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4d-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill",
      "filler",
      "filling",
      "padding",
      "stuffing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The kit comes with everything your astronaut friend needs, except for engines and recovery wadding . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "In Hexum\u2019s case, for instance, the wadding used to hold the gunpowder in place shot out and the impact fractured his skull, sending bone fragments into his brain. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Dummy bullets had been replaced with cardboard wadding , but a portion from one of the dummy bullets had broken off and remained in the gun. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 23 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-130855"
  },
  "withdraw":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take back or away : remove",
      ": to remove from use or cultivation",
      ": to remove (money) from a place of deposit",
      ": to turn away (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention",
      ": to draw (something, such as a curtain) back or aside",
      ": to remove from consideration or set outside a group",
      ": take back , retract",
      ": to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure",
      ": to move back or away : retire",
      ": to draw back from a battlefield : retreat",
      ": to remove oneself from participation",
      ": to become socially or emotionally detached",
      ": to recall a motion under parliamentary procedure",
      ": to draw back : take away",
      ": to take back (as something said or suggested)",
      ": to go away especially for privacy or safety",
      ": to discontinue use or administration of",
      ": to become socially or emotionally detached",
      ": to remove (money) from a place of deposit or investment",
      ": to dismiss (a juror) from a jury",
      ": to eliminate from consideration or set outside a category or group",
      ": to cease to proceed with",
      ": to take back",
      ": to remove (a motion) from consideration under parliamentary procedure",
      ": to remove oneself from participation",
      ": to cease participation in a conspiracy by an affirmative act of renunciation especially involving confession to the authorities or communication of abandonment to co-conspirators",
      ": to remove a motion from consideration under parliamentary procedure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022f",
      "with-",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022f",
      "with-",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022f",
      "with-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back away",
      "drop back",
      "fall back",
      "pull out",
      "recede",
      "retire",
      "retreat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She withdrew $200 from her checking account.",
      "The prosecutor withdrew her question to the witness.",
      "They have withdrawn the charges.",
      "withdraw support for a candidate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cleric\u2019s decision to withdraw his candidates has now shuffled the deck yet again, leaving the Coordination Framework with nearly a third of the parliament\u2019s seats, but still needing Kurdish and Sunni help to form a government. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Brooks\u2019s campaign took a blow after President Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw his endorsement in March, but by the May primary, Brooks was again rising in the polls. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
      "The football player posted a tribute to Biles on his Instagram following her decision to withdraw from the individual all-around finals during the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "China\u2019s securities regulator has said that Didi\u2019s decision to withdraw from the U.S. market was an independent one made by the company that has nothing to do with other U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. \u2014 Shen Lu, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "In July 2021, the four-time Olympic gold gymnast made the decision to withdraw from both the team final and all-around individual events to focus on her well-being. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022",
      "The decision to withdraw the measure in favor of action by the Legislature is notable. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Netflix blamed the fall in subscribers in part on its decision to withdraw from Russia, which led to a loss of 700,000 subscribers. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The drop this year stemmed in part from Netflix's decision to withdraw from Russia to protest the war against Ukraine, resulting in a loss of 700,000 subscribers. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from with from + drawen to draw",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131124"
  },
  "wedding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials",
      ": an act, process, or instance of joining in close association",
      ": a wedding anniversary or its celebration",
      ": a marriage ceremony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8we-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8we-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bridal",
      "espousal",
      "marriage",
      "nuptial(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m.",
      "the couple chose to have a garden wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Urquhart posted photos and stories from their wedding online. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Britney then clarified that Bryan was not invited to her wedding to Sam Asghari on Thursday (June 9). \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "On Monday, the 40-year-old star revealed in a pointed Instagram post that her brother Bryan Spears, 45, was not invited to her wedding to Sam Asghari last week. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "For her Los Angeles wedding on Thursday, the pop star got more than $550,000 worth of jewelry and 62 carats to marry her now-husband Sam Asghari. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
      "To begin her life as a princess, Charlene wore an elegant, white, shoulder-skimming gown with embroidered details and a show-stopping train to her royal wedding to Prince Albert. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
      "Ptak, who made Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's cake for their 2018 wedding , posted a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of Lilibet's treat. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 June 2022",
      "Britney Spears\u2019 ex-husband Jason Alexander was arrested Thursday afternoon in Thousand Oaks after reportedly trespassing at her wedding . \u2014 Gregory Yee, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Spears teased her wedding on Mother's Day with a photo of her veil. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131339"
  },
  "wholehearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic",
      ": marked by complete earnest commitment : free from all reserve or hesitation",
      ": not holding back"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hearty",
      "whole-souled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grudging",
      "halfhearted",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The judges gave us their wholehearted approval.",
      "wholehearted praise for the novel by the leading critics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The orchestra seemed inspired by Bowlin too, giving him wholehearted support. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "With the wholehearted support of Jean and their teenage twins, disco-dancing enthusiasts Gene and James (Christian Lees and Jonah Lees), and to the exasperation of status-conscious Mike, Maurice pursues his quest to play in the 1976 Open. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "On Minson's appointment at LeafLink, Matias Van Thienen, a partner at Founders Fund, expressed his wholehearted support. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Courage\u2019s wholehearted defense of CPS is in stark contrast to his 2017 stance when the San Antonio Water System went to the council with a rate-increase request. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The wholehearted embrace of them by the Villages, on the surface, seem like a prototype for elder America, at least in places where the climate is mild. \u2014 Alissa Walker, Curbed , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "The audience responded with more wholehearted enthusiasm than is normal for a New York subscription-series premi\u00e8re. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Veganism, whether wholehearted or a part-time affair, has gained more adherents in recent years. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 11 July 2021",
      "That path blocked, Jackson turned his sights on an open U.S. House seat in West Texas, with Trump\u2019s wholehearted backing. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 10 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-142848"
  },
  "water-soaked":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to soak in water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sodden",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dehydrate",
      "desiccate",
      "dry",
      "parch",
      "scorch",
      "sear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1680, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144222"
  },
  "wrathfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with wrath : irate",
      ": arising from, marked by, or indicative of wrath",
      ": full of wrath",
      ": showing wrath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8rath-f\u0259l",
      "chiefly British",
      "\u02c8rath-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "foaming",
      "fuming",
      "furious",
      "hopping",
      "horn-mad",
      "hot",
      "incensed",
      "indignant",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "infuriate",
      "infuriated",
      "irate",
      "ireful",
      "livid",
      "mad",
      "outraged",
      "rabid",
      "rankled",
      "riled",
      "riley",
      "roiled",
      "shirty",
      "sore",
      "steamed up",
      "steaming",
      "teed off",
      "ticked",
      "wroth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angerless",
      "delighted",
      "pleased"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still reeling from the death of her mother, Kela finds a magical comb near the ocean that summons a wrathful mermaid that will grant her a wish \u2014 but at a dangerous price. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to unveiling the poster art, the panel revealed that one of the characters will have an (as yet unspecified) connection to one of the franchise's most famous wrathful villains. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Before your eyes, a person is being magnified\u2014rhetorically and physically inflated, pulsing with a wrathful radiance. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "While my beat is usually non- wrathful grapes, my curiosity dragged me into this literary mystery. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 June 2021",
      "His eyes smolder like burning coals in anticipation of the violence that his wrathful mission will inevitably entail. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "In mid-February a wrathful Mother Nature decided to spike a historic winter storm right into the heart of the Lone Star State, one more layer of trauma stacked upon the rest. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Apr. 2021",
      "At Madoff\u2019s sentencing in June 2009, wrathful former clients stood to demand the maximum punishment. \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Tom Hays, Chron , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "At Madoff\u2019s sentencing in 2009, wrathful former clients stood to demand the maximum punishment. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145306"
  },
  "windbag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an exhaustively talkative person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win(d)-\u02ccbag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babbler",
      "blabber",
      "blabbermouth",
      "blowhard",
      "cackler",
      "chatterbox",
      "chatterer",
      "conversationalist",
      "gabbler",
      "gasbag",
      "jabberer",
      "jay",
      "magpie",
      "motormouth",
      "prattler",
      "talker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "with a windbag like that, who needs a wind farm to meet our energy needs?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But to some ears, Bross\u2019 pitch sounded like the stump speech of a windbag politician: long on purple prose, short on facts. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "More: How Rand Paul went from calling Donald Trump an 'orange windbag ' to being a devout disciple That put all eyes on Murkowski, whose vote could have forced a 50-50 tie. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Some combination of deliberate tactics and the unprecedented loathing of his opponents causes anything bombastic, silly, or overly self-centered to be played up and employed to reinforce the caricature of him as a blustering, narcissistic windbag . \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "G\u00f6ring does not seem to care about anything, that windbag . \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 6 July 2018",
      "Are Douthat, Robin, and others right in dismissing Trump as just a windbag ? \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 12 Feb. 2018",
      "Even that old windbag Polonius, played by Robert Joy, is less a bombastic grandstander than a dry-as-dust martinet. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "For the seventh time in 13 years, a hurricane is trying to re-arrange the Tigers' season, this one a waterlogged windbag named Harvey, who supposedly will be emptying himself over Houston and south Texas through next Wednesday. \u2014 Ron Higgins, NOLA.com , 27 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-151018"
  },
  "well-nigh":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": almost , nearly",
      ": almost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8n\u012b",
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8n\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "all but",
      "almost",
      "borderline",
      "fair",
      "fairly",
      "feckly",
      "more or less",
      "most",
      "much",
      "near",
      "nearly",
      "next to",
      "nigh",
      "practically",
      "somewhere",
      "virtually"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153243"
  },
  "whit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit",
      ": a very small amount"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wit",
      "\u02c8hwit",
      "\u02c8wit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "continental",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly",
      "diddly-squat",
      "doodley-squat",
      "doodly-squat",
      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I care not a whit about what other people think.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The three-star QB prospect had offers from Penn State, Purdue, Houston, and Oklahoma State but picked the green and whit . \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The fact that both substantively have major bipartisan accomplishments to their names matters not a whit . \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Finley\u2019s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
      "The shelter for homeless men with substance abuse issues shows its age, but that matters not a whit to the 60-odd men seated on a hodgepodge of chairs in the concrete building. \u2014 Holly Haber, Dallas News , 29 June 2021",
      "Finley\u2019s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
      "Finley\u2019s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
      "Finley\u2019s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
      "Finley\u2019s toughness never materializes, nor does a whit of wit. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably alteration of wiht, wight creature, thing \u2014 more at wight ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-163847"
  },
  "wagon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals",
      ": a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers",
      ": paddy wagon",
      ": a railway freight car",
      ": a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child",
      ": a small wheeled table used for the service of a dining room",
      ": a delivery truck",
      ": station wagon",
      ": in or into a state of no longer abstaining from alcoholic beverages",
      ": in or into a state of abstaining from alcoholic beverages",
      ": to travel or transport goods by wagon",
      ": to transport (goods) by wagon",
      ": a vehicle having four wheels and used for carrying goods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259n",
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cart",
      "wain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons .",
      "He pulled his stuffed animals around in a little red wagon .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The admission drops to $2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Be sure to bring large bags -- or maybe even a wagon -- to haul away your purchases. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Among them are the British Touring Car Championship Volvo 850 wagon , the Group 5 Porsche 935/78, Cadillac's Mustang Sampling Daytona Prototype, and even a Lotus Evija. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Witness Calamity Jane in the episode\u2019s opening section, hastening the unsticking of Bill\u2019s wagon by alerting strangers to his presence. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "There's dune hiking, a lighthouse, a wagon tour to view a shipwreck and even a ghost town. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "Develop an investment philosophy and a discipline, stick with it, and resist the urge to jump on the latest meme wagon . \u2014 Sarah Dergarabedian, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite the mid-80-degree heat, wagon -bearing shoppers cast keen eyes on the dozens of stalls stocked with flowers and vegetables, determined to spot the best price and most promising bloom. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "Somers had uncovered a shovel, with the blade pointing toward the shaft, and a wagon axle, also pointing toward the shaft. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "So popular was Shipley\u2019s unifying gesture with his pioneering neighbors that members of at least three wagon trains are buried at the bucolic cemetery, including ancestors of the two authors of this article. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Chris Bobek, who lives a couple of blocks south of Harrer, pulled daughter Sophie, 3, in a classic fire-red Radio Flyer wagon up to the complex\u2019s main entrance. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Other towns have repeatedly fled rivers \u2013 Niobrara, Nebraska, hauled its houses by horse and wagon away from flooding in the Missouri River in 1881 and moved again in 1971. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 July 2021",
      "The farm's dozens of other attractions, from a train and giant jumping pillows to wagon rides to a pumpkin patch, give it almost amusement-park status. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1606, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165842"
  },
  "welcome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to greet hospitably and with courtesy or cordiality",
      ": to accept with pleasure the occurrence or presence of",
      ": received gladly into one's presence or companionship",
      ": giving pleasure : received with gladness or delight especially in response to a need",
      ": willingly permitted or admitted",
      ": a greeting or reception usually upon arrival",
      ": the state of being welcome",
      ": to greet with friendship or courtesy",
      ": to receive or accept with pleasure",
      ": greeted or received gladly",
      ": giving pleasure : pleasing",
      ": willingly permitted to do, have, or enjoy something",
      ": a friendly greeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-k\u0259m",
      "\u02c8wel-k\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drink (in)",
      "eat (up)",
      "embrace",
      "lap (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "congenial",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "felicitous",
      "good",
      "grateful",
      "gratifying",
      "heavenly",
      "jolly",
      "luscious",
      "nice",
      "palatable",
      "pleasant",
      "pleasing",
      "pleasurable",
      "pretty",
      "satisfying",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "sweet",
      "tasty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On a recent Sunday afternoon, the atrium bustles as worshippers greet familiar faces and welcome new ones. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
      "There will be a total of eight mazes ready to welcome guests at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. \u2014 Simon Thompson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Visitors can tour many of the lighthouses along the Lighthouse Trail, and some of these historic structures even welcome overnight guests. \u2014 Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "This reckoning was forged on the shop floor, through conversations between women in workplaces that once didn\u2019t welcome them at all. \u2014 Chabeli Carrazana, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Many institutions have cut ties with artists closely associated with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, while continuing to welcome Russians with less public political leanings. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "True, he's probably got another two years before Heaven Hill Springs Distillery could welcome him onboard, anyway. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
      "Finding a place that would welcome his dog Tallulah complicated the apartment search, Martinez said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "The nonprofit provides training, sensory bags, social stories, and physical spaces for venues to be able to welcome people of all kinds across the country. \u2014 Jd Knapp, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Stick with it, though, and this showcase for Maya Rudolph as a billionaire minted through divorce becomes a sweet if fairly conventional romantic comedy with a few welcome surprises. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Yes, welcome to a brave new world in which a TV finale is longer than the most recent Marvel movie. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 20 May 2022",
      "Cuttings of houseplants, herbs, and flowers are all welcome , rooted or not. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "So why in the world would Gov. Ron DeSantis declare holy war on the church of Walt? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Essential Politics. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Notably, the two teams near the top of the points standings (Penske and Ganassi, who make up six of the top 8 spots) didn\u2019t welcome in any new drivers this year. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "So welcome to the most lopsided and enervating Venice Biennale in recent memory, which came together amid a global pandemic and now opens under the sign of a European land war. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Hosts Michael Kors and Nina Garcia were more than excited to welcome attendees IRL, especially after more than two years of virtual gatherings. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Self-submissions are welcome ; all nominations are confidential. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Here\u2019s the one spot on the album where the AutoTune is really laid on thick to his vocals for that electro-yodel effect that\u2019s kind of worn out its welcome . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "And now the experience is made even more special, as graduating seniors hand-deliver the signs with a personal welcome . \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "All the entertainment awards shows that have run on television\u2014the Grammys, the Golden Globes, the Emmys\u2014have worn out their welcome . \u2014 Brenda Cronin, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "By now Chinese philosophy had worn out its welcome . \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Locals flock here for no-frills dining in a vineyard setting with a real family-style welcome . \u2014 Maria Pasquale, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Host Emily Hampshire lit up the room and made everyone smile with a joyous welcome . \u2014 Vogue , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Days later, Pollard played in a benefit game in Pittsburgh and was greeted with a hero's welcome . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Diego Rossi, scoreless since Oct. 17, has apparently worn out his welcome with Turkish club Fenerbah\u00e7e, which may seek to return him to LAFC when his loan runs out in June\u2026. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165917"
  },
  "wane":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle : such as",
      ": to diminish in phase or intensity",
      ": to become less brilliant or powerful : dim",
      ": to flow out : ebb",
      ": to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence",
      ": the act or process of waning",
      ": a period or time of waning",
      ": the period from the full moon to the new moon",
      ": a defect in lumber characterized by bark or a lack of wood at a corner or edge",
      ": to grow smaller or less",
      ": to grow shorter",
      "[Middle English, defect, from Old English wana ; akin to Old English wan deficient]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101n",
      "\u02c8w\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "de-escalate",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "die (away ",
      "diminish",
      "drain (away)",
      "drop (off)",
      "dwindle",
      "ease",
      "ebb",
      "fall",
      "fall away",
      "lessen",
      "let up",
      "lower",
      "moderate",
      "pall",
      "phase down",
      "ratchet (down)",
      "rachet (down)",
      "recede",
      "relent",
      "remit",
      "shrink",
      "subside",
      "taper",
      "taper off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "balloon",
      "build",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "grow",
      "increase",
      "intensify",
      "mount",
      "mushroom",
      "pick up",
      "rise",
      "snowball",
      "soar",
      "swell",
      "wax"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The moon waxes and then wanes .",
      "The scandal caused her popularity to wane .",
      "Interest in this issue has continued to wane .",
      "the waning days of summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Birx said coronavirus surges in other countries\u2014including South Africa\u2014tend to come every four to six months, suggesting that people's natural immunity from prior Covid-19 infections may wane over that period. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "The analysis assumes that the pandemic will wane over the next few years. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The senior Biden administration official said Tuesday that, theoretically, there is some protection offered from a previous smallpox vaccination, but there is not good evidence on how much protection \u2013 and that protection could wane over time. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Vaccination triggers development of antibodies that can fend off coronavirus infection but naturally wane over time. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "His abilities seem to grow and wane with the lunar cycle (hence the name Moon Knight). \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Available supply could wane as other countries place orders, a Biden administration official said. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of our own allies have stepped forward already, but willpower may wane over time. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Protection from first and even second boosters will wane by this fall. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Indeed, the idea that a successful short film is merely an entry ticket to feature filmmaking opportunities appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "While the venerable oil fields are on the wane , industry executives say drilling in the Black Sea could produce enough natural gas to turn Romania, now a modest importer, into the largest producer in the European Union. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The city imposed limited lockdowns, but nothing near a citywide level, in a much smaller outbreak that appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "As the years pass and emotions wane , perhaps the two sides resume negotiations. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While Griner\u2019s fame and privilege could shield her somewhat, her identity as a Black gay woman athlete facing the Russian legal system is a precarious one, and as the war intensifies and diplomatic options wane , Americans must not look away. \u2014 Peniel Joseph, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The city imposed limited lockdowns, but nothing near a citywide level, in a much smaller outbreak that appears to be on the wane . \u2014 Emily Wang Fujiyama And Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-172711"
  },
  "whore":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who engages in sexual intercourse for pay : prostitute",
      ": a promiscuous or immoral woman",
      ": a male who engages in sexual acts for money",
      ": a venal or unscrupulous person",
      ": to have unlawful sexual intercourse as or with a prostitute",
      ": to pursue a faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous desire",
      ": to corrupt by lewd intercourse : debauch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "cocotte",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "streetwalker",
      "tart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "For writers, to blurb or not to blurb can be a tricky matter. \u2026 Blurb too often, or include too many blurbs on your book, and you might get called a blurb whore . \u2014 Rachel Donadio , New York Times Book Review , 17 Aug. 2008",
      "It was only his vain desire to gain the money he needed to purchase the freedom of his beloved Sarah, a whore in a Sturgeon Street brothel, that had led him to offer his sword in the murderous service of Buljan \u2026 \u2014 Michael Chabon , \"Gentlemen of the Road,\" in New York Times Magazine , 18 Feb. 2007",
      "I know one guy who became a television writer simply because it afforded him the opportunity to write on a cop show and name all the strippers, crack whores , and nude female corpses after his mother. \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 19 Feb. 2001",
      "Verb",
      "Babe Ruth, who could cuss, guzzle and whore to outdo any sailor of legend, was also the most genial and accommodating of men. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , New York Times Book Review , 7 May 1989"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1554, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-173339"
  },
  "wont":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": accustomed , used",
      ": inclined , apt",
      ": accustom , habituate",
      ": to have the habit of doing something",
      ": habitual way of doing : use",
      ": being in the habit of doing",
      ": habit sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8w\u014dnt",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8w\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8w\u014dnt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accustomed",
      "given",
      "habituated",
      "used"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "custom",
      "fashion",
      "habit",
      "habitude",
      "pattern",
      "practice",
      "practise",
      "ritual",
      "second nature",
      "trick",
      "way"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she paced about the room, as she is wont to do whenever she is agitated",
      "Noun",
      "he got up early, as is his wont"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-194252"
  },
  "worn-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhausted or used up by or as if by wear",
      ": useless from long or hard wear",
      ": very weary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frn-\u02c8au\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022frn-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unwearied"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-194822"
  },
  "wiggly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle",
      ": to proceed with or as if with twisting and turning movements : wriggle",
      ": to cause to wiggle",
      ": the act of wiggling",
      ": shellfish or fish in cream sauce with peas",
      ": to move up and down or from side to side with quick short motions",
      ": to proceed with twisting and turning movements",
      ": a twisting turning motion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wi-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddle",
      "fidget",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wriggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The puppy wiggled with excitement.",
      "the baby wiggled in her sleep",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Diamondbacks starter Madison Bumgarner had to wiggle out of serious trouble in each of the first three innings. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "If big-budget moviemaking is a prison, then Vikander-as-Mira, sylphlike and darting, is going to wiggle out between the bars. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "As a gambling film, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels succeeds at finding the humor in people trying to cheat their way into money, only to twist their lives around to wiggle their way out of debt. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "After waiting 20 minutes, the victim managed to wiggle free from his bindings and make his way out of the SUV, running down the road and eventually flagging down a Good Samaritan who called police. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 16 May 2022",
      "Furthermore, the ear hooks ensure that the Powerbeats don\u2019t wiggle around during workouts, no matter how rugged your terrain might be. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike a tight mummy, this 650-fill down bag is designed for restless folks who need room to wiggle into the perfect position, including those who like to sleep on their sides. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Be sure to walk, dance and wiggle around a bit to see how your breasts settle into the cups, and check both the sides and the front for potential spillage. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Chargers even stopped the run well enough to wiggle out of being the league\u2019s worst against the rush for the season. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even the slightest wiggle on corner exit or random gust of wind can make the difference of a driver ending up locked in place Saturday or still holding a chance to run for pole Sunday. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022",
      "Both teams struggled with easy shots in the early going, with one ball after another making the net wiggle but no more. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Ready for her closeup, Lucy even gave a tiny wiggle of her fingers \u2014 giving fans at home a wave. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "These pulses are released through three primary movement types, blow, wiggle , and spin. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The Browns have been hunting for a receiver with the versatility and wiggle of Robinson for a while. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The wiggle -match dating indicated that the wood used to make the boat was harvested between 1556 and 1646, according to the study. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Redshirt Cam Davis showed a little wiggle in practice last season \u2014 though the backfield was too crowded to get any carries \u2014 and bears watching as well. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Tyrod Taylor was suddenly inaccurate, none of his skill players had any wiggle to them, and Kenny Moore was a step ahead again, this time on overmatched athletes. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-205716"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215312"
  },
  "wordily":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": using or containing many and usually too many words",
      ": of or relating to words : verbal",
      ": using or containing many words or more words than are needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "diffuse",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The original script was too wordy .",
      "her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not everyone in the community responded in the same way to the wordy , precocious, slightly effeminate Black kid in the neighborhood. \u2014 Jameel Mohammed, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "The aforementioned shows are staged similarly, too, with small casts and wordy songs that reveal a character\u2019s interiority to open-hearted audiences. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "This is not a plea, asking companies, institutions and organizations to take an amorphous, wordy pledge, post it on social media and roll it into future talking points. \u2014 Brenda D. Wilkerson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Among the other flavors are the menu are double-fold vanilla, freckled mint chocolate chip, arbequina olive oil, strawberry honey balsamic, choloate tres leches and the wordy salted, malted, chocolate chip cookie dough. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "McLaren had drawn up a ceasefire document full of wordy stipulations, which Caver signed in front of Evelyn. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Introverted presenters should prepare brief talking points that are not too wordy and cover the main points. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Lamar and Eminem, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of sorts, both write wordy , caustic, cerebral raps that move faster than any mind or mouth should. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This update will move the test entirely to a digital platform, reduce testing time by one-third, shorten reading passages, make math questions less wordy , and provide a built in Desmos calculator. \u2014 Akil Bello, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-221057"
  },
  "what":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": who sense 1",
      ": the thing or things that",
      ": that which : the one or ones that",
      ": whatever sense 1a",
      ": whoever",
      ": that entry 4 sense 1 , which sense 3 , who sense 3",
      ": for what purpose or reason : why",
      ": harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand",
      ": whatnot",
      ": what will or would be the result if",
      ": what does it matter if",
      ": what is the situation with respect to",
      ": what importance can be assigned to",
      ": in addition : furthermore",
      ": the true state of things",
      ": what does it matter if",
      ": in what respect : how",
      ": why",
      ": how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities",
      ": the \u2026 that : as much or as many \u2026 as",
      ": whatever sense 1a",
      ": any",
      ": which thing or things",
      ": which sort of thing or person",
      ": that which",
      ": whatever entry 1 sense 1",
      ": why entry 1",
      ": what would happen if",
      ": what does it matter if",
      ": in what way : how",
      ": how remarkable or surprising",
      ": whatever entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259t",
      "\u02c8hw\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8w\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Read his full remarks from the Phoenix rally below: TRUMP: What a crowd. \u2014 Time , 23 Aug. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who's still traveling in Europe, says that schools will open September 5, no matter what Rauner does about funding. \u2014 Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader , 20 July 2017",
      "Senior Matt Boyle, the biggest newcomer on offense as Jack Sznajder's successor at quarterback, knows what a Cooney brings to the table. \u2014 Blake Baumgartner, Naperville Sun , 18 July 2017",
      "IndyStar: What stands out to you in Matt Balis\u2019 workouts? \u2014 Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star , 14 July 2017",
      "The costumes were incredible, and a highlight for the kids was guessing what kinds of insects were performing. \u2014 Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting , 14 July 2017",
      "Customers over 65 years old will be asked additional questions to catch any discrepancies between what they were told by contractors and what contractors submit to the lender. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com , 13 July 2017",
      "In what ways does this distinct setting influence the story? \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Southern Living , 11 July 2017",
      "If our medieval predecessors felt it important enough to create and save these texts centuries ago, there\u2019s no telling what discoveries could be revealed under the light of the Manuscript Illuminator. \u2014 Ken Krebs, Scientific American Blog Network , 7 July 2017",
      "Francona has been undergoing tests to determine what has been causing lightheadedness and increasing his heart rate. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Pronoun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-225141"
  },
  "workout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance",
      ": a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability",
      ": an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings",
      ": to bring about by labor and exertion",
      ": to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation",
      ": to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties",
      ": develop",
      ": to discharge (a debt) by labor",
      ": to exhaust (something, such as a mine) by working",
      ": to prove effective, practicable, or suitable",
      ": to amount to a total or calculated figure",
      ": to engage in a workout",
      ": an exercise or practice to test or improve ability or performance",
      ": an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drill",
      "exercise",
      "practice",
      "practise",
      "routine",
      "training"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "answer",
      "break",
      "crack",
      "dope (out)",
      "figure out",
      "puzzle (out)",
      "resolve",
      "riddle (out)",
      "solve",
      "unravel",
      "unriddle",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The team had a good workout at practice today.",
      "Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.",
      "Verb",
      "by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem",
      "worked out a compromise between the warring factions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moore was at the complex but not participating in the workout . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Cole was Cole Strange, the star two-way lineman for Farragut High, a perennial Tennessee powerhouse, and the future Patriots first-round draft pick who was looking to get in a late-summer afternoon workout . \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Two to three minutes is an optimal rest period between sets in a conventional workout . \u2014 Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
      "The above description is what occurs in a typical weight training workout . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Byers, the Bearcats\u2019 left fielder and a distance runner in track who also excels in cross country, typically wakes up at 4 a.m. to get in a workout for track before school. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "With all the things that moms do on a daily basis, fitting in a workout may not always be an easy feat. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why these in-ear workout headphones are often considered the best Apple Airpods Pro alternative. \u2014 Terri Williams, SELF , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Tying a franchise record for wins didn\u2019t stop the Phoenix Suns from getting in a postgame workout right after Wednesday\u2019s 107-103 win at Golden State. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The fund is hoping to reach an agreement with creditors that would give it more time to work out a plan. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Along with related artworks, these help rewrite the narrative around the European Modernists working in Southern California \u2014 that L.A. offered them freedom and oodles of empty space in which to work out their ideas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "That upends a proposal made in 2021 by Mr. Adams\u2019s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, to temporarily shore up the highway for 20 years at a cost of more than $500 million to give the city more time to work out a permanent solution. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Planet Fitness has their High School Summer Pass where teens 14-19 can work out for free for the entire summer at any of the Planet Fitness locations in the United States and Canada. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
      "But our brains need vigorous exercise and the best way to work out those cranial muscles is to attach a book to them. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "Rivian has yet to include the tank-turn function in the production R1T, but with the EQG not expected to arrive until 2024, Mercedes has some time to work out the kinks. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not unfair to expect a show to work out its kinks by the second season after a bumpy debut. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-234507"
  },
  "wary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by keen caution, cunning , and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger",
      ": very cautious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Great critics are sometimes wary of great authors. Eliot and Pound usually sidled past Shakespeare. \u2014 William Logan , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 2001",
      "Though sycamore wood was much used, pioneers were wary of the tree's fuzzy leaves, which they believed brought allergies and even consumption. \u2014 Arthur Plotnik , The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town , 2000",
      "Modern literary novelists \u2026 wary of neat solutions and happy endings, have tended to invest their mysteries with an aura of ambiguity and to leave them unresolved. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "The store owner kept a wary eye on him.",
      "Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In recent weeks, politicians and diplomats from the Baltic states and Poland \u2014 countries most wary of Russia\u2019s designs \u2014 similarly cautioned against entering into dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over easing the blockade. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "The killing rattled a city already wary of the subway system, which has been the grim scene of a string of grisly attacks in recent months. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Tom Bernard, the co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, says the box office for indie movies remains challenged, because older audiences, still wary of COVID, aren\u2019t returning to theaters at the same rate as other demographics. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The latest round of assistance would push U.S. support to Ukraine beyond $50 billion, which has raised concerns from some conservative Republicans wary of the price of overseas spending. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Until now, the country wary of another disaster has stayed away from nuclear power part of their energy transition, but recent events might be the first indications that the tide could turn. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But Washington, wary of a wider war with Russia, has not embraced Polish suggestions that an international peacekeeping force be deployed to Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Mostly, there is this: Be wary of statements touting economic impact. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "Now here\u2019s yet another reason to be wary of A.I. in medical imagery\u2014there is no good way to know when this software is making a mistake. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" ware entry 2 + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-032106"
  },
  "workable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being worked",
      ": practicable , feasible",
      ": capable of being worked or done"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "achievable",
      "attainable",
      "doable",
      "feasible",
      "possible",
      "practicable",
      "realizable",
      "viable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeless",
      "impossible",
      "impracticable",
      "infeasible",
      "nonviable",
      "unattainable",
      "undoable",
      "unfeasible",
      "unrealizable",
      "unviable",
      "unworkable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I think the plan is quite workable .",
      "Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some experts have said an event gathering together a large and disparate collection of countries for whom only general geography is shared is no longer workable . \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In other words, according to the experts, these ways to get happier both work and are workable . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Pterosaur remains are often fragile, and finding them in workable shape is rare. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Here are some ways my company and others have transformed their office into a workable space that\u2019s worth the rental payment. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Wages have been stagnant for 20 years and people getting a workable income is a good idea. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "And so, in this theoretical way, Kl\u00e1ri kept working towards a terrifying potential reality: a workable hydrogen bomb. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Wisconsin was the first state to impose a workable income tax in 1911. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The maximum workable distance from a railhead is considered to be 90 to 120 miles. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-032246"
  },
  "whir":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir",
      ": to move or carry rapidly with a whir",
      ": a continuous fluttering or vibratory sound made by something in rapid motion",
      ": to fly, operate, or turn rapidly with a buzzing sound",
      ": a buzzing sound made by something spinning or operating quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumble",
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "whish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "chirr",
      "churr",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "purr",
      "thrum",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower",
      "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road",
      "Noun",
      "the whir of a fan",
      "a whir coming from the refrigerator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Allow to freeze until solid, then whir the cubes in a blender. \u2014 Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "Both sound documents manage to simultaneously distort and heighten reality, some strains melting together in a dreamy gauze while others whir on loop in the brain\u2019s hamster wheel. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Make ahead, so the flavors intensify, then quickly whir with an immersion blender to reincorporate everything before serving. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "And there are two 3D printers that whir into action as students make attachments to use with protective masks. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "The officer provided the phone number of a nearby resident, telling the owner to call it the next time his motion-sensing security cameras whirred into action. \u2014 Richard Fausset, New York Times , 16 May 2020",
      "Slightly bigger than a medium-sized dog, the six-wheeled robots whir around delivering snacks and meals throughout the day. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 7 May 2020",
      "Neighbors came out to witness and capture the procession on their cellphones while helicopters, including a U.S. Customs & Border Patrol black hawk, whirred loudly overhead. \u2014 Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Sanitizer whirred past by the thousands, enough to make an Amazon shopper weep. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But even in Sport mode, the active exhaust system's internal-combustion fireworks were tempered, the aggressive growl of the V-8 sounding distant under the accompaniment of an electronic whir played through the audio system. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
      "Around me, the quiet is broken only by the whir of the cable car engine and the trilling of birds. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The trade machine in his own head started to whir , calculations Bisciotti had learned from watching general manager Eric DeCosta, the architect of the strength-in-numbers strategy that has come to define Ravens drafts. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The office building was locked \u2014 just me and the janitors and the whir of the autoclave. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The whir of cars passing the homestead can be heard on the wraparound front porch. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a thud and a clink and with a whir \u2014 really more of a purring sound \u2014 the floor of Steinmetz Hall springs into action. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Radiology and operating rooms whir with the beeps and blinks of monitors. \u2014 Lujain Jo, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Some popular spots \u2014 including the vertiginous Angels Landing hiking trail and trek-able Virgin River Narrows \u2014 can be reached via free shuttle buses that whir through Zion Canyon each day, typically from March through November. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-034519"
  },
  "wager":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a sum of money) risked on an uncertain event : stake",
      ": something on which bets are laid : gamble",
      ": an act of giving a pledge to take and abide by the result of some action",
      ": to make a bet",
      ": to risk or venture on a final outcome",
      ": to lay as a gamble : bet",
      ": bet entry 1 sense 2",
      ": the act of betting",
      ": to bet on the result of a contest or question"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-j\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bet",
      "stake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bet",
      "gamble",
      "go",
      "lay",
      "play",
      "put",
      "stake"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He has a wager on the game.",
      "I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager ?",
      "Verb",
      "She wagered $50 on the game.",
      "I wouldn't wager against them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With just a $5 wager on any fighter to win tonight, FanDuel will return a $200 payout. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The bettor doubles down with a $500 moneyline wager on Golden State. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "With this promo, bettors who opt-in and place a qualifying wager can get back a free bet of up to $20 if their parlay loses. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Roosevelt took receipt of the letter from Judge Moore and wrote a short note certifying the delivery for the sake of the wager . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Only at the end, rushing toward the resolution of the wager and possibly setting up a sequel based on a different Verne tome, do things become rousing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Make no mistake, the wager Traylor placed this week is unprecedented. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Job, who has no clue that his suffering is simply the subject of a gentleman\u2019s wager , can only assume that his woes are divine punishment. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Some brokerages were essentially offering free cash, while others weren\u2019t clawing any of the funds back for the second leg of the wager . \u2014 Matt Robinson, Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Utilize the bonus to wager on MLB games, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs or the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Players could instead choose to wager on any number of MLB games. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
      "Most bettors, however, would be smart to wager on a traditional market like win, place, show. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
      "Little did Templin know that Kerby had much bigger plans for this trip than to wager on fillies. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 8 May 2022",
      "That means a bettor could wager $200 on the Cleveland Guardians to win their game against the Chicago White Sox and if the White Sox win, the player will still get another chance to win. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "With a variety of ways to wager and win in play, the first full week of April marks a great time to jump into the mix. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite the ease of expanding online betting, Las Vegas holds strong as the destination to wager on major sports event. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Along with the risk-free bet, the app will also offer players who correctly wager at least $50 on North Carolina to beat Duke a free custom t-shirt. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-041858"
  },
  "writhe":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to twist into coils or folds",
      ": to twist so as to distort : wrench",
      ": to twist (the body or a bodily part) in pain",
      ": intertwine",
      ": to move or proceed with twists and turns",
      ": to twist from or as if from pain or struggling",
      ": to suffer keenly",
      ": to twist and turn from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bt\u035fh",
      "\u02c8r\u012bt\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "enlace",
      "entwine",
      "implicate",
      "interlace",
      "intertwine",
      "intertwist",
      "interweave",
      "inweave",
      "lace",
      "ply",
      "twist",
      "weave",
      "wreathe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She lay on the floor, writhing in pain.",
      "a nest of writhing snakes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An awkward quiet descends as the women writhe through the air. \u2014 David Howard, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "That feeling \u2014 of a writhing text, something almost escaping its own language \u2014 became inspiration for Tropos, a quintet of young improvisers and composers who first met as students at New England Conservatory. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
      "On the far end of the facility, prone on a training table, was a player writhing in pain, with a towel over his head, obscuring his face. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Images from the scene showed several firetrucks and more than a dozen ambulances surrounding the badly damaged structure, which was completely blackened and writhed on one side. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Villeneuve is considered the sprawling desert facility\u2019s most technical course \u2014 a writhing snake\u2019s nest of kinks, double-apex turns and long sweepers. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Mar. 2020",
      "Equally worrisome are the implications of such a move along the border, particularly in terms of health care, with communities of asylum-seekers already writhing under the weight of overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions. \u2014 Miriam Jordan, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "The Fourth King of Hell\u2019\u2019 sitting in judgement over souls of the dead who writhe in a basin of boiling water, is part of a series of 10, nine of which had already been acquired by other museums. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2019",
      "Where tires had worn the ice down to the black asphalt, the wind of the passing cars was blowing snow in writhing snakes that the headlights caught, making them glow. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The Atlantic , 14 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English wr\u012bthan ; akin to Old Norse r\u012btha to twist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-042116"
  },
  "whipping":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of one that whips : such as",
      ": a severe beating or chastisement",
      ": a stitching with small overcasting stitches",
      ": material used to whip or bind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-pi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beating",
      "defeat",
      "drubbing",
      "licking",
      "loss",
      "lump",
      "overthrow",
      "plastering",
      "rout",
      "shellacking",
      "trimming",
      "trouncing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "success",
      "triumph",
      "victory",
      "win"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "suffered a whipping that took them out of competition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Philadelphia police have released video of a violent carjacking that shows a suspect pistol- whipping and robbing a taxi driver. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "That was perhaps the silver lining for the Blue Jays, who had to sit and mull over the indignity of a 22-7 whipping \u2014 their most lopsided setback in history \u2014 by archrival Maryland on April 23. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
      "Drinking is prohibited under Iran's Islamic law, and its consumption can be punishable by public whipping , which is rarely carried out. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Included in that stretch was a 19-of-44 night in Wednesday\u2019s 133-96 whipping of Portland, in which the Spurs came one made 3-pointer shy of equaling another franchise mark. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The Blazers brought a short-handed crew into the AT&T Center on Friday night and dutifully took their 130-111 whipping at the hands of the Spurs. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The chief of staff is taking a whipping this week in the press. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, that topic will be even more in the spotlight after the Spartans clinched their third straight Super 7 berth with a 47-17 whipping of Fairview at home Friday night. \u2014 Caleb Turrentine, al , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "After waiting two years for official recognition and enduring constant government surveillance, death threats, and even a public whipping by Moi supporters, he was elected to parliament in 1997. \u2014 Andrea Stone, Science , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-051424"
  },
  "whiff":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray",
      ": an inhalation of odor, gas, or smoke",
      ": a slight puffing or whistling sound",
      ": a slight trace or indication",
      ": strikeout",
      ": to move with or as if with a puff of air",
      ": to emit whiffs : puff",
      ": to inhale an odor",
      ": strike out sense 3",
      ": to carry or convey by or as if by a whiff : blow",
      ": to expel or puff out in a whiff : exhale",
      ": smoke sense 3",
      ": fan sense 8",
      ": a small gust",
      ": a small amount (as of a scent or a gas) that is breathed in",
      ": hint entry 1 sense 2",
      ": strikeout",
      ": puff entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to breathe in an odor",
      ": to fail to hit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wif",
      "\u02c8hwif",
      "\u02c8wif"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breath",
      "flicker",
      "glimmer",
      "hint",
      "suggestion",
      "tang",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nose",
      "scent",
      "smell",
      "sniff",
      "snuff"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s a whiff of desperation in the name chosen for this project. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "True to the Onion's nature as a brand sprung from the Midwest (Madison, Wisconsin) in 1988, there's a whiff of gentility to its Ukraine humor. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Any time there is a whiff of gambling in the professional ranks, sports will suffer. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Much to our surprise, that fried fish taco smell that typically lasts until morning decreased to a faint fishy whiff by bedtime. \u2014 Kyle Beeche, SELF , 16 July 2021",
      "Shanahan said Purdy had a whiff of Raiders quarterback Nick Mullens, a 2017 undrafted free agent who spent his four seasons with the 49ers. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 May 2022",
      "Astute readers might catch a whiff of where this is going. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "That works both ways, enabling Nelson\u2019s slider, which has a 37.5% whiff rate this season, to be a strikeout pitch while also increasing the effectiveness of his four-seamer, which is considerably slower than many modern relievers at 91.4 mph. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite missing the last three games, Kwan ranks fifth among qualified hitters in on-base percentage (.456) and continues to lead baseball with a miniscule 8.7% whiff rate. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Of 17 swings against Zimmermann\u2019s change up, the Guardians didn\u2019t whiff once. \u2014 Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
      "In the fourth inning, Mahle got Pirates shortstop Diego Castillo to whiff at a fastball by his hands and a slider in the dirt on consecutive pitches. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
      "That pitch only got the Pirates to whiff three times on Saturday. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 15 May 2022",
      "The punches whiff , the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The punches whiff , the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The punches whiff , the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The punches whiff , the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The punches whiff , the sound effects are clumsy, and the score by Alyana Cabral and Pan De Coco is deadpan hysterical. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-052152"
  },
  "weathercock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction",
      ": a person or thing that changes readily or often"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8we-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cck\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acrobat",
      "chameleon",
      "chancer",
      "opportunist",
      "temporizer",
      "timeserver",
      "trimmer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "when the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-065937"
  },
  "waggle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag",
      ": to move frequently one way and the other : wag",
      ": an instance of waggling : a jerky motion back and forth or up and down",
      ": a preliminary swinging of a golf club head back and forth over the ball before the swing",
      ": to move backward and forward, from side to side, or up and down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wa-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "wag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "swish",
      "switch",
      "wag",
      "whisk"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He can waggle his ears.",
      "He can make his ears waggle .",
      "Noun",
      "a quick waggle of her head to indicate \u201cno\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Listeners are instructed to waggle their tongues, raise their arms to the ceiling or simply lie back and relax. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "When the time comes to couple up, males will shake, shimmy and waggle their rears in an astounding display of eight-legged choreography. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "Bohacek reminded the kid what to do, and the kid waggled his little hands in the air again. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Or Billy Mack waggling his junk in the TV host\u2019s face. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "In these noisy and dynamic few milliseconds the fat rear Michelins hazed and the Pista\u2019s posterior waggled left, then right, violently, a 710-hp twerk. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 21 Feb. 2019",
      "The story is more dignified and tonally consistent than in the last film \u2014 Redmayne never has to do another butt- waggling Erumpet seduction dance \u2014 but much of it plays out with just as little weight as Fantastic Beasts\u2019 silliest moments. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 Nov. 2018",
      "The horizon waggled , the waves suddenly got higher. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
      "Instead, the Let's Go games will ask players to waggle Joy-Con controllers to simulate a Pok\u00e9ball throw after happening upon creatures in their travels. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 May 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The other game to suffer most from wrist- waggle disconnect is NSS tennis, which has advanced subtly compared to its Wii Sports predecessor. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "Gyroscopic controls in video games used to be limited to features like the Wii waggle , but that situation has changed in recent years, thanks to support for a mix of motion and joystick controls in popular Switch and PlayStation games. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Like the democratic society of the bees, in which consensus arrives through waggle dancing. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "The play-action waggle play was designed to go to Smith, a defensive linemen who had his number called as the third-string fullback. \u2014 Luke Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Aside from dropping a bat waggle in between his setup and his swing, there have been no major or notable changes to his stance. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 8 May 2018",
      "If there weren\u2019t the V-8 for comparison, the V-6 would feel punchy enough, and in sport plus mode the rear-drive waggles under that combined 350 pound-feet of torque. \u2014 Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "The right-handed-hitting Acuna has no extraneous movement, no bat waggle , no hip action. \u2014 Ray Glier, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2017",
      "And considering the physical effort bees exert \u2014 from the waggle dance that communicates the location of a food source to the forceful beating of wings \u2014 Segura had a unique physicality to inform her choreography. \u2014 Marcia Manna, sandiegouniontribune.com , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-081433"
  },
  "wedlock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being married : marriage , matrimony",
      ": with the natural parents not legally married to each other",
      ": marriage sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wed-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8wed-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conjugality",
      "connubiality",
      "marriage",
      "match",
      "matrimony"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "joined the happy couple in holy wedlock",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Collins wrote in the Bible that he was born in 1844 into slavery and that at 16 had a son out of wedlock . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Collodi never had children of his own, though there were rumors of a daughter born out of wedlock . \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "One woman in her 60s replied to it, saying that her own first child had been born out of wedlock , and was taken from her for adoption, which had broken her heart. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "None of my brothers has mentioned having a son out of wedlock . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin is rumored to have more children out of wedlock , all of who appear to have lived in Western countries. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Conceived out of wedlock , the child was raised primarily at boarding schools, in keeping with convention for upper-middle-class families of the time. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock . \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Like Chamberlin, the new Mrs. Huntington also had a son born out of wedlock . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wedlok , from Old English wedl\u0101c marriage bond, from wedd pledge + -l\u0101c , suffix denoting activity",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-090558"
  },
  "whirr":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fly, revolve, or move rapidly with a whir",
      ": to move or carry rapidly with a whir",
      ": a continuous fluttering or vibratory sound made by something in rapid motion",
      ": to fly, operate, or turn rapidly with a buzzing sound",
      ": a buzzing sound made by something spinning or operating quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumble",
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "whish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "chirr",
      "churr",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "purr",
      "thrum",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower",
      "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road",
      "Noun",
      "the whir of a fan",
      "a whir coming from the refrigerator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Allow to freeze until solid, then whir the cubes in a blender. \u2014 Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "Both sound documents manage to simultaneously distort and heighten reality, some strains melting together in a dreamy gauze while others whir on loop in the brain\u2019s hamster wheel. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Make ahead, so the flavors intensify, then quickly whir with an immersion blender to reincorporate everything before serving. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "And there are two 3D printers that whir into action as students make attachments to use with protective masks. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "The officer provided the phone number of a nearby resident, telling the owner to call it the next time his motion-sensing security cameras whirred into action. \u2014 Richard Fausset, New York Times , 16 May 2020",
      "Slightly bigger than a medium-sized dog, the six-wheeled robots whir around delivering snacks and meals throughout the day. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 7 May 2020",
      "Neighbors came out to witness and capture the procession on their cellphones while helicopters, including a U.S. Customs & Border Patrol black hawk, whirred loudly overhead. \u2014 Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Sanitizer whirred past by the thousands, enough to make an Amazon shopper weep. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But even in Sport mode, the active exhaust system's internal-combustion fireworks were tempered, the aggressive growl of the V-8 sounding distant under the accompaniment of an electronic whir played through the audio system. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
      "Around me, the quiet is broken only by the whir of the cable car engine and the trilling of birds. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The trade machine in his own head started to whir , calculations Bisciotti had learned from watching general manager Eric DeCosta, the architect of the strength-in-numbers strategy that has come to define Ravens drafts. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The office building was locked \u2014 just me and the janitors and the whir of the autoclave. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The whir of cars passing the homestead can be heard on the wraparound front porch. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a thud and a clink and with a whir \u2014 really more of a purring sound \u2014 the floor of Steinmetz Hall springs into action. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Radiology and operating rooms whir with the beeps and blinks of monitors. \u2014 Lujain Jo, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Some popular spots \u2014 including the vertiginous Angels Landing hiking trail and trek-able Virgin River Narrows \u2014 can be reached via free shuttle buses that whir through Zion Canyon each day, typically from March through November. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-091721"
  },
  "worldly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs",
      ": possessing or displaying significant experience and knowledge about life and the world : worldly-wise",
      ": of or relating to the affairs of life rather than with spiritual affairs",
      ": worldly-wise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "smart",
      "sophisticated",
      "worldly-wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "unsophisticated",
      "untutored",
      "unworldly",
      "wide-eyed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is more worldly than her younger sister.",
      "she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the dramatic Dubai skyline fades away into the distance, the air is filled with birdsong rather than car horns in this other- worldly natural wonderland, its lights just visible from the Dubai shoreline. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Having a global team is an incredible opportunity to learn more about other individualized experiences and even boost your team's worldly viewpoints. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "Cases with ceramics and lacquer wares show that Zen also introduced more worldly predilections. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "From the patterned floor tiles to the two-tone orange accent wall, this layout boasts an attractive worldly flair. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Zeus, Greek mythology\u2019s god of the sky, was thought to be omnipresent and observant of people\u2019s worldly affairs. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Homer of The Gulf Stream is both more worldly and more elusive than the Homer of little red schoolhouses and sou\u2019westers. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092030"
  },
  "weariness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor , or freshness",
      ": expressing or characteristic of weariness",
      ": having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted",
      ": wearisome",
      ": to become weary",
      ": to make weary",
      ": having lost strength, energy, or freshness : tired",
      ": having lost patience, pleasure, or interest",
      ": causing a loss of strength or interest",
      ": to make or become weary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113",
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "exhausted",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bore",
      "jade",
      "tire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Carmakers have been weary over the years about playing second fiddle to tech companies, and often reports suggested Apple demanded to pocket the lion\u2019s share of the profit. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "The fish broth is thin, a little weary , but stretched out with white wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Voters are weary , and the politicians challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) are seeing the growing public concern over crime as a way to make inroads into her lead in the polls. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Having defended Labor\u2019s carbon-pricing policies against angry crowds the last time his party was in power, Albanese\u2014 weary of another fight\u2014studiously avoided the topic as leader and on the campaign trail. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Those who dwell \u2026 among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "The figures for February showed a shift in spending toward bars and restaurants and hotels, as Americans weary of being cooped up socialized and travelled more. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In successive legislative sessions, Black lawmakers have grown increasingly weary of serving as political tackling dummies, run over repeatedly by an increasingly dismissive majority. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Not long before the pandemic began, a human resources manager for an Alaska cargo airline grew weary of a life with constant corporate pressure. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Yet the movie\u2019s rare skirmishes feel authentically battle- wearied and handicapped by conscience. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "How would 6% be for a start Several pages of this is charming; forty years\u2019 worth would have been wearying . \u2014 Sheila Heti, The New Yorker , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Unique pressures If the occasional flight is wearying , imagine the exhaustion of doing it for a living. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Freedom from responsibility, after all, is the fantasy of a world- wearied adult, not of a teenager, who longs for nothing more than to be trusted to make decisions for herself. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "While an understandable choice, the approach becomes wearying : A few more notes of sincerity would have better served the play. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Following that important thread through the next two hours was wearying , particularly once it was subsumed under questions about bathrooms. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Others face eviction threats from landlords who have wearied of the police showing up. \u2014 Anne Deprince, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Chekhov, whose plays hardly seem to coerce life at all, boldly broke ranks with this wearying regimentation. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093508"
  },
  "wilful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obstinately and often perversely self-willed",
      ": done deliberately : intentional",
      ": stubborn sense 1",
      ": intentional",
      ": not accidental : done deliberately or knowingly and often in conscious violation or disregard of the law, duty, or the rights of others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a stubborn and willful child",
      "He has shown a willful disregard for other people's feelings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The mothers named the state of California and Ruelas in their complaint, claiming wrongful death against all defendants and willful misconduct by Ruelas. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The maximum penalty an individual taxpayer may incur for a non- willful violation of the FBAR requirements is $10,000. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Accidents, mistakes, fear, negligence and bad judgment are insufficient to establish a willful federal criminal civil rights violation. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal And Jamie Crawford, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The shows can also be quite funny, as the cast members\u2019 projections and willful denial are revealed on camera. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "If a fire agency responds to a fire that has been started in willful violation of the burn ban, the person responsible may be liable for all costs incurred, as well as legal fees. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2021",
      "Burcham was arrested on two outstanding warrants, both for willful abuse of a child, on May 17 and transported to the Shelby County Jail, according to the sheriff\u2019s press release. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Also still popping up in the background are Jimmy and his wild and willful assistant Kayla (Megan Stalter), as their absurdist power struggle reaches new heights. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "But that quasi-documentary principle also puts his willful aestheticism under sharp scrutiny. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094230"
  },
  "when":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at what time",
      ": at or during which time",
      ": and then",
      ": at a former and usually less prosperous time",
      ": at or during the time that : while",
      ": just at the moment that",
      ": at any or every time that",
      ": in the event that : if",
      ": considering that",
      ": in spite of the fact that : although",
      ": the time or occasion at or in which",
      ": what or which time",
      ": the time in which something is done or comes about",
      ": at what time",
      ": the time at which",
      ": at, in, or during which",
      ": at, during, or just after the time that",
      ": in the event that : if",
      ": although sense 1",
      ": the time at which",
      ": what or which time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wen",
      "(h)w\u0259n",
      "\u02c8(h)wen",
      "(h)w\u0259n",
      "\u02c8(h)wen",
      "\u02c8(h)wen",
      "\u02c8hwen",
      "\u02c8wen",
      "hw\u0259n",
      "w\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "as",
      "so long as",
      "while",
      "whilst"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The visual manifestation of the symposium is a forest made using a Lidor scan, a process used both to digitally scan original copies and select trees when foresting. \u2014 Kevin Leblanc, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
      "Somers added another run in the second inning when McCormick once again led off with a single to center, stole second and scored on an error. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "The incident is reminiscent of day one of the Platinum Jubilee, when the Cambridge kids rode around the palace grounds in a carriage. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "Oklahoma State loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning when Morris walked Doersching, McLean and Trenkle. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
      "Other sites aren\u2019t available in the summer, something that hadn\u2019t been a problem in previous years when the primary is held on its traditional spring date. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "The damage continued in the fourth when Huskies second baseman David Smith homered and shortstop Bryan Padilla hit an RBI double for an eight-run advantage. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
      "Police are given latitude to shoot people or use stun guns when the need arises. \u2014 Brendan Farrington, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Back in courtroom: The drama that built up Monday dissipated early Tuesday morning when defense lawyer Casey Secor, who had been out on COVID quarantine, arrived in the courtroom. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ordinarily, sussing out the who-knows-what-and- when of damaging revelations is a Beltway parlor game. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Bumblefest and normalcy are not words that often appear in the same sentence, but the Sept. 17 return of Steve Rullman\u2019s modern-rock hootenanny in downtown West Palm Beach now feels like a comforting symbol of back- when . \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Frankly, the question was never an if, but a when and a how. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "How about a streaming product versus a must-see- when -and-where-cable-event? \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "Williams, in short, paired all her how-to with a when -to wherewithal sometimes absent in her first two seasons. \u2014 Mike Anthony, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Dan Marino lost his first game as a rookie starter way-back- when to Buffalo in overtime 38-35. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "These squishable- when -they're-not-spitting camelids hold antibodies that could hold the key to treating COVID-19, scientists suggested in a study published Tuesday in the journal Cell. \u2014 TheWeek , 6 May 2020",
      "Saturday\u2019s 38-31 win at Nebraska put to bed a lot of since- whens and last-times in Bloomington. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 28 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Conjunction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Pronoun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094701"
  },
  "waste (away)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095742"
  },
  "withal":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": together with this : besides",
      ": therewith sense 1",
      ": on the other hand : nevertheless",
      ": with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wi-\u02c8t\u035fh\u022fl",
      "-\u02c8th\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "additionally",
      "again",
      "also",
      "besides",
      "either",
      "further",
      "furthermore",
      "likewise",
      "more",
      "moreover",
      "then",
      "too",
      "yet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "a successful businessman and withal a major contributor to local charities",
      "a homely face that was withal rather compelling"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100312"
  },
  "wizardry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery",
      ": a seemingly magical transforming power or influence",
      ": great skill or cleverness in an activity",
      ": the art or practice of a sorcerer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-z\u0259r-dr\u0113",
      "\u02c8wi-z\u0259-dr\u0113",
      "\u02c8wi-z\u0259r-dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewitchery",
      "bewitchment",
      "conjuring",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "enchantment",
      "ensorcellment",
      "magic",
      "mojo",
      "necromancy",
      "sorcery",
      "thaumaturgy",
      "voodooism",
      "witchcraft",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The Lord of the Rings is a story of monsters, heroes, and wizardry .",
      "the wizardry of modern technology",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cuisine is equally creative and playful, an homage to Spanish tradition and childhood memories, leavened with international influences and avant-garde wizardry . \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But other than a kinetic chase with Pratt keeping his motorcycle one step ahead of rampaging raptors, the action proves too scattered and repetitive to deliver much sense of jeopardy, despite the customary technical wizardry at work. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Oh, there\u2019s more: As names crawl by, we are meant to be impressed by behind-the-scenes footage showing cast and crew applauding one another\u2019s wizardry in making a Zoom movie. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Bonnivet\u2019s large ear still seems to tingle with the sensation of having been pitilessly scrutinized, while the color and texture of his curly beard and thin mustache are captured with a miniaturist\u2019s mind-bending wizardry . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "That first inning proved vital against Tallmadge\u2019s wizardry in the field, which denied the Preppers of a handful of hits. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "DeRozan scored 23 points but couldn\u2019t offer any fourth-quarter wizardry . \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Apparently, the terms of this deal (the financial wizardry of which is beyond the capacities of a simple space writer) were adverse for existing shareholders. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Ukrainian cook Diana Khalilova is in her happy place, working her wizardry in the kitchen to delight the taste buds of hungry friends. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100520"
  },
  "witticism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boff",
      "boffo",
      "boffola",
      "crack",
      "drollery",
      "funny",
      "gag",
      "giggle",
      "jape",
      "jest",
      "joke",
      "josh",
      "laugh",
      "nifty",
      "one-liner",
      "pleasantry",
      "quip",
      "rib",
      "sally",
      "waggery",
      "wisecrack",
      "yuk",
      "yuck",
      "yak",
      "yock"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a collection of famous witticisms",
      "a drama critic who is best remembered for his biting witticisms",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Television was now beginning to recycle what was left of a brilliant era of earlier 20th-century witticism . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Following Miss Anthony\u2019s address, Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia was introduced, and for an hour the audience was spellbound under her rapid delivery of logic and witticism . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "That's what passes for a sardonic witticism when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the closure of countless barbershops and hair and nail salons across the country. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "His defense turned less on evidence than on a stream of witticisms that enchanted the Parisian public. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 11 May 2020",
      "The brothers, who originally came from Morocco, remained steady fixtures throughout, greeting me on my way to work, dispensing witticisms and advice, and peppering me with questions about a succession of American presidents. \u2014 Liz Alderman, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery are all set to return to their lacy ruffles with more cutting witticisms . \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "That witticism , now canonized as an American proverb, proved false in regards to the magazine the artist founded a half-century ago. \u2014 Vogue , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "The late journalist\u2019s career and witticisms are smoothly encapsulated by veteran documentarian Janice Engel\u2019s slick feature. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" witty + -cism (as in criticism )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100701"
  },
  "write":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form (characters, symbols, etc.) on a surface with an instrument (such as a pen)",
      ": to form (words) by inscribing characters or symbols on a surface",
      ": to spell in writing",
      ": to cover, fill, or fill in by writing",
      ": to set down in writing: such as",
      ": draw up , draft",
      ": to be the author of : compose",
      ": to compose in musical form",
      ": to express in literary form",
      ": to communicate by letter",
      ": to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing",
      ": to write contracts or orders for",
      ": underwrite",
      ": to make a permanent impression of",
      ": to communicate with in writing",
      ": ordain , fate",
      ": to make evident or obvious",
      ": to force, effect, introduce, or remove by writing",
      ": to take part in or bring about (something worth recording)",
      ": to introduce (information) into the storage device or medium of a computer",
      ": to transfer (information) from the main memory of a computer to a storage or output device",
      ": sell",
      ": to make significant characters or inscriptions",
      ": to permit or be adapted to writing",
      ": to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences",
      ": to compose, communicate by, or send a letter",
      ": to produce a written work",
      ": to compose music",
      ": to select a course of action or position entirely according to one's wishes",
      ": on a larger scale or in a more prominent manner",
      ": on a smaller scale",
      ": to form letters or words with pen or pencil",
      ": to form the letters or the words of (as on paper)",
      ": to put down on paper",
      ": to make up and set down for others to read",
      ": to compose music",
      ": to communicate with someone by sending a letter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bt",
      "\u02c8r\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "pen",
      "scratch (out)",
      "scribble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans want to limit the reach of the domestic violence provision, while Democrats want to write it broadly. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "During Covid-19 quarantine two summers ago, Fennell decided to write a book meant for his family's eyes only. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Schjeldahl had planned to write a biography of O\u2019Hara, taping those interviews as research. \u2014 Joan Frank, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "After the poet\u2019s death Schjeldahl contracted with a publisher to write a biography, but the project collapsed, due to the obstruction of O\u2019Hara literary executrix, his sister Maureen. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "And something the head honcho will surely write about in her next annual report. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
      "Then came Henning\u2014and a moment to finally write her own dress code. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "While thinking about her scenes, Seehorn will paint, work on embroidery, finish a jigsaw puzzle or write a to-do list. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Dennis Kelly returns to write , with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English wr\u012btan to scratch, draw, inscribe; akin to Old High German r\u012bzan to tear and perhaps to Greek rhin\u0113 file, rasp",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101331"
  },
  "work out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance",
      ": a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability",
      ": an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings",
      ": to bring about by labor and exertion",
      ": to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation",
      ": to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties",
      ": develop",
      ": to discharge (a debt) by labor",
      ": to exhaust (something, such as a mine) by working",
      ": to prove effective, practicable, or suitable",
      ": to amount to a total or calculated figure",
      ": to engage in a workout",
      ": an exercise or practice to test or improve ability or performance",
      ": an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drill",
      "exercise",
      "practice",
      "practise",
      "routine",
      "training"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "answer",
      "break",
      "crack",
      "dope (out)",
      "figure out",
      "puzzle (out)",
      "resolve",
      "riddle (out)",
      "solve",
      "unravel",
      "unriddle",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The team had a good workout at practice today.",
      "Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.",
      "Verb",
      "by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem",
      "worked out a compromise between the warring factions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moore was at the complex but not participating in the workout . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Cole was Cole Strange, the star two-way lineman for Farragut High, a perennial Tennessee powerhouse, and the future Patriots first-round draft pick who was looking to get in a late-summer afternoon workout . \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Two to three minutes is an optimal rest period between sets in a conventional workout . \u2014 Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
      "The above description is what occurs in a typical weight training workout . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Byers, the Bearcats\u2019 left fielder and a distance runner in track who also excels in cross country, typically wakes up at 4 a.m. to get in a workout for track before school. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "With all the things that moms do on a daily basis, fitting in a workout may not always be an easy feat. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s why these in-ear workout headphones are often considered the best Apple Airpods Pro alternative. \u2014 Terri Williams, SELF , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Tying a franchise record for wins didn\u2019t stop the Phoenix Suns from getting in a postgame workout right after Wednesday\u2019s 107-103 win at Golden State. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The fund is hoping to reach an agreement with creditors that would give it more time to work out a plan. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Along with related artworks, these help rewrite the narrative around the European Modernists working in Southern California \u2014 that L.A. offered them freedom and oodles of empty space in which to work out their ideas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "That upends a proposal made in 2021 by Mr. Adams\u2019s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, to temporarily shore up the highway for 20 years at a cost of more than $500 million to give the city more time to work out a permanent solution. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Planet Fitness has their High School Summer Pass where teens 14-19 can work out for free for the entire summer at any of the Planet Fitness locations in the United States and Canada. \u2014 Seventeen , 10 June 2022",
      "But our brains need vigorous exercise and the best way to work out those cranial muscles is to attach a book to them. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "Rivian has yet to include the tank-turn function in the production R1T, but with the EQG not expected to arrive until 2024, Mercedes has some time to work out the kinks. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s not unfair to expect a show to work out its kinks by the second season after a bumpy debut. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110147"
  },
  "whilst":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": while"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012b(-\u0259)lst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "as",
      "so long as",
      "when",
      "while"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I like to get my knitting done whilst watching the telly.",
      "whilst a good worker, he's not a very good manager"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English whilest , alteration of whiles ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110416"
  },
  "work in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to insert or cause to penetrate by repeated or continued effort",
      ": to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "edge in",
      "fit (in ",
      "inject",
      "insert",
      "insinuate",
      "intercalate",
      "interject",
      "interpolate",
      "interpose",
      "intersperse",
      "introduce",
      "sandwich (in "
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I think that we can work in one more interview in the afternoon lineup.",
      "managed to work in several references to baseball in his paper on the merits of teamwork"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-113209"
  },
  "wording":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or manner of expressing in words : phraseology",
      ": the way something is put into words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "diction",
      "language",
      "phraseology",
      "phrasing",
      "verbiage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "What's the exact wording of the agreement?",
      "it's important to get the wording of this law precisely correct",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022",
      "The $10 million would be spent over several years to fund Census Bureau field tests of different wording and placement of questions that would appear on its annual American Community Survey. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "In Nebraska, lawmakers are considering a bill that the American Civil Liberties Union said may create barriers for women struggling with infertility due to the ambiguity of the wording regarding when life begins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Some well-meaning taxpayers forget to sign, or may unwittingly change the penalties of perjury wording . \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Regardless of the final wording adopted, however, Zietlow-DeJesus says the mission and work of the ADAMHS Board has not changed through any iterations. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Some experts who have studied consumer responses to recalls have been critical of the wording that companies sometimes choose for their recall press releases. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Few of us would want to read a novel devoid of colorful wording . \u2014 Lawrence Krauss, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-113700"
  },
  "while":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "preposition",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition : time",
      ": the time and effort used (as in the performance of an action) : trouble",
      ": during the time that",
      ": as long as",
      ": when on the other hand : whereas",
      ": in spite of the fact that : although",
      ": similarly and at the same time that",
      ": until",
      ": to cause to pass especially without boredom or in a pleasant manner",
      ": during the time that",
      ": although sense 1",
      ": a period of time",
      ": time and effort used in doing something",
      ": to cause to pass especially in a pleasant way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8hw\u012bl",
      "\u02c8w\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bit",
      "space",
      "spell",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "as",
      "so long as",
      "when",
      "whilst"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to The Hollywood Reporter, Todd Phillips and Scott Silver have been working on a script for Joker 2 for quite a while , but have just recently shown it to the studio. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 June 2022",
      "And for Outlander, for quite a while , each season was a completely different game. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "Joyce said the Indigenous show was an event Toledo had wanted to do for quite a while . \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The big question is what \u2018quite a while longer\u2019 means, and whether monkeypox will find a permanent home in animals in the U.S. \u2014 Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "We\u2019ve been kept away from each other for quite a while . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
      "At 413 feet in length, this should last you quite a while , and for about $15, is relatively cheap compared to most other options. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
      "Francona said Reyes has been playing with a sore right hamstring for quite a while . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Shares could remain on life support for quite a while . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The activity is in the Art Lab, which is brimming with other projects that will while away the time. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In the photos, Saweetie is shown lounging under a palm tree, taking a dip in the water, and enjoying food and beverages \u2014 as one should while on vacay, of course. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s one of the most beautiful places in Napa to while away an afternoon. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "In one viral photo, one person stands at the gas pump filling a red gas can while another tends to more cans in the back of a white vehicle. \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 12 May 2021",
      "In March, S\u00e1nchez was furloughed from Made Nice and began to while away quarantine by drafting a dream menu. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Some have taken to baking to while away the hours during lockdown; others embraced gardening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2020",
      "Farvardin Daliri SYDNEY, Australia \u2014 Some have taken to baking to while away the hours during coronavirus lockdown; others embraced gardening. \u2014 Isabella Kwai, New York Times , 28 May 2020",
      "The restaurant, Trade Route, offers its own take on traditional southern cuisine, and the spa provides a refreshing way to while away an hour or two. \u2014 Patti Nickell, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Conjunction",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Preposition",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1635, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122911"
  },
  "whip":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take, pull, snatch, jerk, or otherwise move very quickly and forcefully",
      ": to strike with a slender lithe implement (such as a lash or rod) especially as a punishment",
      ": spank",
      ": to drive or urge on by or as if by using a whip",
      ": to strike as a lash does",
      ": to bind or wrap (something, such as a rope or fishing rod) with cord for protection and strength",
      ": to wind or wrap around something",
      ": to belabor with stinging words : abuse",
      ": to seam or hem with shallow overcasting stitches",
      ": to overcome decisively : defeat",
      ": to stir up : incite",
      ": to produce in a hurry",
      ": to fish (water) with rod, line, and artificial lure",
      ": to beat (eggs, cream, etc.) into a froth with a utensil (such as a whisk or fork)",
      ": to gather together or hold together for united action in the manner of a party whip",
      ": to proceed nimbly or quickly",
      ": to thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash",
      ": to bring forcefully to a desired state or condition",
      ": an instrument consisting usually of a handle and lash forming a flexible rod that is used for whipping",
      ": a stroke or cut with or as if with a whip",
      ": a dessert made by whipping a portion of the ingredients",
      ": a kitchen utensil made of braided or coiled wire or perforated metal with a handle and used in whipping",
      ": one that handles a whip: such as",
      ": a driver of horses : coachman",
      ": whipper-in sense 1",
      ": a member of a legislative body appointed by a political party to enforce party discipline and to secure the attendance of party members at important sessions",
      ": a notice of forthcoming business sent weekly to each member of a political party in the British House of Commons",
      ": a whipping or thrashing motion",
      ": the quality of resembling a whip especially in being flexible",
      ": whip antenna",
      ": to move, snatch, or jerk quickly or with force",
      ": to hit with something long, thin, and flexible",
      ": to defeat thoroughly",
      ": to beat into foam",
      ": to cause a strong emotion (as excitement) in",
      ": to move quickly or forcefully",
      ": to make in a hurry",
      ": a long thin strip of material (as leather) used in punishing or urging on",
      ": a dessert made by whipping part of the mixture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wip",
      "\u02c8hwip",
      "\u02c8wip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flogger",
      "lash",
      "scourge",
      "switch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And even as consumer confidence has dropped, as people worry about rising food and fuel prices, households have largely continued to whip out their wallets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Hey, no, probably not a good idea to whip the chainsaw out in this circumstance. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Lay out on the grass and whip out your best strategies for this chess gathering. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Beat the cream at medium-high speed until soft peaks form, taking care not to over- whip it. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "But his throw veered left toward the first base side and skipped to the plate, causing Logan to lunge for the ball, scoop it up, and then whip a tag around to the third base side. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "Sweet-toothed Star Wars-loving bakers can whip up treats inspired by their favorite characters with this fun cakelet pan. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
      "Some restaurants offer straight soy sauce, while others whip up a more dynamic and complex blend of flavors. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "After Jonny Hooker hits the crossbar shorthanded, a great, patient play by Luca Cagnoni to carry the puck down the left and whip a pass through the slot to Klassen. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Smart as a whip unites the older and newer meanings. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Shooting on film before a studio audience, using multiple cameras, Arnaz rewrote the technological rules of TV, and the show became part of the cultural DNA with its sharp-as-a- whip slapstick and banter. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Once performers are self-deprecating, as is the case here with the likes of the whip -smart E.J. Cameron, the audience easily takes that cue. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "This whip -smart thriller exposes the unfortunate realities of the workplace and what Black women are sometimes forced to do in order to not be overlooked. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As majority whip , Branch worked behind the scenes to make sure Democrats passed key bills and overrode gubernatorial vetoes. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The group later started bickering after inhaling meth, prompting Mickels to fire one shot that didn\u2019t strike anyone, pistol- whip one woman and shoot Dozhier in the chest, the affidavit said. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-124001"
  },
  "wriggly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm : squirm",
      ": to move or advance by twisting and turning",
      ": to extricate or insinuate oneself or reach a goal as if by wriggling",
      ": to cause to move in short quick contortions",
      ": to introduce, insinuate, or bring into a state or place by or as if by wriggling",
      ": a short or quick writhing motion or contortion",
      ": a formation or marking of sinuous design",
      ": to twist or move like a worm : squirm , wiggle",
      ": to advance by twisting and turning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ri-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ri-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddle",
      "fidget",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wiggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When composers look for musical inspiration, the past has always been a pretty good place to start \u2014 whether to pay homage or reactively wriggle from tradition\u2019s vice grip. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "In the past, I have been humiliated by hidden knots and logs that were just out of my league, resulting in an extended and extremely uncool struggle of trying to wriggle an ax-head free. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Lue could make a case at being the most confident his team will wriggle out of holes of their own making. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But if Meituan continues to step up to meet the needs of Shanghai's hungry, frustrated residents, the lockdown may allow the firm to wriggle out from under China's tech crackdown. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The team tries to wriggle out of suspicion when Vo turns up at the crime scene of the murder of a Hungarian gambling official. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Roughed up and dazed, and with a broken rib, Denis was able to wriggle free from his bindings and tumble out of the van. \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Look for subversive photos that wriggle out of the intentions with which they were taken. \u2014 Michael Johnston, The New Yorker , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "If such parties are trying to wriggle off the hook, however, European leaders such as Spanish President Pedro S\u00e1nchez are determined not to let them. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The team chose a peekytoe crab shape simply for the fun of watching a minuscule robot wriggle in a crab-like fashion, but their three-dimensional printing technique could be used to mimic any animal or shape, the researchers say. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
      "Just under your skin lie whole aqueous worlds, where trillions of cells spark and beat and wriggle and secrete, doing all the complicated tasks of keeping you alive. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 14 May 2022",
      "At the Las Vegas Justice Court, the largest of some 40 courts hearing eviction cases in Nevada, Hearing Master David F. Brown did not allow for much wriggle room. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The planned July 19 lifting of most restrictions is being touted by Johnson as a milestone, but the prime minister, characteristically, has left himself some wriggle room. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
      "But the legal decision left the county no wriggle room. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2021",
      "And the cry to do something, anything, will only grow louder, though the paucity of top prospects and aforementioned inflexibility will leave GM Brian Cashman with limited wriggle room. \u2014 USA Today , 31 May 2021",
      "All but about 15% of the revenue is dedicated by voters, leaving little wriggle room for discretion by the council; for example, about one third of the entire capital budget is dedicated to drainage. \u2014 Faimon Roberts, NOLA.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Yes, in the name of expanding the playoff field and, perhaps, building in some wriggle room in the event of delays caused by COVID-19 testing, tracing and isolating, the lack of travel means no travel days. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-132044"
  },
  "wetland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture",
      ": a wet area of land (as a marsh or swamp) having soil filled with or covered by water all or part of the year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wet-\u02ccland",
      "-l\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8wet-\u02ccland",
      "-l\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bog",
      "fen",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wash"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The state legislature did not consider Tallian\u2019s coal ash bill, which addressed the disposal of coal combustion residuals and approved a bill that removed wetland protections. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "But opponents say getting rid of the wetland protections could increase flooding, degrade water quality and destroy wildlife habitat. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Feb. 2021",
      "Selections include plants for pollinators, flora for butterflies and birds, prairie plants, prairie grasses, shade-tolerant species, and wetland and rain garden vegetation. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2021",
      "Dixie Valley toads live solely in a 760-acre wetland complex fed by hot springs north of Fallon, Nevada, per the USFWS. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "This all-purpose trail links the recreation area surrounding the Engle Road sledding hill to the Lake-to-Lake Trail, which features the largest glacial pothole wetland complex left in Cuyahoga County. \u2014 Chris M. Worrell, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The storm exposed the increasing dangers posed by climate change to the millions of people living in the low-lying Sundarbans, thousands of square miles of wetland jutting into the Bay of Bengal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Sea level rise will also damage sensitive wetland ecosystems and increase erosion. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "An estimated 40% of the original wetland has been diked, drained or destroyed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1669, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-150605"
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  "worth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "preposition",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": monetary value",
      ": the equivalent of a specified amount or figure",
      ": the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held",
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      ": merit , excellence",
      ": wealth , riches",
      ": equal in value to",
      ": having assets or income equal to",
      ": deserving of",
      ": of substantial or significant value or merit",
      ": having monetary or material value",
      ": estimable",
      ": to the fullest extent of one's value or ability",
      ": become",
      ": equal in value to",
      ": having possessions or income equal to",
      ": deserving of",
      ": capable of",
      ": the value or usefulness of something or someone",
      ": value as expressed in money or in amount of time something will last",
      ": excellence"
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      "\u02c8w\u0259rth",
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      "account",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are so many on the market these days, so judging their worth is a hard game to play. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "Your child\u2019s temper tantrum doesn\u2019t reflect poorly on your worth as a parent. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Woods is also involved in many sports-adjacent business ventures, helping add to his net worth . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "For those of us who want an organic unisex product with natural ingredients, Maryann Organics has the background to prove its worth . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Now, the principles of this platform are beginning to prove their worth for B2B marketing as well. \u2014 Lora Kratchounova, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "And like decades of pop royalty before him, Styles is proving his worth by selling a lot of records\u2026 on vinyl. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "While the legends are still at it, an alluring new generation of tennis talent is also proving its worth . \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 1 June 2022",
      "Set your phone on airplane mode, say no more times than you\u2019re used to, and stand firmly in your worth . \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Both of those prop bets came through for bettors and there are several others for postseason team performance and individual awards worth keeping an eye on. \u2014 Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Finally, at a meeting in Zambia, where giraffes and zebras wandered the grounds of the hotel, the board members approved eight projects worth a total of $168 million. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
      "Pompeo also reported receiving two carpets worth a total of $19,400 from the president of Kazakhstan and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Matthew Lee, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
      "In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
      "In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
      "In that case, there are plenty of Memorial Day furniture sales worth a browse. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Forbes , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Preposition",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-154005"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": strong vengeful anger or indignation",
      ": retributory punishment for an offense or a crime : divine chastisement",
      ": wrathful",
      ": violent anger : rage"
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      "\u02c8rath",
      "chiefly British",
      "\u02c8rath",
      "chiefly British",
      "\u02c8rath"
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      "anger",
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      "birse",
      "choler",
      "furor",
      "fury",
      "indignation",
      "irateness",
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      "lividity",
      "lividness",
      "mad",
      "madness",
      "mood",
      "outrage",
      "rage",
      "spleen",
      "wrathfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delight",
      "pleasure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Its toxicity, its pervasiveness and wrath , is another epidemic of our time. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Is there anyone of sound mind who doesn\u2019t want to see wrath and retribution visited upon Vladimir Putin? \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "When Xavier\u2019s jealousy and wrath lead to suspicious actions and dangerous threats, Chastity confides in her mother, Sarah, and turns to her former childhood boyfriend, Roger Thompkins. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Tucker Carlson, who incurred the wrath of BTS\u2019 devoted fan ARMY with his criticism of the visit. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "Even Wu's alma mater, the Academy of Arts & Design of China's prestigious Tsinghua University, was not spared the wrath of suspicious nationalist users. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Cheney has drawn the wrath of the former president for refusing to go along with his false claims about the 2020 election being stolen from him. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "An investor demanding justice for the death of his lawyer in a Russian prison incurs the wrath of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The purpose of all this theater was to ease Trump into oblivion without inciting the wrath of other Republicans and imperiling McConnell\u2019s own position of power. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-161037"
  },
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    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whee \u2014 used to express delight or exuberance"
    ],
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      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hey",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "whee ! that was a fun ride"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1898, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182131"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shaped like a wedge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wejd",
      "\u02c8we-j\u0259d"
    ],
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      "fast",
      "firm",
      "frozen",
      "jammed",
      "lodged",
      "set",
      "snug",
      "stuck",
      "tight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insecure",
      "loose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182804"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thingamajig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182831"
  },
  "warlike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ready for war : equipped to fight",
      ": fit for, disposed to, or fond of war : bellicose",
      ": of, relating to, or useful in war",
      ": befitting or characteristic of war or a soldier",
      ": fond of war",
      ": fit for or characteristic of war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u012bk",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u012bk"
    ],
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      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The government has been criticized for its warlike attitude.",
      "a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Daniel Defense \u2014 like many firearms companies \u2014 has leaned into warlike imagery to sell its guns. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "That last piece has the most representational imagery of any in this set, although its two warlike figures (one of whom appears to be Brown) constitute just a small part of the complex, mostly abstract picture. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "If the ideal is a world in which neither party feels democracy is under siege, these warlike postures represent a grim finding. \u2014 The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Tribal societies could be hierarchical and warlike , the Davids show, as well as egalitarian and peaceful. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This warlike mentality is shared by Groundswell, the political group that Thomas has chaired. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The fractured Anglo-French relationship has made headlines on both sides of the channel, with disputes over fish inspiring warlike comment in many of Britain\u2019s newspapers. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Both also seem to harbor a suspicion that the world of guns and gun-owners might always have been at least a bit like this, rich with paranoia and warlike thinking. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "In certain ways, the Wendat (and Iroquoian societies in general around that time) were extraordinarily warlike . \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183547"
  },
  "whish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to urge on or cause to move with a whish",
      ": to make a sibilant sound",
      ": to move with a whish especially at high speed",
      ": a rushing sound : swish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bumble",
      "burr",
      "buzz",
      "drone",
      "hum",
      "whir",
      "whirr",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip",
      "zoom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fizz",
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head",
      "the match whished as it burst into flame",
      "Noun",
      "the whish of tires on wet pavement"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1518, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184137"
  },
  "weakened":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make weak : lessen the strength of",
      ": to reduce in intensity or effectiveness",
      ": to become weak",
      ": to make or become weak or weaker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "prostrate",
      "sap",
      "soften",
      "tire",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the fact that many exports, even ones not destined for the U.S., are invoiced in dollars might, in fact, weaken trade volumes, according to Citigroup. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Bleach and dyes can weaken and strip curls, leaving them dull and lackluster. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "The system will weaken and shift eastward, which will bring more moderate weather through today. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Over time, this can weaken the heart as a whole, and cause right-sided heart failure, according to the Cleveland Clinic. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The ocean swell that produced big waves Monday along the San Diego County coastline will weaken on Tuesday but could periodically produce sets in the 3-to-6 foot range. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "In time, the grass should weaken and eventually disappear. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Still, because La Ninas historically weaken over summer and there are slight signs that this one may be easing a bit, there\u2019s the small but increasing chance that this La Nina could warm just enough to be considered neutral in late summer. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "The administration now sees a chance to punish Russian aggression, weaken Mr. Putin, shore up NATO and the trans-Atlantic alliance and send a message to China, too. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190841"
  },
  "waggish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or characteristic of a wag",
      ": done or made in waggery or for sport : humorous",
      ": showing or done in a spirit of harmless mischief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wa-gish",
      "\u02c8wa-gish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "devilish",
      "elvish",
      "espi\u00e8gle",
      "impish",
      "knavish",
      "leprechaunish",
      "mischievous",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "pixieish",
      "prankish",
      "puckish",
      "rascally",
      "roguish",
      "scampish",
      "sly",
      "tricksy",
      "wicked"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Variation after variation test every tool these dancers have, layered over with waggish character dancing pulling from Polish mazurka and Russian hopak, to name a few. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Black and white and set to nervous, waggish piano music, her cast of still-photography characters comes to life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Ole Miss at Alabama isn\u2019t for another week, but, with an open date on his schedule leading up to the big game, the SEC\u2019s waggish prince has already started chirping at the Crimson Tide. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Re-teaming with producer James Ford (Haim, Depeche Mode), frontman Alex Turner trades in piercing guitar for jaunty piano for a waggish , if at times uninspired meditation on fame in the digital age. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 May 2018",
      "Carney\u2019s attitude is waggish but jovial, never crossing into anger. \u2014 Seth Stevenson, Slate Magazine , 10 Apr. 2017",
      "His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. \u2014 Michael Schulman, New York Times , 4 June 2016",
      "Not specifically based on Che Guevara, Richard Bermudez\u2019s Che is a waggish yet mild-mannered gadfly, a cynical, harshly critical observer of the Per\u00f3n regime. \u2014 Orange County Register , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193831"
  },
  "worldly-wise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs : worldly sense 2",
      ": aware of and having knowledge about the things and ways of this world"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl(d)-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "smart",
      "sophisticated",
      "worldly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "unsophisticated",
      "untutored",
      "unworldly",
      "wide-eyed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203155"
  },
  "weakness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being weak",
      ": an instance or period of being weak",
      ": fault , defect",
      ": a special desire or fondness",
      ": an object of special desire or fondness",
      ": lack of strength",
      ": a weak point : flaw",
      ": a special fondness or the object of a special fondness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenia",
      "debilitation",
      "debility",
      "delicacy",
      "enervation",
      "enfeeblement",
      "faintness",
      "feebleness",
      "fragility",
      "frailness",
      "frailty",
      "infirmity",
      "languidness",
      "languor",
      "listlessness",
      "lowness",
      "wimpiness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hardihood",
      "hardiness",
      "robustness",
      "strength",
      "vigor"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some cases can have complications, including permanent hearing loss and facial weakness , damage to the eye and more. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "The most common initial symptoms of AFM are sudden onset of arm or leg weakness , loss of muscle tone, and loss of reflexes. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The president\u2019s weakness has allowed Latin American countries to turn their backs to the United States. \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 9 June 2022",
      "But neither Gasc\u00f3n nor Boudin has ever fully owned their failings, instead holding up their ideology like a shield and leaving themselves open to attacks by foes, including police unions, who know a thing or two about capitalizing on weakness . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The illness often begins with fever, headache, vomiting or weakness . \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "With Tesla maintaining radio silence on this weakness , there's only so much that concerned owners can do. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Severe cases may begin with fever, vomiting, headache, or weakness and rapidly progress to confusion, loss of coordination, difficulty speaking or seizures. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Stock-market weakness also has prompted safe-haven buying of dollars, as has Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Aaron Back, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210028"
  },
  "whatsit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thingamajig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dingus",
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" whatsit & whatsis contraction of what-is-it ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212706"
  },
  "waywardness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations : ungovernable",
      ": following no clear principle or law : unpredictable",
      ": opposite to what is desired or expected : untoward",
      ": disobedient",
      ": not following a rule or regular course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "parents of a wayward teenager",
      "had always been the most wayward of their three children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s because of his older age and oversized condition, his smaller size and body size, the Heat\u2019s demanding culture and his apparently wayward condition. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "San Diego\u2019s wayward sea lion, now named Freeway, was discovered in a storm drain in a pretty dense, urban part of town more than a mile from ocean water. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "And her love interest, Max (Demos), has tried to be a better man since his wayward youth and his mother\u2019s death. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s even true when the narrative shifts to Talulah (No\u00e9e Abita), a wayward youth whom \u00c9lisabet brings out of the cold and into the warmth of her home. \u2014 Michael Nordine, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Jake\u2019s family back home \u2014 though nicely performed by Jessica Hecht as forlorn mother and Elgort as wayward son \u2014 seems out of place. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Please be aware that the wayward golf ball had gotten over a tall netting that was surrounding the golf course. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Southampton Town dispatchers received a call at about 6:30 a.m. from someone who spotted the wayward creature. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Everything Everywhere is fringey and wayward , too often frenetic only for craziness\u2019 sake. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, short for awayward turned away, from away , adverb + -ward ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-213451"
  },
  "weak at/in the knees":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so nervous or powerfully affected that it is difficult to stand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215917"
  },
  "worshipping":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship",
      ": reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power",
      ": an act of expressing such reverence",
      ": a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual",
      ": extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem",
      ": a person of importance",
      ": deep respect toward God, a god, or a sacred object",
      ": too much respect or admiration",
      ": to honor or respect as a divine being",
      ": to regard with respect, honor, or devotion",
      ": to take part in worship or an act of worship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p",
      "also",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "deify",
      "glorify",
      "revere",
      "reverence",
      "venerate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "deification",
      "hero worship",
      "idolatry",
      "idolization",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Diocese of Little Rock covers all 75 Arkansas counties and includes more than 154,000 Catholics, who worship in 130 parishes and missions across the state. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "The men and women who worship at Sacred Heart have much to be angry about. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "In 1916, Hawaii\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple was constructed, and within a year Iosepa was abandoned, as Hawaiian residents were now able to worship in their homeland. \u2014 Will Stamp, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "The track explores an interesting theme of celebrity worship in tandem with Christian concepts of savior complexes, but Kendrick also dives into pertinent racial issues and deeply contested political topics like COVID-19 and political correctness. \u2014 Ej Panaligan, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
      "Imam Rahim Alsaedy said many of the people who worship at Al-Zahrah Islamic Center have been preparing for Ramadan by fasting prior and attending the Quran study group sessions. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the church will hold Easter worship services at Englewood\u2019s Calahan Funeral Home, 7030 S. Halsted St., beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday with the church\u2019s pastor, Gerald Dew, according to the church\u2019s Facebook page. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Winfrey said planners have selected 12 churches throughout the city for alumni to gather and worship from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. \u2014 Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Among the most interesting founder stories is that of Ed Beccle, the 23-year-old Thiel Fellow who cofounded and serves as CEO of mobile app for Christian prayers and daily worship Glorify. \u2014 Igor Bosilkovski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With a population of 5.7 million in 1930, California had plenty of houses of worship , many of them planted by the Northern branches of Protestant denominations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "The shooting is the latest in a house of worship amid a national reckoning on guns in America and their availability. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The Alabama shooting is the latest attack carried out at a place of worship . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Daniel Lucey, 42, faces charges of arson, interfering with civil rights, and destruction to a place of worship , Salem Police Chief Lucas J. Miller said in a statement on Saturday. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The program selects teens who volunteer in their local community, school or house of worship , or otherwise demonstrate their future leadership potential. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "From my Lutheran perspective, the purpose of worship is to preach the Gospel, praise God and administer the sacraments. \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "An elderly worship leader wiped away tears as a photo of Cheng lighted up a screen. \u2014 Jeong Parkstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "An hour after the Jewish event, up the street outside the Supreme Court, about 150 antiabortion protesters rallied with evangelical worship leader and right-wing former congressional candidate Sean Feucht. \u2014 Ellie Silverman, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-225503"
  },
  "will-less":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": involving no exercise of the will : involuntary",
      ": not exercising the will"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coerced",
      "forced",
      "involuntary",
      "unintended",
      "unintentional",
      "unwilling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deliberate",
      "freewill",
      "intentional",
      "uncoerced",
      "unforced",
      "voluntary",
      "willful",
      "wilful",
      "willing"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-234030"
  },
  "whistling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or sound of one that whistles : whistle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-s(\u0259-)li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another surprise appearance came from Bryan Cranston, who shared that his whistling on Malcolm in the Middle led to an improbable ASCAP membership. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
      "Previous research has shown that groups of dolphins tend to develop different styles of whistling , but why dolphins develop these styles is still unclear, per a statement. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "Elba and Swinton shared a warm hug during the post-screening standing ovation, which had the Grand Palais audience swooning and whistling . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "Violet still hasn\u2019t warmed up to Andrew Bird; something about the whistling gets under her skin. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "And rather than being empathetic to the people who were violated by Rock in that moment, their immediate go-to is dog whistling and virtue signalling, insinuating that Smith is some kind of danger to society for standing up for his wife. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But the unconditional love that lives between his parents, with their not-so-secret whistling code, is vibrantly remembered. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The especially showy Dolby Atmos audio system made the whistling that opens the film sound cool but unnatural. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "In early August, Caroline Polachek practiced her whistling in a dark, foggy warehouse, deep in the San Fernando Valley, as lights sliced the room into coruscating triangles. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-002601"
  },
  "warfare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": military operations between enemies : hostilities , war",
      ": an activity undertaken by a political unit (such as a nation) to weaken or destroy another",
      ": struggle between competing entities : conflict",
      ": military fighting between enemies",
      ": conflict between opposing forces or for a particular end"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccfer",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccfer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare",
      "companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for home computers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the success or otherwise of the small Ukrainian robot in action may do more to shape the future of remote warfare than any of them. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The new carrier can likely carry between 48 and 60 aircraft\u2014a combination of FC-31s, KJ-600s, a carrier onboard delivery transport aircraft based on the KJ-600 airframe, and both utility and anti-submarine warfare helicopters. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Mechanized warfare is the mind-body problem writ large. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "To try and compete with that healthy market, the military has offered larger-than-usual bonuses, including up to $50,000 for certain fields, such as special warfare . \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "But such guerrilla warfare tactics, with the risk of mistaken killings, can sometimes backfire, alienating people previously sympathetic to the rebel cause. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "While this undoubtedly ends in Kenobi's death, there is an element of psychological warfare going on too: Vader wants to terrorize Kenobi as much as possible and break his spirit before finally putting him out of his misery. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 5 June 2022",
      "But the two most crucial strikes against Heard may have been that Azcarate permitted cameras in the courtroom and did not sequester the jury\u2014a perfect one-two for Depp\u2019s online brand of asymmetrical warfare . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Twitter, being Twitter, initially broke out into all-out generational warfare , with side-parting, skinny-jean-wearing, avocado-toast-loving Millennials rolling their eyes at how Gen Z just discovered Kate Bush. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from werre, warre war + fare journey, passage \u2014 more at fare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-013511"
  },
  "warming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree",
      ": serving to maintain or preserve heat especially to a satisfactory degree",
      ": feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion",
      ": comfortably established : secure",
      ": marked by strong feeling : ardent",
      ": marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger",
      ": marked by or readily showing affection, gratitude, cordiality, or sympathy",
      ": emphasizing or exploiting sexual imagery or incidents",
      ": accompanied or marked by extreme danger or duress",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": having the color or tone of something that imparts heat",
      ": of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": near to a goal, object, or solution sought",
      ": to make warm",
      ": to infuse with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure",
      ": to fill with anger, zeal, or passion",
      ": to reheat (cooked food) for eating",
      ": to make ready for operation or performance by preliminary exercise or operation",
      ": to become warm",
      ": to become ardent, interested, or receptive",
      ": to become filled with affection or love",
      ": to experience feelings of pleasure : bask",
      ": to become ready for operation or performance by preliminary activity",
      ": warmly",
      ": somewhat hot",
      ": giving off a little heat",
      ": making a person feel heat or experience no loss of body heat",
      ": having a feeling of warmth",
      ": showing strong feeling",
      ": newly made : fresh",
      ": near the object sought",
      ": of a color in the range yellow through orange to red",
      ": to make or become warm",
      ": to give a feeling of warmth",
      ": to become more interested than at first",
      ": to exercise or practice lightly in preparation for more strenuous activity or a performance",
      ": to run (as a motor) at slow speed before using"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heated",
      "hottish",
      "lukewarm",
      "tepid",
      "toasty",
      "warmed",
      "warmish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heat",
      "hot (up)",
      "toast"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Fully charged, the mug will keep things warm for up to 90 minutes. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Your tent is a vital piece of camping gear that shouldn\u2019t be overlooked: The right one can keep you warm and dry\u2014and not be a complete nightmare to pitch. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "The beanie is not essential, but does add some more edginess and will help keep you warm . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Transfer the scallops to a platter or divide among 4 plates and keep warm . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Last February, Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "In February 2021 Texas witnessed its highest electricity demand ever as residents tried to keep warm . \u2014 Tyler Mauldin, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "This is not a casual weekend crewneck\u2013this one is thoughtfully designed to keep you warm and dry in extreme weather. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Instead of slicing the buns before toasting them, warm them whole in a 250-degree oven for 5 minutes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "Emissions like carbon dioxide warm the planet, which leads to destabilizing weather events and other problems. \u2014 Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "Like Rio\u2019s beating sun in a bottle, this electric fragrance will warm you up. \u2014 Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
      "The collapse of the Amazon\u2019s ecosystems, for example, will catastrophically warm our world, which currently depends on the Amazon to remove huge amounts of carbon from the air. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The natural wood tones of the dresser and matchstick blinds warm the black-and-white room. \u2014 Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
      "The weather will warm , and slow-starting sluggers will find their groove. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Instagram, Lipa shared photos of herself frolicking through the streets of Portugal this week while wearing a warm -toned minidress, patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Antonoff fooled around with some simple keyboard voicings on a warm -sounding vintage synth, then programmed a spare, mid-tempo track on a drum machine. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "As important as Tuesday\u2019s races were, they might best be seen as warm -up acts to more consequential elections ahead. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 11 May 2022",
      "But in recent years the weather has been staying warm later, Mr. Zhang said, so the wheat has a chance to germinate before winter frosts force it into dormancy. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The family\u2019s custom apparel shop, which Renee ran, printed the team\u2019s warm -up gear. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-024919"
  },
  "wink (at)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pretend not to have seen or noticed (something) : to ignore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-030512"
  },
  "whisper":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard",
      ": to make a sibilant sound that resembles whispering",
      ": to address in a whisper",
      ": to utter or communicate in or as if in a whisper",
      ": something communicated by or as if by whispering",
      ": rumor",
      ": an act or instance of whispering",
      ": speech without vibration of the vocal cords",
      ": a sibilant sound that resembles whispered speech",
      ": hint , trace",
      ": to speak softly and quietly",
      ": to tell by speaking softly and quietly",
      ": to make a low rustling sound",
      ": a soft quiet way of speaking that can be heard only by people who are near",
      ": the act of speaking softly and quietly",
      ": something said softly and quietly",
      ": hint entry 1 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-sp\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hwi-sp\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bruit (about)",
      "circulate",
      "noise (about ",
      "rumor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "canard",
      "story",
      "tale"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stars like Kristen Stewart, Meghan Markle, and Storm Reid all chose pieces that whisper instead of scream. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "Later, the witch doesn\u2019t need a wand, but has only to whisper an idea in the right ear. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "My mother would make minor movements when people would whisper in her ear and chat with her. \u2014 Essence , 4 May 2022",
      "Three prosecutors sat on the bench at trial, and a fourth often stood up from the first row of public seating to whisper into their ears. \u2014 Jolie Mccullough, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
      "Throughout her testimony, Depp wore sunglasses and appeared to be looking down \u2014 often leaning over to whisper something to his lawyer and occasionally chuckling. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "By the way, did Mandy really whisper anything to Milo about what Rebecca was going to give Jack at their next anniversary? \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But the prospect of a looming leadership shuffle may be impossible to ignore, with Republicans excited about their chances of winning back the majority and many GOP lawmakers beginning to privately whisper about what that might look like. \u2014 Melanie Zanona, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Personal trainers will whisper counsel, and TV cameras will capture every conceivable vantage point. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There was not one person whose power could not be in danger of being compromised if there was even a whisper of possible homosexuality activity. \u2014 Jillian Eugenios, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "And, of course, there isn\u2019t even a whisper of gun sanity in those who ratchet Republican campaigns for governor and the U.S. Senate. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
      "The trains, roomy and twice the length of regular subways, arrive with scarcely a whisper . \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Or when Reed Richards tells Wanda how Black Bolt (Anson Mount) can kill her with a whisper . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 May 2022",
      "The trains, roomy and twice the length of regular subways, arrive with scarcely a whisper . \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
      "The seasonings were right, with a whisper of white pepper. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The mild salmon is combined with fresh ginger, scallions and soy sauce and served with an aioli heated with a whisper of wasabi powder. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "There have been periods of activity, of possible breakthroughs that fizzled out, and long spells of silence with barely a whisper about the unknown little girl found dead in the desert. \u2014 Lane Sainty, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-044848"
  },
  "wish (for)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "\u2014 used to tell people to think before they say that they want something and to suggest that they may not actually want it See the full definition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-045551"
  },
  "wage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis",
      ": the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production",
      ": recompense , reward",
      ": to engage in or carry on",
      ": to be in process of occurring",
      ": payment for work done especially when figured by the hour or day",
      ": to engage in : carry on",
      ": a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to a contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis",
      ": the share of the national product attributable to labor as a factor in production"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101j",
      "\u02c8w\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "emolument",
      "hire",
      "packet",
      "pay",
      "paycheck",
      "pay envelope",
      "payment",
      "salary",
      "stipend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The picketing is taking place as airline unions seek sizable wage increases. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "In March, a few hundred other workers at a plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract with 15% wage increases over three years. \u2014 Matt Ott And Dee-ann Durbin, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Instead, the current economy is shifting as a result of relatively temporary events, like pandemic-era wage increases and gas prices skewing inflation expectations. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Employers are competing for staff with bonuses and wage increases, but workers are not feeling the benefits as inflation eats away at any gains. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Under the measure, employers are barred from funding the wage increases by laying off workers, reducing their hours, or cutting back on vacation or other benefits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Mortgage rates have moved up at a faster pace than wage increases in recent months, going from near 3% at the beginning of the year to more than 6% by some measures now. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "More broadly, monthly job gains slowed in May, as did annual wage increases. \u2014 Harriet Torry, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "But many have offset the damage, at least in part, with wage increases driven by high demand for workers and resilient consumer spending. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Routinely, lawmakers from the losing side of a presidential election would wage protest votes during the ceremonial proceedings in Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "Routinely, lawmakers from the losing side of a presidential election would wage protest votes during the ceremonial proceedings in Congress. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "With a little bit of creativity and derring-do, Ukrainians can wage a much wider, much more complex war at sea, nibbling away at the slowly-decaying Russian Black Sea fleet. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In seven months of primary contests before Election Day, Republicans and Democrats will wage internal fights over electability, ideological purity and, in the case of the G.O.P., loyalty to former President Donald J. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Sometimes it\u2019s about the United Nations as the \u00e9lites trying to wage this war on the white birth rate. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Already, Cain has signaled his willingness to wage battle on this front in Texas\u2014where Amazon reports about 95,000 workers, Apple employs 8,400 people, and Match has its headquarters. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "As Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, the conflict is starting to affect countries around the world. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to stem the flow of Western businesses fleeing the country over his decision to wage war on Ukraine. \u2014 Mark Thompson, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063325"
  },
  "warm-up":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a preparatory activity or procedure",
      ": a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants",
      ": to engage in exercise or practice especially before entering a game or contest",
      ": to get ready",
      ": the act or an instance of preparing for a performance or a more strenuous activity",
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a procedure (as a set of exercises) used in warming up",
      ": to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259p",
      "(\u02c8)w\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-070553"
  },
  "withdrawal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of taking back or away something that has been granted or possessed",
      ": removal from a place of deposit or investment",
      ": the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug",
      ": the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug",
      ": retreat or retirement especially into a more secluded or less exposed place or position",
      ": an operation by which a military force disengages from the enemy",
      ": social or emotional detachment",
      ": a pathological retreat from objective reality (as in some schizophrenic states)",
      ": retraction , revocation",
      ": the act of drawing someone or something back from or out of a place or position",
      ": coitus interruptus",
      ": an act or instance of withdrawing",
      ": a pathological retreat from objective reality (as in some schizophrenic states)",
      ": social or emotional detachment",
      ": the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug",
      ": the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting substance",
      ": coitus interruptus",
      ": the act or fact of withdrawing",
      ": removal of money from a place of deposit or investment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022f(-\u0259)l",
      "with-",
      "wit\u035fh-\u02c8dr\u022f-\u0259l",
      "with-",
      "-\u02c8dr\u022f(\u0259-)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pullback",
      "pullout",
      "recession",
      "retirement",
      "retreat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "advancement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The general authorized the withdrawal of troops from the fields.",
      "She made a withdrawal from her checking account.",
      "He underwent rehab to help him through his withdrawal from heroin.",
      "She experienced symptoms of nicotine withdrawal after she quit smoking.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It was humbled by the debacle of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Afghanistan has deteriorated dramatically since President Biden ordered the U.S. military to complete its withdrawal in August. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
      "Their withdrawal followed failed attempts to capture Bakhmut, a nearby town to the southwest, according to a Facebook post. \u2014 Rhoda Kwan, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "But the number of aid trucks has increased sharply since the Tigray forces announced their withdrawal from parts of Afar in late April. \u2014 Cara Anna, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s been suggested that the fact that they were badly bullied at school in Wales, the only children of color in the area, played a major factor in their withdrawal into public silence, but the film only brushes its fingers over this factor. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "His withdrawal from the PGA Championship doesn\u2019t bode well. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "That communication breakdown and confrontation over Osaka\u2019s refusal to do news conferences to preserve her mental health led to her withdrawal after just one round. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The United States\u2019 ability to influence the Indo-Pacific region was diminished by its withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a comprehensive trade agreement among 12 Pacific Rim countries. \u2014 Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-085420"
  },
  "warman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warrior , soldier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wermen , from werre war + man ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-095224"
  },
  "well-fixed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having plenty of money or property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8fikst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "loaded",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-endowed",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destitute",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "needy",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1822, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111346"
  },
  "win (against)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to achieve a victory over a child prodigy who has already won against a number of more experienced chess players"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111949"
  },
  "witchcraft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the use of sorcery or magic",
      ": communication with the devil or with a familiar",
      ": an irresistible influence or fascination",
      ": rituals and practices that incorporate belief in magic and that are associated especially with neo-pagan traditions and religions (such as Wicca )",
      ": a tradition or religion that involves the practice of witchcraft",
      ": the use of sorcery or magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wich-\u02cckraft",
      "\u02c8wich-\u02cckraft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewitchery",
      "bewitchment",
      "conjuring",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "enchantment",
      "ensorcellment",
      "magic",
      "mojo",
      "necromancy",
      "sorcery",
      "thaumaturgy",
      "voodooism",
      "witchery",
      "wizardry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "taught all of her daughters witchcraft",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three out of four Russians accused of witchcraft were men. \u2014 Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "What is your take on her thoughts about or beliefs in witchcraft ? \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Speaking of Wiccans, recall that in 2010, Delaware candidate Christine O\u2019Donnell was revealed to have dabbled in witchcraft during college. \u2014 Merrie Spaeth, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Natalie Belanger works at the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library and teaches annual programs on the history of witchcraft in Connecticut. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Johnson, clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday formally exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. \u2014 William J. Kole, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "She\u2019s the teenage ringleader of a group of girls who fabricate accusations of witchcraft against upstanding townspeople of Salem, Mass., charges that lead to the execution of innocents. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112259"
  },
  "wedge disks":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disks usually rotating and arranged in sets of two wedging a member between their surfaces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112852"
  },
  "weaks":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of weaks plural of weak present tense third person singular of weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112938"
  },
  "warmblood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an athletic, agile horse (such as a Hanoverian or Trakehner ) that is noted for its trainability and usually calm temperament, is commonly used in equestrian competition, and typically possesses Thoroughbred, Arabian, and draft horse bloodlines",
      ": a warm-blooded animal (such as a mammal)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02ccbl\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113130"
  },
  "whelk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous large marine snails (as of the genus Buccinum )",
      ": one ( B. undatum ) used as food in Europe",
      ": papule , pustule",
      ": a large sea snail that has a spiral shell and is sometimes used for food in Europe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)welk",
      "\u02c8(h)wilk",
      "\u02c8(h)welk",
      "\u02c8hwelk",
      "\u02c8welk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113243"
  },
  "work (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to be a servant for worked for a rich and powerful family"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121505"
  },
  "weightless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having little weight : lacking apparent gravitational pull",
      ": having little or no weight",
      ": not affected by gravity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0101t-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "featherlight",
      "feathery",
      "light",
      "lightweight",
      "underweight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "hefty",
      "leaden",
      "overweight",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a light fabric that feels almost weightless",
      "She floated in the pool, weightless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At one point, Chabon describes his interactions with his father as weightless , yet those exchanges not only nourished their extraordinary relationship but helped the young writer find his way. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
      "This is silky, weightless , and feels like a fresh moisturizer. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
      "Their jumps landed silently, as if their bodies were weightless . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "This conditioner is ideal for anyone who needs a weightless curl product that smells amazing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "And as if this wasn\u2019t already perfect, the formulation of PC4Men Soothe + Smooth is weightless and silky, leaving no uncomfortable residue, irritation or redness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Look for textures rich in good-for-skin oils that absorb instantly, intensely hydrate, and feel weightless on the skin. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 5 May 2022",
      "Perhaps because the effects work on Strange New Worlds is only average, I wasn\u2019t blown away by any of the episodes that involved somewhat weightless ships and objects flying around in space blasting at each other. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
      "There's a lot to love about Glossier's Lash Slick, from an applicator with tiny bristles that coat each lash hair for natural volume to a weightless formula that doesn't clump or smudge. \u2014 ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1547, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131458"
  },
  "wanderer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal",
      ": to go idly about : ramble",
      ": to follow a winding course : meander",
      ": to go astray (as from a course) : stray",
      ": to go astray morally : err",
      ": to lose normal mental contact : stray in thought",
      ": to roam over",
      ": to move about without a goal or purpose : ramble",
      ": to get off the right path or leave the right area : stray",
      ": to lose concentration",
      ": to follow a winding course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bat",
      "cruise",
      "drift",
      "float",
      "gad (about)",
      "gallivant",
      "galavant",
      "kick around",
      "knock (about)",
      "maunder",
      "meander",
      "mooch",
      "ramble",
      "range",
      "roam",
      "rove",
      "traipse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I was just wandering around the house.",
      "They wandered down the street.",
      "Students were wandering the halls.",
      "He wandered away from the trail and got lost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other visitors come to catch a show at the Grand Ole Opry, pay homage at the Country Music Hall of Fame, wander hipster shops in East Nashville or catch an up-and-coming singer-songwriter at famed venues such as the Bluebird Cafe. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The films show a world in which several dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, Compsognathus and Mosasaurus, have been resurrected and wander freely around an island. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "And his lyrics with Silverman too often wander in search of a rhyme, then, sighting one in the distance, botch it. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The post-pandemic urge to spend time outdoors and away from crowds is part of the pull alongside the ever-present desire to escape the urban areas we\u2019ve been cooped up in and instead wander across new terrain. \u2014 Corrina Allen-kiersons, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In most cases when bears wander into an Oklahoma town, the animals are tranquilized, captured and relocated by state wildlife officials. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Unwind with a book by an electric fireplace while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee, or wander the property, where a fire pit (and s\u2019mores sticks) and a charcoal barbecue beckon. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "As the boys wander through the shop, Grimes points to a skinny kid in sunglasses. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Even living in a state like ours with sensible gun safety measures offers limited assurance; there are no checkpoints between states, meaning malefactors armed to the teeth in other states can wander on in. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wandren , from Old English wandrian ; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131933"
  },
  "wring (out)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in dry , drain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132048"
  },
  "winning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of one that wins : victory",
      ": something won: such as",
      ": a captured territory : conquest",
      ": money won by success in a game or competition",
      ": of or relating to winning : that wins",
      ": successful especially in competition",
      ": tending to please or delight",
      ": the act of a person or people who win",
      ": something won especially in gambling",
      ": being someone or something that wins, has won, or wins often",
      ": tending to please or delight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorable",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "disarming",
      "endearing",
      "lovable",
      "loveable",
      "lovesome",
      "precious",
      "sweet",
      "winsome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "detestable",
      "hateful",
      "loathsome",
      "odious",
      "unlovable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She scored the winning goal.",
      "They were a winning marketing team.",
      "Chocolate and mint is a winning combination.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Warriors went 49-3, finishing with a 23-game winning streak and sweeping through the Little East and NCAA tournaments. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "The Yankees enter Monday on a 16-2 run, having their nine-game winning streak snapped by the Blue Jays on Sunday, and have an 11-game lead in the American League East. \u2014 Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
      "The Angels\u2019 offense did no such favors for Syndergaard, mustering two runs and seven hits in a 6-2 loss before 22,234 at Angel Stadium, the team\u2019s three-game winning streak snapped by a last-place team with a 24-42 record. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The Braves, who arrived in Chicago with a 14-game winning streak, went 21-8 in a stretch of 29 straight games against teams that were under .500 at the time of the matchup. \u2014 Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "But nothing stopped her from preserving a 41-race, in-state winning streak. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Six are during the 14-game winning streak where the Yankees own 83-22 run differential and are outhitting the Orioles, Angels, Tigers, Cubs, Rays 122-82. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "After seeing their three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-3 loss to Oakland, the Red Sox will open a three-game series vs. the Cardinals at Fenway Park Friday. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Austin Riley and the Braves enjoy a day off before trying to extend their 14-game winning streak Friday in Chicago against the Cubs. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Skinner is far more winning and sympathetic in his underdog role, while Lumley, despite her brash efforts, is not well-served by her underdeveloped part. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "While disappearing in obscurity, Doren went on to become America's darling and Twenty-One's most winning contestant. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 31 May 2020",
      "Catching a trophy fish in Alaska is memory making; neglecting to buy a derby ticket and then landing a potentially winning fish is heartbreaking. \u2014 Josh Niva, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Immediately identifiable by its sliding-latch action and separated barrels, the K-80 has proven an extremely durable performer and one of the most popular and winningest guns among high-end buyers. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 5 May 2020",
      "The Blazers return 18 starters from the 2019 C-USA Western Division title team and is the winningest program in Conference USA since returning to the field in 2017. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 1 May 2020",
      "The all-time winningest competitive Call of Duty player felt helpless two weeks ago. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Months later, in November, her winning margins among young voters in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania were narrower than Barack Obama's in 2012. 5. \u2014 Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "The actress has become a tastemaker thanks to her winning street style. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140009"
  },
  "waterproofed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": impervious to water",
      ": covered or treated with a material (such as a solution of rubber) to prevent permeation by water",
      ": a waterproof fabric",
      ": raincoat",
      ": to make waterproof",
      ": not letting water through",
      ": to make something resistant to letting water through"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
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      "leakproof",
      "waterproofed"
    ],
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      "mac",
      "mack",
      "mackintosh",
      "macintosh",
      "oilskin",
      "raincoat",
      "slicker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
      "luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
      "Noun",
      "remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
      "Verb",
      "He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day? \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "But when the salesperson began touting the benefits of a certain waterproof mascara, Birnbaum advised her daughter to steer clear. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "What do waterproof mascara and your best friend have in common? \u2014 Allure , 25 June 2021",
      "The soft wipes quickly remove long-wear makeup and waterproof mascara. \u2014 Taylor Lane, Southern Living , 24 June 2021",
      "The study found that more than three-quarters of waterproof mascara, nearly two-thirds of foundations and liquid lipsticks and more than half of eye and lip products had high fluorine concentrations. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 15 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
      "In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
      "This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1725, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140026"
  },
  "whelked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formed like a whelk shell : twisted , convoluted",
      ": having whelks or ridges on the flesh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-kt",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140745"
  },
  "wimpiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wimp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "softy",
      "softie",
      "weakling",
      "wuss",
      "wussy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "powerhouse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp",
      "what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kendall is still a wimp who swings between self-satisfaction and an insatiable hunger for reassurance, and Strong is fantastic in his portrayal of this back-and-forth. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, the school wimp who was interested in cards and magic had been turned into a Western archetype: the strong, do-right loner who doesn\u2019t say much. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2021",
      "While the leads all wrestle with their inner wimp , only Mary Ann\u2019s struggle has mortal stakes. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Through it all the best part of the film remains the dichotomy of a bland wimp (a character Odenkirk plays so well) who can flip the switch to becoming a remorseless killer \u2014 and seeing Odenkirk as the one flipping the switch. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "That jab gets to the heart of these protests: the sense that stay-at-home advocates are gutless wimps willing to let a virus boss us around. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Now, they\u2019re being caricatured as fashion accessories for wimps . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 20 May 2020",
      "In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "This is no place for wimps \u2014 either on the greens or in the men\u2019s locker room. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 27 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141236"
  },
  "whirtle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rt\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wirtil ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142022"
  },
  "whekau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": laughing owl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)we\u02cckau\u0307",
      "\u02c8fe-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Maori",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142435"
  },
  "wade (in ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to start work on energetically waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142523"
  },
  "wheezy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to wheeze",
      ": having a wheezing sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0113-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rebecca Mead reports on the strangeness and abandon of spring break, and Colin Stokes provides a wheezy guide to allergy season. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The voice: a low, guttural rasp, it\u2019s the aural equivalent of slithering, the wheezy lamentation of a leprechaun long past his sell-by date. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Upgrading from the wheezy 285-hp V-6 to the optional 270-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four and its mandatory eight-speed automatic cost $2000. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Eventually Diana makes her way to the compound, late, gumming up the works of the wheezy old machine of the House of Windsor. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Less expensive small pickups exist in the marketplace, but many are not as well equipped or limit you to a wheezy four-cylinder engine\u2014or, in the case of the also-new Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, are unibody SUVs with cargo beds. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Big Boy is quick to take offense at human visitors, reacting with exaggerated raising and lowering of his head, which makes his neck look especially snake-like, and protesting like a chihuahua barking musically through a wheezy whistle. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
      "Its limited array of chord buttons on the left and standard keyboard on the right have provided Joyce a surprisingly vast palette, and its sound \u2014 both scruffy and sturdy, dreamy and a little wheezy \u2014 has become something like an early signature. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2020",
      "The clown had been silent for years, Benson swears, but when Christopher arrived in June, the clown perked up and found its wheezy laugh again. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142734"
  },
  "whirry":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to convey quickly",
      ": hurry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps blend of whir and hurry ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150229"
  },
  "waterlogged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage",
      ": saturated with water",
      ": so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage",
      ": edematous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fgd",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fgd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4gd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "sodden",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "watery",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arid",
      "dry",
      "unwatered",
      "waterless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The ground was completely waterlogged .",
      "waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tropical Storm Alex hit Florida Friday and Saturday with heavy winds and torrential rains, causing massive flooding in Miami that turned streets into rivers, stranded cars and wreaked havoc on the lives of its waterlogged residents. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Arising from a creeping rhizome, the plant is capable of growing in a variety of soils, from average garden soils to waterlogged soils. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Waitstaff make a habit of delivering Swiss craft beer to waterlogged patrons. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "The birds have a thin black collar-like band around their neck, which might be mistaken as a small waterlogged stick poking up from the sand. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 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",
      "Fecal samples are usually found in dry caves, desert areas, frozen areas, or waterlogged environments (like bogs), where desiccation, freezing, and similar processes preserve the fecal matter for posterity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
      "These waterlogged , acidic, low-nutrient ecosystems are the most carbon-dense lands on Earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "This is due to becoming waterlogged with vaginal fluid. \u2014 Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" water entry 1 + log to accumulate in the hold",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151035"
  },
  "Winnie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an award presented annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in fashion design"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" winn er + -ie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151356"
  },
  "whale":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the head",
      ": cetacean \u2014 see baleen whale , toothed whale",
      ": one that is impressive especially in size",
      ": to engage in whale fishing",
      ": lash , thrash",
      ": to strike or hit vigorously",
      ": to defeat soundly",
      ": a very large sea mammal that has flippers and a flattened tail and breathes through an opening on the top of the head",
      ": to hunt whales"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0101l",
      "\u02c8hw\u0101l",
      "\u02c8w\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behemoth",
      "blockbuster",
      "colossus",
      "dinosaur",
      "dreadnought",
      "elephant",
      "giant",
      "Goliath",
      "jumbo",
      "leviathan",
      "mammoth",
      "mastodon",
      "monster",
      "titan",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diminutive",
      "dwarf",
      "half-pint",
      "midget",
      "mite",
      "peewee",
      "pygmy",
      "pigmy",
      "runt",
      "shrimp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a whale of a pickup truck",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Supply chain issues impact whale protection rules, feds say The federal government is acknowledging that supply chain issues will prevent all lobstermen from having gear needed to protect North Atlantic right whales before a May 1 deadline. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Lobster shacks stud the sandy shores, emanating tantalizing smells of crustaceans, while stops for whale watching and boating adventures are equal temptations. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "One trader likened buying Russian oil to an instance when he was asked to sell oil to a Japanese whale -hunting fleet. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Mustill suggests that decoding whale -speak could finally produce an answer. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "And some NFTs will continue to be heady-scratching\u2014like the nearly $400,000 low-resolution cartoon whale created by a 12-year-old. \u2014 Falon Fatemi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "By selling whale -size UST holdings, the attacker would cause panic, pushing the LFG to offload its Bitcoin to save UST, and tank the cryptocurrency\u2019s price. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "With everything going on between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) driving a speeding boat straight through a CG whale and all, things got too crazy to fit one in. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Since then, this whale \u2019s incredible journey has grown into a vast, interwoven story universe across multiple media platforms. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1700, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152038"
  },
  "warfarin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivative C 19 H 16 O 4 that inhibits the production of prothrombin by vitamin K and is used as a rodent poison and in medicine",
      ": its sodium salt C 19 H 15 NaO 4 used especially in the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disease",
      ": a crystalline anticoagulant coumarin derivative C 19 H 16 O 4 related to dicumarol that inhibits the production of prothrombin by vitamin K and is used as a rodent poison and in medicine",
      ": its sodium salt C 19 H 15 NaO 4 used especially in the prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disease \u2014 see coumadin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-f\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-f\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there are quite a few others, some of which cannot be tested for while on specific anticoagulants, such as protein C and S deficiency while on warfarin . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
      "When tests revealed the clot, Dr. Frayling was prescribed the anticoagulant warfarin . \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "In the clinical trial of Eliquis, patients getting the drug were 11% less likely to die from any cause than those getting warfarin , which for decades had been the only anticoagulant used to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "However, there is no reason to believe that this was more likely in the apixaban (Eliquis) arm than in the warfarin arm. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The new drugs have proved to be an expensive alternative to warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Among Eliquis users, 1.3% had a stroke or a blood vessel clot, compared with 1.6% who got warfarin . \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Rodent baits typically contain a warfarin concentration of about 250 parts per million. \u2014 Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic , 15 May 2021",
      "Fourteen years ago, biologist Richard Poche saw the potential of using high doses of warfarin to control pig populations. \u2014 Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" W isconsin A lumni R esearch F oundation (its patentee) + coum arin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1950, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152515"
  },
  "wall":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense",
      ": a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate",
      ": a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)",
      ": one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof",
      ": the side of a footpath next to buildings",
      ": an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin",
      ": a material layer enclosing space",
      ": something resembling a wall (as in appearance, function, or effect)",
      ": something that acts as a barrier or defense",
      ": crazy",
      ": into a state of intense agitation, annoyance, or frustration",
      ": to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall",
      ": to separate by or as if by a wall",
      ": immure",
      ": to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall",
      ": to roll in a dramatic manner",
      ": to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner",
      ": one of the sides of a room or building",
      ": a solid structure (as of stone) built to enclose or shut off a space",
      ": something that separates one thing from another",
      ": a layer of material enclosing space",
      ": to build or have a wall in or around",
      ": a structural layer surrounding a cavity, hollow organ, or mass of material"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barricade",
      "barrier",
      "fence",
      "hedge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The ball, launched off the bat of Kevin Graham, just cleared the wall \u2014 and the reach of Bello\u2019s glove \u2014 and deposited into Auburn\u2019s bullpen. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 June 2022",
      "According to courtroom testimony, after the shooting, investigators found what prosecutors described as troubling evidence in the teen's bedroom: a shooting target on his bedroom wall , an empty bottle of booze and a Nazi coin. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "Participants learn about the art of Luise\u00f1o basket weaving and will create a Cherokee single- wall twine traditional basket to take home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "The run-through-a- wall adrenaline starts coursing through the veins with each step through campus. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "So, like any other Pacific Point Realty project, the 15-townhome development in Atlanta\u2019s Poncey-Highland neighborhood requires truckloads of lumber, dry wall , doors, flooring and plumbing fixtures \u2014 as well as a lot of planning. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "The problem is the Iranians see the writing on the table, writing on the wall , which is: clearly the administration is desperate to get back in it, just like the Obama administration was desperate to get into the agreement in the first place. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Think jazz at Lincoln Center versus a hole-in-the- wall listening room, as a comparison. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The hole-in-the- wall restaurant is open all day, from 11 a.m. until 1 a.m., and 4 a.m on weekends. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Russia has attempted to wall off its internet from the world but appears to recognize the potential backlash from citizens for banning the most popular services. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "Whether used to wall off sleeping quarters in a loft or hung as art, considering clever room divider ideas can help energize a room. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "Standard diagnoses often collapse what some scientists believe are different conditions into one, whereas other diagnoses wall off conditions that are perhaps not so different at all. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Rather than wall off such matters from state-court review, the Supreme Court could review state-court decisions that cross the line from interpreting state law to writing law. \u2014 WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The White House staff led by Regan initiated a damage-control plan to wall off the president and lay the blame on Mr. McFarlane, who was no longer in the White House and lacked the influence and stature of friends such as Shultz and Weinberger. \u2014 Jerrold Schecter, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "All the former directors, though, conceded that attempts to wall off public health from politics are misguided. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "China and, increasingly, Russia have taken steps to wall off their societies, including erecting strict censorship mechanisms on their internet networks, which have cut off their citizens from foreign perspectives and some commerce. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153157"
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      ": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance",
      ": outweigh",
      ": counterbalance",
      ": to make heavy : weight",
      ": to consider carefully especially by balancing opposing factors or aspects in order to reach a choice or conclusion : evaluate",
      ": to heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing",
      ": to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scales",
      ": to have a certain heaviness : experience a specific force due to gravity",
      ": to register a weight (as on a scales)",
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      ": to merit consideration as important : count",
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      ": to have a saddening or disheartening effect",
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      ": way",
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      ": to cause to bend down",
      ": to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Moderna's announcement comes ahead of a meeting of the regulator's outside vaccine advisers, scheduled for later this month, that will weigh key decisions around potential changes to COVID-19 boosters that may be administered this fall. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "In addition to evaluating the policy implications and amount of any potential student loan forgiveness, Biden must weigh the political ramifications. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "As an adult, a tortoise can weigh more than 880 pounds and live up to 200 years, according to Tropiquarium. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "The task force could weigh policies concerning education, the environment, cultural institutions, voting and more. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The gravity of the moment, carrying a no-hitter into the final frame of the Boston City League softball championship Saturday, did not weigh on her shoulders. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Moose antlers can weigh up to 25 pounds each and span up to six feet wide. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "Any kind of weakening demand in China for European goods could weigh heavily on the region too. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The potential funding threat doesn't weigh too heavily on Regent Vice President Karen Walsh, who spearheaded the search committee that selected Mnookin over four other finalists. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1777, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153343"
  },
  "wit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the ability to relate seemingly disparate things so as to illuminate or amuse",
      ": a talent for banter or persiflage",
      ": a witty utterance or exchange",
      ": clever or apt humor",
      ": astuteness of perception or judgment : acumen",
      ": a person of superior intellect : thinker",
      ": an imaginatively perceptive and articulate individual especially skilled in banter or persiflage",
      ": reasoning power : intelligence",
      ": mind , memory",
      ": sense sense 2a",
      ": mental soundness : sanity",
      ": mental capability and resourcefulness : ingenuity",
      ": at a loss for a means of solving a problem",
      ": know",
      ": to come to know : learn",
      ": normal mental state",
      ": power to think, reason, or decide",
      ": clever and amusing comments, expressions, or talk",
      ": a talent for making clever and usually amusing comments",
      ": a person with a talent for making clever and amusing comments"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She is full of wit and vivacity.",
      "His latest book doesn't have the same wit as his earlier books.",
      "The book is a collection of his wit and wisdom .",
      "She was a famous writer and wit .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fire's aim is true, though its tone tends to veer wildly, ricocheting from cutting AbFab wit to the kind of broad strokes Bridgerton wouldn't shake a powdered wig at. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "To wit , an iconic black-and-white photo by Ed Feingersh shows her clutching a crystal bottle and applying No. 5 with a smile. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Such wit depends more on telling than on showing, and Pym was one of the twentieth century\u2019s great practitioners of the distant third-person voice. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "The thought of Downton existing without the biting wit of Smith\u2019s character was both expected and devastating. \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "That film brought playful wit and tender observation to a spiky relationship between Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche, playing a famous mother and daughter, their starry double-act an anomaly in Kore-eda\u2019s filmography. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The New Yorker was founded five years later, with Katharine Angell as fiction editor and a young wit named Andy White (as E.B. White was known to his friends) contributing humor pieces. \u2014 Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Hulu\u2019s adaptation of Conversations dulls the author\u2019s wit , depicting Frances as merely detached, not tortured by her ideas. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
      "For the teenagers who don\u2019t manage to excel at academics, despite their obvious intelligence and wit , the years ahead may not just be unpromising, but a virtual and never-ending prison. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154705"
  },
  "workforce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the workers engaged in a specific activity or enterprise",
      ": the number of workers potentially assignable for any purpose"
    ],
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      "force",
      "help",
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      "staff"
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    "examples":[
      "We have a workforce of 2,400 people.",
      "the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Remember that salary negotiations are a standard process in the workforce . \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "Even before the pandemic Italy had one of the lowest representations of women in the workforce , a fact Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities Elena Bonnetti acknowledged. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "That would just be the start of the fallout from a ruling with implications that stretch far beyond reproductive health care, to encompass suppression of female participation in the workforce and the amplification of racial and economic inequities. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Georgia now has about 94,000 more people in the workforce than when the pandemic began. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "Cardona said education leaders were struggling to fill vacancies and increase diversity in the workforce . \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Clever marketing can help cultivate this appeal\u2013and usher in the workforce of tomorrow. \u2014 Pritma Chattha, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "At a time when women, in particular, are in the workforce but earning less than their male counterparts, often while doing vital care work at the same time, this feels particularly pernicious. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Many women have far more input at home and in the workforce . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154746"
  },
  "warning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of warning : the state of being warned",
      ": something that warns or serves to warn",
      ": a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to an imminent hazard (such as a tornado, thunderstorm, or flood)",
      ": serving as an alarm, signal, summons, or admonition",
      ": something that cautions of possible danger or trouble"
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      "admonishment",
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      "alarum",
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      "notice"
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      "admonishing",
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      "cautionary",
      "cautioning",
      "exemplary",
      "monitory",
      "premonitory"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition, there is no flag warning system on the beaches unlike what exists in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
      "California Assemblymember Luz Rivas, D-San Fernando Valley, introduced legislation earlier this month that would similarly create an early warning system that ranks extreme heat events based on their severity and potential health impacts. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
      "In some cases, with extraordinarily strong twisters, nothing can be done to save your car or your house, but a warning system can save your life. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "The countries would aim to form a bloc that would provide an early warning system for supply chain issues, encourage industries to decarbonize and offer U.S. businesses reliable Asian partners outside China. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Some active safety equipment, like blind-spot monitors and a lane-departure warning system, are standard on the X4 M. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
      "The wastewater testing can serve as an early warning system for the disease\u2019s spread, experts have said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "The work of watching changes to the virus functions as a kind of early warning system, said David Engelthaler, director of the pathogen and microbiome division at TGen. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The warning system will be tested again at noon on May 5. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The bureau also will post more warning notices at 750 livestock sale facilities and review other potential changes to federal regulations. \u2014 Scott Sonner, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
      "In response, statistical authorities around the world could do little but issue warning press releases. \u2014 Andrew Whitby, Time , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Privacy advocates have sounded warning bells about Big Brother secretly watching us from the sky. \u2014 Katy Moeller, idahostatesman , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1511, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155919"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to give information to wised him up to some of the more effective tricks of salesmanship",
      "to come to an awareness of she eventually wised up to the fact that he was taking advantage of her"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160103"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": produced by the correct application of a set of transformations : grammatical sense 2a"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1946, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160819"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": manufactured articles, products of art or craft, or farm produce : goods",
      ": an article of merchandise",
      ": articles (such as pottery or dishes) of fired clay",
      ": an intangible item (such as a service or ability) that is a marketable commodity",
      ": aware , conscious",
      ": wary , vigilant",
      ": to beware of : avoid",
      ": spend , expend",
      ": manufactured articles or products of art or craft",
      ": items (as dishes) of baked clay : pottery",
      ": an article of merchandise"
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      "\u02c8wer",
      "\u02c8wer"
    ],
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      "alive",
      "apprehensive",
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      "conscious",
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      "sensible",
      "sentient",
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    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insensible",
      "oblivious",
      "unaware",
      "unconscious",
      "unmindful",
      "unwitting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She sold her wares at the market.",
      "Adjective",
      "he's ware of the dangers that await him in the Antarctic"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161618"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being in good condition or favorable circumstances",
      ": well provided : having no lack",
      ": being in easy or affluent circumstances : well-to-do",
      ": suggesting prosperity",
      ": being in good condition or in a good situation",
      ": well-to-do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8\u022ff",
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      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
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      "well-to-do"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "needy",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163220"
  },
  "walkout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strike sense 3a",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval",
      ": to go on strike",
      ": to leave in the lurch : abandon , desert",
      ": a labor strike",
      ": the act of leaving a meeting or organization to show disapproval",
      ": strike",
      ": the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval"
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      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccau\u0307t",
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      "strike"
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      "book",
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      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
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      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "exit",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
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      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hundreds of workers staged a walkout to protest conditions in the factory.",
      "after four weeks of the walkout , management gave in",
      "Verb",
      "we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us",
      "the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "About 36 people were part of the walkout , most of them OHS students, and some adults. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The threat of a student walkout follows teacher sickouts at the district of 34,000 students that forced multiple Oakland Unified School District campuses to cancel instruction. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The details and specifics of a walkout are complicated. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Company management told workers in emails shared with The Post that they would be paid their wages for Monday through Wednesday of the walkout , but not beyond. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Several steps remain in the negotiation process before the unions could reach the point of a walkout . \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "People rally in support of a walkout by transgender Netflix employees. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Another employee, a leader of the walkout , was fired for allegedly leaking sensitive information. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Managers at some plants called off afternoon and overnight shifts in anticipation of a walkout , according to local news reports in Iowa. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163418"
  },
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": working people",
      ": farm workers"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccf\u014dk"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163721"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having wealth : very affluent",
      ": characterized by abundance : ample",
      ": having a lot of money or possessions : rich"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-th\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8wel-th\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "loaded",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "well-endowed",
      "well-fixed",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destitute",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "needy",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is a wealthy entrepreneur.",
      "the wealthiest nations in the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Reversing the ones for corporations and the wealthy would make the tax system more equitable, and the taxes recovered could help finance the rest of the package. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Founded in 2010, the Giving Pledge was created by Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates and ex-wife Melinda Gates together with investor Warren Buffet to encourage greater giving from the ultra- wealthy . \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Living with the mindset of the wealthy flips the script. \u2014 Steve Davis, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Learn more about how the wealthy cope with water restrictions. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Wealth and income inequality is driven by unfair and unwise tax laws that benefit the wealthy . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "In the movie Elysium, too many people leads the super- wealthy to move to a spaceship. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "In that way, unions help to get many nonaffluent Americans involved in politics, and that, at least somewhat, offsets the disproportionate political voice that corporations and the wealthy have thanks to their lobbying and hefty campaign donations. \u2014 Steven Greenhouse, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "In a city used to superstars and the super wealthy , the spectators seemed to be bouncing at the very sight of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164743"
  },
  "worthy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective combining form",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having worth or value : estimable",
      ": honorable , meritorious",
      ": having sufficient worth or importance",
      ": a worthy or prominent person",
      ": fit or safe for",
      ": of sufficient worth for",
      ": having worth or excellence",
      ": having enough value or excellence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "deserving",
      "good",
      "meritorious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "no-good",
      "undeserving",
      "valueless",
      "worthless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.",
      "I consider him a worthy opponent.",
      "She is a worthy successor to the mayor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At 76 percent off, the investment- worthy , Kelsyus Premium Canopy Chair is in bargain territory at Amazon right now. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Instead, McIlory was there to hug runner-up Will Zalatoris, and watch as Matt Fitzpatrick embraced his title- worthy 6-under-par finish. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Pretty has officially been created into the newest binge- worthy TV series. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
      "For the final hour of the gala, Lopez took the stage for a stadium- worthy concert, performing her hits amid five costume changes and elaborate choreography with a dozen backup dancers. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "The cafe area, inside the Limelight co-working building at 2515 Jay Ave., will now get an Instagram- worthy design, akin to downtown\u2019s Milk + Honey layout. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "This set of on-sale armchairs is easy to assemble and looks resort- worthy arranged in a guest bedroom or a reading nook. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "In a video clip posted to her Instagram page on June 14, Lizzo provided the first glimpse of her hot ombre-pink layered curls with some music-video- worthy choreography. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022",
      "Getting an Insta- worthy picture with your significant other is a process in itself. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Country Living , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Unfortunately, the Celtics stayed consistent only in producing third-quarter bleeding worthy of triage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "But gifts for kids that age can be tricky, and finding one worthy of a graduation can be even tougher. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "The vast majority don\u2019t make it onto the Vatican\u2019s list of those worthy of belief. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet there are several beaches in Oslo worthy of attention if the weather is kind. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "In August, the Gossip Girl alum celebrated another trip around the sun with an epic slow-motion spin in the most twirl- worthy of dresses: a Teuta Matoshi gown that features a corset bodice, cherry appliqu\u00e9 and a tulle skirt with matching tie straps. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 23 May 2021",
      "Harris showed why top-seeded Philadelphia might have its own Big 3 worthy of winning a championship. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Star Tribune , 23 May 2021",
      "There are far too many individual posters in Cyberpunk worthy of analysis, but just taking a handful highlights the exploitative nature of Night City\u2019s world. \u2014 Stacey Henley, Wired , 1 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164947"
  },
  "weasel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (such as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter \u2014 compare ermine sense 1a",
      ": a light self-propelled tracked vehicle built either for traveling over snow, ice, or sand or as an amphibious vehicle",
      ": a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person",
      ": to use weasel words : equivocate",
      ": to escape from or evade a situation or obligation",
      ": to manipulate shiftily",
      ": a small slender active animal related to the mink that feeds on small birds and animals (as mice)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0113-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocate",
      "fudge",
      "hedge",
      "pussyfoot",
      "tergiversate",
      "waffle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The owner's weasel of a son (Ben Foster) does not, and demotes him. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Horner, a game participant in the show, is portrayed as a weasel constantly maneuvering to gain favor with the sport\u2019s governing body. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Technicians with the Hoopa Valley Tribe\u2019s wildlife division have been capturing and studying fishers since 2005, observing the weasel -like animal that is both culturally significant and rare. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a weasel -like animal called a fisher waited nearby, making glottal noises inside a wire trap. \u2014 Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "At first, Daryl finds himself on the wrong side of that privileged weakling weasel , otherwise known as Sebastian, son of Pamela Milton, who runs this town. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "For example, there\u2019s a yokai called the Kama Itachi, which is a kind of weasel creature that has sharp claws and flies with the wind. \u2014 George Yang, Wired , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "But the goat didn\u2019t die after a single head shot; its legs kept flailing, as if to taunt Eisen for being such a weasel . \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "They\u2019re rescued by Buck Wild, an adventure-loving weasel and together the trio face dinosaurs and other creatures in the Lost World. \u2014 Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Stink bugs can weasel their ways into spaces, but often cannot figure out how to escape, thus causing a small community to suddenly inhabit your home. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Maybe this all just an exercise in futility, and the real reason Harsin still has a job is that the school couldn\u2019t figure out a way to weasel out of the coach\u2019s $18 million buyout. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "This is not a way to weasel some internal PR into your brand, but rather a genuine method for improving your company's performance. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "But unlike Covid-19, harmful particles from wildfire smoke can easily penetrate cloth coverings and weasel through gaps between the mask and a person\u2019s face. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Despite those pledges, Hirsch and many local residents say Boeing and the federal government have repeatedly tried to weasel out of their commitments. \u2014 Sammy Roth Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
      "Manafort\u2019s and Cohen\u2019s legal troubles will further cement in the public\u2019s mind that corrupt people weaseled their way into Mr. Trump\u2019s orbit before and during his presidential campaign. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "Now this doctor just said Rona probably weaseled her way in. \u2014 Adiba Nelson, Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Stink bugs can weasel their ways into spaces, but often cannot figure out how to escape, thus causing a small community to suddenly inhabit your home. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 7 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1900, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165259"
  },
  "wardwite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fine paid by a tenant to his lord for failure to furnish castle-guard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English weardwite , from weard ward + wite ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170144"
  },
  "wayward child":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a child having a status arbitrarily defined by statute in some states, usually being under a stated age, habitually associating with vicious or immoral persons, or growing up in circumstances likely to lead to criminal activity or willful disobedience of parental or other lawful authority and therefore subject to custodial care and protection for his or her own welfare \u2014 compare juvenile delinquent , stubborn child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170812"
  },
  "worser":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170924"
  },
  "well-bred":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class",
      ": having a good pedigree",
      ": having or showing good manners : polite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8bred",
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8bred"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "civil",
      "courteous",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discourteous",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "mannerless",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncivil",
      "ungenteel",
      "ungracious",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171746"
  },
  "whipping boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boy formerly educated with a prince and punished in his stead",
      ": scapegoat sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "fall guy",
      "goat",
      "scapegoat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "used the government's economic policies as the whipping boy for every bad decision the company made",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paymer is an asset, playing with effortless conviction the eternal whipping boy who has a core of real strength. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The polar vortex \u2013 everyone's favorite wintertime whipping boy \u2013 is actually a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Hollywood has long used the US business mogul as the whipping boy to illustrate society\u2019s ills. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Like any zombie-to-be, Tom seeks out the next human to turn, and that\u2019s his favorite confidante/ whipping boy Greg. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "The polar vortex \u2013 everyone's favorite wintertime whipping boy \u2013 is a large area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that normally spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests). \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "PSV Eindhoven are their unfortunate whipping boys , while Leverkusen are winless in four Champions League games against Atl\u00e9tico (W0 D1 L3) since beating them 1-0 in February 2015 in their first meeting. \u2014 SI.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "Cousins has gone from whipping boy to top-level performer, throwing 18 touchdown passes and only one interception in the last seven games while leading his team to six wins in that stretch. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "Eight plus one = nine, and therefore Brighton will inherently become Chelsea's whipping boys . \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172612"
  },
  "waterproofing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of making something waterproof",
      ": the condition of being made waterproof",
      ": something (such as a coating) capable of imparting waterproofness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fc-fi\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What to Consider: The waterproofing could use some improvement. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "If winter hiking is your main focus, waterproofing and insulation are going to be crucial. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "It supposedly can be set up in just 10 minutes and several Amazon reviews boast about the excellent waterproofing . \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 21 June 2021",
      "These boots are stacked with winter-friendly features like Gore-Tex waterproofing , Thinsulate insulation, and a sticky rubber outsole. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Avia Avian is the largest company for waterproofing , wood and metal paint with more than 20% of the domestic market share in terms of sales last year, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. \u2014 Yessar Rosendar, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "As homeowners attempt to prepare for harsh conditions, home waterproofing and sump pump installations have also increased 90% and 115%, respectively, compared to the same time last year. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The inspection must also include the waterproofing protecting the structural components from moisture damage (i.e., dry rot). \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Penguins are evaluated on a weekly basis in terms of overall health, blood results, weight and the waterproofing of their feathers. \u2014 Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173059"
  },
  "well-oiled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": smoothly functioning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8\u022fi(-\u0259)ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174500"
  },
  "warn":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil",
      ": to give admonishing advice to : counsel",
      ": to call to one's attention : inform",
      ": to order to go or stay away",
      ": to give a warning",
      ": to put on guard : caution",
      ": to notify especially in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frn",
      "\u02c8w\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "forewarn",
      "wake"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tech-industry representatives are coming to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the remote-work trend will lead to more offshoring of software developer and other technology jobs unless the U.S. admits more high-skilled immigrants. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "The Calf Canyon fire, which has merged with the Hermit's Peak fire, is the biggest of about a dozen wildfires active in the Southwest before the normal start of peak fire season in June, as experts warn climate change makes wildfires worse. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 2 May 2022",
      "Officials also warn that a combination of wind gusts as fast as 30 mph and relatively low humidity in southwest Arizona may lead to elevated fire weather potential in the region Wednesday and Thursday. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Tax professionals warn that a variety of reasons could lead to lower refunds \u2014 or tax bills \u2014 for some people this year. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The invasion could lead to the biggest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, Western leaders warn . \u2014 Arik Burakovsky, The Conversation , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "But trade groups warn that the worst is yet to come. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "This can lead people to internalize these beliefs, and resulting in psychological distress and social isolation, experts warn . \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Challengers to the law argue the Second Amendment protects the right to carry firearms outside the home for self defense, while supporters warn invalidating the restrictions could lead to more firearms on the streets. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warnen, going back to Old English wearnian, warnian \"to be on one's guard, make aware, put on one's guard,\" going back to West Germanic *warn\u014djan- (whence Middle Dutch waernen \"to provide with, give notice of a danger,\" Old High German warn\u014dn ), probably causative derivative of Germanic *wara- \"cognizant, watchful\" \u2014 more at ware entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175025"
  },
  "wiliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of wiles : crafty",
      ": full of tricks : crafty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u012b-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She turned out to be a wily negotiator.",
      "a wily judge of character, she takes advantage of car buyers' insecurities to sell them a bigger machine than they really need",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Billy, the wily bison that escaped a Wauconda farm and eluded capture for eight months, has finally been caught. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Some likened it to a wrestling-style maneuver by the wily Ramos, who appeared to pin Salah\u2019s right arm and roll the forward down to the turf. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022",
      "Horford has used his feet and his wily old-man game to slow Antetokounmpo, and Williams\u2019 upper-body strength has forced Antetokounmpo into tough shots. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian troops have not seemed to suffer any significant morale problems, and throughout the war have been described by U.S. officials as brave and wily in defense of their homeland. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This being the nation\u2019s capital, a multiagency task force of more than half a dozen agencies has assembled a dragnet across city, state and federal lands to cage the wily bird. \u2014 James V. Grimaldi, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
      "Immunologist Katy Rezvani of MD Anderson Cancer Center joins us to explain the massive potential of a new approach to treating wily tumors, one that repurposes human immune cells. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That variety of surfaces, serve types, and scoring gives the game a combination of outdoor tennis\u2013level aerobic challenge with strategy that borders on chess\u2014meaning older, wily players can excel, too. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The wily veteran has played solidly for the Raptors since he was acquired at the deadline from the San Antonio Spurs. \u2014 Tom Rende, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180113"
  },
  "wease-allan":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wease-allan dialectal variant of weese-allan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0113\u02c8zal\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180633"
  },
  "whatso":{
    "type":[
      "pronoun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whatever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from what entry 1 + so ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181151"
  },
  "wean":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing",
      ": to detach from a source of dependence",
      ": to free from a usually unwholesome habit or interest",
      ": to accustom to something from an early age",
      ": to get a child or young animal used to food other than its mother's milk",
      ": to make someone stop desiring a thing he or she has been fond of",
      ": to accustom (as an infant or young child) to take food otherwise than by nursing",
      ": to detach usually gradually from a cause of dependence or form of treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113n",
      "\u02c8w\u0113n",
      "\u02c8w\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The calves are weaned at an early age.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Already, plans are in motion to wean the entire bloc off all Russian energy imports. \u2014 Paul Hockenos For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "Le Pen opposes plans to wean Europe off Russian oil and gas and could jeopardize the E.U. ban on Russian coal. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "China has long pushed to wean its economy off its dependence on borrowing for infrastructure projects that loaded the country with trillions of dollars in debt. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "With Russia, a key energy exporter, under sanctions and with governments in North America and Europe pledging to wean themselves off Russian coal and oil, energy prices have risen for many households. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Policymakers are also discussing additional rounds of sanctions on Russia, how the European Union can wean itself off Russian energy and growing fears about global food insecurity. \u2014 Alan Rappeport, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "In the meantime, if the other 26 EU member states do implement their boycott, Russia would lose a major market for its oil that could become permanent if the continent continues on its mission to wean itself from Moscow's energy resources. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and Europe\u2019s plans to wean itself off Russian oil and gas have helped produce record-setting surges in fuel and food prices, squeezing France\u2019s poorest households. \u2014 Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "On March 8, activists dumped a truckload of crushed coal in front of Russia\u2019s embassy in Warsaw, in a protest against the war and in a plea for European nations to wean themselves off their dependence on Russian energy. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wenen , from Old English wenian to accustom, wean; akin to Old English wunian to be used to \u2014 more at wont ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181806"
  },
  "withstand":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to stand up against : oppose with firm determination",
      ": to resist successfully",
      ": to be proof against : resist the effect of",
      ": to stop or obstruct the course of",
      ": to hold out against",
      ": to oppose (as an attack) successfully"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "with-\u02c8stand",
      "wit\u035fh-",
      "with-\u02c8stand",
      "wit\u035fh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buck",
      "defy",
      "fight",
      "oppose",
      "repel",
      "resist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bow (to)",
      "capitulate (to)",
      "give in (to)",
      "knuckle under (to)",
      "stoop (to)",
      "submit (to)",
      "succumb (to)",
      "surrender (to)",
      "yield (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "cookware that can withstand high temperatures",
      "I couldn't withstand the rigors of army life.",
      "They withstood attacks from many critics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The team wanted to see if being multi-modal also made A.I. systems more robust, better able to withstand attacks by malicious actors who might want to sneak their misinformation past the detector. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "In the end, the Warriors were too experienced and too talented for the Celtics to withstand for an entire series. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "To withstand this much scrutiny, an actor needs uncommon cinematic facial beauty, expressiveness and delicacy. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The chub is resilient but hasn't evolved to withstand sudden introduction of predatory sport fish. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The chub is resilient \u2014 but hasn't evolved to withstand the sudden introduction of predatory sport fish. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "Some head onward to neighboring countries, forcing children to withstand long journeys. \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Physical assets also tend to withstand inflation fairly well. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "This eco-friendly, BPA and phthalate-free PVC splash pad is durable enough to withstand enthusiastic splashing, and dog claws. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English withstandan , from with against + standan to stand",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182349"
  },
  "wage bill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the total amount paid in wages by a business establishment or industry usually figured on an annual basis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182455"
  },
  "wealthless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no money or property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-thl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" wealth + -less ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182751"
  },
  "woozy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mentally unclear or hazy",
      ": affected with dizziness, mild nausea, or weakness",
      ": having a soft, indistinct, or unfocused quality : vague , fuzzy",
      ": slightly dizzy, nauseous, or weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-",
      "\u02c8w\u00fc-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aswoon",
      "dizzy",
      "giddy",
      "light-headed",
      "reeling",
      "swimmy",
      "vertiginous",
      "whirling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was already feeling woozy after her first drink.",
      "the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The western music industry\u2019s indulgence in a woozy cocktail of pills, powders and booze is absent in South Korea. \u2014 Taylor Glasby, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
      "An immersive audiovisual album, Eyeye pairs shimmering synthpop with woozy visual loops to tell a cyclical story of love, addiction, relapse, and obsession. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "The aesthetic mixed dreamy harmony vocals with woozy lo-fi instrumentals\u2014synths and guitar might sound like they were recorded to a cassette and then left on a dashboard in the sun for too long. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "These elixirs often made people feel woozy , hence the later iteration of cocktails comprised of spirits and libations. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This line-up stayed together for just two albums, and the second, Sailin\u2019 Shoes, is a fun exercise in shaggy rock freedom, effortlessly blending woozy blues, energetic R&B, and crunchy country. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In the clip, Claire begins to feel woozy as Briana (Sophie Skelton) wonders where the Sin Eater (David Gany) is \u2014 the show\u2019s character who eats bread off dead bodies to take their sins away \u2014 noting no one has seen him in a while. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the course of six hours in the studio, Chahayed casually tosses off literally hundreds of musical ideas, coaxing Steve Wonder-worthy harmonica parts or a woozy New Orleans horn section or eerie choirs of voices from his keyboard. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "All directed with a woozy after-hours flair by Amy Seimetz. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183326"
  },
  "whats":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whats plural of what"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184321"
  },
  "whistlewood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tree with an easily separable bark used for making whistles: such as",
      ": striped maple",
      ": basswood sense 1",
      ": willow",
      ": alder",
      ": sycamore sense 2",
      ": rowan tree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185605"
  },
  "Warner Robins":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city south of Macon in central Georgia population 66,588"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190428"
  },
  "witch cake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cake made by a witch for working magic or for use in testing one accused of witchcraft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192018"
  },
  "worldliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs",
      ": possessing or displaying significant experience and knowledge about life and the world : worldly-wise",
      ": of or relating to the affairs of life rather than with spiritual affairs",
      ": worldly-wise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cosmopolitan",
      "smart",
      "sophisticated",
      "worldly-wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "unsophisticated",
      "untutored",
      "unworldly",
      "wide-eyed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is more worldly than her younger sister.",
      "she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the dramatic Dubai skyline fades away into the distance, the air is filled with birdsong rather than car horns in this other- worldly natural wonderland, its lights just visible from the Dubai shoreline. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Having a global team is an incredible opportunity to learn more about other individualized experiences and even boost your team's worldly viewpoints. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "Cases with ceramics and lacquer wares show that Zen also introduced more worldly predilections. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
      "From the patterned floor tiles to the two-tone orange accent wall, this layout boasts an attractive worldly flair. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Zeus, Greek mythology\u2019s god of the sky, was thought to be omnipresent and observant of people\u2019s worldly affairs. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Homer of The Gulf Stream is both more worldly and more elusive than the Homer of little red schoolhouses and sou\u2019westers. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192419"
  },
  "weasand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": throat , gullet",
      ": trachea",
      ": throat , gullet",
      ": windpipe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-z\u1d4and",
      "\u02c8wi-z\u1d4an(d)",
      "\u02c8w\u0113z-\u1d4and",
      "\u02c8wiz-\u1d4an(d)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English wesand , from Old English *w\u01e3send gullet; akin to Old English w\u0101send gullet, Old High German weisunt windpipe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193516"
  },
  "waterfall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream",
      ": an artificial waterfall (as in a hotel lobby or a nightclub)",
      ": something resembling a waterfall",
      ": a fall of water from a height"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022fl",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cascade",
      "cataract",
      "fall(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Spread over 8 acres are several gardens to explore, each with unique flora, as well as a sculpture walk and a spiral walking path featuring a stunning waterfall and panoramic views from the top. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Discover the Cradle of Forestry area where American forest conservation began and stop at Looking Glass Falls, a stunning roadside waterfall , which features incredible 360-degree views. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Fruit and vegetable characters, trees made of broccoli, a milk waterfall and homes made of bread cover the new trucks. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The grounds include a waterfall , a creek, an infinity-edge saltwater pool and a private sand beach. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The highlight of this iconic trail is Punchbowl Falls, a stunning waterfall and swimming hole along the Columbia River Gorge. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193622"
  },
  "wop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wop offensive \u2014 used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a person of Italian birth or descent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian dialect guappo swaggerer, tough, from Spanish guapo , probably from Middle French dialect vape, wape weak, insipid, from Latin vappa wine gone flat",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194123"
  },
  "waywarden":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supervisor of highways especially as an elected member of a board",
      ": one that maintains the trenches of a sewage disposal plant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" way entry 1 + warden ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194933"
  },
  "wistly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intently , wistfully"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from whist entry 1 + -ly ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195146"
  },
  "wag-at-the-wall":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wag-at-the-wall variant of wag-on-the-wall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201513"
  },
  "whatsoe'er":{
    "type":[
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whatsoever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-a(a)(\u0259)r",
      "-e\u0259",
      "-a(a)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"by contraction",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202255"
  },
  "Weigert's method":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of tracing the course of medullated nerve fibers by hardening the tissues in a solution of potassium dichromate and staining the sections for myelin sheaths"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8v\u012bg\u0259(r)ts-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"after Karl Weigert \u20201905 German pathologist",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202421"
  },
  "war (against)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to oppose (someone) in physical conflict continually warring against their neighbors in an effort to expand their territory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202510"
  },
  "warmwater":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ocean or sea not in the arctic or antarctic regions",
      ": of, relating to, or occurring in warm water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203220"
  },
  "wayfaring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traveler especially on foot",
      ": a traveler especially on foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drifter",
      "gadabout",
      "gypsy",
      "knockabout",
      "maunderer",
      "nomad",
      "rambler",
      "roamer",
      "rover",
      "stroller",
      "vagabond",
      "wanderer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the great wayfarers of American folklore, Johnny Appleseed wandered across the country, always planting apple seeds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His wayfarer shades and a small Cartier watch, with a brown leather wristband, felt polished and classic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Shell square frames to Matte Black wayfarer frames. \u2014 Zoe Malin, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Ultra-classic styles like the aviator or wayfarer are timeless options that can complement just about anyone. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2020",
      "If the premise of Roads sounds conventional, with a story that slides into clich\u00e9s and then slips out of them, Schipper does a good job making the plights of his two wayfarers feel rough and real. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 July 2019",
      "Some of the wayfarers refuse to go to government-run camps, choosing to take their chances at the border instead. \u2014 Amel Emric, The Seattle Times , 19 Nov. 2018",
      "Then, on a trip to Bali, he was inspired to create a co-living space for other wayfarers . \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "The risen Christ, on the left with a pilgrim\u2019s purse, a walking staff and a bottle, approaches two fellow wayfarers . \u2014 E.a. Carmean Jr., WSJ , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "Along the way, the two wayfarers do have to deal with a cyclops of sorts, but finally find the lovely Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) in a remote cabin. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English weyfarere , from wey, way way + -farere traveler, from faren to go \u2014 more at fare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203534"
  },
  "waft":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium",
      ": to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves",
      ": something (such as an odor) that is wafted : whiff",
      ": a slight breeze : puff",
      ": the act of waving",
      ": a pennant or flag used to signal or to show wind direction",
      ": to move or be moved lightly by or as if by the action of waves or wind",
      ": a slight breeze or puff of air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ft",
      "\u02c8waft",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ft",
      "\u02c8waft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drift",
      "float",
      "glide",
      "hang",
      "hover",
      "poise",
      "ride",
      "sail",
      "swim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "air",
      "breath",
      "breeze",
      "puff",
      "zephyr"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The smell of chicken soup wafted up to my bedroom.",
      "The sound of music wafted softly into the yard from our neighbor's house.",
      "A breeze wafted the scent of roses towards our table.",
      "Noun",
      "wafts carrying the scent of spring flowers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Intense aromas of black currants, black cherries and dark earth waft out of the glass, along with lighter scents of cedar, rose and espresso, making this wine one to savor. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "LaRose starts the dance here by carrying a burning bundle of sage around the circle, inviting participants to waft the smoke toward them as a cleanse. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Several fell on a nearby landfill, setting fire to the trash and causing pungent smoke to waft over the cemetery. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "As the power balance shifts between the couple, portrayed with remarkable precision by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, issues of sexism and gender expectations waft in and out. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Active-particle technology also works to waft away water vapor and humidity. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
      "Take the glass, waft it underneath your nose in a little circle. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "The sauce has a distinct aroma that would waft through the cafeteria and incite jeers or mock fainting from my schoolmates. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In the historic center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, religious chants and prayers waft through the windows of churches, an ages-old counterpoint to the music of street performers staking out spots along the crowded cobblestone streets. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Delicious waft of candy cane, maple syrup, mint crisp and plum tart aromas. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The moment Salma Hayek goes from babe to blood-sucker, a waft of WTF filled the theater. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "An initial fresh waft of green apples, bananas, and pancakes descends into rooibos tea, corn flakes, and cooked beetroot. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "That warm yellow hue and the dizzying waft of sillage in its wake were among the things that inspired Patrice Legu\u00e9reau, who directs the house\u2019s fine jewelry studio, to render the radically modern scent in gem form. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "There are usually lavish decorations, stalls selling arts and crafts, the waft of spicy gingerbread biscuits, South Tyrolean panforte and mulled wine, nativity scenes and Advent calendar windows. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "This drink smelled more like cotton candy to me at first waft . \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Abdal Ullah still remembers the waft of chapati and chai served from the cafes beneath his family apartment on Brick Lane, the East London community settled by Bangladeshi families in the late 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This 2016 strides confidently out of the glass with expressive notions of blueberry preserves, Black Forest cake, cassis and cedar chest with touches of pencil lead, licorice, violets and sandalwood plus an exotic waft of Indian spices. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204051"
  },
  "wardwalk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a periodical round of the wards of a hospital by a member of the medical staff for observation of patients and for clinical instruction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204752"
  },
  "wabbly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side",
      ": tremble , quaver",
      ": waver , vacillate",
      ": to cause to wobble",
      ": a hobbling or rocking unequal motion (as of a wheel unevenly mounted)",
      ": an uncertainly directed movement",
      ": an intermittent variation (as in volume of sound)",
      ": to move from side to side in a shaky manner",
      ": a rocking motion from side to side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "bucket",
      "convulse",
      "jerk",
      "jiggle",
      "joggle",
      "jolt",
      "jounce",
      "judder",
      "quake",
      "quiver",
      "shake",
      "shudder",
      "vibrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.",
      "The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.",
      "The table wobbles a little.",
      "They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Focus on being a better person, instead of trying to make the world wobble on its axis. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Tatum might have been at his best early in the third quarter, when the Celtics started to wobble the champs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Balenciaga, for example, does a pair of screen printed viscose jeans that wobble like a deep fake. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The show certainly has fun stuff \u2014 watching the funny Kelvin Rolston Jr., wobble and skate around is a great time \u2014 but in Act 1, that crucial sense of truth is mostly elusive. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Damaged or dirty blades will cause the ceiling fan to wobble and rattle. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "If the piece is in good condition, the arm won\u2019t wobble or creak. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Someone needed to sit on the cartridge, forcing it not to wobble . \u2014 Jolene Latimer, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "James looks so similar to Anderson in some scenes that the lines between truth and fiction seem to wobble a little. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Stop your ceiling fan from rattling with these straightforward steps to fix the wobble and balance the blades. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
      "There was a little wobble about their name amongst the Island staff\u2014they were being called the U2s. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Watching her wobble between options was one of the year's distinct pleasures. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Implanting one of these devices in brain matter is like mounting a painting on Jell-O. With each wobble , there\u2019s a chance that the electrodes will tear up cells and connections, or drift and lose contact with their original neurons. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Seaweed custard gleamed beneath the spotlights, sealed with a wobble of bone marrow and a dollop of caviar shining like a ripe blackberry. \u2014 Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Isa, whose bar routines have hovered around the 9.875 range, had only a slight wobble on a handstand that prevented her from getting a 10.0 as well. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "On a normal track, that might lead to a wobble that drivers can often save, but slows them down. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Austria\u2019s Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller survived a wobble before the finish to get the bronze. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205227"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to start work on energetically waded deep into the repair project and didn't come out of it until four hours later enthusiastically waded into his science fair project"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205326"
  },
  "warfaring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warfare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f(r)\u02ccfa(a)ri\u014b",
      "-fer-",
      "-r\u0113\u014b"
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    "history_and_etymology":"from gerund of obsolete English warfare to wage war, from warfare , noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205353"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person detested or disliked"
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      "\u02c8w\u00e4rli\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-"
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    "history_and_etymology":"probably from war entry 1 + -ling ; word coined to contrast with darling ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205930"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the right to use water especially as a source of mechanical power"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210916"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a victory feast especially of North American Indians"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211100"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man practicing the black arts : sorcerer \u2014 compare witch",
      ": conjurer",
      ": a man who practices witchcraft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The warlock \u2019s pot stocked with hypocrisy calling the kettle brimming with duplicity black. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Four childhood friends who took oaths together have chosen different paths, but their loyalties are tested when a young warlock appears, threatening destruction. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Communing with the deceased warlock led to Sara's epiphany that they were all connected, which came in handy in the hour's power-swapping fight sequence. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "Veracruz is also the center of Mexico\u2019s witchcraft industry, which peaked in the 1950s when a local warlock , Gonzalo Aguirre Pech, became famous enough to add politicians and film stars to his usual clientele of farmers. \u2014 Emmanuel Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Angulo, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English warloghe , from Old English w\u01e3rloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from w\u01e3r faith, troth + -loga (from l\u0113ogan to lie); akin to Old English w\u01e3r true \u2014 more at very , lie ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211517"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": womanly",
      ": in the manner of a woman"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-\u02ccl\u012bk"
    ],
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      "female",
      "feminine",
      "womanish",
      "womanly"
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      "unfeminine",
      "unwomanly"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the photograph shows the silhouette of a full, womanlike figure framed against the backlight from an open farmhouse door"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211650"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction",
      ": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter",
      ": quiver , flicker",
      ": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter",
      ": to give an unsteady sound : quaver",
      ": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering",
      ": one that waves",
      ": to be uncertain in opinion",
      ": to move unsteadily or to and fro",
      ": to give an unsteady sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
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      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
      "They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
      "Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
      "The kite wavered in the wind."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1519, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212901"
  },
  "waspish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a wasp in behavior",
      ": snappish , petulant",
      ": resembling a wasp in form",
      ": slightly built",
      ": cross entry 3 sense 1 , irritable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-spish",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4s-pish",
      "\u02c8w\u022fs-"
    ],
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      "choleric",
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "cross",
      "crotchety",
      "fiery",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "irascible",
      "irritable",
      "peevish",
      "perverse",
      "pettish",
      "petulant",
      "prickly",
      "quick-tempered",
      "raspy",
      "ratty",
      "short-tempered",
      "snappish",
      "snappy",
      "snarky",
      "snippety",
      "snippy",
      "stuffy",
      "testy"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "extremely waspish , she uses her wit viciously when irritated",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "At his waspish best, Mr. Wheatcroft is entertaining on all this. \u2014 Richard Aldous, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The waspish Queen \u2013 played by Rebecca Trehearn, whose deliciously withering grandeur would give Marie Antoinette pause \u2014 is not, to put it mildly, pleased. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "The author takes a waspish tone that doesn\u2019t always enhance his arguments, but the book is an excellent distillation of a complicated menace. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The portrait of prewar upper-class English life is superb, the characters are vividly drawn and the comedy, as always in Waugh, is by turns waspish , warm and knockabout. \u2014 John Banville, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the royal family. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Bening is capable of being waspish , consoling, frail, indomitable, and woebegone \u2013 sometimes all at once. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 May 2018",
      "Olney was known to be quite difficult and often waspish about his colleagues. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 17 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215651"
  },
  "wide-ranging":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extensive in scope : comprehensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bd-\u02ccr\u0101n-ji\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broad",
      "deep",
      "expansive",
      "extended",
      "extensive",
      "far-flung",
      "far-reaching",
      "rangy",
      "sweeping",
      "wide",
      "widespread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1707, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221750"
  },
  "wish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)",
      ": to give expression to as a wish : bid",
      ": to give form to (a wish)",
      ": to express a wish for",
      ": to request in the form of a wish : order",
      ": to desire (a person or thing) to be as specified",
      ": to confer (something unwanted) on someone : foist",
      ": to have a desire : want",
      ": to make a wish",
      ": an act or instance of wishing or desire : want",
      ": an object of desire : goal",
      ": an expressed will or desire : mandate",
      ": a request or command couched as a wish",
      ": an invocation of good or evil fortune on someone",
      ": to have a desire for : want",
      ": to form or express a desire concerning",
      ": to request by expressing a desire",
      ": an act or instance of having or expressing a desire usually in the mind",
      ": something wanted",
      ": a desire for happiness or luck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wish",
      "\u02c8wish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fob off",
      "foist",
      "palm",
      "palm off",
      "pass off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unpaid internships would decrease pretty sharply if the company refused to post openings for them, thus cutting off the supply of ready labor to employers that wish to hire students without compensation. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Autoimmune diseases often run together, and your endocrinologist may wish to consider other conditions, such as low cortisone level caused by autoimmune disease (Addison\u2019s), which can cause similar symptoms. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "However, those with respiratory issues may wish to take extra precautions, such as leaving the area for a few hours until testing is complete, the release said. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Those financial ties make some Latin immigrants wish their homelands\u2019 leaders hadn\u2019t defied the United States in order to signal solidarity with next-door nations. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Organizations that wish to be secure and address risks must structure their security from the foundation upward. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Still, the Cambridge's remembered to wish Lilibet a happy birthday on social media. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
      "In December, Slater wrote to Garman to wish him a happy birthday. \u2014 Ian Duncan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Luckily for Thurmond, there is already someone ready to work to make his wish a reality. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fans who have been calling for the promotion of power-hitting outfielder Oscar Gonzalez from Class AAA Columbus got their wish , but that was just one of several moves. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "NFL Network reported that Bernard asked to be released, and the Bengals - which had asked him to take a pay cut - granted him his wish . \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The Harris County decision had seemingly opened the door for Watson to finally be granted his wish to be traded away from the Houston Texans. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "But Freeman wanted to hit, and the Braves granted his wish . \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Bryant granted Sean Daniels' wish to meet him after the teen from Maine lost his arm in a farming accident. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The next week, the Treasury granted their wish \u2014 a decision potentially worth billions of dollars to PwC\u2019s clients. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Thankfully, that hasn't been necessary, as Judge Penny granted Spears' wish to choose her own. \u2014 Iris Goldsztajn, Marie Claire , 15 July 2021",
      "Britney Spears is literally doing cartwheels after a Los Angeles judge granted her wish to hire an attorney of her choosing in the ongoing fight to end her conservatorship. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221758"
  },
  "weaker sex":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": womankind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-222714"
  },
  "walk out the door":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to leave a place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223137"
  },
  "waspily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waspishly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-p\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" waspy + -ly ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223230"
  },
  "wasp fly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various syrphus flies that resemble wasps",
      ": thickheaded fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223540"
  },
  "Willkie":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Wendell Lewis 1892\u20131944 American politician"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223611"
  },
  "womanliness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being womanly (as in having qualities such as beauty or gentleness that are traditionally associated with a woman)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223937"
  },
  "workflow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the sequence of steps involved in moving from the beginning to the end of a working process"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccfl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "ModuleQ\u2019 s focus on using AI to improve the seller experience and enhance the day-to-day seller workflow is paying off. \u2014 Stephen Diorio, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The camera accommodates a range of lenses, including anamorphic and spherical, Super 35 and large format, and has a selection of accessories and new workflow apps. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
      "Electronic prescribing created lasting, transformative change because the technology was built to streamline medical workflow issues like routing, medication history, and prior authorization while automating mundane processes like renewals. \u2014 Sean Doolan, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This implicit trust approach must be replaced with a zero-trust model that assumes that every user, device, application and workflow may have already been compromised. \u2014 Michael Xie, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "The goal is to help the employee better understand the broader workflow or value chain as well as keep their interest level high and on the lookout for other opportunities within the company. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Tatusian is looking forward to strengthening the design voice of The Times\u2019 out-of-the-box builds, helping establish a pipeline and workflow for those projects and taking the organization\u2019s typography into the future. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The result is that some offerings do not address the right clinical or operational need, are not suitably integrated into existing workflow , or simply do not work. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Your supervisor may be limiting restroom breaks so the workflow of the warehouse is not disrupted. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225937"
  },
  "wreathe":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to shape into a wreath",
      ": interweave",
      ": to cause to coil about something",
      ": to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases",
      ": to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath",
      ": to twist in coils : writhe",
      ": to take on the shape of a wreath",
      ": to move or extend in circles or spirals",
      ": to form into wreaths",
      ": to crown, decorate, or cover with or as if with a wreath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0113t\u035fh",
      "\u02c8r\u0113t\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "enlace",
      "entwine",
      "implicate",
      "interlace",
      "intertwine",
      "intertwist",
      "interweave",
      "inweave",
      "lace",
      "ply",
      "twist",
      "weave",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the \u201ccountry look\u201d",
      "wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if either of them ever forgets, the words are always with them, in colorful tattoos that wreathe their arms in foreign languages. \u2014 Debra Kamin, WSJ , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Many likely formed alongside their parent bodies, sprouting out of the swirling disk of gas and dust that wreathes planets in their infancy. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "On Friday night, the largest crowds ever to gather in recent Iraqi history came to protest peacefully, but noisily, against the government, wreathing entire buildings in flags. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "As rescuers tried to move the plane off him, one lit a match for a cigarette, igniting gas fumes and wreathing the wreckage in flame. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "From there, the GRR1 heads northwest into a dense and impossibly wet woodland wreathed in arborescent ferns and carpeted with beds of moss two feet deep. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, New York Times , 28 Dec. 2019",
      "In November, the district\u2019s center \u2014 where the market, a sprawling park, a library, and shopping malls are clustered \u2014 was wreathed in tear gas for five consecutive days as police fought running battles with anti-government protesters. \u2014 Hillary Leung / Hong Kong, Time , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "The walls of the cavern, wreathed in flowstone, glittered in brown and gray. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "The sculptures depict four seated African women, wreathed or constrained in what appear to be coiling vines, and with flat mirror-like disks in front of their faces. \u2014 Daniel Gelernter, National Review , 21 Sep. 2019"
    ],
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      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225949"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": honeycomb sense 3b(1)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232202"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": the act of intentionally relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege",
      ": the legal instrument evidencing such an act",
      ": the act of a club's waiving the right to claim a professional ball player who is being removed from another club's roster",
      ": the act of intentionally or knowingly relinquishing or abandoning a known right, claim, or privilege",
      ": the legal instrument evidencing such an act \u2014 compare estoppel , forfeiture"
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      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
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      "a criminal defendant's waiver of a jury trial",
      "The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit.",
      "He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Reservations are required 48 hours in advance, and riders must sign a waiver and wear a helmet. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The effort was unsuccessful, but the driver did sign a waiver allowing an officer to use a push bumper in an attempt to free the vehicle. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Bidders will have to sign a liability waiver because of the lead paint and have the ability to transport the 12,000-pound boats to their destination themselves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a good thing, since the church says members cannot expect their bishops to sign a waiver from the shots. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The chance of damage to the nerve was small, but officials at UC Irvine Medical Center asked the family to sign a specific waiver before the surgery. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Attendees must show proof of vaccination and must sign a waiver . \u2014 courant.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "White told police that massaging breasts would require the client to sign a waiver for a breast exam. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Murdaugh was required to surrender his passport to SLED and sign a waiver of extradition. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, Dakin Andone And Angela Barajas, CNN , 17 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French weyver , from waiver , verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232525"
  },
  "worldly-minded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": devoted to or engrossed in worldly interests"
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      "\u02ccw\u0259rl(d)-l\u0113-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232642"
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      "noun"
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      ": helicopter"
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      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259rd"
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      "eggbeater",
      "helicopter",
      "helo"
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    "examples":[
      "from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "The result is a whirlybird that\u2019s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer. \u2014 Rob Verger And Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 2 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233358"
  },
  "wisewoman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman versed in charms, conjuring, or fortune-telling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bz-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233654"
  },
  "whang":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": thong",
      ": rawhide",
      ": a large piece : chunk",
      ": penis",
      ": beat , thrash",
      ": to propel or strike with force",
      ": to beat or work with force or violence",
      ": a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound",
      ": to make a whang",
      ": to strike with a whang"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wa\u014b"
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    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1685, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1770, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1854, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234219"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a decisive or final defeat or setback",
      "city in northeast central Iowa northwest of Cedar Rapids population 68,406",
      "town in central Belgium south of Brussels population 28,898",
      "city in southeastern Ontario, Canada, west of Kitchener population 98,780"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u00fc",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u00fc",
      "\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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    "history_and_etymology":" Waterloo , Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234711"
  },
  "weight lifter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who lifts barbells in competition or as an exercise"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Along with the New Zealand weight lifter Laurel Hubbard and the American skateboarder Alana Smith, Quinn \u2014 who goes by one name and uses gender-neutral pronouns \u2014 was one of three openly transgender athletes to compete in last year\u2019s Summer Games. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Kom galvanized a generation of Manipuri athletes, including Chanu, the weight lifter , who won silver in the 49-kilogram class in Tokyo. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "The father of Fares Elbakh, one of Qatar\u2019s two gold medalists in Tokyo, was an Olympic weight lifter for Egypt. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, while nonbinary athletes whose identity does not fit neatly into longstanding gender categorizations also participated. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "The country\u2019s next medal came eight years later, from a weight lifter from Bulgaria. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first openly transgender woman to participate in the Olympics. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Take Adam Fox, the 37-year old weight lifter , who, according to his girlfriend, smoked weed and posted to Facebook a lot. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 22 July 2021",
      "But Tagovailoa and his backup aren\u2019t a champion weight lifters with injury-protecting tree trunks for legs. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 15 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234914"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that waves : wavering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000411"
  },
  "weasel cat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": linsang"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002937"
  },
  "waftage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of wafting or state of being wafted",
      ": conveyance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4f-tij",
      "\u02c8waf-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1558, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005326"
  },
  "write down":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deliberate reduction in the book value of an asset (as to reflect the effect of obsolescence)",
      ": to record in written form",
      ": to depreciate, disparage, or injure by writing",
      ": to reduce in status, rank, or value",
      ": to reduce the book value of",
      ": to write so as to appeal to a lower level of taste, comprehension, or intelligence",
      ": to reduce the book value of (an asset)"
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      "\u02c8r\u012bt-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
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      "attenuate",
      "break",
      "cheapen",
      "depreciate",
      "depress",
      "devaluate",
      "devalue",
      "downgrade",
      "lower",
      "mark down",
      "reduce",
      "sink",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "enhance",
      "mark up",
      "upgrade"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a company forced to write down its assets",
      "write down what you remember about that day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As foreign companies write down billions of their once promising Russian investments, domestic firms and banks are rushing to take over businesses left behind. \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
      "As her elderly teacher read a passage aloud for the 40 students to write down , Mary, then 17, saw the classroom door swing open and the school principal, Sister Michelle Carroll, enter with a slender young man. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "Then write down three supporting messages and wrap a compelling story around them. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "After dividing groups into teams, have each participant write down Bible characters for the other team to act out for their teammates. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
      "Selling gas leaks instead of flaring them could also allow oil majors like Exxon to technically write down their own carbon emissions by shifting responsibility to their new customers, instead of genuinely eliminating the issue. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Some high school students witnessed the car speed away and tried to catch up to write down its license plate but were unsuccessful, police told the station. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ukraine war is coming to Wall Street as a new earnings season gets underway and more companies write down their Russia investments. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The British supermajor\u2019s write down will be much costlier since its shares in Rosneft are worth around $14 billion. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1932, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005737"
  },
  "well-found":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fully furnished : properly equipped"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1705, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010636"
  },
  "witch doctor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a professional worker of magic usually in a primitive society who often works to cure sickness",
      ": a person who uses magic to cure illness and fight off evil spirits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But a witch doctor told them their girls, Victorine and Victoria Nikiema, needed to beg for money on the side of the road or risk being killed by a family member\u2019s spirit. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Zagre and her husband, Ousmane Nikiema, visited a witch doctor after giving birth to both sets of twins. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "They are driven by dream requests and witch doctor instructions, mothers told The Associated Press. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Fine, the witch doctor (played by Keener) acknowledges. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "However, getting policy statements from the Center of the American Experiment on how to do this is like getting cancer treatment advice from a witch doctor . \u2014 Star Tribune , 26 Jan. 2021",
      "Signs turned up showing me dressed like an African witch doctor with a bone through my nose. \u2014 Barack Obama, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "While the witch doctor is depicted as a positive source of African wisdom, energy and healing, Fontenaille\u2019s black magic is dismissed as a dangerous colonial import. \u2014 Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "There, witch doctors pronounced that building new airstrips and bamboo headphones would make the supply-laden airplanes reappear. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 19 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1718, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011602"
  },
  "with (something) to spare":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of with (something) to spare \u2014 used to indicate how much or how little someone has of something extra that can be used if it is needed He just got there with (only) minutes/seconds to spare . He got there with plenty of time to spare . He barely made it with no time to spare before the train pulled out."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014131"
  },
  "weird":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of strange or extraordinary character : odd , fantastic",
      ": of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural : magical",
      ": fate , destiny",
      ": ill fortune",
      ": soothsayer",
      ": very unusual : strange"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wird",
      "\u02c8wird"
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      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The weird thing is that there are actually no pain receptors\u2014called nociceptors\u2014in your brain tissue. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 19 May 2022",
      "One weird thing is that Moon Knight is missing completely from the page, but yes, this is an official website, so that August date should have some weight, barring any changes. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "As always, there is nothing conventional about this festival, an event so wonderfully weird that lumping it in the same bracket with the world\u2019s Coachellas feels almost insulting. \u2014 Ryan Reed, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "What that resulted in was this weird , distorted view of friendship. \u2014 Jenn Mckee, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "The one end three that so much happened on the three for Prince, which is a weird count. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Caprice is a former trauma surgeon; her operating theater is now an actual theater, her scalpels controlled by a weird gizmo that looks like some kind of melted video-game controller. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
      "Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When stay-at-home measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 went into effect earlier this spring, something weird happened to our sense of geography. \u2014 Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic , 31 May 2020",
      "Something weird happened on the oil market last week. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Wired , 1 May 2020",
      "The antidote to the winter weirds is to stay active and go outside. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
      "Our family of weirds won\u2019t be the same without him. \u2014 Michele Corriston, PEOPLE.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "But there\u2019s no more time to rest, Betty\u2019s alarm is blaring and her mother and brother are acting like nothing weird happened the night before. \u2014 Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue , 8 Feb. 2018",
      "Lewis called the off-season market weird , especially for guys his age. \u2014 Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com , 16 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014159"
  },
  "warmhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beneficent",
      "benevolent",
      "benignant",
      "compassionate",
      "good-hearted",
      "humane",
      "kind",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "callous",
      "cold-blooded",
      "cruel",
      "fiendish",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "sadistic",
      "savage",
      "truculent",
      "uncompassionate",
      "unfeeling",
      "unkind",
      "unkindly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "vicious",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a caring and warmhearted person",
      "a warmhearted , understanding pastor from whom many sought guidance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Working with stylist Kevin Michael Ericson since last fall, the Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated actress, 73, has been a style star with minimalist outfits that still bring the glamour and also let her warmhearted spirit shine through. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
      "The movie is also a strong spotlight for Salazar, a consistently fascinating and magnetic actress whose funny, warmhearted and ultimately inscrutable Maria represents the potential for meaningful human connection always just beyond Harrison\u2019s reach. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "When the moment arrived for coach Juwan Howard\u2019s name to be called, for his picture to be flashed on the screen at center court in what usually triggers a warmhearted round of applause, there was a noteworthy omission. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "But the breach endeared him further to Spanish fans, who viewed him as a charismatic and warmhearted product of society\u2019s margins in a sport once considered a realm of the elite. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The family\u2019s warmhearted , ordinary doings under lockdown become memorable emblems of the pandemic\u2019s vast implications. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The warmhearted sitcom that boldly told stories about recovery from alcoholism and addiction \u2014 and brought Allison Janney two Emmy Awards \u2014 ends its acclaimed eight-year run Thursday. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
      "Footage features breathtaking winter scenery as a man takes to the mountains with his dog, a warmhearted tale of finding homes for senior dogs and a story of brave canines that help sea turtles. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 14 May 2021",
      "Neighbor Gladis Bustos told the Associated Press the home's owner, Joana, was a warmhearted , hardworking person who always took the time to say hello to her neighbors. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020305"
  },
  "wasp beetle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a black-and-yellow longicorn beetle resembling a wasp"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021453"
  },
  "whakapapa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Maori genealogy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6(h)w\u00e4k\u0259\u00a6p\u00e4p\u0259",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Maori",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024349"
  },
  "water-fast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": watertight",
      ": not leachable by water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025139"
  },
  "walky-talky":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of walky-talky variant spelling of walkie-talkie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025227"
  },
  "wardsman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inmate or guard in charge of a ward in a prison workhouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)dzm\u0259n"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" wards (genitive of ward entry 1 ) + man ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025835"
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  "whisperer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that whispers",
      ": rumormonger",
      ": a person who excels at calming or training usually hard-to-manage animals using noncoercive methods based especially on an understanding of the animals' natural instincts",
      ": a person who is unusually skilled at calmly guiding, influencing, or managing other people",
      ": a person considered to possess some extraordinary skill or talent in managing or dealing with something specified"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-sp\u0259r-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Riley apparently headed to Los Angeles having already established a reputation as a QB whisperer , maybe the next Stroud, Young, or Uiagalelei doesn\u2019t leave the state. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "There is special fascination with Vance in the press\u2014in the years leading up to Trump, he was kind of identified as this wise whisperer of the disaffected white, conservative mind. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "McVay has been running the Los Angeles offense, and while O\u2019Connell did not hurt the team and is clearly a quarterback whisperer , running the Vikings offense will be his first chance to put his signature on an NFL team. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Filling the demand Lian Mansour, from Kaukab Abu El-Hija, an Arab village in the Galilee, is something of a cultural whisperer for itworks. \u2014 Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "But not everyone needs a baby whisperer to train their child to sleep. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "How did the comic relief become the show\u2019s grief whisperer ? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Now, more than ever, the world needs a Putin- whisperer . \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Lincoln Riley\u2019s reputation as a quarterback whisperer has taken some hits this season. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 15 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030404"
  },
  "wheezle":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wheeze"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hw\u0113z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"frequentative of wheeze entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031501"
  },
  "waterproof watch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wristwatch whose movement is enclosed in a case in which the openings for the winding and cover are sealed with gaskets and able to withstand pressures equal to several fathoms of submersion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032022"
  },
  "wallaba":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several trees of the genus Eperua",
      ": a valuable timber tree ( E. falcata ) of the Guianas and northern Brazil having pinnate leaves, clusters of red flowers, and reddish brown very durable wood that is used for palings and shingles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4l\u0259b\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Arawak",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034554"
  },
  "war eagle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": golden eagle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the use of its feathers in war bonnets by the Plains Indians",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034614"
  },
  "whan":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whan dialectal variant of when"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)(h)w\u00e4n",
      "(\u00a6)(h)wan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035105"
  },
  "whaisle":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whaisle Scottish variant of wheezle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040644"
  },
  "wide receiver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a football receiver who normally lines up several yards to the side of the offensive formation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams probably won\u2019t be healthy enough to start his first NFL training camp on time, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "He was asked: Did the deal leave the team thin at wide receiver ? \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
      "Combining that success with the talent being recruited and developed at wide receiver , the message to quarterbacks is no longer a sales pitch. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "The original Avengers had six members, the same number the Colts normally keep on the 53-man roster at wide receiver . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 6 May 2022",
      "Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was on the phone with wide receiver Jameson Williams, welcoming him to the team. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams went No. 12 to the New York Jets after tearing a knee ligament during the NCAA national championship game. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams is expected to be taken in the first round of the NFL draft. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "From Jeff Miller: The Chargers have a very public decision to make regarding wide receiver Mike Williams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040858"
  },
  "white lightning":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moonshine sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bootleg",
      "moonshine",
      "mountain dew"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042133"
  },
  "waiver of premium":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clause in an insurance policy providing continued coverage without payment of premiums under stated circumstances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042614"
  },
  "wimple":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cloth covering worn over the head and around the neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval period and by some nuns",
      ": a crafty turn : twist",
      ": curve , bend",
      ": to cover with or as if with a wimple : veil",
      ": to cause to ripple",
      ": to fall or lie in folds",
      ": to follow a winding course : meander",
      ": ripple"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wim-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043547"
  },
  "wafflestomper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hiking boot with a lug sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-f\u0259l-\u02ccst\u00e4m-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-",
      "-\u02ccst\u022fm-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the pattern left by the soles",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050141"
  },
  "wimberry":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wimberry variant of whinberry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wim-\u2014"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050504"
  },
  "wash out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the washing out or away of something and especially of earth in a roadbed by a freshet",
      ": a place where earth is washed away",
      ": one that fails to measure up : failure : such as",
      ": one who fails in a course of training or study",
      ": an unsuccessful enterprise or undertaking",
      ": to wash free of an extraneous substance (such as dirt)",
      ": to cause to fade by or as if by laundering",
      ": to deplete the strength or vitality of",
      ": to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : reject",
      ": to destroy or make useless by the force or action of water",
      ": rain out",
      ": to become depleted of color or vitality : fade",
      ": to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard",
      ": a place where earth has been washed away",
      ": a complete failure",
      ": the action or process of progressively reducing the concentration of a substance (as a dye injected into the left ventricle of the heart)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sh-",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsh-\u02ccau\u0307t, \u02c8w\u00e4sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was a washout as a professional golfer.",
      "The team lost so many games that the season was a total washout .",
      "Yesterday's game was a washout .",
      "Verb",
      "most of the participants in the tough training program washed out",
      "the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Rain and thunderstorms are forecast beginning Friday and extending through the Memorial Day weekend, but there shouldn\u2019t be a total washout on any day. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "In other words, Dallas will replace multiple-time Pro Bowler Amari Cooper and Cedrick Wilson \u2014 who ranked fourth on the team in receiving yards last season \u2014 with a veteran washout and a rookie receiver. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Showers and storms are possible as the warm front passes, but it\u2019s not an all-day washout . \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "While this weekend won't be a washout for everyone, there are rain chances from the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region through the Carolinas. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Are bidets a modern bathroom essential or an expensive washout ? \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Weather Service said the day won\u2019t be a total washout but there could be several hours of rainy weather across the state today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "From restaurants to hotels, a washout of the spring training season would hurt Arizona and Florida businesses that depend on it. \u2014 Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Everglades come standard with the 12.0-inch touchscreen and vinyl seats, washout floor mats, and green stitching. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the Sun rises higher, the light from its rays will wash out the visibility of certain planets, such as Mercury. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "The situation would only start to improve come the fourth quarter that starts in January 2023, when a number of these temporary effects start to wash out of annual comparisons, the company said. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "In addition, the moon is new, meaning there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "At the same time, super sunny days or taking pictures around high noon will probably also wash out your photographs due to the excess light. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "Inevitably, after tons of rides, your once-new clothing, helmet, shoes, and pack get salt crusted, sun faded, stained from water and dirt, and develop a stubborn funk that\u2019s hard to wash out . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
      "These colorful\u2014and beloved\u2014waxes do the trick, then wash out when you're done with them. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Most projectors fall short in outdoor settings where sunlight can easily wash out even the brightest picture. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "When flight suspension upended her plans, Cheng, 30, debated what to do for weeks and ultimately chose a Singapore wash out . \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1540, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050717"
  },
  "wand bearer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a verger in some English cathedrals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050727"
  },
  "worker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that works especially at manual or industrial labor or with a particular material",
      ": a member of the working class",
      ": any of the sexually underdeveloped and usually sterile members of a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites that perform most of the labor and protective duties of the colony",
      ": a person who works",
      ": one of the members of a colony of bees, ants, wasps, or termites that do most of the work of the colony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dogsbody",
      "drone",
      "drudge",
      "drudger",
      "fag",
      "foot soldier",
      "grub",
      "grubber",
      "grunt",
      "laborer",
      "peon",
      "plugger",
      "slave",
      "slogger",
      "toiler"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The company is planning to hire 200 workers .",
      "The average worker earned $1,000 more this year.",
      "If management doesn't make the changes, the workers will go on strike.",
      "They are both hard workers .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The average hourly wage for a private care worker was \u00a39 ($11) for the 2020-21 financial year, according to charity Skills for Care. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Taken together, East says the 4% pay bump and the \u00a32,000 bonus would amount to a 9% worker pay increase for the year, which is in line with current inflation rates but saves the company from committing to salary increases beyond 4% long-term. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Three poll workers working the Munster early-voting satellite polling location during the 2022 primary election filed a complaint against a fellow poll worker for being racist, unprofessional and rude. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Others testifying Tuesday will be Raffensperger\u2019s top deputy Gabriel Sterling and Shaye Moss, a Georgia elections worker . \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "In Fusagasug\u00e1, Nina Cruz, 27, a cafe worker , said Mr. Petro would fail Colombia\u2019s struggling families, and she was particularly repulsed by his past as a member of a leftist rebel group. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett star in Carol, which follows Therese, a young department store worker who begins seeing the titular older woman in the early 1950s. \u2014 Lia Beck, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Soon after that, other groups arrived, including one that claimed to represent a former Russian government minister, according to Mr. Skorniakov, who was told by a worker who witnessed it. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Alliance Global is chaired by tycoon Andrew Tan, the son of a factory worker who made his fortune by developing high-end residential condominiums and commercial properties in Metro Manila in the 1990s. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051155"
  },
  "wack":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not up to the mark : lousy , lame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "that movie was wack , even by the standards of popcorn flicks"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of wacky ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1984, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051723"
  },
  "withstander":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that withstands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English withstonder , from withstonden to withstand + -er ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052250"
  },
  "whoreson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a child born to parents not married to each other",
      ": a coarse fellow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "by-blow",
      "love child"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055925"
  },
  "white knight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that comes to the rescue of another",
      ": a corporation invited to buy out a second corporation in order to prevent an undesired takeover by a third",
      ": one that champions a cause",
      ": a party (as a corporation) invited to take over a corporation and thereby prevent its acquisition by another \u2014 compare raider"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "espouser",
      "exponent",
      "expounder",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "herald",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "promoter",
      "proponent",
      "protagonist",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Under pressure to lock in the 38% premium and lacking a \u2018 white knight \u2019 bidder to serve as a viable alternative, the social media company\u2019s board voted unanimously late last month to recommend the deal move forward. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
      "The board enacted a poison pill, a defensive measure, trying to really give them time to look for a second bidder or a white knight . \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Another option for Twitter is lining up a white knight to help save it from Musk\u2019s unsolicited offer, a move that could spark a bidding war that benefits shareholders no matter who wins. \u2014 Michelle F Davis, Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "And Twitter is on the phone with their lawyers asking which can be their white knight . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Then Nestl\u00e9 SA, hoping Mr. Dixon would welcome a white knight , offered itself as an alternative buyer. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Along came white knight Alexandre Fauvet, a veteran of Lacoste, to rescue the ailing brand. \u2014 Jemima Sissons, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "As the son of a media scion, Kendall knows the importance of creating a public narrative, so positioning himself as the white knight is a savvy move. \u2014 Erin Gee, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "In other words, the acquisition premium, or hope for a white knight buyer, is low for Shake Shack. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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      "Noun",
      "with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone",
      "Verb",
      "Whisk the eggs with the cream until the mixture thickens.",
      "She whisked the children off to bed.",
      "The taxi whisked me to the airport.",
      "The waitress whisked my plate away before I was finished eating.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Add the egg and the beer to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth and combined; the batter should be thicker than pancake batter, more like a thin cake batter. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Add sugar and whisk on low speed until sugar is dissolved. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Add whiskey, whipping cream, and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and whisk until the mixture thickens. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Remove from heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Turn off the heat and whisk in the parsley, miso, lemon juice, pepper and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Colorful, contrasting millwork, on the other hand, is the swizzle that transforms interiors with a whisk of a paintbrush, say design pros. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "In a clean large bowl, using a clean whisk , beat the egg whites until medium peaks form. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Using a whisk and stirring constantly slowly pour the milk into the mixture. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Add a big splash of cream to the remaining egg (about the same amount of cream as egg) and whisk together. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2022",
      "To make the Clamato-style juice, add all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "When the mixture comes to a boil, add the cocoa powder and whisk to combine. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Remove from heat, and add Parmigiano, Gruy\u00e9re, feta, salt, cayenne, pepper, nasturtiums and parsley, and whisk to combine. \u2014 Odette Williams, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
      "Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together to combine, then sift into mixing bowl. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, the big-shot executives who reside in posh luxury apartment buildings at exclusive addresses, get a company car to whisk them into the office. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Chlo\u00eb\u2019s brother Paul was there in a vintage Mercedes to pick up the happy couple and whisk them away to the reception\u2014Diet Coke and La Croix cans trailing behind. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "Choppers and megayachts whisk us through this milieu of murderous oligarchs, freelancing spooks, and the people who manage and move their money. \u2014 Bartle Bull, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022"
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      "a wholesome dish made with vegetables",
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      "a young actor known for his wholesome good looks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not one of the fictional fathers, like Danny Tanner, Philip Banks or Mike Brady, who helped raise generations through wholesome sitcoms. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Meeting anger with acceptance (forgiveness), humility and empathy invite your assailant out of their anger to greater understanding, resolution, and a wholesome relationship. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The veneer of western paradise, no matter the impact on the ethos or environment or those who came first, is rebranded as a wholesome quest for purity. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "Even more, our credit monitoring services also have a variety of credit monitoring, lost wallet protection, device and malware protection, and more identity theft protection features to give you a wholesome ID securing experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Instagram grid is filled with wholesome photos of her family lounging poolside. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
      "Known for its exotic animals and aerobatic performances, it was considered a wholesome entertainment option for families. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "Providing a respite from our hectic reality, this romantic comedy centered on an assured woman who finds love and purpose in the land down under offers delightful entertainment while playing to our most wholesome sensibilities. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Finally, for a wholesome family fashion moment, there was Cardi B and Offset. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 14 May 2022"
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      ": a small nematode worm ( Anguina tritici ) that is parasitic on wheat , oats, and other grasses, that invades the plant at the leaf axil as a larva where it induces stunting and distortion of leaves, and that subsequently passes to the inflorescence and causes the seeds to be replaced by galls in which the larva matures and produces a new generation of larvae to be distributed in the soil when the gall is shed and decays"
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      ": a mechanical shaft furnace for roasting ore that has several hearths one above the other and rabbles attached to a central revolving shaft"
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      ": a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel",
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      ": a feeling of doubt or uncertainty",
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      ": to feel surprise",
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      ": to be curious or in doubt about",
      ": wondrous , wonderful : such as",
      ": exciting amazement or admiration",
      ": effective or efficient far beyond anything previously known or anticipated",
      ": to be curious or have doubt",
      ": to feel surprise or amazement",
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      "Stevie 1950\u2013 born Stevland Hardaway Judkins American singer, songwriter and instrumentalist"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Trusting in wonder \u2019s resonant effects is something akin to faith. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "There is no wonder so many people are leaving cable for streaming. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "After soaking in the wonder of Hawai\u2019i\u2019s rainforests in the early morning, Alohilani Resort scheduled an off-road planting experience at Gunstock Ranch on the North Shore of O\u2019ahu. \u2014 Malik Peay, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Even at its 47-degree coldest, the almost-spring morning did not deter an observer from standing barefoot on a stone balcony, and gazing up in wonder . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "As one of Earth\u2019s most familiar sights in the sky, the moon has inspired billions of people to gaze upward in wonder . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Near the Pacific coastline at the base of a hillside, visitors gaze up in wonder at more than 50 acres of ranunculus plants in rows of vibrant pink, red, orange, white, salmon and yellow flowers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "On one hand, there was the brilliance of Anna Shcherbakova, who skated a triumphant and history-making performance, redemptive in its wonder . \u2014 Robert Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "After two years on the sidelines, many in the biz wonder if the industry will ever return to its usual privileged position, although the table sales revenue is traditionally vital for the Brit Trust charity that the Brits benefit. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Some wonder if this stance might help explain the departure over the last two years of 46 faculty members, especially women and those of color. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "As are many in the country, Gilbert\u2019s parents wonder how authorities allowed the gunman to rampage for more than an hour-and-a-half before intervening and killing him. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "As Trump weighs another run for the White House, other Republicans wonder quietly if the committee hearings will have an impact on the public \u2014 or if Jan. 6 will simply be forgotten. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Looking at that history, some who have known De Luca over the years wonder what happens next. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Many investors wonder if the Federal Reserve can manage to tame inflation without sending the U.S. into recession. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Experts wonder if that's still possible now that the court has a 6-3 conservative majority. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "While there are no tooth marks or shed teeth on the Confractosuchus fossil, the authors wonder whether its missing hind limbs and tail were scavenged. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "But some wonder if the approach has staying power the longer Mr. Trump is out of office. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This was half a century ago, but there is still wonder in his voice. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s no wonder European markets are drooling at the prospect of grabbing a bigger slice of the SPAC pie. \u2014 Adrian Croft, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2021"
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      ": the action or process of guarding",
      ": a body of guards",
      ": a division in a hospital",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated",
      ": the state of being under guard",
      ": custody",
      ": the inner court of a castle or fortress",
      ": a division (such as a cell or block) of a prison",
      ": a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes",
      ": a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred",
      ": the Mormon local congregation having auxiliary organizations (such as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood",
      ": a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole permitting only the insertion of a key with a corresponding notch",
      ": a corresponding notch in a bit of a key",
      ": a person or thing under guard, protection, or surveillance: such as",
      ": a minor subject to wardship",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity (such as minority or mental illness) is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court",
      ": a person or body of persons under the protection or tutelage of a government",
      ": a means of defense : protection",
      ": to keep watch over : guard",
      ": to turn aside (something threatening) : deflect",
      ": that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward",
      ": that occurs or is situated in the direction of",
      ": in a (specified) spatial or temporal direction",
      ": toward a (specified) point, position, or area",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often needing similar treatment are cared for",
      ": one of the parts into which a town or city is divided for management",
      ": a person under the protection of a guardian",
      ": to avoid being hit or affected by",
      ": that moves, faces, or is pointed toward",
      ": that is found in the direction of",
      ": in a specified direction",
      ": toward a specified place",
      ": a division in a hospital",
      ": a large room in a hospital where a number of patients often requiring similar treatment are accommodated",
      ": a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity (as minority or incompetency) is under the control of a guardian",
      ": a person who by reason of incapacity is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court",
      "(Aaron) Montgomery 1843\u20131913 American merchant",
      "1727\u20131800 American general in Revolution",
      "Artemus \u2014 see Charles Farrar browne",
      "Barbara 1914\u20131981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth English economist",
      "Sir Joseph George 1856\u20131930 New Zealand statesman",
      "Mary Augusta 1851\u20131920 Mrs. Humphry Ward n\u00e9e Arnold English novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)rd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd",
      "\u02c8w\u022frd"
    ],
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      "aegis",
      "egis",
      "ammunition",
      "armor",
      "buckler",
      "cover",
      "defense",
      "guard",
      "protection",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "security",
      "shield",
      "wall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She works in the cancer ward .",
      "the council representative from Ward 22",
      "They were wards of the state.",
      "Verb",
      "vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people",
      "Adjective suffix",
      "a rear ward movement of troops",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Police on Saturday identified the man who is accused of stabbing a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward and remained inside a room for hours before police arrested him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "Four newborns were killed last year in a fire at a maternity ward in the northern town of Lingu\u00e8re. \u2014 Danielle Paquette, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Surveying a ward that at many points is just a couple blocks wide, Villegas, who\u2019s running for Congress, said it\u2019s wrong that Latino residents get punished because their representatives fought to get them fair representation. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "But when Valentyna started having contractions on March 1, the couple went to the hospital, where a makeshift maternity ward was set up in a bomb shelter. \u2014 Amie Schaeffer, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Just as Russian bombs had destroyed a maternity ward in Mariupol \u2013 and were later to strike a theater where Ukrainians had taken refuge \u2013 so had destruction rained down on civilians here. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In March 2021, Conti ransomware was used in a hack that hobbled the computer networks of Ireland's $25 billion public health system, disrupting a maternity ward in Dublin. \u2014 Sean Lyngaas, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Russians, notoriously, shelled a maternity ward , and a theater and a school where people were sheltering. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian forces are killing civilians and deliberately attacking residential areas and hospitals, including a maternity ward in Mariupol. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an April speech at American University that more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and ward off fraudulent or illicit transactions. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "Shea and aloe vera smooth and soften your hair, ward off dandruff, and replenish moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Califf also said his agency doesn\u2019t have the resources to do the kind of complex analysis that would be needed to monitor the nation\u2019s supply chain and ward off future shortages. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 May 2022",
      "The first thing a forest seems to do is try to persist, or ward off change. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "This medication further disrupts the immune system and blunts its ability to ward off virus like COVID-19. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "In the race among pharmaceutical giants to create the first pill to ward off the COVID-19 virus, a team of researchers at Pfizer in Groton played a critical role. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Students today are growing up with shooting drills to protect themselves against the unlikely but possible event of shootings, and masks to ward off the deadly virus. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "In a twist, however, those sickened by delta previously may have some extra armor to ward off the new mutants. \u2014 Laura Ungar, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120200"
  },
  "Whorfian hypothesis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a theory in linguistics: one's language determines one's conception of the world"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u022fr-f\u0113-\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Benjamin Lee Whorf \u20201941 American anthropologist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121731"
  },
  "whilom":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formerly",
      ": former"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012b-l\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "erstwhile",
      "former",
      "late",
      "old",
      "once",
      "onetime",
      "other",
      "past",
      "quondam",
      "sometime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "pointedly ignored the whilom friends who had turned on her"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-124721"
  },
  "wisha":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wisha chiefly Ireland \u2014 used as an intensive or to express surprise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-sh\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Irish mhuise, muise , probably alteration of Muire Mary (Jesus' mother)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125148"
  },
  "withdrawer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that withdraws"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "-\u022f\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from withdrawen to withdraw + -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130730"
  },
  "wonder":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cause of astonishment or admiration : marvel",
      ": miracle",
      ": the quality of exciting amazed admiration",
      ": rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience",
      ": a feeling of doubt or uncertainty",
      ": to be in a state of wonder",
      ": to feel surprise",
      ": to feel curiosity or doubt",
      ": to be curious or in doubt about",
      ": wondrous , wonderful : such as",
      ": exciting amazement or admiration",
      ": effective or efficient far beyond anything previously known or anticipated",
      ": to be curious or have doubt",
      ": to feel surprise or amazement",
      ": something extraordinary : marvel",
      ": a feeling (as of astonishment) caused by something extraordinary",
      "Stevie 1950\u2013 born Stevland Hardaway Judkins American singer, songwriter and instrumentalist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0259n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0259n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caution",
      "flash",
      "marvel",
      "miracle",
      "phenomenon",
      "portent",
      "prodigy",
      "sensation",
      "splendor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Trusting in wonder \u2019s resonant effects is something akin to faith. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "There is no wonder so many people are leaving cable for streaming. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "After soaking in the wonder of Hawai\u2019i\u2019s rainforests in the early morning, Alohilani Resort scheduled an off-road planting experience at Gunstock Ranch on the North Shore of O\u2019ahu. \u2014 Malik Peay, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Even at its 47-degree coldest, the almost-spring morning did not deter an observer from standing barefoot on a stone balcony, and gazing up in wonder . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "As one of Earth\u2019s most familiar sights in the sky, the moon has inspired billions of people to gaze upward in wonder . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Near the Pacific coastline at the base of a hillside, visitors gaze up in wonder at more than 50 acres of ranunculus plants in rows of vibrant pink, red, orange, white, salmon and yellow flowers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "On one hand, there was the brilliance of Anna Shcherbakova, who skated a triumphant and history-making performance, redemptive in its wonder . \u2014 Robert Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "After two years on the sidelines, many in the biz wonder if the industry will ever return to its usual privileged position, although the table sales revenue is traditionally vital for the Brit Trust charity that the Brits benefit. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Some wonder if this stance might help explain the departure over the last two years of 46 faculty members, especially women and those of color. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "As are many in the country, Gilbert\u2019s parents wonder how authorities allowed the gunman to rampage for more than an hour-and-a-half before intervening and killing him. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "As Trump weighs another run for the White House, other Republicans wonder quietly if the committee hearings will have an impact on the public \u2014 or if Jan. 6 will simply be forgotten. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Looking at that history, some who have known De Luca over the years wonder what happens next. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Many investors wonder if the Federal Reserve can manage to tame inflation without sending the U.S. into recession. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Experts wonder if that's still possible now that the court has a 6-3 conservative majority. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "While there are no tooth marks or shed teeth on the Confractosuchus fossil, the authors wonder whether its missing hind limbs and tail were scavenged. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "But some wonder if the approach has staying power the longer Mr. Trump is out of office. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This was half a century ago, but there is still wonder in his voice. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s no wonder European markets are drooling at the prospect of grabbing a bigger slice of the SPAC pie. \u2014 Adrian Croft, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English wundor ; akin to Old High German wuntar wonder"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132004"
  },
  "wimp out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to behave like a wimp : chicken out",
      ": to choose the easiest course of action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1974, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132035"
  },
  "way-wise":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": well broken especially for use on the road or on a racetrack",
      ": experienced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132235"
  },
  "whisp":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whisp variant of wisp:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134044"
  },
  "wafture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of waving or a wavelike motion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4f(t)-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8waf(t)-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134250"
  },
  "whample":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blow , stroke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wamp\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134320"
  },
  "waywiser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument (as an odometer or pedometer) for measuring the distance traversed by a walker, vehicle, or ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101\u02ccw\u012bz\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "partial translation of Dutch wegwijzer guide, signpost, waywiser, literally, one that shows the way, from weg way + wijzer one that shows, from Middle Dutch wiser , from wisen to show; akin to Middle Dutch wijs wise, Old English w\u012bs"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134458"
  },
  "water eryngo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a button snakeroot ( Eryngium aquaticum )"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134800"
  },
  "weak sauce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something inferior, ineffective, or unimpressive : something weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1992, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135103"
  },
  "with-it":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": socially or culturally up-to-date"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-t\u035fh\u0259t",
      "-th\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "au courant",
      "cool",
      "def",
      "downtown",
      "groovy",
      "hep",
      "hip",
      "in",
      "mod",
      "now",
      "trendy",
      "turned-on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "out",
      "uncool",
      "unhip",
      "untrendy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1959, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135841"
  },
  "Warner":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Charles Dudley 1829\u20131900 American editor and essayist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140044"
  },
  "watch (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to look for (someone or something expected)",
      ": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140600"
  },
  "ward sister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a British registered nurse who is in charge of a ward in a hospital"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140733"
  },
  "waive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily",
      ": to refrain from pressing or enforcing (something, such as a claim or rule) : forgo",
      ": to put off from immediate consideration : postpone",
      ": to dismiss with or as if with a wave of the hand",
      ": to place (a ball player) on waivers",
      ": to release after placing on waivers",
      ": to throw away (stolen goods)",
      ": give up , forsake",
      ": to shunt aside (a danger or duty) : evade",
      ": to give up claim to",
      ": to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and intentionally",
      "\u2014 compare forfeit , reserve",
      ": to refrain from enforcing or requiring",
      "[influenced by wave entry 1 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v",
      "\u02c8w\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She waived her right to a lawyer.",
      "The university waives the application fee for low-income students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More than a dozen members of the board resigned last fall after members voted to waive attorney-client privilege, which gave investigators access to records of conversations on legal matters among the committee's members and staffers. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Floyd and several other officials resigned in October after the executive committee voted to waive attorney-client privilege, as the messengers had requested, enabling investigators to see documents that would otherwise have been shielded from view. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2022",
      "The committee rejected those arguments, especially after the White House said that Biden would waive any privilege over Meadows\u2019 interview and as courts shot down Trump\u2019s efforts to stop the committee from gathering information. \u2014 Eric Tucker, chicagotribune.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The committee has rejected those arguments, especially as the White House has said that Biden would waive any privilege over Meadows\u2019 interview and as courts have so far shot down Trump\u2019s efforts to stop the committee from gathering information. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The White House said in a letter Thursday that President Joe Biden would waive any privilege that would prevent Meadows from cooperating with the committee, prompting his lawyer to say Meadows wouldn\u2019t comply. \u2014 Time , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The committee reversed course and on Oct. 5 voted to waive attorney-client privilege as part of the investigation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The report is expected to be heard in the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games, unless council members waive it out of committee. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Pfizer will also forgo royalties in low-income countries and waive them in others, so long as covid-19 remains an international public health emergency, the statement said. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English weiven to decline, reject, give up, from Anglo-French waiver, gaiver , from waif lost, stray \u2014 more at waif"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141442"
  },
  "whirly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a whirling motion",
      ": a small whirlwind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Also on the dessert side, the King Kong Sundae, with 24 scoops of ice cream covered in sprinkles, gummy bears, caramel sauce, hot fudge sauce and giant whirly pops, serves 12. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Creamy Wurlitzers, jangly pianos and whirly Mellotrons all become service to 14 safe, almost parodically \u201970s pieces that couch vignettes about the down-and-out and the unlucky in the shadow of Bowie, the Pointer Sisters and Steely Dan. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021",
      "Other operators run whirly ball games in other cities. \u2014 Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 July 2018",
      "The former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who studied chemistry at Oxford, is said to have had a role in the invention of the white whirly ice cream cones. \u2014 Palko Karasz, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Other operators run whirly ball games in other cities. \u2014 Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 July 2018",
      "The former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who studied chemistry at Oxford, is said to have had a role in the invention of the white whirly ice cream cones. \u2014 Palko Karasz, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "His search for his parents, presumed dead at the end of the first film, ignites the third subplot in which his best friend, Alice, equipped with a whirly gyroscopic time machine called a Chronosphere, tries to alter the past to change the future. \u2014 Stephen Holden, New York Times , 26 May 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The moral of this film appears to be: every male, regardless of age and social status, means harm to womankind . \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
      "Their encounter is a Pyrrhic victory for womankind , a pluckable symbol for women who believe that their best selves could flourish in the professional sphere, if only men would stop intruding. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "There's no reason that celebrating and empowering women should be restricted to one particular section of the calendar, but having an extra special day to rejoice for all womankind and spread awareness is pretty great. \u2014 Lauren Swanson, Allure , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "That\u2019s teamwork at its finest, not a defeat for womankind . \u2014 Marsha Ivins, Time , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Simone Rocha\u2019s gilded sequined dresses glinted at the heart of a moving show, which addressed all ages and shapes of womankind . \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2019",
      "Glamour interviewed 1,147 men about the #MeToo movement and the survey results are an emotional roller coaster for womankind . \u2014 Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com , 31 May 2018",
      "But are Americans really expected to celebrate as a great victory for womankind the fact that a woman's only option for doing her job is to haul a 10-day-old baby to work? \u2014 Erin Geiger Smith, Marie Claire , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Celebrating and empowering women should absolutely not be restricted to one day, but having an extra special day to rejoice for all womankind and spread awareness is pretty great. \u2014 Lauren Swanson, Allure , 7 Mar. 2018"
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      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
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      "adjective",
      "noun phrase"
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      "Adjective",
      "1817, in the meaning defined above",
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      "What is she so worked up about?",
      "He got all worked up over the football game.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Think long term and stay open minded, and avoid shutting down new ideas from people who may have just worked up the courage to pitch a thought for the first time. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Carry Me Home strays from both Staples and Helm\u2019s typical set lists of the time, comprising a number of old standards, covers, and originals that the two spontaneously worked up that weekend. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
      "The eradication of darkness may seem like a fringe, superficial issue to get worked up about\u2014more of an aesthetic problem than a load-bearing one. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s the odd exception\u2014the Russian state is fond of battering Ukraine, for example\u2014but for most people in most countries, cyber has not been much to get worked up about. \u2014 Ciaran Martin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The characters were worked up about the U.S. running out of oil, which definitely hasn\u2019t happened and won\u2019t anytime soon. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "We get worked up about what people will think about us, but the truth is people don\u2019t think about us at all. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Like most strong stylists, though, Didion worked up her craft as a sensitive reader of other masters. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "As the players rushed off the field, some fans pelted them with boos, but that\u2019s as worked up as the chilly crowd got. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022"
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      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
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      "1985, in the meaning defined above"
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      "He was waving his arms wildly .",
      "I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take a look at Reddit, where people who care way too much about mattresses file wildly contradictory reports. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Over the past few months, many seemingly random foods have become wildly expensive or unusually hard to find. \u2014 Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "Tredaway came home from third, and Jimmy Crooks followed him in from first when Carter Putz picked up the ball and threw wildly to Jared Miller covering the bag. \u2014 Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Friday: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks TBA vs. Tigers RHP Rony Garcia (2-1, 4.97) Up next San Diego Padres After their wildly disappointing 2021, the Padres have rebounded this season. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s not so important compared to how wildly incorrect Conway\u2019s lifetime CO2 figures for fossil fuel cars and EVs are, however. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "Before the Voyagers' journeys, estimates of the distance to that boundary with interstellar space, known as the heliopause, varied wildly . \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "And also be wildly happy about getting married and having an unconventional family. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Seriously, all these years later, that series finale was wildly unsatisfying and was left way too open for interpretation. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152050"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152212"
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      "uncritical",
      "unknowing",
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      "unsuspecting",
      "unsuspicious",
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      "\u02cc(h)w\u0259t-",
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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      "New Latin, from Christian English Weigel \u20201831 + New Latin -ia"
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      "alteration of obsolete whisky john , from Cree wiskatj\u00e2n"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155932"
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      "noun"
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      ": one of the long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal (such as a cat or bird)",
      ": an outrigger extending on each side of the bowsprit to spread the jib and flying jib guys",
      ": a shred or filament resembling a whisker",
      ": a thin hairlike crystal (as of sapphire or copper) of exceptional mechanical strength used especially to reinforce composite structural material",
      ": the part of the beard that grows on the sides of the face and on the chin",
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    "examples":[
      "He won the race by a whisker .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even the old-fashioned The Lost City is a whisker away from $100 million in domestic box office, and that\u2019s not supposed to happen anymore, at least for a comedic romp that is neither a franchise nor a superhero movie. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Both at some point come within a whisker of catastrophe. \u2014 John Domini, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, Evers did win the Wisconsin governorship in 2018 by a whisker because a statewide race is comparatively immune to gerrymandering. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Playing under 2020's ground rules, Trump came within a whisker 's hair of winning an Electoral College victory again \u2014 and probably would have if the COVID-19 pandemic had not dramatically altered the course of the campaign. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 June 2021",
      "That coincided with a tumble in growth stocks, dragging the Nasdaq index to within a whisker of a bear market, down almost 20% from its November peak. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Cryptocurrencies, too, are rebounding, with Bitcoin up more than 4% to come within a whisker of $38,000. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The new poll mirrors in several ways a survey commissioned by the AJC in September, which gave Reed a whisker of a lead over Moore that fell within the margin of error. \u2014 Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, ajc , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "John Kerry would have gone the way of Michael Dukakis, if not Walter Mondale, rather than coming within a whisker in Ohio of winning the White House. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 14 July 2021"
    ],
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      "singular of whiskers mustache, from whisk entry 2"
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      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160220"
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      ": a wooden or concrete box oblong in shape and open at both ends which is set lengthwise in a canal and in which a weir for the measurement of irrigation water is set crosswise"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160851"
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      ": an electric machine of the induction type having two closely parallel glass plates revolving in opposite directions and bearing a set of metal carriers corresponding pairs of which on the two plates act momentarily as small electrophorus elements and usually being provided with Leyden jars for storing the accumulated charges"
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      "after James Wimshurst \u20201903 English engineer"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161200"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1648, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161501"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162805"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162903"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164043"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164520"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164746"
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      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hush"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wisht"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English; imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173039"
  },
  "worked lumber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lumber that has been matched or lapped or patterned or molded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173140"
  },
  "withhold (from)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to resist the temptation of please see if you can withhold from criticizing every little thing she says"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174308"
  },
  "wistiti":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marmoset",
      ": a marmoset ( Callithrix jacchus )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wist\u0259\u0307t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French ouistiti , of imitative origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174928"
  },
  "well enough":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an existing fairly satisfactory condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the phrase well enough"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175858"
  },
  "wayfarer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traveler especially on foot",
      ": a traveler especially on foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02ccfer-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drifter",
      "gadabout",
      "gypsy",
      "knockabout",
      "maunderer",
      "nomad",
      "rambler",
      "roamer",
      "rover",
      "stroller",
      "vagabond",
      "wanderer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the great wayfarers of American folklore, Johnny Appleseed wandered across the country, always planting apple seeds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His wayfarer shades and a small Cartier watch, with a brown leather wristband, felt polished and classic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Shell square frames to Matte Black wayfarer frames. \u2014 Zoe Malin, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Ultra-classic styles like the aviator or wayfarer are timeless options that can complement just about anyone. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2020",
      "If the premise of Roads sounds conventional, with a story that slides into clich\u00e9s and then slips out of them, Schipper does a good job making the plights of his two wayfarers feel rough and real. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 July 2019",
      "Some of the wayfarers refuse to go to government-run camps, choosing to take their chances at the border instead. \u2014 Amel Emric, The Seattle Times , 19 Nov. 2018",
      "Then, on a trip to Bali, he was inspired to create a co-living space for other wayfarers . \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Apr. 2018",
      "The risen Christ, on the left with a pilgrim\u2019s purse, a walking staff and a bottle, approaches two fellow wayfarers . \u2014 E.a. Carmean Jr., WSJ , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "Along the way, the two wayfarers do have to deal with a cyclops of sorts, but finally find the lovely Penelope (Mia Wasikowska) in a remote cabin. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English weyfarere , from wey, way way + -farere traveler, from faren to go \u2014 more at fare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180643"
  },
  "weariless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tireless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "indefatigable",
      "inexhaustible",
      "tireless",
      "unflagging",
      "untiring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the weariless efforts to bring peace to that troubled region"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182015"
  },
  "wardship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": care and protection of a ward",
      ": the right to the custody of an infant heir of a feudal tenant and of the heir's property",
      ": the state of being under a guardian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frd-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183153"
  },
  "whangdoodle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an imaginary creature of undefined character",
      ": one that whangs",
      ": a person who loudly and angrily complains about things : ranter",
      ": stuff and nonsense : poppycock , frippery",
      ": roodles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)(h)wa\u014b\u00a6d\u00fcd\u1d4al",
      "-wai\u014b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183316"
  },
  "wistful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy",
      ": inspiring such yearning",
      ": musingly sad : pensive",
      ": feeling or showing a quiet longing especially for something in the past"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wist-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wist-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was wistful for a moment, then asked, \u201cDo you remember the old playground?\u201d.",
      "He had a wistful look on his face.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Traveling back and forth through time, through some of the infinite ways her story might be told, Alice is looking for the good one, the one that, wistful as a fairy tale in its way, finally feels true. \u2014 Ellen Akins, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Fury, though, also has been more wistful in the leadup to this fight. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Even the movies seem wistful for the childhood their more beloved predecessors dramatized. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Soft and subtle, its sparse production allows Higginbottom\u2019s distinct voice and wistful harmonies to fill the spotlight over rippling synths, icy cymbals and a barely-there beat. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "His lyrics and vocal melodies may be wistful or even pained, but in performance his songs become thrillingly ecstatic. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "With the rise of Victorian-era dramas like HBO\u2019s The Gilded Age and epic westerns like The Power Of The Dog, there\u2019s a cultural pull toward the wistful appeal of the vintage aesthetic. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ron Sexsmith, the wistful Canadian singer-songwriter, mourns the loss of songs that never were. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "But beyond the halftime show, a number of commercials featuring a very similar wistful bent made use of the latest in technological wizardry to bring new life to icons from another age. \u2014 Francis Hellyer, Rolling Stone , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184026"
  },
  "wobble pump":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an auxiliary hand pump used to supply fuel to the carburetor of an airplane engine when the power-driven pump fails or for forcing fuel from an extra tank"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185808"
  },
  "worker cell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the smaller cells of a honeycomb in which larvae of worker bees are reared"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190146"
  },
  "wooer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court",
      ": to solicit or entreat especially with importunity",
      ": to seek to gain or bring about",
      ": to court a woman",
      ": to try to gain the love of",
      ": to try to gain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ask (for)",
      "court",
      "flirt (with)",
      "invite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.",
      "The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wowen , from Old English w\u014dgian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190241"
  },
  "whorehouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a building in which prostitutes are available : brothel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bagnio",
      "bawdy house",
      "bordello",
      "brothel",
      "cathouse",
      "disorderly house",
      "sporting house",
      "stew"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sogolon finds working in a whorehouse something of an improvement. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The forced execution of Flora by Joanie behind closed whorehouse doors evokes Trixie\u2019s murder of an abusive john in the pilot (his corpse becoming pig chow). \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "In this novel, even the whorehouse bouncer reads Frantz Fanon and Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Wracked by survivor\u2019s guilt and haunted by visions of war, Nick sits in a whorehouse bar \u2014 without drinking or going upstairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "Swearengen, who runs a saloon/ whorehouse , refers to his customers as Hoopleheads. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 8 Mar. 2019",
      "Police found a couple of ledger books during a raid of one whorehouse . \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "The story begins in Saigon near the end of the war, in the Engineer\u2019s whorehouse , Dreamland. \u2014 Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2019",
      "Another participant jokes that a female member of the territory\u2019s senate belonged in a whorehouse . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191057"
  },
  "weak side":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the side of a football formation having the smaller number of players",
      ": the side of a formation away from the tight end",
      ": the side of a court or field (as in basketball or soccer) away from the ball"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dante Giannuzzi stops Bouchard\u2019s stuff attempt, but the weak side rebound goes to Lajoie who finishes nicely. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "But Al Horford appeared to be late in setting a screen for Tatum on the weak side , and with Boston out of timeouts, Marcus Smart was forced to improvise. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The Hoosiers would rush to fill the lane and help a pass over, sometimes even dragging the lone weak side defender away from the corner to help, thus leaving shooters time and time again. \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Marchand had a clean look at the net from the weak side and tried to go top shelf but Canadiens goalie Jake Allen snapped his glove to make the grab as time expired. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Hofer on the power play gets to the net too easily, Gauthier stops his shot but the rebound goes to the weak side where Berezowski has an easy follow. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Former first-round pick Patrick Queen, who will have his third position coach in as many NFL seasons, moved over from the middle linebacker position to the weak side in 2021 amid early-season struggles. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Everyone wants to know who will play the Jack \u2014 the position that moves all over the front from standing up as the weak side defensive end to blitzing and run-plugging over the center to sliding back to linebacker. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "He's been doing a great job with doing that, and crashing from the weak side , getting tip-outs, diving on the floor for loose balls, taking charges, getting hit in his face. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192324"
  },
  "welter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": writhe , toss",
      ": wallow",
      ": to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves",
      ": to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved",
      ": to be in turmoil",
      ": a state of wild disorder : turmoil",
      ": a chaotic mass or jumble",
      ": welterweight",
      ": a confused jumble"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wel-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English welteren, weltryn \"to turn over, tumble, writhe, take unrestrained pleasure (in),\" frequentative derivative of welten \"to topple, overturn, fall over,\" by-form (perhaps from a Germanic weak verb *waltjan- ) of walten \"to turn over, upend, be overturned, cast, throw, surge,\" going back to Old English -w\u00e6ltan (in gew\u00e6ltan \"to roll\"), going back to a Germanic verbal base *walt-, *welt- \"roll,\" found in a variety of attested formations (as Old English awyltan \"to roll away,\" unwealt \"steady,\" Middle High German walzen \"to roll over,\" Old Icelandic velta [strong verb, intransitive] \"to roll, roll over,\" velta [transitive] \"to set rolling,\" Gothic waltjan \"to surge against [of waves],\" uswaltjan \"to overturn\"), going back to Indo-European *u\u032fel-d-, extended form of *u\u032fel(H)- \"roll,\" whence, with various vowel grades and stem formations, Old Irish fillid \"(s/he) bends, turns back\" (< *u\u032fel-n- ), Old Church Slavic valiti s\u0119 \"to roll (intransitive),\" Lithuanian veli\u00f9, v\u00e9lti \"to full (cloth), roll,\" Greek eil\u00e9\u014d, eile\u00een \"wind, turn round, roll up\" (< *u\u032fel-n\u00e9- ), \u00edll\u014d, \u00edllein in same sense (< *u\u032fi-u\u032fl-\u014d ), Armenian glem \"to roll\"",
      "Note: The Middle English verb is paralleled by Middle Dutch welteren and Middle Low German weltern, which Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, regards as the source of the English word. \u2014 Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben, 2. Auflage (Wiesbaden, 2001), enters two etyma, *u\u032fel - \"to turn, roll\" ( drehen, rollen ) and *u\u032felH- \"to roll, seethe\" ( w\u00e4lzen, wallen ), presumably on the grounds that Lithuanian v\u00e9lti, with acute intonation, would suggest a laryngeal, while there is no suggestion of a laryngeal in Greek eil\u00e9\u014d, etc. For present purposes, etyma with the meaning \"seethe, bubble\" are treated separately, under well entry 2 . Also treated under *u\u032fel- in the Lexikon are verbs showing an extension with a semi-vowel, *u\u032fel-u\u032f-, which are covered here at wallow entry 1 . Additionally, there are stems ending in a velar, *u\u032fel-k-/*u\u032fel-gh- \"to roll\"; these are covered here at walk entry 1 . All of these elements, as well as many nominal formations, are treated as extensions of a single root *u\u032fel- in J. Pokorny, Indogermanisches etymologisches W\u00f6rterbuch.",
      "Noun (1)",
      "derivative of welter entry 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "by shortening"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192457"
  },
  "welkin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the vault of the sky : firmament",
      ": the celestial abode of God or the gods : heaven",
      ": the upper atmosphere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blue",
      "firmament",
      "heaven(s)",
      "high",
      "sky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, literally, cloud, from Old English wolcen ; akin to Old High German wolkan cloud"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192634"
  },
  "writ of right close":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a writ of right used for tenants of the ancient demesne and directed to the bailiff of the manor commanding the lord to do right in his court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193656"
  },
  "Wellerism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expression of comparison comprising a usually well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel (such as \"'every one to his own taste,' said the old woman as she kissed the cow\")"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8we-l\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Sam Weller , witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick Papers (1836\u201337) by Charles Dickens"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194128"
  },
  "wedge coupling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shaft coupling that grips with an action similar to that of a wedge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194711"
  },
  "withstandingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": power or inclination to withstand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195403"
  },
  "willingness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready",
      ": prompt to act or respond",
      ": done, borne, or accepted by choice or without reluctance",
      ": of or relating to the will or power of choosing : volitional",
      ": feeling no objection",
      ": not slow or lazy",
      ": made, done, or given by choice : voluntary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "disposed",
      "fain",
      "game",
      "glad",
      "inclined",
      "minded",
      "ready"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disinclined",
      "unamenable",
      "unwilling"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was a willing participant in the crime.",
      "She's lending a willing hand.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Parents of the youngest children may be more willing to opt for a COVID vaccine if it can be offered alongside other routine immunizations, Towner said. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "How much luxury tax are Joe Lacob and Peter Guber willing to pay? \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Some investors are still willing to make bets on Robinhood\u2019s future. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "His trip followed passage of the Homestead Act, which promised that any citizen willing to settle and improve America\u2019s Wild West could claim 160 acres of federal land for free. \u2014 Bill Weir, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "The question now is whether all E.U. members states are, in fact, willing to get on board. \u2014 Quentin Ari\u00e8s, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "But the message from the administration has given hope to some progressive Democrats willing to go one step further and implement a punitive tax policy to provide relief to consumers. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "But unfortunately, few are willing to discuss the subject any longer. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "And the understandably discombobulated clerk behind the counter isn\u2019t willing to barter when Martin offers pelts, and an axe, as payment for his items. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 17 June 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      "noun"
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      ": a common snipe ( Capella gallinago ) of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa \u2014 compare great snipe , jacksnipe"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      "to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": traffic involving way stations : local traffic"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201854"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": members of the witenagemot"
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      "\u02c8wi-\u02cct\u00e4n"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Old English, plural of wita sage, adviser; akin to Old High German wizzo sage, Old English witan to know"
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      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a structure or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities",
      ": to deposit, store, or stock in or as if in a warehouse",
      ": to confine or house (a person) in conditions suggestive of a warehouse",
      ": a building for storing goods and merchandise"
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      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307z",
      "-\u02cchau\u0307s",
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s"
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      "depository",
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      "Noun",
      "when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Conditions in the warehouse were later determined to be unsafe and inhumane, according to state health officials. \u2014 Ashley White, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "This means it can be safely deployed almost anywhere in the warehouse . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Two of the victims\u2019 bodies remained in the warehouse Sunday afternoon as detectives gathered evidence. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "The buyer, Green Harvest Capital, plans to developed 50 to 52 apartments in the warehouse and to lease already renovated commercial space on the site, according to a news release. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "Working in the warehouse gives me firsthand insight on how extensive the need for baby essentials is in terms of supply and demand. \u2014 Moms Helping Moms, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Brashears Furniture on South Thompson Street suffered significant damage in the warehouse located behind the showroom. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Amazon workers in the Staten Island warehouse began in-person voting Friday in their first union election. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Artists who don\u2019t fit that mold tend to perform in warehouse shows instead. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In one example, a builder worked with a dealer to order a large inventory of windows that the dealer would warehouse and that would allow the builder to continue to produce instead of waiting for the long lead times. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Amazon, for its part, has conveyed its anti-union stance to warehouse workers through signage inside its warehouses, text messages, and meetings that workers were required to attend before the election periods kicked off. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Some offers are aimed at filling openings that have languished in Europe since the reopening of economies after coronavirus lockdowns, in industries ranging from health care in Germany to warehouse work in the Czech Republic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Now, the official purpose of incarceration was retribution only; the unofficial purpose was to warehouse the nation\u2019s poor. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "At the time, California\u2019s state prisons were at 200 percent capacity: 160,000 people living in facilities meant to warehouse 80,000. \u2014 Piper French, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Sydneysiders are facing empty shelves at some supermarkets as exploding coronavirus cases force a range of staff from truck drivers to warehouse workers into isolation. \u2014 Swati Pandey, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In the aughts, state and local governments started to build towards this, but efforts largely lost momentum without the funding needed to build and maintain the infrastructure to warehouse such huge troves of data. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "Past employees \u2014 not only retail consultants who were scammed, but also warehouse workers and designers \u2014 will be featured in the documentary. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021"
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      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205811"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a wedge with a graduated edge to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212736"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": far-flung"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212759"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": wasp"
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      "\u02c8(h)w\u0227mp"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212903"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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      "river 110 miles (177 kilometers) long in southern Georgia and northwestern Florida flowing southeast into the Suwannee River",
      "river 120 miles (193 kilometers) long in northwest central Florida flowing northwest into the Gulf of Mexico"
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      "\u02ccwith-l\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fc-ch\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213303"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an athlete who competes in any of the field events in which a weight is thrown or put"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1949, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213619"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one wise in the ways of the world"
    ],
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      "-\u02c8w\u012bz\u02ccman",
      "-m\u0259n"
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      "worldly-wise + man"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214336"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": broad gage"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215041"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": style of wearing the whiskers"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whisker entry 1 + -age"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220310"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": velvet ant"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220313"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an enclosure near a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for photographs and awards"
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    "examples":[
      "The jockey and horse approached the winner's circle .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Early Voting took office in the winner's circle on Saturday, crossing the finish line at the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes with a comfortable lead to win the famed Triple Crown race. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Florent Geroux wasn't invited into the winner's circle following the 2021 Kentucky Derby. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "Jerry Bailey had been Go For Gin's regular rider prior to the Derby, but gave up the mount after failing to reach the winner's circle in the Fountain of Youth, Florida Derby and Wood Memorial. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The horse that ran the track fastest, Maximum Security, was disqualified for impeding another horse, resulting in the second-place finisher, Country House, being moved up to the winner's circle . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Brad Cox had expected to get to the winner's circle in the Kentucky Derby on May 1 with Essential Quality, but the then-undefeated 3-year-old son of Tapit had a bad start and eventually finished fourth. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021",
      "Brad Cox had expected to get to the winner's circle in the Kentucky Derby on May 1 with Essential Quality, but the then-undefeated 3-year-old son of Tapit had a bad start and eventually finished fourth. \u2014 Tom Canavan, Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
      "When Kyle Larson claimed his first NASCAR championship crown last month, his winner's circle celebration featured two very special guests \u2014 Michelle and Anthony Martin. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "In the best heart-healthy diet category, the Mediterranean diet shared the winner's circle with the Ornish diet, which was created in 1977 by Dr. Dean Ornish, founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in California. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220925"
  },
  "worked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that has been subjected to some process of development, treatment, or manufacture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rkt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those who stayed worked shifts lasting hundreds of hours under Russian supervision, often not resting for days while trying to keep the station safe and systems running. \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Although, as of recently, there are handfuls of people who have decided to prioritize self-care, many Black women and women of color overall still find themselves severely over worked and constantly exhausted. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "From that day on, Serena\u2019s worked hand-in-hand with Nike designers to bring her legendary on-court looks to life and change the modern-day tennis outfit forever. \u2014 Essence , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The Tecnica prototype felt much closer to production than that first STO did, with a near-finished interior and a welcome absence of the funk of sweaty engineers that tends to permeate hard- worked test mules. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For more than a century, his plan more or less worked . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Its mainplate and bridges are made of solid 18-karat rose gold that is open- worked and meticulously finished. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "For more than a century, his plan more or less worked . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "For more than a century, his plan more or less worked . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1682, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221530"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": working dog"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221654"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02ccs\u0101-l\u0259r"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "a leading wholesaler in the book business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a separate press release on Craft Brewing Business, the owners of Hi-Wire Brewing explained some of the reasons for their decision to expand to Birmingham, including their relationship with alcohol wholesaler Alabama Crown. \u2014 Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Robinhood, or your broker of choice, takes your order to a firm known as a wholesaler or market maker. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "The San Diego County Water Authority, the region\u2019s wholesaler , has repeatedly lobbied the state for an exemption to prohibitions on watering commercial and other landscapes that go into effect this month. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Instead, just over a mile separates this wholesaler from buyer. \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
      "Every legal store is required to get their supply from the government wholesaler . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a regional water wholesaler , sells water to 26 member agencies which then serve some 19 million people in six counties. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Like a wholesaler , group-buying allows consumers to gather together, make bulk purchases and share orders among one another at discounted rates. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The seller is Ernst Swietelsky, the founder of Pots Company Importer, a wholesaler that imports decorative accessories for flowers and plants, Ms. Bluntzer said. \u2014 Libertina Brandt, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222334"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to value (something) too much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224737"
  },
  "warmus":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of warmus variant of wamus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230553"
  },
  "warfa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swayback of lambs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4rf\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-231049"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having qualities traditionally associated with a woman",
      ": appropriate in character to a woman",
      ": having the characteristics typical of a woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259n-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "female",
      "feminine",
      "womanish",
      "womanlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unfeminine",
      "unwomanly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She gave off a womanly radiance.",
      "the novelist displays a womanly sensitivity to the characters' feelings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That ancient rite of womanly passage has been degraded into faux horror tales by fashion magazines that fetishize prepubescent bodies for profit. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The paradox of Aretha\u2019s womanly songs and her patriarchal upbringing is too complex for a movie this shallow. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Reddy sings of determination and steadfastness as womanly virtues, getting stronger as women overcome daily changes. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "But Pankhurst had long since dispensed with a womanly need for approbation. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Now acting as the mother to the collective unborn, other womanly duties followed. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Whewell praised Somerville for applying her womanly art to the project of unifying the rapidly fragmenting sciences. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2020",
      "Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island\u2019s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "In fact, Barrie\u2019s text sets her up as an aspirational womanly figure, positioning her against competing visions of womanhood in Tiger Lily, a Native American Neverland princess, and Tinker Bell, Peter\u2019s fairy best friend. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 2 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233955"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the wood of any of several Asian bamboos (genus Phyllostachys )",
      ": a walking stick or riding crop of whangee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(h)wa\u014b-\u02c8\u0113",
      "-\u02c8g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably modification of Chinese (Beijing) hu\u00e1ng bamboo"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234040"
  },
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    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wirra Ireland \u2014 usually used to express lament, grief, or concern"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[
      "alack",
      "alas",
      "ay",
      "woe"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "wirra, wirra, me sweet colleen, lying in her cold grave!"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "oh wirra , from Irish a Mhuire , literally, Mary!"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234959"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to never be considered acceptable"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000501"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practice of whoring : prostitution",
      ": faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous practices or pursuits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-d\u0259m",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "harlotry",
      "prostitution",
      "vice"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Nell Gwyn is remembered as one of the most infamous courtesans in the annals of whoredom ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000532"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whahoo variant of wahoo:1"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003055"
  },
  "white-knuckle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u012bt-\u02c8n\u0259-k\u0259l"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005126"
  },
  "worldly goods":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": things one owns : possessions"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005524"
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  "wild madder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": madder sense 1",
      ": either of two bedstraws:",
      ": a European herb ( Galium mollugo ) that has ample panicles of small white flowers and is naturalized in North America",
      ": an American herb ( Galium tinctorium ) with terminal flowers in clusters of two or three"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010904"
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      "noun"
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      ": a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise"
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      "\u02c8w\u0101ij"
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      "weigh entry 1 + -age"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011002"
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      "noun"
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      ": an ocean or sea not in the arctic or antarctic regions",
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      "warm water"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012117"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": one that winks",
      ": a horse's blinder"
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      "\u02c8wi\u014b-k\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013709"
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  "will-o'-the-wisp":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ignis fatuus sense 1",
      ": a delusive or elusive goal"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccwil-\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8wisp"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Will (nickname for William ) + of + the + wisp"
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      "circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021120"
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  "within view of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being seen from (a place) : capable of seeing (someone) or being seen by (someone)"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022236"
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  "winning combination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": people or things that work, perform, etc., very well together"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023902"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": built to be strong or to work well",
      ": physically strong or attractive"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024236"
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  "world music":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": popular music originating from or influenced by non-Western musical traditions and often having a danceable rhythm"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The North Park store\u2019s vast, ever-changing collection of vinyl offers everything from jazz, soul and soundtracks to blues, folk, rock, electronica and world music . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Plans were in the works that year to host a world music festival with a group of performers from Mongolia. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Their sophomore set, 2007\u2019s Global Drum Project, won the Grammy for best contemporary world music album in 2009. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The Celebrity Series of Boston presents classical music, vocalists, world music , and dance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Planet Drum, the Grammy-winning, all-star collective led by the Grateful Dead\u2019s Mickey Hart and world music artists Zakir Hussain, Giovanni Hildalgo and Sikiru Adepoju, will return with their first album in 15 years on Aug. 5. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The performance features ensembles from across the School of Music performing a wide variety of genres from classical and jazz to gospel and world music . \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The group, a product of a 2017 reality show in South Korea, did have two previous releases that did well on the world music chart. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Derince, the namesake of the band, is the Eddie Van Halen of the elektrobaglama \u2014 his fingers moved up and down the neck of his lute-like instrument with lightning speed, effortlessly connecting the genres of world music , folk, and even metal. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1982, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024509"
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  "willinghearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heartily willing or disposed"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "willing entry 2 + hearted"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032016"
  },
  "Wiltshire bacon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bacon from a Wiltshire side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032938"
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  "White Kalmuck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Altaic Tartar"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033329"
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  "with malice aforethought":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of with malice aforethought law \u2014 used to describe a criminal act that was deliberately planned to cause harm to someone Murder is the killing of another person with malice aforethought ."
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034031"
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  "wide boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man who earns a lot of money by doing things that are dishonest or illegal"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041224"
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  "workfellow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one engaged in the same work with another : companion in work"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "work entry 1 + fellow"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041310"
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  "well-earned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": fully deserved"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042549"
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  "withstay":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to delay or hinder the course or coming of : withstand"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0259\u0307th\u02c8st\u0101",
      "wit\u035fh-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "with entry 1 + stay"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042553"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made into a wreath : wreathed",
      ": formed, united, or disposed by or as if by twining or interweaving : interlaced , intertwined"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0113t\u035fh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wrethen , from past participle of writhen to writhe"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043931"
  },
  "write-down":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deliberate reduction in the book value of an asset (as to reflect the effect of obsolescence)",
      ": to record in written form",
      ": to depreciate, disparage, or injure by writing",
      ": to reduce in status, rank, or value",
      ": to reduce the book value of",
      ": to write so as to appeal to a lower level of taste, comprehension, or intelligence",
      ": to reduce the book value of (an asset)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u012bt-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attenuate",
      "break",
      "cheapen",
      "depreciate",
      "depress",
      "devaluate",
      "devalue",
      "downgrade",
      "lower",
      "mark down",
      "reduce",
      "sink",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appreciate",
      "enhance",
      "mark up",
      "upgrade"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a company forced to write down its assets",
      "write down what you remember about that day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As foreign companies write down billions of their once promising Russian investments, domestic firms and banks are rushing to take over businesses left behind. \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
      "As her elderly teacher read a passage aloud for the 40 students to write down , Mary, then 17, saw the classroom door swing open and the school principal, Sister Michelle Carroll, enter with a slender young man. \u2014 Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "Then write down three supporting messages and wrap a compelling story around them. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "After dividing groups into teams, have each participant write down Bible characters for the other team to act out for their teammates. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 5 May 2022",
      "Selling gas leaks instead of flaring them could also allow oil majors like Exxon to technically write down their own carbon emissions by shifting responsibility to their new customers, instead of genuinely eliminating the issue. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Some high school students witnessed the car speed away and tried to catch up to write down its license plate but were unsuccessful, police told the station. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The Ukraine war is coming to Wall Street as a new earnings season gets underway and more companies write down their Russia investments. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The British supermajor\u2019s write down will be much costlier since its shares in Rosneft are worth around $14 billion. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1932, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045045"
  },
  "war footing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition of being prepared to undertake or maintain war"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "American society, the liberal internationalists avow, will have to remain on a war footing for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "No senior officials defected or fled, and the bureaucracy quickly went onto a war footing . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But as the administration adopts a war footing to deliver energy security to Europe, neglecting to take action on a ballooning, arguably extraneous source of emissions at home stands to undermine their geopolitical and climate goals alike. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Whereas Germany and Japan developed serious peace movements after 1945, the Allied powers, and particularly the United States, kept their war footing . \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Now multiply that phenomenon across the foreign, finance and economy ministries and all the others, none of which are accustomed to operating on the war footing Mr. Scholz expects. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "But all of Ukraine is on a war footing , and the militarization of the general population is most visible in the thousands of civilians who are enlisting and training as part of ad hoc security forces. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Now Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is turning Europe\u2019s trains and ornate imperial-era stations into a new refugee crisis network, putting them on a war footing yet again. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The two columns of Russian armor thrusting toward the city spurred Kyiv to go on a war footing . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045608"
  },
  "water feeder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device or pipe for supplying water (as in a boiler or tank)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050036"
  },
  "word on the street":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": what people are saying"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052935"
  },
  "warlord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a supreme military leader",
      ": a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccl\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Evmolpus was a Thracian king and famous warlord who could talk with the gods. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Running since 2011, the satirical show is set in Uganda, where two Mormon missionaries try to spread the teachings of the church to local residents more concerned about famine, HIV/AIDS, and the actions of a warlord . \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "The new generation, born into luxury, tended to be soft, and the next king would need to be a modern version of a desert warlord like his grandfather. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Japanese troops quickly deposed the local Chinese warlord and seized the major cities in Manchuria. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "But the story will feature the character helping refugees being run off their land by a warlord . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who pressed children into military service, has been wanted by the ICC since 2005 but is still at large. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "And those threats against Ukraine itself, well, President Putin's Chechen warlord is now calling on President Putin to change tactics and to start large scale operations, Chuck. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Former child soldier-turned- warlord Dominic Ongwen becomes the first member of Uganda's brutal Lord's Resistance Army to go on trial in a landmark case before the International Criminal Court keenly watched by thousands of victims. \u2014 CNN , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053630"
  },
  "weight of metal":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": the total weight of the projectiles that can be fired from a single gun in a given time or of those that can be fired simultaneously from an assemblage of guns"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053649"
  },
  "Welles":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1915\u20131985 American film and theater director, writer, producer, and actor",
      "Gideon 1802\u20131878 American politician and writer",
      "Sumner 1892\u20131961 American diplomat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8welz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053657"
  },
  "wedge gear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential grooves"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062129"
  },
  "warkloom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tool , implement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of earlier workloom , from Middle English, from work + lome, loom loom"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062415"
  },
  "white label":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the first group of phonograph records pressed from a recording usually for executive, artist, and reviewer opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from its bearing a hand-written or typed white label in contrast to the printed label used on trade records"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062859"
  },
  "womanize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make effeminate",
      ": to pursue casual sexual relationships with multiple women"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Na\u00efve young newlyweds Fred and Rose (Odessa Young and Logan Lerman) are new in town and make the questionable decision take up residence with the reclusive Jackson and her womanizing hubby (Michael Stuhlbarg). \u2014 Kathy Passero, cleveland , 5 June 2020",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019",
      "In fact, Warren Beatty\u2019s character in 1975\u2019s Shampoo was reportedly based on Sebring\u2019s womanizing ways. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Jan. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062923"
  },
  "wetware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the human brain or a human being considered especially with respect to human logical and computational capabilities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wet-\u02ccwer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Where does the mind-ware stop and the wetware start? \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "But the rules themselves - the brain\u2019s algorithms - are independent of the wetware . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "All of it contained within 3 pounds of \u2018 wetware \u2019 inside your skull. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Our cells have a remarkable kind of software\u2014 wetware \u2014that uses the instructions in the DNA in our cells\u2019 nuclei to produce proteins. \u2014 Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "So wrap your wetware around this number: 5724\u2014as in pounds, as in curb weight for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo. \u2014 Dan Neil, Car and Driver , 2 June 2020",
      "First came the hardware, then the software; now even the wetware of life can be created in people\u2019s homes. D.I.Y. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 18 May 2020",
      "After several years of slow progress, Oxford Nanopore announced that its sequencing hardware would be as distinctive as its wetware : a USB device that could fit comfortably in a person's hand. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wet + soft ware"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1975, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063154"
  },
  "wirrah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Australian spotted food fish ( Acanthistius serratus ) of the family Serranidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from native name in Australia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063609"
  },
  "war kite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large kite formerly used to lift a man into the air for military or meteorological observation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063925"
  },
  "wim-wams":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wim-wams variant spelling of whim-whams"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073828"
  },
  "weasel coot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a female or young male of the smew"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074046"
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a political unit (such as a nation or state) powerful enough to affect the entire world by its influence or actions"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ukrainian is a world power in food production, one of the biggest wheat exporters in the world, one of the biggest corn producers in sunflower oil, so multiple crops. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Once a world powerhouse that produced other inline-to-ice stars such as Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez \u2014 Olympic medalists all \u2014 the American inline program has been left in the dust by a new world power , Colombia. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Twitter purchase is likely just the beginning of a bigger shift, as the rich become more emboldened, and social media reach becomes more akin to real world power . \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Venice that day was eerily tranquil, as at various times since the start of the pandemic, and this must also have been true during the great plague that permanently altered its history as a great world power . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Once a world powerhouse that produced other inline-to-ice stars such as Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez \u2014 Olympic medalists all \u2014 the American inline program has been left in the dust by a new world power , Colombia. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s position today is far weaker than that faced by Churchill in 1940, when Britain was still a world power with an empire, an advanced economy, and formidable naval defenses. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Before this season, the Bengals hadn\u2019t won a playoff game since the Soviet Union was a world power \u2013 meaning a large chunk of millennials and all of Generation Z had never witnessed a postseason victory. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Once a world powerhouse that produced other inline-to-ice stars such as Chad Hedrick, Derek Parra and Jennifer Rodriguez \u2014 Olympic medalists all \u2014 the American inline program has been left in the dust by a new world power , Colombia. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Feb. 2022"
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      "1855, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-075514"
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      "noun phrase"
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      ": the advantage of having a great number (of things or people)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-075708"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": bastard"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092146"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a man consorting with whores or given to lechery"
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      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02ccma-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r-"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094016"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau liqueur, lemon juice, and often white of egg shaken with cracked ice and strained before serving"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094118"
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    "type":[
      "noun ()"
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      ": pure lime",
      ": any of several lindens or basswoods with leaves white or whitish beneath"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094538"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who is a witch doctor"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103100"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": dubiously or outlandishly mystical, supernatural, or unscientific"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc-\u02ccw\u00fc"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from the interjection woo-woo as a conventional representation of an eerie or ghostly sound"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1992, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110743"
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      "Definition of wirricow variant of worricow"
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      "\u02c8w\u0259r\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u00fc"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111638"
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      "Definition of witch elm variant spelling of wych elm"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-112217"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": hornet's nest"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113421"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": notwithstanding"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the query what reck? , from what + obsolete reck care, heed, from reck , verb"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114648"
  },
  "wholesale price index":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an index measuring the change in the aggregate wholesale price of a large number of commodities in the primary market expressed as a percentage of this price in some base period"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-115644"
  },
  "wait until/till":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wait until/till \u2014 used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, troublesome, etc. Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful! You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady!"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120632"
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  "whimsy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whim , caprice",
      ": the quality or state of being whimsical or fanciful",
      ": a fanciful or fantastic device, object, or creation especially in writing or art"
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      "\u02c8(h)wim-z\u0113"
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      "bee",
      "caprice",
      "crank",
      "fancy",
      "freak",
      "humor",
      "kink",
      "maggot",
      "megrim",
      "notion",
      "vagary",
      "vagrancy",
      "whim"
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    "examples":[
      "The designer's new line showed a touch of whimsy .",
      "a bit of decorative whimsy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Featuring Cuban mahogany and rich marbles, the public areas of the hotel are sophisticated, with just the right amount of whimsy . \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Sara Story Design adds a touch of whimsy to the family room of this Manhattan apartment by accenting the lacquered cobalt walls with playful pops of pink. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
      "The polka dot pattern adds a touch of whimsy to eight different color options, or go with a classic black or white. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "The sense of whimsy continued as revelers sat down for dinner. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
      "In her scripts, Oseman is able to capture the sense of whimsy and earnestness that made her graphic novels, which began as a webcomic, so popular and heartwarming. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Reviewers love the slender steel hairpin legs, which add a touch of whimsy and fun. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Bringing the whimsy and childlike excitement of his Wizard of Oz and Rocket Raccoon books to the world of magic, writer Skottie Young teams with the dynamic Humberto Ramos to create one of Marvel\u2019s most exciting books. \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Everything else has been a matter of whimsy and mood. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "irregular from whim-wham"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121601"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": crying"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125045"
  },
  "wholesale life insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": life insurance covering a smaller group of employees than the minimum required for a group life insurance policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wholesale entry 2 + life insurance"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132519"
  },
  "wrestle (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to give serious and careful thought to I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140225"
  },
  "wedge graft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cleft graft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141329"
  },
  "weaker vessel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the metaphor in 1 Peter 3:7(Authorized Version)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141613"
  },
  "within view":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so as to be seen by one"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-142925"
  },
  "weakest link":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the least strong or successful part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143745"
  },
  "whang up":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make in a hasty manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143958"
  },
  "wedge clamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clamp with one end contacting the work below its surface and the other end butting against a crosspiece so that the tightening of a bolt passing through its center causes the clamp to wedge the work in position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144728"
  },
  "wear-in":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": break-in sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144854"
  },
  "wheat weevil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": grain weevil",
      ": the rice weevil when found in wheat",
      ": wheat thrips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152448"
  },
  "wise to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not fooled by (someone or something) : aware of (something, especially something dishonest)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152818"
  },
  "weigh anchor":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lift the anchor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153541"
  },
  "whae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of whae Scottish and dialectal English variant of who"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)(h)w\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155212"
  },
  "wonton":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled pockets of noodle dough served boiled in soup or fried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-\u02cct\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Highlights include a firecracker shrimp snack, which marinates Gulf shrimp in ginger and lime, then wraps them in a crispy wonton shell, served with sweet chile sauce. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 4 May 2022",
      "Regarding the taste, McDonald's describes the flavor as savory and soy-forward, probably akin to your favorite wonton dipping sauce. \u2014 Men's Health Editorial, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The corunda was the size of a mega- wonton but was luscious; the two Oaxacan tamales were soft and spectacular. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "The spicy Sichuan wonton , or chao shou, comes to the table drenched in a spicy chili oil flavored with Sichuan peppercorn and a black vinegar sauce. \u2014 CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Crisp wonton shells filled with ahi tuna, avocado and sesame soy. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 29 June 2021",
      "Lay the wonton wrappers on the baking sheet without overlapping. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "The spicy wonton soup is a new entry into the Anchorage soup hall of fame. \u2014 Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "Order standouts like kaya toast sandwiching coconut jam; wontons filled with shrimp, cod and country ham in chile oil; and the ever-wonderful seafood laksa. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Chinese (Guangdong) w\u00e0hn-t\u0101n"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160333"
  },
  "with menaces":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with threats : using threatening actions or language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161423"
  },
  "wholesale":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale (as by a retail merchant)",
      ": performed or existing on a large scale especially without discrimination",
      ": of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities in quantity for resale",
      ": in a wholesale manner",
      ": to sell (something) in quantity usually for resale",
      ": to sell in quantity usually for resale",
      ": the sale of goods in large quantities to dealers",
      ": of, relating to, or working at selling to dealers",
      ": done or happening on a large scale",
      ": to sell to dealers usually in large quantities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02ccs\u0101l",
      "\u02c8h\u014dl-\u02ccs\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The crops originated from wholesale growers.",
      "Is that price retail or wholesale ?",
      "Verb",
      "The company wholesales clothing to boutiques in the area.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The property is currently zoned B-3 commercial service/ wholesale and is vacant, village officials said. \u2014 Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Epic, founded in 2013 and based 30 miles south of San Francisco, said no school system had ever removed its app wholesale until Williamson County did so early last month. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Selling fish wholesale may pay more than selling baskets, but artisanal kapenta fishing is equally hard work and demanding on families. \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Jokr buys their groceries at wholesale and then sells the products at a higher price. \u2014 Brittain Ladd, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "During the coronavirus shutdown, Koolfi shifted largely to wholesale \u2014 pints are now sold in a dozen Bay Area stores \u2014 and home delivery, both of which will continue after the shop is open. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Ongoing supply chain issues have plagued the industry since April of last year and are a result of a stale and outdated wholesale to retail model that requires very long ordering lead times to get products into stores. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Vuori\u2019s wholesale and e-commerce international partners include Selfridges, Brown Thomas, Cotswold Outdoor, Barry\u2019s Bootcamp and Bever. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Businesses added 2,400 retail jobs and another 1,800 in wholesale . \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Using cutting-edge technologies and supply chain expertise to solve many of these problems, the B2B retail wholesale market is seeing a wave of innovation that aims to help retailers survive and thrive amid the ongoing pressures of the pandemic. \u2014 Tiffany Lung, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Regulators oversee the competitive process when electricity is procured, but do not regulate the wholesale electricity market or its pricing. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "In Europe, where diesel cars account for a bigger chunk of the auto fleet, prices in the wholesale market have leapt 88% over the past year. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Arizona utilities already buy energy on the wholesale market, but Stults said the entire West would benefit from broader trading to make more power sources available when utilities need extra capacity. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Xinfadi, Beijing\u2019s biggest wholesale food market, stocked 19,500 tons of vegetables on Sunday, an increase of about 14 percent compared with a day earlier, Beijing Daily said. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Akeel Sabah, 38, is a flour distributor in the Jamila wholesale market, which supplies all of Baghdad\u2019s Rasafa district on the eastern side of the Tigris River with food. \u2014 Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The 2015 bid for Micron set off alarm bells in Washington, where the move was seen as a flagrant example of Chinese companies using state financing to buy sensitive technologies wholesale . \u2014 New York Times , 19 July 2021",
      "At El Potro, for example, butcher bills are 60 percent higher now than in early 2020, and steaks that once sold for $16 in the restaurant cost almost that much to buy wholesale . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Many of these scenes are lifted wholesale from her own life. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Dealers would buy cars wholesale at set prices from automakers. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Neither Asket or Birdsong sell wholesale to avoid the pressure from retailers to produce new collections, and their pool of potential investors was narrowed down to those who share their purpose. \u2014 Olivia Pinnock, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "But there's one other matter to wrap up before moving wholesale into 2022: my prediction for the biggest gaming product to not last past the end of this new year. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "But Trump\u2019s wild-eyed notions about presidential power, while extreme, did not spring wholesale from his imagination. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "Under a shift first announced in 2017, Nike is emphasizing direct-to-consumer sales while limiting wholesale to a few accounts that best support its positioning. \u2014 Tom Ryan, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
      "While all three channels create a dynamic synergy, selling wholesale to bigger retailers like Whole Foods brings in the largest revenue stream. \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Nearly all of its business comes from selling wholesale to stores in Washington and more than a dozen states, plus sales from area pop-up markets. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The two approached companies including Diptyque and Santa Maria Novella, which declined to wholesale their products. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and served in the infantry at Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) before returning to Greensburg with an honorable discharge in 1955, joining the family retail and wholesaling businesses. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star , 6 May 2020",
      "But on Wednesday, the ship nevertheless began disgorging passengers wholesale . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Fiat Chrysler and its peers are expected to lose tens of billions of dollars by idling their plants for weeks because they book revenue by wholesaling vehicles to their dealers. \u2014 Gabrielle Coppola, Bloomberg.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Illinois also could soon join the list, as Chicago wholesale gasoline sold at a record-low 20 cents Monday morning, Bloomberg data show. \u2014 Fortune , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Cactus Corn plans to launch an e-commerce site this week, as well as wholesaling their products to local stores, Levandowski said. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "The company is also transitioning some locations to wholesale food operations to help the public find groceries. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Liquor wholesales are prohibited by state law from selling to retailers on the list. \u2014 Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com , 14 Feb. 2020"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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      "1696, in the meaning defined above",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162620"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the larva of a social wasp"
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      "-pli\u014b"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wasp + -ling"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162710"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective,",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on \u2014 compare bee",
      ": any of various hymenopterous insects (such as a chalcid or ichneumon wasp) other than wasps with larvae that are parasitic on other arthropods",
      ": an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background",
      ": a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the U.S.",
      ": a winged insect related to the bee and ant that has a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and that in females and workers is capable of giving a very painful sting",
      ": any of numerous social or solitary winged insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) of the order Hymenoptera that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting"
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      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp",
      "\u02c8w\u022fsp",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4sp, \u02c8w\u022fsp"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs .",
      "The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The sporty splice collection releases on June 7 and includes a $3,980 wasp -waist jacket and $1,250 platform sandals\u2014items that aren\u2019t quite Soulcycle ready. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer one or a few hosts. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Some studies suggest that urbanization and development are harming wasp populations, Brock said. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 7 May 2021",
      "For example, Rogue Space Systems is developing a wasp -like spacecraft called Fred Orbot, with solar panels that resemble wings. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In each ecosystem, the plant served as food for two species of aphids, which in turn fed a parasitoid wasp . \u2014 Anna Funk, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The camera sometimes swirls around her face like a wasp and ominous music swells. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The tiny, iridescent Ormyrus labotus always seemed suspicious for a parasitoid wasp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Sandboxes can be covered with a tarp when not in use, and rake sand under playground equipment to help deter the wasp . \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English waspe , from Old English w\u00e6ps, w\u00e6sp ; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp",
      "Noun (2)",
      "w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163951"
  },
  "white line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band or edge of something white",
      ": a stripe painted on a road and used to guide traffic"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Usually, this is the white line that runs around the edge\u2014a car should never have all four wheels on the other side of that line. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Through the wheelhouse window, captain Mark Casto spotted a white line on the horizon. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Its black-and- white line drawings are charming, and the writerly descriptions spout history, humor and wit. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In one last twist, Christopher Bell actually crossed the line second, but NASCAR penalized him for dipping below the double white line on the backstretch of the last lap to get past Chastain. \u2014 Paul Newberry, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In one last twist, Christopher Bell actually crossed the line second, but NASCAR penalized him for dipping below the double white line on the backstretch of the last lap to get past Chastain. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The figure is filled with three colors, light blue in the middle bordered by pastel pink, and a thin white line that traces the whole shape. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Unless the car\u2019s cameras recognize the letters on the sign, the computer would have to look for other clues, like an arrow or a thin white line painted across the road. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "This never used to be a problem, because the other side of that white line was usually grass or gravel. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164328"
  },
  "warison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bugle call to attack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u0259-s\u0259n",
      "\u02c8wa-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably a misunderstanding by Sir Walter Scott of Middle English waryson reward, security, from Anglo-French *warison, garisun healing, protection \u2014 more at garrison"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1805, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171542"
  },
  "wild man":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an uncivilized man : savage",
      ": a man of fierce and ungovernable character",
      ": a man holding radical political views",
      ": orangutan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171723"
  },
  "water primrose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": primrose willow"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171814"
  },
  "watershed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dividing ridge between drainage areas : divide entry 2",
      ": a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water",
      ": a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point",
      ": the time of day after which television programs not appropriate for children may be broadcast",
      ": an area of tissue (as of the brain or colon) that is located at the periphery of two separate arterial systems, is dependent on both for blood supply, and may be poorly perfused and vulnerable to ischemia",
      "\u2014 see also watershed infarction",
      ": a dividing ridge (as a mountain range) separating one drainage area from others",
      ": the whole area that drains into a lake or river"
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      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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      "climacteric",
      "climax",
      "corner",
      "landmark",
      "milepost",
      "milestone",
      "turning point"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The show will not air until after the nine o'clock watershed .",
      "a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists estimate that about half the decrease in runoff in the watershed has been caused by higher temperatures linked to global warming. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The goal is to learn more about the snakehead population, which has become an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Blackwater River on the Eastern Shore, according to a news release. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
      "East Hampton residents who live on Lake Pocotopaug and those in the watershed can help prevent nutrients, chemicals, oil, dirt, bacteria, and sediment from entering into the lake and fostering the growth of algae. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Study lead author Matthew Waters, a limnologist at Auburn University, and his colleagues sampled a 5.5-meter core of lake-bed muck and found a 2,100-year record of algae blooms, possibly caused by runoff from settlements and farms in the watershed . \u2014 Rebecca Dzombak, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "About 400 miles to the south, in Bristol Bay, the world\u2019s largest sockeye salmon fishery set a record last year, with more than 66 million salmon returning to the rivers in the watershed . \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Daniels said the city\u2019s state application stood out because an outreach team already has had some success in the watershed , but keeping the area clear of encampments has been an ongoing struggle. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "When wetlands are removed from a property, wetlands elsewhere in the watershed must be preserved. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Tens of thousands of people who rely on the reservoir, between Healdsburg and the Ukiah Valley, in the upper Russian River watershed , have endured months of painful water restrictions. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172012"
  },
  "well-fed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having plenty of food to eat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wel-\u02c8fed"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184208"
  },
  "whole-sail":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being a breeze or wind that permits use of full sail or of nearly full sail : not requiring taking in of light sails"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-184718"
  },
  "Wiltshire":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "county of southern England; capital Trowbridge area 1392 square miles (3605 square kilometers), population 470,981"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wilt-\u02ccshir",
      "-sh\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191722"
  },
  "worse off":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having less money and possessions : less wealthy",
      ": in a worse position"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193048"
  },
  "wobbegong":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carpet shark",
      ": any of various bottom-dwelling carpet sharks (family Orectolobidae ) found mainly in the western Pacific Ocean and having a flattened body with intricate mottled patterns on the skin, a broad head, and long barbels near the nostrils"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4b\u0113\u02ccg\u00e4ng"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "native name in New South Wales"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193506"
  },
  "woolgathering":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": indulgence in idle daydreaming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l-\u02ccga-t\u035fh(\u0259-)ri\u014b",
      "-\u02ccge-t\u035fh(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
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      "daydreaming",
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    "examples":[
      "my woolgathering was abruptly interrupted by a question from the flight attendant"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194133"
  },
  "wetting agent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a substance that by becoming adsorbed prevents a surface from being repellent to a wetting liquid and is used especially in mixing solids with liquids or spreading liquids on surfaces",
      ": a substance that promotes the spreading of a liquid on a surface or the penetration of a liquid into a material especially by becoming adsorbed in such a way that the liquid is no longer repelled"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194949"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hothouse sense 4"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195559"
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  "windway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a passage for air (as in an organ pipe)"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1875, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-201932"
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  "warehouse bond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bond for the safe custody and redelivery of stored goods upon surrender of the warehouse receipt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202247"
  },
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    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a preparatory activity or procedure",
      ": a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants",
      ": to engage in exercise or practice especially before entering a game or contest",
      ": to get ready",
      ": the act or an instance of preparing for a performance or a more strenuous activity",
      ": the act or an instance of warming up",
      ": a procedure (as a set of exercises) used in warming up",
      ": to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022frm-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259p",
      "(\u02c8)w\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curtain-raiser",
      "overture",
      "preamble",
      "preliminary",
      "prelude",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203148"
  },
  "wacke":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": graywacke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wak\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, from Middle High German, large stone, from Old High German waggo"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204122"
  },
  "whammy bar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lever attached by the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar that can be depressed to increase the tension of the strings and produce such effects as vibrato, portamento, and dive bomb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211214"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure"
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    "synonyms":[
      "drag",
      "grinch",
      "killjoy",
      "party pooper",
      "spoilsport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Frank Mariani, my business partner and personal wet blanket . \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The rising prices have been a wet blanket on an otherwise robust economy over the last year, as unemployment has fallen below 4% and the workforce has grown. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While San Francisco has been facing $6-7 gasoline, mega-investors in nearby Silicon Valley just threw a wet blanket on the electric car industry. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Rain showers danced across Southern California on Monday , throwing a wet blanket on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. \u2014 Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "And look, Covid is a big, wet blanket thrown over the attitudes of Americans. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "New research from Morning Consult throws a wet blanket on a strong rebound for business travel. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "While ObamaCare\u2019s taxes harmed the economy, the wet blanket of his regulatory burden smothered the recovery, long before the 2013 tax increases. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "As a lockout throws a wet blanket over the offseason, every team hopes to hit the ground running when the stadium gates swing open. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1844, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224247"
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  "workday":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off",
      ": the period of time in a day during which work is performed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rk-\u02ccd\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The intent is to maintain traffic with the use of flaggers during the workday and then return the road to full operation the rest of the time. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Koch was criticized for working a second job on school district time as well as organizing a private rally for former Superintendent Robert Runcie that was held during the workday at the district headquarters. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "When the workday is over, head to the nearby Kaunas Reservoir beach, just a short walk away. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "Palmer loved her six years of military service, traveling, the colors every workday at 7:55 a.m. and caring for sailors and their families. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 30 May 2022",
      "The announcement states that students and staff are required to wear a mask during the school and workday , and while on school buses and vans. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s state media did not immediately report on Mr. Bondarev\u2019s resignation, and the Foreign Ministry had not commented as the end of the workday approached in Moscow. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The process of acclimating a dog to spending the workday alone should be gradual, Mahaney advises. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
      "The workday has changed quite a bit over the past two years. \u2014 Peter Ord, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224640"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "waffle entry 2"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-231915"
  },
  "writ of right":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common law writ for restoring to its owner property held by another",
      ": a writ granted as a matter of right"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002325"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fob entry 3 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005717"
  },
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      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose freshness or greenness : dry up : fade , wilt , wither",
      ": to become less (as in power or brightness) : wane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8welk"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English welken , probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German ir welk\u0113n to welk, ir welh\u0113n to become soft, wolkan cloud"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012410"
  },
  "Wimmera rye grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Mediterranean grass ( Lolium subulatum ) grown in Australia for forage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wim\u0259r\u0259-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from Wimmera , Australia"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012651"
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  "what someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of what someone doesn't know can't / won't hurt him / her \u2014 used to say that if someone does not know about something, he or she cannot be damaged by it, blamed for it, etc."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013327"
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  "war-game":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game",
      ": to conduct a war game",
      ": a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs",
      ": a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-\u02ccg\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The war game was organized in partnership with the D.C.-based think tank Center for a New American Security (CNAS). \u2014 Carol E. Lee, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "The war game simulated Chinese forces beginning their campaign by trying to take out the nearest US bases in places like Guam and Japan. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The war game contains other elements of recent cyberattacks in Ukraine, said Rain Ottis, a professor of cyber operations at Tallinn University of Technology who helped organize this year\u2019s Locked Shields. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Just a few days after Boeing delivered the second F-15EX test plane, the two Eagle IIs in early May flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska for a sprawling aerial war game called Northern Edge 2021. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The only way for liberals to win the right's radicalizing culture- war game is not to play. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The nation\u2019s biggest utilities run an elaborate war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The nation's biggest utilities run a war game every two years, simulating such an attack. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The Pentagon must identify emerging threats, and war game against future domestic terrorist acts. \u2014 Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson (retired), CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1942, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-015849"
  },
  "whimsied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with whimsies : whimsical"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hwimz\u0113d",
      "-zid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020546"
  },
  "WOB":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "washed overboard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021123"
  },
  "warm-in boy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who reheats glassware in a furnace and passes it to the next worker for further processing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "warm entry 2"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022514"
  },
  "white lie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-022906"
  },
  "wedge bone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small unpaired bone or nodule that often occurs between the centra of the cervical vertebrae of lizards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-024011"
  },
  "watershed infarction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a localized area of ischemic tissue death in an area of the brain situated at the farthest point of blood supply from two separate cerebral arterial systems that is caused by inadequate blood flow (as from low blood pressure, vasculitis, or blood clot obstruction)",
      ": a stroke resulting from such ischemic tissue death",
      ": a localized area of ischemic tissue death in an area of the brain situated at the farthest point of blood supply from two separate cerebral arterial systems that is caused by inadequate blood flow (as from low blood pressure, vasculitis, or blood clot obstruction)",
      ": a stroke resulting from such ischemic tissue death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed-",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030147"
  },
  "what someone is made of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the degree to which a person has the necessary courage, skill, etc., to succeed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030719"
  },
  "whorl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle",
      ": an arrangement of similar anatomical parts (such as leaves) in a circle around a point on an axis",
      ": something that whirls, coils, or spirals or whose form suggests such movement : swirl",
      ": one of the turns of a univalve shell",
      ": a fingerprint in which the central papillary ridges turn through at least one complete circle",
      ": a row of parts (as leaves or petals) encircling a stem",
      ": something that whirls or winds",
      ": a fingerprint in which the central papillary ridges turn through at least one complete turn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u022fr(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8hw\u022frl",
      "\u02c8w\u022frl",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl",
      "\u02c8hwor(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the whorls and eddies of the river",
      "the whorl of a fingerprint",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For many volunteers, the service provided an outlet for a whorl of emotions that linger two decades later. \u2014 Lauren Hernandez, Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The researchers speculate that Netherton\u2019s inhabitants deliberately placed other objects, like gaming pieces, a spindle whorl and a whetstone, near the dagger for practical or ritualistic reasons. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 May 2021",
      "Through it all, no one found a better specimen that depicted where the whorl was located. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "What the researchers found were traces of cartilage around the jaw in the rock, remnants of the skull as well as the jaws that held the tooth whorl . \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "But Wallace recognized the stone as an authentic Viking-era spindle whorl , a small stone that was fixed to the end of a rod used to spin thread. \u2014 Sarah Durn, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "As my sight adjusted, shapes emerged: subtle whorls that resembled a pinwheel twirling through countless pinpricks of light. \u2014 Erin E. Williams, Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Meticulously arrayed, the echoing curves suggest fingerprint whorls or ripples on lakes and ponds. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Bustles and hoops and towering Marie Antoinette hair played a part; shepherdesses in loops and whorls of shell pink and baby blue, each swirling and twirling and waving what looked like a wand with a miniature straw hat on the top. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wharle, whorle , probably alteration of whirle , from whirlen to whirl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032345"
  },
  "workful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": diligent , industrious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rkf\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1731, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032559"
  },
  "what (someone) says goes":{
    "type":[
      "idiom ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people have to do what (someone) requires or demands"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-033424"
  },
  "wreather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that wreathes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u035fh\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-035224"
  },
  "winningest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having achieved the most wins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-ni\u014b-\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She's the winningest coach in the conference.",
      "the winningest team in our school's history",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Heat have confirmed that Tim Cone, the winningest coach in the Philippine Basketball Association, will work with the team\u2019s coaching staff at summer league. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Penders, 50, the program\u2019s winningest coach with a record of 650-431-5, led the Huskies to the super regional, one win away from Omaha before losing at Stanford last week. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "The John Herrington Coach of the Year is named for the former Central Michigan basketball player who became Michigan's winningest football coach. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "The state\u2019s all-time winningest coach with 745 wins, Jones has the Bruins in the state tournament for the sixth time since taking over as head coach in 1999. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Huggins is the winningest coach in UC basketball history. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "She\u2019s the program\u2019s all-time winningest coach, with a 134-43 record and four NCAA Tournament berths. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022",
      "Budenholzer, a former assistant with the San Antonio Spurs under the all-time winningest coach in NBA history, Gregg Popovich, already has a pretty significant coaching tree. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
      "Razov played for Bob Bradley on three teams, including an MLS Cup champion in Chicago in 1998, and for Bruce Arena, the winningest coach in American history, on the national team. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040157"
  },
  "worker comb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the portion of honeycomb composed of worker cells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-040630"
  },
  "wearing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective ()",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intended for wear",
      ": subjecting to or inflicting wear",
      ": causing fatigue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060404"
  },
  "wail (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to feel or express sorrow for her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-064341"
  },
  "wheezingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with a wheeze"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071315"
  },
  "water shield":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aquatic herb ( Brasenia schreberi ) having floating oval leaves with a gelatinous coating and small dull purple flowers",
      ": any of a related genus ( Cabomba )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to installing water shields , dealers will inspect the door-latch actuation cables and repair them if necessary. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The recall will allow for the installation of a water shield to side door latches in 2015-17 F-150s and 2017 Super Duty trucks. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Dealers are offering to install water shields over the door latches for free. \u2014 William Thornton, AL.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
      "Under the recall, dealers will add water shields over the door latches, inspect door latch cables and replace cables if needed. \u2014 Mark Davis, kansascity , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Read more: Dealers are to install the water shields and make repairs, if needed, for free. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Dealers will install water shields over the latches to fix the problem, Ford said. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The company will pay for dealers to install water shields over door latches and fix any actuation cables that are broken. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "The automaker will add water shields to side-door latches to remedy the issue, which can occur when the latches are frozen or when the actuation cables get bent or kinked. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-085939"
  },
  "wave set":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a somewhat viscous solution with which hair is wet before setting in order to make the waves or curls last"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-090500"
  },
  "warm to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin to feel affection for (someone)",
      ": to begin to be interested in or excited about (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091230"
  },
  "warehouseman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who manages or works in a warehouse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307s-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1635, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093047"
  },
  "wreath goldenrod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a North American perennial herb ( Solidago caesia ) with alternate lanceolate leaves and interrupted axillary clusters of yellow flower heads"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093835"
  },
  "wedge heel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and having a tread formed by an extension of the sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-095628"
  },
  "worthless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking worth : valueless",
      ": useless",
      ": contemptible , despicable",
      ": lacking worth",
      ": useless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaffy",
      "empty",
      "junky",
      "no-good",
      "null",
      "vain",
      "valueless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "useful",
      "valuable",
      "worthy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.",
      "She's depressed and believes that she's worthless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees\u2019 nest eggs were in its worthless stock. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "On-chain data provided by Nansen suggests that Celsius lost at least 35,000 ETH as a result, being left with the now- worthless Stakehound ETH tokens. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "When no one is willing to pay a higher price, leading investors are left with worthless assets. \u2014 Maria Gracia Santillana-linares, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "More recent examples, Venezuela, Zimbabwe have had hyperinflation, that money in those countries becomes nearly worthless . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
      "While some thought went into production designer Tink\u2019s settings, the notion that this film was shot in 17 countries plays as a worthless gimmick, since we\u2019re almost entirely trapped in rooms with characters\u2019 laptops and phones. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Digital images, once viewed as worthless because they could be easily copied, could now be owned and assigned monetary value. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Some financial institutions were left holding trillions of dollars in nearly worthless subprime mortgages, including global investment companies like Bear Stearns, which saw two of its hedge funds go belly up. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Franchot, a candidate for governor, said he was baffled by the outgoing Hogan administration\u2019s sudden rush to transfer the property and questioned the administration\u2019s appraisal of the sprawling property as worthless . \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-111433"
  },
  "wandering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by aimless, slow, or pointless movement: such as",
      ": that winds or meanders",
      ": not keeping a rational or sensible course : vagrant",
      ": nomadic",
      ": having long runners or tendrils",
      ": a going about from place to place",
      ": movement away from the proper, normal, or usual course or place",
      ": floating",
      ": movement of a tooth out of its normal position especially as a result of periodontal disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4n-d\u0259-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "digressive",
      "discursive",
      "excursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "your decidedly wandering essay loses its punch\u2014stick to one theme",
      "a wandering carnival that visited small towns all over the South",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This idea is explored at length in a wandering and wonderful Tim Ferris conversation with Balaji. \u2014 Tom Vander Ark, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The tapes include the distortions of a do-it-yourself recording project, with its prickly static and wandering amplification. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "And the team found that artificial traps with feathers around them captured more wandering arthropods than those without. \u2014 Joshua Rapp Learn, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Donovan was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was a high school dropout and sort of wandering beach bum, according to his bio. \u2014 Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "Little little orishas is the story of Sango, a simple-minded and defiant wandering spirit, and his gentle sister Oya. \u2014 Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa , 2 June 2019",
      "Cormier is a storyteller who celebrates song itself and the wandering spirit that infuses folk music and the lives of many folk singers. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 17 Mar. 2018",
      "Numerous officers responded to find the girl\u2019s parents after passersby reported the wandering toddler, police said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While cleaning out the Father\u2019s things, for instance, Alice comes across a dictionary; Chen tracks the wandering of her mind in a rangy mini-essay about literacy, from immigrant assimilation to prison libraries to the Internet. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For all her wandering , Lambert\u2019s partner remains her true north in this upbeat, sweet ode to a love that distance only make grow fonder. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s wonders in this world beyond our wandering . \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The wandering of these electrons across a battery cell is what generates a current. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "There\u2019s endless wandering , and with no overarching map to reference or waypoints to set, Shadow Man\u2019s moment-to-moment gameplay is a dated, tedious exercise in frustration. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The tracking program helped slow his wandering , but could not stop it. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But Tesla also needs to sort out its high-speed wandering . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Cinematographer Behrouz Badrouj resists over-prettifying proceedings in her wandering , inquisitive takes. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-112258"
  },
  "wait tables":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121540"
  },
  "walkover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory",
      ": a horse race with only one starter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Andy Murray, but advanced in a walkover because Murray dealt with a bout of food poisoning. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "So this week\u2019s trip to face the Buckeyes should be a walkover , right? \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The Tigers go from a 60-10 walkover over Akron to a game with the Hornets to a road game against No. 11 Penn State. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Osaka advanced to the third round via walkover Wednesday, while Barty will play her second-round match Thursday. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Barty and Australian partner John Peers, who are good family friends, took the bronze medal courtesy of a walkover because of Djokovic's injury. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "But Game 7 turned into a walkover for the second-seeded Celtics, a 112-96 Bucks loss despite 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting from Khris Middleton. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2021",
      "Rublev rolled past Hungary\u2019s Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-1 \u2014 beating him head-to-head for the third time in the last 22 days, and that doesn\u2019t even include a walkover victory over Fucsovics in Qatar in that span. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Berrettini, the No. 9 seed, advanced over No. 8 Federer in a walkover and will face the winner between world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti, 19, in the quarterfinals Wednesday. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122937"
  },
  "written consent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a document giving permission"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-123657"
  },
  "whaleback":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something shaped like the back of a whale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0101l-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-130521"
  },
  "weak feints":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the last runnings in the distillation of alcoholic liquor (as whiskey)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-130727"
  },
  "wishbone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a forked bone in front of the breastbone in a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end",
      ": a variation of the T formation in which the halfbacks line up farther from the line of scrimmage than the fullback does",
      ": a bone in front of a bird's breastbone that is shaped like a V"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wish-\u02ccb\u014dn",
      "\u02c8wish-\u02ccb\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rear wheels are now supported by a new multi-link suspension layout in place of the former double wishbone configuration. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
      "The body of the RS Q e-tron has all the scoops and fat fenders\u2014and a general sense of violence\u2014of Audi\u2019s past racers, but sits high on a double- wishbone suspension replete with Reiger gas shocks as thick as my thigh. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 8 May 2022",
      "Purists will be interested to learn that today\u2019s 911 GT3 is still about 15 seconds faster around the \u2018Ring; credit the more advanced 992-series chassis and double- wishbone suspension, not the slight horsepower difference. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Gibbs coached for three seasons at Auburn, running the I-formation offense under coach Doug Barfield in 1979 and 1980 before switching to the wishbone in 1981 under coach Pat Dye. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "And the chassis benefits from double- wishbone suspension at the front and a multi-link setup at the rear, along with three-chamber air springs that are claimed to provide 60 percent more volume than before. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The front features a double wishbone suspension setup that gives the vehicle precise steering control and excellent comfort. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Alabama unveiled the wishbone offense on unsuspecting USC that Friday night, building an early lead before holding on for a 17-10 victory. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "His momma had heard that Mahalia had the same condition as Sammy, legs bowed like a wishbone from his hips to his feet, yawned open at his knees and hardened like roof pitches curved outward. \u2014 Natashia De\u00f3n, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the superstition that when two persons pull it apart the one getting the longer fragment will have a wish granted"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-131429"
  },
  "wishy-washy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in character or determination : ineffectual",
      ": lacking in strength or flavor : weak",
      ": lacking spirit, courage, or determination : weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wi-sh\u0113-\u02ccw\u022f-sh\u0113",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8wi-sh\u0113-\u02ccw\u022f-sh\u0113",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banal",
      "flat",
      "insipid",
      "milk-and-water",
      "namby-pamby",
      "watery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "reduplication of washy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-133427"
  },
  "ware goose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ware entry 1 ; from its feeding on seaweed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134852"
  },
  "Worth, Lake":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "inlet (lagoon) of the Atlantic in southeastern Florida"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141253"
  },
  "worshipful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": notable , distinguished",
      ": giving or expressing worship or veneration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-sh\u0259p-f\u0259l",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adoring",
      "adulatory",
      "deifying",
      "idolizing",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was greeted by thousands of worshipful fans.",
      "a movie fan's worshipful stare upon finally meeting her idol",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Countless new books have appeared on the Queen and her reign, most of them reverent if not worshipful in tone. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "His gift for messaging has rankled some: even people who support Ukraine and its fight have criticized Zelensky\u2019s celebrity appearances, or at least the public\u2019s worshipful response to him. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 18 May 2022",
      "Like Gatsby, Holmes invented her celebrity and fortune out of virtually nothing: a smile, a wide and worshipful gaze, and genealogy. \u2014 Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But Lorenzo has a new modesty about him, and his clothing feels intimate in a way that Lauren\u2019s, which is much more like a worshipful encyclopedia of American style, simply cannot. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Caught in the right mood at Javi\u2019s seaside estate, Cage responds favorably to the billionaire\u2019s worshipful pitch. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Hardy's performance is as goofy as anything in the Joel Schumacher movies precisely because the movie's worshipful tone is so askew. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "After her death on December 23, countless worshipful , literary New Yorkers began posting on Instagram the inevitable Julian Wasser photographs of Didion with her Corvette Stingray, taken in Hollywood in 1968. \u2014 Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "On Friday night, Brooks was still extravagantly worshipful of the space. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, \"deserving honor or respect, of noble character, worthy of veneration,\" from wur\u00f0scip, worschip \"honor, esteem, renown, veneration, rank\" + -ful -ful entry 1 \u2014 more at worship entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141430"
  },
  "wand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slender staff carried in a procession : verge",
      ": a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians",
      ": a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery",
      ": a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face",
      ": any of various pipelike devices",
      ": the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner",
      ": a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer",
      ": a slender rod"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nd",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This handy shower wand , which can attach to your shower or a garden hose, is specially designed to make bathtime easier and speedier, even on pups with thick coats. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "It's equipped with a telescoping wand , a dusting brush, an upholstery tool and a crevice tool to tackle stairs, lamps shades, ceiling moldings and more. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "The device can also be converted into a handheld vacuum, accompanied by several attachments like an extension wand , crevice nozzle, and dusting brush. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Now the brand is stocked at Ulta, Target, and Amazon, and has a full range of acne-friendly products, like the Glamour Beauty Award-winning sheer SPF sunscreen, a dark-spot brightening wand , and a jelly cleanser. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "The sonographer put the goop on the little wand , rubbed it over my wife\u2019s belly, and there was our girl, tucked into her little nook, squirming with wild energy. \u2014 Carter Bays, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "The 2-gallon tank is made from durable steel, and even the 12-inch wand and nozzle are built from brass. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "And somewhere around the third smoking wand of Orange Apricot cannabis flower, public pot smoking went from feeling strange and new to feeling like the most natural thing in the world. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Undo the lock and engage the wand one last time to release any remaining water and pressure from the nozzle. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse v\u01ebndr ; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist \u2014 more at wind entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162630"
  },
  "whoremonger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whoremaster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4\u014b-",
      "\u02c8hu\u0307r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163219"
  },
  "winking cartilage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the nictitating membrane when cartilaginous (as in a horse and various other mammals)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163725"
  },
  "weak sister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a group who needs aid",
      ": something weak and ineffective as compared with others in a group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The company is no longer a weak sister among auto producers."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165240"
  },
  "written notice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official letter informing someone of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-171723"
  },
  "weir basin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wide approach to the upstream side of an irrigation weir constructed so as to reduce to a minimum the effect of the momentum of the approaching water on the flow over the weir"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-173209"
  },
  "wobble saw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drunken saw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-175417"
  },
  "weakly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeble , weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113-kl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "invalid",
      "sickly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "healthy",
      "well"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a weakly baby who required repeated hospitalizations"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-183725"
  },
  "Walkyrie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": valkyrie"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "v\u00e4l-\u02c8kir-\u0113",
      "also",
      "or"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German Walk\u00fcre & Old Norse valkyrja"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-190038"
  },
  "where":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at, in, or to what place",
      ": at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect",
      ": here , there",
      ": at, in, or to what place",
      ": at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect",
      ": the place or point at, in, or to which",
      ": wherever",
      ": at, in, or to which place",
      ": at or in which",
      ": at, in, or to the place at, in, or to which",
      ": in a case, situation, or respect in which",
      ": that",
      ": place , location",
      ": what place, source, or cause",
      ": a place of central interest or activity",
      ": something (such as a topic or field of interest) of primary concern or importance",
      ": the true nature of things",
      ": one's true position, state, or nature",
      ": at, in, or to what place",
      ": at or in what way or direction",
      ": at, in, or to the place indicated",
      ": every place that",
      ": what place, source, or cause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wer",
      "(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r",
      "\u02c8(h)wer",
      "(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r",
      "\u02c8(h)wer",
      "\u02c8hwer",
      "\u02c8wer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "whereabouts",
      "whereabout",
      "whither"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "emplacement",
      "locale",
      "locality",
      "location",
      "locus",
      "place",
      "point",
      "position",
      "site",
      "spot",
      "venue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The latest architectural addition to the KIVFF, located right next to the Hotel Thermal, is where the festival\u2019s public forums, filmmaker Q&As and after-hour concerts take place. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "He was taken to the police station where he was held without bail, police said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "At least eight people were killed and more than 20 wounded in Lysychansk when Russian rockets hit an area where a crowd gathered to obtain water from a tank, Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
      "This highly competitive election could help decide who controls Congress in 2022, where Democrats hope to preserve their fragile majority. \u2014 ABC News , 28 June 2022",
      "Wilson sustained severe injuries and was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, police said. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
      "Former President Donald Trump stands with Blake Masters in a new TV ad, where Trump reiterates his endorsement of Masters and attacks two of Masters\u2019 opponents, Mark Brnovich and Jim Lamon. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
      "The situation is especially pronounced in the right wing of the Republican Party, where the post-Trump chaos has left few permanent factions, and allegiances are being constantly remade. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
      "Drivers must stop and turn north or south at the intersection where the crash occurred, according to the Johnson County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Because if not, then democracy in America is going down in a painful heap like a guy kneed in the you-know- where . \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "Because one important lesson of life is the where and when of things. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2019",
      "The plot is a little messy and undisciplined, throwing into the second act a few wait- where -did-that-come-from incidents that may have been lifted from the book, but are baffling in the play. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "The next step is to get a development agreement with the orchestra that will outline the where and what. \u2014 Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com , 20 June 2018",
      "Being ankle deep in mud, on a narrow trail traversing a precipitous hillside that was sloping down who-knew-how-far-or- where , and then trying to collect a specimen hidden just out of reach behind a tangle of greenery, would fray anyone\u2019s nerves. \u2014 The Economist , 17 May 2018",
      "Yes, that's Iron Man and Dr. Strange using their superpowers to help a young female consumer arrive safely at the home that has just been approved for a mortgage from you-know- where . \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "The Fab Five pepper their subjects with compliments, I-know- where -you\u2019re-coming-froms and hugs. \u2014 Bonnie Wertheim, New York Times , 6 Mar. 2018",
      "Given the academy\u2019s loosey-goosey- where -did-the-money-go history, Mr. Colacello was wary at first. \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adverb",
      "Middle English, from Old English hw\u01e3r ; akin to Old High German hw\u0101r where, Old English hw\u0101 who \u2014 more at who"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Conjunction",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-202803"
  },
  "whillywha":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deceitful flatterer",
      ": a coaxing deceitful speech",
      ": to dupe by flattering : wheedle , cajole",
      ": to talk in a coaxing manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-203016"
  },
  "whimsical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice",
      ": lightly fanciful",
      ": subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change",
      ": full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims",
      ": full of whims",
      ": unusual in a playful or amusing way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wim-zi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8hwim-zi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wim-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "freakish",
      "impulsive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You can practically taste the tropics in these whimsical doughnuts. Ripe bananas, toasted coconut and your favorite rum transform traditional doughnuts into paradisiacal ones. \u2014 Janice Wald Henderson , Chocolatier , March 2001",
      "Unlike the broad slapstick humor of Musical Mose and other early Herriman strips, Krazy Kat was gentle, fey, and whimsical . \u2014 Jeet Heer , Lingua Franca , September 2001",
      "In the whimsical linguistics of theoretical physics, the \"naked\" electron is an imaginary object cut off from the influences of the field, whereas a \"dressed\" electron carries the imprint of the universe, but it is all buried in extremely tiny modifications to its bare properties. \u2014 Leon Lederman et al. , The God Particle , 1993",
      "She has a whimsical sense of humor.",
      "it's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trendy, embellished accessories come in all shapes and sizes with patterns and designs that are undeniably whimsical and quirky. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
      "Their puffy sleeves and flouncy skirts are whimsical and a little flirtatious at their best; pure wedding guest material. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
      "Over the decades the dispute between Canada and Demark has been fought in often whimsical ways. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Over the decades the dispute between Canada and Demark has been fought in often whimsical ways. \u2014 Ian Austen, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One of the more whimsical came from the San Diego band Rosa Rosa. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "And there were always two ways to go, which was more slicked back and out of the face or down and more whimsical . \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The most whimsical dish on the menu may be a traditional West African peanut soup topped with a dollop of coconut cr\u00e8me fraiche, cola brittle and cracklin\u2019 cornbread. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Gregory Jacobs, a rapper and producer known as Shock G who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for \u201970s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, was found dead April 22 at a hotel in Tampa. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whimsy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-204125"
  },
  "wrongfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wrong , unjust",
      ": having no legal sanction : unlawful",
      ": having no legal claim",
      ": wrong entry 1 sense 3 , unjust",
      ": unlawful",
      ": constituting a wrong",
      ": injurious to the rights of another",
      ": unlawful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "criminal",
      "felonious",
      "illegal",
      "illegitimate",
      "illicit",
      "lawless",
      "unlawful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lawful",
      "legal",
      "legitimate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is suing his former employer for wrongful termination.",
      "charged with wrongful possession of narcotics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The act outlines what constitutes a wrongful detainment. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
      "The suit claims breach of contract, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress; and wrongful interference with human remains. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
      "To establish wrongful copying, there must be proof of substantial similarity between the works at issue. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Selvaggio has sought changes in the city\u2019s police department after West Linn paid $600,000 in February 2020 to settle a wrongful arrest suit filed by Michael Fesser, a Black man and Portland resident. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "The Collective Administrative Claims are being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which enables people who have been harmed by negligent or wrongful actions of the federal government to seek redress. \u2014 Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "An investigation by The Washington Post earlier this year found that the total number of wrongful payments could exceed $163 billion nationally. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "A month ago, her case shifted from an arrest to a wrongful detention, which then brought an increase the number of professional players \u2014 men and women \u2014 who started to speak out against it. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The owner of the Infinite was cited for wrongful entrustment. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-210503"
  },
  "wachna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cod ( Eleginus nawaga ) of Alaska and Kamchatka"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4kn\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Russian vakhnya"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-211608"
  },
  "white-lined sphinx":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American sphinx moth ( Celerio lineata ) whose larvae eat the leaves of cotton, apple, grape, currant, and many other plants, whose forewings are olive brown with a longitudinal buff stripe and with most of the veins lined with white, and whose hind wings are black with a central reddish band"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-213341"
  },
  "whereabouts":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun plural",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": about where : near what place",
      ": the place or general locality where a person or thing is",
      ": near what place : where",
      ": on what business or errand",
      ": near what place",
      ": the place where someone or something is"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
      "\u02c8hwer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
      "\u02c8wer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "where",
      "whither"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Whereabouts did you park the car?",
      "whereabouts do you expect to be on your journey tonight?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
      "Police ask anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts to call 911. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "The soldiers demanded to know the brothers\u2019 whereabouts , but their parents refused to tell them. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The Chicago Police Department is seeking information that could lead to Kierra's whereabouts . \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The manager of the facility could not provide further information on Margera's whereabouts , and police were unable to find him. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The news agency has previously sought information on Fan\u2019s whereabouts from the Chinese government and the Chinese Embassy in Washington. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Police returned to the former New Hampshire home of missing Harmony Montgomery Tuesday as part of a months-long search for the girl\u2019s whereabouts , according to the state attorney general. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Anyone with information regarding the man\u2019s identity or whereabouts is asked to contact Transit Police at 617-222-1050. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Anyone with information about TiJae Baker's whereabouts is urged to call the New York Police Department at 800-577-TIPS. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adverb",
      "Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s , adverb suffix) & wher aboute , from where, wher where + about, aboute about \u2014 more at whence"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222040"
  },
  "writ of reprisal":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": withernam sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-223852"
  },
  "weak stomach":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tendency to be easily bothered by disgusting, shocking, or offensive things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-235756"
  },
  "wetbird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": chaffinch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the belief that its cry foretells rain"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-003419"
  },
  "Worthing":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town in West Sussex, southern England, on the English Channel population 109,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fhi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011632"
  },
  "willock":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several birds of the family Alcidae:",
      ": guillemot",
      ": puffin",
      ": razorbill sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil\u0259k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Will (nickname for William ) + -ock"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015425"
  },
  "water pressure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a force that makes a flow of water strong or weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021301"
  },
  "white linn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": white lime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173919"
  },
  "water-shield family":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cabombaceae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174604"
  },
  "with someone's name on it":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intended for someone specified"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175455"
  },
  "watch fire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175554"
  },
  "wrong-foot":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause (someone, such as an opponent in soccer or tennis) to lean into or step with the wrong foot",
      ": to disrupt the equilibrium of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u022f\u014b-\u02ccfu\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175839"
  },
  "whelk tingle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dog whelk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whelk entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182131"
  },
  "Wilton":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a carpet woven with loops like the Brussels carpet but having a velvet cut pile and being generally of better materials"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wil-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Wilton , borough in England"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182640"
  },
  "whimperingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a whimpering manner : with whimpering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whimpering (present participle of whimper entry 1 ) + -ly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184135"
  },
  "whistling arrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an arrow with a perforated head that whistles in flight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whistling entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185931"
  },
  "waitstaff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the staff of servers at a restaurant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t-\u02ccstaf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Find me a stool along a counter where the waitstaff bustle by with greetings, slap down menus that run for pages, pour hot coffee into porcelain mugs, and serve up something delicious with a side of banter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Each play is essentially a two-hander, with brief appearances from hotel waitstaff and other secondary characters. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "At Fernando\u2019s weird party in London, Van started getting her kicks shoving waitstaff and other guests into the pool, then slipped out altogether and began ignoring Earn\u2019s increasingly frantic calls and texts. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "In March, Vail promised to raise its minimum hourly wage from $15 to $20 nearly across the board \u2014 including for bartenders and waitstaff \u2014 next season. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "There was the abrupt end to casual encounters with neighbors, merchants, the waitstaff at her favorite diner or deli. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The number and order of dishes on a banquet menu are purposefully set, and the waitstaff brings out the food just as thoughtfully. \u2014 Esm\u00e9 Weijun Wang, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The waitstaff is staying on, and the restaurant will use the same recipes, Herrera said. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "And there have been calls for restaurants, in particular, to abolish tipping and pay waitstaff a higher wage. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1981, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190217"
  },
  "whorer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whoremaster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194049"
  },
  "wasp spider":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spider that resembles a wasp in form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194548"
  },
  "wishbone bush":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various plants of the genus Mirabilis",
      ": a California four-o'clock ( Mirabilis laevis ) with red flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194608"
  },
  "wool grade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the recognized standard categories into which wool is divided, based chiefly on fineness of fiber \u2014 compare blood sense 7 , spinning count"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195631"
  },
  "weight in hand":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": the actual weight of an archery bow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200513"
  },
  "Weir":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish",
      ": a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow",
      "Robert Walter 1803\u20131889 American painter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer",
      "\u02c8wir",
      "\u02c8wir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Firefighters were also working to protect structures on the east side of the weir , as well as fortifying a fire line a half mile (800 meters) outside St. Mary\u2019s. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "After some dispute, community members agreed to remove the weir in order to return the lagoon to a saltwater body and encourage its use by native birds. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir , or low dam, into a freshwater marsh. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Plans for the restoration were delayed for several years by a long-standing disagreement over whether the weir should be removed. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Standing near a weir that was collecting and discharging water from a stream, with sensors to detect the flow and water chemistry, Driscoll explained what came next. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Silt and sediment carried by irrigation and stormwater runoff have been slowly filling the lagoon since the weir was built, slowly turning it into a marsh. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "One morning last week, Rodriguez walked to a forested nature preserve beside oil fields, where the river pushes against a weir and much of the water is diverted into a wide canal. \u2014 Ian James Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English were, going back to Old English wer, going back to Germanic *wera- (whence Old Saxon wer, werr \"fish trap, dam,\" Middle High German wer, Old Norse ver \"fishing place\"), derivative of an Indo-European verb stem *u\u032fer- \"halt, check, avert,\" whence, from an iterative derivative *u\u032for-ei\u032fe-, Germanic *warjan- (whence Old English werian \"to ward off, protect,\" Old Saxon, \"to hinder, prevent,\" Old High German weren, werren \"to hinder, defend,\" Old Norse verja \"to defend, guard,\" Gothic warjan \"to hinder, forbid\"); and, with other ablaut derivatives, Greek \u00e9rymai, \u00e9rysthai \"to ward off, protect, save,\" Sanskrit v\u1e5b\u1e47oti \"(s/he) obstructs, prevents\"",
      "Note: See note at aperient ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200543"
  },
  "witchen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wych elm",
      ": a rowan tree ( Sorbus aucuparia )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wich\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "short for witchen elm , from witchen , adjective (from witch entry 1 + -en ) + elm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200637"
  },
  "way to go":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of way to go US , informal \u2014 used to tell someone that he or she has done something well Nice job, guys! Way to go !"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200956"
  },
  "whim":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy",
      ": a large capstan that is made with one or more radiating arms to which a horse may be yoked and that is used in mines for raising ore or water",
      ": a sudden wish or desire : a sudden change of mind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wim",
      "\u02c8hwim",
      "\u02c8wim"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bee",
      "caprice",
      "crank",
      "fancy",
      "freak",
      "humor",
      "kink",
      "maggot",
      "megrim",
      "notion",
      "vagary",
      "vagrancy",
      "whimsy",
      "whimsey"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It's hard to predict voters' whims .",
      "on a whim , we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No one signs a multi-million dollar Salesforce contract on a whim . \u2014 Prince Ghuman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "On a whim , Puck replaced the bread with pizza dough and one of his signature dishes was born. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "After all, save for Wong and the sorcerers, the other Avengers can\u2019t travel anywhere on a whim . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 May 2022",
      "Its roots in the Constitution give the concept of stare decisis greater weight such that precedent can\u2019t be trimmed or narrowed simply because a judge might want to on a whim . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "Thankfully, the Steam version offers online multiplayer for those who can't just gather 11 friends in their house on a whim . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For starters, Russia's gas fields won't stop pumping gas just because a pipeline is closed, because scaling down operations on a whim is too costly. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Inside, the atmosphere is hushed and discreet, with the assurance that intuitive service attends your every whim . \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The most lavish suites on cruise ships fuse the best cutting-edge technology with the timeless luxury of 24-hour butler service, catering to your every whim . \u2014 Zachary Laks, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "short for whim-wham"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201117"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": not unreasonably"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201250"
  },
  "well car":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a railroad flatcar having a depression or opening in the center of the deck for handling oversize loads that would not on regular flat cars come within overhead clearance limitations"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201426"
  },
  "walkway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a passage for walking : walk"
    ],
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      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02ccw\u0101"
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      "A covered walkway connects the two buildings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This can leave your walkway , cement deck, concrete pavers, and other patio features looking less than ideal. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
      "Dress up your walkway , porch, or front yard with these perky and petite blooms. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 22 June 2022",
      "Pressure clean your driveway, walkway , roof or patio; trim or add shrubs, flowers and greenery; replace your mailbox; declutter; change light bulbs; open patio umbrellas and awnings; and maybe add a new welcome mat. \u2014 Whitney Dutton, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "Detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, on Sept. 26, 2019. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Well walkway connecting downtown\u2019s mall to lake Erie and an Irish town Ben project to transform 24 acres of unusable brownfield land into a park connecting Ohio city to the Cuyahoga river DeWine. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Shorn of spectacle, the entire show was staged on a narrow, wooden walkway with the audience seated on two sides. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Hines plans to build a 31-story luxury tower dubbed 150 Main Street Apartments at the site, along with an adjacent walkway and pocket park. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This involves an electric scooter simply having its power cut if a rider attempts to use it on a dangerous road or walkway . \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201733"
  },
  "worthiest of blood":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": most worthy of those of the same blood to succeed or inherit"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202132"
  },
  "whimsey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whim , caprice",
      ": the quality or state of being whimsical or fanciful",
      ": a fanciful or fantastic device, object, or creation especially in writing or art"
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      "\u02c8(h)wim-z\u0113"
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      "bee",
      "caprice",
      "crank",
      "fancy",
      "freak",
      "humor",
      "kink",
      "maggot",
      "megrim",
      "notion",
      "vagary",
      "vagrancy",
      "whim"
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    "examples":[
      "The designer's new line showed a touch of whimsy .",
      "a bit of decorative whimsy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The suites are sun-filled, decorated with local and found objects that are sometimes quirky, something that adds whimsy to the contemporary decor. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Poppy & Stella A charming pair of butterflies add delightful whimsy to your daily look in a gold and faux pearl. \u2014 Karen Jackson, Baltimore Sun , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Featuring Cuban mahogany and rich marbles, the public areas of the hotel are sophisticated, with just the right amount of whimsy . \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Sara Story Design adds a touch of whimsy to the family room of this Manhattan apartment by accenting the lacquered cobalt walls with playful pops of pink. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
      "The polka dot pattern adds a touch of whimsy to eight different color options, or go with a classic black or white. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "The sense of whimsy continued as revelers sat down for dinner. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 4 May 2022",
      "In her scripts, Oseman is able to capture the sense of whimsy and earnestness that made her graphic novels, which began as a webcomic, so popular and heartwarming. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Reviewers love the slender steel hairpin legs, which add a touch of whimsy and fun. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "irregular from whim-wham"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203858"
  },
  "waringin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common fig ( Ficus benjamina ) of India that resembles the banyan, is often cultivated for ornament, and has inedible fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u0259\u02c8ri\u014b\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Jav"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203912"
  },
  "wontless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unaccustomed , unwonted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-tl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204720"
  },
  "whorled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or arranged in whorls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u022fr(-\u0259)ld",
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Popp, Marcus, Doubleday and Gange returned to the site together this spring and confirmed the presence of small whorled pogonia, which were in bloom at the time. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Mon\u016b creates elaborate cloud shapes and regal masks that extend past the face and the top of the head, each densely thatched with synthetic blooms, some in neon brights and powder pinks, others evoking the small red heilala or white whorled tiare. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Now, a new study, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, reveals that the whorled ridges of our fingerprints may help explain the extraordinary sensitivity of human touch, reports Nicola Davis for the Guardian. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Its whorled shoots are tiny, typically shorter than eight inches and less than an inch thick. \u2014 Marion Renault, New York Times , 13 Aug. 2019",
      "Its leaves are narrow and whorled , and flowers are green and white with tinges of purple. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "True to its name, the foot-long snail kite eats only snails\u2014its hooked beak is the ideal shape for plucking muscular morsels from whorled shells. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 May 2016",
      "McCormick analyzed the DNA of soil samples collected immediately adjacent to wild small- whorled pogonias, and used that data to calculate how much Russulaceae hyphae was present in the soil at each site. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 19 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205431"
  },
  "whereabout":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun plural",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
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      ": about where : near what place",
      ": the place or general locality where a person or thing is",
      ": near what place : where",
      ": on what business or errand",
      ": near what place",
      ": the place where someone or something is"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
      "\u02c8hwer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
      "\u02c8wer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "where",
      "whither"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Whereabouts did you park the car?",
      "whereabouts do you expect to be on your journey tonight?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
      "Police ask anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts to call 911. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "The soldiers demanded to know the brothers\u2019 whereabouts , but their parents refused to tell them. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The Chicago Police Department is seeking information that could lead to Kierra's whereabouts . \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "The manager of the facility could not provide further information on Margera's whereabouts , and police were unable to find him. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "The news agency has previously sought information on Fan\u2019s whereabouts from the Chinese government and the Chinese Embassy in Washington. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Police returned to the former New Hampshire home of missing Harmony Montgomery Tuesday as part of a months-long search for the girl\u2019s whereabouts , according to the state attorney general. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Anyone with information regarding the man\u2019s identity or whereabouts is asked to contact Transit Police at 617-222-1050. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Anyone with information about TiJae Baker's whereabouts is urged to call the New York Police Department at 800-577-TIPS. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adverb",
      "Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s , adverb suffix) & wher aboute , from where, wher where + about, aboute about \u2014 more at whence"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above",
      "Conjunction",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210243"
  },
  "whole rest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a musical rest corresponding in time value to a whole note"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And that was kind of bothering me throughout the whole rest of the year. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
      "So how does something in this tiny region influence the whole rest of it? \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Yes, the Northern Plains and the Heartland was improving and the Rocky Mountain states, but the whole rest of the country had rising cases. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Jan. 2021",
      "If my aim in life was to save time and money, well, there\u2019s the whole rest of the country just for that! \u2014 Anne Kadet, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "What differentiates The Ministry for the Future from most contemporary fictional future prognostications is that the whole rest of the book is dedicated to reacting to that heat wave and putting measures in place to prevent more such disasters. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "The whole rest of that day seemed a trip back and forth through the small pain in both breasts and my acute awareness of the fact of death in the right one. \u2014 Audre Lorde, Glamour , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "The whole rest of the presentation was carried out in front of a prototype with broken windows. \u2014 Wired , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Currently, San Francisco uses a much more limited manual process to try to avoid prosecutors seeing these things \u2014 the city merely removes the first two pages of the document, but prosecutors get to see the whole rest of the report. \u2014 Sean Hollister, The Verge , 12 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210508"
  },
  "weak link":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the least strong or successful part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211411"
  },
  "whale-backed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shaped like or resembling a whale's back"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212632"
  },
  "woman/man of style":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stylish woman/man"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084423"
  },
  "waterer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that waters : such as",
      ": a person who obtains or supplies drinking water",
      ": a device used for supplying water to livestock and poultry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the most literal analogy is the little hollow spike sold as a slow plant waterer . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "Grounds of the property include a four-stall barn with automatic waterers , a tack room and a nine-car garage. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "An Equestrian dream with 3 stall barn with automatic waterers , 3 stall corrals, full size dressage arena with irrigation, lighting, sand and rubber mulch footing. \u2014 Pomerado News , 25 July 2019",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084531"
  },
  "worn":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of worn past participle of wear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084936"
  },
  "weaky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wet , damp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113ki"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "weak entry 1 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084955"
  },
  "wage bracket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stipulated wage rate varying from a low limit to a high limit for a particular purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075111"
  },
  "wor":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "worshipful"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080004"
  },
  "wreathingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a wreathing manner : spirally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080321"
  },
  "wasp waist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very slender waist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bright yellow stripes, with that narrow wasp waist , and a smooth, furless body. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "Gucci and Balenciaga logos were splashed across monogram outerwear and boulder shoulder, wasp waist suiting\u2014clearly Demna's influence. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The California Gold Rush was responsible for turning the wasp waist of the Americas into a crazily congested thoroughfare. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Ideals of female beauty that can only be met through painful processes of physical manipulation have always been with us, from tiny feet in imperial China to wasp waists in nineteenth-century Europe. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Another is looking for historical inspiration\u20141950s-style wasp waists or 80s-era padded shoulders. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 4 May 2018",
      "Enamored, ladies followed Hepburn\u2019s lead, penciling in their eyebrows with points and cinching their middles to imitate the former ballerina\u2019s wasp waist . \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2018",
      "Another is looking for historical inspiration\u20141950s-style wasp waists or 80s-era padded shoulders. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 4 May 2018",
      "Enamored, ladies followed Hepburn\u2019s lead, penciling in their eyebrows with points and cinching their middles to imitate the former ballerina\u2019s wasp waist . \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081408"
  },
  "water puppy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mud puppy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081457"
  },
  "water equivalent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the product of the mass of a body by its specific heat equal numerically to the mass of water that is equivalent in thermal capacity to the body in question"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081921"
  },
  "withness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or fact of being close to or connected with someone or something : close association or proximity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "with entry 1 + -ness"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083640"
  },
  "weariful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing weariness",
      ": tedious",
      ": full of weariness : wearied"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-\u0113-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084441"
  },
  "when you come (right) down to it":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": when one considers what is really true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084518"
  },
  "waitron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waitperson"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-\u02cctr\u00e4n",
      "-tr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "blend of waiter or waitress and -tron (suggesting the machinelike impersonality of such work), later (perhaps influenced by neutron ) taken as a gender-neutral term"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084835"
  },
  "weasel-faced":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a thin sharp face like that of a weasel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085239"
  },
  "wanchancy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ill-fated , mischievous",
      ": uncanny , weird"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u00e4n\u02c8chan(t)s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Scots wanchance misfortune (from wan- deficient, mis-\u2014from Middle English\u2014+ chance ) + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085305"
  },
  "waitress":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who waits tables (as in a restaurant)",
      ": a girl or woman who serves food to people at tables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-tr\u0259s",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-tr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Supported herself as a waitress and back-up singer before being signed to Columbia Records. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "His investigation takes him to the Iceberg Lounge (run by Colin Farrell's mob lieutenant Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. the Penguin), where Selina scrapes out a living as a waitress and occasional drug dealer. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Zola herself is played with easygoing confidence and sass by Taylour Paige; the character is a waitress and part-time stripper who gets an immediate girl-crush on Stefani (Riley Keough) when the latter turns up in a diner booth one day. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
      "In the 148-post saga, the narrator, a waitress and sometime stripper, meets a fellow exotic dancer named Jessica. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 29 June 2021",
      "Based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, the musical is about a waitress and aspiring baker in a small town in Indiana. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2022",
      "Single and raising two daughters, Ms. Judd left school and worked as a model, waitress and secretary, including for the band Fifth Dimension. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Nicholson would win his third Oscar for playing a misanthropic, misogynistic author who forges an unlikely friendship with a waitress and an artist. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Bembenek briefly worked as a Playboy Club waitress in Lake Geneva before becoming a Milwaukee police officer in 1980. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090018"
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  "whistle-stop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small station at which trains stop only on signal : flag stop",
      ": a small community",
      ": a brief personal appearance especially by a political candidate usually on the rear platform of a train during the course of a tour",
      ": to make a tour especially in a political campaign with many brief personal appearances in small communities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-s\u0259l-\u02ccst\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bourg",
      "hamlet",
      "townlet",
      "vill",
      "village"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1952, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090626"
  },
  "worker major":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": maxim sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "worker + major , adjective"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1858, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090637"
  },
  "weanel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weanling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English weynelle , from wenen, weynen to wean"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103549"
  },
  "winning gallery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a netted opening which is below the side penthouse, which is farthest from the dedans, and into which a played ball is counted as winning in court tennis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122436"
  },
  "white-lipped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having white lips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122738"
  },
  "wool grader":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that grades or classes fleeces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124044"
  },
  "whither":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to what place",
      ": to what situation, position, degree, or end",
      ": to what place",
      ": to what situation, position, degree, or end",
      ": to the place at, in, or to which",
      ": to which place",
      ": to whatever place",
      ": to what place or situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8hwi-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wi-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "where",
      "whereabouts",
      "whereabout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "He grew up in New York City whither his family had immigrated in the early 1920s.",
      "whither are you going, my lady?"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adverb",
      "Middle English, from Old English hwider ; akin to Latin quis who and to Old English hi der hither \u2014 more at who , hither"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Conjunction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124543"
  },
  "wave pool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Spend a day at Sandy Beach Water Park with a wave pool , lazy river, and cabanas. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
      "Top of the kids\u2019 list: the Soundwaves water attraction, which boasts a massive outdoor wave pool and indoor surf simulator. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Best For: Catching rays at the Mandalay Bay wave pool . \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
      "Big Surf, which is believed to have been home to the first wave pool in the country, has been closed since the summer 2019 season ended. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Find over 50 water features, like a wave pool , tube slides, water slides, sprayground area for kids and more at Kings Island's Soak City. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
      "Additional features coming later this summer include an outdoor wave pool with integrated surf simulator and concert stage. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
      "Maggie\u2019s favorite was Abby\u2019s Fairy Flight, a carnival-style swing ride that would be the perfect way to dry off after splashing around in the wave pool . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "With her newest album, Three Dimensions Deep, which debuted on January 28th on EMI/PMR Records, Mark is once again diving into the deep end of the emotional wave pool . \u2014 Deidre Dyer, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1977, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125022"
  },
  "whole plate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a photographic plate or film 6\u00b9/\u2082 \u00d78\u00b9/\u2082 inches in size"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130512"
  },
  "whereafter":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": after which"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wherafter , from wher where + after"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131839"
  },
  "wallaby":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos (especially genus Macropus ) \u2014 compare rock wallaby"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-l\u0259-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The zoo called off the search a week later for the tiny wallaby , which is believed to have been carried off by a predator. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
      "Four Bennett's wallaby joeys, or baby wallabies, were also born recently. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "The Michigan zoo first announced the arrival of the wallaby on Friday, sharing photos of the animal with its mother on social media. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "The new addition to the zoo was announced Friday morning in a post that said 4-year-old wallaby Sprocket gave birth to her first joey. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2022",
      "The quokka -- a type of small wallaby -- doesn't actually hurl its baby toward a predator. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 8 May 2022",
      "Faulk said no wallaby sightings had been reported as of Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Finally on Friday morning, an alert curator spotted what looked like a wallaby footprint and followed the tracks to a service area in the park. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Any member of the public who sees the wallaby is encouraged not to approach it and to contact the Memphis Zoo at 901-333-6500. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) walabi, waliba"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132759"
  },
  "waitperson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant) : a waiter or waitress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101t-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gar\u00e7on",
      "server",
      "waiter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "asked the waitperson what she would recommend on the menu"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133114"
  },
  "whirlpool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a confused tumult and bustle : whirl",
      ": a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed",
      ": water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn : eddy , vortex",
      ": whirlpool bath",
      ": a rapid swirl of water with a low place in the center into which floating objects are drawn",
      ": whirlpool bath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-\u02ccp\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259rl-\u02ccp\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl-",
      "\u02c8hw\u0259r(-\u0259)l-\u02ccp\u00fcl, \u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gulf",
      "maelstrom",
      "vortex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.",
      "in The Odyssey , Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Previously, scientists spotted a similar whirlpool over Hawaii. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "The water park has three slides (two tube slides and a body slide); the Waukesha WaterWorks water playground, which has its own children's slides and a dump bucket; and Night Fall Springs, an indoor/outdoor whirlpool . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "The outdoor space features a lovely brick side patio and a resort-style backyard with an in-ground pool and whirlpool spa. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "This upscale, family-friendly property boasts 115 bright and airy accommodations, as well as an oceanfront swimming pool, whirlpool , and separate children's pool. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "In addition to the lazy river, the hotel's expansive sixth-floor Altitude Rooftop & Pool is home to an infinity pool and whirlpool lined with lounge chairs and cabanas. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Water features include zero-depth areas, flume and tunnel slides, a vortex whirlpool , competition pool, diving well and two 1-meter boards. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "The Subaru Telescope on top of Mauna Kea recorded what appeared to be a flying whirlpool in the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, Live Science reports. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Earlier this week, a mysterious flying whirlpool was spotted over the Maunakea Observatories in Hawaii. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133313"
  },
  "weigela":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Weigela ) of showy eastern Asian shrubs of the honeysuckle family",
      ": one ( W. florida ) widely grown for its usually pink or red funnel-shaped flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u012b-\u02c8j\u0113-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Christian E. Weigel \u20201831 German physician"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133320"
  },
  "whereanent":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concerning which"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "where entry 1 + anent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133838"
  },
  "wide-screen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a projected picture whose aspect ratio is substantially greater than 1.33:1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bd-\u02c8skr\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134131"
  },
  "wimick":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cry , whimper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134200"
  },
  "waffle iron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cooking utensil having two hinged metal parts that shut upon each other and impress surface projections on waffles that are being cooked",
      ": a cooking utensil with two hinged metal parts that come together for making waffles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For a hearty brekkie combo that can just as easily be a dinner sandwich, get out the waffle iron and fry up some eggs. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
      "The compact cooking gadget is Amazon's best-selling waffle iron overall, and it's received over 162,000 five-star ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "And the compact gadget is Amazon's best-selling waffle iron overall, beating hundreds of other models. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Brush a waffle iron with oil or spray with nonstick spray, and preheat it according to the manufacturer\u2019s directions. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Spray heated waffle iron with a light coat of cooking spray (before the FIRST batch only). \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "The triple-coat matte black and red collection was a massive hit\u2014the TRNR, a rotating double waffle iron , sold out in 72 hours. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "But this isn't the traditional hot waffle iron and bran cereal buffet that hotel guests may remember from pre-pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Make sure that your waffle iron is unplugged from its electrical source. \u2014 Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134244"
  },
  "warming house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": calefactory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135252"
  },
  "whisper glottis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the opening between the arytenoid cartilages as distinguished from that between the vocal cords proper \u2014 compare cord glottis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from its use in the production of whisper"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140347"
  },
  "wet-bulb temperature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": temperature indicated by a wet-bulb thermometer that is lower than the actual temperature of the air \u2014 compare psychrometer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141034"
  },
  "weak mayor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mayor in a mayor-council method of municipal government whose powers of policy-making and administration are by charter in large degree subordinate to the council \u2014 compare council-manager plan , strong mayor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141100"
  },
  "woolgather":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to engage in woolgathering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307l-\u02ccga-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccge-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1796, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142221"
  },
  "whirlpool bath":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a therapeutic bath in which all or part of the body is exposed to forceful whirling currents of hot water",
      ": a therapeutic bath in which all or part of the body is exposed to forceful whirling currents of hot water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Go for The Works ($329): a mud bath with facial mask, mineral whirlpool bath , geo-steam room, blanket wrap and 30-minute massage. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The Renova Spa offers a sauna, whirlpool bath , and a variety of treatments. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The Royal Suites are the epitome of opulence, with two king beds and an open-air terrace featuring a private grand whirlpool bath . \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Those needing to recuperate from over-indulgences in Napa Valley\u2019s more hifalutin offerings may wish to indulge in the Body Brew: a mineral whirlpool bath treatment with fresh hops, dry ale yeast, malt, barley, and a local beer on the side. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 24 May 2021",
      "Going to a spa, gym, or another club to soak in a whirlpool bath is nothing short of a luxury. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "The heavy cloth immobilized my limbs, the whirlpool baths churned pleasantly in the background, and, with no smartphone or other distractions, I was forced to succumb to the present. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "And players threw both owner Jerry Hoffberger and personnel director Harry Dalton in the whirlpool bath , fully clothed. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "The temperature is right, like in a whirlpool bath or hot tub, and your muscles expand. \u2014 Dylan Jackson, miamiherald , 7 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142343"
  },
  "whilly":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cajole , wheedle , gull"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wili"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably irregular from whillywha entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142925"
  },
  "white lady's-slipper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a North American lady's slipper ( Cypripedium candidum ) having a greenish white flower striped purplish within"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143220"
  },
  "walk-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator",
      ": consisting of several stories and having no elevator",
      ": designed to allow pedestrians to be served without entering a building",
      ": an apartment or office building of several stories that has no elevator",
      ": an apartment or office in such a building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fk-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143827"
  },
  "Woolf engine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the first practical compound engine",
      ": a compound engine having no receiver"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307lf-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Arthur Woolf \u20201837 English mining engineer"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144230"
  },
  "white lettuce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rattlesnake root sense a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1747, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144234"
  },
  "wisteria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Wisteria ) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern U.S. that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (such as W. sinensis and W. floribunda ) grown as ornamentals",
      ": a woody vine that is grown for its long clusters of violet, white, or pink flowers"
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      "wi-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The wisteria drips from the archway while classical music plays over the loudspeakers. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The wisteria , rolling green hills, and stately buildings are irresistible, especially in the spring. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Suddenly, everyone was interested in buying empire-waist dresses, touring the south of England, and decorating their homes with wisteria . \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The Chinese wisteria planted in 1892 flourished in SoCal\u2019s mild weather, growing branches that measured 500 feet by 1994, the year Guinness World Records made the claim official. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Brick and wrought-iron garden gates and doors, many the hosts of thick accumulations of climbing wisteria and ivy, connect the rooms and are one of the few reminders of passing time. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Come spring, the space will be overrun with jasmine, wisteria and blossoming plum trees. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The hand-poured, soy-wax blend combines the scents of citrus, wisteria , and palm leaf. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Wisteria Cabin, named for the wisteria growing around the structure, is the second building on the property. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
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      "New Latin Wisteria , from Caspar Wistar \u20201818 American physician"
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      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145741"
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      "noun"
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      ": a pure white domestic fowl of outstanding egg-producing ability constituting a variety of the Leghorn breed"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150136"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": departure , leave-taking , death"
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      "wagang, wa'gang from wa + gang (act of going); waganging from wa + ganging , gerund of gang (to go); wagaun from wa + Scots gaun , gerund of go"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151614"
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      "adjective"
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      ": having no wreath"
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      "\u02c8r\u0113thl\u0259\u0307s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151617"
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      "noun"
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      ": the surface layer of a pavement that takes the wear of traffic"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152252"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155248"
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      "adjective"
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      ": wrinkled , shriveled"
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      "alteration of writhled"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155314"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": immediately after doing or saying that"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161033"
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      "noun"
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      ": mustelidae"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164012"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
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      ": the complex of policies, attitudes, and beliefs associated with the welfare state"
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      "\u02c8wel-\u02ccfer-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164208"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a blush wine made from zinfandel grapes"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But, as wine drinkers were introduced to dry ros\u00e9s, white zinfandel fell out of fashion. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Wines include pinot grigio, cabernet and white zinfandel . \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 11 June 2021",
      "All-you-can-drink: The dinner price includes seasonal beers, Bud Light and Liberty Creek Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and white Zinfandel included. \u2014 Melissa Yeager, azcentral , 7 June 2019",
      "Its nadir may have been during the white zinfandel wave that surged out of California in the late \u201970s, tinting everyone\u2019s ros\u00e9-colored glasses with the skewed perspective that all pink wines were sweet. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
      "Some are mediocre, and some are sweet pink confections like the white zinfandels of the 1970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 5 July 2018",
      "That\u2019s this kind of white zinfandel \u2013 strawberries without the shortcake and whipped cream, but with a lilting sweetness and enough rejuvenating acidity for it to be paired with sandwiches of ham and cheese, curried chicken or tuna. \u2014 Mike Dunne, sacbee , 20 June 2018",
      "Easton Wines As wine, the zinfandel grape is interpreted in all sorts of ways, from playful white zinfandel to somber port. \u2014 Mike Dunne, sacbee , 9 May 2018",
      "Pink wine drinkers used to be shamed for sipping on what was perceived as low-quality, sweet vino \u2014 your grandmother's white zinfandel . \u2014 Rachel Rubenstein, Indianapolis Star , 17 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165631"
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  "Whistler":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that whistles : such as",
      ": any of various birds",
      ": any of numerous oscine birds (especially genus Pachycephala ) found chiefly in Australia and South Pacific islands and having a whistling call",
      ": a large marmot ( Marmota caligata ) of northwestern North America having a shrill alarm call",
      ": a broken-winded horse",
      ": a very-low-frequency radio signal that is generated by lightning discharge, travels along the earth's magnetic-field lines, and produces a sound resembling a whistle of descending pitch in radio receivers",
      "James (Abbott) McNeill 1834\u20131903 American painter and etcher",
      "municipality and resort noted for its ski slopes in the Coast Ranges of southern British Columbia, Canada population 9824"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8(h)wi-sl\u0259r",
      "\u02c8(h)wi-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although the reality check was discouraging, Lowery credited Lebermann with sending him on the path of being a big-band whistler . \u2014 Michael Corcoran, ExpressNews.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Lowery went on to a great career as a whistler , making his name in the 1930s with the Vincent Lopez Orchestra, whose arranger was a trombone player named Glenn Miller. \u2014 Michael Corcoran, ExpressNews.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Let Sean Lomax, a world champion whistler , explain the finer points of this pastime and musical art. \u2014 Patrick Farrell, Wired , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "Then four sacks of puddler decoys and one of whistlers , plus a dozen Canada goose floaters. \u2014 Will Ryans, Field & Stream , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader \u2014 a shrieker, mumbler, droner, tooth whistler or overzealous thespian \u2014 is an experience that can truly ruin a book. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader \u2014 a shrieker, mumbler, droner, tooth whistler or overzealous thespian \u2014 is an experience that can truly ruin a book. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader \u2014 a shrieker, mumbler, droner, tooth whistler or overzealous thespian \u2014 is an experience that can truly ruin a book. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader \u2014 a shrieker, mumbler, droner, tooth whistler or overzealous thespian \u2014 is an experience that can truly ruin a book. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165746"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whispered speech",
      ": gossip , rumor",
      ": a sibilant sound : whisper",
      ": making a sibilant sound",
      ": spreading confidential and especially derogatory reports"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wi-sp(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s only so much whispering that can be directed at jets. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Winter was serenaded with blood orange and other colorful citrus slices in a salad sharpened with red onion and whispering of Sicilian oregano. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The scene was still eerie: the gloom, the heat, the whispering , the low, insistent whine of the jet engine, the mass of dim faces crowded so close together. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "On one hand, there was a bevy of huge, crazy Tribal Councils with last-second whispering and maneuvering leading to jaw-dropping exits. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Days after her August surgery, Griffin said in an Instagram video that her voice was still really hoarse, half- whispering in a gruff, barely recognizable voice. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But because Cage didn\u2019t hear the whispering voices that would lead them to the tree of life, he gets zapped in the flare. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "That's probably why your voice has been so hoarse this season \u2014 from the excessive amount of faux- whispering going down. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Days before its departure, the train was alive, with the locomotives\u2019 4,000-horsepower engines idling nearly silently and the coach-car air conditioning whispering . \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The stage has been extended into the theater to create greater proximity to the audience, and the actors strive for naturalism, but the whispering quality that Nelson achieved isn\u2019t feasible in this grander space. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "No more whispering in the remote and soft-spoken Mountain West. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171134"
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  "wobbling disk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": swash plate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172024"
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  "welter-out":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rander who trims shoe welts"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172246"
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  "waythorn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common buckthorn ( Rhamnus cathartica ) of Eurasia"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-173451"
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      "noun"
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      ": an intermediate stop on a line of travel"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174048"
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      "Definition of walk-round variant of walk-around 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175530"
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  "welterweight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 147 pounds \u2014 compare lightweight , middleweight"
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      "\u02c8wel-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101t"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ken has the frame of a 170 pounder, a welterweight . \u2014 Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
      "Bouts were scheduled by weight class so that smaller boxers like junior lightweight L\u00e1zaro \u00c1lvarez, a three-time Olympic bronze medalist, and welterweight Roniel Iglesias, a two-time Olympic champion, fought earlier in the evening. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, at Brooks City Base\u2019s Hangar 9, San Antonio welterweight Jairo Castaneda (13-2, 5 KOs) takes on Leonardo Esquivel Carrizales (5-7-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round bout atop an 11-bout card in former fighter Luis Villarreal\u2019s promotional debut. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
      "Benavidez doesn't have the resum\u00e9 that Garcia has, but his only loss was to the still undefeated Terence Crawford in a WBO welterweight title bout in 2018. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "Marquez, the son of former Olympian and world champion Raul Marquez, won the four-round welterweight bout 40-36, 39-37 and 39-37. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Charlo\u2019s victory is a landmark moment in the history of top fighters between middleweight and welterweight . \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 15 May 2022",
      "Charlo follows the recent undisputed claims of current super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Scotland\u2019s Josh Taylor, who collected all four junior- welterweight belts last year. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
      "Former unified light- welterweight world champion Amir Khan retired. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "welter \"a heavyweight horseman or boxer\" (of obscure origin) + weight entry 1",
      "Note: Compare welter in Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary : \"anything large of its kind; a 'whopper'\" (attestation mostly from west Midlands)."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1892, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175706"
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small wreath"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181107"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made of wire",
      ": resembling wire especially in form and flexibility",
      ": produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire",
      ": being lean, supple, and vigorous : sinewy",
      ": being slender yet strong and muscular",
      ": coarse and stiff"
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      "\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u012br-\u0113"
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      "a man with long, wiry arms",
      "She was lean and wiry from years of working out.",
      "He has dark, wiry hair.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "You Hui, a wiry retiree who worked in public relations, skipped that technique on his way out, opting instead to clamber directly over the top of a different section of fencing. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
      "Lacrosse is a game of very specific roles, and Barnwell, 6 feet, and 175 pounds, wiry and fast, takes on an unglamorous task and has been teaching it to the young players who will return. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
      "Damian was nice-looking\u2014with wiry dark hair and wide-apart brown eyes flecked with gold\u2014but characterless to the point of oddity. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Tommy is a wiry , bespectacled 24-year-old, whereas Ray, 20, is stocky and gregarious, a bit of a smartass. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "That led to a three-hole playoff at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., between Thomas and Zalatoris, two wiry Americans who nuke golf balls despite their slight frames. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "There was Alex, 34, a tall, blond boxing trainer; Andrei Kolupailo, 47, a towering businessman; and Oleksi Shapoval, 33, a wiry construction worker. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "There was Alex, 34, a tall, blonde boxing trainer, Andrei Kolupailo, 47, a towering businessman, and Oleksi Shapoval, 33, a wiry construction worker. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Deputies threw the wiry 53-year-old to the floor and handcuffed him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182912"
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  "welted thistle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a European biennial thistle ( Carduus crispus ) that is introduced in North America and has the flower heads in crowded clusters at the ends of spiny-winged branches"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183343"
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      ": to look for (someone or something expected)",
      ": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183653"
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  "well-dressing":{
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    "definitions":[
      ": an ancient custom in rural areas in England of adorning local wells with floral decorations usually as part of a religious service in thanksgiving for an abundant supply of pure water"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184757"
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  "whitey wood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": mahoe sense 3"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185041"
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  "what price glory/fame":{
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of what price glory / fame \u2014 used to suggest that glory/fame may not be worth what a person has to lose or give up in order to get it"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185149"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the city of Chicago, Illinois"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the Windy City , nickname for Chicago"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195528"
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  "watershoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sucker , water sprout",
      ": water draining off a piece of land",
      ": a trough or channel for discharging water (as from a downspout)",
      ": drip sense 4"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200839"
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  "wreath shell":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": turban shell"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-200959"
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    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Cariban people of the borderlands of Brazil, British Guiana, and Surinam",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Waiwai people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012b\u02ccw\u012b"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201405"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": over or through a wide area",
      ": to a great extent",
      ": by or among a large well-dispersed group of people",
      ": over a broad range"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bd-l\u0113"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
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      "Their products are widely available.",
      "a widely known political figure",
      "The books are widely read by adults as well as children.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the charts become used more widely , the tool needs to be used in a focused manner with consideration of the negative impacts on self-image that could happen to people who fall outside of normal ranges. \u2014 Kasra Zarei, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "This transition was accompanied by a surge in popularity of the Glock semiautomatic handgun and AR-15-type rifle, first widely used by law enforcement and in the military, in its fully automatic version. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "Every company has a group of apps that are used widely . \u2014 Lior Yaari, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Since 2016, the EPA\u2019s legal limit in drinking water for two of the most widely used of these compounds, PFOS and PFOA, was 70 parts per trillion. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "Stability or Persistence? Fluorinated chemicals, including PFASs, have been widely used in consumer products since the 1940s. \u2014 Meg Wilcox, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
      "Fuel prices have been breaking records recently, and diesel fuel is used widely by trucks and sport utility vehicles like the Chevrolet Suburban. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
      "In the West, the charge of antisemitism is widely used to silence Palestinian experiences and history. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Large language model technology is already widely used, for example in Google\u2019s conversational search queries or auto-complete emails. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201455"
  },
  "wedgebill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Australian crested bird ( Sphenostoma cristatum ) that has a wedge-shaped bill and is related to the bellbird ( Oreoica gutturalis )",
      ": a South American hummingbird ( Schistes geoffroyi ) having a very thick tapered bill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wedge entry 1 + bill"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205253"
  },
  "warehouser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": warehouseman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02cchau\u0307-z\u0259r",
      "-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205951"
  },
  "withdrawing room":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room to retire to (as from a dining room)",
      ": drawing room"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210223"
  },
  "water fence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stream or ditch that forms a boundary (as of a field)",
      ": a fence (as between fields) extending out into a margining body of water so that grazing animals may not pass by water from one plot to another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212109"
  },
  "winter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox",
      ": the colder half of the year",
      ": year",
      ": a period of inactivity or decay",
      ": to pass the winter",
      ": to feed or find food during the winter",
      ": to keep, feed, or manage during the winter",
      ": of, relating to, or suitable for winter",
      ": sown in the autumn and harvested in the following spring or summer",
      "\u2014 compare summer",
      ": the season between autumn and spring (as from December to March in the northern half of the earth)",
      ": one of the years of a person's life",
      ": to pass the winter",
      ": to keep, feed, or manage during the winter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8win-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8win-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "downtime",
      "layoff",
      "time-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Windows framed a view of winter -bare branches creaking in the wind. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Another cold morning is expected on Friday in the Northeast, with winter -like conditions expected. \u2014 Max Golembo, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "And there will be enough snow to make the valleys look winter -like as well. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Several hundred winter -run Chinook also have tiny transmitters inserted by hand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Cold fronts don't run through Texas every winter ; the state can often go decades between major cold snaps. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Since its original construction, the delicate culverts and drains had to be cleaned every winter , and issues with both draining and washouts started in the 1940s. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Single winter -blooming witch hazel can put on a show for well more than a month. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Tory Burch\u2019s Fair Isle-style wool sweater would also look great, especially paired with winter -friendly Marc Fisher booties and a faux fur headband. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Since being launched, EIV has cruised Western Med hotspots, like the Amalfi Coast and Capri, and zipped across the Atlantic to winter in St. Barths, and the Bahamas. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "For those looking to upgrade your mom\u2019s go-to tote for grocery runs, Paravel\u2019s colorful cabana tote not only allows for chic monogramming, but will also make the transition to winter a bit more cheerful too. \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Southwest Airlines is adding direct flights from Dallas to winter ski destinations in Montrose and Steamboat Springs, Colo., as the carrier tries to broaden its footprint during the COVID-19 pandemic to make up for fewer passengers. \u2014 Dallas News , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "Chafing under the restrictive Victorian naval discipline Scott had imposed on the wintering party, Shackleton volunteered to assist the meteorologist in taking daily observations from a nearby hilltop. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 May 2020",
      "This group is now genetically distinct from the rest of the population, which migrates further south to Mediterranean wintering grounds. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "This group is now genetically distinct from the rest of the population, which migrates further south to Mediterranean wintering grounds. \u2014 Julian Avery, The Conversation , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Canadians who winter in the U.S. are also expected to be exempt from the travel restrictions. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "More than a foot of snow fell in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with snow covering areas that were more accustomed to winter rain. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Though convention might tell us to spruce and upgrade our space in the spring (alongside a feverish amount of post- winter cleaning), there is a case to be made for elevating your home right now, mid-fall and pre-holidays. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "The park usually has a post- winter cleanup day for staff around Earth Day but hadn\u2019t done one for the public before, officials said. \u2014 Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "That means four seasons of activities, all building on what Buck Hill already does post- winter : concerts, car shows, mountain biking and catered events. \u2014 Lee Svitak Dean, Star Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "Winter visitors can catch a glimpse of the refuge\u2019s migrating tundra swans. \u2014 Danielle Ohl, baltimoresun.com , 3 Aug. 2017",
      "Gigi appears in Stuart Weitzman's Fall/ Winter 2017 campaign in the sleekest boots (including The Cling Bootie), bright pink blush, and a Shay Ashual wig that totally fooled us at first glance. \u2014 Sarah Wu, Allure , 12 July 2017",
      "Gigi appeared in Stuart Weitzman's Fall/ Winter 2017 campaign in the sleekest boots (including The Cling Bootie), bright pink blush, and a Shay Ashual wig that totally fooled us at first glance. \u2014 Sarah Wu, Teen Vogue , 12 July 2017",
      "In The Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes is turned into a weapon with no agency of his own. \u2014 Jenna Pearl, Marie Claire , 5 June 2017",
      "Winter Carnival events for Feb. 3 and 4 will be announced later. \u2014 Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities , 25 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wintar winter and perhaps to Lithuanian vanduo water, Old English w\u00e6ter \u2014 more at water"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213202"
  },
  "woo":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with : court",
      ": to solicit or entreat especially with importunity",
      ": to seek to gain or bring about",
      ": to court a woman",
      ": to try to gain the love of",
      ": to try to gain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fc",
      "\u02c8w\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ask (for)",
      "court",
      "flirt (with)",
      "invite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The store had a sale in an effort to woo new customers.",
      "The company must find creative ways to woo new employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even Marvin Lewis, whose good work here set the table for what\u2019s happening now, didn\u2019t exactly woo top tier players. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Will Smith stars as a smooth-talking who man falls for a columnist (Eva Mendes) while helping a shy accountant (Kevin James) woo a beautiful heiress. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava of Downey Warren will woo college football scouts with his volleyball skills in the spring, then provide oohs and ahhs by throwing 50 touchdowns in the fall. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Crossdressing in pursuit of love is a centuries-old theatrical device; even Viola, Shakespeare\u2019s noblest heroine, costumed herself like a man to woo one, albeit with significantly more poetry. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Indeed, like so many movements that purport to criticize corporate capitalism, woo itself is largely a product of cutting-edge advertising techniques, the profit motive, and capitalist ideology. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Suburban home builders woo buyers by slathering them with gables and bays and balustrades and porticos and portholes, a profusion that the critic Kate Wagner has chronicled magnificently in her blog McMansion Hell. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "In July, Lightfoot traveled to the Bay Area to woo companies, selling Chicago as a tech destination. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The federal government is trying to woo people by putting vaccines in community hubs like barber shops; making plans to offer child care; and by organizing rides to vaccination sites. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 6 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wowen , from Old English w\u014dgian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213514"
  },
  "with the benefit of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with the help of (something) : by using (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214608"
  },
  "wash oil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": oil (as straw oil) used in scrubbing especially coke-oven gas for absorbing light oil and recovering benzene and other aromatic compounds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221642"
  },
  "way station":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a station set between principal stations on a line of travel (such as a railroad)",
      ": an intermediate stopping place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "station",
      "stop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a way station for truck drivers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the bastion of the privileged few, the campus soon came to be seen as a way station along the road to the middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "After another train pulled in from Zaporizhzhia, a southeastern city that has been a way station for people fleeing Mariupol and its environs, a young volunteer spoke quietly with an elderly woman who was leaning on a cane and sobbing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, at least two Russian attacks hit the city of Zaporizhzhia, a way station for people fleeing Mariupol, though no one was wounded, the regional governor said. \u2014 Adam Schreck, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For the last few weeks, Calvary Chapel in Chula Vista, Calif., has been a way station for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "For the past two weeks, Calvary Chapel in Chula Vista has been a way station for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Lviv is a both a way station for Ukrainians headed abroad, and a haven for the legions who hope to remain in their homeland but fled fighting in their areas. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Southern Mexico has for decades been a way station for Central American migrants seeking to make their way to the United States. \u2014 Lillian Perlmutter, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Mihailenko had a place to go \u2014 to a daughter in London \u2014 but this way station in Moldova struck her as impossibly sad, a place where any conversation with other refugees would lead to tears. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222041"
  },
  "Waspy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, associated with, characterized by, or suggestive of WASPs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-sp\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223015"
  },
  "wasn't born yesterday":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wasn't born yesterday \u2014 used to say that someone is unlikely to believe something that is not true or to trust someone who is not trustworthy He said he'd pay me back, but I'll believe it when I see it. I wasn't born yesterday ."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224520"
  },
  "worldling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person engrossed in the concerns of this present world"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)ld-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8w\u0259rl-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225709"
  },
  "when you're hot, you're hot":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of when you're hot, you're hot \u2014 used to say that when a person or a team is having good luck, the person or team can keep succeeding or winning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231141"
  },
  "water engine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fire engine",
      ": an engine used to pump up water (as from a well)",
      ": an engine for applying water power",
      ": a hydraulic engine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232709"
  },
  "weight for age":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weight apportioned to a racehorse according to its age irrespective of any other penalties or allowances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234350"
  },
  "watcheye":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": walleye sense 1",
      ": a walleye of a dog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234931"
  },
  "weirdie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weirdo"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-234952"
  },
  "with the best will in the world":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with the most sincere desire and effort to do something good or worthwhile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235235"
  },
  "walker":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that walks : such as",
      ": a competitor in a walking race",
      ": a peddler going on foot",
      ": a temporary male escort of socially prominent women attending usually public events",
      ": something used in walking: such as",
      ": a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person",
      ": a walking shoe",
      ": a framework designed to support an infant learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person",
      "Alice Malsenior 1944\u2013 American writer",
      "John E(rnest) 1941\u2013 British biochemist",
      "William 1824\u20131860 American filibuster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u022f-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambler",
      "hiker",
      "perambulator",
      "rambler",
      "tramper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She joined a group of walkers in the neighborhood.",
      "I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But consider that, for example, the typical hourly rate for a dog walker on the pet-services site Rover in my neighborhood is $40 an hour. \u2014 Shlomo Benartzi, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker in a robbery last year was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday \u2014 and police are now searching for him. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The event will feature a stilt walker , magic shows, balloon animals, petting zoo, inflatables and more. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
      "Freestanding items for sale included antique farm implements donated by Sue Bower of Brunswick, three antique beds, an overstuffed chair, a walker , a very old wrought iron sewing machine cabinet, mannequins and old boards from the barn. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "But today, equipped with an electrode device implanted on his spinal cord, Roccati can enjoy the simple things again: standing at a bar for drinks with friends, taking a shower without a chair and even strolling through the town with a walker . \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That same day after school, Davyon saw a house fire and ran to help a woman with a walker get out of the home. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Johnson performed the Heimlich maneuver on a classmate and helped a woman on a walker escape a fire in her home on Dec. 9, according to the Muskogee Police Department. \u2014 Nadine El-bawab, ABC News , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "After school, Johnson spotted a woman with a walker attempting to escape a burning home. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000244"
  },
  "wari":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mancala"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "w\u00e4\u02c8r\u0113",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from native name in western Africa"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000529"
  },
  "wonted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": usual or ordinary especially by reason of established habit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u022fn-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8w\u014dn-",
      "also",
      "or"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002157"
  },
  "well-dressed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wearing attractive or fashionable clothes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010352"
  },
  "wreathy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the form of a wreath",
      ": constituting a wreath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8r\u0113-th\u0113",
      "-t\u035fh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012006"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-014116"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015641"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a light blue color",
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      ": a light blue angler's fly"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4ch\u0259\u0307t"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wachet , from Old North French"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020806"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a peccary ( Tayassu pecari ) that is larger than the collared peccary and predominantly blackish with whitish cheeks"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020823"
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    "type":[
      "interjection"
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    "definitions":[
      ": gee entry 6"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wil\u0259\u0307k\u0259(r)z",
      "-l\u0113k-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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      "origin unknown"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021058"
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  "wait out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to await an end to"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033226"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": very useful, valuable, or important"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045321"
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    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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      ": california yellow bells"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "whispering entry 2"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045802"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": according to most people's belief"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051215"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      "worshiping, worshipping (present participle of worship entry 2 ) + -ly"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051525"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": three-gaited"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-051833"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": torenia sense 2"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-063754"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of numerous semiaquatic shrews usually living adjacent to swift-flowing streams and having hind feet that are typically fringed with long stiff hairs and are sometimes partially webbed: such as",
      ": a widely distributed Old World shrew ( Neomys fodiens )",
      ": any of several shrews (genus Chimarrogale ) of Japan, Borneo, and Sumatra",
      ": any of several web-footed shrews (genus Nectogale ) of Tibetan uplands",
      ": a common North American shrew ( Sorex palustris )"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064538"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": whim-wham"
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      "-\u02c8(h)wamz\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "reduplication of whimsy entry 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070859"
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  "Worcester":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": low-fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751",
      "Joseph Emerson 1784\u20131865 American lexicographer",
      "city in east central Massachusetts west of Boston population 181,045",
      "county of west central England; capital Worcester area 704 square miles (1823 square kilometers), population 566,000",
      "city and capital of Worcestershire and formerly capital of Hereford and Worcester population 100,000"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1783, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071638"
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  "wootz":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a steel made anciently in India by crude methods in small crucibles according to the oldest known process for making fused steel"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00fcts"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps a mistranscription of wook , borrowed from Kannada urku, ukku \"something melted, fused metal, steel\""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071739"
  },
  "wool grading":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the separation of whole fleeces according to quality, condition, soundness, and color into lots similar in character and value"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072215"
  },
  "whipping cream":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cream suitable for whipping that by law contains not less than 30 percent butterfat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072544"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being worn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014drnn\u0259\u0307s",
      "\u02c8w\u022fr-"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072847"
  },
  "wirr":{
    "type":[
      "noun or verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": growl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073521"
  },
  "Worcestershire sauce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pungent sauce whose ingredients include soy, vinegar, and garlic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wu\u0307-st\u0259r-\u02ccshir-",
      "-st\u0259-",
      "-sh\u0259r-",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Worcestershire , England, where it was originally made"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073529"
  },
  "whipping post":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a post to which offenders are tied to be legally whipped"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Forty-eight years after formally ridding whipping from its laws as a criminal punishment, the state of Delaware will be removing a public whipping post on Wednesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020",
      "This is the last Delaware whipping post to be removed. \u2014 Allen Kim And Sheena Jones, CNN , 1 July 2020",
      "In her 90s, Hollingsworth's recollection of Delaware's relationship with the whipping post began in the 1930s. \u2014 Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2020",
      "An 8-foot tall whipping post was removed from a Delaware county courthouse square Wednesday after activists said the post was a reminder of racial discrimination. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2020",
      "The whipping post was originally located on the grounds of the Sussex Correctional Institution south of Georgetown, according to a news release. \u2014 Allen Kim And Sheena Jones, CNN , 1 July 2020",
      "The last to abolish state whippings:Delaware to remove public whipping post Wednesday Follow reporter Meghan Mangrum on Twitter @memangrum. \u2014 Meghan Mangrum, USA TODAY , 30 June 2020",
      "But Blacks weren\u2019t part of the design process, and the memorial\u2019s central visual takeaway \u2014 a Black man with broken shackles kneeling before his white savior, with a whipping post and chains in the background \u2014 has had people cringing for years. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
      "The monument is believed to be located where a slave whipping post once stood, and removing it is a small step in the right direction, Portsmouth activist and organizer Rocky Hines said. \u2014 Sarah Rankin David Crary, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073608"
  },
  "wajang":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of wajang variant spelling of wayang"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074341"
  },
  "withdrawment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": withdrawal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075349"
  },
  "wink at":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pretend not to have seen or noticed (something) : to ignore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080832"
  },
  "won't bite":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of won't bite \u2014 used to indicate that something or someone is safe or accommodating Go talk to him. He won't bite ."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080855"
  },
  "won't":{
    "type":[
      "contraction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": will not",
      ": will not"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u014dnt",
      "New England, upstate New York, and Northern Pennsylvania",
      "\u02c8w\u0259nt",
      "greater NYC",
      "eastern South Carolina",
      "\u02c8wu\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8w\u014dnt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I won't see him today."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081025"
  },
  "wishy-washily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a wishy-washy manner : insipidly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6wish\u0113\u00a6|w\u022fsh\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "-ishi\u00a6|",
      "|w\u00e4sh-",
      "|w\u022fish-",
      "-li",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081455"
  },
  "wasn't":{
    "type":[
      "contraction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": was not",
      ": was not"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259-z\u1d4ant",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-",
      "dialectal also",
      "\u02c8w\u0259-z\u1d4ant",
      "\u02c8w\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083222"
  },
  "weakfish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common marine bony fish ( Cynoscion regalis of the family Sciaenidae) of the eastern coast of the U.S. that is an important sport and food fish",
      ": any of several fishes congeneric with the weakfish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0113k-\u02ccfish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Dutch weekvis , from Dutch week soft + vis fish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083616"
  },
  "well casing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the tubular boring or drilling apparatus used in sinking a well and especially an oil well",
      ": the tubular lining of a bored or drilled well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083653"
  },
  "white-lipped snake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Australian elapid snake ( Denisonia coronoides ) that is related to the copperhead but not especially dangerous, is brown to olive above shading to creamy white or salmon pink ventrally, and has the upper lip usually white and bounded by a black streak and sometimes a yellow collar about the neck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084622"
  },
  "wallaby acacia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shrubby Australian wattle ( Acacia rigens ) having linear terete phyllodes with short often recurved points"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085428"
  },
  "wear iron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an iron plate to take wear: such as",
      ": cramp iron",
      ": tie plate sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "wear entry 2"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085726"
  },
  "whimbrel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a curlew ( Numenius phaeopus ) chiefly of the northern coastal regions of North America and Eurasia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)wim-br\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The migratory path of a whimbrel may extend from nesting areas in the Arctic to wintering grounds as far south as Bolivia. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "In Hampshire County, notable sightings at the Oxbow Marina included a black-bellied plover, a ruddy turnstone, a whimbrel , and a laughing gull. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "From Georges Island in Boston Harbor, sightings included flyby eight great shearwaters, a Cory\u2019s shearwater, 16 Wilson\u2019s storm-petrels, a whimbrel , a Forster\u2019s tern, 12 roseate terns, and two cliff swallows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "One year after trapping the visiting whimbrel , Winn was waiting on Ahanu again. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Last week, 10 white-rumped sandpipers, two pectoral sandpipers, two whimbrels , two glossy ibises, and four field sparrows were also spotted. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "In addition to the Avocet and buff-breasted sandpiper, there were reports of three American golden-plovers, two whimbrels , a Hudsonian godwit, a marbled godwit, and two red knots. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "There were three whimbrels and a western sandpiper among many other shorebirds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 20 piping plovers, 2 whimbrels , 18 Wilson\u2019s storm-petrels, 90 Cory\u2019s shearwaters, and 4 Manx shearwaters. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090723"
  },
  "waiter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that waits on another",
      ": a person who waits tables (as in a restaurant)",
      ": a tray on which something (such as a tea service) is carried : salver",
      ": a person who serves food to people at tables"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8w\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gar\u00e7on",
      "server",
      "waitperson"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "waiters at that elegant restaurant must go through an extended training program before being allowed to serve customers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Your waiter brings over a large chalkboard menu \u2014 and most of it comes from the water surrounding you. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "But on that Saturday night, Manhattans and martinis touted by a white-jacketed waiter flew out a mile a minute, with oysters not far behind. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "He was quickly promoted from waiter to manager within a year, setting the precedent for his future. \u2014 Nishat Baig, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Working at a snack bar or as a camp counselor, lifeguard or a waiter are great options, and with hiring shortages, teens will be in demand. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "And having an interactive experience, like when a waiter pushes over a dessert cart and explains how the chocolate tart at Fanny\u2019s is based on a recipe Francois got from his grandmother, makes dining out feel more special. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The virtual classes, on February 17 and 24, will feature cocktails linked to Cato Alexander and Louis Deal (who, in 1893, faced racist backlash after being promoted from waiter to bartender at Cincinnati\u2019s Atlas Hotel). \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Saturday\u2019s reported attack has only furthered concerns about the safety of Asian Americans in the Las Vegas area following the December shooting of a waiter in Chinatown. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dirndls have disappeared, but the waitresses (and the single male waiter ) seem to have been there forever. \u2014 David Shribman, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090727"
  },
  "welfare work":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": organized efforts by a community, organization, or individual for the social betterment and general improvement in the welfare of a group in society (as underprivileged or disabled persons)",
      ": the provision of fringe benefits (as group insurance and pension plans, medical services, and educational and recreational activities) by a corporation as a labor policy especially during the first quarter of the 20th century"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090840"
  },
  "warehouse-to-warehouse insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marine insurance that covers a cargo through the various stages of transportation, processing, and warehousing from the time it leaves the warehouse of the consignor until it reaches that of the consignee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an auklet ( Aethia pygmaea ) having filamentous white feathers on the sides of the head"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092134"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the systematic dissemination by word of mouth of derogatory rumors or charges especially against a candidate for public office"
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      "He was the target of a whispering campaign started by his political rivals.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Karl Rove reportedly inspired a similar whispering campaign during an Alabama judicial campaign back in the 1990s. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Lingering physical effects from five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam added to concerns about his health, and his staff viewed full transparency as the best response to a whisper campaign about his mental health. \u2014 Matt Viser, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "The eatery is doing a fun whisper campaign this year: The restaurant will post a secret word on Instagram and Facebook, and anyone who mentions the secret word to a server will get a $2 Rita de Casa. \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "Smear sheets and whisper campaigns targeted Brewer, a moderate on racial issues. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Finally, Tom called Karishma\u2019s last-minute whisper campaign at Tribal Council a big act. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "In the company\u2019s version of events, an unspecified person on the communications team hired Definers Public Affairs to monitor press about the company, help with product announcements, and carry out the odd whisper campaign against prominent enemies. \u2014 Casey Newton, The Verge , 17 Nov. 2018",
      "These are the political tactics that people use, and in the past there's evidence these whisper campaigns have been successful. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2018",
      "At the same time, a whisper campaign against him started to get louder. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 1 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092453"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": Pacific halibut infected with a myxosporidian protozoan ( Unicapsula muscularis ) that invades the muscle fibers and forms long swollen cysts which make the flesh unsuitable for table use"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092757"
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      "noun"
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      ": the nature of women : normal womanhood : womanliness"
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      "wu\u0307\u02c8man\u0259t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093516"
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      "noun"
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      ": wide receiver"
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      "\u02c8w\u012bd-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Samuel appeared to relish being used as a 'wide back' last season, breaking an NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a wide receiver with eight as the Niners featured him heavily in the backfield in addition to lining him up as a wideout . \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Tigers could use tight end, Landen King, as a wideout as well, but as of now, there\u2019s no indication that Auburn will air out often. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Calvin Austin III, though only 5-8, is as fast as any wideout in the country and is a really good football player. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s Gates\u2019 son who\u2019s off to the Spartans as a wideout . \u2014 Charles Curtis, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Mohns saw Murphy's talent as a wideout and CB from when Saguaro faced Marcos de Niza and from game films. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Tim Perry played quarterback at Harvard, John Perry starred as a wideout at New Hampshire, Matt Perry played wide receiver at Northeastern, and James Perry was a record-setting quarterback at Brown. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "Eagles was a highly-touted composite four-star recruit at Alief Taylor in Houston, largely due to his elite 6-foot-4, 214-pound frame and potential as a wideout . \u2014 Dallas News , 2 May 2021",
      "Still considered a raw speedster as a wideout , Schwartz could get picked anywhere from early Day 2 to the third day of the draft. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094044"
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    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "geographical name"
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      "1st Marquis of 1760\u20131842 Richard Colley Wellesley British statesman; governor-general of India (1797\u20131805)",
      "town in eastern Massachusetts west-southwest of Boston population 27,982"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8welz-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8welz-l\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094244"
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  "wide-body":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large jet aircraft characterized by a wide cabin"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bd-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094754"
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  "white leg":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": milk leg sense 1"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094833"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": black cherry sense 2"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095129"
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  "winkingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": in a winking manner"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095533"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": something intertwined or arranged in a circular shape: such as",
      ": a decorative arrangement of foliage or flowers on a circular base",
      ": a band of intertwined flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honor or victory : garland",
      ": something having a circular or coiling form",
      ": something twisted or woven into a circular shape"
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      "\u02c8r\u0113th",
      "\u02c8r\u0113th"
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    "examples":[
      "The President laid a wreath of flowers on the hero's grave.",
      "The ancient Romans awarded laurel wreaths to winners of athletic contests.",
      "Every December, I put a Christmas wreath on my front door.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In all their beige sameness, a child might get lost trying to find their way home if not for the occasional wreath , or a garden bed marking the way. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "The vibrant wreath features a twig base adorned with yellow flowers and green jasmine leaves. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Deputy First Class Travis Hart places the wreath at the Harford County Fallen Heroes Memorial, May 9, 2022. \u2014 Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
      "The occasional wreath broke the monotony of dull earthen colors, and, in the front, three rectangular holes awaited the newly fallen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Customize the Easter wreath with your favorite colors and flowers. \u2014 Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Immediately after Royal Oak's annual parades, usually around 10 a.m., the city holds a wreath -laying ceremony at the Royal Oak War Memorial, located just south of the library, which is on the southwest corner of 11 Mile Road and Troy Street. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "Immediately after the service and wreath -laying ceremony, there will be a procession to Maple Shade Cemetery, where a short, graveside service will follow. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "From there, the parade will go north on Main Street to Lila Avenue, turn right on Cemetery Road and conclude at the Greenlawn Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English wrethe , from Old English writha ; akin to Old English wr\u012bthan to twist \u2014 more at writhe"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095636"
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    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Morrison Remick 1816\u20131888 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1874\u201388)"
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      "\u02c8w\u0101t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095708"
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      "abbreviation"
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      "whom it may concern"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101654"
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  "white-leaved sage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": purple sage sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102835"
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  "wheat thrips":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous thrips that infest wheat and damage the grain: such as",
      ": flower thrips",
      ": grain thrips",
      ": grass thrips"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103250"
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  "wearish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tasteless , insipid",
      ": sickly , withered",
      ": squeamish",
      ": being raw and cold"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wirish"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English werische"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103329"
  },
  "work function":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the energy that is needed for a particle to come from the interior of a medium and break through the surface"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104127"
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  "wishful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expressive of a wish : hopeful",
      ": having a wish : desirous",
      ": according with wishes rather than reality",
      ": having, showing, or based on a wish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wish-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8wish-f\u0259l"
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    "examples":[
      "her wishful attempts to change her husband's bad habits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To call these proposals modest is to call stark naked fully clothed; to see them even as a small gesture is to look with wishful eyes through the most high-powered of microscopes. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "Only a true wishful thinker could be confident of that. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "While bureaucrats in Brussels and Washington DC push their wishful renewable energy dreams, the rest of the world has to get on with the ordinary business of making ends meet. \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Alongside such wishful uninhibitedness are scenes that verge on parody, as when Sam and another boy enjoy a lobster-and-champagne lunch on the beach, and the boy hands over a copy of Thomas Mann\u2019s stories. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In places where wolves and mountain lions have died out, rumors often spread of sightings, like the stories of the Loch Ness monster, more wishful than frightened. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "But while there have been occasional rumors that such a company might be interested in relocating to the region, the Onondaga County Industrial Development Authority (OCIDA) has continually failed to generate anything more than wishful thoughts. \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead of the wishful -thinking climactic chorus at the end, Leah wakes from her dream. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But there\u2019s plenty of evidence to suggest that taking the art of La Convivencia purely as a record of cross-cultural harmony is wishful . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111143"
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  "water press":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hydraulic press"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111258"
  },
  "weariable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being wearied : easily wearied"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wir\u0113\u0259b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8w\u0113r-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112517"
  },
  "worthful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of merit",
      ": having value"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u0259rth-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113450"
  },
  "waka":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": canoe",
      ": a Maori seagoing craft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u00e4k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Maori"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114706"
  },
  "wine":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage",
      ": wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services",
      ": the alcoholic usually fermented juice of a plant product (such as a fruit) used as a beverage",
      ": something that invigorates or intoxicates",
      ": a dark red",
      ": to drink wine",
      ": to give wine to",
      ": an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of grapes",
      ": an alcoholic beverage made from the usually fermented juice of fruits (as peaches) other than grapes",
      ": fermented grape juice containing varying percentages of alcohol together with ethers and esters that give it bouquet and flavor",
      ": a pharmaceutical preparation using wine as a vehicle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8w\u012bn",
      "\u02c8w\u012bn",
      "\u02c8w\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "apple, blueberry, and other fruit wines",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Strange Town Bottle Shop's natural- wine bar opened in May at 3rd Street Market Hall. \u2014 Brooke Eberle, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Todd Rosenthal's set, which flips from a empty wine bar to a curiosity shop between acts, is the perfect center court for the action. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Natural stone fills the home, touching up spaces such as a double-island kitchen, wine bar, coffee bar, yoga room and game room. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Another change comes with the venue; 10x3\u2032s previous home was Brothers Lounge\u2019s wine bar, but after a remodel removed that stage, Kirby found a new home in the Bop Stop, a venue run by director Gabe Pollack. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Owner Haley Fortier also operates nath\u00e1lie, a swank sister wine bar in the Fenway. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "By the team behind Tel Aviv\u2019s premier fine-dining establishment OCD, this small wine bar\u2019s menu features around 50 wines by the glass, as well as delicious bites by superstar chef Raz Rahav. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Odessa Comptoir is a trendy natural wine bar on the way up the hill to Croix-Rousse. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Eataly, which spans three stories and 45,000 square feet, will serve pizza, fresh pasta and other Italian fare across its two restaurants, wine bar, cheese counter, bakery and market. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Employee resource groups have come a long way from mainly hosting networking events where members could wine and whine\u2014as critics sarcastically described them. \u2014 Joann S. Lublin, WSJ , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Nicknamed the Black Pearl, the resort saw entertainers such as Ray Charles and James Brown, who would wine and dine with other vacationers hailing from the eastern part of the country. \u2014 Morgan Jerkins, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Many cities would love to have a major league team, and many are ramping up plans to wine and dine the A\u2019s. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2021",
      "The idea, Levin said, is to consider the spirit in the same way someone would wine . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Feeling fine and ready to wine and dine with a dozen different dudes? \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2020",
      "The Press: Where to wine down on Christmas Eve and New Year\u2019s Eve \u2014 wineries open for the holidays. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Louisiana Purchase will wine and dine guests at its second Sicilian Chefs Table dinner party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Patrons can wine and dine on the small front patio, which captures the authentic neighborhood charm near the heart of the city. 603 E. 6th Ave. \u2014 The Know Staff, The Know , 27 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English win , from Old English w\u012bn ; akin to Old High German w\u012bn wine; both ultimately from Latin vinum wine, perhaps of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1829, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115258"
  },
  "white yolk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light yellow yolk that forms thin layers and alternates with yellow yolk in the yolk mass of a bird's egg"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115845"
  },
  "whirlpuff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a whirling gust or blast of wind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English whirle puff , from whirlen to whirl + puff, puf, puffe puff"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120817"
  },
  "wool grass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an American sedge ( Scirpus cyperinus ) with numerous clustered wooly spikelets",
      ": ravenna grass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121919"
  },
  "whistling buoy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a buoy that makes a whistling sound due to the action of waves and usually marks a shoal or channel entrance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122446"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the order or arrangement of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most concrete layer, called the surface structure, captured facts about the overt shape of the sentence ( word order , inflection, and pronunciation). \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "English speakers use word order for this function, but this is by no means the only option. 5. \u2014 Michelle Sheehan, Quartz , 3 July 2019",
      "The world\u2019s many modern signing systems have different rules for pronunciation, word order , and grammar. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 May 2019",
      "The loss of case in modern English means that word order must be relatively fixed, usually subject, verb and object in that sequence. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "In English and other case-poor languages, from Swedish to Vietnamese, the solution is word order . \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "While the grammar is fairly alien to English speakers\u2014 word order is unimportant to give a sentence meaning, and subjects and objects are reflected by changes to the verbs\u2014the pronunciation was really the more complicated problem. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123945"
  },
  "wareroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room in which goods are exhibited for sale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8wer-\u02ccr\u00fcm",
      "-\u02ccru\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130103"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the orbicularis of the eye that by its contraction draws the eyelids together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130346"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": worn-out , exhausted",
      ": wacky",
      ": stoned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130522"
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      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to provide everything that someone needs or wants : to act as a servant to (someone)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131142"
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  "water elm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several trees of the family Ulmaceae that prefer or thrive in a moist environment: such as",
      ": american elm",
      ": winged elm",
      ": cedar elm",
      ": planer tree",
      ": a common Eurasian elm ( Ulmus laevis ) that closely resembles American elm",
      ": a tall spreading Japanese tree ( Zelkova serrata ) sometimes cultivated as an ornamental"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131241"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Eurasian viburnum ( Viburnum lantana ) that has large ovate leaves and dense cymes of small white flowers and is common along waysides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132514"
  }
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